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A programme which is emblematic of our proposition. It deals with the metaphores developed by Walter Benjamin regarding the time spent loafing and the cinematographic language which the producer uses in his fiction, a demonstration of all the technical and conceptual possibilities offered by the new language which television is.
Four generations of the "People Who Live Where the Cedar Trees Start to Grow" (Wah-up-weh-tuhneum), also known as the Mono or Western Monache people, and their attempts to maintain cultural traditions such as acorn collecting, food preparation, music, dance, powwows, and games. Colliding Worlds won Best Documentary Short at the American Indian Film Festival in 1980.
The film covers the life, work and significance in science of János Neumann, one of the 20th century’s most brilliant, Hungarian-born scientists. Several of his great contemporaries – including Ede Teller, György Pólya, Jenő Wigner, Isaac Asimov, Julian Bigelow, Herman Goldstine and George B. Dantzig – remember the world-famous mathematician and relate their personal experiences with him. Archive footage, photos and original documents all help in understanding the historical and scientific context.
Documentary about Santos Busto and Concepción Berasaluce, Spanish refugees who arrived in Chile because of the civil war, fifty years after their arrival.
A short experimental film.
Primeval forest voices accompany the play of the Indio girl Wilma with a large butterfly. Wilma belongs to the Aguaruna Indian tribe. The camera accompanies her as she tends to her little brothers and sisters, helps out around the house, meets the Spanish-speaking 'strangers' who have established their culture in the city, walks through the market, and finally dances in the rain and plays in the mud.
Short film about arthritis
The Tour de Corse provides not only spectacular scenery but some of the most dangerous stages for the World Championship rally teams to challenge. Round 5 of the '89 World series saw the works teams battling on the Mediterranean island. BMW's two wheel drive M3 model was expected to shine on Corsica's predominantly tarmac stages with Francois Chatriot, and the Belgian ace Marc Duez. The Lancia Delta Integrales were still favourites with Didier Auriol and Yves Loubet. Former World Champion, Juha Kankkunen was on duty alongside Spaniard Carlos Sainz in the works Toyota Celica Turbos. The Corsican Rally provided one of the most spectacular rally events of 1989.
The Ivory Coast Rally, the 11th round in the 1989 World Championship series turned out to be a daunting affair with a stunning shock win! Leading contenders were Billy Rautenbach/John Mitchell (Toyota Supra Turbo), Jan Pierre van de Wauwer/Luc Manset (Toyota Corolla 16v), Gustavo Trelles/Daniel le Saux (Lancia Delta Integrale N), Patrick Tauziac/ Claude Papin (Mitsubishi Station turbo) and Alain Orielle/Gilles Thimonier (Renault 5 GT Turbo N). Of the seventy cars which set out, only seven completed the course! In view of the savage carnage inflicted on the cars it is even more remarkable that the eventual winning vehicle managed to finish at all!
Five years of domination of the World Rally Championship came to a dramatic end in the opening round of the 1985 competition. Flying Finn Ari Vatanen displayed every ounce of the forceful style for which he is loved by fans all over the globe as he gave the Peugeot team a deserved victory over the previously all-conquering Audi Quattro driven by the host country’s Stig Blomqvist. After two days of flat-out driving Vatanen and co-driver Terry Hayman were one minute 49 seconds ahead of Blomqvist to establish the Peugeot 205 as a main rally contender.
Experience one of the most dramatic years in the history of the Monte-Carlo Rally with this comprehensive look at the 1986 World Rally Championship season-opener. Packed with incredible action footage from the historic mountain stages, plus interviews with legendary drivers and jaw-dropping slow-motion film, this is the complete story of an unforgettable event. The '86 Monte-Carlo Rally was the first round of what would prove to be the very last year of the awesomely powerful Group B 'supercars'. Enjoy the sights - and incredible sounds - of the Martini Lancia Delta S4, Audi Quattro S1, Peugeot 206 T16 and Metro 6R4 as they do battle.
Angela Ramos, the first woman journalist, irreverent and passionate figure in Peruvian intellectual and political life. She is a key figure in understanding the role of women in the Peruvian scene, an issue that currently deserves the greatest consideration in academic, intellectual, and political debates and forums.
A documentary on the devastating effect of the environmental menace just below our feet - the heat of the earth, and the eruption of this heat in the form of volcanoes.
A fascinating look at Albert Michael Weber, described by the filmmaker as a "derelict-politico/artist-collagist/communicator" who lives "on the edge of society" in a small hotel room in Montgomery.
Gisèle Jan-Simon, painter who lives in the world of Brocéliande talks about her work. From the magic of Celtic legends, she questions the present world.
Director Anthony Ramos joins his good friend, painter Frederick J. Brown, on a trip to Beijing for a retrospective of Brown’s work at the National Museum of China in Tiananmen Square in 1988, the first retrospective of an American artist in China.
Erotic Psyche [Bradley Eros & Aline Mare] ELECTRAMORPHIC 1987, 14 min, Super-8mm-to-16mm Visions of creation & destruction: the birth of pyromania and explosive technology. Promethea’s homage to Reich & Tesla and the Orgone of Alternating Current. ‘Very Kali-graphic.’
Uikan Mekulovic is seventy years old, lives alone and has been e deaf-mute all his life. Every day no matter what the weather is like he walks several kilometers to the nearest cinema.
The women's culture festival in Oslo 1979
Kalyian was inspired by the blind princess from the island of Samar, a freedom fighter and the founder of Kali, a Philippine martial art. Kalyian is a modern-day personification of the female warrior spirit. It depicts the timeless battle of women, whose inherent warrior qualities are first fought, then realized, and eventually developed into harmony with the total self. It is the same force that gives women of this nature the strength to survive and succeed. Kalyian depicts both a primordial and futuristic sensibility, combining broadcast post-production effects with techniques drawn from Kabuki Theater, dance and Kali.
This is one of the few films to document archaeological work on ancient civilizations in Africa. It also deals with an important subject, African iron smelting, and presents convincing evidence for early indigenous technologies far more complex than previously expected. The Tree of Iron is set in Tanzania, East Africa, on the western shores of Lake Victoria, where Haya people have lived for centuries.
Unlike many spirit mediums, Jero Tapakan practices as a masseuse once every three days, when possession is not auspicious. This film focuses on Jero's treatment of Ida Bagus, a member of the nobility from a neighboring town. Jero has been treating her client for sterility and seizures. She begins work this day with religious preparations and the assembling of traditional medicines. Treatment includes a thorough massage, administration of eyedrops, an infusion, and a special paste for the chest. The dialogue, which is subtitled, includes a detailed discussion between anthropologist Linda Connor, Ida Bagus, and Jero, about the nature and treatment of the illness, as well as informal banter between Jero, her other patients, and people in her houseyard. In an interview, Ida Bagus and his wife speak about the ten-year history of his illness and a variety of diagnoses
A film by Piet Hoenderdos about Mondrian’s time in New York and how his 3 years living there influenced radical changes in his work.
Self-reflexive video/super 8 film starring James Robert Lamb, Carolyn Lesjak, Alexandra Juhasz and neighborhood folks from the LES, 1989
A provocative documentary about the emblem of today’s Tampere, the Näsinneula tower that looms over the city. The symbol for Super Tampere could be called as the mighty Super Sledgehammer. It plays an integral role in the film that deals with the city ruining the milieu, as does the music by Usko Meriläinen.
The second film in the Red Asphalt driver's education series, presented by the California Highway Patrol, shows graphic accident footage demonstrating the consequences of drunk, reckless and unsafe driving.
In June 1979, London played host to Gay Pride Week, which culminated in the Pride March through the capital. It was, at the time, the largest assembly of homosexuals Europe had ever seen. This is an episode of a BBC documentary film strand (Inside Story), with the focus on investigative journalism.
Twenty toilets, a urinal and four ladies who work in the public toilet at Sergels Torg in Stockholm. They are the ones who make sure that the facilities are clean and that there's toilet paper. They also watch over drug users.
1980, the heart of the Jamaican reggae scene, following legendary reggae artists Toots Hibbert and The Congos. The film contains some of the only known early footage of The Congos, performing tracks from their legendary "Heart Of The Congos" LP, which was produced by Lee Perry at the Black Ark studios at the height of their career.
The Guajiros are a people who have survived the harsh elements of their desert environment and the intervention of outside cultures. Through the centuries, they have learned to interpret the values and laws of those cultures to assure the perpetuation of their race. In this film, their art and ancient ceremonies are intermingled with the economic and sociopolitical realities existing in Latin America.
Documentary aired on German television in 1989. Includes interviews with Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Alexander Kluge and more.
Alaska's number one storyteller, Larry Beck, and his traveling Christmas show crew perform in four of Alaska's most exciting and colorful Arctic communities. Experience Eskimo villagers' drumming and dancing. Join the crew in dog sledding, ice fishing, and share their visit to these delightful and friendly Alaskan "Bush" areas.
Half comedy, half horror story, this disturbing film focuses on several spokesmen for America's survivalist movement as they reveal the way they think, the way they play, and the way they prepare for the next world war.
A South Vietnamese refugee family learns to live in the USA
The film depicts a situation that any family could find itself in and that is dealt with in different ways. The Buschner family has divorced. The film does not attempt to search for reasons for the separation and apportion blame, but rather to show how the woman in particular, with her two children aged seven and eleven, copes with the effects of this drastic life event. The woman expresses her feelings shortly after the divorce and her wishes for the future. The man, who now has a new family, also shares his thoughts. The children's statements are particularly moving: despite their great helplessness in the conflict between their parents, they still have new hopes for their mother's relationship.
A documentary on the role and effect of the judiciary in an urban housing crisis. Looks at the disputes that occur daily in the Bronx Housing Court. Explores the reasons behind the disputes, which deal primarily with housing abandonment and decay.
Ramón is one of the few remaining lagoons on the Peruvian coast. Located in the heart of the Bayovar desert, it is home to a large number of migratory birds.
Chronicle of summer 1988: "Antis" band concert, collective actions at the Baltic Sea, political sensations on TV, and clashes with the police
A documentary on the inhabitants and unique natural environment of the Western Isles of Breidarfjördur bay, Iceland. Photographed in 1975-1980, the film mirrors in a one-year cycle the age-old ties between man and nature. The film asks why these islands, where there was once a flourishing community, are now practically deserted, a little known utopia where time stands still.
Photographed in penal installations throughout California; depicts the activities, interviews, and artwork of inmates whose lives have been changed by art projects in prison. State officials, program directors, and prison administrations verify the statements made by inmates and prove that the experience of the punishment can also be an experience of the restoration of humanness
Ever condemned to be the butt of crude humour, or clad in the garb of awful euphemisms, at last the lavatory comes out of the closet. This documentary film reveals everything you ever wanted to know about them - where and how they are made, who invented them, and how the primitive privy was elevated to an art form. In a pilgrimage through Britain's loveliest lavatories, Lucinda Lambton celebrates the centenary year of the water closet, at long last paying the debt of gratitude to Britain's plumbing pioneers and sanitary magnificoes. Through her eyes the humble symbol of relief to the discomfited becomes an object of beauty and a delight to the eye.
Dutch filmmaker Roelof Kiers documents a reunion of the 509th Composite Group, the U.S. Army Air Forces unit that carried out the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Through interviews and observational footage, the film explores how former crew members recall their participation in the mission and reflect on the beginning of the nuclear age.
Documentary film about the living conditions and situations of five rural women from Nord-Kehdingen on the Lower Elbe, born before the First World War, whose lives followed a fixed pattern: they were always dependent and poor. A piece of evidence from the past, impressive and moving in the stories told by the old women.
Short educational film about women and computers.
A psychological portrait of Tadeusz Perzina, a man who, having lived through a period of poverty and hunger in his youth, vowed to himself that one day he would become president and never starve again. This dream became an obsession. Producing food became the main focus of Perzina's activities. While raising pigs, he pondered the necessity of waste disposal as one of the links in the food production process. In the film, Tadeusz Perzyna presents his views on the world around him.
A documentary about the life and culture of the Hungarian Roma.
A documentary on the history of the gay magazine Entendidos, a pioneering publication on LGBTQ+ rights in Venezuela.
A slow procession on May 9th, 1980. ”Victory Day”. A military parade is marching, a forest of red flags, veterans in suits covered with medals are laying flowers at the foot of the Soviet monuments. The usual Soviet propagandist spectacle. Barysas’s response to the system – and the film that got him suspended for a year from the Society of amateur filmmakers for transgressing the rules on amoral, lewd content.
A story about the poet Vytautas Mačernis (1921-1944)
A film based on the letters of A. P. Chekhov.
The circus arrives with its artists to the town, and the people hide the chickens. The documentary introduces us to the creation of the show and the experiences of the troupe, in an incredible record of acrobats, trapeze artists, tigers and interviews, which give it a modern feel and take it away from the beaten path.
King Crimson's legendary performance at the Alabamahalle in Munich, Germany on the 29th September, 1982.
Fossils occur only rarely, are often hard to find, and are usually a challenge to understand. But they are important clues that can help us unlock the secret of our planet's past. Study and learn about these mysterious objects with anthropologist Dr. Donald C. Johanson in Fossils: Clues to the Past.
This film was made with the Aboriginal Education Unit at Melbourne State College (Phil Johnson). GUNANA is an account of everyday life on Mornington Island in Australia’s far north - homelands of the Aboriginal theatre group The Mornington Island Dancers. The film includes excerpts of their dance performance at Mt Druitt Primary School.
The porajmos, that is, the Roma holocaust, is an area of 20th century history that is still not fully explored. There are no accurate details on the number of victims and not a single Gypsy witness was called at the Nuremburg Trials. In 1981, this documentary by József Lakatos was one of the first to use the tools of motion pictures to draw attention to this devastating historical trauma. The film honours the forgotten dead through the input of a historian and the recording of accounts by survivors.
A superb chance to see how the bespectacled Timo Salonen judges the event to perfection for a 48-second win after 50 very rapid special stages over 3 days and 285 miles. The Finnish master blasts his fabulous world-championship-winning Peugeot 205 T16 Group B car through the forests to take the factory’s 11th world rally win in the world-renowned Rally of the 1000 Lakes. As the Group B era reaches its peak of development, one can only admire the Finns who never seem to lift the right foot as ‘fly’ their 600 bhp projectiles through the forests and countryside. Marvel at the control they maintain while running at speeds the ordinary motorist can only imagine; the night time service halts in the pouring rain; the spot-lit dashes through the narrow lanes and undulating back-roads. All this is the backdrop to the no-holds barred contest between Peugeot, Audi and Lancia captured by Videovision's close-quarter ground cameras and in thrilling helicopter footage.
Jaune Quick-To-See-Smith, Shoshone French Cree painter, discusses her abstract paintings, which depict her Indian heritage with scenes of early plains lifestyles.