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...Dancing to the border of exhaustion. Dressed in little, the black earth sticks to their skin. Yes, to the point where it hurts. A document of early Pina Bausch, an authentic recording of one of the most outstanding choreographies of the 20th century.
The film tells the story of the final stage of the Great Patriotic War, focusing on the military operations on the fronts from March to May 1945.
Budo: The Art of Killing is an award winning 1978 Japanese martial arts documentary created and produced by Hisao Masuda and financed by The Arthur Davis Company. Considered a cult classic, the film is a compilation of various Japanese martial art demonstrations by several famous Japanese instructors such as Gozo Shioda, Taizaburo Nakamura and Teruo Hayashi. Martial arts featured in the film include: Karate, Aikido, Kendo, Sumo, and Judo among others.
Made for TV documentary on the widespread habitual use of marijuana among schoolchildren and teenagers in the 1970s. Part of the NBC Special Treat series.
An educational short on mustelids, their habits and care.
In a satirical tone, multiple unexpected actions during a ball game and the reactions of the public are captured. In search of the unusual, the documentary ventures outside the field of this sport.
The word and image "Meer" are brought together by young people in a provisional way.
Shot in 1971 during Gal Costa's famous concert "Gal Fa-tal" in Rio de Janeiro's Sucata Nightclub, Ivan Cardoso's eponymous Super-8 short film shows the singer both in and off stage, interlapsed with scenes from Cardoso's "Nosferato no Brasil".
Interviews with five former American soldiers who were present at the March 16, 1968 attack on the village of My Lai during the Vietnam War; they discuss the orders that were issued leading up to the attack, their expectations of what they would find there, and the subsequent massacre of the inhabitants and destruction of the village, as well as possible motivations for the killings and rapes which took place. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.
In June 1978, Patrick Vallençant made the first ski descent of the southeast face of Artesonjaru in Peru, in the Cordillera Blanca, 6,000 meters above sea level and 60° of slope. He left Huaraz on horseback, a donkey carrying his equipment. While crossing Cajas, the last village on the trail to Lake Paron, he was greeted by Victor and Cesar, two Indians who accompanied him to the lake. The climb to the summit was tiring, requiring as much effort from his arms as from his legs. The beginning of the descent was hesitant, the slope extremely steep. He achieved his feat on June 9, his thirty-second birthday.
A look into the lives of the Amish and how they live simply while forgoing many modern conveniences.
Super 8 film by Luiz Alphonsus. Presented at the IX Bienalle de Paris in 1975.
The building of a factory in Shotts, Scotland.
In March 1973, the United Nations Security Council met in Panama City to debate the Panamanian claim for a new treaty that would end the colonial presence of the United States in its territory. The majority of the participating states of the Council recognize the justice of Panama's cause and give it their support, but the United States vetoes the resolution.
A report on the pioneer of Peruvian cinema, Manuel Trullen. A selection of scenes from various feature films, taken from his film archive.
This award-winning documentary offers a rare opportunity to view one of America's finest artists, Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 - January 19, 1975), working on the final mural he ever painted, "The Sources of Country Music." Just hours after completing the work he died in his studio with his brush still in his hand.
Presents highlights of Chinese history, focusing on major dynasties. Relates eminent achievements of each period to the present. Tells of the influence of ancient Chinese tradition on contemporary Chinese life-styles. Winner of the Chris Award.
In this experimental, self-ethnographic documentary, Tom Joslin blends breathtaking, moving snapshots from the natural world, filmic cultural touchstones, and cutting (pseudo) cinéma vérité to dissect and reassemble his gay identity despite constant warnings to stay in the closet. Blackstar sees Joslin and partner Mark Massi fleshing out their enduring commitment and obvious love for one another amidst the insecurity that a self-conscious documentary lens instills. As interviews with Joslin’s mother, father, and brothers attempt to break down the legitimacy of Joslin and Massi’s romance, the pair use everything at their disposal, including inspiration from gay revolutionaries and painfully honest conversations, to hold up their “abnormality” as a point of pride rather than shame. – Shayna Warner
An analysis of film’s persistent relationship to sexuality, mediated by allusions to early cinema’s flicker, and other aggressive qualities of the cinematic apparatus.
A documentary on the Russian Winter Art Festival, which took place in Moscow every winter since 1964.
The nature and history of the Isle of Rhum, Scotland.
Filmed in two cities in Tanzania in the autumn of 1969. The film tells about two of the literacy projects that are ongoing in Tanzania, how the work is carried out in the cities, what difficulties one has to fight against. One town is an ujamaa town - a so-called socialist city - north of Viktoriasjön, the second city a masaj city near Kilimanjaro, where a solitary teacher carries out pioneer work among his own people.
Puppet animation. Uses a story about animals to demonstrate and motivate safe behavior walking, playing, and bike riding, with special attention to the unpredictability of automobiles, trains, and pedestrians. For primary grades.
The Lunden monastery is a Dominican convent established in Oslo 1952, and is the only contemplative monastery in Norway.
A reading of seven dreams interleaved with filmed audience reactions and "Fire" by the Pointer Sisters, "A Message to Rudy" by The Specials,"Take It To the Limit" by the Eagles and more. The dreams deals with the past, present aswell as the future.
A film about outstanding athletes of the USSR.
Bette Midler performs her final concert at the famous Continental Baths.
A docu-drama shot in 1970, but not completed until 1973, the film sought to encapsulate in an experimental form issues that were under discussion within the Women’s Liberation Movement at this time and to thus contribute to action for change. In its numerous community screenings, active debate was encouraged as part of the viewing experience.
This is the ultra rare Sham 69 Documentary which features a drama using the 'That's Life' album. Filmed for BBC Arena in 1979.
A feature documentary about Cuba’s youth: the student, the worker, the peasant, the teacher, the soldier. These young compañeras and compañeros illustrate what the Cuban Revolution is really all about as they discuss their thoughts on the revolution, theories on guerrilla warfare, commitment to building Che’s “New Man”, and camaraderie with those fighting for change across the globe.
The story of the Grünthal peasants' uprising against the commander who oppresses and exploits them.
He has made 21 appearances for the Polish national hockey team and has travelled all over the world with the national team thanks to his love of the sport. "Swapping a roll for a hockey stick is just a matter of fitting the hand to the stick," the film's main character modestly comments on his situation. Jozef Derezinski combines playing in ŁKS Rogowo with his daily work in the bakery and kneading thousands of breads and rolls. He does this because he wants to secure his future existence.
The mechanized production of Duro-Test light bulbs is filmed as a dance to the tune of the Brandenburg, as choreographed filaments, glass, and metal combine in a dynamic finale. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
A documentary short about a fishing trip on a small fishing boat.
A growing number of parents are concerned about the impersonal approach to childbirth seen in many hospitals. They find hospital procedures inflexible and more often geared to the needs of the institution than to those of child and parent. Members of the medical profession and parents discuss today's obstetric methods and alternatives to them. The film candidly records the birth of a baby and the interaction of mother and father.
2 episodes of CBS Reports from 1971: POWs Pawns of War Pts 1 and 2. "Summary: CBS documentary on treatment of US prisoners in North Vietnam and Viet Cong prisoners in South Vietnam. CBS reporters interview wives and families of American POWS. NOT TO BE RELEASED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF CHIEF/AMPD-RC. COMMENTS: Keeping for the record. Standard poor, off the air. Kinescope quality." - Information from archive.org
Michael Powell makes a moving return trip to the remote island of Foula, forty years after he shot his first major feature there - 'The Edge of the World (1937)'.
A documentary by Hassan Bani Hashemi about Bandar Abbas and the Persian Gulf in the 1350s (1970s). A calm and observational film that captures the coastal life, natural landscapes, and local culture of southern Iran.
Moy de Tohá and Isabel Letelier tell their story. They are the widows of two Defence Ministers of the Unidad Popular, who knew too much.
Individualized for profit, yet harmonious in its whole, Düsseldorf has met and largely conquered the conflicting demands of economic growth and human environment.
A brief documentary about Dorothea Tanning with gothic flourishes.
"He who is not with us - Sweden in the Cold War" - During the post-war period, the Nordic countries adapted their foreign policy to the prevailing political situation. Sweden officially balanced its foreign policy between the two great powers of the Cold War - USA and Soviet Union - in the same way as during WWII and described itself as neutral.
Set against a background of her paintings and the Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, landscapes they depict, this short documentary is a portrait of the life and work of one of Canada's foremost primitive painters, Maud Lewis. Emerging from her youth crippled with arthritis, Lewis escaped into her painting at the age of 30. She had never seen a work of art and had never attended an art class but her paintings captured the simple strength, beauty and happiness of the world she saw - a world without shadows.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine spokesman Ghassan Kanafani interviewed by Richard Carleton, Beirut 1970.
A diary of a trip filmed by Glauber in Punta del Leste (Uruguay – 1972) that documents the reunion of the Rocha familiy: Dona Lúcia, the mother; Anecy Rocha, the sister; Paloma, the daughter, and Walter Lima Jr., the then brother-in-law, with the director, exiled in Europe.
Land Day is commemorated by Palestinian annually on March 30. On that day in 1976, Palestinian citizens of Israel rebelled against the attempts of the ruling authorities to expropriate and colonize large swathes of their lands around six villages in the Galilee. Palestinians announced a general strike and organized marches in different Arab towns, where violent confrontations with the police erupted resulting in six martyrs amongst the demonstrators. Since then, the 30th of March was marked as a national day in which Palestinians show unity and intention to defend their land and the attachment to their national identity. Yom El Ard recounted the events of that day and documented the first anniversary activities. It features interviews with victims of violence, mayors of the affected villages and shows rarely seen footage of that era.
A public service announcement condemning the ominous obstacle of social parasitism and delinquency amongst wayward youth unwilling to contribute to Romania’s socialist advancement.
Documentary short about slum living in Accra, Ghana, focusing on the limited water supply.
A short portrait of poet Bert Schierbeek, who reads from his poetry.
Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakankhel, a Pashtoon tribal group in northeastern Afghanistan. The film focuses on his family: Haji Omar, the patriarch; Anwar, the eldest, his father's favorite, a pastoralist and expert horseman; Jannat Gul, cultivator and ambitious rebel; and Ismail, the youngest, attending school with a view to a job as a government official.