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John Law and the Mississippi Bubble

John Law and the Mississippi Bubble

1978 • 10 min • Canada
One of the most sensational get-rich-quick schemes that took place in France over 200 years ago with economist John Law at the helm.
Erreferenduma

Erreferenduma

1978 • 12 min • Spain
Pilot chapter of the film series 'Ikuska', a compilation of shorts on the Basque Country’s culture and politics. A documentary about the referendum on the Spanish constitution.
Peripeteia II

Peripeteia II

1978 • 10 min
Peripeteia I and Peripeteia II, shot by the artist in Oregon’s rainforest, alone and without electricity
Ladra di sogni

Ladra di sogni

1978 • 13 min
Accompanied by a background of classical music, Benigni dressed in eighteenth-century clothes moves gracefully and mute dancing in a classy room with a Television.
The Last Pogo

The Last Pogo

1978 • 25 min
Grab some safety pins, practice your sneer and get ready to revisit Toronto's thriving punk scene. THE LAST POGO documents the raucous 1978 punk concert held in Toronto's legendary Horseshoe Tavern-a night of unhinged music and unbridled mayhem. On December 1, 1978, legendary Toronto concert promoters Gary Topp and Gary Cormier-better known as The Garys-presented The Last Pogo, a rollicking, riotous concert at the venerable Horseshoe Tavern. On the bill were seminal bands from Toronto's punk rock scene: The Scenics, The Cardboard Brains, The Secrets, The Mods, The Ugly, The Viletones and Teenage Head. During the concert, the frenetic energy of 800+ thrashing fans in the club boiled over and a near-riot ensued. Filmmaker Colin Brunton was there with a camera crew to capture it all, from the irreverent punk musicians and the slam-dancing audience to the police who tried to stop the show and the firefighters called in to escort people from the premises.
Suns Funs un vējš

Suns Funs un vējš

1978 • 10 min • Soviet Union
The main character of the film is a charming dog. All his friends asked him to catch the wind, as it was touching everyone, and that's where it all began...
Mouse Mania

Mouse Mania

1978 • 2 min
Originally created for the Disney TV special "Mickey's 50th". Mike Jittlov goes to see psychiatrist Ekim Jittlov, but instead sees a bunch of stop-motion Disney memorabilia.
Jean Epstein or Cinema by Itself

Jean Epstein or Cinema by Itself

1978 • 25 min • France
From the French television series Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma, the episode uploaded here, Jean Epstein ou le Cinéma pour lui-même, was produced and (I'm pretty certain) directed by Claude-Jean Philippe. There isn't much info out there-- especially not in English-- regarding the series in general (though there is an imdb link for the series as a whole) or the episode devoted to Epstein. Running around 25 minutes, the episode combines lengthy excerpts from Epstein's cinematic canon with the ideas contained in his theoretical texts to uncover the personal and conceptual underpinnings running beneath the work of this most exquisite filmmaker. I treasure this documentary in particular as it contains extensive footage from L'Auberge rouge.
If You Believe in Fairytales

If You Believe in Fairytales

1978 • 9 min • Soviet Union
Musical cartoon about New Year's miracles.
Sunny Bunny

Sunny Bunny

1978 • 10 min • Soviet Union
How a little bear played with a mirror.
We Imitate; We Break Up

We Imitate; We Break Up

1978 • 23 min
“Mario was a construction; the girl tried to imitate it. But she knew there was more that she could do. Mario limited her. In my imagination I saw a competitive relationship that could only go so far. In making this film I combined the ‘real’ with the ‘constructed’, proving for myself that these two aesthetics could not fuse together; they had to remain apart working in tandem as a relationship, thus their meaning now included competition and cooperation.” E.B.1978
Maria Esther: Danças Na África

Maria Esther: Danças Na África

1978 • 40 min • Brazil
This film follows Maria Esther, Jose Agrippino's partner, as she falls into a trance; the film takes place in the day-to-day setting of a room looking out over the beach and over the roofs of a house in North Africa.
A Day in Pacific Rim

A Day in Pacific Rim

1978 • 6 min
This short film illustrates a day in the life at Pacific Rim National Park. Located on Vancouver Island, the park houses giant trees, drooping moss and beautiful ocean views that provide breathtaking material for an eager eye.
The Necrotic

The Necrotic

1978 • 44 min • United States of America
The psychopathic M.D. murders his unfaithful wife and meddling sister, then goes on to further vengeance with his female patients, injecting them with lethal doses of Curare.
Kaji to Kouma

Kaji to Kouma

1978 • 22 min • Japan
A fire safety video meant as a teaching aid for schools
Solitude

Solitude

1978 • 10 min
a film about the nature of the individual in the world and about the individual as he moves from one space to another, shadowed by structures.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

1978 • 17 min
Clara is given a nutcracker in the form of a toy soldier for Christmas. That night she sees the nutcracker in battle with the terrible Seven-headed Mouse King. The nutcracker turns into a young Prince and takes Clara to the Kingdom of Sweets.
A Tram Case

A Tram Case

1978 • 52 min • Yugoslavia
In occupied Belgrade, a writer considers ethical dilemma of a professor involuntarily involved in a difficult situation, which forces him to choose to be for or against the resistance movement.
Electronic Masks

Electronic Masks

1978 • 5 min • United States of America
Short experimental video art by Barbara Sykes.
Street Film Part VIII

Street Film Part VIII

1978 • 12 min
The final part in the core Street Film series.
Kom Majrosa, sköna Älgrosa

Kom Majrosa, sköna Älgrosa

1978 • 48 min • Sweden
Documentary about the traditional ways of calling for animals, commonly known as kulning.
Centre

Centre

1978 • 13 min • United States of America
"...Series of narrative events, stories if you like, but so clustered visually as to have a center so to speak, slightly off center."
Open-Air Museum

Open-Air Museum

1978 • 7 min • Poland
There is an old stone house in a clearing, it is surrounded by greenery. Architects have ambitious plans for this area. They will build a modern city around the clearing, however, the old house cannot be blown up. The problem will be solved by an open-air museum.
Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson

Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson

1978 • 1 min • Canada
A humorous account of the pioneering journey of Lady Frances Simpson, along with her piano, from England to Manitoba.