# New York Film Festival Downtown

New York Film Festival Downtown was a New York-based film festival founded by Tessa Hughes-Freeland and Ela Troyano in 1984. With independent and "positively avante-garde" programming, 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)