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The Vinland Mystery

The Vinland Mystery

1984 • 29 min • Canada
This short documentary depicts the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America - Vinland the Good. Mentioned in Icelandic manuscripts and speculated about for over two centuries, Vinland is known as "the place where the wild grapes grow" and was thought to be on the eastern coast between Virginia and Newfoundland. In 1960 a curious group of house mounds was uncovered at l'Anse aux Meadows in northern Newfoundland by Drs. Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad of Norway. Added to the United Nations World Heritage List, l'Anse aux Meadows is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.
Game Over

Game Over

1984 • 9 min • France
An unidentified woman on the run from a mysterious bald man seeks sanctuary with Alex, a pinball enthusiast. But when the bald man's secret is revealed, Alex is left wondering if he should have gotten involved.
Jitsuroku: Momoiro Kazoku Seikatsu

Jitsuroku: Momoiro Kazoku Seikatsu

1984 • 60 min • Japan
Moonchild

Moonchild

1984 • 4 min • Spain
Moonchild is a long lost gem in the canon of esoteric cinema. The title references a 1923 novel by Aleister Crowley, and Genesis originally stated of the film, 'Moonchild is a spell, to create a new person or a new stage in people, through compassion and through thought, and it's a construct, just like a spell is.'" “Moonchild is a spell, to create a new person or a new stage in people, through compassion and through thought” The film stars Genesis’s wife at the time, Paula P-Orridge, and is dedicated to their first-born child, Caresse. It also features John Gosling of Zos Kia and Psychic TV. "Moonchild was originally broadcast in 1984 on Spanish television show La Edad De Oro, alongside interviews with Genesis P-Orridge, filmmaker Derek Jarman, and musician and conceptual artist Jordi Valls, and performances by Psychic TV and Vagina Dentata Organ, which caused a forced shutdown of the network by the government at gunpoint.
The Wizard of No

The Wizard of No

1984 • 19 min • United States of America
Thirteen-year-old Billy is not the most popular boy in class. The Wizard of No suggests that his lack of popularity is directly related to his inability to say “no”. Points out that the word “no” has both a positive and a negative sense.
A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble!

A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble!

1984 • 45 min • Japan
The Badan Empire killed Ryo Murasame's older sister, and he had been cybernetically remodeled into ZX. However, he regained himself after an accident and stood up fearlessly.
The Master of the Discipline

The Master of the Discipline

1984 • 60 min • United States of America
A young man struggling with his sexual identity is driven to the gay BDSM underworld. There he is preyed upon by other men who exploit him for their own desires. Realising his dire situation he decides get shocking revenge on the people who wronged him.
Der letzte Stammtisch

Der letzte Stammtisch

1984 • 16 min • Germany
On the occasion of his last regulars’ table in his old neighbourhood of Schwabing, the laconic pensioner Schorsch's pals treat him to a cab drive to his new home in Neuperlach in the outskirts of the city. But Schorsch rather wants to take one last look at his old downtown apartment which he had renovated himself after the war, and where he had lived for almost forty years until his landlord bullied him out of there as the latter wanted to use the space for expensive luxury apartments. Because Schorsch’s wife wanted to move to “the countryside”, they thereupon moved to the Neuperlach development site in the outskirts of Munich. But amongst the uniformly looking housing blocks, Schorsch can’t even find his new apartment, and so, the grumpy cabdriver Gustl becomes his companion on a nightly odyssey.
Lost and Found: Film 4

Lost and Found: Film 4

1984 • 8 min
The magpie that stole Tishka the dog's medal organized a school of “magpie sciences,” where it decided to teach first graders the “art” of deception. But Tishka and his friend the parrot tracked her down.
The Man and the Way

The Man and the Way

1984 • 9 min • Soviet Union
Based on Georgian folk proverbs.
The Wind-Up Tape

The Wind-Up Tape

1984 • 29 min • United States of America
Image and information. Style and fashion. Roots and culture. A video flyer promoting the punk scene in California.
Karajan: Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2: New Year's Eve Concert 1984

Karajan: Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2: New Year's Eve Concert 1984

1984 • 56 min
World-renowned conductor Herbert Von Karajan directs the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in this performance of Bach's Violin Concerto No. 2 for a New Year's Eve concert filmed in Berlin in 1984. Together with noted violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and gifted vocalists Judith Blegen, Helga Muller Molinari, Francisco Araiza and Robert Holl, Karajan and his orchestra present a remarkable performance of Bach's masterwork.
Alex Colville: The Splendour of Order

Alex Colville: The Splendour of Order

1984 • 58 min • Canada
A view of the life and works of the late Alex Colville, the celebrated Canadian painter. Shows the influence on his life and works of his experience as an artist during World War II, and of his relationship with his wife, Rhoda. Friends and critics speak of the construction and sense of menace in his work, and Colville comments on his sense of order, goodness, and contingency.
Underground Crossing

Underground Crossing

1984 • 16 min • Soviet Union
About the funny adventures of a snake, a muskrat, a fox and a badger.
David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean

David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean

1984 • 20 min
Jazzin' for Blue Jean is a 20-minute short film featuring David Bowie and directed by Julien Temple. It was created to promote Bowie's single "Blue Jean" in 1984 and released as a video single. The film depicts the adventures of the socially incompetent Vic (played by Bowie) as he tries to win the affections of a beautiful girl by claiming to personally know her favorite rock star, Screaming Lord Byron (also played by Bowie).
Special Request

Special Request

1984 • 60 min • United States of America
After having a close call performing self-bondage, Jan Collins, a wealthy divorced woman, goes to a discreet wish fulfillment service. After agreeing to their terms of service, she's blindfolded, taken to a warehouse, and chained up to become the submissive slave of a blonde dominatrix. Her new mistress might have more evil plans in her mind for her though.
The Comical Game

The Comical Game

1984 • 12 min • East Germany
A card game is introduced: “Nuclear War". An entertaining, jolly card game for between two and six players, reads an ad for a game made in USA.
Dealers in Death

Dealers in Death

1984 • 47 min
Broderick Crawford narrates factual accounts of Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger and other '30s gangsters.
Klipperty Klöpp

Klipperty Klöpp

1984 • 13 min
"A post punk piece of pagan sensibility, complete with beastiality buggery and boundless energy. Maniacal filmmaking at its best. He takes his horse with him everywhere." Andrew Kötting
Babies, Snakes and Barking Dogs: Keith Haring in Australia

Babies, Snakes and Barking Dogs: Keith Haring in Australia

1984 • 42 min • Australia
Rare documentary chronicling Keith Haring's visit to Australia in 1984, including working and painting at the National Gallery of Victoria and the New South Wales Art Gallery.
По дороге с облаками

По дороге с облаками

1984 • 8 min • Soviet Union
The Road to Bresson

The Road to Bresson

1984 • 54 min • Netherlands
A Dutch documentary about legendary French filmmaker Robert Bresson.
Either a Bird or an Animal

Either a Bird or an Animal

1984 • 9 min • Soviet Union
About a bat that could not decide whether it was a bird or an animal, and remained alone. Based on a Mongolian tale.
High Schools

High Schools

1984 • 59 min • United States of America
High Schools is a 1984 American documentary film produced and directed by Charles Guggenheim. It is based on Ernest L. Boyer's book, High School, and was filmed on location in seven American high schools. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.