1979 Movies

When they released their hit single "Rock Around the Clock" in 1955, Bill Haley and his band of Comets forever changed the face of rock 'n' roll. This...

Alvin "Street Smarts" Axoltl (Peter Occipinti) and his cronies Boris " Dr. Weird" Cowznofsky (writer/director Neil Ayers) and Chuck "Brain Damage" Pot...

A young couple elopes and triggers a chaotic, melody-filled cross-country chase when her overprotective father and his comedic henchmen try to hunt th...

Experimental short by Takashi Nakajima.

An experiment from the video lab of Hervé Huitric and Monique Nahas.

The film reflects the suffering of a rural woman with a strong personality. Everyone in the village tries to marry her for the sake of the acres she o...

A film by Valentina Berardinone

In Santiago de Chile in 1979, at the height of General Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship, Leppe had a five-point star shaved into his hair, inv...

A spoof on the classic Oil of Olay commericals of the 1970's as portrayed by the international star Rula Lenska. Iconic drag perfomer Codina Disposa g...

A BAFTA award nominated documentary film looking at Sunday morning football.

Black and White Video Installation | Silent

A woman who is the director of a scientific institute terminates a pregnancy that would interfere with her career. Her husband files for divorce.

Excavations was shot in Israel, and portrays a culture concerned with rediscovery and renewal. -ETC

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

An animated work consisting of five chapters, each employing a distinct technique. It features the improvisational use of various materials—such as ch...

A short documentary about Dr.Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882 –1967),the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, who was removed from power with a cou...