Cinematic Era: 1960 Vintage

Experimental short.

Caryl Chessman, labeled in the press as "The Red Light Bandit," initially pleaded guilty to multiple counts of robbery, kidnapping, and rape in 1948, confessions he later recanted claiming police coercion.

Short musical documentary with Siegfried Franz.

Short documentary about the malaria eradication campaign in Mexico in the early 20th century.

Rhythms of technology determine our everyday lives. Rhythms determine the character of the music of our time: jazz. Do we find the rhythms of technology in jazz? We compare jazz with technical processes three times, although music and image originally knew nothing of each other. Does this attempt provide an answer?

Dorothy Hyman, sprinter and miner's daughter from Barnsley, returns from the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome with two medals: silver in the 200m and bronze in the 300m. In her day job, she works as a tracer for the National Coal Board at the Area Headquarters at Ardsley Hall. After the excitement and romance of her Olympian adventures, she loyally declares that "it'll be a nice change to get back to work".

A look at the dedicated research carried out behind the scenes of medicine and the onward march of surgery.

"This film details the economic progress achieved with U.S. assistance in the provinces of [formerly] East- and West-Pakistan in the past ten years, and stresses the need for all Pakistanis to work as one to better the country. The film was narrated by Rizvan [Rizwan] Wasti" (US National Archives).

A look at the Women's Voluntary Service, informally known as the women in green.

A look at the music of bells, from small hand bells to the great bell of Westminster.

A look into the many aspects of angling.

A gothic-infused escapade where slapstick visual gags are playfully tested. A man disappears into a bathtub and out hops a woman; a fisherman casts his rod over a hill into a glass container which tries to swallow him; a gravedigger makes a futile attempt to lift a headstone. Two men enter a tunnel seconds before a train, only to exit a few moments later, visibly injured.

A look into all of the different things that need to be tested in Britain.

Hamid is a young musician who is well-known in the art community and performs in hotels and cabarets.

A daughter from a wealthy family falls for a young worker and wants to marry him.

Documentary highlighting Vietnam’s increased agricultural, industrial and cultural prosperity following the demise of French colonial rule and the establishment of socialism.

After the Second World War and following Indian independence, the British government envisaged the gradual and ordered replacement of the Empire. The Empire would be replaced by a Commonwealth of Nations tied together by language, shared history and economic interdependence. Colonial administrators would hand over the reins to moderate local pro-British leaders. In practice, the road to independence was much quicker and rockier than had been initially planned by British officials and politicians. Indian independence created a momentum of its own. Nationalist feeling was raised in colonies. This handed the advantage to more radical nationalist leaders who favoured rapid independence and less deference to colonial the rulers. The costs of suppressing uprisings and insurgencies in Kenya and Malaya concentrated minds in the British government, as did continuous US pressure against British imperialism and the blow to imperial pride of the failure of the Suez expedition.

Created with a political-educational purpose and, at the end of the ‘70s, incorporated into the Cîntarea României (Song to Romania) Festival, the Film Festival for the Villages was one of the longest running cultural-political events in Socialist Romania. This film, conceived as a marketing device / trailer for an upcoming festival, is an example of Sahia ephemera. Seen today, it gives us a chance to carry out an ad-hoc archaeology of the film festival as an institution. The film served to increase the festival’s visibility around the country, to announce the dates of the event, and to build expectations among audiences for a certain time of year—in this case, 12 December 1959-31 March 1960.

Dream Maker explores the relationship between two young women in a tender play of furtive glances, sensual interactions and hesitations. It’s a striking piece, and one of the few known Irish amateur films by a woman that offers such an intimate and dream-like portrayal of female characters.

The highs and lows of navigating romantic ventures are joyfully explored through a three-part play of stop-motion cut-outs.

Experimental film on the work of Carlos Cruz-Diez, with electronic music by Antonio Estévez.

Deputy Dawg decides to help Muskie Muskrat and Moley Mole catch a pesky catfish.

A documentary looking at the events on offer at the Royal Highland Show in Ingliston, Scotland.

Sunday 10 April 1960 was a historic day for the Swedish Church. That day, for the first time, three women were ordained as priests, including Ingrid Persson, who was ordained in Härnösand's cathedral.

An impression of twenty-four hours in the life of the British Broadcasting Corporation

A step-by-step description of how power from the national grid is supplied to British Railways.

A documentary about the life of the surfers during the sunset golden years in Hawaii.

A 'fact full' film showing the work at Leeds printer John Waddington, featuring pictures printed for jigsaws, boxes for toothpaste and enormous posters.

New bridge under construction will replace old transporter bridge.

A look at Edinburgh's New Town while harking back to the visit of King George IV.

Directed by Madhav Shinde.

Marathi film

A short abstract experimental film.

Short educational film by Wilm ten Haaf.

The sea is the beginning of the panoramic views that move inexorably from the water to the city, and then the other way around.

Short educational film about broken bones.

Instruction movie from the German Red Cross about burns, how it happens and what to do.

Record of images of the great city of our jungle, before its recent urban expansion.

The soul is an immortal love soul. revolving around to protect her husband But when the husband has a new wife... That soul is filled with hatred..jealousy..vengeance

The municipality of Nagele came about entirely on the drawing board and is an international symbol for the makeability of the Netherlands. Van Gasteren became fascinated by the Nagele project, and followed it from the drawing board and models to the construction of this new community. The final result is the film A New Village on New Land from 1960 – the year in which the first residents moved into their new, modern homes. Among the early pioneers in Nagele were many farmers who were to cultivate the newly reclaimed land.

Soundtrack: THE WILD BULL, by Morton Subotnick.

The former prison for adolescents is converted into a "rehabilitation center" by the nascent Revolution.

"A multiple exposure film of Christmas season store windows and children's faces. The conflict of the sacred and the profane gives a bitter-sweet effect." – Howard Everngam

An informative film about menstruation presented by Personal Products Corporation, makers of Modess pads.

Colour, silent film recording people, costumes, rites and festivities seen at a Durbar, which celebrates the culmination of Muslim festivals of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

The film depicts Asia and was shot in Bali, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kashmir, the Taj Mahal in India and Pakistan.