(1927),
documentary on a variety of dances performed by Native Americans in the southwest, filmed by AMNH curator Clyde Fisher and author Ernest Thompson Seton
(American Museum of Natural History).
(1912),
footage of an automobile-airplane race with pilot Lincoln Beachey, filmed by the Miles Brothers, owners of the first west coast film studio
(Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum).
(late 1930s–early 1960s),
footage of the renowned campus and its buildings designed by modernist architect Eliel Saarinen
(Cranbrook Educational Community).
Dalip Singh Saund Collection
(ca.1956–62),
constituent reports and campaign films from the first Indian American and first person of Asian descent elected to the US congress
(University of California, Santa Barbara).
Dancing Flowers
(ca.1941–46),
homemade stop-motion animation by John Nash Ott, featuring dancing potted plants
(Chicago Film Archives).
Delaware Valley College vs. King’s College Football Game
(1960),
footage of a pivotal victory that sparked the expansion of DelVal’s athletics program
(Delaware Valley University).
Didn't We Ramble On
(1989),
documentary by Billy Jackson with narration by Dizzy Gillespie, tracing the lineage of traditional African drumming to African American marching bands
(Pittsburgh Sound + Image).
Do It the Hard Way: Rube Goldberg and Modern Times
(1970),
celebration of the cartoonist/inventor made by Karen Loveland for an exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology
(Smithsonian Libraries and Archives).
Dreams of Passion
(1989),
dreamlike dance film that depicts Black lesbian desire by Aarin Burch
(University of Chicago).
Easy Street
(1979),
educational film by Jacqueline Shearer to encourage Black and Latino high school students to pursue careers in healthcare
(Washington University in St. Louis).
Elijah Pierce: Woodcarver
(1974),
profile of the renowned self-taught African American folk artist
(Ohio State University).
(1978),
animated survey of one of humanity’s great narrative stories, made for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
(Smithsonian Libraries and Archives).
Helen Frankenthaler and Ruth Fine Discussion
(1993),
footage of a gallery tour and discussion between the artist and curator as well as an opening gala for the 1993 exhibition “Helen Frankenthaler: Prints”
(National Gallery of Art).
It Happened in the Kitchen
(1941),
industrial film sponsored by the Modern Kitchen Bureau and produced by Cinecraft Productions
(Hagley Museum and Library).
(1998),
experimental documentary by Jaquline Ochs about the exchange of letters between poets Lyn Hejinian and Arkadii Dragomoshchenko
(New York University).
(1974),
dialogue between singer/songwriter Phil Ochs and diplomat Harald Edelstam about conditions in Chile following the 1973 coup d’état
(American Song Archives).
(1988),
Beryl Sokoloff’s playful depiction of the World Trade Center
(Phoenix Arts Alliance).
The Unemployment Test
(1979),
educational film by Jacqueline Shearer to provide information and dispel myths about unemployment benefits
(Washington University in St. Louis).