All Films

Munich

1972 • 13 min • France

In September 1972, a Palestinian commando called the Black September took the Israeli delegation hostage at the Munich Olympics. This film, which denounces the hypocrisy of this illusory "Olympic peace", is a montage of images from official television and images filmed in the Palestinian refugee camps of Jordan in September 1971 (Black September), in full repression of the Palestinian people by the armies of King Hussein.

Start Again

1972 • 24 min • New Zealand

One of the earliest films made by Australian director Roger Donaldson (Sleeping Dogs), this curio chronicles the dawning of the Age of Aquarius in Aotearoa. The made-for-TV film features interviews with those who've swapped walk shorts for wigwams to "start again".

The Journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva

1972 • 30 min • United States of America

Director Gregory Nava's award-winning student film.

The Wind in the Wires

1972 • 21 min • United Kingdom

This documentary recounts the history of modern aviation (primarily in Britain) from roughly 1900 until the inter-war period, using old monochrome footage of original aircraft, contemporary color footage of replica planes in flight as well as a number of photographs of famous aviators.

The Ungrateful Land: Roch Carrier Remembers Ste-Justine

1972 • 27 min • Canada

Here is the village of Ste-Justine as one gifted man, novelist and playwright Roch Carrier, remembers it. In this small corner of Québec there is space in the landscape and in the vast spread of forest, but the fringe of rocks around every field speaks of the backbreaking hardship that was the lot of Carrier's father and of his grandfather before him. This is a nostalgic view of rural Québec.

Reality's Invisible

1972 • 53 min • United States of America

Fulton made the film during his brief time at Harvard, where he had been invited to teach by Robert Gardner, his friend and collaborator (Fulton would later serve as a cinematographer on Gardner’s 1981 documentary Deep Hearts, among others). Reality’s Invisible could be described as a portrait of the Carpenter Center, yet it is a portrait of an extremely idiosyncratic and distinctive sort. Fulton moves us through the concrete space of the Center’s Le Corbusier-designed building—the only structure by the architect in North America—but, more centrally, presents us footage of students making and discussing their work alongside figures like Gardner, theorist Rudolf Arnheim, artist Stan Vanderbeek, filmmaker Stan Brakhage, and graphic designer Toshi Katayama.

Casa sobre Casa

1972 • 3 min

Vem minns indelte soldaten Ros?

1972 • 51 min

What remains of a person after his death? How long does the memory of her live on? This is a film that tries to make a portrait of the soldier and homesteader Olof Knutsson Ros, called Rosgubben, who lived in Äppelbo parish in Västerdalarna and died there in 1918 at the age of 89.

A Menina Maria

1972 • 17 min

Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72

1972 • 30 min • Belgium

The most riveting Peter Gabriel-era Genesis video comes from a year earlier. For one reason or another, they found themselves playing a 30-minute set for Belgian TV in March 1972. These are the kinds of events often left in the dustbin of history but, somehow, a pretty stellar copy got out. The group performs early prog classics "The Fountain of Salmacis," "Twilight Alehouse," "The Musical Box" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed." 1. Fountain of Salmacis 2. Twilight Alehouse 3. The Musical Box 4. Return of the Giant Hogweed

A Penguin Named Vin

1972 • 10 min • Soviet Union

The story is about a small penguin named Vin who sets off for the first time by himself.

A Night for Reflection

1972 • 21 min • Soviet Union

A film about reflection, where the hero argues with himself.

Parade

1972 • 13 min • United States of America

A short film on the first Gay Pride March in San Francisco in 1971 the year after the Stonewall Riots. This film was lost for 50 years before it was found and restored by SF Art & Film.

Toothache of the Clown

1972 • 9 min • United States of America

A story of a circus clown with a toothache dramatizes the need for proper dental care. The dentist's work of repairing the cavity is demonstrated. For elementary grades. Part of the "Joy of Growing" series.

Educación para Adultos

1972 • 18 min

Short educational documentary about the teaching of the basics to elderly people.

The Magic Wand

1972 • 16 min • Soviet Union

Schoolchildren fantasize about what they would do if they had a magic wand brought to life.

The Cherry Tree

1972 • 43 min • Soviet Union

It is the story of an old man - Gulam - and the cherry tree which grew in his garden. As the story opens, the village children consider Gulam their best friend. But as the war wears on, Gulam directs his kindness and affection to his cherry tree, shielding the tree from the children who are starving. In the process, Gulam becomes very aggressive and eventually is seen as the enemy of the children. The movie shows how war can destory even the most tender and gentle feelings, as well as the most basic moral values of being human.

Tilt

1972 • 19 min • Canada

Witty cartoon in a popular idiom about the serious issues that face the world: overpopulation, starvation, and people’s selfishness when confronted with these. Is there any possible solution? A good discussion starter, as relevant now as it was when made.

Einberufen

1972 • 19 min • East Germany, Germany

Young East German men starting their compulsary 18-month military service at a Rostock garrison.

To3

1972 • 24 min • Venezuela

A testimony of the torture experienced by José Efraín Labana Cordero in an anti-guerrilla camp called TO3.

Passagen

1972 • 45 min • Germany, Switzerland

H.R. Giger became known all over the world as the designer of the aliens in Ridley Scott's feature film ALIEN. In this documentary about H.R. Giger's work, which was made many years before, the artist's creative process and the interplay between conscious and unconscious influences are the focus. Statements by experts and contemporaries address the question of the artist's position and social responsibility [filmingo].

A Man and a Woman

1972 • 13 min • Soviet Union

A parody of several popular movies such as A Man and Woman (1966) and The Last Relic (1969).

Children

1972 • 2 min • Canada

Through a series of still images, the bright, inquisitive and beautiful faces of the children from the Atikamekw community of Manawan are seen at play and at rest.

Valachi: The Violent Era

1972 • 7 min

Promotional short taking a look at the making of The Valachi Papers.