A direct-cinema portrait of Indianapolis 500 driver Eddie Sachs, filmed before, during, and after the 1960 race as he competes from pole position. Using pioneering mobile camera and sound techniques, the film captures the psychological intensity of racing and the personal cost of high-speed competition.
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6.875 1969 HD
A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for a living. Preserved by...
5.6 1941 HD
Short documentary extolling the virtues and necessity for women to participate in America's preparation for war, showing women working in scientific,...
0 1968 HD
An early short film by Penelope Spheeris about a boy enjoying the age-old pleasures of making a wish on a dandelion. Preserved by the Academy Film...
6 1944 HD
The Town was a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1945. It presents an idealized vision of American life, shown in...
7.6 1972 HD
Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the...
6.375 1956 HD
A portrait of artist, actress, poet and occultist Marjorie Cameron, it shows images of her paintings and recitations of her poems. Preserved by the...
0 1949 HD
Short by Stuart Schulberg. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
10 1950 HD
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct...
7.6 1994 HD
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High...
7.654 1974 HD
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts...
9 1948 HD
A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John Sutter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
7.6 1982 HD
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems...
6.667 1971 HD
Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat...
6.4 1945 HD
Produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces and the United States Navy, and released by Warner...
7.5 1977 HD
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973....
6.667 1949 HD
A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This short film walks the viewer through art directors'...
7 1970 HD
One of Les Blank's industrial films, which follows a Holly Farms "broiler" chicken from factory incubation to the county fair barbecue pit. A...
6.5 1960 HD
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to...
6.25 1950 HD
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
0 1983 HD
A documentary about four African-American comediennes set in 1984. Restored in 2021 by the Academy Film Archive.
