Excelsior

An expedition through the mountains of Nepal, during which 9 peaks are climbed.

1931-03-10 | de

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.

1927-09-23 | de

Flying Padre

Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with the aid of a monoplane. The priestly pilot is seen dashing from one province to the next at the helm of his trusty Piper Club administering guidance to unruly children, sermonizing at funerals and flying a sickly child and its mother to a hospital.

1951-03-23 | en

A Spring Tango

A sound frame from the silent life

2024-03-31 | es

Chimera

A non-binary folk watches the handover of the first non-binary ID in the history of Chile. As they try to do the paperwork, they will face the bureaucracy of the legal proceeding.

2024-10-02 | es

Dark Days

A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.

2000-08-30 | en

Man with a Movie Camera

A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.

1929-05-12 | ru

Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands

2004-04-28 | fr

Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé

2001-12-04 | fr

Echo

A reframing of the classic tale of Narcissus, the director draws on snippets of conversation with a trusted friend to muse on gender and identity. Just as shimmers are difficult to grasp as knowable entities, so does the concept of a gendered self feel unknowable except through reflection. Is it Narcissus that Echo truly longs for, or simply the Knowing he possesses when gazing upon himself?

2023-09-15 | en

The Liberation of Paris

French Resistance's documentary during the liberation of Paris in August 1944.

1944-08-26 | fr

Still

The documentary tells the story of Uschi, a farmer living free and recluded in the bavarian alps. Shot in epic black and white pictures, Still follows Uschi's life over a ten year period. From an untroubled summer of making cheese through pregnancy and the uncertain future of the parental farm, Matti Bauer portrays Uschi's struggle to keep alive the dream of a way of life that has become rather untypical in this day and age.

2014-06-19 | de

Goya

Presents life in 18th century Spain as the painter Francisco de Goya showed it to us.

1950-10-01 | it

Un instante en la vida ajena

Compilation of images of the amateur recordings of Madronita Andreu, Catalan intellectual of the nineteenth century, daughter of Dr. Andreu, famous for its pills and cough syrup.

2003-09-12 | es

Presos del silencio

2004-10-01 | es

Carmencita

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through a routine she had been performing at Koster & Bial's in New York since February 1890.

1894-03-14 | xx

Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

A documentary about some of the comedians of the silent era featuring clips from their films and biographical information.

2007-12-31 | en

Hitler an der Macht

Short film about Hitler's rise to power in 1933

1960-01-01 | de

Access All Areas: The AAA Girls Tour

A documentary about The AAA Girls (comprised of Alaska Thunderf*ck 5000, Courtney Act, and Willam), from the writing of their album "Access All Areas" to their tour across the US.

2022-08-04 | en

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

1965-12-02 | fr