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1. Florence Knoll: Nothing Left to Chance
Documentary | Filming
Part biopic, part mystery, NOTHING LEFT TO CHANCE explores the life and legacy of Florence Knoll, of one of the few women to define mid-20th century design. Her leadership of international ... See full summary »
Stars: Reed Kroloff, Brenda Bassett, Harry Bassett
2. Miúcha, the Voice of Bossa Nova (2022)
98 min | Documentary, Musical
Despite her position at the epicentre of the Brazilian Bossa Nova scene, singer Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda, known as Miúcha, has been largely underappreciated.
Directors: Liliane Mutti, Daniel Zarvos | Stars: Chico Buarque, Sílvia Buarque, Vinicius de Moraes, Stan Getz
Votes: 50
3. Behind the Scenes (V) (2017)
161 min | Documentary
An archival collection of behind the scenes from various films in different years.
Director: Mohammad Mohammadian | Stars: Woody Allen, Noah Baumbach, Tim Burton, Lee Isaac Chung
Votes: 127
4. [Censored] (2018)
63 min | Documentary, History
A unique 63 minute documentary which was entirely created using the banned motion picture film footage removed by the censors working at the "Australian Film Censorship Board" located in Sydney Australia, between 1951 and 1978.
Director: Sari Braithwaite | Star: Sari Braithwaite
Votes: 20
5. Shackleton and Scott: Rivals for the Pole (2001 Video)
53 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Shackleton and Scott were men with a common goal: the South Pole. However, divisions between them grew as jealousy and intrigue intensified their rivalry. The consequence of their polar ... See full summary »
Directors: John Murray, Donnacha O'Briain | Stars: Caroline Alexander, Ranulph Fiennes, David Hempleman-Adams, Diana Preston
6. Winhanganha (2023)
64 min | Documentary, History
WINHANGANHA (Wiradjuri language: Remember, know, think) - is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition. It is an examination of how archives and the ... See full summary »
Director: Jazz Money | Star: Jazz Money
7. The Eye of Wilkins (2021)
75 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
He was one of the greatest Polar explorers. He was also a world-class photographer. For the first time, the photos and films of South Australian, Sir George Hubert Wilkins are being brought... See full summary »
Director: Peter Maddern | Stars: Hubert Wilkins, Suzanne Catherine Bennett, Brodie Bowers, Peter Maddern
8. Nixon in the Den (2015 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 49 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A fresh look at the controversial career and presidency of Richard Nixon. Reynolds argues that Nixon was genuinely successful as an international statesman. Yet behind the scenes, Nixon's diplomacy was a story of intrigue and rivalry.
Director: Russell Barnes | Stars: Richard Nixon, David Reynolds, Leonid Brezhnev, Neville Chamberlain
Votes: 22
9. When We Were Live
Documentary | Post-production
The weird and wonderful story of Austin public access television, one of the longest running access TV Stations in the world.
Director: John Spottswood Moore | Stars: Sue Sende Cole, Dave Prewitt, Charlie Sotelo, Keith Kritselis
10. President Bill Clinton on Disaster Assistance, 1994 (2015 Video)
44 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
This video recording contains footage of President Clinton as he spoke from the White House on disaster assistance for victims of the Northridge earthquake. He then answered questions on a ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Clinton, Eliza Chan
11. Restoring Time: The Restoration of Wim Wenders' Early Works (2015)
15 min | Short, History, Talk-Show
This short documentary from 2015 discusses the ongoing work by the Wim Wenders Foundation to restore the filmmaker's early output.
Directors: Andrew Amondson, Andrew Amundsen | Stars: Wim Wenders, Wolf Bosse, Monika Dörge, Bernd Eichhorn
12. European Tour '73 (2020)
Documentary, Short, History
European Tour '73 is a 15-minute documentary film utilizing archival Super 8mm film footage and original animation about a son's contemporary reflection as seen through the haze of memory ... See full summary »
Director: Ross Munro | Star: Ross Munro
Votes: 7
13. Richard Nixon's Visit to China, 1972 (2010 Video)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This historical film in color from the CIA Film Library covers President Richard Nixon's visit to Beijing and the Great Wall in China.
Star: Richard Nixon
14. My Meherazad Boys (2023)
Documentary
The Documentary "My Meherazad Boys" by Sachin Singh and Robert Fredricks focuses on stories narrated by three men : Madhav V. Kamble, Bapu N Dete, Laxman Bhonde who served at Meherazad, looking after Avatar Meher Baba and His Mandali
Director: Sachin Singh
15. Nixon's Address on Watergate, 1973 (2013 Video)
Not Rated | 29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Two of President Nixon's broadcast: Pres. Nixon Defends His Office On Watergate Charges & Pres. Nixon Speaks From White House On Watergate.
Star: Richard Nixon
16. Newsreel Nostalgia: Australian News and Events on Film 1908-1975 (1992 Video)
65 min | Documentary, History, News
Stars: Jack Davey, Charles Lawrence, Jack Brabham, Don Bradman
17. The Story of Ned Kelly (2002 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The Story of Ned Kelly is a vivid and authentic account of the 25-year life that generated Australia's most enduring legend. The man hidden by the iconic mask is revealed in a exciting ... See full summary »
Directors: Darren Jones, Michael Spencer | Stars: Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Ian Jones
18. Von Loves Her Modernist (2022)
65 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Precocious, brilliant and energetic poet, Max Harris, is Adelaide's own 'enfant terrible'. In the late 1930s, he sets out to throw hand grenades at the cultural establishment. He falls in ... See full summary »
Director: Rob George | Stars: Ann Barson, Philip Butterss, Rob George, Peter Goers
19. Excuse My Accent (2020)
Documentary
Director: Tamar Jatchvadze | Stars: Drei Ros, RobYoung, Sharlene Taulé, Ahmed Al-Kadri
20. Missing: Presumed Dead (2008 Video)
55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Gerard Anthony Reed | Stars: Vanna Morosini, Andrew Ellis, Albert Koeppe, Bill Gammage
21. Yukon Gold (1996 Video)
28 min | Documentary, Short, History
1 - Gold mining techniques at Klondike from gold rush days to the 1970s using archival stills and footage. 2 - Filmed at Yukon Consolidated Gold Corporation, it examines the techniques of gold dredging, hydraulic mining and hand sorting.
Directors: Colin Low, Christina L. McCaughey
22. Return of the Catalina (2015)
TV-G | 100 min | Documentary
Return of the Catalina is an epic documentary that follows a group of retired Aussie pilots and engineers as they fight restore a 70 year old PBY Catalina to life, in order to remember unsung pilots of WWII.
Director: Daniel Bunker | Stars: Rex Senior, Ross Kelly, John Daley, Peter Elliot
Votes: 10
23. Harry Truman, President of the United States (2013 Video)
Not Rated | 21 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. A film released by the U.S. ... See full summary »
Star: Harry S. Truman
24. Real to Reel: South Australians Turning the Camera on Themselves (2005)
55 min | Documentary, History
Director: Martin Manning | Star: Jane Doyle
25. The Energy Crisis: President Carter's Plan, 1977 (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Topics include the reality of the crisis, conservation, conversion to coal, and alternative energy sources.
Stars: Jimmy Carter, Paul Duke, Hugh Green, David Schwartz
26. Interlude (I) (2023)
7 min | Short, Fantasy
INTERLUDE "A film you can explain in words is not a real film." -- Michelangelo Antonioni The imagery of a film and the music of a soundtrack convey something that mere words cannot. While ... See full summary »
Director: Paul L. Carr | Star: Katherine Terrell
Votes: 6
27. 12 Flags South (1963 TV Special)
53 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
A documentary about Antarctica.
Director: Lionel Hudson | Stars: James Condon, Richard E. Byrd, Douglas Mawson, Ernest Shackleton
28. Inaugural Ceremonies for President Truman, 1949 (Air Force Version) (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.Footage provided by the United ... See full summary »
Star: Harry S. Truman
29. The Volunteer Archivists (2022)
39 min | Documentary, Short, History
Two hundred years of printed publications in India's Odia language are dying of collective negligence. A handful of volunteer science enthusiasts must fight against all odds, including legal battles, to digitally-archive crumbling books.
Director: Subhashish Panigrahi | Stars: Padmaja, Nikhil Mohan Pattnaik, Puspashree Pattnaik
31. Richard Nixon Reflects: A Revealing Video Memoir (1989 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Stars: Morton Kondracke, Richard Nixon, Peter Thomas
32. The Nixon Library (2009 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: George Bush, John Dean, Gerald Ford, Ron Howard
33. National Voting Rights Museum and Institute (2015 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Sam Walker, Bill Clinton, Martin Luther King
34. President Jimmy Carter's News Conference, 1978 (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
President Carter discusses whether congress will pass key domestic legislation, including taxes, employment, and energy. Other topics include the upcoming Israeli-Egyptian peace talks in ... See full summary »
Star: Jimmy Carter
35. Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon on Camera (1983 Video)
30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Jayne Mansfield
36. In This Life's Body (1984)
147 min | Documentary
Thos autobiography by Corinne Cantrill traces an eventful life in a quest for self. Through photographs, recollection and introspection, it also becomes a reflection, by a practicing ... See full summary »
Director: Corinne Cantrill | Star: Corinne Cantrill
Votes: 10
37. Blackness is Everything (2021)
5 min | Short
Blackness is Everything is an experimental/per formative short film that celebrates the diversity of the Black diaspora in The Bay Area. This film rejects the false narrative by ... See full summary »
Director: Alba Roland Mejia | Stars: Kadia Bah, Diontae Burden, Donté Clark, Brandon Davis
Votes: 6
38. Behind the Scenes at the Field Museum: Jacqueline Kennedy - The White House Years, Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum (2004 Video)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Director: Jane Hare | Stars: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nel Fetherling, Lyndon B. Johnson, John Kennedy Jr.
39. Frozen Gold of the Klondike (1981)
17 min | Documentary, Short, History
A lively historical look at gold mining in the Klondike from gold-rush days to the present using archival stills and footage.
Director: Christina L. McCaughey
42. Moving on from Medfield (2020)
27 min | Short
Director: Julia Bergdoll | Stars: Dick Furnas, Megan Johnson, John Thompson
43. Byc Wielkim (2015– )
Animation
Hundreds of old drawings, maps, plans were discovered and brought to life on screen to tell the amazing story of Teatr Wielki Polish National Opera in 17 short episodes.
Star: Jan Frycz
44. The Archivist (2018 Video)
25 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Director: Orly Rodriguez | Stars: Jason McNeil, Ally Murphy, Curt Clendenin, Jake Wardle
45. Harry S. Truman: 1884-1972 (1997)
48 min | Documentary
Director: Charles Guggenheim | Stars: David McCullough, Harry S. Truman
46. The Last Waltz: Archival Outtakes Jam 2 (1978 Video)
12 min | Music, Short
Stars: Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Levon Helm
47. Historical News Coverage of Hoffa (1993 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Jimmy Hoffa, Robert F. Kennedy
49.
Lost L.A. (2016– )
Episode:
Griffith Park
(2019)
Documentary, History
Explore one of the nation's largest municipal parks and discover how it hasn't always lived up to its founder's vision of a public recreation ground for all.
Director: Matt Bass | Stars: Mike Eberts, Michael Holland, Alison Rose Jefferson, Nathan Masters
50.
Lost L.A. (2016– )
Episode:
Three Views of Manzanar
(2019)
Documentary, History
One of ten camps where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WWII, California's Manzanar was photographed by outsiders Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams-and by incarceree Toyo Miyatake, who captured scenes from within.
Director: Matt Bass | Stars: Paul Kitagaki, Nathan Masters, Rose Masters, Alan Miyatake