Best 20 Short Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1980

A short documentary in which directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog being forced to eat his own shoe. Look into Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe / IMDB / YouTube

A fine day in the life of a fly presented completely from the fly's point of view. A fine day until something dreary happens, that is. Check out The Fly / IMDB / YouTube

A troubled and solitary woman who suffers from an acute light sensitivity summons the strength to escape her persistent trials; however, the fateful morning which is only hours away, still seems so distant and pale. Can she take the step? Get info on Nocturne / IMDB / YouTube

Peppermint Patty trains for a figure skating competition. Look into She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown / IMDB / YouTube

Snoopy runs away to join the circus when he falls for a poodle performing in it. Explore Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown / IMDB / YouTube

While exploring a planet for a molecule needed for yo-yo polish, Duck Dodgers and his cadet Porky Pig encounter Marvin the Martian and his plan to blow up the Earth. See more about Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century / IMDB / YouTube

A loving film tribute to Russian filmmaker Larisa Shepitko, who died tragically in a car accident in 1979 at the age of 40. This documentary by her husband, Elem Klimov, includes excerpts from all of Shepitko's films, and her own voice is heard talking about her life and art. Read about Larisa / IMDB / YouTube

A depressed man with a boring job cares for his aging mother, cruises for gay sex and guiltily confesses his sins in an entangled web of memory and despair. Details on Madonna and Child / IMDB / YouTube

Tale of three monks living in a hilltop monastery. Info on Three Monks / IMDB / YouTube

An Estonian folk tale about Tõll, the giant hero who lived on the Baltic Sea island of Saaremaa. Explore Suur Tõll / IMDB / YouTube

A child who is afraid of the dark forms a unique relationship with the objects that once frightened him. Learn about Nitemare / IMDB / YouTube

The Coyote chases the Roadrunner all over the desert. They both run through a pipe that gets progressively smaller. At the end of the tunnel, the Roadrunner returns to normal size while the Coyote remains tiny. See more about Soup or Sonic / IMDB / YouTube

Produced by actor Robert Redford, The Solar Film is a part serious live action, part satirical animated educational documentary made to show the history of fossil fuels and why the use of clean solar energy should be the way of the future. Get info on The Solar Film / IMDB / YouTube

Foghorn Leghorn is the foreman of an egg farm. Meanwhile, buddies Daffy Duck and Sylvester are looking for leftovers in the trashcan. More about The Yolks on You / IMDB / YouTube

A police inspector and a vicar blow off work to play a game of golf at the Royal Rhubarb Golf Club. The inspector is preparing to cheat: he even got one of his subordinates to help him score along the way. Then again, the entire game might just be in the vicar's mind. Look into Rhubarb Rhubarb / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary short film shot in black and white in which several Austrian people suffering from dwarfism share their testimonies about how they live with a physical peculiarity that often attracts the malicious glances and comments of others. Learn about One Fourty / IMDB / YouTube

Animated video to accompany the record of the same name, released under the pseudonym of Suzy and the Red Stripes, but in reality Wings' with Linda on lead vocals. See more about Seaside Woman / IMDB / YouTube

A tawdry tribute to Britain's number one sex symbol of the 1970's - Mary Millington. The film (made only a year after her tragic suicide) is a mixture of archive footage, interviews and new sex scenes. Details on Mary Millington's True Blue Confessions / IMDB / YouTube

Nose and Tina are two people in love. He works as a brakeman, she as a hooker. This film captures the domestic details of their life together, their hassles with the law, work and money. Details on Nose and Tina / IMDB / YouTube

This is a movie about the alternate boxing circuit Fighters who have lost their licences to box professionally mainly through injury carry on fighting illegally in big underground tournaments Details on Box On / IMDB / YouTube