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Documentary about life in post-war socialist Czechoslovakia

Radio is one of the most important communication technologies ever invented and has been a vital tool in helping Australians overcome the tyranny of distance both nationally and internationally.

A compilation reel of local movie theatre trailers for upcoming events, such as a “Bug-o-Rama” festival and a “Marathon of Fright.”

A lyrical short documentary by Arne Sucksdorff about life along the Jhelum River in Kashmir. Through images of the people who live and work on its banks, the film captures the interplay between daily labor, the landscape, and the rhythms of the river itself.

Documentary on the work of French caricaturist Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard, better known by his pseudonym Grandville (1803-1847). Based on a text by Dotremont, the film takes us on an imaginary journey to the planet of the "Real People", whose habits and customs we learn about. A satire on the arts and society.

The film deals with a fisherman's home on the coast, where everyone one autumn evening sits with their work in the living room.

A German Film Award commended documentary.

An abstract film in which Jesús Soto's art and André Almuro's musique concrete combine to evoke the modern age.

Documentary about astrology explaining that it is not just superstition.

Short film about Ankara, Turkiye

Helsinki wakes up to the summer morning in Jörn Donner's first short film, which goes through the landscapes of Katajanokka, Pohjoisranta, Market Square, Kruununhaka and Kallio

Documentary short about an anual football game being helf in Florence, Tuscany in Italy dating back to medieval times.

Sally and her mother make tuna rarebit for visiting guests.

A close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out.

Cristo is the first feature film directed and produced by Margarita Alexandre and Rafael Torrecilla. Evoking the work of Luciano Emmer, this art documentary tells the story of the life of Jesus using only Spanish paintings. In close harmony with the montage, the photographic technique used by Juan Mariné for the filming gives movement to the paintings by Titian, El Greco and Rubens, while the presence of the voices of Fernando Rey, José María Seoane, María Jesús Valdés and other actors of the period give the characters a sense of entity. The film received the category of National Interest from the Censorship Board, undoubtedly more inspired by the film’s exaltation of the national artistic heritage and its religious subject matter than by its artistic aspirations.

Introducing Lake Saarijärvi, located in the middle of Finland.

A short documentary about the construction of Oslo City Hall. The process is followed from the laying of the first stone in 1931. An entire small neighborhood had to be demolished to make room for Oslo’s new civic landmark. The demolition and construction are thoroughly documented, and we also see the extensive work devoted to both exterior and interior decoration. The City Hall was completed and officially opened in 1950. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

Follows the early life of a young seal on the Pribilof Islands. Shows him nursing at his mother's side, struggling to avoid the ponderous bull seals, getting rescued from a rock crevice and learning to swim. Demonstrates how biologists count, tag and trace the seals in order to conserve the herds.

Short documentary about the making of and the worldwide reactions to The Secret Annex, Anne Frank's diary in book form.

St. Mary's Altar, stolen by the German occupier during the Second World War and hidden in Nuremberg, returned to Cracow in 1946. Thanks to conservators and filmmakers, we can see the beauty and majesty of the story of the Virgin Mary.

This short documentary fascinatingly depicts a seldom-captured but economically fundamental process: the production and distribution of sugar.

Documentary report about the construction of a house in Ostrava from prefabricated blocks manufactured at the factory.

A travelogue along the scenic highways of Cape Breton Island—particularily along the Cabot Trail near Keltic Lodge.

Mario Soldati accompanies us in search of genuine food, this time to discover the culinary traditions of Christmas lunch, with Father Mariano, Cesare Zavattini, the shoemaker Angelo Gatto, the baroness Aurelia Michetti and the General Lorenzo De Grandi.

Documentary short about the Chicago landmark building where thousands of products are displayed for buyers, wholesalers, and tourists.

People will always need transport and transport will always need people. Addressed particularly to boys of school-leaving age and to young men completing their period of military service, this film shows some of the wide variety of careers which British Transport has to offer, whether in railways or in the docks, on the orads or on Britain's inland waterways. The good transport worker combines individual initiative with teamwork, and the work of the transport team is vital to the nation.

This Grantland Rice Sportlight directed by Jack Eaton visits the internationally famous Mexican Army Equestrian Teams as it puts on a demonstration if the finest in horsemanship. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.

The focus of this film is on Canada's nuclear research centre at Chalk River, Ontario. Key to atomic progress are the radioactive isotopes. The insertion and handling of these isotopes in the deadly interior of the reactor are shown in detail. Also shown are the applications of radioactive isotopes in various fields of endeavor, particularly medicine, agriculture, and manufacturing industries. Co-produced by the NFB and Crawley Films Ltd. with the assistance of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.

An innovative production from the world-renowned filmmaker and passionate naturalist Heinz Sielmann, Woodpecker (Zimmerleute des Waldes) is an intriguing celebration of these territorial birds known for their distinctive knocking.

Haneda’s debut as full director, made after four years spent as an assistant, is set in a farming village in Shiga Prefecture (east of Kyoto). The film depicts the traditional architecture, lifestyles and customs of the village, its agricultural and domestic labour, but its central focus, as with many of Iwanami’s early films, is on education.

A gripping report shot at the Brandenburg steel and rolling mill from a visiting Austrian director's point of view. Void of any propagandistic interpretation, the film captures both the dynamic forces and the hazards involved in this work.

An insight into horse breeding in Celle.

Based on the physical formula for power, the film reports on the construction of the large pumped storage plant in Geesthacht near Hamburg.

Documentary showing buildings made by great architect Joze Plecnik in Prague, Wien, Ljubljana...

The film explores the importance of water for Oslo, both for industry and for private citizens. It shows where the water comes from and what happens to it, and presents both the city’s water supply and sewerage systems. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

Commissioned by the Tokyo National Museum, this film, regarded in some quarters as the masterpiece of Haneda’s Iwanami period, is one of several in which she documented Japan’s ancient and classical artistic treasures. Here she focuses on the Tokyo National Museum’s collection of art from the earliest eras of Japan’s (pre)history, including earthenware pottery and the striking terracotta figurines known as haniwa.

A short feature that follows the training of a group of new recruits to the Royal Swedish Air Force.

Footage of Stockholm and the growth of its suburbs.

A document about the installation of a 1.5 million volt generator that was built in the hall of the Brno Exhibition Center to test the insulation of long-distance high-voltage power lines.

Filmed soon after the end of the Allied occupation, this documentary is an extremely valuable record of the production and nationwide tour of “The Hiroshima Panels” at the time.

This documentary film from the 1950s explains how the citizens of a small midwestern town restore community spirit through a 4-H club.

A day's life and work in Oslo is told in a lyrical way. Occasionally, a dramatized red thread appears. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

Documentary on the genesis of oil in the Earth's crust.

Soviet-funded short documentary about the People’s Republic of China.

Simone Martini, from Siena, is the painter who took the school in his city to the maximum in terms of musicality and colorful charm. A friend of Petrarch and other greats of his time, he left the mark of his genius in Tuscany, Umbria and Naples.

The daily life of the women of Bagnara, amid the comings and goings of boats and the transport of stones to build protective walls.

A look at London's Soho in the mid-1950s.