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This short film by Frank Eidlitz shows a snippet of Australian artist Brett Whiteley at home with his wife Wendy and daughter Arkie. It was likely filmed in late 1966 or early 1967, before the Whiteleys moved to New York in late 1967. The film shows the artist and his family at home in the evening, reading the newspaper and watching television. Whiteley’s paintings line the walls of the living space, including ‘Fidgeting with Infinity’ (1966), a large triptych painting that dominates the space.

The 1964 Royal Highland Show at Ingliston, Scotland.

Christmastime at the Roman Catholic-run Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia.

Captures the work of completely modernising and remodelling the track and signal approaches to Paddington Station in five weeks, showing the important co-ordination, planning and interdepartmental co-operation.

A nonfiction, autobiographical film that seeks to explore the journey from both the sentimental and socio-political perspectives of a college student.

A look behind the scenes of industry, exploring what is being done to improve Britain's output.

A look into the appeal of the four hundred castles halls and mansions in Britain that are open to the public.

The film shows the painstaking process of inspection and maintenance of passenger carriages. Accompanied by jazz music, we learn about the toil of the employees railways. A request to passengers to respect their work is the main message of the film.

A short documentary looking at the career of acclaimed Danish humorist, artist and cartoonist Robert Storm Petersen - “Storm P”.

A look at the services of NAAFI as they continue to supply the armed forces around the world.

This educational film from the 1960s demonstrates the basic rules of defensive driving including planning ahead in traffic situations and a willingness to give way to another driver.

A documentary about striptease and club life narrated by a female stripper.

In ten years, the scooter population has increased from 4,250 to over 41,000. This film looks at the change.

The history of communism as the story of its crises: The two authors Ralph Giordano and Hans-Ulrich Barth take up various uprisings and protests to demonstrate the discrepancy between the claim to power and the reality in “socialist imperialism.” A more nuanced light is shed on individual uprisings, while at the same time feeding into stereotypical Cold War images of the enemy.

Women of Ukraine of the 20th century — residents of villages, collective farms, and cities of the Soviet republic — talk about themselves. The context of the great story is revealed through tragic, not at all bookish, first-person narratives and documentary footage of menial labor in the fields and construction sites.

Crashing waves, the cry of a gull, silence.

In 1966, German film critic Theodor Kotulla — who would go on to become one of the New German Cinema's most uncompromising filmmakers — visited the set of Robert Bresson's "Mouchette" (1967) and created this half-hour documentary about the director. It won the 1967 German Film Award for best short documentary.

Julien and Anty, two young slackers, take seven days to move three trinkets a short distance, exemplifying the strategy of least effort. They sit on a sofa on the sidewalk, waiting for the light to turn green, taking breaks and intermissions. The film humorously mocks these pseudo-intellectuals, who will soon be together in the same bed, drinking the same cans, just two streets away.

A look at the medical and social services available for both hospital and home births.

A pioneering documentary in 1969, looking at the situation of gay men in the UK two years after the 1967 Reform Act, and revealing how attitudes have changed. It includes unique interviews with the Bill's initiator, Leo Abse; Peter Manolt, the Editor of the bi-sexual/gay magazine 'Jeremy'; social workers who regard 'gayness' as something to be 'cured'; the only gay man found willing to appear on camera at that time, and members of the public on the streets of London and Leeds.

Documentary about a couple who lives on the fringes of German society.

Begins with a close-up of Lou Reed’s eye; the camera then zooms out to a slightly broader view of his face. Toward the end he glances briefly away from the camera. Made for projection behind the Velvet Underground in performance as part of the Exploding Plastic Inevitable multi-media presentation.

The story of an artist who carves out cardboard silhouettes for small allowance on Tromostovje in Ljubljana.

The gun was a vital part of life in colonial Williamsburg, and this docudrama demonstrates the expertise that went into the making of each weapon. The master gunsmith explains the principal parts of an early American rifle and demonstrates the gun's complex manufacturing process. The guns of the period were crude military weapons, but with revolution stirring, the colonists depended on their weapons to send a message to the British Crown.

In creating the film, Evald Schorm and Jan Špáta took full advantage of the possibilities offered by the Cinemascope format and created a visual poem about the beauty and fate of trees and the simple life of people in the mountains. Dynamically slow, artistic shots of majestic nature alternate with civil documentary, yet lyrical details of human work. The film emphasizes the work and social changes in the lives of lumberjacks, but on a broader scale, it also reflects on the passage of time, the eternal values of nature and man, and his relationship to work and the collective. All this in a seemingly simple, very restrained in commentary, but all the more effective documentary story. This poeticized image of human labor was created as a commissioned film for the Ministry of Economy.

A documentary about the once-booming Chicago film industry, prior to the 1920s.

Begins with a long shot of ‘Mama’ Cass Elliot, then zooms rapidly in and out and into close-up. Halfway through, the film settles down into a single close-up; toward the end of the shot, there is a sudden adjustment in the lighting, and Elliot begins to smile.

Documents a visit of Queen Elizabeth to Scotland.

TV movie about memories and thoughts about the Army Museum in Stockholm.

The images connect the workings of a slaughterhouse with a city that is also divided between executioners and dead people.

A documentary about Josef Stalin.

Short documentary about the Thursday-bazaar of Minaab, a small city in South of Iran

Made at the height of 'cold war' paranoia, this drama-documentary shows the work of the UK Warning and Monitoring Organisation, who's duties included the issuing of public warnings of any nuclear missile strike and the subsequent fallout.

From rehearsal to premiere of the play Viet Rock at the City Theater in Stockholm.

A fascinating glimpse of the Tokyo Paralympics Games of 1964 and the pioneering athletes who participated in them.

The rise of National Socialism in Germany and Hitler’s anti-semitic policies and advocation of the superiority of the Aryan race resulted in several calls for a boycott of the games. Against this political backdrop, Jesse Owens’ haul of four gold medals is all the more significant. For a black athlete to demonstrate clearly his superior athleticism and so convincingly outperform his white counterparts was a massive slap in the face for Hitler and made a mockery of his racist theories during his Nazi showpiece games. Standing in the box at the Olympiastadion where Hitler sat to watch the games, Jesse Owens tells with pride that the flag of the US team was the only one not to be dipped as the athletes passed the Führer. (andberlin.com)

Nico swigs from a Coke bottle while the camera maintains constant movement, zooming in and out, panning right and left.

Short documentary written, directed and edited by Aleksandar Ilić.

First, assembly line work in a printer's. As one, the workmen put together newspapers. Then other hands assemble, punch holes in, and attach together sometimes mysterious materials, using machines of ultimate design. Then there is no more human presence; only a ballet of automated machines. Finally, we are in a foundry, amid sparks and smoke.

The film presents the city's history and today.

The story of how the aluminium industry came to the Scottish Highlands.

1967: Two of the world's best climbers, Yvon Chouinard and Royal Robbins, tackle the west face of Sentinel Rock, an iconic 2,100-meter granite peak located in Yosemite National Park, considered one of the most difficult in the world. The film's atmosphere is immersive, driven by a sober narrative that highlights the intimate relationship between man and the wall. The technical difficulty of the route, the prolonged physical effort, and the isolation reinforce the heroic dimension of this ascent. The documentary also reveals the essential solidarity between the climbers: each progression requires rigor, inventiveness, and total trust in both the equipment and the partner. This film is considered a benchmark in the history of mountain cinema. It testifies to the pioneering spirit of the era and the evolution of climbing techniques, perfectly illustrating the transition to a more athletic and thoughtful approach to large rock faces.

Summary of 1954 in Australia, including the Queen's visit, the Petrov Affair and the Empire Games.

Follows the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) from July to August 1963, as they undertake an African American voter registration drive in the town of Plaquemine, Louisiana.

"The whole film are non-art portraits of people in which they do what they want with this hat – and therefore, act or stand in front of my camera. It’s only love: therefore it can’t harm you". Joyce Wieland.

Documentary on the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the UNAM.

A mondo documentary directed by Mino Loy.

Documentary about student protests in Cologne.

A simple depiction of the work in the kitchen of a restaurant. Eric M. Nilsson and cinematographer Åke Åstrand attempt to get as close as possible to reality, without any commentary.

Filmed in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert in July 1969, "Hard Core" opens with an establishing shot of an expansive blue sky immediately evoking the American West, which sets the scene for De Maria's innovative and experimental film. The work intercuts two differing cinematic approaches: one that explores the observational potential of the medium through wide-angle, 360-degree shots that pan over the changing desert landscape, and the other that appropriates familiar visual tropes taken from the Hollywood Western movie genre—such as pistols, Levi's jeans, boot spurs, and leather chaps—and implements them in a performance. The soundtrack is an edited compilation of two of De Maria's "drum compositions," "Cricket Music" (1964) and "Ocean Music" (1968), which creates a sense of anticipation for the viewer. In the last minute of the film, a series of unexpected events unfolds in rapid succession, producing a dramatic climax.

Jane's malevolent pendulum clock mocks humanity's careless, accident-prone ways.

A documentary showing the changes that Swedish wildlife goes through during one year. Among the animals featured are owls, eagles, foxes, badgers, and weasles.

A colourful miscellany of footage from both sides of the Pennines.