All Films

Pigeons in the Square

1982 • 27 min • France

An enthusiastic grandfather sits with children in a Parisian park talking about pigeons. First. their physical appearance—eye, wings and tail, and color—and their varieties. Then, he encourages the children to imitate their walk. He points out courtship and mating rituals, then provides an illustrated discussion of how they eat. This section is punctuated by a flock of pigeons fighting over a small, hard ball each wants to eat; the narrator's describes it as if it were a soccer match. He concludes with a discussion of pigeons taking off, landing, and flying; he uses slow motion and stop-time photography to show his audience.

Tribal Law

1982 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Based on the works of African artists of the Pota-Pota school.

Behind the Old Fence

1982 • 25 min • Soviet Union

Based on Galina Demykina’s story “The Girl Got Lost.”

Second Time Around

1982 • 58 min

Focusing on the wedding arrangements of David and Elaine, each of whom is divorced, SECOND TIME AROUND presents the complexities of contemporary marriage in the United States.

After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies

1982 • 23 min • Canada

This film deals straightforwardly with the consequences of a nuclear attack for the Canadian Prairies. The Prairies are singled out because of their proximity to huge stockpiles of intercontinental ballistic missiles located in North Dakota. Scenes include a visit to a missile base and to an emergency government bunker in Manitoba. A doctor, a farmer and a civil defence coordinator provide different perspectives on nuclear war. Although the film focuses on one region, it provides a model for people everywhere who would like to know more about their own situation but don't know what questions to ask.

The Lucid Autumn Sun

1982 • 29 min • Soviet Union

At the airport, two old friends meet. One is a physical education teacher at a rural school, the other is the manager of a metropolitan basketball team. They have plenty of memories to share and things to talk about...

As the World Burns

1982 • 56 min • United States of America

It's the Reagan years and all of the husbands in the neighborhood are turning gay.

Haus. Frauen. – Eine Collage

1982 • 15 min • East Germany, Germany

Paul Celan’s poem echoes. A drive reveals a long-abandoned Gründerzeit villa in ruin. Inside, a woman in elegant WWI attire dances, then slumps in mourning. After the war she cleans, reappears in 1930s riding clothes amid radio discontent as a maid and housekeeper move through the halls. Mourning returns with WWII’s end. Post-war, she dances to American rhythms, breastfeeds under Soviet-occupation broadcasts. Beatles and Pink Floyd play as a woman in overalls emerges, memories of the century flooding her mind. She climbs into a Trabant Kübel, helmet beside her, determined to give the villa a new life.

The Making of Poltergeist

1982 • 8 min

A behind-the-scenes look at how some of the visual effects were accomplished in the feature film Poltergeist (1982).

The Decision

1982 • 35 min • Kuwait

A film about the divorce decision and its impact on the children.

E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors

1982 • 46 min • United States of America

Documentary hosted by Robin Williams about the history of aliens in the movies, made to coincide with the cinema release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

The Lost Generation

1982 • 20 min • Japan

Documentary about the victims and effects in the Hiroshima bombing. Part of the "Ten-Feet Movement"

The Bunker of the Last Gunshots

1982 • 26 min • France

A military group of men is locked up in a bunker in an unknown future. All those soldiers are waiting for an eventual enemy. But the discovery of a certain project will cause several catastrophies and will make those men kill each other...

Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television 

1982 • 24 min • United States of America

The president of QTTV is thrown out the window since the shows under his reign got nothing but bad ratings. So the executives decide that it is time to find a new president who understands entertainment. That's when they turn to Bugs Bunny. The network calls Bugs Bunny and asks him to be the new president. They also ask him how he came to be and that's when the special shows scenes from What's Up Doc?. Eventually, Bugs accepts the job.

One Day Time

1982 • 28 min • Ireland

'One Day Time' is a drama about a day in the life of a young Dublin man from Ballymun who is unemployed. It explores Eddie's sense of isolation and anxiety about his place in the world as he passes yet another seemingly pointless day.

Feminette

1982 • 12 min

Bored with her postgraduate studies, Barbie opts to get ready for a fantasy night of crashing a glamorous party in New York City.

Movie Buffs

1982 • 12 min • United States of America

Animated short.

The Mole in the City

1982 • 28 min • Czechoslovakia

The City

1982 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A lyrical film essay on the city of Bishkek (then named Frunze) in the early 1980s.

Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet

1982 • 50 min

Channel 4 documentary on the rastafarian poet which marked his TV debut.

Randy Newman: Live at the Odeon

1982 • 57 min • United States of America

Recorded live at New York's legendary Odeon nightclub, this one-hour 1983 concert features award-winning songwriter Randy Newman, with guests Ry Cooder and Linda Ronstadt. Mingling humorous lyrics with a blend of New Orleans R&B, traditional pop, and folk, Newman sings his favorites, including "I Love L.A.," "Burn On, Big River," "Short People," "Political Science," "Rednecks," "Guilty," "My Life Is Good" and "I Think It's Going to Rain Today."

Philip Guston: A Life Lived

1982 • 58 min • United States of America

Late in life, the artist looks back over a career that originated in social realism during the '30s, moved to the center of Abstract Expressionism, and culminated in a return to figuration. Filmed at his retrospective in San Francisco in 1980 and at his Woodstock studio, where Guston is seen painting, the artist speaks candidly about his philosophy of painting and the psychological motivation for his work.

Pontormo and Punks at Santa Croce

1982 • 10 min • United Kingdom

Last Hunt

1982 • 10 min • Soviet Union