All Films

LEGO City

1977 • 1 min

LEGO City depicts four different unrelated events happening in the city. A pilot downed at sea is rescued and his seaplane is recovered. Meanwhile, a woman is run over by a car which attracts the attention of the police and hospital staff. Construction vehicles are seen to cause disruption at the city's airport. Finally, astronauts are shown enjoying exploring around the moon. Adam Zaner, filmmaker of this brickfilm, later became an executive producer of Bricks in Motion: The Documentary, supporting the film financially, and LEGO City was seen in the film.

Tornadoes: A Spotter's Guide

1977 • 16 min • United States of America

This is a NOAA storm spotter training film. It became the highest selling U.S. government film during peacetime.

Spray-On Video

1977 • 1 min

Commercial for spray-on video

Belleek, An Enduring Heritage

1977 • 24 min

This award-winning documentary on Belleek pottery was made jointly by filmmakers Roy Spence and J.J Tohill. Narrated by RTÉ newsreader Cyril Smith, this stunning documentary highlights the talent and craftsmanship that goes into each and every single piece of fine china and the generations of skilled artisans who create these works of art.

First Impressions

1977 • 25 min • United States of America

A documentary about the performers at a Denver drag bar, consisting largely of interviews conducted backstage as the performers apply their makeup.

Il Mec e La Mec

1977 • 12 min

Super8 short film by Gianni Bertini.

The sunset paradises

1977 • 8 min • France

Images on a text by Per Jakez Helias

Scherzo per clarino

1977 • 5 min • Italy

The video makes visible the hypothetical journey made by a sound. The air trapped inside a tube placed at the end of a clarinet travels a long way before being able to free itself through a note. The time that constitutes the duration of the video passes between the production of the sound and the possibility of listening to it.

铁证如山：福建军民怒斥“四人帮”

1977 • 43 min

The Sum of Perfection

1977 • 3 min

A film by Franklin Miller

Palestinian Visions

1977 • 30 min • Palestinian Territory

A short film about Palestinian artist Ibrahim Ghannam. A production of the Palestine Cinema Institute (PCI).

Fantomobil

1977 • 11 min • Poland

A film mocking the consumerist attitude towards life.

Geography of South America: Brazil (Revised)

1977 • 10 min • United States of America

Geographic features of a great frontier land, including scenes of the exciting new capital, Brasilia.

The Carpet Plane

1977 • 9 min • Soviet Union

Based on oriental legends about a magic carpet that will serve only good people.

Today, the Information Explosion: Tomorrow...?

1977 • 15 min • United States of America

Examines the vastness of media and its effect on daily life. Explains that since the invention of the printing press, the availability of information has expanded rapidly.

Ella Bergmann-Michel, Filme 1929-33

1977 • 32 min

This video portrait by Prof. Gerd Roscher and Sünke Michel, Bergmann-Michel's daughter-in-law and photographer, explores the making of Ella Bergmann-Michel's experimental documentary films. It features still photographs from her films, which had not yet been recovered at the time, and handwritten intertitles are commented on by her son Hans Michel.

Geography of South America: The Continent (Revised)

1977 • 14 min • United States of America

Discusses the main geographical features of South America including the Andes, the Guiana and Brazilian highlands, and the Orinoco, Amazon and Plata-Parana river basins. Show the relationship of these geographic factors to the people and their ways of life.

St.Marks P1. to Wards Island

1977 • 17 min

Experimental film by John Buchanan

The Shadow on the Wall

1977 • 20 min • Yugoslavia

Ilija is a night guard in a factory. One night he oversleeps and is awoken in the morning by a radio report of his death. He tries to contact his employers to clear up this misunderstanding but the world around him starts breaking apart.

El primer paso de papá

1977 • 6 min • Cuba

An educational cartoon about what to do when mom is not at home and dad is in charge.

Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen

1977 • 27 min • France, Mali

Germaine Dierterlen talks about Dogon mythology at a conference on the Bandiagara cliffs. The Songo canopy is a sacred site in Bandiagara. Its walls are covered with paintings depicting the different phases of creation. A little further on, in a cave near the village of Bongo, symposium participants are discussing the Tellem, the people who lived in the houses built into the cliffs before the arrival of the Dogon. The archaeological remains and migratory movements of these two peoples are discussed.

Effetti

1977 • 27 min

An overview of some ways to get creative with super8 filmmaking.

United States Expansion: Louisiana Purchase (Revised)

1977 • 11 min • United States of America

Relates the history of the Louisiana Purchase to the westward expansion of the United States, describing events leading to the purchase of the territory and its exploration, settlement and importance.

Mozgóképanalízis

1977 • 20 min

The twenty-minute film, divided into two parts, is made up of old newsreels and scenes recorded on the Budapest metro. The filmmaker places the celluloid tape, which is attached to the camera, on the trick table, examines the frames meticulously and cuts out individual details. The archival images are put into different contexts by different interventions.