All Films

Mistress of Copper Mountain

1975 • 21 min • Soviet Union

A puppet cartoon based on the tale of the same name by Pavel Petrovich Bazhov. About how Danila the Master heard about the stone flower. Whoever sees this flower at least once at the Mistress of the Copper Mountain will forever lose his peace, so good is this work. Danila spent many days in captivity in the magical underground domains of the Mistress of the Copper Mountain, learning the craft.

Blood

1975 • 21 min • United States of America

A funny, bitter look at middle-class youth trying to be tough in the trappings of pornography, drugs and quick money. A film about desperation in the New York streets.

So Can I

1975 • 5 min • Iran

Two children watching animals move in an animated film try to imitate their gestures — until they see real birds fly and a real airplane take off.

Shooting Range

1975 • 7 min • Poland

Athletes wearing shooting targets on their chests hurdle. It is a dual sport discipline, people are divided into prey and predators.

An Unusual Friend

1975 • 17 min • Soviet Union

Soup

1975 • 8 min • Poland

A couple's relationship develops in a combination of photomontage and animation.

We All Die, the Main Thing However is How and How We Live Our Lives 

1975 • 60 min

A look into the life of Holger Meins, the German cinematography student who became a revolutionary and a prominent voice in the Vietnam War protest movement. This film is comprised of interviews with his associates. 16mm, color & b/w

Cracks

1975 • 2 min • United States of America

The one and a half minute short tells the story of a young girl making friends with imaginary crack creatures, formed by cracks in her bedroom wall, before encountering the unnerving "Crack Master".

Nam June Paik: Edited for Television

1975 • 28 min

Produced for public television station WNET/Thirteen in New York, Nam June Paik: Edited for Television is a provocative portrait of the artist, his work and philosophies. This fascinating document features an interview of Paik by art critic Calvin Tompkins (who wrote a New Yorker profile of the artist in 1975) and ironic commentary by host Russell Connor. Taped in his Soho loft, with the multi-monitor piece Fish Flies on Sky suspended from the ceiling, Paik elliptically addresses his art and philosophies in the context of Dada, Fluxus, the Zen Koan, John Cage, Minimal art, information overload and technology.

Early to Bed

1975 • 30 min • United Kingdom

Alan Bleasdale’s television debut, this beautifully observed drama stars Alison Steadman as a woman having a passionate tryst with the boy next door while her husband is at work.

Xusum

1975 • 4 min • Canada

Accompanied by a song in the Lil̓wat7úl language, we follow a woman as she makes gwùshum, a Líl̓wat dessert and a very special treat. From the harvesting of the xúsum (soapberries or salmonberries) to the construction of the corn-husk whisk, a dish is created that is equal measures mouthwatering and awe-inspiring.

Campesinos

1975 • 50 min • Colombia

A Colombian documentary that expose the context of the indigenous-farmer movement in the early '70s.

Slatan Dudow: A Film Essay about a Marxist Artist

1975 • 30 min • East Germany, Germany

A biographical documentary about the Bulgarian born film director Slatan Dudow (1903–1963).

The Motorway File

1975 • 31 min • United Kingdom

Part of BFI collection "Worth the Risk?" An investigation into the causes of a fatal accident on a motorway, in the course of which many aspects of road safety are revealed.

Buffo-Synchronists

1975 • 10 min • Bulgaria

A boy and his pets try to comfort a wee harmonica player after losing his tool to a fat grump.

La ciudad es nuestra

1975 • 55 min • Spain

Flower Silueta

1975 • 6 min

United States 1975, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 6 min

The Water Circle

1975 • 3 min • United States of America

Celebrating the circulation of the waters of the world, this homage to James Broughton's favorite sage Lao-tsu is illustrated by the dance of sunlight on the sea. Accompanying poem (read and written by James Broughton) was composed to the music of Corelli, from his Concerto Grosso No. 9 in A, performed on the harp by Joel Andrews.

Clorae and Albie

1975 • 36 min • United States of America

Tells about two young Black women and how they cope with their responsibilities as well as pursue their career ambitions.

My Father

1975 • 16 min • Japan, United States of America

"Father, why did you die?" With this deeply intimate statement of grief, Kubota mourns the death of her father. Video and television are central to her ritual of mourning, and allow her father to assume a presence after death. Kubota and her father, who was dying of cancer in Japan, are seen watching television together on New Year's Eve. The suffering of father and daughter is rendered even more poignant when contrasted with the everyday banality of the pop music and New Year's celebrations on TV. After his death, Kubota weeps alone in front of a video monitor. Awash with tears and personal pain, My Father is a cathartic exorcism of grief, with video serving as witness and memory.

A Street Harassment Film

1975 • 12 min

Time: the 1970’s. Place: New York City. This dramatized essay explores how women feel about verbal harassment by men on the street. What do they think? What do they want to do?

The Tale of Elsie Bossing

1975 • 7 min • United Kingdom

A stop-motion animation of a difficult old woman who takes risks crossing the road. Introduced by Henry Cooper.

The Permissive Society

1975 • 29 min • United Kingdom

During an evening spent at his house with his sister, a girl realizes that she doesn't really have much in common with her boyfriend.

An Evening with Robert Klein

1975 • 59 min • United States of America

Comedian Robert Klein performs in HBO's first ever standup special.