Batteries Not Included
(1971),
stop-motion animation showing what happens when G.I. Joe meets Barbie
(2014 Federal Grants).
Baymen—Our Waters Are Dying
(1977),
debut film by Anne Belle that explores the Baymen of eastern Long Island
(2006 Partnership Grants).
The Big Apple Story
(1987),
animator Steve Siegel’s look back at New York’s near-bankruptcy in the mid-1970s, told as an offbeat fable
(2006 Federal Grants).
Blues Suite
(1970),
film by Gardner Compton and Emile Ardolino capturing a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
(2007 Federal Grants).
Bridge High
(1970),
Manny Kirchheimer’s lyrical portrait of the George Washington Bridge
(2005 Federal Grants).
Childcare: People’s Liberation
(1970),
documentary on the need for cooperative childcare, directed by Bonnie Friedman and Karen Mitnik of the Newsreel Collective
(2020 Federal Grants).
Claw
(1968),
Manny Kirchheimer’s documentary of the destruction of a midtown Manhattan building
(2005 Federal Grants).
Crosby Street
(1975),
Jody Saslow’s portrait of a New York neighborhood in transition
(2006 Federal Grants).
Dance for Walt Whitman
(1965),
Ben Vereen's performance as a student of the High School of the Performing Arts
(2002 Federal Grants).
Don Quixote
(1965),
the only known film of the debut of George Balanchine’s Don Quixote, featuring the choreographer himself in the title role and Suzanne Farrell as Dulcinea
(2005 Partnership Grants).
Doorway
(1970),
Larry Gottheim’s exploration of light and boundaries via the framing device of a door
(2004 Avant-Garde Masters Grants).
The Fable of He and She
(1974),
Eli Noyes Jr.’s clay-animation parable challenging gender stereotypes
(2008 Federal Grants).
Fishing on the Niger
(1967),
International Film Foundation documentary about the fishing methods of the Bozo tribe
(2003 Partnership Grants).
The Flop!
(ca. 1967),
film about a delinquent who falls to his death while resisting arrest
(2014 Federal Grants).
Ghost Dance
(1980),
Holly Fisher’s study of Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly
(2006 Federal Grants).
The Goldberg Variations
(1971),
filmed performance of Jerome Robbins’s Bach-inspired ballet
(2008 Federal Grants).
Herding Cattle on the Niger
(1967),
documentary produced by the International Film Foundation focusing on the herding activities of the nomadic Peul tribe
(2003 Partnership Grants).
Hermit Song
(1970),
film by Gardner Compton and Emile Ardolino capturing a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
(2007 Federal Grants).
If This Ain’t Heaven
(1983),
poetic documentary by Roberta Cantow about a middle-aged, African-American New Yorker and his cat Africa
(2022 Federal Grants).
Isadora Duncan Technique and Choreography
(1979),
performances by second-generation students of the "mother" of modern dance
(2003 Federal Grants).
I Stand Here Ironing
(1980),
Midge Mackenzie’s film adaptation of the Tillie Olsen short story, narrated by the author
(2003 Federal Grants).
Japan
(1957),
acclaimed International Film Foundation documentary on modern Japan
(2004 Federal Grants).
Joyce at 34
(1973),
challenges of balancing motherhood and career, as documented by Claudia Weill and Joyce Chopra
(2009 Federal Grants).
Licorice Train
(mid-1970s),
International Film Foundation educational film illustrating the subway journey of a Brooklyn boy through neighborhoods vastly different than his own
(2004 Partnership Grants).
Life in New York
(1969),
documentary about the disparities between the Lower East Side and Park Avenue made by Puerto Rican teens
(2014 Federal Grants).
The Magic Beauty Kit
(1973),
documentary short contrasting the “glamour girl” ideal pitched to housewives during a cosmetics demonstration with the reality of their lives
(2011 Federal Grants).
Magic Rites: Divination by Animal Tracks
(1967),
International Film Foundation documentary illustrating shamanic rituals of the Dogon tribe
(2003 Partnership Grants).
Malcolm X: Struggle for Freedom
(1964),
Lebert Bethune's documentary featuring private and public discussions with Malcolm X about his evolving global perspective on race relations
(2003 Federal Grants).
Masakela Language
(1970),
film by Gardner Compton and Emile Ardolino capturing a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
(2007 Federal Grants).
Massine Collection
(1936–38),
three short silent films of dances by choreographer Leonide Massine documenting the influential Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
Middle East
(1958),
International Film Foundation documentary surveying the diverse peoples of the region
(2004 Federal Grants).
Misconception
(1977),
Marjorie Keller’s poetic document of the birth of her niece
(2006 Federal Grants).
Mr. Story
(1971),
portrait of an 88-year-old resident of Bloomingburg, New York, sketched by DeeDee Halleck and Anita Thacher
(2010 Federal Grants).
Muzak
(ca.1972),
documentary by Rhody Streeter and Tony Ganz about the background music company
(2024 Federal Grants).
Negro Spirituals
(1964),
Ben Vereen's performance as a student of the High School of the Performing Arts
(2002 Federal Grants).
Night Journey
(1973),
film of a Martha Graham dance rehearsal at Lake Placid, New York
(2005 Federal Grants).
Peanut Butter and Jelly
(1976),
Eliot Noyes’s animated depiction of a man eating a bread loaf’s worth of sandwiches
(2016 Federal Grants).
Picture in Your Mind
(1948),
Philip Stapp’s animated educational film promoting cultural understanding
(2004 Partnership Grants).
A Place in Time
(1976),
Charles Lane's tale of a young black street artist who makes his living as a sidewalk portraitist
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
Primitive Mysteries
(1964),
performance of a Martha Graham dance featuring Yuriko
(2005 Federal Grants).
Protovin Collection
(1980s),
acclaimed animation teacher Richard Protovin's Fan Film and Cityscapes Trilogy, three short "documentary animations" of Manhattan cityscapes co-directed by Franklin Backus
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
Play film
Ritual and Dance
(1965),
Ben Vereen's performance as a student of the High School of the Performing Arts
(2002 Federal Grants).
Roaches’ Lullaby
(1973),
humorous documentary by Eliot Noyes and Claudia Weill in which three zealous New York roach-haters share extermination techniques
(2010 Federal Grants).
Play film
Sandman
(1973),
sand animation of dreams, by Eliot Noyes
(2016 Federal Grants).
Simpson Street
(1977),
documentary by William Sarokin depicting the deterioration of a once promising neighborhood in the South Bronx
(2024 Federal Grants).
Streams
(1970),
film by Gardner Compton and Emile Ardolino capturing a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
(2007 Federal Grants).
To the Fair!
(1964),
Technicolor promotional film for the 1964–65 New York’s World Fair, co-directed by Francis Thompson and Alexander Hammid
(2007 Federal Grants).
Play film
Village Sunday
(1960),
loving portrait of Greenwich Village created by Stewart Wilensky and narrated by humorist Jean Shepard
(2009 Federal Grants).
A Wonderful Construction
(1973),
Don Lenzer's documentary on the building of the World Trade Center
(2002 Federal Grants).
Young Braves
(1968),
portrait of a group of Puerto Rican teens and their delinquent activities
(2014 Federal Grants).