The Hole In The Ground

Font Men

March 2014 •English

You've never heard of Jonathan Hoefler or Tobias Frere-Jones but you've seen their work. They run the most successful and respected type design studio in the world, making fonts used by the Wall Street Journal to the President of the United States.

Fail Safe

October 1964 •English

Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

June 1896 •French

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

Fanalysis

March 2002 •English

Actor/cult icon Bruce Campbell examines the world of fan conventions and what makes a fan into a fanatic.

Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston?

November 2015 •English

Daniel Johnston stars in this psychedelic short film about an aging musician coming to terms with the dreams of yesteryear.

Outside Center

September 2023 •English

Finding community via his gay rugby league, Jamaican-born Desmond navigates life, love, and identity as an immigrant living in Munich, Germany.

At Colonus

October 1983 •Greek

The history of the ancient neighborhood of Colonus in Athens, by a novelist and script writer who lives in modern-day Kolonos.

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

July 2018 •English

The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, the Prague Spring, the Chicago riots, the Mexico Summer Olympics, the presidential election of Richard Nixon, the Apollo 8 space mission, the hippies and the Yippies, Bullitt and the living dead. Once upon a time the year 1968.

Greek Community in Heidelberg

September 1976 •Greek

The Greek guest workers -gästarbeiter- in the industrially developed central and northern Europe in the mid 70s.

At Tourkovounia

October 1982 •Greek

Greek internal migrants in Athens, after the Greek Civil War colonize the tops of the Tourkovounia hills.

Circles

January 2016 •Swedish

After a 9 month mission as a doctor in war-torn Central African Republic, Susanna returns to Sweden only to find she no longer can call it her home.

10 Year Retrospective: Cast and Crew Look Back

January 2005 •English

The cast and crew reflect back on the making of the film Léon - The Professional (1994).A series of interviews with people in different places, all of them involved in the film.

Say No to Strangers

January 1981 •English

A short film to warn children of sexual predators.

Flugstudien

January 1989 •German

Short film directed by Traudl Kulikowsky

London - Stadt an der Themse

January 1970 •German

The short film shows real footage of the city of London and the area around the River Thames. The commentary is spoken by a member of the London Water Police in German with an English accent. Together with the commentator, the viewer takes part in a boat trip on the Thames, which begins above London and then shows the western suburbs, the government district, the West End, the south bank of the Thames, the city and the harbor area of the metropolis.

The Valley of Gods

Invalid date •English

Guisado on Sunset

August 2019 •English

Missed connection regret at that one late-night spot—the kind you keep playing back in your head but not quite ever remembering right, until it starts to look like something else.

Eine Fahrt ins Märchenland Indien

January 1930 •German

Short documentary on India

Dreams of the Past

October 2022 •Russian

The Deal

September 2015 •English

Stop-motion animation on the arranging of marriages in 1950/60s set in the Eastern-Polish borderland. The script is based on a part of Mikołaj Smyk's diary, the director's grandfather. The biographical objects used in the animation, such as an authentic headscarf, Polish and Russian books, the copy of Mikołaj Smyk's diary and photographs help situate the story in its original environment.