1979 Movies

Dedicated Dutch graphic designer Piet Schreuders visits Los Angeles to investigate all kinds of typeface as used in title-credits for movies and TV-se...

A 1979 production from BBC2 Playhouse by Denis Cannan

Suvarna, a college girl, falls in love with Ramesh, a handsome womaniser, who soon leaves her. However, when Ramesh has an accident and loses his abil...

Reflections on television debate and rhetoric through impromptu discussions.

Uncovering government agencies (especially the CIA) that secretly tested the effects of LSD on humans.

Bureaucracy shapes our lives and guides us from the cradle to the grave. This documentary lays bare the idiosyncrasies of bureaucracy, whether in Cana...

A film by Roberto Taroni and Luisa Cividin

A World War II-style "war game" setting the wealthy customers against skilled mercenaries goes awry when the simulated war gets too real.

Sami's father, Radwan, dies as a victim of a murder after a frantic chase, which prompts Sami to embark on a journey to find the truth behind his fath...

The film begins in 1922 in Georgia. A strange event occurs near seven comrades. One of them, who knows the secret of horse riding, miraculously remain...

Insomnies is an impressionistic look at the city at night, avoiding the clichés of commercial or tourist films and suggesting instead a lifestyle rhym...

Tape/slide programme made as part of the East End Festival. It shows the history of cinema and theatre existing in East London, combining a collection...

This ultimate talking-head documentary provides the lowdown on making it in showbiz: the casting couch, how to play the game, how to change you name.

The ART WE DESERVE is an film essay by Richard Cork about the gulf between minority art and mass culture. Examining the public’s preference for bland...

Documentary film contrasting the experiences of two high-school seniors, basketball players from remarkably different backgrounds. Brian Walker is ta...

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