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Devil Sea

February 1931 •English

Be Like Me

October 1931 •English

Ethel runs a run down saloon in Nicaragua. Word arrives that the soldiers are pulling out, and most of the American miners and all of the women must ship out on a vessel bound for San Francisco, but her boyfriend has been ordered to remain.

Old Man Blues

March 1931 •English

A woman sundered from her sweetheart sings the title song as a duet with a personified Old Man Blues, in fog-shrouded woodland.

Roaming

November 1931 •English

A medicine show singer finds her love.

Ireno

June 1932 •English

Singer Irene is in Reno for a divorce, though her friend Bob tries to convince her it's all a mistake. Then husband Cliff shows up.

Del mero corazón

January 1979 •English

A lyrical journey through the heart of Chicano culture as reflected in the love songs of the Tex-Mex Norteña music tradition. Performers include, Little Joe & La Familia, Leo Garza, Chavela Ortiz, Andres Berlanga, Ricardo Mejia, Conjunto Tamaulipas, Chavela y Brown Express and more.

Our Season

March 2024 •Korean

ZBTV releases a music drama for Our Season by ZEROBASEONE.

24 Hours with a Jock (While He Is Trying to Buy Weed in a Pandemic)

February 2023 •Greek

A Jock, while sitting at home alone and bored, is waiting for his dealer to bring him weed. He tries to pass his time by doing... absolutely nothing but to touch himself.

Carmen Torero z „Carmen-Suity”

July 1996 •Polish

Utterly astounding, iridescent sand animation from Aleksandra Korejwo based around Bizet's Carmen.

Tropico

December 2013 •English

Based on the Biblical story of sin and redemption, Adam and Eve explore modern LA; the land of gods and monsters.

Special Kinda Bad Feeling

May 2024 •English

Rebekka and Aatos, stuck in the past, meet for the first time since their painful breakup at their treasured poetry slam. It’s easier to sing about longing than to talk about it.

The Wasp Boutique

January 2011 •English

A short portrait film of the collaboration between experimental musicians Art-Errorist (Jean-Herve Peron) and Zsolt Sőrés together with Jesus & Mary Chain's Douglas Hart.

On Your Mark

July 1995 •Japanese

Set in the future: Two men learn that a mysterious winged girl has been taken prisoner, and then decide that they must free her at any cost.

New York Eye and Ear Control

July 1964 •English

A cutout of a woman's silhouette is displayed in many locations while a free jazz soundtrack is heard. The jazz musicians later pose for the camera in a studio.

Functional Block Diagrams

Invalid date •English

A synthesis of sound and movement; colourful characters dance and move in repetitive patterns to percussive and melodic elements. A combination of motion and music that is hypnotic and beautiful. At first it feels structured and orderly but as more elements are added becomes quixotically expressive.

Experimental Animation

January 1933 •English

Len Lye scraped together enough funding and borrowed equipment to produce a two-minute short featuring his self-made monkey, singing and dancing to 'Peanut Vendor', a 1931 jazz hit for Red Nichols. The two foot high monkey had bolted, moveable joints and some 50 interchangeable mouths to convey the singing. To get the movements right, Lye filmed his new wife, Jane, a prize-winning rumba dancer.

Spheres

January 1969 •English

This animated short is a play on motion set against a background of multi-hued sky. Spheres of translucent pearl float weightlessly in the unlimited panorama of the sky, grouping, regrouping or colliding like the stylized burst of some atomic chain reaction. The dance is set to the musical cadences of Bach, played by pianist Glenn Gould.

Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties

January 1986 •English

A history of rock music during the 1960s, covering everything from the British Invasion that began with the Beatles to the psychedelic sound from San Francisco.

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #1

June 1932 •English

Jerry Wald has to write about radio, visiting Sid Gary gives him the tip it might be more easy for him to write this article at the radio station than at his newspaper office. At the studio they listen to the Boswell Sister's rehearsal, which is interupted by some not so friendly remarks by orchestra leader Abe Lyman, they listen at the door, where a Colonel Stoopnagel broadcast is prepared, as well as to the rehearsal of a new song for an broadcast by Kate Smith.

Swing Cat's Jamboree

August 1938 •English

"Swing cat" Louis Prima and his jazz quartette play songs and accompany featured singers and dancers.