All Films

YUMIKO KIRITA in Venus

1986 • 20 min • Japan

Four theme songs narrate the make of fictional idol Kirita Yumiko from early days of singing and dancing lessons to the triumphant debut concert.

Romantic Journey: Departure

1986 • 60 min • Japan

A salaryman, Aisuke, was molested by an older man on a crowded commuter train. He couldn't forget the excitement and started looking for the man every morning. When he finally finds the man, he denies knowing anything . But Aisuke is not convinced, an so follows him home...

The Mark of Lilith

1986 • 32 min • United Kingdom

A white bisexual vampire, Lillia, is trapped in a monotonous cycle with her thoughtless, misogynist vampire partner, Luke (who, while also being a bisexual, prefers to devour women prey). Her encounter with Black lesbian Zena, who is reading about goddesses across religions and cultures and thinking about the horror film genre, pulls Lillia out of a state of bad faith into an enlightened state of knowledge and play. 'The Mark of Lilith' was the graduation film of Bruna Fionda, Polly Gladwin, Zach Mack-Nataf’s from The London College of Printing, under the tutorship of Laura Mulvey. The film was shot in Brixton and made with a cast and crew of local filmmakers, artists and activists. The Mark of Lilith was digitally restored from the 16mm print by the BFI in 2021.

The Demon Lover

1986 • 53 min

When young Kathleen makes a promise to Keith Cameron during World War One, that no matter what happens they will meet again one day, she little realises what the consequences could be.

Miracle at Moreaux

1986 • 58 min • Canada, United States of America

On a December night in 1943, three Jewish children escape from Nazi-occupied France and are given refuge by Sister Gabrielle at a Catholic school in which the Gentile students must face their fears about harboring Jews from the Nazis. As the students become acquainted with their Jewish peers, they grow more sympathetic to their situation and eventually go to great lengths -- and take serious risks -- to save the lives of their newfound friends.

Spooky Kitaro: Crash!! The Great Rising of Demons from Another Dimension

1986 • 48 min • Japan

Kitaro's worries about a typhoon that came during the unseasonable winter turn out to be true. A typhoon known as a mysterious weather event that occurs once every 1000 years has landed in Tokyo. At that time, a monster emperor appears on TV and decides to support Japan...

What's Happening to Me?

1986 • 27 min • United States of America

The answers to some of the world's most embarrassing questions

Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese Adventure

1986 • 51 min • Italy

Documentary about the making of Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor.

Greed: Pay to Play

1986 • 20 min

Three women have a strange claustraphobic encounter in the ladies lounge of a luxurious manhattan hotel. Set in a timeless "twilight zone" where objects bear a menacing aura and seemingly harmless conversation carries a threatening subtext.

The Plywood 500

1986 • 12 min

As three boys set out one autumn Saturday to scrounge up some wood for a go-cart, the youngest tries again and again to be accepted as an equal by his older brother but to no avail, until they come to a certain grassy hill

Microbe

1986 • 15 min • Czechoslovakia

A microbe enters the bloodstream of a young woman.

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

1986 • 46 min

Charlie Barnett shows you how to succeed in college without trying.

Cool Cool Bye

1986 • 30 min • Japan

Wandering warriors Lek and Flene stumble on an impoverished village pushed to the brink of extinction by a giant mechanical monster that kidnaps newborn baby girls. Unable to sit by and watch, the heroes plot an assault on the behemoth to rescue the women before the village is wiped off the map.

Can A Guy Say No?

1986 • 60 min • United States of America

A 17-year-old boy finds that looks can be deceiving when he becomes friends with the prettiest girl in school; despite her beauty, she's very unhappy and has low self-esteem.

Death of a Speechwriter

1986 • 5 min • United Kingdom

Part of Sweet Disaster; a 1986 series of short films made for Channel 4. It consists of "animated visions of the apocalypse".

Bittersweet Mouth to Mouth

1986 • 50 min • Japan

A husband catches his wife having an affair with her boss. Shenanigans ensue.

Samson and Delilah

1986 • 27 min

From Hanna-Barbera's animated series depicting the tales of the bible, "Samson and Delilah" tells the story of the warrior Samson and the deception of Delilah.

Sheila E.: Live Romance 1600

1986 • 57 min

A performance from Sheila E. filmed live at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Featuring a special appearance by Prince and the Revolution.

Gummi Bears: A New Beginning

1986 • 23 min • United States of America

As Duke Igthorn plans an attack on King Gregor's castle, Cavin (a page in the castle) is left in the woods after some of Igthorn's ogres run off the Humans. The Gummi Bears find Cavin passed out in the woods with a Great Gummi Medallion, that was left to him by his grandfather. When he proves he is a friend, the Gummi Bears and Cavin team up to stop Igthorn's plans.

Inside the Labyrinth

1986 • 56 min • United States of America

A behind-the-scenes look at Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy film, 'Labyrinth', featuring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.

Women in Rock

1986 • 57 min • United States of America

All the legendary women of rock 'n' roll are brought together in this stunning collage of artists and their music. Through a music-driven mix of rare historical footage, music videos, riveting live performances and personal interviews, the lives and times of the greatest women in rock history are revealed.

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

1986 • 58 min • United States of America

The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black community, and American society more widely, and examines the notion of Black power itself. Greaves interviewed major Black leaders, such as Franklin Thomas, Clifton Wharton Jr., Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Lerone Bennett Jr. to present a candid take on issues within the African American community, revealing wider societal problems in America at large.

Eat or Be Eaten

1986 • 30 min • United States of America

At Kudzu County's annual Harvest Festival, a virgin must be sacrificed, to keep the giant kudzu vines from destroying the town, but plans go awry when a talk-show host from out of town gets involved.

Procar

1986 • 19 min

In 1986 Landin directed the film Procar in collaboration with Heslop and Herbert Verhey for live performances in Amsterdam with the Car Ensemble of the Netherlands. The film Procar later appeared in the programme of the Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 1987 with a remastered audio recording of the Car Ensemble as soundtrack. It was also released as part of a compilation of British short films 1984-1987 called Fat of the Land.