In 1916, twenty-year-old Marion Wong wrote and directed The Curse of Quon Gwon, the earliest example of an Asian American film. What initially appears to be a story about a Chinese family cursed for allowing Western influence through the door, proves to be an illuminating examination of cultural diaspora years ahead of its time.Sandwiched between two global pandemics, this documentary follows the Wong family descendents as they secure The Curse of Quon Gwon its place in film history and new revelations rise to the surface.
Lucien Bull was a pioneer in chronophotography. Chronophotography is defined as "a set of photograph...
It is a dramatic film, with its colossal explosion and smouldering remains. Within seconds of the ch...

A documentary on the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. Made by Istituto Luce, there is an understanda...

An excerpt about the troubled, passionate and intriguing relationship of an actor with his own life.

Finnish filmmaker and artist Sami van Ingen is a great-grandson of documentary pioneer Robert Flaher...

Documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film "Straw Dogs."
A troupe of gypsies takes a traveler along with them on their day trip.
On a market day in Kernascleden, two Breton women exchange their hair for a few coins. The hair beco...
Also known as The Operation of Dr. Alejandro Posadas. Filmed with early orthochromatic film in the H...
A short, early documentary work showing insects exhibiting extreme strength and agility.

Between 1968 and 1970, J M Goodger, a lecturer at the University of Salford, made a film record of t...

In 1970, Christian Ghazi and Noureddine Chatti met with a number of Arab political figures, especial...

A 25-year-old former cult member seeks out his family in a closed world of neon crosses, deadly alco...

An inside look at Jessica Piper, a Democratic Candidate running for a House seat in District 1 of Mi...

Stars of "The Walking Dead," Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, walk down memory lane and visit iconic...

Assassinated Lebanese intellectual Mahdi Amel — often dubbed “the Arab Gramsci” — famously said: “He...
Short film about the manufacture of bricks.

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century thr...
A haunting story of the FBI's dark hand in American life. In 2015, Khalil Abu-Rayyan was just a you...

Monte Hellman was born in 1932. By 1986 he made eight features, but had not directed for six years. ...