Ways to Strength and Beauty

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

November 2002 •Spanish

Don't Call It "Ghost Town"

April 2025 •English

Two unique perspectives on the city of Liverpool come from interviews with the director's parents.

Days of Thrills and Laughter

March 1961 •English

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.

Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

October 2012 •French

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo

October 2012 •French

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

December 1965 •French

50 años de... Canciones

November 2009 •Spanish

Censored!

December 1999 •English

A documentary about the cultural effect of film censorship, focusing on the tumultuous times of the teens and early 1920s in America.

Le Théâtre National Populaire

June 1956 •French

Perfect Image?

January 1989 •English

Two actresses take us through a series of 'raps' and sketches about what it means to be beautiful and black.

Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands

April 2004 •French

Two Years, Four Months, A Day

Invalid date •Galician

With no choice, César faced leaving his family behind, quitting his job and joining the Army. In an unprecedented chain of events he became the first conscientious objector in Galicia (Spain) to be put in prison. Now, nearly thirty years later, Two Years, Four Months, A Day takes a look at what made him do it.

The Chillouks, a Central African Tribe

October 1910 •French

Short documentary on a central african tribe called 'The Chillouks'.

The Strength and Agility of Insects

August 1911 •English

A short, early documentary work showing insects exhibiting extreme strength and agility.

Jeden ze štafety

April 1952 •Czech

Reflexão, Improvisação

Invalid date •Portuguese

A perspective and reflection on the work of Gabriel Ferrandini.

Departure of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition from Lyttelton, NZ, 1st Jan, 1908

January 1908 •English

Footage of the expedition leaving Antarctica from New Zealand shot by government cameraman James McDonald. His excellency Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy's Australian Station, visits and inspects the "Nimrod."

Laplander Feeding His Reindeer

January 1907 •English

Short documentary released in 1907.

Carmencita

March 1894 •

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through a routine she had been performing at Koster & Bial's in New York since February 1890.

The Funeral of Vera Kholodnaya

June 1919 •Russian

This film records the vast public response to the early death of Vera Kholodnaya, the first star of Russian cinema.