Cinematic Era: 1989 Vintage

Adaptation to animated film for children of the classic poem of manners from Argentine literature that shows the life and hardships of the gaucho¸ character who inhabits the Argentine fields known as pampas.

In the Peruvian Amazon, an old Yaminawá shaman teaches his craft to an apprentice familiar with the industrial world.

1989. An examination of how the UN protected and revitalised the Khmer Rouge.

The screws are loose and the turbo is revved up for a wild ride! The madness begins when reporter Otto Miinalainen is conducting an interview with the dairy owner on his 50th birthday. However, the guest of honor is found dead in the butter churn. The dangerous birthday killer has struck again...

The story of Quincy Bosomfield who is the product of colonial education and has risen to become the district commissioner. In the process, he abandons his African heritage and all that has real meaning to him.

An experimental portrayal of a woman driven to collapse in her attempts at human approach and to master her surroundings. Intense, frenetic and confused, she stakes it all on shining shoes.

From the Sideshow Cinema archives! An unscrupulous temp agency finds a way create the ideal work force. Raise the dead and send them off on jobs. No pay, no lunches,no insurance needed. Just a cold corpse. A black satire on the work ethic gone wild.

Photographs of many flaccid male organs are flashed on the screen to the accompaniment of women's voices describing their opinions or experiences of them.

Amar tries very hard to balance his newly married life and work pressures. Tired of his wife's complaints, he decides to end his life and hires a man to kill him.

Debbie gives a live concert in Pittsburg, PA on September 16, 1988.

Short documentary directed by Ute Hirschberg

Death in all it's faces and stages. From the horrors of Buchenwald to the devastation of Hiroshima. From the political assassinations of the second half of the 20th century to the bloody feeding frenzy of the pythons of Burma. Burned on to the screen like napalm victims of Vietnam. Followed by "Death in Focus" part 2.

Handsome, passionate, and an electrifying speaker, Adam Clayton Powell rose from being the son of a Harlem preacher to being a powerful 12-term Congressman--but his many accomplishments have been forgotten in the wake of the self-indulgence, arrogance, and demagoguery that dominated Powell's later years.

The best of lost kittens .

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?

Drag racer Richard “Big Red” Friedman becomes addicted to a speed-like adrenal drug after a career ending crash and dives into a world of hallucinations and monstrosities.

An interview with Legendary Actor Peter Cushing and clips from some of his best films.

Some of America's greatest traditional blues masters get together at home to swap songs from the old days and stories of what those days were like, when blues flourished 'back down home' at country breakdowns, corn-shuckings and houseparties. These musicians and their friends create the lively spirit of houseparty blues, while conveying the values, the history, the good and bad times, and the sense of community that gave form to their music and dance. Featuring: John Cephas, Phil Wiggins, Archie Edwards, John Jackson, James Jackson, Cora Jackson, Flora Molton, Larry Wise, John Dee Holeman, and Quentin 'Fris' Holloway.

Dudley Dumpling and Gramps travel to the Old West town of Armor. They witness a bank robbery and make friends with the local kids, but does Armor need the Armor of God?

The Wicked Witch of the West comes to Kansas (which looks suspiciously like the grounds of a California college campus) and steals Dorothy's dog Toto. The Good Witch tells her that the moral code of all Witches must give her a chance to earn back her dog. The Wicked Witch decides Dorothy must go to Storybook Land and correctly guess the identities of ten storybook characters in the order she encounters them. She is also allowed the help of all children (watching at home) between the ages of two and twelve. She opens a posterboard door to reveal the greenscreened world of Storybook Land, encountering lively personalities like a rapping Little Boy Blue, beautiful Rapunzel, and goofy Pinnochio [sic], as well as thesped characters like Jack and Jill. Upon encountering each one, the image grows still and pale and the lyrics to a song being performed are chyroned up on the screen. —Scott Hutchins

An unreleased "family film" where young siblings are orphaned and, when the foster system tries to split them up, runaway. Meanwhile, there's a psycho killer abducting and horrifically murdering children.

"Les Compagnons Du Vide" (The Companions of the Void) is a documentary made in 1989 by Claude Andrieux and Gilles Chappaz, broadcast in two parts on the FR3 program "Montagne." The film explores the history of the mountain guide profession through portraits of mountain guides, showcasing the diversity of this high-risk occupation. It also delves into the intimate relationship between the climbing team and the client, using the example of prestigious guides. The documentary follows these teams on major climbs around Chamonix, on Mont Blanc, and on La Meije in the Écrins massif.

Oscar nominated short film from 1989. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

When Karolina, Tamtakos fiancé, is been raped by a man he must defend her in the court of law. But things don't work out the way he expects.

A study of Veronese’s painting The Feast in the House of Levi (1573), originally conceived as a representation of the Last Supper. By transforming the traditional space and spirit of the subject into a grand Venetian banquet, the painter was accused of heresy by the Inquisition (reconstructed here through a voice-over of his dialogue with the judges). Ordered to correct the work, Veronese changed only its title.

In the 17th century, in a Cossack village near Chyhyryn on Christmas Eve, Halya, the daughter of centurion Khoma Kychatyi, is looking for a matchmaker from a young Cossack Nazar Stodolya, whom she loves. But her father is ready to give her in marriage to a rich colonel. So, when the colonel's matchmakers come, he tries to deceive his daughter with the help of Stekha, his keywoman, in order to get her consent.

Baseball sketch, restaurant sketch, store-detective sketch, lucha libre sketch. Remake of No me defiendes, compadre.

A film based on the letters of A. P. Chekhov.

6 part series where Michael Palin discusses the different railways across Britain and their respective artwork.

In order to obtain the top secret information of the military bureau to decipher the password, a thrilling international espionage war was launched.

Aju had been a happy child until one day she had a violent encounter with some boys.

Produced by Campfire Video in 1989 to accompany their book, Movie Buff Checklist: Male Nudity in the Movies. (5th ed.), this is the complete guide to male nudity in cinema from the silent era through to the teenmovies of the eighties.

Nosrat and Ahmed are two security surveillance divers. The latter is lost during an operation, while his wife is waiting for him in Ahari hospital. The movie takes a look at the mutual relationships and the moods of those who are directly affected by war.

Egon arrives. Rather, Egon arrives late. If he had arrived on time, the situation which had made his arrival unwelcome, would not have occured. He would have been welcomed and this farce would not have been able to take place...

Masayoshi Takanaka live in 1989

Animated film by Kouji Nanke.

In Italy in the 1970s, L'altra domenica, a variety show hosted by Renzo Arbore, aired on national television every Sunday. Highly popular, its ground-breaking act was a trio of drag queens who called themselves Le Sorelle Bandiera (The Flag Sisters). They were a sensation - their signature song Fatti più in là became a national chart hit and the group a household name. This documentary tells the story of the act and its principal cast member, Tito LeDuc.

Akshay escapes from prison and hides in Sudha's house where he finds a dead body. Sudha confesses that she killed her husband and later narrates a story explaining the reason behind her crime.

Short documentary about the great American '50s highway

Psychedelic animation that impresses with eyeballs and other motifs.

A structuralist work composed of static, long-duration shots of Roman ruins and architectural details, all filmed on Super 8. The film operates without a traditional narrative or dialogue, relying on fixed compositions to document the interplay of light and shadow across ancient stone. By framing monuments through windows and doorways, Jean-Claude Rousseau explores the relationship between historical space and the act of observation.

JOIA - Casiopea World Tour - is the live video released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1989.