Based on the book by anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff, this Academy Award-winning short documentary offers a tender portrait of a community of elderly yet resilient Jews living, loving, and at times struggling, in Venice, California. From everyday trials to traditional celebrations, this compassionate portrayal of Eastern European survivors cuts straight to the heart of every viewer and reminds us of the joys and realities of long life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
Albert and David Maysles (Gimme Shelter) directed this 53-minute documentary about movie tycoon Jose...
Picking up the story first presented in I Don’t Know (1970), Hats Off to Hollywood (1972) brazenly a...
The people of Britain resist the German air force and navy with help from North America. Preserved ...
Henry Browne, an African American farmer, and his family are profiled in this film. The important jo...
Ronnie is a short exposé of a handsome young street hustler Curt McDowell met in San Francisco. Pre...
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphre...
An overview of John F. Kennedy's political career. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partne...
Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directe...
White Rhapsody is a 1945 short film directed by Jack Eaton, with Ted Husing narrating. The film expl...
Background is a 1973 American short documentary film directed by Carmen D'Avino. It was nominated fo...
An Oscar-nominated film with no narration showing the Exploratorium (The Palace of Arts and Science)...
Three young ladies perform yoga without clothes in the open air of Cyprus. Another does the same in ...
Examines the mesmerising construction of clear crystal glass pieces created by the craftsmen of Wate...
This film examines the reasons why the United States decided to engage in the Korean War. Scenes des...
Documenting the maiden voyage of the SS Hope, a hospital ship operated by Project HOPE, where it bro...
An atmospheric tribute to the genius of Welsh poet and dramatist Dylan Thomas, using many of the win...
While at his workshop in Puerto Rico, Pablo Casals prepares to conduct a Bach suite for a concert pe...
Children Without is a 1964 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim, about a y...
Won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short of 1954. The subject deals with the children at...
Impressionistic picture of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in Manhattan, New York City, before it ...