Cinematic Era: 1984 Vintage

"A film about the fascination of discarded, abandoned household items: it is more suitable than other things for colored compositions, because the picture borders may be as arbitrary as the accidental end position of the garbage. Moisture, natural light and leafy green make the fabrics glow, and the discarded and broken tend to be quiet abstractions, but at the same time they are disturbing because of the aura of domestic life" (Christine Noll Brinckmann)

Paysage Natal is a confrontation between a film-maker and the country where he was born. It is also a way of recording with the camera as much information (psychological / emotional) on places once familiar, without contracting a "diary".

An auspicious day to fill as Paris wakes up under a thick layer of snow; Dévotion is wandering to the Palais de Chaillot through a paralyzed Paris.

Michel Focault and Tennessee Williams meet the police in Orillia, Ontario, in this mixed media performance film about the 1983 Canadian washroom arrests.

Skin Matrix S is a short version of the piece Skin Matrix.

Once upon a time there was a little fish...

In/Side/Out I-VI proposes a series of variations from abstract, geometric images to a more temporal abstraction, allowing the reintegration of figurative images. This confrontation is done under the sign of the alternation, creating a network of identification which is diversified, preventing any reconstitution of corp (u) s. This fragmentation is redoubled by the reduction of the images by two inside the frame.

Documentary film.

1415: at a council in Constance on Lake Constance, high church dignitaries of the time come together to discuss which of the two popes should be followed in future, the one in Avignon or the one in Rome.

"Light animation and original poetry in this initiatic journey by Dennis Pies, who is now known as Sky-David." - Daily Psychedelic. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

A garage door opener named Genie is able to let loose when it's owner's not around.

Animated film with several bizarre scenes.

The first installment of Leslie Thornton's ongoing epic follows two children, Peggy and Fred, through a densely cluttered, technological-consumer jumble of late 20th century icons.

“Intended as a longer film, this proved sufficient to vignette the nuances of my sadness.” -Anne Charlotte Robertson

Commissioned by Projects UK in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and featured on the Pieces compilation VHS. "A a piece of self promotion."

1984 Indian Film

In a world dominated by violence, how can we create peace in our lives? This award-winning film goes on an extraordinary journey with the Dalai Lama, demonstrating how any one of us can create change and transform the world in which we live

Film starring Mumtaz, Kanwaljit Singh, Aruna Irani

Bollywood film from director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao.

Tamil Indian Feature Film

This is a typical dead-girl-gets-revenge-thru-ghost story.

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The shadows render the state of mind of al mother whose children have grown and left the home.

Short film.

Short film.

Ken Chambers describes the plans for the new Rastafari community centre in Wolverhampton. After an opening speech by the mayor of the town, Alfred Laws, Ken gets down to business in conversation with Hilary Minster. In ten years time, he says, "it's going to be massive". His enthusiasm is infectious and, with plans to reach the Wolverhampton black community with everything from nursery care to meals on wheels.

The annual monsoon season in the north floods the country. Malcolm spends three months filming the wet, travelling by 4WD and boat. A classic adventure taking the viewer from the barramundi fishermen of the Roper River to the Aboriginal out-stations of Arnhem Land.

Super-8 film by Catalan-Venezuelan artist Mariaelena Roqué.

Takes a humorous look at a nightclub where the "fun crowd" come to play out certain roles which are suitable for the social game

Indonesia is among Australia’s closest neighbours - less than 500 kilometres separates our northern coastline from the island of Timor. It is one of the world’s most populous countries and over 80 percent of its people are Muslim. The military plays a significant role in politics in Indonesia and at the time of filming, the government was headed by President Suharto, an army general. This series looks at the lives of seven very different people, all Indonesian. Through these individuals, we gain contrasting perspectives on Indonesia which contribute to our understanding of this nation’s complex character.

After disguising themselves as war heroes, best friends Topol and Konig return home to find that Serbia is in the grip of land grabbers, black marketeers, and political opportunists. Trying to aid their corruption-plagued country the two friends find themselves on the opposite side of the law. Topol accepts the rank of police captain in the constabulary. Meanwhile Konig begins a "Robin Hood" life of crime after a greedy land owner cheats him and the other workers out of their fair pay.

"The Role of Chance" ("La part du hasard") focuses exclusively on drawing and painting techniques used by the painter Henri Dimier. Shot over several weeks in the same artist's studio, the film shows works in their different phases, processes rarely explained or little known. It also addresses many practical issues (choice of paper, pigment grinding, reports drawings, put the tiles, cliches, etc) as well as broader questions of method and inspiration (use of space, the role of contours, power of suggestion perspectives, use of random processes). Patrick Bokanowski sought with this film to restore the spirit of this teaching, showing how to bend a note or sometimes revealing an essential mystery of creation.

Their first theater show, played in 1984/1985 Extra's: Voetbalsex, Straatmuzikanen, De Clowns, Documentary Mini & Maxi 20 years Part 1

This is a typical dead-girl-gets-revenge-thru-ghost story.

That Has Been is the last in a series of longer works made in the first half of the 1980s. The film was shot in two adjacent rooms. Outside views are seen in reflection via an aluminum photographic lamp, while some of the imagery is generated from photographs taken in the same spaces. The occasional voice over explores the relationship between places and dreams and that between memories and the physical events that can trigger them.

Keita is thought by his friends to be a playboy, but in reality he is an extremely shy 18-year-old virgin. He flirts with any girl he meets, and he also gives love advice to his even more inexperienced best friend Ichirō. However, when it comes to the girl he truly likes, Miku, he cannot bring himself to say a single proper word to her. The most he can do is type her name repeatedly on his computer: “MIKU MIKU MIKU MIKU.”

Experimental short by Visual Brains.

Short film.

On the Transbaikal Military District, and the combat proficiency and fidelity to military traditions of the District's soldiers.

Short film.

The annual monsoon season in the north floods the country. Malcolm spends three months filming the wet, travelling by 4WD and boat. A classic adventure taking the viewer from the barramundi fishermen of the Roper River to the Aboriginal out-stations of Arnhem Land.

Super-8 film by Catalan-Venezuelan artist Mariaelena Roqué.

A meditation about the value of a piece of bread.

One day, as “I” turn on the tap, a torrent of bright red water gushes out. I contact the municipal waterworks, but the problem remains unresolved. Seeking answers, “I” leave the apartment, head down to the basement, and inspect the water pipes firsthand.

Takes a humorous look at a nightclub where the "fun crowd" come to play out certain roles which are suitable for the social game

Indonesia is among Australia’s closest neighbours - less than 500 kilometres separates our northern coastline from the island of Timor. It is one of the world’s most populous countries and over 80 percent of its people are Muslim. The military plays a significant role in politics in Indonesia and at the time of filming, the government was headed by President Suharto, an army general. This series looks at the lives of seven very different people, all Indonesian. Through these individuals, we gain contrasting perspectives on Indonesia which contribute to our understanding of this nation’s complex character.

Experimental short film visualising the musical piece titled "An Ending (Ascent)" composed by Brian Eno. The film was nominated for the national award in the experimental category at the 11th Annual Student Film Awards (1984) organised by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences USA.

A strike of Turkish workers at the company NORDDARM GmbH in Bahrenfeld, next to the beautiful Hermes high-rise building. "We want our money!", "We only earn 1000 DM gross, for this payment we do piecework", were the slogans. Interviews with the strikers about the unsustainable working conditions, the owner G. Politis does not want to say anything about the allegations. A broad solidarity builds up and ends in a great demonstration. The result: the strikers are fighting for re-employment and additional payment of wages.