All Films

Nise mibôjin - Ichijiku hakusho

1984 • 60 min • Japan

A woman bored with her lover starts an affair with the college friend of the deceased husband of her best friend by pretending to be the widow.

Los Sures

1984 • 58 min • United States of America

A documentary on the inhabitants of South Williamsburg, New York, whose lives are explored through the testimony of five inhabitants of the Brooklyn neighborhood. In the late 70s and early 80s, Los Sures was one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City. In fact, it had been called the worst ghetto in America. Diego Echeverria's film skillfully represents the challenges of its time: drugs, gang violence, crime, abandoned real estate, racial tension, single-parent homes, and inadequate local resources. The complex portrait also celebrates the vitality of this largely Puerto Rican and Dominican community, showing the strength of their culture, their creativity, and their determination to overcome a desperate situation.

Knightmare

1984 • 12 min • Australia

Sydney, 2112 A.D. - Children scavenging among the rubble of their city accidentally discover a long sealed Hall of Ages, containing the tools of an arcane art.

Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!

1984 • 24 min • Japan

Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! is the second movie of Uchuu Keiji Shaider. This movie takes place between episodes 39 and 40, and was released on December 22, 1984.

Eat the Young Fruit!

1984 • 60 min • Japan

A comedy set in an entertainment production company on the outskirts of the world. This is a place for men who aspire to be in the entertainment industry and have a chance to make their debut, even if it's just a production company. Waiting for them are some lewd men during a strange festival that has been passed down in Kurume, Kyushu.

Nishikawa Serina: Nozokibeya no onna

1984 • 60 min • Japan

A parody paying homage to Nobuhiko Obayashi's masterpiece Exchange Students , released a year prior to this film. Amidst the slapstick chaos of a man and woman whose minds and bodies are accidentally swapped, this gem explores the preciousness and poignancy of truly loving someone.

Shell Life

1984 • 2 min • United States of America

Shells create intricate patterns in this short stop-motion animation.

Glass

1984 • 42 min • Philippines

Paolo, Girlie and Johnny perform spirit of the glass in an abandoned house. When they contact the spirits; namely Isabel, Ibarra and Juanito, the spirits break free from the glass and possess the teens.

Kathy Acker

1984 • 47 min

Documentary about Kathy Acker where she talks about her writing and her life in New York.

I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

1984 • 60 min • United States of America

Filmmaker Michael Ventura follows Cassavetes around as the actor/director labors on his final film, Love Streams.

Rapid-fire Technique

1984 • 58 min

Yoko has entered into a contractual marriage with Yuki, but the formal marriage has not yet taken place. In an attempt to resolve her feelings, Yoko decides to commit to the marriage, but Yuki begins to express a desire to return to his hometown.

Berg Simeli

1984 • 32 min • East Germany

Kunz, the poor day laborer who is richly blessed with children, discovers the secret of the cave in the Simeliberg while collecting wood. Robbers keep their looted treasures there. Kunz takes some of it from time to time so that he can put a little more on the table for his family. Kunz's rich, stingy and suspicious neighbor discovers the secret of the treasure cave. His greed blinds him so much that he runs into his misfortune.

Manananggal

1984 • 43 min

Douglas, a young Visayan teenager, stays with his grandmother to take responsibility with his young brothers Gio and Zia when their parents are working in Davao.

Duellantens ansikte

1984 • 55 min • Sweden

An old woman with unusual complaint visits a district medical officer.

Hitozuma ryôjoku

1984 • 60 min • Japan

Pink film by Kazuo 'Gaira' Komizu.

Fridge

1984 • 35 min • Philippines

The Delfin family moves to a new house after the husband migrates to Saudi Arabia for work. The family consists of Lorna, her daughter Virgie, their housekeeper Nelia, and the husband's lecherous nephew Dodong. Their home includes an old refrigerator from the kitchen.

The Afterlife

1984 • 6 min

An unfinished Mad Max like SF short based on a comic series by Paul Trainor.

Sukyanti dōru: nugitate no kaori

1984 • 55 min • Japan

Nyan Nyan Musume

1984 • 57 min • Japan

A young wife who is bored with her ordinary life is reunited with her former lover and embarks on a journey of robbery.

Danchizuma: Sarakin Jigoku

1984 • 59 min • Japan

A young wife, not satisfied with her ordinary married life with her husband, decides to take on an adventure with a young man. She is supposed to enjoy a fleeting adventure, but she discovers for the first time the joy of sex that her husband can never experience, and completely forgives her body and mind. The fate of a woman who falls into the sweet "trap" of a devilish man who owes her a large sum of money, and whose life continues to escalate as he tries to collect her loan money...

The Bondage

1984 • 60 min • Japan

A videotape left by a mysterious woman to a taxi driver. There is a pattern of a secret bondage show recorded there ... A noir-style story about the membership-based SM show and the secrets of the organization behind it. A unique entertainment work with a romantic effect even in a punchy development.

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown

1984 • 25 min • United States of America

The story begins at a big football game where Snoopy wins a game from Peppermint Patty's team. That night, Snoopy gets out a radio, learns some 80's dance moves, and becomes Flashbeagle.

Susie

1984 • 33 min

In rural England, school teacher Susie Darling is planning to leave her boring husband Martin for lusty mechanic Dave when she meets romantic former pop star Garry Dreadful, who has moved to the village to start a traditional farm and asks her to live with him.

The Black Cat Mansion of Hatred

1984 • 47 min • Japan

Mysterious incidents occur around geiko in Fukagawa, and there is always the presence of a black cat at the scene of the tragedy. The woman, unaware of her presence, is pulled away by the banya, but a ronin, pretending to be a bouncer of the geisha district, appears and saves her, finally unraveling the fate of the woman.