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This is a documentary about the situation of an indigenous Bribri family living near Salitre in Buenos Aires, Puntarenas. The film tells how this Bribri family has been losing the land that was theirs since time immemorial; it denounces the abuse suffered by the few indigenous people who still survive in Costa Rica.

Born with the gift from nature, polished by years of painstaking work, Pinchas Zukerman was between the ages of 7 and 17 the best teaching that could possibly be found. His well-spent youth established him with an international career before he was 21. The close friendship between the artist and the director, Christopher Nupen, provides not only an interesting documentary but also a touching immersion in the intimacy of one of the greatest violinists the world has ever known.

African Elephant originally played in theatres as King Elephant.. The film is a straightforward, well-photographed documentary concentrating on....well, look at the title. Avoiding the obvious, filmmaker Simon Trevor focuses on the more curious aspects of elephant life. In addition to the mighty pachyderm, we are given intriguing glimpses of other forms of African wildlife. African Elephant has no overt ecological ax to grind, but the preservationist message is there by implication.

Short Yugoslav film.

This film is a declaration of love for the old town in Stockholm and tells how Samfundet St. Erik intervened in the major clean-up and succeeded in carrying out an exemplary restoration of an entire block.

In this episode, Dr. Arthur Müller Lehning, historian and anarcho-syndicalist.

A live portrait of the Creole composer Don Pedro Espinel, known as the King of Polkas, who opens the doors of his house to tell us about his life.

Short documentary about working-class Romanians.

Travelling the Scottish Highlands by bus.

Introduces the official religions and denominations in Iran and It depicts the performance of various religious ceremonies in mosques, prayer rooms, churches and fire temples.

Spectacular images of international snowmobile competitions that are reserved only for expert owners of the most powerful machines.

This film analyzes the economic interests underpinning the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, with a particular focus on the influence of international oil interests in the region. The analysis found here is inspired by the writings of the Palestinian writer and journalist Ghassan Kanafani.

A loving portrait of a pirate radio stations, which is run by the rural population with plenty of passion and talent in the face of opposition from the authorities.

About the heroic past of Soviet soldiers in the days of the Great Patriotic War and the military everyday life of the soldiers of our days.

Female composers' names are mentioned throughout history.

Now takes on video's claims to immediacy and authenticity, as Benglis juxtaposes live performance with her own prerecorded image. The soundtrack features phrases such as "now!" and "start recording," commands that usually ground us in the present, but here serve to deepen the confusion between live signals and mediation. Repeated takes and acidic color processing heighten this challenge to video's power of "liveness."

A film about the daily work of the forest firefighters of the Krasnoyarsk Aviation Base.

Addresses the problem of sexual awareness of children. It draws attention to erroneous methods of awareness used by parents, often stemming from lack of knowledge or false perceptions.

Great Britain was the first country to plan the establishment of 'new towns' to house the overflow from rapidly expanding industrial centres. Today these towns number over one hundred. This film examines the operation of two of them.

Documentary about working mothers who, without government support, have to struggle to care for their children. Through interviews and an intimate camera that wanders through the daily lives of the characters – a bus conductor, a woman who cares for more than ten children in a precarious home, a teacher at an improvised daycare center, among others – Lóes constructs a sensitive and precise argument about the division of care work.

In the center of the plot is the record holder of bench shooting, three-time world champion Yu.F.Tsuranov.

This driver’s education film from the early 1970s, "Alcohol and Red Flares", warns viewers of the dangers of drunk driving. It recounts the story of a man named “Mike” who drinks heavily at a party, and insists on driving home. The consequences are steep and along the way, viewers learn about Blood Alcohol Level (also known as BAC or Blood Alcohol Content), techniques police use to verify a driver’s inebriation such as the breathalyzer, and the reasons why driving drunk is so dangerous. This film was produced by legendary social guidance filmmaker Sid Davis in cooperation with the Monterey Park Police Department.

Downhill Motion documents the spirit and soul of skateboarding like no other film in history. This underground classic takes you back to Huntington Beach, California in 1975 with the founders of the world of skateboarding. Watch Bob Neishi and many others bring life to the sidewalks of Southern California with 55 mph barefoot speed runs, solid 360s, and a soulful downhill motion.

A timelapse short film that chronicles Bombay of the 1970s. Used as educational tool to understand time-lapse, sound sync and lighting apart from historical chronicle of a city.

About the making of "Der amerikanische Soldat/The American Soldier" in 1970.

Following the operation against the Israeli sports delegation participating in the Munich Olympics in Germany in 1972, the Zionist entity launched retaliatory raids against the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria and Lebanon (specifically the village of Da'al in Syria and the Nabatieh camp in Lebanon) on September 8th, 1972. In reflecting the sheer barbarism of the Zionist aggression, legendary Palestinian filmmaker Mustafa Abu Ali is compelled to reach for new filmic grammar to reflect on the brutality. This is a film haunted and haunting, with unfiltered images of death. Lifeless babies, features bloated. Children in hospital beds, limbs twisted, faces bruised. Agony. Skulls shattered. Hands crushed. Occasionally, lifeless eyes blink, a twitch of the hand brings something akin to hope – that life persists, life could persist.

Coming into this world is an important event in a person's life, perhaps the most important. The film purely and sincerely captures the moments of birth. In the 1970s, it was rare for filmmakers to be able to film in a maternity hospital. Director Leida Laius and cameraman Arvo Iho succeeded. What's more, the shots taken with a hidden camera are genuine, warm and humanly honest.

A creative documentary showing the absurdity of Polish reality in the 1970s. The dramatic axis is the story of a man who, in the middle of the Polish People's Republic, decided to start a mushroom cultivation and processing plant—a profitable business, and therefore, from the point of view of the decision-makers of the time, suspicious and dangerous.

Alexander Kluge reflects on the medieval Staufer dynasty and draws a line from Emperor Barbarossa to Operation Barbarossa.

Documentary about the strike of March 1976 in the Panama Canal, promoted by the United States.

Filmed at the People's Film Studio of the Tula Polytechnic Institute. There is a demonstration of weapons such as sai and nunchaku.

Investigation into political journalism in Quebec. Mainly focusing on English-speaking journalists in the press gallery at the National Assembly and their perception of current events, Godbout argues that the sense of objectivity in journalism is above all a question of culture.

A film portrait about Professor Karol Plicka, focusing on his films, photography and folklore work.

Writer Henry Miller, the colossus of Big Sur, at work, living in, revising old haunts in Brooklyn and Paris. He generously reveals how he saw his era, his peers and himself. He recalls his painful youth and his struggle to survive as a writer. He talks about art, dreams, and the allure of Paris. He reads passages from his works and enjoys himself with friends. What emerges is Miller’s charm, his gentleness and his lust for life.

George Melly explores his lifelong relationship with surrealism in all its forms and prominent personalities.

A BAFTA award nominated film dramatising how one firm and its employees faced the inevitable changes caused by automation and made the best of the situation.

Short documentary by Svetozar Pavlović.

A documentary profile of three Scottish screenwriters: Edward Boyd, Gordon Williams and Alan Sharp.

In June 1976, Eduardo Coutinho and film reporter Mário Ferreira traveled to the northeastern backlands to record the documentary Superstição. The film revealed the customs, legends, and beliefs of the country people.

Uncovering government agencies (especially the CIA) that secretly tested the effects of LSD on humans.

A documentary about old action movies and action heroes with John Wayne as the center piece. Although interesting it is filled more with action sequences from movies then information about the heroes. Running time is approximately 100 minutes. - Written by Sim Pertuit

Shot by Chang Chao-Tang and cinematographer Christopher Doyle, The Boat Burning Festival captures the ceremony worshipping Wangye（王爺）, the local god of plague, held every three years in Sucuo Village（蘇厝） in Tainan（台南）, Taiwan. Chang timed the work to "Ommadawn", a Celtic-inspired progressive rock album by Mike Oldfield. Defying genre conventions and deviating stylistically from television or ethnographic documentary, the film testifies to the tense and complex coexistence of traditional rites, local folklore, and discourses about modernisation and identity in 1970s Taiwan.

A caustic and humorous challenge to the traditional male and female roles and stereotypes inculcated by our upbringing. The film illustrates two opposing worlds: that of the “eternal masculine” and that of the “eternal feminine” through the behaviors, concerns, work and aspirations of women and men, and through the games, projects and dreams of children.

A short documentary about the making of David Lean's 1962 film LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Some behind the scenes footage comes from the 1963 promotional featurette with a similar title but includes new footage, a new narration and adds an audio interview with the film's star Peter O'Toole.

Montage film about the life of Eva Perón. Produced in 1970, it was banned in 1971 by the military dictatorship and finally authorized in 1973 by the Peronist government. It premiered in 1974.

“Early in the morning on Thursday Feb 26, 1976, a young First Nations man named Eugene Lloyd Pelly was fatally stabbed in an apartment at 4272 Watson Street, east of Main near 28th. After escaping out a window Pelly collapsed in the middle of the road and, as snow fell, succumbed to his injuries. That same morning Jeanette Reinhardt noticed Pelly’s bloody body from her window. Paul Wong, whom she was living with at the time, shot a roll of 35mm film documenting the scene – first from their window, and later at roadside. The quiet violence of the scene captivated Wong, and together with collaborator Kenneth Fletcher, the two embarked on a project to research the crime in full detail." – Allison Collins & Michael Turner, Mainstreeters: Taking Advantage 1972-1982

This short tells the story of a cafe where steel workers come to eat.

Released in 1970, this lesser-known work is a powerful cinematic essay that speaks out against religious fundamentalism and the violence of communalism.

The day to day running of an electricity showroom.

A portrait of Serb erotic surrealist painter Ljubomir "Ljuba" Popović.

Interviews with former generals of the South Vietnamese Army in the Quang Trung re-education camp, shortly after the end of the Vietnam War.