All Films

O, Life

1974 • 51 min • Yugoslavia

A mono-drama with Josip Pejakovic in the main role.

The Stones Will Speak

1974 • 17 min

A trip round the west of Ireland where the residents tell of their lives.

Pomorye

1974 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A brief journey through the harsh and poetic land of Pomorye.

The Gingerbread Girl

1974 • 9 min • Romania

A stop-motion animation about a girl made of gingerbread.

Reflections of the Past

1974 • 35 min • Canada

A documentary about the first Ukrainian immigrants in Canada.

Dale duro Cayetano

1974 • 13 min • Colombia

The film depicts the lives and dreams of those who aspire to fulfill themselves through boxing.

Raga - I India

1974 • 3 min • India

A short TV filler rendering the raga Megh Malhar as sung by Ustad Amir Khan. The Megh Malhar evoking the rain gods is generally sung between 11.30 PM and 1.00 AM.

The Girl and the Lion

1974 • 15 min • Soviet Union

An animated puppet film about the circus lion Kirill and the girl who helped him recover and perform at a performance for the gathered children.

In The Bird World

1974 • 8 min • Soviet Union

Short humorous sketches. The first is called "solid character", and it describes the history of a tough chick, which was brought to a hairdresser for the first time. The second is about the uncomplicated life of a bird, which, however, did not prevent her from publishing own memoirs. The last story, "Fathers and Sons" tells of the relationship of adults and offspring.

Grow Old Along with Me

1974 • 11 min • United States of America

A reaffirmation that love and sex know no age.

Creative Artists of India: Satyajit Ray

1974 • 14 min • India

Documentary about Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray

Portraits

1974 • 16 min • Argentina

Short film by Narcisa Hirsch

Secret Spill

1974 • 27 min

In this work, which documents a performance/installation, the tension derives from the ruptures between what is heard, what is seen, and what is ultimately not seen.

Valentino Moon

1974 • 12 min • Italy

‘Castagnoli is the auteur of Valentino Moon, a little Italian gem (is it Rome, is it Venice?) : streets, people, a market, all very quickly and every three seconds (yes it’s Rome and it’s a baroque film by Bernini), a dancing ‘Pierrot’. Pachelbel’s Canon adds to the jubilation. Jouhandeau could have whispered a title to Castagnoli : ‘Life should be a celebration.’ D. Noguez.

Double Self-Portrait

1974 • 14 min • Italy

Produced in January 1974, just after the death of her husband Giovanni Pirelli, the last film by Marinella Pirelli, austere and moving, appeared as an attempt to exorcise this event and the elaboration of grief. In the double role of actress and director, the artist records herself in movement without controlling the image. - Érik Bullot 16mm, digital transfer, colour, sound

Hassani

1974 • 33 min • Iran

The short movie "Hassani"

Spirit Possession of Alejandro Mamani

1974 • 27 min

An old Bolivian man nears the end of his life. He has property and status, but not contentment. Believing himself posessed by evil spirits, he opens his heart to reveal his anguish. His personal tragedy brings us close to every man's confrontation with the unknown, old age, and death.

Solo for 3

1974 • 4 min

In this early formal experiment with analog image processing, the Vasulkas investigate multiple camera set-ups and keyers to articulate spatial, temporal and sound/image manipulation. Solo for 3 is a playful technical exercise in which three cameras were trained on three different images of the number three. Image planes are layered, arranged and sequenced; the result is a multifaceted choreography of numbers.

What’s Tops

1974 • 19 min • United Kingdom

British Rail's wagon control system and how it works, concentrating on the information most useful to the specific wagon operating staff.

The Little Mole and the Music

1974 • 6 min • Czechoslovakia

This story tells how the little Mole's favourite record got broken and how his friends, birds and mice, helped him to find a new one.

Secret LSU

1974 • 10 min • Soviet Union

About the benefits of playing sports. LSU stands for “light-handed, spirited, unique.”

Sykes

1974 • 13 min • United States of America

Portrays the life of Sykes, a proud, blind pensioner who lives in Chicago, capturing his life style in a positive statement.

The Cockerel and The Sun

1974 • 7 min • Soviet Union

The little rooster imagines that he is waking up the sun with his crowing, and all his friends believe him. But the sun rises without the rooster's crowing.

Rays of Hope

1974 • 12 min • India

The documentary film is about the Film and Television Institute of India including the views expressed by students, staff and Ex-Director Shri Jagat Murari. The filmmakers from the institute are 'Rays of Hope' for the alternative or New Indian Cinema.