All Films

No More Leadershit

1971 • 4 min

Macdonald lays out his theory of anarchy—in its purest sense of a rejection of hierarchy—in this seriocomic short he argues that protesters, police, and soldiers alike are not the perpetrators of violence but are victims at the hands of leaders.

Biological Cycle No. 2

1971 • 8 min • Japan

The series, based on the first 16mm film that was shot in a studio with Nakajima’s family and birds, moves through media and processing transformations over many iterations over the years. Once transferred to video, digital effects were added using the “Animaker,” an electronic image synthesizer that he invented (also nicknamed “Ko-puter”). Total of 6 parts exist.

Flower Power

1971 • 2 min • Netherlands

Short funny animation about Flower Power. A General inspects his soldiers and find a flower on a helmet. He gets angry, the flower explodes, the soldiers are happy and dance like they used to do in the Flower Power period.

Abadan

1971 • 22 min • Iran

This short documentary pictures Abadan city in southern Iran in the early 70s and how the National Oil Industry development has affected its progress.

On Power Refuelling

1971 • 13 min • Canada

An outstanding factor in the efficiency of the CANDU reactor employed in Canadian nuclear power stations is that its construction allows for refuelling while the plant remains in operation, with no necessity for periodic shut-downs. Filmed at the Pickering, Ontario, station, this film clearly illustrates the processes and the advantages of this Canadian feature. Cutaway models and animated drawings are used in the demonstration.

Petunia

1971 • 10 min • United States of America

Based on the Book by Roger Duvoisin

The Little Men of Chromagnon

1971 • 8 min

Children will delight in this introduction to primary colours and their combinations--an animated film in which little elf-like creatures make all the discoveries. They emerge from three circles painted red, yellow and blue. When they venture into a circle of another colour they find that they, too, change colour. Their every movement and posture is designed to convince and amuse.

Ambre Solaire

1971 • 11 min

This work documents a protest from the Porto’s history following the 25 April revolution.

Harmonica

1971 • 10 min • United States of America

Arguably Larry Gottheim’s most exuberant experiment in the single-shot, single-roll format (and his first with a soundtrack), HARMONICA trains the camera on a friend improvising a tune in the backseat of a moving car. Held out the window, the harmonica becomes a musical conduit for the wind, while Gottheim's film transforms before our eyes into a playful meditation on wrangling the natural elements into art. - Max Goldberg

Songs of the Years of Fire

1971 • 17 min • Soviet Union

An abstract color celebration of Soviet perseverance under fire (the literal firepower of foreign and capitalist warmongers), this lyrical animated short aims to capture Mother Russia's essence like lightning in a bottle. There's a spaghetti western vibe at times to the striking silhouette imagery here. Florid patriotic folk songs on the soundtrack are often depicted line-for-line in the gorgeous animation. - Dennis Harvey

Ssssh

1971 • 8 min • Greece

Piensa que mañana puede ser el primer día del resto de tu vida

1971 • 13 min • Spain

Spotlight

1971 • 2 min • Japan

Independent animation by Tsukioka Sadao.

Selfportrait

1971 • 5 min • Austria, United States of America

A conciliatory review of the life of the author using the techniques of animated film. In 1972, Selfportrait received the award of the New York State Council.

Seasonal Workers '70

1971 • 14 min • Yugoslavia

An examination of the existence of people who are forced to live from seasonal work.

Against All Odds

1971 • 26 min

In this vintage promotional video from the early 1970s, witness how John Morton in the Brock Racing Enterprises Datsun 510 takes on (and defeats) all the European challengers in the drama-filled SCCA Under 2.5-liter Trans-Am championship. This is a charming look into a seminal chapter of Nissan's (Datsun's) motorsports history.

Vittorio

1971 • 3 min • Canada, United States of America

Made as part of a Triton Gallery show to publicize the poster art of Canadian artist Vittorio Fiorucci, filmmaker Wakefield Poole cut apart posters and hand-animated the film using his 8mm camera to create stop-motion. The film was combined with dancers, lighting and projections to create an innovative gallery show.

Grazia e morte

1971 • 21 min

It is set in Naples and faces the so-called cult of the "holy face", examined in the light of the complex Neapolitan religious and religious framework and above all in reference to the cult of the deceased.

As Long as the Rivers Run

1971 • 60 min • United States of America

Examines the violence and civil disobedience leading up to the hallmark decision in U.S. v. Washington, with particular reference to the Nisqually Indians of Frank's Landing in Washington.

Number Twelve Rocks

1971 • 2 min

A group of twelve rocks remove themselves from a crowd and are counted out, before taking the shape of a numeral 12.

Understanding Composition in Art

1971 • 16 min

This short documentary explains the importance of formalist elements such as positive/negative space, texture, color balance, and rhythm in painting and sculpture. The film characterizes these various compositional strategies as being universal, but foremost stresses their manifestation in twentieth-century art.

Am Rande der bewohnbaren Welt - Das Leben des Dichters Arthur Rimbaud

1971 • 43 min • Germany

Rocks and Minerals: How We Identify Them

1971 • 13 min • United States of America

Shows how common rocks and minerals can be identified by color, texture, hardness, streak and other standard procedures.

Angels'

1971 • 2 min

This is then the property of many angels.