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The story of a 21-year-old girl who was disillusioned with life until she went to Cuba to help with the sugar harvest and found a purpose in life in committing herself to the struggle against social injustice.

Because my father was on the wrong side. Children of NSB members.

Portrait of director Roberto Rossellini and his films.

Building a new harbour at Port Talbot - it’s a man’s world in which the only females are a dredger and two seafaring vessels.

Cara Devito’s intimate portrait of her grandmother who recounts the abuse she suffered at her husband’s hand

Semi-documentary film about the alcoholic/outcast community in Oslo. The film's strength lies in its visuals. The co-producer, Oslo Indremisjon, provides religious elements as an alternative drug.

A film that documents Bogdanka Poznanović's public performance piece 'Action-Heart-Object' where a large heart sculpture was carried around the streets of Novi Sad.

The Last Rally, a 30-minute tape by YES New York, a group composed of Shridhar Bapat, Mark Brownstone, Karen Edwards, and Joe Loguidice, documents the post-Vietnam war demonstration held in Central Park on May 11, 1975. Among the performers featured are Phil Ochs, Patti Smith, and Joan Baez. William Kunstler is also interviewed

Berlin is like an island in the middle of East Germany, a divided city known for its wall, the so-called Berlin Wall. Ever since its inception, this has been extensively exploited by Western propaganda. The notions about it are based in the general public on the fact that it was created to prevent people from traveling as they wish, from escaping. The wall that separates West Berlin from East Berlin is considered a crime against humanity. The truth is that the wall has caused many tragedies, the people on both sides of it are hermetically sealed off from each other. Those who are indignant about the existence of the wall, base their opinion entirely on the propaganda, which in the Cold War game manipulated the background to its creation. The film shows how necessary it was for East Germany to effectively close its border and the consequences of that for West Berlin.

"Here is the quintessential Hancox 'personal documentary,' a film in which both the production and role of traditional documentary and autobiographical filmmaking are thrown into question. Using his camera to record a visit out east by train to spend Christmas with the family, Hancox .... used his familiarization with the annual ritual as a form of a script... Although we see the journey through the subjective judgment of Hancox’s eyes, it is his intent to transfer the material from original event to camera, to editing, and finally to the audience, so that the personal content of the film... becomes universal.” Michael Wade, Ontario Film Studies, Cinema Parallel “It is the honesty of portrayal which is staggering, for instead of an idyllic image which many filmmakers present of themselves, Hancox presents (and thus, sees) himself without cinematic make-up... with ‘wild sync’ sound (reminiscent of an early film), and with the use of only available natural light.” Richard Stanford

A travelogue inviting viewers of today to come visit the future. The person who found this mysterious 16mm film in his basement in 1973, Rev. Ivan Stang, later ran The SubGenius Foundation, the Slack Prophecy religion devoted to Texas cult religion salesman J.R. "Bob" Dobbs.

TVTV turns its critical eye to the world of advertising in Adland, subtitled Where Commercials Come From. Focusing on the reality behind the image, and specifically on the strategies of Madison Avenue, they interview prominent 1970s admen such as George Lois and Jerry Della Femina. They also go behind the scenes of commercial shoots, where such figures as Ronald McDonald and the precocious child actor Mason Reese are put through grinding routines, only to reveal themselves as jaded pros off-camera. In this clear-eyed look at the manipulation inherent in advertising, the TVTV crew meets its match in the relentless cynicism and masculine braggadocio of the seasoned admen; ultimately, TVTV conveys respect for the savvy and skills of these shrewd veterans.

Analysis of the Republic, from the end of the War of Independence to the beginning of the insurrection against the dictatorship of General Fulgencio Batista.

Written, produced, and directed by John Simeon Block.

This film focuses on the basics of adapting to life in England.

In an Afghan village, a young Moslem girl gets ready for her wedding.

The drought of 1976 marked the history of agriculture by surprising in its duration and extent. But if there had been better management and use of water...

An educational short made by the New Zealand National Film Unit for the National Mountain Safety Council to promote awareness of bush safety.

The Videofreex had several experiences with the Black Panther Party, including interviewing Illinois Chapter Deputy Chairman Fred Hampton and New Haven Minister of Information Cappy Pinderhughes. In this tape, recorded on March 5th 1971, the Videofreex one-person camera crew Bart Friedman is walking the hallways of CBS, trying to find out where a video statement by Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver is located. The shots are mostly close up on people’s torsos and there is some image loss, but the sound is intact. The tape has an eerie espionage feel. There is a conflict between station personnel and Bart: they keep telling him, “You can’t tape in here.”

A stop-motion animation of a difficult old woman who takes risks crossing the road. Introduced by Henry Cooper.

A biographical program about Almeida Garrett, poet and playwright, from a historical perspective, highlighting his involvement with liberalism, political career and his role as the driving force of the theater in Portugal.

Ten million German citizens were able to watch cohabiting couples, kissing homosexuals, group sex and the phallus of writer Fernando Arrabal on screen for the first time an hour before midnight on October 20. Eight percent of viewers rated the study, which was overloaded with porn commercials and superficial in its commentary, as "very good", 22 percent thought it was "good", a third thought it was "very bad" -- everyone was talking about it.

A peculiar homage to the things that go wrong, this film is purportedly about rugby. The self-explanatory title for this jumpy “documentary” is less concerned with the filmed subject (the game, the field, the players) than a comic editing style and the complete acknowledgement given to the technical aspect of gathering and manipulating raw footage.

Rock art (petroglyphs) in Peru.

Short film.

This work documents a protest from the Porto’s history following the 25 April revolution.

Caustic and deadpan, these short documentaries create hilarious, indelible portraits of Americana. Ganz and Streeter follow retirees in Sun Valley, honeymooners in the Poconos, sign painters in Brooklyn, help-line operators, female comportment instructors, Muzak executives, and denizens of a Bowery men’s shelter.

Bicycling from a contemporary viewpoint. Bike selection, styles, options and prices. Reviews safe riding procedures for a bicyclist. Shows how the individual can go about selecting the safest and most satisfactory bike for his personal needs. Provides specific information on how to equip, adjust, and maintain a bike for maximum safety and utility.

A look at life in the UK, focused on the Newton family of Leeds and taking in other areas of the UK including the government in London, the historic city of York and holidays in the Lake District and the popular tourist spots of Scotland.

A mindful portrait of the factory worker Ossian Johansson in Gimo (north of Stockholm) who is retiring after a long working life.

I.E. is film about making a film, was shot over a two-year period. At the time I thought I was shooting a remake of Man With A Movie Camera but I realize now that although the film is a record of its own making, it is also extremely autobiographical and diaristic. -Ross McLaren

A child narrates this story of a robin family from early spring to late fall. Beautiful nature photography shows the fledglings born and growing up, the robins' daily habits and seasonal activities.

This is the second installment in the Disco Film series to feature the Puhdys, a popular East German rock band. Their songs "Sturmvogel" ("Petrel") and "Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde" ("Journey to the Center of the Earth") are interpreted using experimental animation in the style of the Beatles's "Yellow Submarine" music video.

Training film for drivers on the introduction of the new locomotive.

Material filmed during and after the battle of Amman, in September 1970. The images document the rubble after the bombings, showing displaced people in the hall of a building, among the ruins, inside schools, while they are being treated . Some moments of a Yasser Arafat rally are also filmed.

DIARIOS PATAGÓNICOS 2 explores Narcisa Hirschs everyday life, travels and friends that reveal their working methods.

Burger and McKiggan document the lives of the low-wage working class in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the 1970s.

About the Swedish Saab 37 Viggen combat aircraft.

Short documentary segment for Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul, MN, about Clarence and Harold Black at their service station in Jacksonville, Illinois.

The ruins of Oradour: there were 672 victims, burned and methodically massacred by the Nazis. In the face of resurgent fascism, it is forbidden to forget.

A film from the west fjords of Iceland which tells the story of a young students returning from abroad to visit the place in which he was brought up.

Made during a period when Iceland was still extending its fisheries' zone, this film deals with the total dependence of Icelanders on the fishing industry. The film is partly based on the author's personal reflections and includes an animated sequence of a T.V. interview with a cod.

An educational film about a new type of trawler which had considerable effects on the fishing industry in its time (around 1947)

In 1976, Ian Dunlop was invited by Dundiwuy Wanambi, a leader of the Marrakulu clan, to Gurka’wuy on Trial Bay in the Gulf of Carpentaria. He wanted Film Australia to record the first major Marrakulu ceremony to be held at Gurka’wuy since its recent establishment as a clan settlement. While they were there, a baby boy died. The Madarrpa men, including the child’s father and Dundiwuy, asked for the funeral to be filmed.Mortuary rites of the Yolngu are extremely complex. Despite some practical modifications to traditional ceremonies as a result of life on mission stations, ritual remains extremely strong.

In “Leaves,” Jim Jennings moves the tree from the periphery of urban life to the center. It’s leaves form a green “curtain” through which we view the activities of the City’s denizens.

Describes proper selection of clothes, table manners, ordering in a restaurant, introductions, dating etiquette, and etiquette at a formal reception.

A short film about a cat drinking milk set to the song "Popcorn" by Gershon Kingsley.

An important document from an era, which shows us the daily life in the fishing community of Caxinas and Poça da Barca, the efforts to create fishing cooperatives and the aspirations and achievements of community-based associations.

A disaffected youth leaves home. With a friend, he explores a demolished house.

A handicapped woman talks about her decision to give birth to a girl despite her harsh living conditions and pressures from the surroundings to give up the pregnancy.

The history of the Chilean labour and trade union movement up to 1933.

Documentary portrait of former CIA official John Stockwell, who resigned after becoming disillusioned with the organization's activities.

A public information film about the dangers of intestinal parasites, hosted by Ro-Revus the Frog and Nutty the Squirrel. Produced by the Malnutrition and Parasite Project of the University of South Carolina with funding from The Office of Economic Opportunity.