In a forest of giant trees, six-year-old Oquirá embarks on a quest to understand life.
A son's letter to Santa for Christmas turns his father's evening into a thriller he did not ask for.
Viet Flakes was composed from an obsessive collection of Vietnam atrocity images, compiled over five years, from foreign magazines and newspapers. Schneemann uses the 8mm camera to “travel” within the photographs, producing a volatile animation.
This is the story of the internal struggle between a man's Brain—a pragmatic protector who calculates his every move, and his Heart—a free-spirited adventurer who wants to let loose.
Safia, a 25 year old policewoman, fulfills her dream and joins the prestigious 36 quai des Orfèvres (the headquarters of the criminal investigations department of the Parisian police) after 5 years of service in Clichy-sous-bois. On her very first day, totally out of the blue, she comes across a dangerous gangster who defies her ruthlessly.
Silhouette film. Based on Bizet’s opera “Carmen”.
The camera slowly pans through a room as Smolders offers various observations and memories.
A Parade for three managers and four performers. Sketchy drawings in a neatly arranged palette, involving quotes from the French composer Erik Satie, set to the music of Parade performed by the Dutch Willem Breuker Kollektief.
The film is based on the drawings and manuscripts of A.S.Pushkin.
Comedian Chaz Chase performs his vaudeville act.
The second part of a trilogy of films based on Pushkin's drawings, poems and letters.
Nostalgic excerpts of fiction, fairytales and vintage science fiction from a child’s room to way out into the galaxy.
Eddie White performs his vaudeville act.
The comedy team of Jack Born and Elmer Lawrence perform their vaudeville act.
The scene is a parlor out West, with Ray Mayer sitting at the piano in is cowboy duds - hat, scarf, and chaps. He plays a little barrel-house music and then introduces Edith Evans, who enters wearing fur. She sings - her voice a light-opera soprano - while Mayer plays.
Elmer proposes to Molly, but she says he needs her fathers permission. He wants Elmer to become a ballplayer, but his eyesight keeps getting him into trouble. Elmer also needs a new pair of glasses.
Abattoir worker Eric's brain is external to his head, and he keeps it protected in a jar connected by cables to his nervous system. Maddie is the mesmeric meat slicer of his dreams, but Maddie loves the overly charismatic Polson. With his weird and peripheral brain, what must Eric do to become more like Polson?
Once crowned "The Princess of Black Poetry," the prolific and political Nikki Giovanni has become one of America's most popular poets. The film highlights the life and work of a poet whose verse appeals to everyone interested in poetry and modern American life. This lyrical and visually provocative film details the poet's coming-of-age against the background of her times: the Civil Rights struggle, Vietnam, and the Women's Movement. In this dynamic portrait, selected readings by Giovanni reveal the values and personal history which have deeply influenced her poetry. Spirit to Spirit unveils the sly wit and sharp insights of Giovanni's multi-layered work, making it a delightful introduction to this talented poet and incisive social commentator. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and the Women’s Film Preservation Fund, with support from the Leon Levy Foundation.
The third film of the biographical cycle based on Pushkin's drawings and texts.
Two bored extras from the ‘Tristan and Isolde’ opera roam the underground of the Garnier Palace.