Landung in Haifa

Snow Puppy

February 2018 •German

A short film about a white shepherd puppy playing in the snow. Filmed and released in the early months of 2018.

Breakdowns of 1944

December 1944 •English

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1944.

Hay Que Ser Paciente

July 2015 •Spanish

Meg's Jaw - A film essay

February 2023 •English

This is Meg. She has TMJ and not a lot of time to work on it.

Shutter Shooter

September 2023 •Spanish

Etienne-Jules Marey, a French inventor who turned a gun into a camera. A hand-drawn hunter whose weapon, instead of firing ammunition, shoots photographs. Carlos, a Mexican wildlife photographer who used to be a real life hunter until he chose to get rid of all his guns. All come together in this poetic yet approachable animated documentary short film.

The Wind in the Wires

September 1972 •English

This documentary recounts the history of modern aviation (primarily in Britain) from roughly 1900 until the inter-war period, using old monochrome footage of original aircraft, contemporary color footage of replica planes in flight as well as a number of photographs of famous aviators.

As You Are

January 2023 •English

A glimpse into a visual representation of memory; A Christmas-time series of meals, coffees, and movies, with friends, lovers, and housemates. Faced with the compounding of faces and places, each moment begins to collide with one another: voices are muddled, and faces are broken. How is memory created? How are they separated from one another?

The Sixth Sense: The Actors

March 2000 •English

A brief feature that showcases various cast members discussing the film.

The Battle of Midway

September 1942 •English

The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, in 2006.

L'Amérique lunaire

January 1963 •French

This short film is a metaphore for the destruction of the indian culture by the 'white man'.

One Fourty

January 1980 •German

The story of a 50-year-old dwarf who stopped growing at 1 meter 40 and plays the piano.

The Star

October 2013 •Slovak

A documentary on Jan Slovak, a 55-year-old welder, who fell in love with acting. His desire began, when he got the lead role in a theatrical adaptation of the worst movie of all time, Plan 9 From Outer Space by Ed Wood Jr. The passion for theater became his destiny.

Seven Up!

May 1964 •English

A group of British children aged 7 from widely ranging backgrounds are interviewed about a range of subjects. The filmmakers plan to re-interview them at 7 year intervals to track how their lives and attitudes change as they age.

Die Blitzzugjagd

January 1938 •German

Steine geben Brot

October 1937 •German

Propaganda short film about the construction of the German Autobahn.

Comics

January 1969 •Portuguese

Documentary short that synthesizes the evolution of comic books since Yellow Kid until Spirit.

Amon Duul II: Plays Phallus Dei

May 1969 •English

Directed by German filmmaker Rüdiger Nüchtern, this behind-the-scenes rock documentary captures Amon Düül II, as the progressive rockers record their debut album, "Phallus Dei," in a Munich recording studio in 1968. Blending performance footage with a collection of psychedelic nature clips, Nüchtern's meditative film captures the true essence of the legendary krautrock collective. The movie premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival.

Glass

June 1958 •Dutch

This short documentary, shot in the glass factories of Leerdam and Schiedam, demonstrates how glass blowers do their work. But thanks to the superbly edited ballet of working hands and the sequence of mechanical motions of the engines, is it especially a cinematic tour de force. That the industry can’t do without man’s involvement is shown in the scene where we hear the voice of Haanstra himself counting the bottles on the conveyor belt, until one bottle breaks…

Tango

August 1985 •German

A brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies, art works, dance performances, historical footage, photographs of Buenos Aires at the turn of the 20th century, and texts by Celedonio Flores and Enrique Santos Discépolo.

Papa Machete

September 2014 •English

Papa Machete is an intimate account of 'Professor' Alfred Avril, one of the world's only known masters of the esoteric martial art of Haitian machete fencing, known in Creole as 'Tire Machet'. The film documents a proud, but aging man's devotion to his heritage and his desire to continue tradition.