All Films

The Kites

1979 • 57 min • Albania

World War II. Even children contribute to the anti-fascist resistance. They write slogans on kites, so that the fascists cannot remove them.

The Hunt

1979 • 11 min • Soviet Union

Short Russian animated film. The boy comes to the hunting shop considers trophies and imagines that he is in the African savannah.

It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown

1979 • 6 min • United States of America

Lucy van Pelt instructs Charlie Brown and Snoopy in the finer points of proper flossing technique for healthy teeth and gums.

Disaster Movie

1979 • 32 min • Brazil

Exchanges

1979 • 15 min • United States of America

Exchanges investigates mechanisms by which meaning is produced in film, through the interaction of the process of construction of a text and the social context which determines and is represented by that text.

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

1979 • 23 min • Canada

With a new twist on an old holiday, Intergalatic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet is a delightful animated special combining space age fantasy with the old and revered traditions that make Thanksgiving a great festive holiday.

Dá-lhe, Rigoni!

1979 • 14 min • Brazil

A documentary about the most famous Brazilian jockey of all times, who remembers his glorious past in Rio's Jockey Club.

The Visitor

1979 • 20 min • Soviet Union

Seven times seven Deaths come to earth to fulfill their mission - to take with them the souls of the people assigned to them. One of the novice Deaths is unable to complete the task, because he becomes more and more human after each person he meets.

Emmanuelle From Kasimpasa

1979 • 58 min

Baba-Yaga Against!

1979 • 27 min • Soviet Union

When Misha the Bear was chosen as the mascot for the Olympic Games 1980, Baba-yaga (the witch) sets out to fight and become the mascot herself.

Exu, Uma Tragédia Sertaneja

1979 • 39 min • Brazil

Exu, Uma Tragédia Sertaneja, aired on January 16, 1979, portrayed the fight between the Sampaio and Alencar families, in the Pernambuco city of Exu, which had dragged on since 1949 with violent deaths side by side. Shown as a Globo Repórter Documento, directed by Eduardo Coutinho, it featured testimonies by singer and composer Luiz Gonzaga, born in Exu, and members of both families. Even a federal intervention was suggested to end the conflict.

The Rose and The Ring

1979 • 22 min • Canada

Lotte Reiniger's last film, following the adventures of two kingdoms through the overseeing eye of a destiny-knitting witch.

Arrebato Party

1979 • 16 min

Recovered Zulueta short.

Different Drummer: Elvin Jones

1979 • 28 min • United States of America

A short exposé on Elvin Jones' life & career complete with performance footage. Produced & directed by Ed Gray.

Twice Upon a Time

1979 • 11 min • Canada

This short satirical film takes us to Stereoville, a city where citizens must literally double up in their efforts to deal with the community’s 2 official languages. In Stereoville, each speaker of one language is tied to a speaker of the other, back-to-back. Into this two-stepping society stumbles a character whose very existence causes considerable consternation among locals: an unattached individual with command of both languages.

Hérésie pour Magritte IV

1979 • 3 min • France

Ulrich Gregor is filmed in his office at the Berlin Film Festival surrounded by the festival's poster (The Great Family of René Magritte).

The Cabaret Girl

1979 • 60 min

Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia

1979 • 52 min • United Kingdom

John Pilger vividly reveals the brutality and murderous political ambitions of the Pol Pot/Khmer Rouge totalitarian regime which bought genocide and despair to the people of Cambodia while neighboring countries, including Australia, shamefully ignored the immense human suffering and unspeakable crimes that bloodied this once beautiful country.

Roman Numeral: II

1979 • 9 min

Now that "II" has been completed, one would suppose that the above film "I" is "One"... unless, of course, this film's spoken title is "aye-aye" or even, perhaps, slyly referring to the two "eyes" which made it, as distinct from the singularity of vision which flattened space in the making of its predecessor.

Sev Beni

1979 • 60 min

The newlyweds, Fusun and her rich husband Ayhan, are rescued by a mysterious Mr. Ali after they survive a plane crash on their way to their honeymoon. Staying at Mr. Ali's cabin, in a valley surrounded by thick woods, away from civilization, Fusun will have the opportunity to reconsider her past decisions.

Peer Gynt

1979 • 28 min • Soviet Union

Peer Gynt grew up a handsome guy, girls peered at him, and he dreamed of becoming a king and getting rich. He went to the wedding and there he saw the girl Solveig. Peer got drunk, quarreled with the guests and went into the mountains, where he met a troll maiden. Peer wanted to marry her and become a king, but the troll king explained that for this you need to become a troll and live according to their customs. Peer managed to escape, and he sailed on the ship. For many years he swam and accumulated wealth. And when he returned to his native coast in a storm, the ship sank with all the load.

Just Out Of Reach

1979 • 60 min • Australia

This short feature film begins with a suicide attempt by Cathy, and then follows by telling her story in flashbacks. Cathy is a neurotic young woman who retreats from cold British parents into an equally uncommunicative relationship with a former teacher who aspires to be a poet. Cathy's self-destructive behavior is presented as a legacy of her (British) family and past.

Charlie Brown Clears the Air

1979 • 6 min • United States of America

Another baseball season is ruined for Charlie Brown and his gang - but this time by pollution!

Mr. Selkie

1979 • 52 min • United Kingdom

Mr. Selkie is a seal who comes ashore in the shape of a man during full moon. He helps some children in an anti-pollution campaign.