All Films

Moment

1970 • 8 min • Switzerland, United Kingdom

Filmed in London. Preserved in Oesterreichishces Filmmuseum, Vienna.

Loving Memory

1970 • 52 min • United Kingdom

An isolated brother and sister live with their memories and a grisly secret.

Public

1970 • 5 min

A short film based as a poem written by filmmaker Arthur Dong in 1969 and marks his debut as an artist whose work continues to delve into the politics and human tragedy of social injustice. Public explores a child's reactions to social mores and violence to skewer the hypocrisy of oppressive norms.

A Dopey Hacienda

1970 • 6 min • United States of America

Toro and Pancho encounter a hungry cat who has a special taste for frogs.

Wino

1970 • 30 min • United States of America

The filmmaker brings his camera to the Bowery, filming the homeless, interacting with them.

Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra

1970 • 52 min • United Kingdom

1. Intro 2. First Movement: Moderato - Allegro 3. Second Movement: Andante 4. Third Movement: Vivace - Presto Recorded on September 24th, 1969 at London's Royal Albert Hall, Jon Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra really was a meeting of two different worlds.

One Hour With Kozintsev

1970 • 59 min • Soviet Union

Quentin Crisp

1970 • 27 min • United Kingdom

Five years before the TV adaptation of The Naked Civil Servant made him a household name, Quentin Crisp - dandy, raconteur, life model and former prostitute - welcomed celebrated filmmaker Denis Mitchell into his dusty London bedsit. Crisp recalls the violence and fascination his extraordinary appearance once provoked, offers tips on avoiding housework and subsisting on a diet of stout and meal replacement powder, and ruminates on life as a "minority within a minority - an effeminate homosexual".

Eyes

1970 • 35 min

“After wishing for years to be given the opportunity of filming some of the more “mystical” occupations of our Times – which the average imagination turns into “bogeyman”… viz: Policemen, Doctors, Soldiers, Politicians, etc. – I was at last permitted to ride in a Pittsburgh police car, camera in hand” - Stan Brakhage. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2011.

Areal 618: De forviste

1970 • 26 min • Norway

Norwegian short sci-fi based on the novel "The Visitor" by author Ray Bradbury. The story takes place on Mars, which is used as a quarantine for people with deadly illnesses. One day, the planet is visited by a young woman who has the ability to perform thought transference and telepathy. The exiles on the planet are thrilled with his ability and a violent fight breaks out over who will get to spend the most time with their visitor and enjoy the illusionary paradises she can transmit.

Czech Rhapsody

1970 • 15 min • Czechoslovakia

Essay film from Czech director Vojtech Jasný on his home country.

The Kindly Lion

1970 • 27 min • Japan

This is an animated version of Yanase Takashi's picture book featuring the friendship between a mother dog, Muku-muku, who lost her puppy, and the baby lion Buru-buru, who lost her mother.

Lighter

1970 • 52 min • Poland

A young engineer borrows a suitcase from a friend, not knowing it countains ten thousand dollars inside. Soon after the friend dies in a car crash, and a lighter found at the scene might be key to solving the case.

The Kristianstad Times

1970 • 27 min • Sweden

Tells the story of the earliest period in Swedish cinema.

Santa and the Three Bears

1970 • 46 min • United States of America

Two bear cubs want to meet Santa despite their mother telling them that Santa does not exist. With the help of the park ranger, their wish might come true!

Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks

1970 • 27 min

This compilation of Gerard Malanga's short films consists of a collection of extremely rare footage and film portraits providing candid and interesting glimpses of Bob Dylan, Salvador Dalí, Jane Fonda and The Velvet Underground among other 1960s icons and featuring original music by Angus MacLise, who was the first drummer to perform with The Velvet Underground.

Goldilocks

1970 • 25 min • United States of America

Tales of Washington Irving

1970 • 46 min • Australia

This 1970 animated special contains two versions of Washington Irving's most popular stories; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - about the headless horseman (who makes a too brief appearance), and Rip Van Winkle - the man who fell asleep and awoke years later. It originally aired on TV between Halloween and Thanksgiving in the early 1970s and was later released on VHS home video by MGM in 1987 but it's currently out of print.

Punitive Expedition

1970 • 37 min • Hungary

The Monarchy leads a repressive campaign against a Serb village, where an Austrian officer was killed.

The Hullabaloo Family

1970 • 60 min • Brazil

A dysfunctional family, composed of a prostitute and two gay men, one strong and the other fragile and stupid, lives a routine life in Rio de Janeiro. When the slut threatens the other two to stop supporting them, they decide to find an odalisque as an alternative to keep their easy life.

A Cantoria

1970 • 14 min • Brazil

In May 1969 at Tres Irmãos Farm, Caruaru, PE: Lourival Batista and Severino Pinto, two singers by profession, meet for a challenge. This film documents some moments of the Cantoria.

London Rock

1970 • 46 min

Documentary covering the counter-culture in London in 1970. Featuring Marc Bolan, Linda Lewis, The Faces, Matthews Southern Comfort and Fairport Convention.

Riverbody

1970 • 6 min • United States of America

A continuous dissolve of 87 male and female nudes. "The film's fascination lies with the suspense of that magic moment, halfway between two persons, when the dissolve technique produces composite figures, oftentimes hermaphroditic, that inspires awe for the mystery of the human form." - B. Ruby Rich, Chicago Art Institute

Come Dancing

1970 • 14 min • United Kingdom

Celebrated filmmaker Bill Douglas’s early student short follows two men who meet in a cafe on a Southend pier. Glances, body language and very brief snatches of lewd dialogue suggest a pick-up, but the atmosphere soon darkens and events take an unexpected twist.