An evocative portrait of people having orgasms, lingering on the silent classical face of ecstasy.
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century thr...
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northe...
A documentary from Erkki Karu, one of the earliest pioneers of Finnish cinema: This government-produ...
The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman t...
A film by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, shot in late October 1888, showing pedestrians and carriage...
A documentary about some of the comedians of the silent era featuring clips from their films and bio...
A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides a...
Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures ta...
A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzli...
A short, early documentary work showing insects exhibiting extreme strength and agility.
This film records the vast public response to the early death of Vera Kholodnaya, the first star of ...
A method soldier boys have for amusing themselves in their leisure moments. New comrades are frequen...
This documentary shows how the Berliner workers lived in 1930. The director Slatan Dudow shows throu...
Finland’s first nature documentary. The filmmakers’ expedition leads them all the way to the Åland I...
Elephants disrupt the lives of a family deep in the jungles of Northern Siam, and an entire village.
Documentary about the lost 1914 film "Sperduti nel buio". Film historian Denis Lotto journeys across...
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film...
Shot both on and from an elevated electric train.