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The full unedited performance recorded on December 31, 1978, when the Blues Brothers opened for the Grateful Dead on the monumental closing night of Winterland.

B. Traven is one of the most mysterious figures of the 20th century. He wrote The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and a dozen other fine books which have sold in millions around the world, but no publisher, no agent, and no fellow author ever met him -he has remained the Marie Celeste of literature, a name without an identity. Nobody knew in what language he wrote. Nobody knew in what country he had been born. Nobody knew if he were one man or several. It was even said that those who sought him were struck down and destroyed. Was this photograph, taken in London in 1923, a picture of Traven? It was certainly a vital clue.

A little boy celebrates his frog catch.

The film tells about the heroic struggle of the Leningraders during the siege, about the defenders of Leningrad, and about various aspects of life in the city today.

A look at daily life in the town of Kirkcaldy in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland.

A film about the renowned surgeon Viktors Kalnbērzs and his work.

Short film by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. A portrait of Patti Smith.

Career overview of Hollywood legend Frank Capra by Time magazine film critic Richard Schickel.

Documentary on the daily life of an Otomí community, highlighting the importance of their school education being in their mother tongue.

Film by Latif Faiziyev

An experimental film set during the transition period after the death of Franco that explores Basque identity and state oppression of the Basque population.

At the time the longest arts documentary the BBC had ever shown, this film is about the fascination and meaning of drawing; why we draw, what we draw, what has been drawn and how drawing differs from painting or photography. During the course of it David Hockney makes two drawings of one of his favourite subjects, Celia Birtwell. The caricaturist and illustrator Ralph Steadman is seen at work in his studio, as well as drawing some of the regulars in his local pub. And the American Jim Dine, well-known first in the 60’ as a pop artist, completes this trio of contemporary artists, all of them preoccupied by drawing and talking freely, not only about their own approach, but about the work of other artists they admire. The film also includes unique archive film and photographs of Matisse and Giacometti, as well as quotations from the notebooks and letters of major European artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Degas and Van Gogh.

A child has no memory of his dead father, but every day he spends hours on his grave.

A detailed reconstruction of the censorship case against the landmark Weimar-era communist film, Kuhle Wampe, or Who Owns the World? (1932). Directed by Slatan Dudow, the crew and cast included left-wing luminaries, such as playwright Bertolt Brecht, composer Hanns Eisler and balladeer Ernst Busch. The film was the subject of vehement disputes and was banned twice for revolutionary and communist tendencies that were perceived to threaten the state. About 230 meters of the original film fell victim to the censor’s shears. This historic censorship case was argued over the course of three sessions. Censored: Kuhle Wampe re-enacts the censorship hearings, based on original minutes and documents, as well as personal records of the case. In addition to footage from the original film, this docudrama includes original clips of Berlin in the 1920s and '30s and short testimonies, filmed in the 1970s, with some of the actors involved in the original Kuhle Wampe film production.

An animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western Railway, and the Great Eastern steamship (for 40 years the world's largest steamship). Various styles of animation are used to depict events in his colorful life.

Dustin Hoffman’s most challenging physical transformation occurred early in his career, when he undertook the role of Jack Crabb in the big screen adaptation of Thomas Berger’s novel, Little Big Man (directed by Arthur Penn). The role required Hoffman to portray a character who lives well past the age of 100. In The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman, director Elliott Erwitt is providing a rare behind-the-scenes look into the process of movie-making. In this brief film, Hoffman discusses the craft of acting in general, but also talks specifically about his approach to the Jack Crabb character. This insider's glimpse into the mind of one of our greatest actors is a rare treat for both fans of Hoffman and anyone interested in the process of acting.

A study of England's history, with particular emphasis on the role religion has played in shaping the nation and its people. Includes scenes of Stonehenge, the sanctuary at Glastonbury, the fortress of Maiden Castle, and Bamburg Castle. (worldcat.org)

Produced to mark the 30th anniversary of Warsaw's Documentary Film Studio, the film recalls the achievements and successes of the studio, which has been associated with many outstanding documentary filmmakers for years. It also shows the work of the cameramen of the popular Polish Film Chronicle, who accompany all important events in the country with their cameras.

Making of A Walk with Love and Death.

"The Selling of the Pentagon" was an important documentary aired in primetime on CBS on 23 February 1971. The aim of this film, produced by Peter Davis, was to examine the increasing utilization and cost to the taxpayers of public relations activities by the military-industrial complex in order to shape public opinion in favor of the military.

A detailed look at the events leading up to the blacklisting of Hollywood writers and artists. In October 1947 nineteen Hollywood personalities were subpoenaed by the House Committee on Un-American Activities to testify about their knowledge or possible involvement in the American Communist Party. The first ten to be called refused to cooperate, claiming their first amendment rights, were cited for contempt of Congress and sent to prison. They became known as the "Hollywood Ten" and this is their story.

The trans-European motorway, also known as the "Guest Worker's Road", is full of dangers for the migrants who drive to Turkey for their summer break. This portrait of this highway is a powerful documentation of the history of labor migration to Europe.

Introduces the world of painter René Magritte through an assemblage of the painter's images. Includes statements by Magritte about his intentions and anecdotes from his friends Mesens and Scutenaire.

Football images and the study of Modern Mathematics.

Depicts the larger sea creatures inhabiting the Red Sea. An imaginative sound track accompanies hermit crabs, jellyfish, parrot fish, sea urchins, crown-of-thorns starfish, sea cucumbers, clown fish, and Manta Rays - to mention only a few - as they parade before the camera in stunning color and movement.

Short about the disappearance of the body of the political Argentinean writer Rodolfo Walsh after he was shot in an ambush by a special military group in Argentinia on March 25 1977.

A short documentary about the exploits of "Groovin' Gary", a performer that filmmaker Harris happened upon while filming for a Salt Lake City, Utah news station.

Documentary about the "chief Indian" of DEFA, the actor Gojko Mitić. The popular actor talks about his life. The camera accompanies him as he goes shopping in Berlin: we get to know a young, dynamic and extremely likeable man. The viewer learns interesting facts about his work at DEFA and Gojko's attitude towards the Indians he portrays in the film. In Romania, the main filming location for "Ulzana", test shots were made which show that Gojko does not allow himself to be doubled and how hard he has to train for it. The film ends with the summer film festival in Schkölen, the subsequent sporting activities and conversations with young pioneers. Afterwards, Gojko barbecues for the children before picking up his guitar to sing with the Young Pioneers around the campfire.

During the summer of 1966 Jonas Mekas spent two months in Cassis, as a guest of Jerome Hill. Mekas visited him briefly again in 1967, with P. Adams Sitney. The footage of this film comes from those two visits. Later, after Jerome died, Mekas visited his Cassis home in 1974. Footage of that visit constitutes the epilogue of the film. Other people appear in the film, all friends of Jerome.

1974 documentary about Ali.

Discusses strategies for police officers to anticipate and respond to ambush situations. It highlights the importance of planning, training, and teamwork in counter-ambush tactics. The text emphasizes the need for officers to remain vigilant, vary their routines, and utilize effective communication to minimize risks during potential threats.

Documentary about the St. John's Day festival in Tallinn. Recorded with a hidden camera, the film is full of contrasts and expressively depicts the changes in the traditions of Midsummer's Eve and the emotional impoverishment of city dwellers, showing their behaviour at the bonfires - their loneliness as well as their alcohol-induced exuberant state in big crowds.

Joaquim Jorda's and Gianni Toti's short film

"Gli angeli dalle mani bendate" a docu-film exploring fraud in the sport of boxing. The film was directed in 1975 by Oscar Brazzi and starred his brother Rossano Brazzi in the role of a journalist who boldly investigates the seedy underbelly of the boxing world.

The story of VGIK teachers and students about the acting profession.

The Diablada dance of Puno folklore.

Documentary photo about the life and work of the famous Cuzco photographer Martín Chambi (1891-1973), using his own work.

Short film.

A documentary covering the trials of James Hanratty, perceived to be wrongly accused at the time and one of the final eight people in the UK to be executed before capital punishment was effectively abolished.

There has been war in Sweden again. And Sweden won as usual. Fokus was involved in the Battle of Östergötland - one of the toughest front sections. But how would we have coped - if it had been a real war?

Martin Scorsese, discusses the locations and personalities that inspired the film, in a promotional short for the film "Mean Streets."

Zulueta short

In the Summer of 1971 the Glastonbury legend was born when the organisers decided to try and create a festival that would be a forerunner for an 'alternative and utopian society'. The festival encompassed Midsummer's Day, and in true medieval tradition, the area of Worthy Farm, Pilton was given over to music, dance, poetry, theatre, spontaneous entertainment and nudity.

A Luta Continua explains the military struggle of the Liberation Front of Mozambique (FRELIMO) against the Portuguese. Produced and narrated by American activists Robert Van Lierop, it details the relationship of the liberation to the wider regional and continental demands for self-determination against minority rule. It notes the complicit roles of foreign governments and companies in supporting Portugal against the African nationalists. Footage from the front lines of the struggle helps contextualize FRELIMO's African socialist ideology, specifically the role of the military in building the new nation, a commitment to education, demands for sexual equality, the introduction of medical aid into the countryside, and the role of culture in creating a single national identity.

The silent majority is the Costa Rican peasantry, which has been the object of traditional contempt and which has manifested itself in various forms: unfair salary compensation, bad prices for their agricultural products, financing difficulties, land grabs, precarious housing and educational conditions. health. Precariousness, peasant migrations and the depletion of the agricultural frontier are also analyzed in the film.

A 13 minute glimpse of the Feria de Cali celebrated between Christmas and New Year… A carnival of commodity fetishism, red devils and white indians that will be recognizable to anyone who has encountered the surrealist ethnographies of Michael Taussig.

Politician Hans van Mierlo, director Pim de la Parra and writer Frank Martinus Arion meet in Amsterdam. Interspersed with film fragments from Dirty Picture and Wan Pipel.

Short film by Nancy Holt, filming a fire with her friends.

Aranei - spiders on web threads, leaves of grass and tree bark that may remain unnoticed and misunderstood from the height of the human eye.

The remarkable spirit of tap dancers and their history provides a joyous backdrop for intimate portraits of hoofers Sandman Sims, Chuck Green, and Bunny Briggs.

This short documentary portrays the complex effects of incarceration on individuals. Prisons, the film shows, lock men within themselves, depriving their minds of normal life experiences, confiscating their humanity.

Documentary about the Lyon sex workers who occupied the church of St. Nizier on June 3, 1975.

Orson Welles — with contributions from scientists George Wald, Carl Sagan, and others — examines the possibility and implications of extraterrestrial life. In examining our perceptions of alien 'martians' from his "War of the Worlds" broadcast, to then-modern explorations of Mars, this film from NASA provides a unique glimpse at life on earth, and elsewhere in the universe.

A film story about the fates of several prisoners in the "Idrizovo" Correctional Facility, who, due to their crimes, are spending the New Year in prison, and about the impact of their fates on the lives of their families, who, innocently, are probably facing even greater problems than those of the prisoners.

The third film in Vlatko Gilić’s Sisyphean trilogy. Where the machine could not go through ... Collision between stone and man on the section of the Belgrade-Bar railway.