1985 Movies

Fragment reimagines water ripples as a mesmerizing shadow play.

Film about former battles of World War II veteran, machine gunner Danutė Stanelienė.

Film starring Benjamin Gilani, Priyadarshini and Madan Purilm

A documentary exploring the lives of 32 inmates in San Quentin State Prison for men and the California Institution for Women.

A young girl, leaving prison, decides to break with her criminal past.

Third Goonie Monster short

The latest work in this anthology, Battery Film is an independent work that presents a unique look at New York City. Seen through animated sequences...

A collection of excerpts from the “Bloody Films" produced during college (1982-85).

Two girls fail the entrance exam to a public high school and are forced to enter an all-girls school. A slapstick comedy about two girls who make a be...

Animated cartoon that tells the story of Verbosel, who brings light and color to a dark world and falls in love with the beautiful Dubel.

A politician who is emerging as a presidential candidate for his party loses his voice on the eve of the great convention that will elect him. His adv...

A film and ballet developed by painter/designer Frank Moore and choreographer/dancer Jim Self. Bees—who naturally dance to communicate—lend themselves...

This live action video is designed to teach manners to children. The adventure begins when Gracie and Gilbert Turner discover a disabled spaceship and...

Absurdist criminal-comedy by Super 8 auteur Michael Legge.

The villagers of Salmé, in Nepal, farm a mountainside where different grains are grown at different altitudes.

Manipur, which became a state of India in 1972, abounds in natural beauty in the north-eastern region. As mythology goes,God Nongpokingthou and Goddes...

A group of metallic Tyrannosaurus rex runs toward distant prey.

This film is one of nine animated shorts released on 16mm in the mid-1980s by Benchmark Films as part of the educational “Fairy Tale Series.”

Woman seeks revenge on the two gangsters that killed her parents.