1988 Movies

Charles Gatewood's SOV tour of underground subcultures in late 1980's San Francisco.

Directed by Djakhongir Faiziev.

Social issue documentary directed by Jacob Riis.

Shows the surveillance of a woman by overseers who have judged her to be mad. What is most provocative about this film is that it proposes multiple cr...

Made as a collective effort by the women's filmmaking group Mediastorm, a documentary protesting the barbaric--and much publicized--act of sati as inf...

A big city like Seoul can be a land of opportunity for some people who come there from more rural and poorer communities.

Originally produced for special jukebox machines called Panorams, "soundies" were short musical programs made in the 1940s. This collection features p...

Foreign, Foreign Dramas, China, Mandarin Language - When an unplanned pregnancy leads television anchorwoman Lu Yun (Ke Shi) to seek an abortion, she'...

Explore the rich tradition of American Indian art with this examination of Hopi pottery and the culture that creates it. Cameras take viewers to a res...

World-renowned daredevil Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel narrates this fascinating documentary chronicling his remarkable career, which originally began a...

The strong man tries to help the old people, but only ruins everything.

Directed by Heather Foxworth.

Music - A stellar array of classic pop and rock 'n' roll musicians takes the stage in this gala New Year's Eve concert to ring in 1989 with some of th...

June Anderson stars in this production of the Verdi opera, performed with the Lyon National Opera Orchestra and Chrosu, and conducted by Maurizio Aren...

Family / Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Join Mole, Ratty, Badger and of the course, the irrepressible Mr Toad in this hilarious classic tale of friendship and misch...

Family / Sci-Fi/Fantasy - This exciting epic takes p-lace during England's War of the Roses, when all good people of England were forced to take sides...

Documentary / Historical - A highly entertaining program which tracks the loveable, expressive mutt's rise from a California animal shelter to a long-...

Recorded live at the Omni, Oakland, California, USA, 30/12/1988. - 01. Into the Pit 02. The Preacher 03. Alone in the Dark 04. The New Order 05....

A film about folk dances of India that deals with their broad classification with an assumption that these folk dances are governed by the moods and m...

The first film by a Papua New Guinean working in his own language. A Baruya perspective on male initiation.