All Films

The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

1983 • 52 min • United Kingdom

Documentary for Scottish television about the making of Bill Forsyth's 1983 film "Local Hero."

The Big Wolf - The Grey Tail

1983 • 9 min • Soviet Union

A cunning fox tricks a wolf again and again.

Phantom Lake

1983 • 22 min

Meeting eye to eye with the ghost of Phantom Lake was not part of the planned weekend camping trip. The mystery that unfolded, however, teaches strong Christian principles to Sparky and his friends.

The fan of spiral shell

1983 • 12 min • Japan

Huie's Sermon

1983 • 42 min • Germany

Reverend Huie Rogers is a preacher at the Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Brooklyn. He is the topic of this short film, during which launches into an epic call-and-response denunciation of human hubris, greed, corruption and failure. The use of lengthy shots present it less like a sermon and more a performance, and induce an almost trance-like state.

The Most Comfortable, Solid and Beautiful Home

1983 • 10 min • Soviet Union

When all the animals have finished building their houses, the little turtle is still making and making his own. He tries to build the most comfortable, solid and beautiful home.

回転a/回転b

1983 • 2 min • Japan

Short animation by Tokumitsu Kifune & Sonoko Kifune.

88 Seconds in Greensboro

1983 • 59 min • United States of America

"James Reston investigates the role of a police informant in the 1979 murder of five civil rights demonstrators by a group of Klan and Nazi Party members in Greensboro, North Carolina."

Drill

1983 • 6 min • Japan

"The filming of the entrance to the company dormitory in which the film-maker was living. Centering the film on one pillar, he warps the spaces to the left and right and creates an unstable space similar to painting that employs anamorphosis. Made as were SPACY and BOX with a large number of photographs, the film ends with a violent movement, but is poetic for this." - Takashi Nakajima

Millay at Steepletop

1983 • 25 min

A loving tribute to the great American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, filmed entirely at her 700-acre upstate New York farm.

Death and Transfiguration

1983 • 27 min • United Kingdom

A British man on his deathbed recalls moments from his life.

Bad News

1983 • 35 min • United Kingdom

A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up a schoolgirl groupie, and meet up with rock journalist Sally at a motorway service station where they argue about the cost of sausage and chips.

Electric Blue 001

1983 • 59 min • United States of America

Men's Video Magazine hosted by Marilyn Chambers features softcore erotic vignettes, nude disco dancing, topless car washes, a school for strippers, celebrity nude Koo Stark, profiles on Ugly George and the sex lives of the elderly and much more. This, the U.S. version that originally aired on the Playboy Channel in 1983, and the UK version of Electric Blue 001 (hosted by Fiona Richmond and released in 1980) are entirely different. This release shares footage with numerous earlier UK Electric Blue releases but features exclusive footage as well.

Le passage du témoin

1983 • 55 min

UK/DK: A Film About Punks and Skinheads

1983 • 54 min • United Kingdom

Featuring interviews, live concert footage, and a feature on how punk was transformed from a trend to a way of life, UK/DK is a comprehensive look at the skinhead/punk movement. Some of the most notorious bands on the scene are featured, including The Exploited, The Vice Squad, The Adicts and many more.

Les Minutes d'un faiseur de film

1983 • 13 min • France

A short personal filmed journal about the director's nervousness in presenting a script and awaiting the decision about whether it can be made.

Ikuska 15: Euskaldunberriak

1983 • 11 min • Spain

The troubles of learning Basque in adults.

Journey: Live at Budokan

1983 • 50 min • Japan

With the addition of keyboardist Jonathan Cain and the release of the chart-topping Escape album, Journey reached the height of their popularity as of 1981, followed by their immensely successful Frontiers album of 1983. This superb set performed live for NHK's 'Young Music Show,' at Budokan Hall, Tokyo on March 2nd that year, showcases their incredible musicianship – including incendiary guitar from Neil Schon – and a plethora of hits, including classics such as Don’t Stop Believin', Who's Cryin' Now and Open Arms. Originally broadcast on TV

János Háry

1983 • 60 min • Hungary

The story is of a veteran hussar in the Austrian army in the first half of the 19th century who sits in the village inn regaling his listeners with fantastic tales of heroism

Irani

1983 • 8 min • Brazil

Register a popular celebration related to a battle fought in the city of Irani, starting point of Contestado War at Santa Catarina State, Brazil in 1912.

Target Nicaragua: Inside a Covert War

1983 • 40 min • United States of America

Traveling through villages along the Nicaraguan-Honduran border, the filmmakers document the impact of the covert war against Nicaragua's Sandinista government, featuring interviews with mercenaries, soldiers, spies and civilian victims.

The Wild World of Lydia Lunch

1983 • 22 min • United States of America

Shot entirely in Ireland and England on film stolen by Nick Zedd, the movie offers a rare glimpse into the unique private world of Lydia Lunch; The footage "narrated" by a break-up cassette sent from Lunch to Zedd.

Castle of Liars

1983 • 16 min • Soviet Union

A boy who often lies finds himself in such fabulous adventures that he begins to understand the benefits of truth.

Your Feet's Too Big

1983 • 4 min • United States of America

A cartoon elephant undone by his large feet