All Films

Canada Vignettes: Delta Plane

1979 • 1 min • Canada

This film is about the emotions that can lead one to take that jump into space necessary for hang gliding with a Delta Plane.

Bliss D.F.²

1979 • 8 min

"The performer describes how to shrink a head, using an avocado and its pit that is recorded on one audio channel. The other props include a table cloth a pan of water and a wine cork. The second audio channel plays a tape made by Tamara Rand, a sex therapist and psychic who describes how to maintain an erection and how to get away from poor self-image by placing that image in a 'black box' and throwing it away." - Askevold

Rapunzel, Rapunzel

1979 • 14 min

Rapunzel imprisoned in a tall wooden tower by a witch, allows a young man to climb her long brown hair to visit her.

Tor 2

1979 • 32 min

Documentary about a steelworker strike on New Year's Eve 1978/79.

Window to the Yard

1979 • 3 min • Poland

A man doing the ironing on the ground floor of a tenement house observes the yard.

Death Row

1979 • 59 min

About daily life on Death Row in Texas. When the film was made in April 1979, 114 men were housed in the special death cells of Ellis prison's rows J-21 and J-23. The men spend their time waiting for the State to kill them or fighting as hard as they can to prevent that death from happening. Their hardest job is staying sane.

Los pirañas

1979 • 14 min • Peru

A merchant from the Amazon River arrives at a village located on its banks, and in the purchase-sale manipulations with a couple of riverside peasants, he manages to sell them utensils that they do not need and increase the debt they have with him.

In a Not Far Away Place

1979 • 22 min • Romania

On the waterfront, a few soldiers inspect the perimeter where a festive table has been set up in front of a makeshift wooden stage. The garrison commander greets a motley group of foreign visitors as the waiters open the champagne to start the show. The perspectives alternate, the bah-humbug atmosphere at the guests' table is counterpointed by the reluctance of the performers and the resentment of those who prepare the meal and must serve the guests. From this group, the character played by Marga Barbu stands out for her eccentric, disruptive presence, upsetting the fragile balance of the whole performance and aggravating the already tense situation towards its dramatic climax.

You Must Remember This

1979 • 26 min • Canada

Marshalore's You Must Remember This is an autobiographical narrative on the pressure to conform to a feminine stereotype of beauty. It deals with a series of small, intimate dramas where she sings old songs of the 1930s and 40s. If the text seem banal, the melodies derived from the title song combine with remarkable camerawork to create a wonderfully seductive atmosphere.

Painting

1979 • 8 min • Poland

A film about the act of creation, in which the representation of the artist's different emotions and her relation to environment shows how the creative process develops to its end.

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

1979 • 29 min • Canada

Obomsawin narrates as children learn of the traditions and life of Gabriel, a Cree boy from Fort George, James Bay. The Northern Cree "Walking Out Ceremony" is one such tradition. This is followed by scenes of Gabriel touring Old Montreal.

hedgehog

1979 • 30 min • Soviet Union

movie follows ia and a boy nicknamed by her as the hedgehog, the boy gets irritated by the girl's teasing and they dvelop a rivalry but when the boy has to leave town they both realize that they actually quite enjoyed each others company

The Detour

1979 • 34 min • United Kingdom

During a school outing, Dominic’s [John Galdes] pet dog Rameses – which a sculptor [Adrian Rendle] has sketched for a work depicting the Egyptian dog-headed god Anubis – runs away. While looking for the animal, Dominic visits the sculptor’s home, and on seeing the finished sculpture experiences a premonition of evil. That night, however, he has a dream about a religious revelation at the Miraculous Grotto, and the next morning goes to the site to find Rameses unharmed.

Am I Normal?: A Film About Male Puberty

1979 • 22 min

13-year old Jimmy has a lot of questions about his changing body. His often hilarious search for answers uncovers the facts about male sexual development, and raises important issues about peer pressure and readiness to date.

Tigers Are Better Looking

1979 • 20 min • Sudan

Tigers are Better Looking is an adaptation of a short story by Jean Rhys. In the film, Shariffe directs his view towards exile in Europe, showing the wide disparity between North and South. The film contrasts two different civilisations, the homeland, Sudan, and the country of exile, Great Britain. Through poetic abstractions the director manages to portray the strong sense of exile and the longing for the homeland.

Create a Dream

1979 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Mars in 3D

1979 • 32 min • United States of America

A historical production by Stanford University and the History Office of the NASA Ames Research Center presented in Blu-ray 3D Video and features footage from the 1980's NASA Viking 1 & 2 Missions to Mars. The soundtrack was created at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford under the direction of John Chowning. This disc contains bonus features including a 15 minute interview with John Chowning, William Schottstaedt and Michael McNabb.

L'Eclipse

1979 • 3 min • France

L'Eclipse, is composed as a visual little poem using light, colour, rhythm, to present a universe that is half celestial, half cerebral, in which graphic grids play with disappearing and setting suns. Robert Cahen creates effects of fire, clouds, steam, that contrast with the regular and geometric structure of the image.

The Lundstroms' Wilderness Christmas

1979 • 53 min • United States of America

An unforgettable hour of Christmas music and message your entire family will enjoy!

What the Hell's Going On Up There?

1979 • 28 min • Canada

A disgruntled Uncle Sam complains that nobody listens to him anymore, and what's more, he doesn't even know what's going on up there. "I thought we were living on the top floor," he mutters. He expedites the ubiquitous Marshall Efron on a fact-finding mission north of the border. Part satire, part serious, this film sets out to package Canada for American consumption, with some of the clichés thrown in. Contrasting with the decidedly lighter side of the film are interviews with well-known Canadians such as Marshall McLuhan, Mordecai Richler, Margaret Atwood, John Kenneth Galbraith, Raoul Duguay, and Pierre Bourgault.

Arrows

1979 • 32 min • United Kingdom

In 1979 filmmaker John Samson went on the road with a 22-year-old Eric Bristow, one of the rising stars of British darts. This film depicts Bristow between major competitions as he travels around the pubs and working men's clubs of Britain, challenging the local heroes and playing exhibition matches. Bristow takes on all-comers and breezily faces down a belligerent local radio host.

Jian mian li

1979 • 34 min • China

The Veldt

1979 • 25 min

The Hadley's new house does everything for them - it cooks, does the housework, reads to them, even comforts them. The playroom brings the Hadley children's fantasies to life in full color, three dimensions and odorphonics. However, Mr. and Mrs. Hadley are increasingly terrified by the images and sounds of the the African Veldt.

Investigation of Fear

1979 • 3 min • United States of America

A young investigator enters a house that may be haunted.