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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
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...
See moreThe New Cinema
Between the French La Nouvelle Vague and the Italian Neorealismo, Europe had been undergoing a continuous cinema transformation since the 1950s...
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Shortly after German reunification, three residents of a quiet area north of Berlin talk about their plans and attempts at new economic beginnings...
See moreGeorge Dumpson's Place
Employing experimental techniques, Emshwiller magically moved through a collection of objects and artifacts in order to capture the spirit of...
See moreSummer in the City
German writer Uwe Johnson lived for several years in the 1960s on Manhattan’s Upper Westside where he got to know his neighborhood very well...
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Hansjürgen Pohland's short documentary is an audiovisual study that captures events and people on the streets on film. The special feature of the...
See moreThe Wall
Like the best USIA films, The Wall distills political events into an emotionally clear and compelling ideological "story". In 1962 Walter de Hoog...
See moreAmerica; I Too
Three arrested and detained undocumented immigrants must navigate the system to fight impending deportation.
See moreOmelia Contadina
A farming community gathers on a plateau on the border of three regions for the funeral of traditional agriculture. It’s a film to ward off the...
See moreSamuel de Champlain: Québec 1603
Footage of Québec City locations and the artwork of well-known Quebec animator Frédéric Back are used to tell the tale of Champlain’s life in New...
See moreThe Game
Short documentary presents a high-tension soccer match from the perspective of an ever-vigilant referee.
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Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (currently Zambia), September 18th, 1961. Swedish Dag Hammarskjöld, UN Secretary-General, mysteriously dies in a plane...
See moreNeil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
This half-hour documentary by acclaimed director Jonathan Demme ("The Silence of the Lambs") captures singer-songwriter Neil Young and his...
See moreTwo American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
Jean-Luc Godard visits NYU in order to discuss his latest feature "La chinoise" with graduate students on filmmaking and politics.
See moreNotes on the Circus
The short film is a montage of sped up clips of The Ringling Brothers Circus in action set to a musical track. The film is separated into four...
See moreI Don’t Want to Be Just a Memory
Berlin queer community members mourn the substance abuse-related loss of their friends by sharing memories and rituals. Resembling glow-in-the-dark...
See moreBolaño, Up Close and Personal
Generously included as a bonus DVD alongside the 502-page Bolaño salvaje, a book of essays about and reminiscences on the Chilean novelist/poet...
See moreThe Water Walker
A documentary following young Anishinaabe water activist Autumn Peltier as she travels to the UN to preserve the future of Indigenous communities.
See moreDeath is dangerous, it could hurt
The three female protagonists present their personal relationship with intravenous drug use, and their intimate confessions are filled with fear...
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