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Mr. Hayashi
Mr. Hayashi
Bruce Baillie's Mr. Hayashi might be thought of as a putative East Coast story transformed by a West Coast sensibility. The narrative, slight as it is, mounts a social critique of ...
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Italia ’61
Italia ’61
In 1961 Turin celebrated the centenary of the Italian unity with a large exposition which lasted from May till October of that year. One of the most popular exhibits was the 28 minute ...
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Nothing Special
Nothing Special
A man is thinking about his relationship with his girlfriend, while checking out a gorgeous woman in a bar.
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A Plane from Budapest
A Plane from Budapest
Here we see short scenes from a random day at the airport. We have flying planes, landings, passport checking scenes, passengers waiting for their relatives. This documentary shows the ...
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2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
2ⁿ is a story about the exponential growth of numbers raised to powers. Part of the Mathematica Peep Shows, one of five films made to accompany the Mathematica: A World of Numbers and ...
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Drums West
Drums West
This newly rediscovered short was created in Jim's home studio in Bethesda, MD around 1961. It is one of several experimental shorts inspired by the music of jazz great Chico Hamilton. ...
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A Fire
A Fire
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), formed upon nationalization of the British Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, employed film systematically, producing many films on oil and ...
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I faresonen
I faresonen
I Faresonen is a combination of a documentary and fictional approach to the problem of alcoholism -- or alcohol dependency. Tackling a problem common to other Nordic countries as well, ...
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New Janko the Musician
New Janko the Musician
In the modern village of the future, everything is mechanized, but the dreams of the village musician remain the same. He wants to become an artist. Thanks to the fact that an Art ...
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Girls Beware
Girls Beware
Girls Beware is a trilogy of tragedies brought about by teenage girls' attempts at independent behavior. Covers do's and don'ts in the babysitting situation. Develops the problem of the ...
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They Took Us to The Sea
They Took Us to The Sea
Made for the NSPCC by the noted film director John Krish, They Took Us To The Sea follows a group of children taken by Inspectors of the NSPCC on an outing from Birmingham to ...
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Allures
Allures
Allures is a spectacular sequence of moving figures and points, a film which reaches out to the cosmic and the spiritual, where the spatial dimension becomes transcendental.
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The Substitute
The Substitute
Simple story about the man who goes to the beach and uses inflatable objects for all of his needs. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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Fire in Castilla (Tactilvision from the Moor of the Fright)
Fire in Castilla (Tactilvision from the Moor of the Fright)
A short, experimental documentary featuring sculptures by Alonso de Berruguete and Juan de Juni. Shot within the Valladolid National Museum, the film is an excercise in what Val de Omar ...
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Topology: Jordan’s Curve Theorem
Topology: Jordan’s Curve Theorem
Short animated film commissioned by IBM - to illustrate Camille Jordan's concept of topology - the fact that a simple closed curve divides a plane into an inside and an outside.
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Very Nice, Very Nice
Very Nice, Very Nice
Arthur Lipsett's first film is an avant-garde blend of photography and sound. It looks behind the business-as-usual face we put on life and shows anxieties we want to forget. It is made ...
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Shearing Animation
Shearing Animation
An abstract animated film inspired by the work of jazz musician Chico Hamilton.
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Boys Beware
Boys Beware
This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers.
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It’s Greek to Me-ow!
It’s Greek to Me-ow!
This cartoon opens with a narrator introducing the ancient Greek Acropolis, describing its wealth and beautiful architecture. Tom is depicted as one of these inhabitants, an alley cat ...