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 eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

A method soldier boys have for amusing themselves in their leisure moments. New comrades are frequen...

Documentary short about the disastrous dangers of aging, ailing dams.
A story about my sister, Dr. Lindsay Eisenhour, one of the lead veterinarians at Neel Veterinary Hos...
"The Free Orchestra" is a group of young people who have various careers, and get together in their ...

A documentary exploring social life in Yaffa before 1948 through a miniature portrait of a Palestini...

LA CASA DELLE VEDOVE portrays a group of widows who, he thinks, lived in a constant ‘dialogue‘ with ...

Intimate views of the movie stars of the Silent Era, at work and play; featuring Sessue Hayakawa, Li...

In 1963 Aerojet-General built a rocket manufacturing plant in the middle of the Everglades. They wer...

Cherry Pop was no ordinary cat. Beloved by her wealthy socialite owners, she lived life in the lap o...

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on ...

In Aukland Harbour, New Zealand, on July 10th 1985, French navy combat frogmen placed two mines agai...

An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extrem...

Warsaw's Central Railway Station. 'Someone has fallen asleep, someone's waiting for somebody else. M...

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides a...

On the island of La Gomera, children imagine stories while they examine archeological remains. An et...

In this experimental short film, Kristian Day collected artwork created by the public. He found the ...

Short film documenting the San Francisco Youth for Service program.

This short cautionary training film examines dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operation...

Immersion in Mustapha's mind during the lockdown period.