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An interview with film director Josef von Sternberg, produced for Belgium television.

Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Garrincha was a very original and talented player, having curved legs. Women and alcohol were his passion, and the cause of his later decadence. After a glorious career, he died in financial misery, forgotten.

Film report about the meeting of the youth organization of the GDR (FDJ = Freie Deutsche Jugend) with guests from 57 countries as well as the 8th Parliament (similar to a party congress) in Karl-Marx-Stadt, today Chemnitz.

The film consists of twelve sketches that present the fabulous richness of the art of the mime Marceau.

The building and launch of the British-made Blue Streak rocket.

This film confronts the failures of the Cuban economy, although it is made in a Guevara-like spirit of moral exhortation rather than criticism.

Performing in the work The Female Christ, Lene Adler Petersen walks – entirely unannounced – through the building’s vast hall while carrying a cross. The artists introduce a new, vibrant image depicting one of our grand narratives and carry out a startling intervention within the pulsating business world. The resulting clash has become an iconic modern-day image. The footage created for this work should also be viewed within the context of the film community ABCinema, which worked with e.g. collectively produced film and collective film screenings where several films were screened simultaneously. (National Gallery of Denmark)

The two-part film "Noon in Tunisia" by Peter Lilienthal is a meeting of jazz and Arabic music at various public or open-air venues in Tunisia. Under the direction of George Gruntz, European and US jazz musicians play his suite-like composition "Maghreb Cantata", which is based on original Bedouin dances, together with Arab performers. The highlight is the Fazani, a rhythm of Bedouin tribes from the desert region of the Libyan-Tunisian border. The recording took place from 5.5. - 24.5.1969 in and around Tunis.

In this docu-drama, feelings of alienation characterize the experience of an Israeli Arab youth who arrives in Tel Aviv from his village in the north to seek his fortune as a construction worker. In Tel Aviv the Arab workers try to camouflage their identity in order to avoid physical and verbal abuse.

An experimental and poetic portrait of a woman.

How Canadians adjust to their long, snowbound season. Filmed with humour, 'The Joy of Winter' shows people making the best of what they cannot change. From tiny tots to human polar bears the film leaves no doubt that, in the eyes of many Canadians, winter may offer more attractions than summer.

Filmed in Paris in 1964, this documentary short follows two fifteen-year-old girls from the city’s 16th arrondissement as they move through leisure, conversation, and social encounters. The film records their views on adulthood, relationships, and the future, capturing a moment of transition between adolescence and adult life.

This newly unearthed film, which Warhol shot during a concert at the Boston Tea Party, features a variety of filmmaking techniques. Sudden in-and-out zooms, sweeping panning shots, in-camera edits that create single frame images and bursts of light like paparazzi flash bulbs going off mirror the kinesthetic experience of the Exploding Plastic Inevitable, with its strobe lights, whip dancers, colorful slide shows, multi-screen projections, liberal use of amphetamines, and overpowering sound. It is a significant find indeed for fans of the Velvets, being one of only two known films with synchronous sound of the band performing live, and this the only one in color.

This film showcases an idealised version of life in the Victorian regional city of Geelong — complete with stable jobs, family homes, bustling shops, and thriving sporting and cultural life.

Documentary by Jesús Enrique Guédez.

A look at piped music, with a focus on how it is produced and networked.

The end of the 'Daily Herald' and the beginning of a new daily paper, 'The Sun'. Also a portrait of its first editor, Hugh Cudlipp.

Documentary about the struggle of the Pathet Lao (or Neo Lao Hak Xat, the Patriotic Front) against the USA during the years 1966-1968. Includes footage of the Laos countryside showing the daily lives of civilians, including farming and education. Also features footage of the caves in which civilians lived and worked, with areas for printing books, sewing, and preparing medicines for an underground hospital. Footage of soldiers of the Patriotic Front using anti-aircraft guns to fire at US planes, and debris from crashed plane.

Documentary on the murder of civil rights activists Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner

Employing experimental techniques, Emshwiller magically moved through a collection of objects and artifacts in order to capture the spirit of George Dumpson and his backyard museum.

A look at how Malta has sought new methods of generating income after the demise of the great naval dockyard. Also, a look at the future of the island before its independence day in 1965.

SONG 5: A childbirth song (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

Taking a look at changing face of Portsmouth, England.

A look at the hard work of a test pilot's life, featuring the RAF Lightning, the 1960's supersonic watchdog of Britain's skies.

A fascinating look at the advertising industry, with a focus on how it works and what it does

Fred Hampton talks eloquently and passionately about the Free Breakfast for Children Program and Free Health Clinic set up by the Black Panthers to feed and tend to the poor and hungry. In response to a specific question about events in Chicago and the conspiracy trial, he talks about how those running the city are "crazy with power," about racism, fascism and imperialism, and the need to educate, organise and lead by example.

Documentary about the history, landscapes, activities, and inhabitants of the Comahue area, a region generally considered to encompass the territories of the provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro and the Buenos Aires district of Carmen de Patagones.

At request of the citizens of a new quarter a bridge for pedestrians has been built over the railway. However, the inhabitants are still crossing the railway as before.

Training film for Birds Eye salesgirls.

The work of warden David Saunders and his family on the island of Skomer, one of Britain's many wildlife havens.

Short documentary film by António Pedro-Vasconcelos.

Against the backdrop of the Indo-China war of 1962, Tapan Sinha made a short documentary meant to arouse patriotic feelings, called Aamar Desh.

A short film, capturing images of those on a pilgrimage in the city of Lourdes in France.

Poetic reportage from the Grand Prix of Slovakia in yachting on the lakes in Senec.

Filmed in 1964, this feature-length documentary by Jacques Godbout explores the world of delinquency through the stories of eight young people who have already committed offenses. With a touch of humor, the filmmaker paints a portrait of these youths from underprivileged backgrounds who dream of a better world.

The transportation of cars by air, sea, railway, and other methods.

Documentary short that synthesizes the evolution of comic books since Yellow Kid until Spirit.

The story of San Fernando de Atabapo, a small, remote town in the Amazon region, where the borders of Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela meet. A town where more than 20 different nationalities coexist and almost as many languages ​​are spoken. The film explores the relationships that develop among its inhabitants and the reasons that lead them to live in this area despite its difficult economic and political conditions.

Documentary made from the record of five manifestations of Uruguayan children's folklore: «El rango», «La rayuela», «Andelito de oro», «La farolera» and «San Severín del monte» / «Los oficios».

Pseudo-documentary that repeats everything from fashion to nudism to childbirth that has already been seen in countless "sex education" films.

A look at the world of one of Britain's most respected establishments: the seaside landlady.

This film portrays activity in Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California. Highlighted are vendors that represent the melting pot that is America, selling their wares to people of all ages and all walks of life. The film was directed by William Hale. Notably, the film also showcases some early work of famous cinematographer, Haskell Wexler.

A candid, inside look at one of the greatest ballplayers ever, up through the 1963 season. Many highlights from Willie Mays's career are shown, including his 4-homer night against the Braves, his 400th homer against the Cardinals, and his 2000th hit.

Documentary following the 1964 groundbreaking Beatles tour of Australia.

From the Association for Young Danish Art: The Student Council's premises, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 6 December. 1967

Reportage from the First World Championship in Marathon Swimming in Freshwater, held on August 5, 1962 on Lake Ohrid. Introducing the participants and the winners in the three disciplines: male amateurs, female amateurs and professionals who competed on the 34-kilometer course. 22 swimmers from 11 countries participated in the competition.

The video discusses the design and significance of molecular lasers, which can have a continuous power output of several thousand watts. Given the extreme temperatures generated by a focused laser beam, materials traditionally considered fire-resistant—such as asbestos, ceramics, and even quartz glass—become ineffective. Molecular lasers have numerous applications—they are used in the metal and mining industries as well as in telecommunications. A single beam of gas laser light can simultaneously transmit 100 million telephone calls or 100,000 television programs, and in the age of satellites, laser devices track the movement of satellites and measure the speed of spacecraft.

A documentary short originally played at the Kennedy Space Center's 70mm theater during the 1960's before the moon landing in 1969 when it was replaced with a new short based on the moon landing.

The film is made up of news photos and short dramatised fragments which Ruutsalo once again manipulated by painting. One of the greatest features of Teddy is the electronic score composed by Osmo Lindeman which was performed on Dico, an instrument designed by Erkki Kurenniemi.

A look at the life of the famous Scottish writer, commemorating the bicentenary of his birth.

Documentary on the assassination of John F. Kennedy

After the experience with 'Será tu tierra,' Soler becomes aware of this cruel reality, until then unknown; Soler makes this documentary on his own initiative and with complete freedom. The film analyzes and quantifies, using extensive data, the social and economic consequences of internal migration during the 1960s, especially in Barcelona and its metropolitan area, focusing on the problems that arise from a lack of housing, with people crammed together in old apartments without hygienic conditions; and the phenomenon of shantytowns.

Turn of the year 1967/68: at the fourth EXPRMNTL festival in the Belgian seaside resort of Knokke, the film documents spontaneous performances, happenings and protest actions, capturing – only a few months before May ’68 – the harbingers of cultural upheaval.

An experimental film edited from footage of the Japanese countryside.

David Lamelas' first film analyses the architectural, social, climatic, or sociological data that make up the exhibition's spatial environment, that of the institution and its geographical location. Beginning with the empty exhibition hall, the description is neutral and analytical. It progresses in ever larger circles, placing emphasis on all the important functional elements, from the electronic devices in the exhibition space, to the city's traffic regulation to the communication and information media and finally, to the climatic conditions of the London environment. The film concludes with six interviews regarding the big news item of the day: the future "landing" of the first men on the moon.

From Christchurch, a coach load of visitors tour the southern part of the South Island, visiting the Hermitage Hotel at Mount Cook, Queenstown and district, the Eglinton Valley, Milford Sound, and Dunedin. Also catalogued as 'South Island Coach Tour'.

A look at the railway modernisation schemes taking place in 1960s Great Britain and the controversy they caused.

The spotlight shines on the brave bomb disposal units of the three services, and a look at the many risks they take.