Cinematic Era: 1975 Vintage

A leak in the roof ends up causing mayhem.

In The Recognition Construction, each subject entering the frame is identified by a narrator, while the video camera slowly rotates. As the rotation speeds up the identification becomes more difficult, and the objects ultimately become "indecipherable."

A documentary highlighting several noteworthy locations along the railway line between Brest and Moscow.

A pastoral symphony of summer life in mountainous Kyrgyzstan.

An STV documentary about the life and work of artist John Byrne.

Early avant-garde horror short from Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

A documentary providing an inside look at life in Kirkby, told through the experiences of its residents, including tenants, children, councillors, and factory workers.

Created in Basel, following Guyonnet's meeting with the conductor and patron Paul Sacher, Lucifer photophore exploits the possibilities offered by the EMS Spectre synthesizer. This work harmonizes sound and image in an unprecedented way, far from the musical accompaniment of figures or filmed elements.

A story about the residents of the village of Savino in the Ryazan region, their daily work and celebrations. Student assignment.

Conceived, written, produced, and shot by a British primary school class, with some guidance from adults. Billy's day starts out normally, but he learns he's developed some low-key superpowers that will help him and his friends even the playing field when it comes to dealing with obnoxious adults.

This is a record of a summer I spent in Columbia Maryland using film magic to make a bat kite come alive and filming Lucy and Robin at a fairly typical moment, dancing to Bob Dylan’s “Apple Suckling Tree.”

1975, 19.5 min, 16mm-to-digital.

I've always been interested in recording Chicago's history, particularly its offbeat and unofficial aspects. In a way, I consider myself a renegade home movie maker for the city. This piece focuses on Sox Park and my memories of it, which go way back. I've been documenting these moments for at least 25, maybe even 30 years—longer than I initially realized. I'm not entirely sure why I feel compelled to record these events, but I believe they represent an intriguing and unique history of the city. It's a history you wouldn't typically hear about or know unless someone like me took the time to document it.

"Let us suppose that the human condition can be pictured as a ferris wheel standing at the North Pole. This ferries wheel contains nine seats. They are labeled such: Lower Class, Middle Class, Upper Class, Jealousy, Ambition, Greed, Sadism, Masochism, and Religion [...] Where one gets on is simply a freak accident. It really makes no difference – all the seats are connected and bolted to the wheel by Choice and Acceptance. So in other words, one may board the wheel on the Lower Class seat and choose to move ahead to the Middle or Upper Class seats [...] Advancement is usually a long, hard process that throws many people from their seats for the benefit of one. Is such a profit worth it? What has been gained other than a sick, tired old body, free of friends and fun? Capital gain! Position! [...] The wheel turns round and round and so does the scramble. The last seat may be full of riders, but hell if they have anything to ride on." – Richard G. Merciez, 1975

1975 Uyghur opera's movie adaptation of The Red Lantern

About two friends, a Dyer and a Barber, who went to distant lands in search of happiness. They achieved success, but their friendship was put to an unexpected test.…

Sahia also picked up commercial work from time to time. In this case, literally; a movie stuntman sells personal injury insurance to onlookers. Included as an extra on the Sahia Vintage DVDs.

This was test footage that was going to be used in other projects like Born Free: Dionsaur Expedition (1976-1977) and Izenborg Ace (1977-1978).

Teenage Eddie turns to alcohol in the hopes that it will enhance his cross country running performance.

This short companion film features commentary on Muna Moto by director Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa and cinema critic and filmmaker Férid Boughérid.

Single channel video (b&w; sound; 1973-75)

A movie film shot continuously is a series of action shots, one frame at a time. This is because there is a continuation of movement between the images in one frame and the next. On the other hand, since each frame is a single photograph, it is possible to trim and enlarge or reduce the image frame by frame. For example, if the normal zoom process is A→B→C→D, by enlarging and reducing each frame, it can become C→A→D→B. This is not unnatural since a movie is a series of photographs. The movement of the subject is continuous within the image that is enlarged and reduced frame by frame.

Live at Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland (October 15, 1975) Get it Like You Used To Be, Station Man, Spare Me a Little of Your Love, Rhiannon, Why, I’m So Afraid, Oh Well, Green Manalishi, World Turning, Blue Letter, Hypnotized

A Luno the White Stallion cartoon.

"Jusqu'au bout" is dedicated to the hunger strike, in the Ménilmontant church in Paris, by fifty-six Tunisian workers to obtain their work permits. After a sequence showing the recruitment of workers in Tunisia itself, other immigrant workers testify to the harshness of their living conditions in France. Underlining the continuity between the anti-racist struggle and the fight against exploitation, the film follows the hunger strikers to victory, celebrated collectively in an unbridled dance.

Following the journey of a drop of rain.

As a traveling illusionist he performed in the city square.

A metaphorical image of humans cornered by the civilisation. Hustle and bustle, noise, and cracking sounds become unbearable.

The little man takes refuge in the bottle, flying up to dreamlike experiences in space before the rubble is swept up.

Freehand wall carving of a perfect circle.

Documentary about Gaolin's tour for their latest album "Gas 5".

A short film about sports ability to relieve stress.

A story about the adventures of a young elephant, sleepy Maciek, and his friends, a hippopotamus and a bear cub.

A super 8 film conceived and shot by my friend Franklin Johnson around 1975 with additional footage shot by me.

A portrait of children at play

The fight of the Portuguese workers of the company Applied Magnetics against the American employers, who resourced to the Ministry of Labour after not feeling vindicated by their requests for better working and living conditions. After an attempt of reconversion of the factory and a contact with the embassies of other socialist countries, they decide to deliver the facilities to GNR (Portuguese Nacional Republican Guard), due to the lack of perspectives, and find other jobs. The film is composed by images of interviews to women workers and abandoned facilites; and theatrical representations about the process of their struggle.

A film of life and death in the world of industry where the human soul has long vanished.

This short documentary examines the changing relations between labour and management in the long-established company town of Trail, BC, in which 90% of the workforce is employed by Cominco, the world’s largest lead-zinc smelter. The metal workers in the town are outspoken about the health risks associated with their line of work, and a debate about unionization ensues. The days of paternalistic management are gone, and the emphasis is now on participation and involvement. An eventual strike over dissatisfaction with labour relations turns violent when management, union executives, and workers clash over competing interests.

Short documentary on Pier Paolo Pasolini.

The life of the saint José Gregorio Hernández, popular as the doctor of the poor people.

Tells the story of several Vietnamese children who were injured in the Vietnam War and were brought by the Children's aid organization Terre des Hommes to Germany for better care. In 1974, some of them had to return to Vietnam and were faced with the challenge of getting used to the life in their home country again.

Documentary about the work of Peter Nestler

An animation shown on Sex Toons.

A cheerful portrait of the poet, based on approx. 160 different images, most unknown to the general public. The photographs were taken from the time he was 45 until his death.

Eager to learn, the boys go to a photographer after their unsuccessful attempts at taking photos.

The everyday life of a family in Tanzania is portrayed from the point of view of the eight-year-old son Twaha.

An experimental avant-garde film intended to raise questions and stimulate curiosity and appreciation of rocks, dirt and the universe.