THE SCREEN-SPACE PUBLIC DOMAIN FILM FESTIVAL VOL. II

With Volume 1 of The Screen-Space Public Domain Film Festival bringing in solid traffic numbers, and with no legal notices being served on us for copyright breach, we are moving ahead with the next edition of our YouTube-enabled, homestay-friendly online movie marathon.

Again, we are pretty certain these films fall within the public domain guidelines, but if any don’t, please let us know and we’ll take them down. For now, wash your hands and settle back for ten films lovingly curated for your personal pandemic picture party…

WHEN TIME RAN OUT (Dir: James Goldstone; stars Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden; 1980) An active volcano threatens a South Pacific island resort and its guests, as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.

UPHILL ALL THE WAY (Dir: Frank Q. Dobbs; stars Mell Tillis, Roy Clark, Glen Campbell; 1986) Texas 1916: Small time con men Ben Hooker & Booger Skaggs are caught cheating by a tough, mysterious gambler. The boys must concoct a plan to get their hands on some money, find a way out of town and land straight back in trouble.

LIGHT OF DAY (Dir: Paul Schrader; stars Joan Jett, Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands; 1987) A pair of siblings must choose whether to pursue their dream of touring with their rock band or support their family and stay in Cleveland, Ohio.

THE DOLL SQUAD (Dir: Ted V. Mikels; stars Michael Ansara, Francine York; 1973) The CIA assigns a group of five female operatives, code named The Doll Squad, to stop a madman's plan to release rats infected with bubonic plague.

THE ISLAND Russian with English subtitles (Dir: Pavel Lungin; stars Pyotr Mamonov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Dmitriy Dyuzhev; 2006) Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.

SPLINTERS (Dir: Adam Pesce; 2011) In the 1980s, an Australian pilot left behind a surfboard in the Papuan New Guinea village of Vanimo. Twenty years on, surfing is not only a pillar of village life but a means to prestige. With no access to economic or educational advancement, a spot on the Papua New Guinea national surfing team is the way to see the wider world; the only way.

ASSIGNMENT: OUTER SPACE (Dir: Antonio Margheriti; stars Rik Van Nutter, Gabriella Farinon; 1960) In the 22nd Century, a reporter for the Interplanetary News is assigned a story aboard a space station. An errant spaceship enters the solar system and its photon generators are radiating enough heat to destroy Earth. The reporter must figure out a way to enter the spaceship, disarm the generators, and escape before suffocating.

AT LAST...BULLAMAKANKA: THE MOTION PICTURE (Dir: Simon Heath; stars Steve Rackman, Gary Kliger, Angry Anderson, Gordon Elliott, Ian 'Molly' Meldrum) Rhino Jackson is seeking re-election as Mayor. He works with his son Taldo to hold a concer and win a horse race. Claire and her father Walter own a property being taken over by Jackson.

RAPHAËL OU LE DÉBAUCHÉ French with English subtitles (Dir: Michel Deville; stars Maurice Ronet, Françoise Fabian, Jean Vilar) France, 1830: A young, beautiful virtuous widow meets a man of debauched leisure. He first tries to seduce her but soon gives up. But she has fallen in love with him, and tries not to look as inacessible.

BROKEN (Dir: Alan White; stars Heather Graham, Jeremy Sisto; 2006) Deep in the LA night, Hope confronts all the wrong turns she's made since leaving Ohio and ultimately meets the biggest wrong turn of all in her ex-boyfriend Will, who's determined to win back her love or die trying.

SCREEN-SPACE claims no ownership of any of the titles being used in The Public Domain Film Festival posts. All are being sourced via YouTube. Our sincere apologies if any breach copyright entitlement; please contact us at screenspace3@gmail.com with proof of ownership and we will remove immediately.