1987 Movies

A young illusionist and magician finds a photo of her partner, who died in the last world war, with an old variety show assistant who makes a living a...

It is a 1987 independent animated film about a painter struggling to reconcile the vision in his head to the reality on his canvas.

This Spokane-made first feature by Jerry Cook retains the charm and wit that made it a standout among regionally made films in the 1980s. The film dep...

A vivid, collective portrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II. Three distinct stories are told: the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most d...

​A young woman seeks solitude and peace by retreating to an old, isolated peasant house in Italy. Instead of finding tranquility, she becomes increasi...

Tribute to her radical mother’s activism and solidarity.

38 years after the Pacific War, 84 victims of a mass suicide ordered by the Japanese military were uncovered in a cave in Yomitan village. This film c...

This humorous animated short offers one possible answer to the philosophical question: what would life be like if I had never lived? The first half of...

Jochen Hick talks about an aging gay masseur and the times before AIDS.

Ambivalence in homosexual love is explored in this journey into the mind of a man who is confused about his feelings for a transvestite

"Jun'ichi Okuyama is a cinedoer." Jun'ichi Okuyama plays making a film from the material and accidents that gradually disrupt the natural recording of...

Student film produced as a competition entry to Channel 4's Time Piece in 1987.

The film's goal is to convey the importance of multilateral nuclear disarmament in an apolitical and non-dialogue manner. The animation illustrates th...

Social satire reflecting the consequences of apathy in the daily work in Cuba.

Sam was 11 and was not quite sure where he lived. The only thing he knew for certain was that he went to Woolverstone Hall - a stately mansion in Suf...

Filmed in 1987, this documentary chronicles the journey of Via Rail's The Canadian as it makes its way across Canada.