All Films

Accordion

1981 • 5 min

“A man, an accordion, a ladder, and a video camera. It’s as simple as that.” - Andrew Lampert

Bridge Film

1981 • 2 min • United States of America

The filmmaker intersects the flow of traffic on narrow streets and on the canals of a European city.

Diplomafilm

1981 • 40 min

Diplomafilm is a short film that Béla Tarr made to graduate from Art School, in 1981. It is the predecessor of The Prefab People, with the same plot and the same actors, but with some changes in the plot.

Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham

1981 • 25 min • United Kingdom

Telly Savalas narrates a travelogue of Birmingham in England, taking in such sights as New Street Station, the traffic control centre and dual carriageway.

Heroin

1981 • 5 min • United States of America

Unfinished David Wojnarowicz film that was salvaged by Marion Scemama from Fales Library.

From Harlem to Harvard

1981 • 30 min • United States of America

As the first pupil from his Harlem high school to attend Harvard University, a teenager faces both external and internal challenges during his freshman year.

Innere Sicherheit: Abraham Polonsky

1981 • 44 min • Germany

Documentary about American filmmaker Abraham Polonsky.

Ein Film über den dichter werdenden Nebel im deutschen Winterwald

1981 • 17 min • Germany

Film about the director's run-in with the law.

Orderly or Disorderly?

1981 • 17 min • Iran

A sense of order is the necessary basis of any good social organisation. To illustrate this axiom, Kiarostami presents a series of paired scenes in this educational short film in which the same action is first shown in an organised way and then in an anarchic one. The film crew, however, finds it difficult to organise disorder.

Peep Show

1981 • 7 min • Canada

A man uses an instant photo booth with bizarre results.

The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special

1981 • 47 min • United States of America

George Burns hosts his first Christmas special. Special Guests: Bob Hope ; The Hawkins Family ; Ann-Margret

Castlerigg

1981 • 7 min • United Kingdom

Bruce Lacey wandering around and interacting with stones

The Journal of Bridget Hitler

1981 • 60 min • United Kingdom

An Irishwoman married to a German in pre-First World War Liverpool prepares to meet her brother-in-law – a young man named Adolf Hitler. Years later she is interviewed on television about her life. Part of the BBC2 Playhouse strand.

Little Love Story

1981 • 12 min • Soviet Union

A little love story can actually be huge even if you are only twelve years old...

She's Nobody's Baby: American Women in the 20th Century

1981 • 55 min • United States of America

This documentary goes back to the turn of the century to show how women shaped the nation’s history.

Fantasia on the Childhood of Busoni

1981 • 16 min

A fantasy on the childhood of a highly gifted pianist/composer who visited Italy & Germany on a concert tour when he was 10. The film serves as a homage to mothers who tirelessly support their talented childrens endeavors.

4D Special Agents

1981 • 60 min • United Kingdom

A group of children in the East End of London belong to a police sponsored scheme called '4D Special Agents'.

The Eternal Day of Michel de Ghelderode

1981 • 29 min

Using the tricks of the Flemish playwright's own trade--puppetry, masks, and a Breughelesque sense of bizarre carnival, the collaborators succeeded in bringing about a rich and sardonic humor lurking at the edge of the playwright's macabre, death-obsessed imagination in an allusive homage.

È una domenica sera di novembre

1981 • 45 min • Italy

A documentary about the 1981 earthquake in Irpinia.

Paul Simon in Concert

1981 • 52 min

Recorded for Home Box Office at Philadelphia's Tower Theater on October 8, 1980, this concert captures Paul Simon on the top of his form with an exceptional backing band. He plays songs from throughout his career combining solo hits with Simon & Garfunkel classics. Highlights include 'Still Crazy After All These Years', '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover', 'The Sound Of Silence', 'One-Trick Pony', 'The Boxer' and more. TRACK LISTING 1) Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard 2) Still Crazy After All These Years 3) Ace In The Hole 4) Something So Right 5) One-Trick Pony 6) Jonah 7) 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover 8) Late In The Evening 9) American Tune 10) The Boxer 11) The Sound Of Silence

The Owl Paula

1981 • 37 min • Germany

A young boy is getting ready to start school and can't wait till September 1st.

The Flintstones: Jogging Fever

1981 • 30 min • United States of America

After failing his annual physical, Fred wants to prove to everyone that he is in shape, so he decides to become the first citizen of Bedrock to enter the Rockstone Marathon.

Behind the Scenes: The Making of Ceddo

1981 • 25 min • Senegal

Paulin Vieyra captures Ousmane Sembène, one of the greatest filmmakers of Africa, during the filming of Ceddo. L’Envers du Decor was completed after four years of production. As for Ceddo, it would be censored under the Senghor regime and until 1983 by the Senegalese authorities.

Reggae Music

1981 • 40 min

Documentary about reggae in Jamaica and its history. Filmed in 1979.