All Films

Would You Like to Have a Pink Experience?

1984 • 30 min • Japan

Erotic drama distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

17cm Myth

1984 • 60 min • Japan

A behind-the-scenes story that depicts the money and sexual desires of men who live in the entertainment world, including men who admire the entertainment world and those who try to prey on them by taking advantage of that admiration.

The Laughing Ball

1984 • 9 min • Soviet Union

A fairy tale about a wonderful ball that laughs merrily and gives adults and children a good mood, making them forget about problems and troubles.

Memories of Overdevelopment

1984 • 33 min • Philippines

A philippine slave travels around the world. An early version of the story Tahimik used for Balikbayan.

The House

1984 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and Latvia, making it part of Europe instead of an off-shore island. It is winter 1884. To gain access to the sea, England has declared war on Latvia and believes herself to be winning. But Russia has sided with Latvia and England is doomed. The action takes place on New Year’s Eve in a country house on the Anglo-Latvian border. The guests are a cross section of the ruling classes.

The Road To Olympia

1984 • 52 min • United States of America

A truly iconic video based on the Mr. Olympia contest from 1984. Every single one of the competitors was a star in their own right. ‘Road to Olympia’ 1984 was a classic release at the time. It was the forerunner of the later Battle for the Olympia series. In this video the camera follows in particular Tom Platz, Chris Dickerson, Franco Columbu, Samir Bannout, Al Beckles and the eventual winner – Lee Haney. You also see a very beautiful Rachel McLish. This video is now a classic slice of bodybuilding history.

Comic Books: A World of Illustrated Adventure

1984 • 19 min

One of the first documentary projects with which Jeff Krulik was involved at the start of his public access days. Shot on location at Geppi's Comic World in Silver Spring, MD during a Stan Lee signing, and a comic convention at a Northern Virginia hotel.

De Stedeling

1984 • 10 min • Netherlands

A man from the city walks around the country side. He tries to find out what farmers are hiding below the plastic belts on their territory.

Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää

1984 • 51 min • Finland

Matti Pellonpää (1951-1995) was one of the most talented Finnish actors of his generation. In Eero Tuomikoski's documentary, we meet Pellonpää in 1984, after Kaurismäki's Arvottomat film, but before his actual big breakthrough.

Little Mountain: An Election from the Inside

1984 • 28 min • Canada

A behind-the-scenes documentary that examines the role of NDP campaign volunteers in the Vancouver riding of Little Mountain.

The House, 1984

1984 • 56 min • East Germany

Thomas Heise's documentary portrays the meeting of officials and citizens in the district office of Berlin-Mitte in 1984. The movie uniquely displays how socialist officals and citizens interact.

Women's Voices: The Gender Gap

1984 • 17 min • United States of America

Filmmaker Jenny Rohrer explores the growing difference in voting patterns between men and women.

Free Show Tonite

1984 • 59 min • United States of America

Academy award winning filmmaker Paul Wagner and folklorist Steve Zeitlin produced this 1983 oral history of the old-time travelling medicine show performers, with a recreated medicine show staged in a small North Carolina town.

How Petryk Pyatochkin Counted Little Elephants

1984 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Petryk Pyatochkin goes to kindergarten and loves to play around. One day he counted elephants so that he could fall asleep with the other children during quiet time. And when he succeeded, Petryk got to Africa in an amazing kindergarten, where he had to take care of baby elephants, who did not miss the opportunity to have fun.

Venom: The Seventh Date of Hell

1984 • 57 min

Blistering live performance by British black metal pioneers Venom captured at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in June of 1984. One of the most legendary shows in the history of metal featuring the classic line-up of Cronos (vocals/bass), Mantas (guitar) and Abaddon (drums). TRACKLIST: 01. Leave Me In Hell 02. Countess Bathory 03. Die Hard 04. 7 Gates Of Hell 05. Buried Alive 06. Don't Burn The Witch 07. In Nomine Satanus 08. Welcome To Hell 09. Warhead 10. Stand Up And Be Counted 11. Blood Lust

2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

1984 • 10 min • France

Made for the centenary of France’s trade union laws, Chris Marker’s 2084 imagines a future in which a computer looks back on the labor movement of the 20th century. Mixing documentary reflection with speculative fiction, the film envisions contrasting paths for the future of workers and unions.

Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age

1984 • 26 min • United States of America

All interviews in this documentary were shot over a long weekend at a 1984 hacker conference by the Whole Earth Catalog editors Stewart Brand and Kevin Kelley in Sausalito, California. The event itself (the hacker conference) was inspired by Steven Levy's classic book "Hackers - Heroes of the Computer Revolution"

Lullaby

1984 • 10 min • Soviet Union

The cartoon is based on one of the famous Ukrainian lullabies. It tells the story of a newborn baby, which is surrounded by the maternal care and affection. In the video sequence, unusual ornament is replaced by fairy tale characters and animals that appear near the baby lying in his cradle.

Starring: Jouko Turkka

1984 • 49 min • Finland

The controversial Jouko Turkka, actor, writer, teacher and stage director. With his mostly devoted students at the Theatre Academy/University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland. Where he was appointed professor of stage production 1981-1984.

The Sauna

1984 • 38 min • Sweden

A story of a Finnish family which moved to Sweden and is very unhappy lacking the traditional Finnish sauna in a new place. Based on the novel by Nils Parling.

Betrayed

1984 • 54 min • United States of America

Special training for young girls... Carla knew all about it... She had been there once herself. Now it was time to teach her naughty niece, Lisa, the ropes, literally. Carla arranged the set up to look like they were both being so Lisa would never suspect her. After they were caught and then separated, Carla is released to go home. However, just the thought of her niece being punished makes her excited that she has to return to the training center to see Lisa beg. Watch as Carla herself gets caught, and is put through a montage of B&D with Lisa.

É Tudo Invenção Nossa

1984 • 10 min

Pedro Costa first foray into filmmaking was a short-film co-produced for RTP within a series named “Cartas a Júlia.”

Seascape

1984 • 10 min

A rhythmic flow of image with sound, weaving a mood suspended in time.

How Merrily I Shall Laugh: Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub on Their Film Class Relations

1984 • 42 min • Germany

Filmmaker Manfred Blank (director of the excellent Pharos of Chaos) interviews Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub at some length about their then-current production, Klassenverhältnisse (Class Relations), in which he, himself, performed as an actor.