It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

The history of the Yakuza Eiga at the TOEI studio is roughly outlined. Real Yakuza and also their connections to the movie business are discussed,...

The crews are called to shoot a film, but no one has the script, shooting schedule, food, or even actor. The director also has nothing but urge to...

Six blind people around the world are given a camera and asked to take photos of whatever they like.

As a teenager in the '90s, Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went. She documented hundreds of hours of footage and then locked...

In 1987, a small film distributor from Frankfurt/Main brings the film "Dirty Dancing" to West German cinemas against all negative odds. The film...

Co-curated by Jenni Olson and the late Black gay activist Karl Knapper, this entertaining showcase of vintage movie trailers traces the evolution of...

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued...

Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City...

Four lives that could not be more different and a single passion that unites them: the unconditional love for their cinemas, somewhere at the end of...

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach...

"A young filmmaker studying at the Alexandria Higher Institute of Cinema (AHIC) struggles with an internal conflict; torn between his deep loyalty to...

The dramatic story of the British expedition that made the first ascent of Everest. Combining interviews with the surviving members of the 1953...

The first part of this series by Norman McLaren deals only with tempo. It starts by showing the disc travelling in one move (1/24 of a second) from A...

In the late sixties, Spanish cinema began to produce a huge amount of horror genre films: international markets were opened, the production was...

Documentary about the making of Marcel Carne's 1945 film Children of Paradise (France), interviewing the director, the actors and production...

A tribute to the legendary Japanese film director featuring the reflections of filmmakers Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Aki...

This is a documentary about the making of "Wings of Desire" (1987). The director, writer, actors, composer and other contributors speak at length and...

Documentary about Italian film screenwriter Cesare Zavattini

Documentary about the life and career of Japanese actor Chishu Ryu.

Documentary about the making of Juzo Itami's film "Tampopo" (1985).