The 4th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1988, were announced on March 25, 1989 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Buck Henry.
Edward James Olmos, Best Male Lead winner
Jodie Foster, Best Female Lead winner
Wings of Desire is a 1987 romantic fantasy film written by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke and Richard Reitinger, and directed by Wenders. The film is about invisible, immortal angels who populate Berlin an
Theatrical release poster
The graffiti on the Berlin Wall is depicted in the film.
Berlin art depicting angels served as an inspiration to the filmmakers.
The story contains similarities to the fallen angel concept, though unrelated to evil.