1970 Movies

A careful observation of changes in the life cycles of flora and fauna that occur in the garden near his house in Vynnyky. The structure of the film i...

Featuring Bill Weidner and Connie Brady, BRANCHES was made in a filmmaking workshop at Cornell University during the summer of 1970. The film was impr...

A short documentary exploring the enduring (and erotic) appeal of the female circus performer.

Margaret Tait described this title as 'An eightsome reel played by Orkney Strathspey and Reel Society, recorded in about 1955 - 1956, later transferre...

A subverted promotional film for tourism in Portugal.

Learn how to climb Great Gable in the Lake District, via the Arrowhead ridge climb.

A multi-day exploration of Tehran by two filmmakers, and every frame is a photograph.

Psychedelic surfer documentary. Also see http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/drugs-and-surfing

Black and white UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A destitute, outcast young woman is making her way on the street...

This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who’s Who series introduces viewers to the black duck.

film by Luca Ferro

Short film by Spanish/Catalan film maker Pere Portabella.

This 1970s PSA-style short film titled ”Safety Facts About Crossing Tracks” combines b-roll footage and stop-motion photography to display the most co...

A portrait of artist May Wilson, former “wife-mother-housekeeper-cook” and a grandmother who, at age 60 after the break-up of her 40-year marriage, mo...

This short social guidance and driver's education film from the 1970s emphasizes the dangers of alcohol, most especially its impacts on driving and de...

Khin Kyae Hmone is a young woman who dreams of becoming a movie actress. One day, she goes to audition for a leading role. By coincidence, her father’...

Uses animation, wave tank, live-action photography, and underwater models to show how waves develop, how coastlines are shaped, and to describe the fo...

A steam locomotive that runs on a trip and the beautiful four seasons of Japan.