Cinematic Era: 1988 Vintage

This Kiss-In took place the evening of April 29, 1988. It was cold and pouring rain, but the demonstrators soldiered on. The Kiss-In was a favorite tactic of ACT UP because it defied the homophobia of the larger society, demonstrated a lack of fear and stigma around AIDS and fostered camaraderie among the demonstrators and within the group as a whole. It was also a whole lot of fun, which is evident from the footage.

Joyful, androgynous forms shimmy across the screen to the sound of world-beat music.

An 18-year-old boy is forced to attend a course to receive his father's inheritance. In the first lesson, a kiss. In the second, a woman's body. In the third, the primer on the sexual act. Other lessons will come, and the boy will still have to face the final exam.

A woman’s perspective on the reality of wartime is a simple human truth, filled with piercing details that seem unbelievable. It is a truth that is not mentioned in official documents, films, or books from the Soviet era, and it is even absent from the memoirs of male veterans. This is a play about life, where concepts like honor, love for the motherland, and compassion held great significance.

In Gibellina, in deep Sicily, the sumptuous staging, by Yannis Kokkos, of Oresteïa by Iannis Xenakis, after Aeschylus.

Two eternal opposing theses - play is our life or life is our play - are the base of music, dance and verse which fit together in this film.

A stuffed toy rabbit yearns to become real through the love of the boy who owns him.

All is peaceful in the lovely land of RARG, that is, until an old professor & a tiny baby make an alarming discovery about the nature of dreams...

A 1988 period piece by Casi Pacilio and L.M. Keys.

SS officer Walter Krüger talks about his career. Now he is Secretary of the „Kameradschaftsverband I. Panzerkorps der ehemaligen Waffen-SS e.V.” (Fellowship of Former Soldiers of Waffen SS 1st Tank Corps). During the interview it shows that Krüger still considers himself and his like-minded fellows to be the elite of the nation.

The KALI-FILME are a compilation of 8 single short found footage films, which were composed of Hollywood war-, horror- and women in prison B-pictures, historical war documentaries and porno films. In the trivial films we find images of our own subconscious instincts, which are tabu in the official high culture. KALI is a mother goddess of the Hindu mythology. She is the birth giving mother and at the same time the killing and castrating woman. Since primeval times men do fear her power.

In the harsh northern reaches of Canada's Ellesmere Island, elusive arctic wolves share their secrets with two patient observers. Shielded by their remote location and inhospitable climate, these wild animals have not yet learned to fear humans. This is the most intimate film about wolf behavior ever made.

In Seattle during the 1980s "grunge rock" phase, an all-female band called The Doll Squad is finding it increasingly difficult to get work, and they are soon reduced to scavenging food from dumpsters outside of restaurants. Frustrated with their stalled career, they decide to sign with a shady local promoter, Bruno Multrock in hopes that he will be able to get them the exposure they need. What they don't know is that Bruno is actually a psychotic murderer who enjoying butchering people and keeps his brother's decapitated head with him so he can talk to it.

The problems of the soviet school system: A Mother, tired and stupefied by her two sons. A stepfather, who could not care less. A teacher, who is trying to reach the heart of every student, those guys who do not know, where to put their energy ...

THE LOOK OF LOVE is about a serial killer…who finds his next victim and turns into a shark rolling his eyes into his head…

Indu and Raj, two lovers, are happy together and go for an outing. However, gangsters attack them and throw Indu down a cliff. Raj thinks Indu is dead and loses his mind.

The movie travels through the 20th century by monitoring a steam boiler. We see the history of Estonia through life, agricultural work and people at different times.

A younger man wanders around after being kicked out by his wife. He steals a taxi and picks up a passenger. The passenger is a man from a much better social background, but he too has lost his wife, so a certain bond develops between the two as they travel along.

Greg Stump's rockumentary-style ski film inspired a whole new generation of skiers when it was first released in 1988. Taking a look at the heroes of the ski world -- both known and unknown -- Blizzard of Ahhhs features some of the best ski action ever filmed.

A group of schoolchildren on a class trip to Jämtland get separated from the rest of their class and have to survive on their own in the wilderness.

"The experiment consists of saying in front of the camera the word self-portrait in an increasingly loud tone of voice until exhausted with a cry, although the mood of the self-portrait is the same at all times" Gerardo Armesto

The Princess Aurora is captured by Catyla who hates Aurora's beauty and plans to make her ugly, but Porkos comes to the rescue and is the hero of the day. Edited together using clips from the 1970s anime series Starzinger.

Twenty toilets, a urinal and four ladies who work in the public toilet at Sergels Torg in Stockholm. They are the ones who make sure that the facilities are clean and that there's toilet paper. They also watch over drug users.

A gang of boys who run their money raising 'business' - on strictly free market lines - is threatened by the arrival of another group. - A socialistic group, headed by a black girl!

A follow-up to Nenek Lampir ("The Possessed Grandmother"). Rusimini is possessed by the spirit of her baby that she abandoned after birth and finally dies a tragic death. Her "imperfect" death (without peace) is used by the devil to wreak havoc. People are influenced to commit sin and then murdered, as if that is the only way for a "perfect" death to be achieved. To stop the wave of evil, Kyai Abdullah, a religious teacher, arrives to drive away and placate the evil spirits with peace.

A man murdered by villagers for bothering a seductive girl returns in the form or a snake. The spirit then possesses a man to use as an instrument for revenge.

The wizard Finn sends Masha and Vanya on a journey through the fairy tale films of Aleksandr Ptushko, many dangers await them there.

A Bergmanesque telling of Pippi Longstocking's coming of age.

People are cunning creatures who can turn a handicap into an advantage. Such is the case with the trumpeter who has a cold and therefore cannot play his instrument.

This film was shot in 1988. The main action takes place in a rock group's studio during the visit of a few acolytes from Theatre Theatre. It is all served up in connection with Fassbinder «s notion of Antitheatre. The theme of the “mad prince” in actors» improvisations intertwines with the fate of the director and of directing in general. The adventures of the spirit form the true tale of this film. We use only the single interior, the studio room where nothing happens aside from the pulsations of spirit. It comes to life here, and it rests, as if gaining new strength. The Mad Prince Fassbinder is, indeed, spirit. Only a free camera is capable of capturing this freedom.

A father and his sons want to catch a man who steals their apples.

Television adaptation of the play "The Ballad of Petrica Kerempuh", based on the famous collection of Kajkavian songs by Miroslav Krleža.

Documentary exploring the life and work of artist, Derek Jarman.

The film begins New Year's Eve 1986 at a funeral. The same day the old folks sitting municipality's oldest inhabitants - 103-year-old Elise Olsson - not knowing what day it is. The other old people see the annual reportage from the royal family. At the local dance hall celebrated midnight with the national anthem, and the home of Baron Hans pair and Madeleine Ramels manor held traditional speech before the new year.

Idol VHS videotape Ryoko Sano - Sketch book, 1988.

Shot-on-video serial killer action / horror.

Experimental film by Yosuke Okawado.

Sex-comedy distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

A detective disillusioned with life takes a young male prostitute under his wing and is able to give his own existence meaning again.

Based on a painting by Gustave Caillebotte.

Pa Hacker and his two mentally deranged sons travel around a rural lakeshore community doing home repairs and odd jobs. They have a special way of handling dissatisfied customers and don't worry about repeat business. A lovely girl is offered a weeks stay at a country estate while the family is on a trip. When the Hackers arrive on the scene to do some repair work, a terrifying chain of events take place with a shocking ending.

The relationship between the Film Research Club and the Creative Dance Club goes back quite a long way. Members of the dance club appeared in several films (Ki ni Shite Champon, In the Summer of the Third Year, and others), while the Film Research Club regularly handled the lighting for the Creative Dance Club’s annual university festival performances. It was a mutually beneficial partnership.

The sixth annual Walt Disney World Christmas parade.

When it was decided that the 88 Olympics would be held in Seoul, the residents of Sanggye-dong were forced from their homes and they struggled against the government to at least guarantee them new residences.

A Film by Peter Krieg. From a Marilyn Monroe robot to the ethics of artificial intelligence, Machine Dreams explores humanity's love affair with machines and computers.

Historia is a compilation video released by Def Leppard, containing all the band's promotional videos from 1980 to 1988.

A group of 40 women compete at a big athletic event...