(1970),
Samella Lewis’s profile of the football star turned artist
(Emory University).
Break and Enter (Rompiendo Puertas)
(1970),
documentary about “Operation Move-In” in which low-income families protested gentrification by taking over vacant buildings on New York’s Upper West Side
(Third World Newsreel).
(1972),
portrait of the Brookside coal camp, shortly before the 1972 strike
(Appalshop).
Cohonina Dig
(1949),
documentation of an archaeological field school affiliated with the museum
(Museum of Northern Arizona).
Columbia Revolt
(1968),
politically charged depiction of the student takeover of Columbia University in 1968, seen from the protesters’ point of view
(Third World Newsreel).
Corn’s-A-Poppin’
(1955),
independent feature showcasing Kansas City’s musical talent, cowritten by Robert Altman
(Chicago Film Society).
Corrective Measures: Politically Speaking
(1986),
protest film by Peter Cramer, shot on the streets of New York City
(Allied Productions).
Day of the Dead
(1957),
award-winning Technicolor documentary from the Eames Studio about Mexico’s All Souls Day celebrations, with music by Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida
(Library of Congress).
(1963),
only known color footage of the governor's inaugural speech including the pronouncement “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”
(Alabama Department of Archives and History).
(1985),
Willie Varela’s meditation on life in El Paso at the beginning of President Reagan’s second term
(Anthology Film Archives).
J.L. Clark Ray-O-Vac
(ca. 1951),
home movie taken on the factory floor of the J.L. Clark Company, an innovator in decorative tins and metal lithography
(Midway Village Museum).
John Outerbridge: Black Artist
(1970),
portrait of the sculptor and Watts Tower director, by Samella Lewis
(Emory University).
(1974–89),
Joe Gibbons’s portrait study of friends, family, and fellow filmmakers
(Anthology Film Archives).
Quarry
(1970),
experimental documentary by Richard P. Rogers exploring an abandoned quarry that found new life as a public swimming hole
(Harvard Film Archive).
Rangers’ Club
(ca.1920),
footage of the dedication ceremony conducted by Stephen Mather, the first Director of the National Park Service
(Yosemite National Park Archives).
Play film
(1955),
profile of a clinic dedicated to treating speech and hearing problems
(Emerson College).
Play film
The Rockford Peaches
(ca. 1943),
home movie showcasing the Rockford Peaches, the female baseball team that inspired Hollywood’s A League of Their Own (1992)
(Midway Village Museum).
Screen Letter Box No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7
(1919),
light-hearted Movieland shorts which answer onscreen questions purportedly mailed in by fans
(George Eastman Museum).
Still in Motion
(1970),
home movies showing abstract expressionist Clyfford Still in his studio
(Clyfford Still Museum).
Strong Hand—Helping Hand
(1960),
profile of a clinic dedicated to treating speech and hearing problems
(Emerson College).
Play film
Thayer–Lindsley Nursery
(1966),
promotional film for a new facility helping children with speech and hearing problems
(Emerson College).
Play film
Thirty Years of Motion Pictures
(1927),
film adaptation of A Million and One Nights (1926), the book about the early movie industry by pioneering producer and publicist Terry Ramsaye
(George Eastman Museum).
Thomas Hart Benton’s “The Sources of Country Music”