Cinematic Era: 1990 Vintage

SILENT POEM: YIELD (Part 2) features Steve Dalachinsky and Yuko Otomo alongside Joans himself and others. The short film was shot in Paris in 1990.

The Acropolis Rally is one of the oldest and, almost certainly, the toughest. Nowhere else in the series do you find such rough roads - with huge rocks laying in wait to rip tyres to shreds or shatter suspension systems. With this nightmarish scenario to set the scene, round 5 of the World Rally Championship series got off to a flying start - with one of the best fields in the series so far. As was expected the event developed into a no-holds-barred battle for supremacy between the old rivals Lancia, Toyota and Mitsubishi with the Subaru teams hoping to wipe the floor with all of them. The relative newcomer from Japan is noted for its speed and ability to tackle all road conditions. Could this be its big moment?

In 1957, Charles and Ray designed the Solar Do-Nothing Machine for Alcoa, the Aluminum Company of America. True to the Eameses’ belief that toys are not as innocent as they appear, the machine was one of the first uses of solar power to produce electricity. In the 1990s, Eames Demetrios discovered unedited footage of the wonderful machine. He cut it together to produce a new film that shares a bit of its flavor for future generations to enjoy.

The bright, beautiful and spontaneous ocean is something to wallow in. A young girl plays in the ocean and with the fishes. A dashing surfer rides up on his white steed and declares 'I've come - you'll never have to chop onions again!' Jane wakes up from her dream (or was it a nightmare?) Working at the fish market, she endures the sexual innuendo and double entendres from male customers and fellow workers alike. When matters come to a head, she cleverly takes the situation into her own hands and offers a unique solution to unsolicited sexual advances... An impressionistic animation.

The first art auction in Moscow conducted by Sotheby’s took place in the summer of 1988. It became a turning point in the history of contemporary Russian art, the first time that Soviet art collided head-on with the full Western market force. USSR Art uses this seminal event as a platform from which to explore the effect of glasnost on art in the Soviet Union.

A comedy of an amateur puppet theater, eviction and modern women with their old-fashioned methods.

Film directed by Hisashi Saito.

Despite being forcibly converted to Christianity in 1497 many of the Jews of Portugal continued to practice Judaism in secret. Today, residents of the village of Belmonte practice an amalgam of Christian and Jewish rituals.

On the example of situations that arise with chess pieces, one can discover diverse unflattering traits of a human character. Three short stories about own benefit and the desire to become the most important and unfair fight. So, we have a chess board, and one of the pawns begins its journey...

A satirical and delirious short which sums up the obsessions of João César Monteiro: film-making and… young women.

In Portobelo, two friends go to a Congo dance and witness an invasion of demons, while Panama is invaded by Americans troops in 1989: this turns into an account of what happened in the cities of Colón and Panamá.

The last days of the Archbishop. Seriously ill and realizing that his earthly existence is coming to an end, he plunges into memories: childhood, years of pastoral service. Now, cut off from the world, he feels the lack of simple human communication.

Two women meet. They love the same man. Which one of them knows the most about him and his kitchen? A rather complicated story of curiosity and jealousy.

Pink film distributed by Xces / Nikkatsu.

Genetically engineered food crops are seeping into our diets, frequently without our even being aware of it. This film reveals the connections between multinational chemical companies and the food they want us to eat. Why are these chemical companies buying up all the seed companies in the world? Can hunger and third world farmers' debts be solved by genetically modified seeds? Is this new hope or false promises? Forty years ago 'seeds of hope' were planted in the Third World, the seeds of the Green Revolution. With the help of improved wheat, corn and rice varieties, enough food could finally be produced to feed the starving masses. Norman Borlaug received a Nobel Peace Prize for the 'miracle seeds' he developed.

Two children steal his bicycle from a man who rings his bell...

Valeri is a senior in high school and a good athlete. He's very close to his father, but when his father suffers a fatal heart attack Valeri becomes convinced the doctor is to blame. He's set on revenge.

Hippo promises not to eat Ngai's little fishes in exchange for being allowed to live in the cool water instead of on dry land.

Horror film where a man returns to the town he was born in and things aren't what they seem.

Wendy and Jay hunt for relics in the woods and find a skull and mystic tablet. Discovering these somehow releases the ghost Joan from the clutches of the evil Demon King, a transgender demon that enslaves ghosts and forces them to collect human hearts for him before they can reincarnate. The Demon sends his posse of girl ghosts to collect Joan and eliminate the interfering mortals, but is thwarted by the timely intervention of a master Taoist priest and his two disciples.

A 1990 Filipino comedy film by Mike Relon Makiling.

An unknown disease has annihilated the human race. Sand - just a tiny heap of white sand is all that is left of a human being. When Ruth and Sylvester meet, they are the only survivors. They are immune against the deadly disease; on the brink of madness, they find themselves incapable of shifting the burden of responsibility for mankind, which fate has placed upon them. Could they do anything but start from scratch?

Live concert filmed on March 4, 1990 at Werner Seelenbinder-Halle in Berlin.

Kids recycle household objects to make a miniature city.

An aged former sailor, ill and confined in his bed, maintains his firm grip on his house and his son, who is having an affair with the widowed next door, through many mirrors displayed in his room and all around the house.

Tania, a young actress, puts everything at stake for her starring role in Dotez's play. But Dotez, blocked and hostile to Tania, only frees himself as the rehearsals progress, while his actress is exhausted in her daily life, divided between Yan, her lover, and Lila, his little daughter.

“Made entirely from found footage and found sound deep in the midnight hours when most good law-abiding citizens are sawing logs, the film was made “to amuse myself and prove to myself that you can make films on nothing and out of nothing.” - H.M.

Thai action crime thriller

Darma (Sonny Dewantoro) decides to marry a snake after it transforms into a woman named Sandra (Sally Marcellina). Darma's happy with this arrangement as it has made him very rich as every time he sleeps with his wife, the scales that Sandra sheds change into money. However, the requirements Darma has to meet in connection with his marriage are very difficult to fulfill...

When June receives a cassette from her wartime GI lover it stirs up memories and feelings that she's been trying to suppress for 40 years. 'You made me feel I was in the movies, how was I supposed to get back to normal life after that?'

Narit and Pat are a happy family with one daughter. They have a trip to Pattaya. There Narit meets Jenjira, a lonely beautiful young girl. Narit is doing commercial advertisements. As looking for a model for sport car advertisement, he meets Jenjira again. She seduces him. He starts to party. He was a good husband but starts to misbehave. Jenjira is too possessive and crazy.

A comedy based on two novels by Marjan Berk about a smooth-talking artist with love problems. He is in love but is pursued by former lovers.

Animated short film

A story of high-ranking party members from the 1970s embroiled in political deception.

The biodiversity of a pond, which is already endangered in many places, is shown. The individual specimens are introduced over the course of an early summer's day. The highlight is the frog concert at night.

Two thieves break into an imaginary house, where strange and absurd situations transform the reality of theft into two different attitudes towards the unknown.

A Thailand action film featuring Panna Rittikrai.

When two teenage fans learn that the bust of the legendary Jim Morrison ("The Doors") has been stolen from his grave in the Pêre Lachaise cemetery in Paris, they model a new one and make a pilgrimage to the grave site. On the anniversary of the singer's death, when numerous fans gather in Paris, they fall into the hands of Parisian crooks of the same age, who "elegantly" rob them.

In a city in Australia, the ruthless leader of the "Iron Hand Gang" sent the ferocious assassin Varoga to kill Goliya, a young Russian-Chinese mixed-blood who had immigrated from China to Australia. Disguising himself as Goliya, Varoga infiltrated mainland China in an attempt to steal a priceless treasure—the "Golden Black Bear"—from Goliya's home. This nefarious act drew the close attention of Interpol, sparking a fierce battle of murder and counter-murder, theft and protection of the treasure.

A series of 12 videos documenting the history of Heaven's Gate as told by the group's leader, Marshall Applewhite (known to his followers as Do). Applewhite explains the theology of the group, the reasons for the "exit" they were planning in the late 1990s. Applewhite explains the "students" of the group that were part of an intensive classroom training. He also explains the behaviors the students needed to "drop" to become a member of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Esmael Barari's second short film whch has won The Golden Butterfly from 1990 Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children & Young Adults

Planet Earth is hit by meteors. In a far-away place, made out of rocks and rubble, a father and his two daughters seem to be the only survivors. They wander through the hostile landscape, imploring gods to help them meet other humans. In vain. After some time, they all three start wondering how to perpetuate humankind. The father will take a dramatic decision.

A wobbly street vendor (Noel 'Ungga' Ayala), an ignorant probinsyano (Rene Requiestas) and an unemployed loafer (Jimmy Santos) meet in a small-time restaurant run by Mama L (Vangie Labalan). Realizing they all have hungry stomachs, they hang on to each other. After several attempts in looking for a job, they finally sees a solution to their problems, the lottery. - Written by anonymous

Joyously reclaiming "spinsterhood" from its sexist implications, the filmmaker recalls the undauntable great aunt who provided her first driving lesson. Female agency grabs the wheel in a beautifully constructed animated homage.

A concert by the legendary composer and singer-songwriter in the auditorium of the University of Agriculture in Prague after his return from exile. This was Krylov's third visit to the free Czechoslovakia, where the legendary singer-songwriter spoke about his visit to Slovakia, where he met people in small foothill villages and in the Tatra Mountains.

Struggle for freedom during a future civil war in Israel.

Boss Carmad is a rich man whose wealth he got from a very suffocating credit business. He likes and wants to marry Sutirah, one of the farmer's children whose wealth has been robbed by Carmad. Sutirah took this opportunity to help clear the debts of the farmers and transfer Carmad's wealth.

The scientist and inventor Yuri Yemelyanov was forced to master the epistolary genre. He approached the Soviet authorities with a proposal to introduce a device that could dramatically improve the ecology of large cities. Today, this dream is becoming a reality thanks to his unique invention, an ozonator that purifies the air from exhaust fumes and harmful substances. In the USSR, Yemelyanov was ignored, but in Japan and the United States, he was welcomed and offered a laboratory and pilot production. What decision will the scientist make?