All Films

Dolly Cake

1976 • 20 min • Canada

A Codco documentary turned improvised drama about a woman named Dolly who, fed up with taking care of a group of ungrateful layabouts, runs away. The story is intercut with footage from another Codco project called "Borkin the Spineless Servant."

Volk en vaderliefde

1976 • 60 min • Netherlands

Otanes is certain that Smerdis, King of Persia is an impostor. He gathers together a group of people to stage a coup, only to face the question of which one of them will be worthy to take the thrown.

The Shadow Glass

1976 • 22 min • United States of America

The Shadow Glass is roughly based on Ewers' 'Student of Prague'. It concerns a young man who, feeling incapable of surmounting the harsh realities of love and life, sends his reflection cut to procure and win for him the object of his desire. Rather than being his servant and slave, the reflection takes over and controls the life of the man. In frustration and anger the man kills his reflection in order to be set free. The reality of the situation is the reality of suicide. The entire film could be interpreted as taking place in a brief second–for as long as it takes pull the trigger.

Bag of Yeast

1976 • 60 min

When teacher Tony Scannell decides he wants to be ordained as a Catholic Priest his decision has wide ranging effects on his family and loved ones.

Back to Nature

1976 • 10 min

A man cleanses himself after being unfaithful to his wife.

Do You Dig It?

1976 • 30 min

If you ought to finish that bathroom, but NATO goes on Nuclear Alert, and curious people appear at the bottom of your garden - you dig a hole to hide in, don't you?

Under the Law Part II: 3 Days in the County Jail

1976 • 19 min • United States of America

Educational short film

Slate

1976 • 6 min • Poland

A short making-of from the set of Kieslowski's feature film "Blizna", which uses a lot the word "Action!" and the slate.

Maria

1976 • 50 min • Yugoslavia

On her deathbed, the sister tries to help her brother who, burdened with his poor background, can't figure out his life's directions after completing studies.

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

1976 • 17 min • United States of America

The original short film that served as the inspiration for the 1978 feature film.

The Battle of Billy's Pond

1976 • 56 min • United Kingdom

A huge chemical company pays illegal dumpers for disposal of chemical waste dangerous to the environment.

The Office Party

1976 • 55 min • United Kingdom

The misadventures of staff enjoying an office party.

No Hard Feelings

1976 • 55 min • United Kingdom

This short feature, an early directing credit for Alan Parker, shows the reality of life during the WWII air raids with none of the traditional 'Blitz spirit' so often portrayed. Eric spends the nights crammed into a brick shelter with his dad, sister and her screaming kids, and every bombardment brings tears over the loss of his mother in an earlier raid. When he learns his sweetheart is to be evacuated, he finally buckles under the stress.

The Chauffeur

1976 • 60 min

Joe, the chauffeur to an unnamed South American embassy, enjoys the small prks of privilege that his job provides him. When a coup in the country results in the ambassador's recall, his halycon life is upended.

Seven Women: Liza Wang

1976 • 50 min • Hong Kong

In the last episode of Patrick Tam’s anthology series “Seven Women” (1976), Lisa (Lisa Wang) suffers from "environmental depression" and those around her treat her like a lunatic. Joyce deploys a creative mix of dialogue and monologue to illustrate Lisa's complicated personality. She might act like any normal obedient daughter around her parents, yet other times she reveals her overly sensitive and suspicious mind as her moods run the gamut from poetic to violent. The villa where Lisa is sent to heal becomes a tumultuous battleground when a young doctor who has his own psychological hang-ups begins treating her and a conflict of egos is ignited.

Beasts: What Big Eyes

1976 • 60 min • United Kingdom

An RSPCA officer is horrified when he discovers a pet shop owner has been conducting experiments on a wolf, searching for proof of lycanthropy. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale’s “Beasts” horror anthology miniseries.

Matchfit

1976 • 60 min

A grumpy Scottish soccer boss meets a young fan in a TB sanatorium.

TVTV Looks at the Oscars

1976 • 59 min • United States of America

Made in 1976, TVTV's close-up look at Hollywood's annual awards ritual mixes irreverent documentary with deadpan comedy. TVTV's cameras go behind the scenes to follow major Hollywood figures (including Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Lee Grant, Jack Nicholson, and many others), capturing them in candid moments—inside their limousines, dressing for the ceremony, backstage at the awards.

UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger

1976 • 24 min • Japan

Alien invaders take over Great Mazinger who is at the entrance of a museum next to Mazinger Z as symbols of peace. Grendizer fights the evil invaders and Great Mazinger is recovered. When the Vegan empire dispatches a new general to oversee the takeover of Earth, he quickly manages to capture Koji Kabuto and, learning of Great Mazinger through interrogation, quickly commandeers it from a museum where it was kept as a symbol of peace. It is now up to Duke Fleed aboard Grendizer to stop humanity's former defender from becoming its destroyer.

Social Worker (#3)

1976 • 50 min • Hong Kong

The third episode of the Hong Kong reclaimed “Social Worker” series (1976), which showed the ecology of marginalized teenagers and their interaction with social workers.

The Kagestar: The Movie

1976 • 21 min • Japan

The superhero The Kagestar fights the monsters of the Satan Empire.

The Author of Beltraffio

1976 • 49 min • United Kingdom

A young American writer visits a famous author in the English countryside, and notices antagonism between the author and his wife over the upbringing of their young son.

The Making of an Epic: Mohammad, Messenger of God

1976 • 47 min • Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, United Kingdom

An in-depth look at the making of ‘The Message’, featuring interviews with key figures such as Moustapha Akkad, the film's producer, who shares his personal connection to the project. The documentary covers various aspects of the production, including the construction of the massive historical Mecca set, the creation of costumes, and the challenges of shooting in the desert. It also discusses the decision to shoot the film in two different languages (Arabic and English) and the unique issues that arose from this choice.

Place of Work

1976 • 32 min • United Kingdom

Margaret Tait documents her house, studio and garden in Buttquoy, Orkney as the seasons pass. She had lived there from the age of seven and often returned. At the time of filming, the house was about to be taken back by the council - this film is an effective 'goodbye'. Margaret Tait said it 'was meant to define a place, or the feeling of being in one place, with the sense this gives one, not of restriction but of the infinite variations available.'