Huie’s Sermon
Reverend Huie Rogers is a preacher at the Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Brooklyn. He is the topic of this short film, during which launches into…
The Search for Truth in Wartime
1983. An investigation of the changing face of war reporting.
Electric Boogie
Short film on the dance phenomenon of “Electric Boogie”, and about 4 boys, 2 black and 2 Puerto Rican, who dance it together in the streets of the South Bronx.
Let’s Spend the Night Together
The Rolling Stones’ record-breaking 1981 arena tour documented by director Hal Ashby. Featuring the biggest Rolling Stones songs from the first 20 years – in the words of Mick Jagger,…
Saying No
Saying No is an early 1980s educational film produced by Crommie & Crommie that, true to the title, presents a process for young women to successfully decline advances from the…
The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra
In 1982, the American Film Institute presented its 10th Lifetime Achievement Award to director Frank Capra, at an event hosted by actor James Stewart and attended by the Capra family…
The Atomic Cafe
A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.
The Making of ‘Superman II’
Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.
Richard Feynman: The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
Richard Feynman was a scientific genius with – in his words – a “limited intelligence”. This dichotomy is just one of the characteristics that made him a fascinating subject. The…
Faces of Death II
This movie continues in the same vein as F.O.D. 1 with short scenes of death related material. Mortuarys, accidents, police work are filmed by TV crews and home video cameras….
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
A documentary hosted by Harrison Ford about the stunts of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark.’
Stations of the Elevated
1979, shot in the Bronx, 45 min long, and chock full of rare vintage graffiti, mostly Fabulous Five stuff; Lee and Slave mostly. There are no words, just an eerie,…
The Killing of America
A documentary of the decline of America. It features a lot a great footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much-much more.
Theater in Trance
Rainer Werner Fassbinder visits for two weeks the “Theater der Welt” festival 1981 in Cologne. 30 companies showed in over 100 performances their own visions of a new theater. Framed…
Fourteen’s Good, Eighteen’s Better
Profile on three young Adelaide women. Diana, Kerry and Josie are now 18 years old, and continue to have open and frank discussions about their lives.
The Devil At Your Heels
Devil at Your Heels, traces the trials of stuntman Ken Carter who attempts a death defying aerial jump in a car. Not content with a normal jump, Ken Carter attempts…
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did 16th century French astrologer and physician Nostradamus…
No One Here Gets Out Alive: A Tribute To Jim Morrison
No One Here Gets Out Alive, The Doors’ tribute to Jim Morrison is a full exploration of the controversial and quixotic singer, delving into his fascination with cinema and psychology,…
A Balinese Trance Seance
Bringing offerings of rice, flowers, and woven coconut leaves, clients visit Jero in her household shrine to determine the cause of their son’s death. Jero lights an incense brazier, sprinkles…
Of Muppets & Men: The Making of the Muppet Show
Documentary about the work of puppeteer Jim Henson and his team in creating The Muppet Show.
Making ‘The Shining’
Directed and Edited by Vivian Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick’s daughter, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining.
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter
Documentary about women’s experiences of labour, in factories, mines and dockyards, in the USA during the second World War and how it affected their work and career aspirations once they…
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter
Documentary about women’s experiences of labour, in factories, mines and dockyards, in the USA during the second World War and how it affected their work and career aspirations once they…
SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back
A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the special effects in the second Star Wars installment.
Double Life
Erika Blanc self-reflectively narrates her descent into Italian genre cinema while she hyperbolically playacts in the woods.
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
BBC documentary. Witness John Williams composing the legendary score for The Empire Strikes Back and conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.
Self-Conscious Over You
Organised by Terri Hooley’s Good Vibration Records, this legendary gig found almost 1800 people cramming into The Ulster Hall to see local band The Outcasts. The events depicted here were…
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us an “inside look” at this famous rock group, “The Who”. It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the initial…
80 Blocks from Tiffany’s
This 1979 documentary depicts the daily life of gangs in the South Bronx. It deals primarily with two African American and Puerto Rican gangs known as the “Savage Skulls” and…
Ondyelwa: a Festa do Boi Sagrado
Scenes from the three last days of the festival in which the population of the old Kingdom of Jau participate yearly.
The Laughing Alligator
Merging the subjective and the objective, the autobiographical and the anthropological, The Laughing Alligator is a highly personal observation of an indigenous South American culture. Recorded while he and his…
The New Sound of Music
BBC documentary about the rise of early electronic music, use of synthesisers and the work of the radiophonic workshop.
Fogo, fire island
Documentary about Cape Verde and the island of Fogo produced by the revolutionary government of the new country. A culture learning to live without tutelage.
Our Song and All of You
Faces of Death
A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies. The common factor is death by some means.
Fast Break
Evoking a cinema verite feel not found in most sports documentaries, Fast Break examines the 1977 Portland Trailblazers basketball team in a surprisingly personal and compelling fashion. Inter-cutting excerpts from…
Amazing World of Ghosts
Do ghosts come from outer space? Are they amongst us? The Amazing World of Ghosts seeks to unveil the mysteries that defy mankind’s understanding and define the modern age… and…
Visions of a City
Sepia toning lends a romantic (even wistful) quality to Larry Jordan’s film Visions of a City, which he shot in San Francisco in 1957 and edited in 1978. The pace…
TV-Ping-Pong
An early video work by Ivan Ladislav Galeta that underlines the perceptual presumptions of video-media.
The Making of ‘Star Wars’
Ever wonder how they ever managed to make a movie like Star Wars? Well, bickering droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2 host this tour of the mind of creator George Lucas…