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The Girl on the Edge of Town

The Girl on the Edge of Town

1981 • 60 min • United States of America
Patty Duke Astin received an Emmy nomination for her role as a mother whose teenage daughter learns she is pregnant thus bringing back memories of her own teenage years and mistakes.
The Goosehill Gang and the Mystery of Howling Woods

The Goosehill Gang and the Mystery of Howling Woods

1981 • 22 min
The Goosehill Gang goes camping and must discover who or what is causing a howling noise in the woods. Did we mention there's also an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous?
Portrait: A Film of Stockholm

Portrait: A Film of Stockholm

1981 • 25 min • Sweden
Images of Stockholm and the people who live there set to music.
Something for the Boys

Something for the Boys

1981 • 52 min • United Kingdom
A woman runs an 'establishment' for gay servicemen during World War Two in Scotland. A Scottish and an American serviceman meet and spend the night together there.
Bizarre Bondage Lady

Bizarre Bondage Lady

1981 • 60 min • Japan
A younger brother picks up a woman on the street and takes her home, and his older sister ties her up with rope, shaves her pubic hair, trains her in a perverted way, turns her into a fine perverted masochist, and then sells her off to a man who is an enthusiast in that field. In the heat of excitement, the master and disciple indulge in incest. One day, the younger brother, who was living this lifestyle, sees a girl on the street. The girl sells a match to a drunkard for 500 yen and shows her private parts by the light of the match. When the younger brother asks her why she does this, she answers that her mother did the same thing. She says that since her mother died, she is doing the same thing to survive. When the younger brother takes the girl home, the fate of the master and disciple begins to change...
Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother

Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother

1981 • 24 min • United States of America
Mischievous Dennis Mitchell wants to give his mother a gift for Mother's Day.
Funnymen

Funnymen

1981 • 56 min • United States of America
Early home video relic from International Home Entertainment, Inc. Hosted by Marty Allen, this compilation also features stand-up by George Burns, Frank Gorshin, and Pat Henry.
Dream Documentary

Dream Documentary

1981 • 5 min
"A masterpiece of compilation film" (Berlin Kinemathek), Dream Documentary uses footage from other films to create a surreal and foreboding societal landscape
Kinvig (TV pilot)

Kinvig (TV pilot)

1981 • 26 min
Lazy repairman Des Kinvig's life changes when he imagines meeting a glamorous alien from Mercury, who looks a lot like his latest customer Miss Griffin.
Masquerade

Masquerade

1981 • 5 min • United States of America
For the first time I am animating hand-painted engraved cut-outs on a full-color background. The film is mood-filled: A duel scene in a snowy forest, obviously the morning after a masquerade ball. Harlequin lies dying, while Red Indian walks away with the wings of victory. The woman between them appears, cat-masked. The mask dissolves away. Her spirit passes into the face of the sun upon the sun upon the sun flower. But Harlequin cannot escape death. The blue world engulfs him.
The Crown of Bogg

The Crown of Bogg

1981 • 30 min
It is time to crown a new king of the kingdom of Bogg, and King Mildew's son, Milo, seems like the best creature for the job. However, Vandred, the king's brother, has other plans, and intends to put his son, Vandal, on the thrown. He challenges Milo, who must prove his worthiness by retrieving the Crown of Bogg and returning it to the kingdom. The crown has been banned from the kingdom for years because it is cursed, but Mildew and Milo are willing to face the risks of the quest in order to keep Vandred and Vandal from assuming control of the kingdom
The Cutting Press

The Cutting Press

1981 • 20 min • Yugoslavia
After a hard day's work in the factory a woman spends her evening at home, lonely and full of desire.
Urban Struggle: The Battle of the Cuckoo's Nest

Urban Struggle: The Battle of the Cuckoo's Nest

1981 • 37 min • United States of America
Locals formed vigilante groups to fight it, Police used legal force to repress it, City officials wanted to ban it entirely. This never before released feature length documentary was filmed in the early 80's and exposes the punk rock scene that was going on at the infamous Cuckoo's Nest club owned by Jerry Roach.
Glauber Rocha: Morto/Vivo

Glauber Rocha: Morto/Vivo

1981 • 48 min • Brazil
The Willmar 8

The Willmar 8

1981 • 50 min • United States of America
Risking jobs, friends, family and the opposition of church and community, eight unassuming women begin the longest bank strike in American history.
The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma

The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma

1981 • 30 min • United States of America
Wilma is a celebrity when she gets a shot at the big leagues and becomes a pitcher for the Bedrock Dodgers after nailing a couple of robbers with a melon at the grocery store; however, she and Fred argue over her ambition to pitch for the team because Fred thinks a woman's place is in the home.
Madame in Manhattan

Madame in Manhattan

1981 • 60 min • United States of America
Waylon Flowers and his infamous Madame, who describes herself as an "alcoholic sex fiend," are our escorts on an unforgettable, often risque tour of the Big Apple. Madame, dressed in a lavishly decadent gown and sequined headdress, sings, cackles and hoots her way through and is surpirsed by a number of guest stars, including the master of one liners, Henny Youngman. A talented puppeteer and comedian from Georgia, Waylon Flowers and his Madame have won an Emmy Award, a Jimmy Award (the best of Las Vegas) and a Georgia Award for Best Specialty Act from Acva.
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life

Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life

1981 • 49 min • United States of America
Former Disney child star Hayley Mills returns to the Walt Disney Studio for a look at the techniques of animated film production, with various veteran Disney animators illustrating said techniques.
Bobby Wants to Meet Me

Bobby Wants to Meet Me

1981 • 52 min • United Kingdom
A young music journalist dreams of meeting his idol, Bob Dylan.
The Beginnings of Bebop

The Beginnings of Bebop

1981 • 25 min
Willie Ruff, musician, composer, educator, filmmaker, and Yale School of Music alumnus was on the faculty of the Yale School of Music from 1971 until his retirement in 2017. He directed and produced this short film which follows Dizzy Gillespie and Ruff’s musical partner Dwike Mitchell on a tour of key locations in the history of bebop in New York City. Gillespie led the filmmakers to Minton’s Playhouse, Carnegie Hall, the former site of the Savoy Ballroom, and made an unannounced stop at Miles’ Davis home. (Yale Film Archive)
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom

Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom

1981 • 41 min • United States of America
Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály believed that music could be taught to children as readily as reading. The method he developed uses a child's own natural instrument, the voice. Beginning with simple musical intervals, the child progresses from folk tunes and children's songs to the complex notes and rhythms of composed music--from Bye baby bunting to Bach. [The film] is a look at the Kodály method of music training in public elementary schools in San Jose, California, and West Hartford, Connecticut. Ordinary children are shown in the film, but they exhibit extraordinary self-confidence, discipline, concentration, and an eagerness to learn. There is no such thing as failure in a Kodály classroom; in fact, the children are able to correct their mistakes themselves. Moreover, the children will bring much of 'how' they learn in their music lessons--counting and problem-solving, left-to-right progression, following directions--to their study of reading, writing and arithmetic.
Lynda Carter's Celebration

Lynda Carter's Celebration

1981 • 50 min • United States of America
Lynda Carter's third musical TV special.
El Salvador: Another Vietnam

El Salvador: Another Vietnam

1981 • 53 min • United States of America
This political documentary illustrates the turbulent history of El Salvador from the 1920s-1970s, and the role of the U.S. government in that history. The most comprehensive film introduction to that country, examines the civil war there in light of the Reagan administration's decision to "draw the line" against "communist interference" in Central America. Archival material offers an overview of U.S. military and economic policy in Central America since 1948, while footage drawn from sources in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe provides extensive background to the current political and military situation.
No Man's Valley

No Man's Valley

1981 • 30 min
Elliot, a rare California condor, must find a hideaway for endangered animals before man drives them over the brink into extinction.