Cinematic Era: 1989 Vintage

A landlord's daughter, Gayathri, falls in love with her cousin, Venu. However, they must overcome many problems before they can be together.

This documentary examines the formation of labor unions in El Salvador and the systematic violations of workers’ rights that characterized the country during the 1980s. Through testimonies and on-the-ground footage, it exposes the climate of employer authoritarianism and repression faced by workers, situating these conflicts within a broader history of social unrest that dates back to the 1930s and re-emerged with intensity in the 1980s. The film also depicts how the guerrilla movement carried out campaigns of political and labor awareness among peasants and workers, encouraging collective organization and the defense of labor rights. Ultimately, the documentary reveals the “two faces” of El Salvador: on one side, state power embodied by the army and the police; on the other, the opposition represented by guerrilla forces and grassroots popular organizations.

Documentary based on the poem "Self-Portrait" by Ingeborg Freudenberg.

This BBC documentary "The Stones in Morocco" traces their summer 1989 visit to Tangier. A three days stay in the magical northern city of Morocco, to record live sessions with The Master Musicians of Jajouka in Tangier's Palais Ben Abbou, to finish give birth to the "Continental drift" song from the "Steel Wheels" album.

This children's film features two young boys, best friends, who regularly play games together, imagining themselves as medieval knights. Inspired by classroom tales of the legend of Sir Lancelot, and learning of the existence of a real castle near their homes, the two youngsters set out on their own adventure, during which they experience a real scare and learn the value of true friendship.

A two-part animation about the four seasons.

First film released on central television where were showed problems of USSR indigenous people, who are suffering from confrontation of traditional culture and oil rigs civilisation.

The manager of a small railway station was taken to hospital. His wife Maria was left alone for the first time. Ivan appears and transforms her monotonous daily life and awakens the love in her. She has only to take one step. But is it too late?

Curtis Thompson is faced with 3 killers Jason, Michael and Freddy. As they battle each other it's to to Curtis to try and safe them all, they were one Curtis' friends who have been transformed into serial killers.

A study by Raymond Red for his film Makapili (Phantom Traitors). Shot on Super 8mm.

In Learn to Presidents of the United States, you'll learn all sorts of interesting facts about the U.S. Presidents.

Documentary about the anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration on April 9, 1989 in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, which was brutally put down by special units of the Soviet army. 21 demonstrators were killed, hundreds were seriously injured and poisoned.

An experienced prison guard, who also gives talks at a primary school, shares his thoughts on such topics as upbringing, order, young people, freedom and Solidarity.

Raúl Sendic, leader of the National Liberation Movement of Uruguay, died in Paris on April 28, 1989. On May 5, 1989 his remains were repatriated to Uruguay and, on May 7, he was buried in La Teja Cemetery. Tens of thousands of Uruguayans were waiting for him and carried out an unforgettable march.

The 1989 Chicago Cubs were not exactly the favorites to win the National League East championship. Fourth place finishers the season before, there seemed little hope beyond that for '89. But something magical and wonderful happened in 1989: Don Zimmer's team believed in itself and started winning. With a combination of youth and experience, coupled with a daring style of play, they simply went out and beat the favorites. This is the story of that team, and how they caught the imagination of Chicago and the country and became known as "THE BOYS OF ZIMMER."

Sourced from Laserdisc, this collection of promotional videos and short film from Roseanne Cash, up to 1989.

A mental journey through a woman's physical odyssey through urban landscapes and nature.

A post-apocalyptic teenage miracle, shot on Super 8, self-distributed on VHS in 1989.

Mexican feature film

Featuring the Carpenters song ‘Close To You’, this is an ode to love and fantasy. Filmed in a gay bar, the roving camera hesitates on a woman’s face, on some lilies, on small groups of people drinking and enjoying themselves and on the proverbial kiss between two women. As if on cue, ten lesbians gather in line at the bar and nonchalantly perform a synchronised dance. A sublime fantasy, with pleasure as protest.

Experimental film.

Satirical golf film starring Tom Poston

A man and a woman fall in love although society doesn't want them to.

Revised as a Chicago gangland tale, this enjoyable Lyon Opera production of Jacques Offenbach's operetta -- originally set in the mountains of Italy -- follows a group of trench-coat-wearing, revolver-carrying mobsters who attempt to rob the Windy City's elite residents. Michel Trempont, Valérie Chevalier, Colette Alliot-Lugaz and Monique Barscha star in this delightful performance, which features beautiful staging and infectious melodies.

Made as a relief worker's master's thesis, this documentary chronicles the difficulties of rebuilding a community in post-Pol Pot Cambodia

Ko-Haeng and Ko-A go to repair the old house of Kang Jung-Hyeon in order to find his father's body and to keep the promise with his father.

The World Rally Championship of 1989 commenced in the wintry wastes of Sweden. Superb coverage brings you this freezing season opener, in an intriguing year of World Championship rallying under the Group A ruling of the time. Four wheel drive was the thing to have on this event. The one official factory team present, Mazda, had entered two cars for Timo Salonen, and Ingvar Carlsson. They received a strong challenge throughout the rally from the privately entered Lancia Delta Integrales of Per Eklund, and Mikael Ericsson, plus a host of similarly entered Toyotas, Audis, and Opels. Sit back, and watch the Arctic Gladiators battle for supremacy on Sweden’s treacherous, icy surfaces.

A personal film, a diary, an essay, of Bill Mousoulis in December 1989.

"Stillbirth: the birth of an at least 35 cm long foetus"

GREEN TEA AND CHERRY RIPE tells the story of six Japanese women who married Australian servicemen after the Second World War, their efforts to build new lives in Australia and the challenges they faced in an alien land.

A man tells a strange tale about a hotel he once visited.

Experimental short by Visual Brainds.

Palestinian children play Intifadia. In the next episode, they are its victims. Filmed on a smuggled video camera.

In the village, there is a cheerful young man named Tar Tee. He loves a girl called Nyo Ma, but her mother dislikes him because he is illiterate. After his father died, Tar Tee became a drunk, hated by the whole village for always causing trouble. Feeling sorry for him, a decent young man named Myint Htway tries to help Tar Tee change and live right again.

A lost student film made at Columbia University, plot is unknown.

Based on Vyacheslav Kondratiev’s story “Likhobory”. In the autumn of 1939 Viktor Somov is called up for military service in the Far East and at the end of 1941 his battalion is sent to defend Moscow. The military echelon arrives in the capital. Victor manages to put a phone call to his native village of Likhobory near Moscow. He arranges to meet his mother and his girlfriend. But it is impossible because of the curfew, so the commander of the echelon takes the risk and permits Somov to go home. This meeting with the people dear to him fills Viktor with the certainty that in Spring he will come home in triumph.

Yelena Obraztsova is one of the brightest stars of international opera. She performed, and continues to perform on world stages in the star-studded shows of Herbert von Karajan and Franco Zeffirelli. In this film the great singer is captured during one of her rare visits to her apartment in Moscow along with her long-time accompanist, the piano virtuoso Vaja Chachawa.

An aging man recounts his experiences as a pilot during the war. – Victorian College of the Arts

Tsvelmaa is celebrating her birthday, and the story unfolds from the word "35 years of a woman". Life is not a rich banquet table. When Tsevelmaa looks back on her life, she realizes that it is based on the faithful and holy love of a mother, child and husband. Emotional drama with moral themes.

Film about the Paper Tiger Television non-profit, low-budget public access television program and open media collective based in New York City.

A season review of Newcastle United 1988 - 1989.

In a closed room. A man freed by drops of water from a thick layer of plaster also frees his colleagues. Great! No?! It was better for the plastered.

A comical saga about the French Revolution, as seen by an Englishman, to music by Offenbach. The film's script was selected as part of the Revolution contest organised in 1987 by the CNC, the INA, Canal+ and the Annecy Festival.

Short film.

The red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body have a lifespan of 120 days. The living body continuously produces blood to ensure a plentiful supply of red blood cells. This film accurately records the conversion of stem cells into red blood cells. Conditions such as encounters with various other cells and contact with signals sent by other cells are important for the growth of blood cells, and the erythropoietin is one of these important signals. This signal stimulates the stromal cells to produce the necessary number of red blood cells which are continuously sent into the bloodstream. Scientific supervisor Fumimaro TAKAKU, M.D. Ph.D. (University of Tokyo)

The world of the kappa lives in the water. There they live in a mousy apartment block, surrounded by mousy walls and looking up at a mousy sky. The expression on the back of the Kappa's face is very similar to that of a middle-aged businessman. Eventually, the final war comes to the lives of the peaceful, smiling Kappa. Mass slaughter, spurts of purple blood, and mountains of corpses. But whether this is in the past or the future is never mentioned. A Kappa desperately pedals his bicycle, but where will he end up? A unique animation that captures war as an idea and the Japanese people as an idea.

Ueda, Koike and Keiko are in their fourth year at university. The time limit on their paradise of university is drawing to a close, and they are all feeling impatient in their own ways. Keiko is unable to find a job. Ueda is unsure of Keiko's feelings. Koike is torn between her dream of becoming a novelist and the reality of finding a job. The summer is passing. As if to hold on to their time in paradise, they enjoy a late night of fireworks. In his dreams, Koike sees a strange family picture. The image of the three of them sitting around a make-shift table on a riverbank overgrown with summer grass softly and unobtrusively conveys to the viewer their anxiety about their ambiguous future. The film's sincere image of adolescence is heartbreaking.

A city, a trip, and end...

A short Venice-set musical

Thomas Grimm's second documentary about the East Berlin-based youth club "Friedrichsfelde Ost".