Based upon the human rights violations by the police and the prison authorities in India during the emergency of 1975–1977, the film tells the story of Unnikrishnan, an ex-convict. Recently released from prison, Unnikrishnan relays his life story to fellow passengers on a bus. He tells of his orphan upbringing, career as a forest official, and love for a young woman named Thulasi, whom he promised he’d marry, before he was erroneously arrested for a crime he did not commit.
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Benny Boy
National Route 16 connects Yokosuka, Atsugi, and Fussa. It was a road that connected bases to bases, but it was also a route for the movement of drugs. On such “Dobita Street,” a man prostitutes himself, robs, and sells drugs to delinquent American soldiers. A painful fate that forces one to turn to crime in order to survive.
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Wrong World
David Trueman is a young doctor who dreams of going to South America to practice medicine among the disenfranchised. Arriving in Bolivia, he encounters enough corruption and oppression to drive him away from his dreams and into the drug scene. Disillusioned and escaping to the U.S., he meets Mary, a young heroin addict who shares his angst. As the two commiserate, their bleak outlook lightens, promising a glimmer of hope for the both of them.
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Passion: A Letter in 16mm
The film takes the form of an extremely intimate Letter in 16mm from Anna, normally a documentary filmmaker, to her unidentified lover. From the first ‘exquisite ache’ of romantic passion to her final drunken and solitary dance with success, Anna struggles with an all-too-prevalent problem in this achievement-oriented age: Is it possible to balance a passion for excellence with a passion for intimacy?Are obsessions mutually exclusive?
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Those Merry Souls
Chiu Chi-Lung and Ng Kuai-Tak are two movie stunt actors in Hong Kong and are suspicious of Lung’s father Chiu’s mysterious behavior. Unbeknownst to them, Chiu was commissioned as a “messenger” by the Spirit World to take newly-departed souls to the other side. When Tak suffers a major accident on the movie set, Chiu keeps Tak’s soul from being taken away, thereby, reviving him.
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PMS – Premenstrual Syndrome
Short film for David Letterman’s Holiday Film Festival in 1985 produced by Andrea Martin and Catherine O’Hara.
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Ninja Warriors
Steve is a Ninja. He’s been called in by the police to help them in their investigations. He’s to work with Kevin, a police lieutentant. They are investigating the break-in at the Federal Research Institute, where despite heavy security, 7 Ninja warriors manage to steal a vital document. Well pleased with their night’s work, they return to their master, Kurodo, who finds they only have a half of the information they need. The police capatain wants results. Kevin suspects that a Japanese Garden he visited once with Steve could be the headquarters of Kurodo and his Ninja’s and goes in search of proof. He’s caught spying and is tortured and killed. After the disappearance of Kevin, Steve opens his Ninja box. He breaks the seal of his Katana and starts the Mantra. He attacks the Japanese Garden, eliminates the Ninja warriors and after recovering the documents and blowing up the laboratory, finally meets Kurodo, there can only be one victor…
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Boku-chan no senjō
As air raids intensify, fourth-grader Hisashi, or Boku-chan, chooses to evacuate from Osaka to Shimane over the objections of his mother. He is elected head of his new class but is always confronted by the delinquent Shinji.
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a-ha: Take on Me
Official music video for “Take on Me” by A-Ha.
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Samira’s Death
The millionaire Abdel Rahman Shaker arrives in Cairo, accompanied by Samira. As he gets acquainted with the great composer Fahmy and admires the aspiring singer Noura, he tries to get close to her, but when she rejects him, he assaults her. Fahmy pressures him to marry her and Samira breaks down.