1979 Movies

Documentary by Pedro Rivera.

Conciseness, lightness and popular themes make these aquatic entertainment (on fresh or salt water) as many songs for the eyes and ears. An atmosphere...

For the 'Are'are people of the Solomon Islands, the most valued music is that of the four types of panpipe ensembles. With the exception of slit drums...

Failed suicide attempts with a touch of black humor in this slapstick animation.

A Kingsley Amis story with a gay twist. Honorable Mention: American Photographic Society.

An eternal flame.

East German documentary/propaganda film about Berlin Wall border guards

8mm film by Swiss artist Roman Signer.

Hong Kong film

Documentary and concert film of sorts showing the Tokyo rock music scene in 1978, just as punk began to emerge. Featuring performances from bands Fric...

The tenants at 5117 N. Kenmore describe the appalling living conditions of their apartments. A new edit of footage shot in Chicago in 1979.

A free form film poem. Moving through inside and outside spaces Luisa Cividin unties a knot made with two curtains. Followed by Roberto Taroni smoking...

Couleurs mécaniques presents, in the order they were filmed, six different viewpoints of a merry-go-round. In each case the focus is adjusted so as to...

Fishermen of pearls and killer fishes. Beauty and tragedy in the seven seas.

A film by Gurudas Bagchi.

Two explorers follow the trail of an escaped convict who had supposedly found a fortune in gold in a cave in the mountains.