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SS officer Walter Krüger talks about his career. Now he is Secretary of the „Kameradschaftsverband I. Panzerkorps der ehemaligen Waffen-SS e.V.” (Fellowship of Former Soldiers of Waffen SS 1st Tank Corps). During the interview it shows that Krüger still considers himself and his like-minded fellows to be the elite of the nation.
Filmed in the stately mansions of New Orleans, Yes, Ma'am shows the role of the black domestic workers in keeping up the gracious lifestyle so closely associated with the old South. On the surface there is a harmonious relationship between employer and employee, but probe a little deeper and grievances emerge. The maids often feel cut off from their own children as they take care of other people's youngsters. The work is physically hard and they are poorly compensated. They have not had an effective labor organization.
Part of BFI collection "The Miners' Campaign Video Tapes."
A coarse but intimate documentary of birth. The eight year old sibling is heard but not seen as she watches and reacts to her brother being born.
Talking Feet is the first documentary to feature flatfoot, buck, hoedown, and rural tap dancing, the styles of solo Southern dancing which are a companion to traditional old-time music and on which modern clog dancing is based. Featuring 24 traditional dancers videotaped on location in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina.
I made the film as an alternative to the massive distorsion of the iranian revolution by western media, in particular the U.S. media, and also to demonstrate some of the contributions of different political factions on the uprising in Iran.
An account of the major political events that took place in Santo Domingo from the government of Juan Bosch in 1963, until the rise to power of Dr. Joaquin Balaguer in 1966. The military outbreak in April 1965 and the subsequent U.S. invasion are treated in detail.
A documentary about the Erzya poet Ivan Kalinkin
Film by Franca Donda, about Eumelia Hernández.
A short documentary on the work of Soviet propagandists in the rural organizations of the Gomel region in Belarus.
A visual poem from southern Bolivia that follows the myths and stories of the Guarani Indians through a suite of poems from the creation myths to the notion of the downfall of the earth. The first part of the trilogy "Jordan minne".
This film is the confession of a man whom society usually describes as mentally ill. It allows us to discover a being endowed with rare qualities of soul and spirit. It is also a testimony sometimes funny, sometimes tender, sometimes bitter and upsetting on the itinerary of an individual stuck between society, family, psychiatric institution and himself. Jacques Zelnio died in 1989 after having lived as a recluse at his parents' place, in a room of 10 m2 from which he only went out on very rare occasions... to be prescribed tranquillizers.
Examines the closing of three major steel plants in Youngstown, Ohio, between 1976 and 1980, showing the social and human costs of this tragedy through interviews with steelworkers, their families and friends, labor attorneys, local union leaders and community activists.
Exceptional documentary devoted to Félix Leclerc. The images are taken from five films produced by the NFB during the 1950s (Un Canadien à Paris from the Coup d'oeil series, Chantons maintenant, Félix Leclerc, troubadour, La Drave and Les Brûlés). A commentary by writer Marcel Dubé, with narration by Monique Leyrac, enriches this previously unpublished documentary portrait.
documentary about teenager life in 1980's Hong Kong
A 1980 Documentary on Durga Puja by National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).
A filmic homage to Gertrude Stein's "Tender Buttons": Everyday objects and especially house plants are imbued with cubist dimensions – everything moves, everything is alive. Lesbian fellowship swims like fish in the water to a shore of ruins – this city can only be "ash". (Andrea B. Braidt)
Berlin-Northeast. An area tries to meet new needs, to conform to human demands. The film registers the feelings of a girl from this area as she looks at photographs taken between 1903 and 1920 on behalf of the Berlin Local Health Insurance Fund.
A film by director R. Šilinis about old Lithuanian architectural monuments, their interiors, frescoes and restoration.
Documentary about the Austrian-American writer Charles Sealsfield
Traces independent filmmaking in 1930s Britain, focused on coverage of political marches and rallies. Essay film, formed from the archives of the Film & Photo League with the Kino Group.
Short movie by Evgeniy Kondratyev.
An intimate portrait of the film maker's family home located in an apartment above his parent's Chinese restaurant in Saint Catherines, Ontario.
The feeling a nation undergoing change through the movement to close an atomic testing and dumping site.
An autobiographical short film about the life of Jannat Aliyev.
This film is an invitation to see Javanese palace dancing as performed in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and to go beyond appearances to discover what the dance means to those who continue the tradition. In this film dancers prepare to entertain guests at a wedding reception and perform the Love Dance (Langen Nawung Asmara). The female dancer, Susindahati, becomes the centre of attention as she does her household duties and then goes to the Secondary School of Performing Arts for classes in teaching theory and practical training in the Golek Asmarandana dance. Susindahati's generation is concerned with the perfecting of technical mastery. It is the older generation who can explain the importance of dance as a discipline, and the ideas associated with it.
A documentary on daily life on a small depopulated island using a combination of diary narration and English subtitles. The film uses an ebb-and-flow structure to capture the recurring events and images of life on an island that once had over 600 people, but now only little over 40 due to the move to the cities 'for the sake of the children's education.' -Ronin Films
Consequences of the collapse of a new realty.
Amateur footage of a young couple on a trip.
Short biographical documentary on Max Selen.
This fully-narrated DVD tours Mount Vernon, home of George Washington. Washington's personality and interests are evident everywhere. Textbooks describe the General and the President, bu Mount Vernon, as seen in this DVD program, tells us about the man. Washington's home is shown in its entirety, including the third floor, which is not usually viewed by the public. Rooms and furnishings are described in relation to George and Martha's daily lives.
Peter Littlefield, an instructor in natural philosophy, comes to Williamsburg, Va. in 1775 to give a series of lectures on astronomy, electricity and pneumatics.
Documentary on Greenland.
As well as the original film, Better Dead, this programme contains a follow-up of some of the addicts originally featured. Some have given up drugs altogether and are working to help others through rehabilitation; of some there is no trace. But Steve, the most persuasive and articulate of the original group, is still addicted and still talking, nearly 15 years later. Includes notes.
The documentary deals with the squatter and punk scene of Freiburg in the 1980s from the perspective of its participants.
Documentary seeks to answer why the majority of the German people were so willing to follow Hitler, even as he led them into war.
Filmed in a village where girls outnumber boys times three. A young woman in a traditional outfit, dedicated to spinning and combing wool, swaddling a newborn, drying clothes on the grass: her monologue and popular music accompany her gestures precise, immemorial. A simple and moving ethnographic film.
Private concert performed by Townes van Zandt in Holiday Inn, Houston, TX in 1988
Director Derek Hart takes us where we've never been and shows us what we've never seen backstage at St. Petersburg's famed Kirov Ballet--arguably the best classical ballet troupe in the world. The company was responsible for producing Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker as well as Baryshnikov, Makarova, Nureyev, Pavlova and Nijinsky.
"In the understanding of the complex cultural conditions of central Switzerland, I wanted to further explore through the film, who I am and what influences have influenced me. In the continuation of the contemplation of my homeland, I felt the need to come closer to the elemental of life and survival. So I went with the camera through my country and have taken everything that has happened to me. While working, I realized that the film is a reflection of my own spiritual needs. I've been trying to find an answer, to become aware of what my elemental sensations are that I believe are not different with my fellow human beings."-Langjahr
An AIDS education film for youth featuring three people with AIDS who share what it's like to live with the disease and how to protect against it.
Promo film for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, with host Alice Faye. Faye looks back on her career in Hollywood.
What initially appears a hymn to equestrianism soon turns into an illustration of the kind of horrible injuries horses can suffer in riding and jumping contests.
Documents the massive attendance of Puerto Ricans at Rafael Cortijo's funeral, one of the maximum exponents of Puerto Rican music. This experimental film is one of the few surviving records of his burial.
A short experimental film dedicated to Polish artist Wacław Szpakowski (1883–1973).
Oscar nominated documentary short from 1989
In the 80's, a young westerner follows the call of his soul to India.
A film about everyday life in the Prenzlauer Berg registry office in 1980.
An artistic and historic walk through the gardens and buildings of the Moorish castle called the Alhambra in Granada, Spain.
Norwegian Documentary History Series about the nazi era in Norway.
The entrepreneur and the artists of a popular circus outline their concerns regarding the spectator and the circus life that unfolds in the sandy areas of the neighborhoods of Lima.
In the world of women in prison, the Educational Reform makes changes possible for female inmates.
In order to advocate Taiwan’s independence and to defend the freedom of speech, CHENG Nan-jung chose to express his disappointment towards the ruling authorities by self-immolation. Thousands joined his funeral procession on 19 May. When they arrived at the presidential office, a disciplinary patrol, CHAN I-hua, lit himself on fire, taking concrete action to follow CHENG’s footsteps.
A medium-length documentary shining a light on the ‘Matagi’, a people who have made a living from hunting in the mountainous regions of Tohoku. Director Masanori Iwasaki, known in recent years for the ‘Fukushima: A Record of Living Things’ series, which captures the impact of the nuclear accident on the ecosystem, brings to life the daily lives of the mountain people in his native Akita Prefecture—a region with a unique culture—through meticulous research. Having spent three years visiting the Ani region of Kitaakita District, Akita Prefecture—the home of the Matagi who make their living from hunting in the mountain villages of the Tohoku region—Iwasaki accompanied them on more than a dozen hunting expeditions, capturing their skills, traditions and philosophy of reverence for nature.
A film about the time of perestroika, made in the genre of documentary comedy. At the center of the film is an unusual hero - an adventurer and a smart man, a carefree rogue, a cheerful joker, and a passionate lover of life, reminiscent of Molière's famous Scapin. For this role, the director invited his friend and fellow student at the Institute of Culture, Boris Smirnov, who was working as a 6th-grade plumber at the time of filming...