All Films

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

1980 • 57 min • United States of America

Granny Weatherall (Geraldine Fitzgerald) is a spunky old lady of eighty who bosses around her doctor and her children. She seems so strong and in control, and yet she has never had the upper hand in her destiny. One morning, a flood of long-forgotten memories bring her to the realization that of all her accomplishments, she cannot console herself for the shame-filled day she was left standing at the alter. Still, her indomitable will to live and act independently infuses the last day of her life. Adapted from the short story by acclaimed writer Katherine Anne Porter ("Ship of Fools"), The Jilting of Granny Weatherall reminds us of the plight of many women who wait for life to claim them, rather than seek life out for themselves.

Gigolo and Gigolette

1980 • 40 min • Soviet Union

Stella and Sid, seaside dancers, perform a dangerous circus act. After a conversation with an old entertainer, Stella is afraid to jump, requiring a decision.

Shake Hands with Danger

1980 • 23 min • United States of America

This short cautionary training film examines dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operation, showing many simulated accidents on construction sites.

The Coward

1980 • 7 min • Soviet Union

A cowardly man is being scared by trolls underneath an old tree.

Santa's Pocket Watch

1980 • 20 min

Sam dreams of meeting Father Christmas, so when Santa arrives at his house Sam hides in the big guy's sack. Later, Santa discovers the stowaway, and invites him to a special Christmas dinner, where he presents Sam with a special watch.

Amor

1980 • 15 min • Austria, Italy, Switzerland, United States of America

Shot in Rome and Salzburg’s natural theatre, the film uses cutting and sewing as metaphors for love, separation, and the craft of montage. Cloth being trimmed, hands clapping, and tools striking accompany images of tailoring, architectural restoration, and Beavers himself in a new suit, linking gesture and sound to the editing process.

Taylor Chain I: A Story in a Union Local

1980 • 33 min • United States of America

Taylor Chain I tells the gritty realities of a seven-week strike at a small Indiana chain factory during 1973-74. Volatile union meetings and tension-filled interactions on the picket line provide an inside view of the tensions and conflicts inherent to labor negotiations. Due to a lack of funds and a fire at Kartemquin which necessitated a re-edit of the film, the film was not released until 1980. Filming then began a year later on Taylor Chain II: A Story of Collective Bargaining.

Walkabout to Hollywood

1980 • 49 min

Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Australian Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician. The film shows how Gulpilil is always working to bridge the gap between the tribal Aboriginal and Western worlds. He divides his time between a traditional tribal lifestyle and his artistic work, which has included major film roles, collaboration with contemporary dance and music groups and teaching Aboriginal dance and culture. Bill and David travel to Hollywood where David was the most popular Australian in the world at that time, with FOUR films playing in America – WALKABOUT, STORM BOY, THE LAST WAVE and MAD DOG MORGAN. After relating to both the black and native American cultures and filming a quick scene for a big Hollywood picture, he pines to head back through the Outback to his beloved Arnhem Land. Edited by Simon Dibbs and shot by Ray Henman.

A Story of No Importance

1980 • 44 min • France

A coming of age story about two great friends during the school years whose friendship is truly tested when one of the boys start to develop different feelings for the other. At first, it seems Philippe and Claude are just experimenting new sensations, everything is pure curiosity to them. But total reciprocity isn't the name of the game and Philippe is clearly infatuated with his friend.

Cain's Tears

1980 • 14 min • Soviet Union

The satirical short movie about traitors of Soviet Ukraine who mask their betray for "wishing for Ukraine's independence" through the history since 1918 up to modern times. Was considered lost, but was found in Latvian film fund in the year 2025.

Stepping Out: The Debolts Grow Up

1980 • 52 min

An update on the DeBolt family, originally featured in Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977).

Soup or Sonic

1980 • 9 min

The coyote chases the road runner, but in this one he actually succeeds, to his bemusement.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny

1980 • 7 min • United States of America

Bugs Bunny gushes with excitement over the end of school, but while stopping to wonder why he's excited about this at his age, he runs into a tree and has a flashback to his youth, when he was just as excited about the end of school. But his nemesis, a young Elmer Fudd, is also out, and he's out to get the budding wascally wabbit.

Хитрая ворона

1980 • 9 min • Soviet Union

Cseh Tamás énekel

1980 • 43 min

Smoky little clubs, late nights, late nights of conversation over a glass of beer and a guitar. The lyricist Géza Bereményi and the composer-performer Tamás Cseh are the creators of the most topical and accurate songs of the 70s and 80s, expressing the mood of the "30s and 40s" of that time - a mood that was their own destiny. This stunning recording from 1980 includes songs like Tangó, Álomfejtés, Szabó Kálmán tegnap este..., A 100. éjszaka, A legjobb viccek, Születtem Magyarországon, A dédapa dala, Egy bogár, Krakkói vonat, Az ócska cipő, Filmdal.

The Chola Heritage

1980 • 15 min • India

The film highlighting the Dravidian temple architecture and bronze sculpture which attained the creative pinnacle during the rule of the Cholas in the 10th and the 11th centuries. Cholas were great temple builders. The temple of Vijayalaya Cholesvara is one of the finest examples of the early Chola style. The temple of Nagesvara at Kumbakonam is remarkable for the sculptures found in the niches of its outer walls. The Brihadesvara temple at Thanjavur is a landmark in the evolution of building art in India.Among several such unique temples, Tribhuvanam is the last important temple belonging to the Cholas. Besides temple architecture,the bronze sculpture of the Cholas holds a unique place in the field of art. One of the most important and famous of all Hindu icons,that of the cosmic dance of the Nataraja is intimately associated with the Chola bronzes.

Golden Hue

1980 • 8 min • Soviet Union

A lion cub lives on a distant island, in which his friend, a monkey, is sick. In order to cure the ailment, the lion cub covered the monkey with leaves and gave him a coconut milk, heated on the fire. But the wise parrot advised a miraculous way - linden tea, which has a magnificent golden hue. But where, among the palm trees, take the linden-tree?

The Dig

1980 • 55 min

' No permissive society the Iron Age ... no messing about in those days.' A gruesome discovery on an archaeological excavation has more than historical interest when the love of a young man for an older woman gets out of hand

Tyll the Giant

1980 • 13 min • Soviet Union

Based on an Estonian folk tale about of the gigantic hero, Tõll, who lived on the island of Saaremaa (Oesel) in the Baltic Sea. Though he was king of the island, Tõll often worked as a common farmer, tending to his crops and returning to his loving wife. He was a good king, often quick to anger but always kind and willing to help his fellow man. Tõll's greatest enemy is the god of the underworld who specializes in sly, cowardly mischief. When war comes to the island, Tõll arrives to aid his dying army, but the devil takes advantage of his absence to wreak havoc on Tõll's home.

In a Foreign Country

1980 • 10 min • Sweden

An newly arrived immigrant to Sweden is dazzled by the culture, conveniences and excesses of western lifestyle.

The Chaco Legacy

1980 • 60 min

Examines archaeological theories about the rise and fall of Chacoan culture, which flourished 900 years ago in the area of Chaco Canyon, N.M

A Strange Harvest

1980 • 57 min

Emmy Award-winning hour documentary about the worldwide animal mutilation mystery that has haunted ranchers and law enforcement since the 1950's. TV producer Linda Moulton Howe follows the eyewitness testimonies and the facts where they lead, linking the unusual animal deaths to a non-human intelligence and technology.

Railway Station

1980 • 13 min • Poland

Warsaw's Central Railway Station. 'Someone has fallen asleep, someone's waiting for somebody else. Maybe they'll come, maybe they won't. The film is about people looking for something.

Brutal

1980 • 7 min • Sweden

The concrete costs for culture and creativity is here illustrated in punchy images.