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Documentary following an attempt to find, net, and train a bottlenose dolphin for Napier marine mammal park Marineland.

Political short film made during Ongania's dictatorship.

Short documentary exploring transport and town-life in the icy climes of Kolyma in the Russian Far East, where gold is mined and villagers hold a festival to say farewell to the winter.

A film about the landscape, history and cultural traditions of Khevsureti in Georgia, where traditions remain an integral part of life.

The film begins as a cultural reportage of the most conventional kind, with a series of frames filmed around Peleș Castle, set to classical music and accompanied by a commentary describing the museum's ceramic collection. What is surprising in this construction is the unusual effect that the natural setting, chosen as the original backdrop of the presentation, has on the exhibits. Removed from the museum and displayed outdoors, the objects fail to resonate with nature and stand out like anomalies in the wintery, postcard-like landscape. But the romantic surplus of Chopin's music, which is added to the increasingly abstract visual compositions, with vases, trinkets and precious tableware fancifully placed in the water of a stream and among snowy fir trees, represents an at least extravagant attempt to deviate from the aesthetic norm.

This full-length documentary documents the construction of the Red Flag Canal, presenting the project as a collective socialist achievement through the visual language of late-1960s Chinese state cinema.

Documentary about the EEC debate in Norway.

The material for this compilation guerrilla video was created thanks to the work of nearly thirty filmmakers who, using the then-new Portapak portable cameras, recorded from within the protest movement the mass demonstrations to end the Vietnam War that were held in early May 1971 in Washington, D.C. Footage of participants' discussions, strategy planning, and spontaneous happenings alternate with the documentation of police violence, stays at police stations, and improvised detentions. The first edited version tried in vain to get airtime on NBC, while the updated version of the original compilation adds informational subtitles for today's viewers and underscores the hope that the established order and repressive power can be overcome non-violently through solidarity and shared emotion.

While bringing examples of water pollution, the documentary gives a publicistic approach towards the environmental protection issues. Views of landscape: rivers, waterfall, lakes, polluted body of water. The film also shows Kaarma spirit distillery; potato flour department of Paljusi collective farm in Jõgeva county; views of the cattle farm of Triigi sovkhoz in Rakvere county; designing of biological small cleaners in EKE Projekt.

Various shipyards, factories, and industrial sites are shown on 16 mm film, many of which no longer exist: the blast furnace plant, the Flender Shipyard, the huge Villeroy & Boch ceramics factory. The film is a reencounter with them, along with the workers and some of the still-existing companies.

Digitization within the scope of the project “FILMar: Digitization of cinematographic heritage”. Landscape, tradition and development of Porto Santo.

A man addresses the strangers on a street, he asks them to talk to him. The strangers refuse under various excuses, but later on they are looking for the people to talk to in a meetings club.

Reportage from Uppland, a center of settlement and power for the former Swedish tribes.

Seven elderly black people share their insight, faith and strength on the subject of aging.

1973. Giorgio de Chirico, by then 85 years old, is captured in his studio by the RAI program How a Work of Art Is Born by Franco Simongini. On the canvas, "The Sun on the Easel" gradually comes to life.

On a trip around Finland with seasoned travel photographer Axel Hald-Christensen. The trip starts on board the ferry Finlandia. On the way, the travel photographer and his travel companions pass Lahti, Mikkeli and Savonlinna, where he films sights such as Olavinlinna (Olofsborg) and the Kerimaki Church. Along the way, they stay overnight at campsites and both sail and swim in the many lakes and rivers. The landscape is characterized by forest and water. The trip also passes Helsinki and the various sights that the capital offers: the iconic station building, the market square, open-air theater and folk dancing in Finnish folk costumes. In addition, there are also recordings from, among other places, the Temple Square Church and the statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg, who is considered Finland's national poet. Finally, the trip heads home again with Finlandia.

Altai Kasim came to Germany as a guest worker and eventually brought his family with him. Today, they all have a job in Germany. Nevertheless, they are not happy. They miss their homeland.

Two reports on the housing situation of Turkish workers are juxtaposed, both edited from the same raw material. The film strings together evidence for two completely different claims.

During the Popular Unity government of Salvador Allende, the marginality of housing in a sector of Santiago contrasts with the violence with which groups of right-wing youths confront, with their “September Plan”, the popular activism that unfolds in the central streets of the city of Santiago.

Activist documentary by the Atlanta Anti-Repression Coalition on Black resistance to police violence. Includes footage of police beating striking meat-packing workers in Atlanta in 1971, the police killing of Brandon Gibson in 1974 and protests in its wake, and South Boston school busing desegregation. The narrators call on progressive white and working people to join with Black people in revolutionary resistance to the ruling class.

Kalle is a farmer. We follow him at work and he tells us about the living conditions of a farmer.

In the aftermath of the 25 April revolution, Ângelo de Sousa documents the shipwreck of an oil tanker near Castelo do Queijo.

Ângelo de Sousa documents a protest five months and four dates after the carnation revolution.

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

Sarah Maldoror finds inspiration in the hidden corners of Paris, where architecture was shaped by foreign styles and influences.

One of the major changes in agriculture after the “25 of April” was undoubtedly the new Rural Lease Law. This documentary, which is naturally dated, shows a little of what life was like for tenant farmers.

The conquest of England by the Normans is retold using the Bayeux Tapestry.

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A unique snapshot of Mytilini in the early 1970s: the camera of Manos Efstratiadis, in constant curious motion, follows the streets of the town, enters shops and houses, records public ceremonies and private gatherings.

Emma and Vigert are in their 70s, have no children or other social contacts, and live alone on a farm far into the forest. This documentary follows them during one winter day.

Disney-released (Super8?) footage of the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney World.

British Public Information Film detailing how to behave during the rabies outbreak of 1976.

Everyday except Christmas London Transport run coach tours of London. The tours start from Victoria and from Piccadilly Circus; there is no booking and little waiting; they are popular with visitors of all nationalities, and they let you see the sights in comfort, though rarely with so well-orchestrated a musical accompaniment as David Fanshawe's.

Five-minute black-and-white report about the then part-built National Theatre on London's South Bank. Includes brief footage of Laurence Olivier and of the theatre's architect Denys Lasdon who explains the design. Liz Ferris as the reporter who talks to camera.

Documentation of labor strikes and unionization pushes in both industry and agriculture, centered on strike by United Rubber Workers, Local 621 against R.G. Sloane Manufacturing Co. in Sun Valley, California. Includes a historical montage of repressive violence against labor actions.

In Mercer Street (circa 1975), Hafif uses Super-8 film to track 28 seconds of subtle movement on the quiet nighttime street directly below her window. Softly lit by a single streetlamp, the film moves in near total darkness.

The right to abortion is one of the central themes of Italian feminism in the 1970s. this film criticizes the interference of the Catholic church and the difficulties of arriving at a law legalizing it.

Hafif's second feature is another montage of film and voiceover narration. Hafif created it after she travelled to India with Robert Morris where the two visited workshops of local stonemasons. For the soundtrack, the artist drew on entries in her travel diary and other notes. The various textual fragments gradually coalesce around a common thematic core: the critique of a linear construction of time, which is implicitly associated with Western modes of thinking.

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 documentary made by Counterblast Film Fund in 1973, which brilliantly exposes and illustrates the racist and anti-colour sentiment of some members of the British public of the time. *Warning* contains upsetting racist and anti-immigrant language.

Produced by the Junior League of Miami, this is a comprehensive history of Miami and Dade County, from its earliest history through the 1926 Hurricane. Uses historical footage and photographs to recreate important events and people. 16mm

A deliciously indecipherable autobiography of important dates in McLaren’s life, set against the richly coloured head and tail frames cut from other (unknown) films; film stock garbage acting as diary.

Documentary short about the construction of a subway bridge in Vienna.

Documentary short about the construction of a subway tunnel in Berlin, using a tunnelling shield.

Interview with Belgian painter Paul Delvaux, an international artist and a sure bet on the art market. In this interview, Paul Delvaux talks about his origins and career. He talks about his painting, in which nothing is ever taken for granted, and the eroticism that emanates from his canvases. He talks about his fear of the blank canvas and his taste for antiquity, passed on to him by one of his Latin and Greek teachers. With great modesty, he recalls his appointments to the Picard Academy and the Grande Académie, his claim to fame. The camera also follows him to the opening of his exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, attended by Princess Paola. Paul-Henri Spaak, former Belgian Prime Minister and fellow student of Paul Delvaux's at the Athénée de St Gilles, recalls some of his memories and the impression Paul Delvaux left on him: "He was already a little in his dream, not on the same plane as us".

A friday night in Stockholm.

This film presents aspects of day-to-day life in Venice, a city that is most renowned for its historic sites and large tourist trade. It tells a story about a boy who loses a prized model ship on the waterways of his city.

A film describing sorority life at Indiana University, the benefits of joining a sorority, their traditions, and the function of IU's Panhellenic Association. Shows how sorority life offers potential for personal development, exploration, and fulfillment of ideals in addition to lifelong bonding.