(1938),
celebration of the Crescent Amusement Company, the Southeastern film exhibitor owned by Nashville movie theater magnate Tony Sudekum
(Nashville Public Library).
42nd St Movie
(1969),
impressionist documentary of New York street life by Nicholas Doob
(Yale Film Archive).
Alaska ’35
(1935),
footage by glaciologist William Osgood Field documenting fjord research and farmers in the New Deal settlement program at Alaska’s Matanuska Valley
(University of Alaska Fairbanks).
Play film
(1970),
super8 short by influential performance artist and architect Vito Acconci
(Anthology Film Archives).
The Art of the Trapeze
(ca.1944–50),
amateur footage of aerialists from the Harold Voise and Russell Brothers troupes, with training scenes in the historic Ward-Concello Practice Barn in Bloomington, Illinois
(Illinois State University).
(1973),
Eliot Noyes and Claudia Weill’s dog’s-eye view of New York apartment life
(New York Public Library).
Birth of a Painting: Kurt Seligmann
(1950),
documentation of the surrealist painter at work, filmed by Thomas Bouchard
(Harvard Film Archive).
Carl and Mary in Africa
(1926),
documentation of prominent taxidermist Carl Ethan Akeley and his wife Mary Jobe participating in the Eastman-Pomeroy-Ackeley expedition of 1926
(American Museum of Natural History).
Play film
Christy Bros. Circus Film
(ca.1930),
footage of the independent circus troupe on tour during the Great Depression
(Circus World Museum).
Play film
(ca. 1938–59),
amateur footage by teachers in remote areas of Alaska, depicting their Native students and traditional subsistence activities
(Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association).
Face to Face
(1972),
super8 short by influential performance artist and architect Vito Acconci
(Anthology Film Archives).
Father Richard J. Reimondo Collection
(1951–54),
amateur footage shot by a Catholic priest documenting church communities in Hazard, Kentucky
(Appalshop).
Fernand Léger in America: His New Realism
(1945),
Thomas Bouchard’s documentary on the Cubist artist’s last stateside visit
(Harvard Film Archive).
(1928–32),
the earliest moving image documentation of the Naxi ethnic group, filmed in the Chinese foothills of the Himalayas
(University of Washington).
(1918),
sponsored film from the International Paper Company
(George Eastman Museum).
Market
(1980),
independent documentary about the popular Cross Street Market of South Baltimore
(Enoch Pratt Free Library).
Max Wilde Hunting Films
(1940s–50s),
documentation of a big game outfitter’s expeditions into the Yellowstone wilderness
(Buffalo Bill Center of the West).
Monastery of Gethsemani
(1936–37),
amateur footage of the Trappist monk community located near Louisville, Kentucky
(Bellarmine University).
Muncie vs. Milan Championship Game
(1954),
footage of Milan High School’s Indiana State basketball championship victory, which inspired the 1986 film Hoosiers
(Milan ’54 Hoosiers Museum).
The Murder of Fred Hampton
(1971),
Howard Alk and Mike Gray’s documentary on the violent death of the leader of the Illinois Black Panther Party
(UCLA Film & Television Archive).
The Olive Trees of Justice
(1962),
James Blue’s dramatic feature about an Algerian-born Frenchman’s conflicted loyalties during the Algerian War of Independence
(James Blue Alliance).
Openings
(1970),
super8 short by influential performance artist and architect Vito Acconci
(Anthology Film Archives).
The Peaceful Dove in War
(ca. 1917),
educational film from the Paramount-Pictographs series
(George Eastman Museum).
Peanut Butter and Jelly
(1976),
Eliot Noyes’s animated depiction of a man eating a bread loaf’s worth of sandwiches
(New York Public Library).
Plastic Saints
(1968),
experimental film by Nicholas Doob featuring footage of the 1967 March on the Pentagon
(Yale Film Archive).
Poemfield Nos. 2, 3, & 7
(1967–71),
three entries in Ken Knowlton and Stan VanDerBeek’s early computer animation series that translated poems into coded visual messages
(Film-Makers' Cooperative).
(1970),
super8 short by influential performance artist and architect Vito Acconci
(Anthology Film Archives).
Ruby Bridges at School
(ca. 1961),
teacher’s footage of the six-year-old girl who singlehandedly integrated a New Orleans elementary school, commemorated in Norman Rockwell’s painting The Problem We All Live With
(Tulane University, Amistad Research Center).
(1970),
super8 short by influential performance artist and architect Vito Acconci
(Anthology Film Archives).
Senator Lee Metcalf Collection
(1965–66),
“Washington Reports” filmed by the senator to inform his Montana constituents of his positions on conservation issues and water management
(Montana Historical Society).
Play film
(1978),
profile of renowned boxing trainer Mack Lewis and his East Baltimore gym
(Enoch Pratt Free Library).
The Streets of Greenwood
(1963),
civil rights documentary about African American voter registration in Greenwood, Mississippi, with performances by Pete Seeger and Theodore Bikel
(Washington University in St. Louis).
Play film
Training Man Hunters
(1917),
Bray Studios educational film on new crime fighting methods
(George Eastman Museum).
The Vernay Deer Group
(1923–27),
documentation of taxidermy techniques and specimen collecting during the Faunthorpe-Vernay Indian Expedition
(American Museum of Natural History).
Watch
(1971),
super8 short by influential performance artist and architect Vito Acconci
(Anthology Film Archives).
Watermen
(1968),
Romas Slezas and Holly Fisher’s documentary portrait of Chesapeake Bay’s “skipjacks,” the last operating fleet of sailing workboats in the U.S.
(Folkstreams).
Play film
WPA Construction at Camp Ripley
(ca. 1935),
documentation of Works Progress Administration builders assembling the camp’s National Guard training facility
(Minnesota Military Museum).
Play film