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This movie, made in 1969, documents the shattering story of a concentration camp survivor and his severe traumatisation, treated by Jan Bastiaans M.D. and his method of LSD psychotherapy.

A look into those convicted by the House Un-American Activities Committee

"Mexico begins where the roads end ”. Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes tells us about the history of Mexico: its invasions, its revolutions, its sacred lands, its forgotten legends, its religious rituals and this frightening misery. François Reichenbach and his camera sink into the dust, on this sacred land, where "the land never ends."

Poetic documentary about works of several artists from ideas to “births” of works of art.

The film was recorded during the filming of Bo Widerberg's "Kärlek 65".

Documentary about personals in a newspaper.

The university in Oslo. ***** 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.

James Baldwin, a stranger in a Swiss village in 1962, reflects on ordinary and universal racism.

A remarkable examination of the forces behind the Civil Rights Movement in 1960’s America. Drawing parallels between successful communist insurrections in China, Cuba, and Algeria; “Anarchy USA” attempts to convince its audience that revolutionary communism was using the noble fight for civil rights to foment racial tension and overthrow the US government. A treasure trove of rare archival footage from America’s most traumatic period of social upheaval. Featuring Ahmed Ben Bally, Julia Brown, Charles De Gaulle, Martin Luther King.

Exploring the world of lighting, including a glimpse of the famous Blackpool Illuminations.

Sponsored film made by Goldsholl Associates for Kimberley-Clark Coporation. Through animation and still photography, and live action, the film introduces viewers to the company's "TexoPrint" product - a versatile plastic printing paper.

The posthumous ceremony to honor Mexico's national anthem's authors.

The film documents the process of detox treatments at a hospital in Bordeaux.

Interview with Jason Holliday aka Aaron Payne. House-boy, would-be cabaret performer, and self-proclaimed hustler giving one man's gin-soaked, pill-popped view of what it was like to be black and gay in 1960s United States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Milestone Films in 2013.

Short documenary. Plot unknown.

It is the first film produced at the extinct ICA (Instituto Central de Artes), in a co-production between UnB (Universidade de Brasília) and the also extinct INC (Instituto Nacional de Cinema). Held at the Festa do Culto ao Mito do Divino Espírito Santo in Pirenópolis, state of Goiás, in 1968, it was completed in 1969, in Rio de Janeiro. The film is extremely important for the memory of Brazilian popular culture and the state of Goiás, as it is a work of art about this popular festival, and not just a documentary record, as it reflects its cultural character. Today the party is considered Cultural Heritage of Brazil by IPHAN.

"I've often wondered what makes beauty" - So says Monique Miller who personifies in this short documentary universal woman, anxious to please since childhood, vulnerable, according to the hours, to the eyes of others, to torture from the wait, to the obsession of the wrinkles of tomorrow.

Interview with Jacques Tati on the set of his 1967 film "PlayTime". Produced for the British television program "Tempo International".

A philosophical reflection on the nature of cycling.

This film documents student preparations for the final phases of the 1969 protests against the renewal of the security treaty.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary on the development of gear design from the work of Wildhaber to AEI's latest product with helical shapes and 4 times the load bearing capacities of traditional gears.

Super 8 reel with highlights leading up to and from the race.

Providing a fascinating look behind the scenes at Madame Tussauds wax museum, featuring Sir Stirling Moss submitting to being measured for his wax work.

A visit to Smithfield Market, Covent Garden and Billingsgate, at their busiest time, the early morning.

Smith's third feature film was originally titled "The Kidnapping of Wendell Willkie by the Love Bandit," in reaction to the 1968 Presidential Campaign. It mixes B&W footage of Smith's creatures with old campaign footage of Willkie, a liberal Republican who ran against FDR in the 1940's. The climax of the work appears to be the "auctioning" of the presidential candidate at a convention.

Presents important lessons in boating and water skiing safety interspersed with scenes of water skiing experts performing amazing stunts. Includes safety rules to be followed and illustrates the proper handling of equipment.

A document about a religious sect founded in Silesia in the 1950s - the Holy See of God and the Lamb of the Apostles in Spirit and Truth, Alpha and Omega, The Beginning and the End, an informal Christian denomination whose members consider themselves to be advocates of peace and universal union.

Alsace-Lorraine is well known as a winegrowing region and the film takes an interesting look at the vineyards and at some of the less well-known but equally interesting sights in the locality.

Life and disciples of legendary Indian classical musician and teacher, 'Guru' of Pandit Ravishankar, 'Baba' Ustad Alauddin Khan.

Portrait of Norman Mailer at the time of the Pentagon demonstrations in 1967, documenting Mailer's involvement and arrest, together with two TV appearances and shooting on the set of his second film 'Beyond the Law'.

A look at the importance of surveying the world's seas and oceans.

Artist Heitor dos Prazeres talks about his life as a painter and samba musician.

Nature, gymnastic movements, a cat...

Paris, may 1968. In the streets, on the barricades, an insurrection of poetry.

As short depiction of the Södermalm urban environment, narrated by Per Anders Fogelström.

A promotional film for the Reykjavík district heating. The film blends documentary footage with a narrative adventure following two kids who get lost in the overwhelming industrial environment of the district heating factory.

This is the story of colorful Japanese customs and manners of the past, and their contrast with present-day Japan. We see ancient farming customs, agricultural ceremonies, ancestor worship, schoolteaching, marriage customs, sports, all against the background of beautiful Japan.

From his childhood in the lowlands of northern France to his death in Nice, a look at the life of painter Matisse: his early education, his apprenticeship at the Beaux-Arts and his decades-long career as a painter, sculptor, and draftsman.

Travelogue looking at the Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

A short documentary about demolition work.

A combination of tips on leisure activities, nude photographs and landscape shots.

A look at some of the 3000 men who go through miners' rehabilitation centres each year, of whom 19 out of every 20 go back to mining.

A look at the women of the WRAF.

Susan Starr is a talented young concert pianist preparing for the biggest competition of her life. She also happens to have a terrible cold that keeps her in bed and an omnipresent mother. Battling against 34 of the most talented pianists in the world at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, Susan hopes to win not only prize money in the Dimitri Mitropoulos International Piano Competition, but also the recognition that could launch the musical career for which she has been working since she was three years old. Following Susan through the hectic days leading up to the event and through the competition itself, the film captures the intense reality of an aspiring young artist facing the challenge of her life.

A portrait of a traveling circus.

This documentation of a Kortner stage rehearsal shows in detail and fascinatingly how Kortner developed psychological tensions with meticulous precision in linguistic expression and gestural construction.

A night with Bahman Mohasses famous Iranian Painter

The workdays of three Copenhagen street prostitutes. 22-year-old Sunny lured by a friend how to make easy money. Doris the luxury escort suffers of an urge for love. Connie drinks to forget.

Documentation of the innovative and strange agricultural technology in Kibbutz Hulata, footage from the dining room in Givat Brenner and the pantomime show based on it, and documentation of the twins’ conference of “The Kibbutz Family” exhibition in Tel Aviv.