Notes on the Popular Arts (1978)
This series of light hearted episodes by Saul Bass illuminates the fantasy lives of those who daily watch, listen and dream in the worlds of television, movies, popular music and print By turns lyrical and funny, it shows how the popular arts serve as vehicles for self projection, experience, expans
Trail Mix Up (1993)
Trail Mix Up 1993 During a picnic, Baby Herman follows a beaver into a perilous sawmill with Roger Rabbit in frantic pursuit
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (2013)
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (2013) They served their country overseas. Now, many military veterans must turn to the unique services of the Veterans' Crisis Line to help with their own personal and professional traumas at home. This documentary profiles several of the VCL counselors who work the
Hound Hunters (1947)
Hound Hunters 1947 George and Junior decide to get a legitimate job as dog catchers The problem is that Junior is afraid of even the tiny and surprisingly fierce dogs George tries dressing as a female dog to lure the dog to the truck when that fails, he tries dressing both him and Junior in a giant
Progress (2014)
Progress (2014) A reclusive Black celebrity is persuaded to open up to a mysterious woman stalking him with an uncommon secret of her own.
S.S. Ionian (1939)
Just before World War II begins, a British merchantman makes her rounds in the Mediterranean Sea
Making Fashion (1938)
Making Fashion (1938) Humphrey Jennings shoots Hartnell catwalk.
An Optical Poem (1938)
An Optical Poem (1938) A dance of shapes. A title card tells us this is an experiment in conveying the mental images of music in a visual form. Liszt's "Second Hungarian Rhapsody" is the music. The shapes, all two-dimensional, are circles primarily, with some squares and rectangles, and a
Maioria Absoluta (1964)
Maioria Absoluta (1964) Statistics, interviews and historical information on illiteracy and inequality in land distribution in Brazil's countryside.
Korgoth of Barbaria (2006)
Korgoth of Barbaria 2006 Korgoth is a 22 minute animated parody of the sword and sorcery genre and follows the exploits of the most feared and physically awesome barbarian the world has ever seen When an unsavory ruffian swings an axe into Korgoths shoulder, it just makes him angry And hes irritable
Inspiration (1949)
Inspiration (1949) An artist takes inspiration from the rain outside.
A Christmas Dream (1946)
A Christmas Dream (1946) Christmas has arrived. As a little girl and her parents enter the room, the little girl finds all kinds of toys under the Christmas Tree. She immediately throws her old doll aside and starts playing with her new dolls. But that night she has a dream. Or isn't it a dream...
REW FFWD (1994)
REW FFWD 1994 A young photographer is on assignment in Jamaica Its a cultural shock First anguished, he later becomes quite fascinated by the people he meets, their neighborhood and their music
Donalds Golf Game (1938)
Donalds Golf Game (1938) Uncle Donald goes golfing on a course by the beach, insisting on total quiet for his concentration, not even a singing bird. Alas for him the nephews, brought along as caddy trio, come prepared for more mischief then just making disturbing noises, they have a whole bag of tr
Unimundo 45 (2018)
Unimundo 45 (2018) When an anti-immigrant candidate wins the presidency, a jaded Latina news producer sheds her cynicism and reconnects with her suppressed activist side on live TV.
Spring Offensive (1940)
English farmers plant crops on formerly disused land to assist the war effort
End of Summer (2014)
End of Summer (2014) Shot on black and white super 8 film, 'End of Summer' is a hypnotic and slow-burning journey through the austere landscapes of the island of South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. Filmed as a series of mostly static tableaux over a period of 20 days during the waning days of
Pozole (2019)
Pozole 2019 When Maia, a mixed race Latina woman, sets out to reconnect with her traditional Mexican roots on her Nanas 100th birthday, things go terribly wrong A dark comedy about what it means to be the other in the family
Bree Wayy Promise Witness Remembrance (2021)
Bree Wayy Promise Witness Remembrance 2021 How the art world responded to the death of Breonna Taylor by using art not only as a form of protest but as a space to heal
Darren Carter: That Gingers Crazy (2011)
Darren Carter: That Gingers Crazy (2011) His tag line; "That Ginger's Crazy", certainly lends to his outrageous comedy appeal as a Red hair, SPF-1000-sensitive-skin-headlining-comedian who has been rocking the comedy circuit headlining sold out shows for years.
Eaux dartifice (1953)
Eaux dartifice (1953) A woman dressed elegantly walks purposely through the water gardens at the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, as the music of Vivaldi's "Winter" movement of "The Four Seasons" plays. Heavy red filters give a blue cast to the light; water plays across stone, and fountains send it into the
Farewell Topsails (1937)
Nostalgic documentary short about the dying days of the age of sail as shown by the ships transporting china clay made notable for its director Humphrey Jennings and for being filmed in color
Four in the Afternoon (1951)
Four in the Afternoon (1951) Poems narrate four afternoon vignettes; each protagonist is older than the one in the previous sketch. As a girl skips rope in "Game Little Gladys," she sings a jingle about who she might marry. In a park, ten men appear atop low pedestals. Is one her future? In "Gardene
Nothing But Nerves (1942)
Nothing But Nerves (1942) After some investigation, Robert Benchley finds his nerves are in a bad state. He has the jitters so bad he can't hold his cup still enough to drink his coffee, and he thinks the arrival of some plumbers is just a giant conspiracy to keep him unnerved.
Back in the Day (2004)
Back in the Day 2004 With big box stores and large corporations dominating the American business landscape the role of the small business is often uncertain Back in the Day takes a light hearted look at the collision of small town sensibilities and fast food convenience by comparing the successes an
Missing (2013)
Missing 2013 Taylor Steeles brand new film Missing puts ASP World Champion Mick Fanning in some of the most radical places on the planet alongside his good friends John John Florence, Jordy Smith, Matt Wilkinson, and Tom Curren Under the direction of the world renowned film maker, the project takes
The Cumberland Story (1948)
A coal mine manager, with the agreement of the union and workers, revitalizes a Cumberland coal mine during 1941, opening up an abandoned coal seam out at sea and bringing in new equipment
The Love Nest (1923)
The Love Nest 1923 Buster bids goodbye to Virginia and all women, sailing away in his Cupid Later, without food or water, he is taken on board The Love Nest which has a very mean captain A crewman who spills coffee on the captains hand is thrown overboard So is anyone else who bothers the captain
Beatnik (2017)
In the heart of the Southampton, a small shop called Beatnik Emporium has been selling vintage clothes for more than two decades. This 5 minute documentary will take you on a journey through the several styles that were popular in previous eras and are now coming back stronger than ever.
A Love Song for Latasha (2019)
A Love Song for Latasha (2019) The injustice surrounding the shooting death of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins at a South Central Los Angeles store became a flashpoint for the city’s 1992 civil uprising.
I Signed the Petition (2018)
I Signed the Petition (2018) A conversation between two friends about the effectiveness and implications of publicly supporting the cultural boycott of Israel. One friend is wracked with worry having signed a petition ...
Saving Pelican 895 (2011)
Saving Pelican 895 (2011) Presents the story of the effort to save the 895th surviving oiled pelican in Louisiana, showing how conservationists, government agencies and wildlife activists joined forces to preserve this one life.
Idiots Deluxe (1945)
Idiots Deluxe 1945 Moe is on trial for assaulting Curly and Larry with an ax Moe relates how Curly and Larry took him on a hunting trip for his nerves Out in the woods they confronted a bear which Curly and Larry stunned, and thinking it was dead, threw it in the back of their car, where it came awa
The Sorcerers Apprentice (1955)
The Sorcerers Apprentice 1955 In a ballet rendition of this classic tale, a young inexperienced apprentice of a powerful wizard tries to use magic to get through her chores
Emergency Ward (1959)
This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospitals emergency ward
Hoagy Carmichael (1939)
Cohen Film Collection introduces this classic jazz short starring Hoagy Carmichael and the Jack Teagarden Orchestra
Castro Street (1966)
Castro Street (1966) Inspired by a lesson from Erik Satie; a film in the form of a street - Castro Street running by the Standard Oil Refinery in Richmond, California ... switch engines on one side and refinery tanks, stacks and buildings on the other - the street and film, ending at a red lumber co
The Game (2010)
The Game 2010 A long time ago, I played football with an outstanding group of men, under the guidance of a tremendous coach I was twelve years old With these few heartfelt words filmmaker Robert Tinnell introduces The Game, a true story with immerses the viewer into the world of childrens organized
Popeye and the Pirates (1947)
Popeye and the Pirates 1947 Popeye is taking Olive on a boat ride when she spots a pirate ship They are soon captured, and Popeye has to rescue Olive from the initially charming pirate captain He tries tricks, such as dressing in drag, but without the spinach, he has no luck Fortunately, a passing s
Beside the Seaside (1935)
Beside the Seaside presents a beguiling picture of summer pleasures in UK during the 1930s Snippets of dialogue convey the diversity of seaside visitors and present the absorbing oddity of overheard conversation
Lighthouse Love (1932)
Lighthouse Love (1932) Two marines stationed in the Chinese port of Hang Chow decide to swear off women and join the lighthouse patrol.
Meats (2020)
Meats 2020 What happens when a pregnant vegan suddenly craves meat In this exploration of ethical meat eating and parenthood, Lane hires a butcher to teach her how to be a responsible carnivore and ends up learning about a whole new side of herself
Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938)
Violent Is the Word for Curly 1938 The stooges are left in charge of a gas station and manage to blow up the car of their first customers, three famous European professors The stooges steal some of the academics clothes and wind up at Mildew, a womens college where the three professors are expected