Cinematic Era: 1968 Vintage

Interview with Austrian-American director, Josef von Sternberg, recorded for Swedish television in 1968.

A mystery fantasy film starring Neelo, Mohammad Ali, Yousuf Khan, and Zamurrad, directed by Aziz Meeruti

Short experimental 8mm film. Short experimental 8mm film. A melancholic paraphrase of the poem of the same name by Oton Župančič.

hong kong film

The two characters in this short, father and son, play hide and seek to a rapid jazz beat in a totally white background. But wherever the man tries to hide, on land, water or in the air, he is always found. The punchline of the film, which shows the man as he undergoes dozens of transformations, contrasts the pure simplicity of the world of children with the wily intricacies of adults.

During the 1968 Pesaro Festival, animated by the intervention of the students, riots occurred caused by fascist provocations and the usual police brutality. Following clashes culminating in the arrest of several Festival participants, there was a general assembly of those present in Pesaro, whose firm attitude led to the release of those arrested. The film is a chronicle of that meeting (It is the second of the cycle Seeing is a way of thinking).

A short piece of commercial work done by three legendary L.A. artists. This piece was shown on loop projectors in Sears stores to promote an exciting and new young ladies' clothing line. 16mm print preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

A short film made by Vladimir Tamari following the first anniversary of the occupation of Arab Jerusalem by the Israeli army at the start of the Arab Israeli War on June 5, 1967. Using footage from UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) cinema archives where he worked as a technician, Tamari edited this film and organized its narration and addition of music by his friends, all volunteers and amateurs as he was, in order to express the feelings of the Palestinians at the loss of their capital city and center of their spiritual, commercial and intellectual life.

Footage of the unified strike held at Fiat in Turin on 30 March 1968. Workers picket the factory, argue, distribute leaflets and boo against the workers who enter.

Hungarian documentary that commemorates the life and work of director and artist László Mészáros through archival footage and personal testimonies. A heartfelt portrait of a significant voice in Eastern European auteur cinema.

Short film by the basque filmmaker Chumy Chúmez (José María González Castrillo).

Routine unfolds like an uninterrupted long take, and depicts a taxi ride from Tsim Sha Tsui Pier to the office of the Chinese Student Weekly in Kowloon Tong. It shows the street scenes of Hong Kong in 1968 and the state of mind of a Hong Kong young man after the 1967 Riot.

After a long day in the pasture, Mother Donkey tells her little son the Christmas story before bedtime. In his dream, the little donkey sets off on an adventurous journey to find the Christ Child...

A “Cinéastes de notre temps” series episode directed by french film critic André S. Labarthe, originally aired 2 February 1968.

Demonstrations, confrontations, parties and divisions marked one of the most important university campaigns of the decade: the 1968 student elections.

Lauri Blaine, a beautiful young girl in New York City's Greenwich Village gets mixed up with hippies, drug dealers, Eurotrash models and Mafia assassins when her boyfriend upsets a Mafia hood by giving away free marijuana, cutting into the gangster's drug sales.

From Mauricio Kagel, a short follow-up to his previous effort Solo.

Film starring Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Bharathi and Lakshmirajyam

Aamhi Jato Amuchya Gava was released on 31st December 1968. Movie has been produced & directed by Kamlakar Torne. It tells the story of a honest businessman who is conned by his own partner, yet receives help from three escaped prisoners.

A woman looks on incessantly at the spectator in a demonstration of love.

In this documentary about art psychotherapy, children express themselves and their conflicts through drawing.

Beautiful ships sail towards each other across the blue ocean. The admiral observes them with a spyglass. Actually, all the things take place in his mind.

Produced by Franklin Urteaga. Documentary about Elmer Faucett.

A romantic love story about two Soviet scouts—who meet behind enemy lines while carrying out a mission.

James has come in search of his feckless older brother, Charlie, to ask him to come home and settle down.

A super wealthy young man falls for a movie star. To get her attention, he buys the entire studio where she works. He then swaps places with his driver and pursues his hobby by forming a film crew. At the same time, a criminal gang, led by a captivating woman, enters the scene. This all happens just as the wealthy young man and the movie star genuinely fall for each other. After a string of adventures and ups and downs, the rich young man and the movie star eventually get married.

In "Char Shaher Ek Kahani" (1968), K.A. Abbas contrasts official images of India’s industrial progress with stark footage of urban poverty and Bombay’s red-light district. The 16-minute documentary became a landmark censorship case after the Central Board of Film Certification objected to its depiction of prostitution, leading Abbas to successfully challenge the decision in the Supreme Court.

Revolutionary Palestinan film.

The video discusses the design and significance of molecular lasers, which can have a continuous power output of several thousand watts. Given the extreme temperatures generated by a focused laser beam, materials traditionally considered fire-resistant—such as asbestos, ceramics, and even quartz glass—become ineffective. Molecular lasers have numerous applications—they are used in the metal and mining industries as well as in telecommunications. A single beam of gas laser light can simultaneously transmit 100 million telephone calls or 100,000 television programs, and in the age of satellites, laser devices track the movement of satellites and measure the speed of spacecraft.

As a student with negligible funds, and as a flaneur in love with the 'merveilleux quotidien' of pre-revalissage Paris, I used my little cine-camera to record stuff that caught my eye. To keep within my means, most of the shots were ony a second or two long. In retrospect, a still camera would have been more sensible. But I was in love also with film and with the possibilities of fast cutting. So what you get here is a stream of images from my walks: torn posters, shop signs, cinema hoardings, window displays, flea market merchandise. I appreciated the torn posters more in the spirit of Léo Malet's 'décollages' than Rotella's contemporary nouveau réalisme. Some years later, the Events of May 1968 broke out, covering the walls of the Left Bank with posters of protest. Recording them seemed a good way to end my film - just as they announced the beginning of a new cultural epoch.

A crazy found-footage collage composed of monotonous, advertising, and playful shots is overlaid with hand-painted illustrations directly on the film emulsion. The outlines of objects peel away from their photographic record and jump into another film. The open refrigerator door spews out its contents until there is a syncopated pause, during which the calf of a leg trembles under the sensual vibration of the word FOOD. “Our food is radioactive. The fallout descends upon our cities and ourselves. It penetrates everywhere. The world takes on new colours, values are upset, and existence involves risk. Only dreams and expectations remain.” — Eino Ruutsalo

Victor Millan is a Venezuelan folk artist. The naive painter appears alongside his friends, in his environment, the real world that surrounds him. Here, inventions, myths, obsessions, the sun, the sea, music, and original philosophy are imbued with humor. The film's soundtrack includes commentary and dialogue from the artist himself.

A documentary about the therapeutic education activities for severely disabled children at Biwako Gakuen. The camera actively participates in the activities for severely disabled children, exploring what therapeutic education means in everyday life with a group of caregivers.

A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of a few scenes from Guns for San Sebastian (1968) in a desert in northern Mexico.

Early pink film directed by Sôjirô Motoki.

This 70s-era education video titled “The Final Factor” sponsored by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety takes the viewer through various fictional scenarios that lead to road accidents. Throughout each scenario, there is an analysis of the factors that led up to that particular road accident and then a clip where the mistakes are rectified and the emergency averted. Not to be confused with the 1982 version.

Documentary about student protests in Cologne.

Survey of modern conveniences and amenities to be found on the reservation, including Navajo/Diné-owned businesses, boarding schools, soldiers and Boy Scouts, art classes, public ceremonies, and the newly opened General Dynamics Navajo Facility.

A look at the work of the Press Association with its teleprinters and fast movement to get the news out.

About a kind scarecrow that turned into a snowman in winter.

A look at the pastime of angling in Britain

Reconstruction of a dramatic episode in the partisan struggle that took place in Treviso in July 1944, where a raid by Nazi-Fascist militias led to the capture and hanging of more than seventy partisans.

Short film by Gerrit van Dijk 1968

Report on the work of shorthand typists and secretaries, their functions, their careers.

KRON-TV Assignment Four documentary film from 1968, narrated by Phil Wilson, which looks at the living conditions, social outlook and aspirations of the Diggs family, who live on Fell Street in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood. Includes scenes of: widower Louis Diggs (originally from Texas) discussing his family's quality of life; Louis working as a handyman and relaxing at home; eldest son Larry Diggs reflecting on how different generations within his community cope with hardship and negative prospects; Larry working with kids as a counsellor at Youth For Service and visiting Andrew Jackson Elementary School; daughter Cherie Diggs attending Zion Lutheran Parochial School and shopping for the family; Larry's younger brother Joe Diggs attending George Washington High School and walking around Golden Gate Park, as he describes his current state of affairs and street views of the Western Addition.

"A character trapped on an ever changing line. This was my first film made while a grad student at New York University's Film School in 1968. The film won the ASIFA award for best student animation east coast." - Jeremy Kagan

The perverse lives of two men lead to sexual fulfillment and finally tragedy.

BAFTA-nominated documentary exploring the British defence industry's use of chemical weapons.

A two-part BAFTA-winning documentary examining the Camphill movement’s work helping people with learning disabilities, first focusing on its school outside Aberdeen, then on Botton Village, in North Yorkshire, a community for adults with special needs.