New York Film Festival Downtown

New York Film Festival Downtown
	First program, October 1984
Location	New York City, United States
Established	October 1984
Founded by	Tessa Hughes-Freeland, Ela Troyano
Disestablished	1988

New York Film Festival Downtown was a New York-based film festival founded by Tessa Hughes-Freeland and Ela Troyano in 1984.^[1] With independent and "positively avante-garde" programming,^[2] it came to prominence in the East Village art scene and ran for five years, ending in 1988.

1984

Judgment Day (Directed by: Manuel Delanda)
Between Two Fires (Directed by: Bradley Eros)
Blind Love (Directed by: Aline Mare)
Bargain Slide Show (Directed by: David Schmiddlapp)
Confidential (Directed by: Joseph Nechvatal)
Bored (Directed by: Karen Luna)
Chant Chant Amour Amour (Directed by: Haoui Montaug)
Sur Reel Selections (Directed by: Sur Rodney Sur)
Soul City (Directed by: M. Henry Jones)
Go go girl (Directed by: M. Henry Jones)
Someplace in Nowhere (Directed by: Joe Coleman)
Home Move of Warhol Shooting Unreleased Movie (Directed by: Taylor Mead)
Blue Pleasure (Directed by: FrAnco Marinai)
David Crocker as Venus (Directed by: Ela Troyano)
Pompeii: New York Pt. 1: Pier Caresses (Directed by: Ivan Galietti)
Slides (Directed by: Christof Kohlhofer)
Electric Pencil Performance #13 (Directed by: Dragan Ilic)
Show of Force - Blood Boy (Directed by: Richard Kern and Brian Moran)
No Guilt (Directed by: Nick Zedd)
Contortionist (Directed by: Greer Lankton)
Bandits (Directed by: Joey Ahlbum)
Invasion of the Amazons (Continued Erosion) (Directed by: Penelope Wehrli)
Joker (Directed by: Tessa Hughes-Freeland)
August 13th 1961 (Directed by: Kiki Smith)
City Maze (Directed by: Jane Dickson)
The Specialist (Directed by: Scott B.)
The Deadly Art of Survival (Directed by: Charlie Ahearn)
Not Quite Love (Directed by: David Schmiddlapp)
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (Directed by: Nan Goldin)
Exotic Landlordism of Crab Lagoon (Directed by: Jack Smith)
Dagmar Poisoned the Pizza (Directed by: Anthony Chase)
Teddy Foot Beach Grov. (Directed by: Nile Southern and Phoebe Legere)
Priapic Violations (Directed by: Uzi Parnes with Carmelita Tropicana)
Poppo at 8BC (Directed by: Tessa Hughes-Freeland)
Portrait of Glenn Branca, Symphony #4 (Directed by: Arlene Schloss)
Kate Mannheim and Jack Smith (Directed by: Dan Ochiva)
A Walled City Documentary (Directed by: David West)
Mares (Directed by: Alex Steyermark)
Excerpts from Bubble People (Directed by: Ela Troyano)
This Object (Directed by: Jacob Burckhardt)

1985

Slide Performance (Directed by: Stephen Holman and Torture Chorus)
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (Directed by: Nan Goldin)
Pyrotechnics (Directed by: Erotic Psyche)
The Outsiders (Directed by: Dan Ochiva)
Fall In A Faint (Directed by: Sokhi Wagner)
Last Nights (Directed by: Sandy Tate and Gretchen Bender)
Spectre Woman - On the Road (Directed by: Ellen Fisher, Mary Schultz, Tone Blevins and John Van Wagner)
Work At Nine (Directed by: Julius Klein)
Frankie Teardrop (Directed by: Edit Deak and Walter Robinson)
Spills & Thrills (Directed by: Sur Rodney Sur)
The Agent (Directed by: Mary Bellis)
A La Vueltecita (Directed by: Ileana Maria Montalvo)
The Day Koch gets Electrocuted (Directed by: David Schmidlapp)
Dead On My Arm (Directed by: Cassandra Stark)
Worm Movie (Directed by: Lung Leg)
Slight Show (Directed by: Christof Kohlhofer)
Simonland (Directed by: Tommy Turner)
Live Ammo (Directed by: Terry Stacey)
Chett Grant: A Portrait of the Man (Directed by: Fabio P. Roberti for DirectArt Productions Ltd.)
Thrust In Me (Directed by: Nick Zedd and Richard Kern)
Submit To Me or From Sex to Death (Directed by: Richard Kern)
Manhattan Love Suicides (Directed by: Richard Kern)
Tender HB1 (Directed by: Dragan Ilic)
It Don't Pay To Be An Honest Citizen (Directed by: Jacob Burckhardt)
Pompeii New York, Part 1 (Directed by: Ivan Galietti)
Asparagus (Directed by: Suzan Pitt)
Excerpts From Apple, Heart , Daisy Film (Directed by: M. Henry Jones and Susan Tremblay)
Henry VIII (Directed by: Susan Tremblay)
Ism Ism (Directed by: Manuel De Landa)
Cyanide Time (Directed by: David West)
White Rabbit (Directed by: Andy Somma)
MasterRay (Directed by: Ruby Ray)
Loisada Lusts (Directed by: Uzi Parnes and Ela Troyano)
Stars & Stripes (Directed by: Uzi Parnes and Ela Troyano)
Revenge of the Dearest (Directed by: Anthony Chase)
Rhonda Goes To Hollywood (Directed by: Tessa Hughes-Freeland)
Mime 2 Mind (Directed by: Arleen Schloss)
Voyage To The Wall (Directed by: Johan Donner and Ulf Nilsson)
Rome '78 (Directed by: James Nares)

1986

A Presentation of 3D slides (Directed by: M. Henry Jones)
Parade (Directed by: Joey Ahlbum)
C'est la Guerre (Directed by: Karen Mandelbaum)
Alive With Pleasure (Directed by: Anthony Chase and the Avenue A Ladies' Auxiliary)
Demeter & Persephone (Directed by: Leslie Lowe)
Witness Chamber (Directed by: Ruby Ray)
8D (Directed by: Nile Southern)
White Rabbit (Directed by: Andy Soma)
Monsieur Albet's Kaleidoscope EROTICON (Directed by: Stephen Holman)
Corrective Measures: Politically Speaking (Directed by: Peter Cramer)
Titere (Directed by: Ileana Montalvo)
Bath House (Directed by: Ira Abromowitz)
I Ride a Pony Named Flame (Directed by: Peggy Ahwesh)
Performance (Directed by: Julius Klein)
A Suicide (Directed by: Richard Klemann)
Vampire Terror Party (Directed by: David Wicked)
Memorias De La Revolucion (Performance) (Directed by: Carmelita Tropicana)
The Black Monster (Directed by: Lung Leg)
Bad Blood for the Vampyr (Directed by: Lis-san Tibodo)
Coney Island (Directed by: Max Henry)
Parental Guidance Suggested (Performance) (Directed by: Amy Turner and Tommy Turner)
You Killed Me First (Directed by: Richard Kern)
Submit To Me (Directed by: Richard Kern)
Go To Hell (Directed by: Nick Zedd)
Kiss Me Goodbye (Directed by: Nick Zedd)
Human Waste (Directed by: Mark Zero)
The Deal (Directed by: Mad Max)
Pus (Directed by: John Spencer)
a place to beware (Directed by: David Schmidlapp)
Mild Seven: Cowboy Stories (Directed by: Kembra Pfahler)
Good Luvin' Guitar Man (Directed by: Direct Art Ltd.)
Heterosexual Love (Directed by: Direct Art Ltd.)
The Wages of Sin (Directed by: David Rutsala)
Devil's In The Dish (Directed by: Jo Andres)
The Girls Can't Help It (Directed by: Uzi Parnes)
Police Sexuality (Directed by: Manuel De Landa)
Black Cat Tea (Directed by: Marzy Quazar)
Pure War (part two of Amor Amore) (Directed by: Erotic Psyche)
Where Evil Dwells (Directed by: Tommy Turner and David Wojnarowicz)
Rat Trap (Directed by: Tessa Hughes-Freeland and Tommy Turner)
Wrecked on Cannibal Island (Directed by: Cassandra Stark)
Dumb Blond (Directed by: Ela Troyano)
Stone Age Lament (Directed by: Tony Caplan)
Tattoo Suite (Directed by: R.S. Wolkstein)
Fantasmagoria (Directed by: Richard Bruce Byron)

1987

Elusive Butterfly (Directed by: Andy Soma)
Dancenoise with Anthony Chase (Directed by: Dancenoise and Anthony Chase)
Catwalk (Directed by: Sue Graef)
Memento Mori (Directed by: Michael Brynntrup)
Pending (Directed by: Alyson Mead)
Rush (Directed by: Mary Patierno and Mo Angelus)
Butter Film (Directed by: Kiki Smith)
Un Pas Deux (Directed by: Cassandra Stark and Haldor Enard)
You'll Get Yours (Directed by: Jonathan Quinn)
Electramorphic (Directed by: Erotic Psyche)
Whipoorwill, Whip-or-will, Whip-poor-will (Directed by: Carl George)
The Escape (Directed by: Philly)
Siegfried (Directed by: Jack Waters)
Untitled (Directed by: Cheryl Dyer)
The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda (Directed by: Ira Cohen)
Shadows (Directed by: Brad Taylor)
Moxie (Directed by: Adrienne Altenhaus)
Pay To Live (Directed by: Richard Klemann)
Police State (Directed by: Nick Zedd)
Bloodlust (Directed by: Michael Gabriele and Ghislaine Chantel Jourden)
Astroturf (Directed by: Jourdan Schwartze and David Markey)
Fingered (Directed by: Richard Kern)
Death Valley '69 (Directed by: Richard Kern)
Film/Performance (Directed by: Julius Klein)
Marilyn (Directed by: Nile Southern)
The Doorman (Directed by: Dee D. Bache)
Berlin New York (Directed by: Penelope Wehrli)
Getting Over Getting Over (Directed by: David Schmidlapp)
Coney Island (Directed by: Peter Cramer)
Fifth, Park and Madison (Directed by: Dragan Ilic)
A presentation of 3D slides (Directed by: M.Henry Jones, Joey Ahlbum and Robert Munn)
Nocturnes (Directed by: Leslie Lowe and Jack Waters)
Film Performance (Directed by: Ellen Fisher)
Perils (Directed by: Abigail Child)
Bali 1930's (Directed by: Suzanne Pillsbury)
A-B-City (Directed by: Dieter Hormel and Brigitte Buhler)
Der Elvis (Directed by: Jon Moritsugu)
Maneaters (Directed by: Uzi Parnes)
Fire in my Belly (Directed by: David Wojnarowicz)
Or Beautiful People (Directed by: David Wojnarowicz)
Hollow Be Thy Name (working title) (Directed by: Tommy Turner)
Craftmatic Dreamin (Directed by: Kembra Pfahler)
Going Jane (Directed by: Tessa Hughes-Freeland)
Blonde Voodoo (Directed by: Ela Troyano)

1988

Flag (Directed by: Jonathan Quinn)
Go-Go Girls (Directed by: M.Henry Jones and Joey Ahlbum)
Pachanga En Dos Medios (Directed by: Marian Soto)
The Circle Game (Directed by: Andy Soma)
Hollow Be Thy Name (Directed by: Tommy Turner)
Son of Craftmatic Dreamin' 1988 Sequel (Directed by: Kembra Pfahler)
Untitled (Directed by: Anthony Chase)
Spectre Woman Chronicles- Involuntary Possession (Directed by: Spectre Woman)
Trash/Mull (Directed by: Lisa Lacquer)
Candela (Directed by: Carmelita Tropicana, Uzi Parnes and Ela Troyano)
Betaville (Directed by: Alyce Wittenstein)
Café Notre Y Sur (Directed by: Maria Victoria Maldonado)
Family Jewels (Directed by: Leslie Lowe and Jack Waters)
The Golden Bowl or Repression (Directed by: Chris Krauss)
Wishes (Directed by: Alessandra Bergero)
Welcome To The Jungle (Directed by: Mark Zero)
Which Turn? (Directed by: Sandy Tait)
Bloodbath (Directed by: Ghislaine Jourden)
Submit To Me Now (Directed by: Richard Kern)
Film from performance piece Lucid Possession (Directed by: Jo Andres)
Maneaters 3 - Squalid Salad (Directed by: Uzi Parnes)
Sleazy Rider (Directed by: Jon Moritsugu)
Exploding Limo Show (Directed by: Nile Southern)
Untitled (Directed by: Steve Gallagher)
What I did this Summer (Directed by: John Whitehead)
Plastered (Directed by: Lorraine Llamas)
Frannie (Directed by: Adrienne Altenhaus)
Mayhem (Directed by: Abigail Childs)
900 Pounds (Directed by: Alan Abrams)
Apartment Eight (Directed by: Matthew Harrison)
Politics of Deed (Directed by: Cheryl Dyer)
Perry (Directed by: Cheryl Dyer)

References

^ J. Hoberman,"Festival Kiss-Off", The Village Voice, October 23, 1984
^ Thomasin Lansing, "Film in Limbo", East Village Eye, December/January 1984/5

[1] J. Hoberman,"Festival Kiss-Off", The Village Voice, October 23, 1984

[2] Thomasin Lansing, "Film in Limbo", East Village Eye, December/January 1984/5

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