The life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest artworks, and follows his life and career as he achieves lasting fame. The documentary includes detailed looks at some of the artist's most renowned creations. In 1950 the film was re-edited and new footage shot by Robert J. Flaherty. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
The Town was a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1945. It presents ...
Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he...
A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start s...
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphre...
Produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces an...
A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This s...
A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John ...
Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "ch...
A sideshow barker uses magic and visual aids to alert the public that proper food management is both...
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director We...
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War de...
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each wa...
Albert and David Maysles (Gimme Shelter) directed this 53-minute documentary about movie tycoon Jose...
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Compan...
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The cost...
"Whereas SQUARE INCH FIELD was composed largely in the camera, Rimmer's next film, MIGRATION, made f...
Robert Drew shows the sights and sounds from the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in November, 1...
A portrait of three Los Angeles area residents who create things with their hands. Angelo Austin dec...
The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Ar...
A 1968 animation/documentary that criticises the industrial system. Preserved by the Academy Film A...