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- After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.
- While watching TV, ex-adman Morris Codman receives a message from God. Advised by the Almighty to go into business for himself, Codman inaugurates his own religion, founded on a philosophy of selfishness.
- College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks forward to a new life on campus but is surprised to find that he has been assigned Indian roommates. Through his new experiences, he struggles to understand the side of himself he has always turned his back on in order to fit in.
- An intimate look into the adult fandom of the popular children's television series "Thomas and Friends." Featuring interviews with both fans and series crew members alike.
- As a young Indian family in America struggles with life between traditional and modern values they are unknowingly marked as a child predator's next target.
- This short film, one of the first to use camera tricks, depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.
- Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around.
- One of W.K.L. Dickson's laboratory workers horses around for the camera.
- A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
- An athlete swings Indian clubs.
- An egoistic and overprotective father, tests his soon-to-be son in law whether he is suitable for his daughter or not. Mayhem ensues after he learns that his future son in law is not that what he imagined.
- A New Jersey School teacher gets mistaken several times too many as a certain Mafia Boss.
- The very first American film shown to public audiences and the press. It depicts William K.L. Dickson taking off his hat and greeting the audience.
- Over the past few years, electronic dance music has taken off in popular culture. However, the transition from an underground movement to a mainstream juggernaut has not happened overnight. In 2012, EDM has reached a fever pitch, becoming the hottest ticket in music since Hip Hop in the late 90's. Electronic Dance Music's shift into the mainstream spotlight has opened the up the gates, inviting a broader critical look at the genre as a whole. When the dust finally clears, the landscape of electronic music will have extended its reach to all forms of music. We are witnessing this evolution happen right now and over the next few years the hybrid genres that will come into existence are going to create an unstoppable momentum for dance music as a whole. The Drop is a documentary film exploring this cultural phenomenon. From the artists to the fans, as well as the growing festival industry, the Drop will follow all aspects of the growth of a genre of music that is defining today's generation.
- Two men wearing boxing gloves prepare to spar in the Edison Company studio.
- Indrajit a young magician lives with his grandfather in India, while his dad, Krishna, runs a TV channel abroad. Indrajit's life takes a dramatic turn after his father takes him away to live with him.
- A manipulative New Jersey bottom-feeder brings disarray and mayhem to the lives of everyone around him.
- A family in Appalachia inherits money and a house in New Jersey. They experience a clash of cultures upon arrival in the north. The oldest daughter gets bullied by some students, but turns the tables and responds with kindness.
- Two men shake hands for the Kinetograph.
- "Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison Catalog
- An Edison company worker makes large gestures in front of a Kinetoscope to test the new camera system.
- In an experiment that follows up on the results of 'Monkeyshines, No. 1', an Edison company worker again moves around in front of the motion picture camera.
- Taking place on a rural farm/ cow sanctuary one night. Inside is the owner and vegan social media influencer, Trish Stapleton, doing a livestream. Outside on the farm though trouble is brewing in the shape of the Mad Cow, Who is a cold blooded killer or an entity seeking revenge on someone who is not what they seem
- "King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home." (from Edison Films)
- Experimental film to test the new kinetoscope which depicts two men practicing fencing.
- A young woman hired to cater the post-funeral gathering for accused killer Hank Boyd discovers his crimes and death may not be what they seem.
- Short, experimental film depicting James C. Duncan smoking a pipe.
- One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the other heating iron at the forge. One would be seen to drive the nail into the shoe of the horse's hoof, to change his position and every movement needed in the work was clearly shown as if the object was in real (life). In fact, the whole routine of the two men's labour and their movements for the day was presented to the view of the observer.
- A person who doesn't believe in the marriage system gets into an inner conflict, whether to marry a woman who he is in love with or live with the woman who has a similar ideology. A series of events occur with his friends' lives which eventually help him to understand what is important in his life.
- A fine exhibition of horsemanship by Lee Martin, a genuine cowboy. This particular broncho is an unusually wicked one. (from Edison Films)
- A bizarre love story that follows the criminal life of Mike and his clumsy thief partners; Dan and Larry. Their "way" of robbing is scavenging and scrapping for money by mainly pick-pocketing on the streets. Although they start to run low and become desperate for a big hit of cash. Lucky enough, one of the goons has been scouting out a target. The target is LOADED, the target is the PERFECT HIT, the target is Ava, Mike's childhood friend and crush.
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- In 1969, a NASA darkroom photographer is assigned to develop photos from the Apollo 11 mission. As he begins his work, he notices a flaw in a distinct photo that causes him to investigate the Manned Spacecraft Center.
- A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns around and directs the musicians as they take up their own positions.
- Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films made for Edison's kinetoscopes.
- A lively, eccentric dance by Frank Lawton, Etta Williamson and Rosa France of Charles Hale Hoyt's "Milk White Flag". Atttractive costumes.
- Short film featuring two monkeys fighting.
- A gymnast assumes a number of positions while holding a wand in both hands.
- Lost film that depicts the burning of Joan of Arc. Only fragments of it still exist in the Centre Jeanne d'Arc in Orléans and in the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa.
- Actor, writer Rupak Ginn takes a culinary journey across America to find South Asian cuisine, culture, and community.
- Scene represents section of the interior of a Chinese Opium Den.
- Lost film directed by William K.L. Dickson. Presented by Edison Manufacturing Company.
- A short comedy about people who sacrifice their happiness in search of a life and those who avoid their lives in search of happiness.
- A lost film, directed by William K.L. Dickson about two men wrestling.