New York Film Festival Downtown was a New York-based film festival founded by

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and Ela Troyano in 1984. Known for its independent and "positively avante-garde" programming,Thomasin Lansing, "Film in Limbo", ''East Village Eye'', December/January 1984/5 the festival came to prominence in the East Village art scene. The New York Film Festival Downtown ran for five years, ending in 1988.

1984

* ''Judgment Day'' (Directed by: Manuel Delanda) * ''Between Two Fires'' (Directed by:

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) * ''Blind Love'' (Directed by:

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) * ''Bargain Slide Show'' (Directed by: David Schmiddlapp) * ''Confidential'' (Directed by: Joseph Nechvatal) * ''Bored'' (Directed by: Karen Luna) * ''Chant Chant Amour Amour'' (Directed by:

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) * ''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:

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) * ''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:

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& Brian Moran) * ''No Guilt'' (Directed by:

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) * ''Contortionist'' (Directed by:

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) * ''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) * ''

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'' (Directed by:

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) * ''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 & 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 & Torture Chorus) * ''

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) * ''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 & Gretchen Bender) * ''Spectre Woman - On the Road'' (Directed by: Ellen Fisher, Mary Schultz, Tone Blevins & John Van Wagner) * ''Work At Nine'' (Directed by: Julius Klein) * ''Frankie Teardrop'' (Directed by: Edit Deak & 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: DirectArt Ltd Productions) * ''Thrust In Me'' (Directed by:

) * ''Submit To Me or From Sex to Death'' (Directed by:

) * ''Manhattan Love Suicides'' (Directed by:

) * ''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 & 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 & Ela Troyano) * ''Stars & Stripes'' (Directed by: Uzi Parnes & 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 & 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 & 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 & Tommy Turner) * ''You Killed Me First'' (Directed by:

) * ''Submit To Me'' (Directed by:

) * ''Go To Hell'' (Directed by:

) * ''Kiss Me Goodbye'' (Directed by:

) * ''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 & David Wojnarowicz) * ''Rat Trap'' (Directed by: Tessa Hughes-Freeland & 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 & Anthony Chase) * ''Catwalk'' (Directed by: Sue Graef) * ''Memento Mori'' (Directed by:

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) * ''Pending'' (Directed by: Alyson Mead) * ''Rush'' (Directed by: Mary Patierno & Mo Angelus) * ''Butter Film'' (Directed by: Kiki Smith) * ''Un Pas Deux'' (Directed by: Cassandra Stark & 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:

) * ''Bloodlust'' (Directed by: Michael Gabriele & Ghislaine Chantel Jourden) * ''Astroturf'' (Directed by: Jourdan Schwartze & David Markey) * ''Fingered'' (Directed by:

) * ''Death Valley '69'' (Directed by:

) * ''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 & Robert Munn) * ''Nocturnes'' (Directed by: Leslie Lowe & 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 & 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) * ''

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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 & 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 Laquer) * ''Candela'' (Directed by: Carmelita Tropicana, Uzi Parnes & Ela Troyano) * ''Betaville'' (Directed by: Alyce Wittenstein) * ''Café Notre Y Sur'' (Directed by: Maria Victoria Maldonado) * ''Family Jewels'' (Directed by: Leslie Lowe & 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:

) * ''Film from performance piece Lucid Possession'' (Directed by: Jo Andres) * ''Maneaters 3 - Squalid Salad'' (Directed by: Uzi Parnes) * ''Sleazy Rider'' (Directed by:

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) * ''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) * ''

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'' (Directed by: Matthew Harrison) * ''Politics of Deed'' (Directed by: Cheryl Dyer) * ''Perry'' (Directed by: Cheryl Dyer)

References

{{Reflist Film festivals in New York City Experimental film festivals Underground film festivals