Cinematic Era: 1978 Vintage

Petrit works as a cleaner in the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the fascist occupation of Albania. There, he learns many secrets and helps the resistance with inside information.

A group of cavemen experience strange and dangerous events.

"Go ahead... touch me..." Overcome by unbearable excitement, I lose myself completely

A woman who has been feeling deeply unhappy in her marriage for a while is having an affair and is unsure how to leave her husband.

The film tells the story of four friends who served in the military together. While journalist Murat is chasing a story, his army friend, Chief Inspector Kemal, crosses his path. Murat has become a target for smugglers because of his articles in the newspaper. In the underworld, a decision is made to kill Murat. However, the big boss does not allow it. Nevertheless, a trap is set for Murat. Kemal, who tries to protect Murat from the trap, loses his life. Murat sets out to seek revenge on the perpetrators. However, the big boss turns out to be someone Murat did not expect.

Documentary revolving around the famous leftist musical show which toured in Sweden and Denmark in 1977. Musical performances are intermingled with interviews and footage from the places they visit.

Pink film by Kinya Ogawa.

1978 Polish animated short

Filmed live at Austria's Opera Festival St. Margarethen in 1999, this spectacular open-air production of Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute," directed by Robert Herzl, interprets the classic tale as a fantasy about love. The Junge Bundesländer Philhamonie, conducted by Michael Lessky, provides accompaniment. The program also contains interviews with some of the people involved in the production and takes viewers on a journey through the stage set.

German composer and conductor James “Hansi” Last leads this inspiring 1978 concert filmed at the Royal Albert Hall. Last’s concerts typically feature an eclectic mix of music, and this show is no exception. The playlist includes everything from the theme from “Star Wars” to the swing standard “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and the exotic “Quando Quando”.

This 1978 filmstrip is a two-part adaptation of Mary Shelley's science-fiction take on the Gothic novel. It features more than 150 unique and gorgeous hand-drawn illustrations across both filmstrips in the set. This first part of the two-filmstrip set chronicles the story up until Victor's encounter of the creature in the Alps, leaving a first-time viewer to wonder if Victor will keep his promise.

An interview with the Hungarian poet, János Pilinszky.

An animated film about how a giraffe broke her glasses, went to the pharmacy to buy new ones, but on the way she spent money on a hat, scarf, stockings and it turned out that there was nothing to buy glasses for.

Two men in love with Henriette Perrichon do their best to convince her father to pick them as her groom in mid 19th century France.

Experimental puppet film based on jazz variations of Georgian urban folklore. Musical compositions are performed by singers (puppets) gathered in Kojori Forest to celebrate The New Year

A watercolour evocation of a prairie storm coming after a period of severe drought.

Documentary film of the late great Mike Hailwood's return to the 1987 Isle Of Man TT motorcycle championship race.

A documentary directed by Marianne Ahrne, based on the French writer Simone de Beauvoir's Essay of the Age. The film discusses whether older people are really treated as human beings or not

Historical events are related through the medium of simulated news broadcasting in 1878.

Vertical Features Remake is a film by Peter Greenaway. It portrays the work of a fictional Institute of Reclamation and Restoration as they attempt to assemble raw footage taken by ornithologist Tulse Luper into a short film, in accordance with his notes and structuralist film theory. The footage consists mostly of vertical landscape features, such as trees and posts, shot in the English landscape.

A documentary short on the 1978 Carnaval celebration in Rio de Janeiro, covering many aspects of the celebration's popular culture.

A short history of one of the traditional dances of Acadia--the quadrille.

Crime prevention and protection measures for the elderly

When Dr. Lovro Furato accidentally fails to treat the injured eye of the peasant Barisa Surac, the whole silent conflict between the two worlds, rich urban and backward rural, will emerge to the surface.

The reason for making this film is clear: it was to cover up Vojtěch Jasný's famous chronicle "All the Good Natives", an account of the tragic consequences of forced collectivisation. The pro-regime director Antonín Kachlík also focuses on the socialisation of the Moravian village, accompanied by mistakes and coercion, but in his optimistic view he emphasises the hopeful prospects leading to a happy future. Although the united village lands were born in pain, they will serve for the benefit of all the working people... As with Jasný, Radek Brzobohatý embodies the stubborn peasant, who is only slowly acknowledging the benefits of communal farming. However, unlike the poetic exuberance and pithiness of Jasný's chronicle, here we encounter a vicious posturing.

Silhouette animation with pet frog.

Another one of Brdečka's variations on the topic of love, with unusual protagonists: a spider and a destitute poet who live in friendship in one room, until a girl turns up with whom the man falls in love. Overnight, the spider weaves a delicate pair of stockings for her, but earns no gratitude.

A brilliant film made by Amjad Hossain on the oppressed have-nots of rural Bangladesh, Golapi Akhon Train-e, enjoyed a phenomenal success. The movie showcasing talented actors Rowshan Jamil, Bobita, and Anowara also brought to attention the issue of inequitable treatment of women.

The last play that Miroslav Krleza ever wrote. Especially interesting is the directorial concept, which sets the play in the space of the old Dubrovnik fortress, and used the audience as semi-active participants in the event. Two acting ensembles played for different audience with a short time lag.

Zohra is a poor girl who meets Masoud; but Masoud's father, Ashraf, who is a wealthy man, opposes their marriage. Zohra pretends to be an orphan; but Jahangir reveals that Ismat, Zohra's famous mother, is alive.

In this film, a group of people who go up to the mountains to collect wood depict the conflicts of behavior and thoughts that become apparent during their work.

Short film about the life cycle of a moon jellyfish

Experimental psychedelic short film by Olga Spiegel, an original member of Women Artist Filmmakers (WAF 1974-1981).

8mm film by Swiss artist Roman Signer.

A young girl named Diana, her archeologist father and her brother visit friends in Berkshire near the site of the ancient Celtic horse cut into a chalky hillside. Though Diana is blind, she has the "sight" which connects her to a mysterious white stallion, to an ancient legend of Arthur as a Celtic chieftain, and to danger from others who seek paranormal power.

The Kings Road punks go on a day trip - to 10 Downing Street! - in this edition of Captain Zip's Video Trip

The adventures of a squirrel and their family.

Footage of this film was found in his belongings of director Mark Zenner after his death. A classic slice of Australian punk, both literally and figuratively, as razor sharp editing and collage techniques enliven the documentary on several punk bands.

Following a 1978 European tour with his sextet, tenor sax giant Stan Getz stopped in Stockholm, Sweden, to gig with a trio of locals, including pianist Lars Sjösten, who composed the tune "Ballad for Laila," which is performed here. The smooth set also features choice standards such as "'Round Midnight" and "I'll Remember April," as well as Getz's only known recording of "Stan Meetz Jeff," written by Swedish baritone sax master Lars Gullin.

"Snake Dance was shown in United States Embassies in Africa in the late 1970s and early 1980s to show the American culture was not all Jim Crow and race riots. Arthur Hall came to Maine as a movement specialist for the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Maine Arts Commission was so impressed they called in filmmakers. We looked in on a Wednesday and filmed all day the next Friday, using all the film we had - color and both negative and reversal black and white." —Bruce Williams

A young woman unsatisfied with her life and her marriage discovers gifts of medium.

Jung Kyung-hwa started teaching at the age of 18 and she begins a new career as a journalist in Youngnam Daily. When her first article appeared on the newspaper, she felt happy. But she was enraged when her exclusive story about the corruption of an orphanage got ignored. In the meantime, she met another journalist, Kim and managed a life of a wife and a journalist through the times of the student revolution in 1960 and the military coup in the following year. She did catch the exclusive interview with President Pak Jung-hi and contributed to enhance the Youngnam Daily's name.

Four stages of a lesbian relationship explored in an experimental film starring performance artists Terry Sendgraff and Barbara Hammer on suspended trapezes and ropes.

A sequel to the short film "Trajan and Decebal" and is based on the myth about Dochia, the daughter of Decebalus.