03 October 1981 12 mins
The camera as the operator's satellite describes a circular path around it, making visible the forces that hold it in orbit. Radius and tangent signal the direction of vision. At times a stroboscopic illusion is created and the movement seems to be inverted.
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Argentina 03 October 1981
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by Sa-Ra / Four Tet off of the Sun Drums and Soil EP. art by me.
A young man demonstrates a gamelan instrument for us.
Living in a country with such diverse traditional roots has inspired HANDS PERCUSSION on this exciting journey to celebrate the unity of Armour and Skin.
Indonesian gamelan music has influenced western composers ranging from Claude Debussy to John Cage and Lou Harrison.
Claudia and Brittany playing Gamelan.
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1981:
26 October 1981
A man murders his brother in a crime of jealous passion. An adaptation of Franz Kafka's short story of the same name.
03 April 1981
A holiday training camp for young married couples who belong to the Polish Socialist Youth Union (ZSMP) begins at the campsite.
01 February 1981
A conservationst, stranded with his family at a Newfoundland coastal resort, flies in the face of custom and fights an entire community to prevent a trapped whale's slaughter with only the support of his wife and one of the locals.
31 December 1981
The found-footage collage was overlaid with a psychologist expounding on sex offenders, analog video effects, edgy graphics, and a new wave score by the band Human Sexual Response.
18 September 1981
Kishinchand is a Customs Officer based in Bombay. He has been assigned to infiltrate and expose a gang of smugglers and drug dealers headed by two gangsters named Jaggan and Ajay Kumar.
28 April 1981
Simon Simpson runs an entertainment agency in Liverpool. At one of his regular auditions in The Bootle Railway Club he sees an aggressive young man fresh from the dole queue who dreams of becoming a professional comedian.
22 May 1981
A middle-aged couple give a dinner party to their friends. In the room is a photograph of another group of people, taken in a garden in May.
01 January 1981
An interview with artist, playwright, and political activist Jean Genet.
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