Acadiana

Le cinéma selon Brisseau

March 2007 •French

Director Jean-Claude Brisseau discusses the making of his film Les anges exterminateurs (2006) in an interview.

Electronic Control System of the C-1 Auto Pilot Part 1: Basic Electricity as Applied to Electronic Control System

January 1943 •English

Animated training film depicting the fundamentals of electricity and how electrical signals can be used to keep an airplane on correct course and altitude through an autopilot.

K Pacifiku přes Coast Mountains

December 2016 •Czech

Affirmations

June 1990 •English

A look at what it's like to be gay and black in America.

The Black Dog

July 2023 •Spanish

Since Rosa was little, people used to say around town that her grandfather was a black dog. The legend, belonging to the Valley of Oaxaca, spoke of a man who had the ability to turn into a black dog and roam the streets at night. Through images of the town, interviews with the brothers and animated interventions, the documentary tells the story of the myth and its importance in the collective memory.

Cool Critter

August 2019 •English

A frustrated Hollywood actress is doing an unusual “part-time job.”

heroes

November 2020 •English

Displaying the faces and voices of transgender youth, the documentary short shows the authenticity of queer and trans people living in Toronto, while simultaneously discussing the struggles for self-acceptance that people who do not conform to cisgender and heteronormative ideals of gender face. Andy Nguyen, trans director and film student, captures his trans friends in their natural state on 16mm film shot on a Bolex h16 camera. Accompanied by narration written and recited by Salem Rao, this film represents that trans people exist and this is what we look like. Regardless of the obvious everyday transphobia, trans people find community and uniqueness within each other and themselves.

Malá země velké sny

January 2023 •Czech

Himalayan Xtri – Xtreme Triathlon Nepal

May 2023 •Czech

Calligraphie Japonaise

January 1958 •French

In a comparative study between different forms of calligraphy, the film traces parallels between modern Japanese painting and traditional Japanese writing.

The Catastrophe Garden

April 2022 •English

It is a daring idea: to grow food from old mattresses in a desolate camp at the edge of a war zone. When a refugee scientist meets two quirky professors, they must confront their own catastrophes - and make a garden grow. Short film now streaming on Waterbear.com.

Modern Noir: The Sights & Sounds of 'Bound'

August 2014 •English

Retrospective featurette included with the 2014 Blu-ray by Arrow Video.

Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano

August 2014 •English

Retrospective interview with Joe Pantoliano included with the 2014 Blu-ray by Arrow Video.

Le capiage

January 1949 •English

Short documentary on the wool industry.

Lettre à mon ami Pol Cèbe

January 1970 •French

A short "working class road movie".

A Fairy Tale

January 1952 •Polish

A recording of the performance of the symphonic poem entitled Fairy Tale by Stanislaw Moniuszko at the ‘Ursus’ Factory in Warsaw. It took place in 1952 and was performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Witold Rowecki.

Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague

June 2018 •Czech

Visions of Europe

May 2004 •English

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Love, Pascual

November 2024 •Spanish

The hope of a young historian to corroborate the existence of Pascual Vázquez, a supposed general of the Mexican revolution, materializes in Ms. Hilda, Pascual's granddaughter, who offers to tell the stories of her grandfather.

Inner Rap

June 2016 •Russian

Makulatura [which means both scrap paper and pulp fiction in Russian] is a duo of poets Evgeniy Alyokhin and Konstantin Speransky, who have been performing together since 2003. Blending classic literature references, mind-bending introspection, musings on modern love and an ironic attitude to their act, they create what faithful fans and listeners call “existential rap.” The film follows Makulatura on tour through several Russian cities.