Greatest 16 Short Movies Highly Recommended Released in 1973

Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, and with Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner. Look into A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving / IMDB / YouTube

A independent director is faced with artistic difficulty when he asks his actresses to show nudity. Explore Hold Me While I'm Naked / IMDB / YouTube

Charlie Brown's last chance to salvage his grades seems doomed when he confuses a supermarket for an art gallery he has to do a paper on. Explore There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown / IMDB / YouTube

A stylised interpretation of Oscar Wilde's play Salome. Explore Salome / IMDB / YouTube

A film student casually turns his camera on a female friend, but his disarming questions lead her to open up about a traumatic experience. Read about ...No Lies / IMDB / YouTube

The heroes of the series Mazinger Z and Devilman fighting against the evil Demon Clan. Explore Mazinger Z vs. Devilman / IMDB / YouTube

In this educational short film, a traffic investigator interviews the friends and family of a teenager who died in a car accident in order to understand how his driving habits and attitudes may have contributed to the accident. Info on Wild at the Wheel / IMDB / YouTube

A tour de force of late 1960s civic and political countercultures, Love It/Leave It juxtaposes the annual Naked City contest in Roselawn, Indiana, neighborhood characters, and American consumerism with the foment of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago (replete with cameos by William S. Burroughs, Mayor Richard J. Daley, and Allen Ginsberg). The film r. Get info on Love It, Leave It / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Walt Disney's life, with narration by Disney from interview recordings. Originally produced for exhibition at Disney theme parks. Get info on The Walt Disney Story / IMDB / YouTube

To add flavor to her rock soup, the Fat Broad commands Wiley, Peter, Thor, etc. to catch a turkey. The problem is that no one knows what a turkey is, except for the turkey himself. In spite of this, the chase is on. Mostly a series of running gags, this animated special did a superb job of capturing the humor of Johnny Hart's B.C. comic strip. Info on B.C.: The First Thanksgiving / IMDB / YouTube

Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez's hurried response to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état rests upon the music of Victor Jara, the folk singer who was brutally murdered within days after Augusto Pinochet assumed power. Connecting events in Chile to other repressive police crackdowns throughout the world (and specifically to C.I.A. malfeasance), Alvarez calls for solidarity . Learn about El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá... / IMDB / YouTube

A short Estonian animation about a man's desire to fly. Get info on Taking Off / IMDB / YouTube

Tyrone Shoelaces sings the story of his lifelong love of basketball. Details on Basketball Jones / IMDB / YouTube