All Films

Homocula likes white blood, aim for the eyes

1986 • 60 min • Japan

Vampire Homocula's food is not the life blood of a virgin woman, but the white body fluid of a cherry boy (a virgin boy) around 20 years old. Homocula wanders around in search of it and somehow ends up in Tokyo. A parody of Dracula as "Homocula."

Fossil

1986 • 12 min

The village women of Mambai in Bali, Indonesia collect sand and stone from the river. Each woman sells what she has gathered for construction material. But the river is more than a place to work. It is a place to bathe, wash clothes, laugh and tell stories. "Fossil" is a collaborative performance piece crated by David Bronstein, Debbie Crowell, Ed Mitchell, Lynne Sachs, and Gede Tjok. The dance evolved through discussion and movement exercises as a collective response to the images from Mambai. This project was supported by an artist-in-residence grant from Downtown Community Television (New York, NY).

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

1986 • 45 min • United Kingdom

This 1986 documentary features interviews with director Alexander Mackendrick, actor Burt Lancaster, producer James Hill, and others.

Hallucinations

1986 • 59 min • United States of America

Three brothers (one who is slow and another who is adopted) have disturbing and violent hallucinations while their mother is at work.

Dwarf Nose

1986 • 39 min • East Germany

For his mockery a witch transforms the pert boy Jacob into an ugly dwarf, but teaches him at the same time how to cook. Jacob quickly becomes a master of his trade and is named the prince's first cook. Only the mysterious herb "sneeze-with-passion" is unknown to him. Based on a fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff.

Hercules and Admetus

1986 • 20 min • Soviet Union

Admetus, king of Feres, makes an agreement with the Fates to postpone the date of his death, in exchange for someone else taking his place, without knowing that the chosen one will be his beloved wife Alcestis. Desperate, Admetus asks Hercules for help in rescuing Alcestis from death... An animated short film based on the Greek myth of Admetus and Alcestis.

All Together Now

1986 • 55 min

The weekly brass band rehearsal is an enjoyable, light-hearted occasion. Then Mathew, the conductor, introduces James, a newcomer to the village, who is an enthusiastic bandsman from the north, where they do these things properly.

Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-II Le Cain 1999

1986 • 55 min • Japan

OVA that recaps the second part (episodes 26-37) of the Layzner TV series.

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

1986 • 28 min • United States of America

It's the night of Peppermint Patty’s New Year’s Eve bash, but Charlie Brown has to write a book report about War and Peace. Hoping to join the fun for a special dance with the Little Red-Haired Girl, he tries desperately to finish in time.

Sendak

1986 • 25 min

A rare look into the private world of Maurice Sendak, who describes the significant events of his own life and their impact on his work.

Lifetime Contract

1986 • 52 min • United States of America

Cal discovers a spiritual conflict between good and evil. He finds there's a battleground in a dimension beyond time, where a fight for his thoughts and life is taking place. Which side will Cal choose?

End of the Rainbow

1986 • 15 min • United States of America

A bittersweet musical drama set in London centers around a dejected jazz musician who is on the edge. He perceives a cold, black and white existence. In his heart there remains a ray of hope that will transport him to a warm and colorful world. Through the music, his spirit is renewed, if only for an instant, at the end of the rainbow.

Half a Lifetime

1986 • 57 min • Canada

A regular night of poker among four friends turns into a night full of conflict, recriminations and self-reflection.

How the Old Man Went for the Rain

1986 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A fairy tale about the adventures of a brave, resourceful man, about his encounter with lightning, a thunderstorm, and a storm. They help him get rain and save the harvest from drought.

The Pied Piper

1986 • 56 min • Czechoslovakia, Germany

A darkly brilliant stop-motion adaptation of The Pied Piper of Hamelin about a plague of rats that punish townsfolk corrupt with greed. One of Czechoslovakia's most ambitious animation projects of the 1980s, notable for its unusual dark art direction, innovative animation techniques and use of a fictitious language.

Hector's Bunyip

1986 • 58 min • Australia

The Australian Hector's Bunyip concerns the misadventures of impoverished inventor Robert Coleby. As if his money problems weren't enough, Hector is being hectored by land developer Brian Moll and child-welfare officer Joan Sydney. The latter antagonist wants to claim Hector's foster child and place the kid in an orphanage. But salvation comes in the most unlikely fashion. First telecast in the US on PBS' Wonderworks series, the 60-minute Hector's Bunyip debuted January 31, 1987.

Ginza Neon River Winter Butterfly

1986 • 60 min • Japan

Madoka Sawa, a one-woman hostess, faces off against Akira, who is competing for the most popular hostess spot at a gay bar in Shinjuku. Akira steals Kusumi, who was her sponsor, and ends up opening a "Night Park" in Shinjuku, but Madoka falls into a trap set by Akira and is fired from the store. In despair, he vows revenge.

Room to Move

1986 • 50 min • Australia

Carol is a top runner, coached by her father day and night. Then she sees Angie, the punk new girl, dancing magnificently and alone. The two become friends and Carol begins to rebel, but the all-imporant race is coming up!

Christmas Every Day

1986 • 22 min

When little Lucy wishes it were Christmas every day, "forever and ever", her dad tells the cautionary tale of her grandmother Tilly, who, as a little girl, made the very same wish, and the dire consequences that occurred after her wish was granted.

Violence Jack: Harem Bomber

1986 • 37 min • Japan

Lovers separated during the apocalypse are swept up in a vicious grudge match between the Slum King, ruler of the wasteland, and the immortal warrior Violence Jack.

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

1986 • 42 min • United States of America

It looks like young Keith Gridley will have a lonely summer, until he meets a talking mouse named Ralph. Ralph takes an immediate liking to Keith's toy motorcycle and can ride it just by making a motor noise. Ralph even acts heroically when Keith comes down with a nasty fever, while dodging cats, owls and a guest's noisy dog.

Johnny Crawl

1986 • 5 min • Philippines

A man crawls on the street of Manila at the height of EDSA Revolution.

Elegy

1986 • 30 min • Soviet Union

The reburial of great Russian singer Feodor Chaliapin from Les Batignolles cemetery in Paris to Novo–Devitchye cemetery in Moscow. The daughters from Chaliapin’s second marriage travel to the Soviet Union for the ceremony.

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

1986 • 60 min

Harry Anderson, Richard Belzer, Howie Mandel, Robin Williams and Steven Wright host this hilarious 1986 special in which they introduce stand-up sets from up-and-coming comedians at five of North America's top comedy clubs.