Cinematic Era: 1977 Vintage

Pink film by Satoru Kobayashi.

A portrait of a place in the context of being an outsider; a personal travelogue working to concentrate the perceived qualities of life, light, and the spirit of the island. The textural dynamics of sound and image were strongly considered in the editing process to crystallize my observation and experience while there.

A short, psychedelic film by Phil Morton.

A short film about one of the auhor's favourite motifs - the visual allure of the sea's surface.

Abstract animation by Krzysztof Kiwerski, in which what appears to be some sort of maze-like mechanism produces sentient orb-beings that fall into a lattice of cells. Sometimes these orbs encounter one another, producing unforeseen consequences.

Celebrating his 80th birthday, pioneer Brazilian filmmaker Humberto Mauro talks about his life, work, and the project "A Noiva da Cidade".

In effect, it turns the spectator loose in a problematic textual system which includes both narrative and non-narrative clues; the puzzle cannot be resolved because its terms are systematically ambiguous. The actual filmic material related closely to that used by Gidal in previous films: hand-held shooting in domestic interiors, with tight framing, frequent zooms and re-focusing, aspires to a kind of 'pre-predicative' flux, in which full representation is held in abeyance. However, this material is now fragmented by the regular interruption of black leader, so that it appears as a series of discrete segments which are not, in any syntactic sense, shots - single takes clearly extend across more than one segment.

The very short animation by Richard Condie is a lesson in how to make a fool of oneself easily and effectively. Two gentlemen are involved: one who wishes to read his newspaper and another who insists on performing acrobatic feats. Although the outcome is surprising, the message is clear: going to great lengths to impress one's neighbor is futile.

A documentary about penguins and orcas.

Music by Albert E. Miller. Computer-controlled ability to store one frame in the computer and combine this frame with the incoming frames permits freeze frames of a juggler as well as synthesized images. The paths of a jugglers handling of balls through the air can be examined in slow motion. Shown at The Kitchen on Mercer Street.

A self-potrait of the influent Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget.

An 11-minute educational short from the director of Carnival of Souls teaching children safe Halloween practices. Through a playful story, it demonstrates costume safety, trick-or-treating in groups, checking treats, and other tips for a fun and secure holiday.

Satirical look at the making of a Pillsbury Doughboy commercial

Recording the preparations and selection process for the best employee of the year in one of Warsaw's companies through a vote.

A portrait of Waleria Mirecka, a teacher and social activist, known and respected by all the inhabitants of Racławice. She was awarded the Mother of the Village order. The woman also found both private and professional fulfillment in Racławice.

Bob Harris introduces the Kinks in concert at the Rainbow Theatre, London, on Christmas Eve 1977.

Records a Portapak camera filming a seated man while the tape deck or the table it rests on is struck, causing the frame to skip each time.

This soviet stereoscopic puppet animation short is a propaganda film condemning imperialist aggression against the freedom-loving peoples of the world.

Stories from the first summer after the end of the war in Vietnam

A clown comes to visit a sick child. A bright performance unfolds in front of the baby, which helps him to find the cheerfulness necessary for his recovery.

An animated short showing the aftermath of a war.

A tale of the king who promises his daughter to the one who climbs the glass mountain and brings down the crystal flower. King Filko tricks the prince into giving her a copy of the flower, but Martin the Little, who is in love with the princess, brings her the real treasure.

Documentary about French film actress and director Delphine Seyrig featuring an interview filmed in 1977.

Poetic parable of children in war and their sacrifice.

An experimental film about the interpenetration of various levels of communication, dealing with the relationship of the pictorial functions to those of sound (direct sound).

A boy genius constantly befuddles his parents and sister.

A German Film award winning documentary.

A group of independent filmmakers in Sweden brought together this anthology about homosexuality and homophobia.

Joki Tobing, a rebellious young man, arrives from Medan and works as a reporter. His reports cause him to be fired by his chief editor, and even his uncle, in whose house he is staying, throws him out. He reports on his uncle’s corruption, which also relates to his own father.

The intervention of a student at the "counter convention" at the Fabbrica della Comunicazione di Brera, against the convention on anti-psychiatry by A. Vermiglione.

Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. Coronel Andaluz tells General Resoplez he has a plan to catch Elpidio Valdés, who's hidden near. Meanwhile, María Silvia and the mambises try to attack a town controled by Resoplez's men.

Everything is accidental. Maybe others have a plan which they bumped into and got involved unintentionally. Neneng is an innocent lady who went to Manila to find greener pastures and support her sickly parents in the province. Mang Magtanggol is a union leader who was fired by his merciless boss, Mr. Ramon Palanca. On her second day of work as nanny for Mr. Palanca's daughter, Neneng was also fired. They met and they were kidnapped together with Mr. Palanca's daughter but they were accused of being the kidnappers. They escaped. They hid. At the end, justice still prevails but limbs and lives had already been sacrificed.

Drama by Tillmann Scholl and Marian Czura

Khalil, with the help of his men, encourages some of the mine workers to hinder the progress of the mine and its owner, Moslem. Moslem then calls on two of his friends, Reza and Ne’mat, for help...

Like many of my films THUMBNAIL SKETCHES began as a flipbook. However this particular book didn't really flip. Each page instead of being one phase in a series (like a frame of film), contained a complete cycle of 8 drawings arranged in a rectangular ring. The reader had to construct the information conceptually not just optically as if it were a mosaic of abstract comic strip panels. The film begins with a 'live' prologue documenting the book's original form; then follows its destruction by scissors, a brief autopsy illustrating the mechanics of movement, and its eventual animated rebirth.

A young girl Jamileh who does not want to be forced to get marry is escaping from her tribe. A guy Vali goes after her and brings her back to her father. But Vali has fallen in love with her so propose for her. The father disagrees and forces his daughter to marry another guy Bashir. Vali kidnaps the girl and brings her to his tribe. This time the father sends Reza Gherghi to brings her back once again. He goes after her and others too are after her. This put them to confront each other.

The story of a man who falls into depression after his wife's death and protects a woman he has just met from bad guys.

A TV movie.

Combining newsreel footage, still photographs, interviews, and analytical narration, this documentary focuses on the antifascist, anti-imperialist efforts of labor groups, peasants, and working-class soldiers to liberate Portugal from the control of the government of Antonio de Oliveira Salazar.

Dedicated to the contradictions of scientific and technical progress, warning against one-sided technical developments that turn a person into an involuntary consumer.

Director Sandor Simo based this film on his recollections of a period in his father's life just after World War II. In the film, Janos Torok is a chemist and an entrepreneur With enormous enthusiasm, he gets loans to purchase a small chemical plant and begins experiments to create innovative products, such as hormones. Meanwhile, the communist party has come to dominate Hungarian life in such a way that his activities are viewed as little more than criminal. He is hauled away to a prison camp, but even then his letters home are full of boundless optimism and his ideas for further experiments.

The son in the city calls two old men from the countryside to take care of the child. However, the old people do not live in the city, they care about their land and animals, and the behavior of the city people tries to find the behavior of their children, and satirizes the fact that the herdsmen are moving to the settlements and the countryside is becoming deserted.

A look at the Garifuna culture in Honduras.

The rituals and philosophies of indigenous non-Western cultures recur throughout Viola's work. In 1976, he travelled to the Solomon Islands with portable color video equipment, which was then a new technology. The first of two "visionary documentaries" produced during his two-month stay, Memories of Ancestral Power centers on the cult leader Moro and his efforts to retain ancient traditions in the face of increasing Western influence. In this collaboration of Viola, Moro, and his followers, much of the structure and content of the recordings were determined by the subjects themselves. Moro explains his vision during the course of a visit to the House of Memories and other sacred sites in the village.

Begins as a whimsical piece with 'sheets' of lines running down the screen, progressing into more and more complex geometic patterns but without deviating from the basic precepts of 'dot and line' animation. Jazz piano on a lazy Sunday afternoon, and a spring color palette. -- Stephanie Sapienza. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2001.

Black & White Video

An animated short about the titular event.