1981 Movies

1978-81. USA. Directed by M. Henry Jones. 16mm. 3 min.

Last three months of Kathleen’s pregnancy; first week of Daisy’s life. “The soul that rises with us, our life’s star/ hath had elsewhere its setting/...

A Chinese woman searches for her brother in New York. Her quest spans universities, Chinatown, mahjong parlors, and parties, where she encounters old...

“For many years I had wanted to visit the Rock, but I had never really had the means. A little funding from Germany finally got me there. I had read a...

Drought, desert, famine. Half the world's population must daily take a thirsty journey in search of water for survival, a search made even more diffic...

Animated satirical sketch on the comfortability of urban public transport during rush hour.

An Australian film shot on Super 8

Mexican feature film

Kathe Sandler’s 1981 portrait of dancer Thelma Hill, a founding member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Documentary on the Atlanta Boy Choir's tour of Italy during the summer of 1981.

Film by Franca Donda and Josefina Jordán for the feminist collective Grupo Miércoles.

One day at a holiday home for the disabled in Hammerdal, Jämtland, depicted in clay animation and with authentic sound from the home that the film tel...

An ex-convict in search of a new life is caught in the tangled web of love, hate, and intrigue.

Experimental home movie documenting a visit by filmmakers Wayne and Eleanor Boyer and their nine-year-old son Brett to JoAnn Elam's home in Logan Squa...

Recounts the so-called 'Battle of Inchon', an episode at the end of World War II during the amphibious invasion of Korea, resulting in a decisive vict...

At the end of Koryo Kingdom, Ra Young-Kyun attempts to deprive Yongmun secret martial art skill book, which explains the martial art of Yongmun Buddhi...

Female punks have fun boozing, smoking and talking in this fascinating film by London lifestyle chronicler Captain Zip.