1980 Movies

A film which seems deceptively simple, Dead Reckoning comprises three identical-length shots which explicitly demonstrate the process of shooting a la...

Recalling the flickering invention of early silent film illusionists, this battle of wits begins simply enough, with the innocent creation of cut-and-...

A short film by Ahmed Zir

Family bonds, how they hold us and how we break them.

Oddball educational short designed to teach children about dental care and not to be afraid of a trip to the dentist via the story of a bratty nightma...

This recording of an anti-logging protest is one of many documentaries made in the 1980s that reflect growing concern about progress at the expense of...

short film by Gordon Ball about an LSD experience

Record of a traditional healing ritual in the town of Salas.

Produced by Kunming Film Studio in 1980. Adapted from the Chinese Opera of the same name. Directed by Zhang Baolai and Ma Changshu. Photography: Wen Y...

A promising swimmer who has had his leg amputated is trying to get back into the sport.

My favorite of the program is BED DESERT (5 min, silent),which is something of an outlier. In this inventive little film, the ripples of bed sheets a...

Elton and his band perform live in New York's Central Park, September 1980.

Mexican feature film

Gail Vachon's Mary Smith offers vignettes of the filmmaker acting out a variety of familiar social roles

Experimental film on 16mm by Emanuel Țeț as part of Kinema Ikon.

In this announcement/anti-commercial for the Rock Against Religion concert in Kaasee Rotterdam (1979),you can hear ear-splitting punk by Rode Wig and...