Can't Close Your Eyes

Daybreak Express(en)

Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.

I've Been Afraid(en)

"I've Been Afraid" blends stories of women who have been threatened.

Space Junk 3D(en)

50 years after launching our dreams into space, we’re left with a troubling legacy: a growing ring of orbiting debris that threatens the safety of earth’s orbits. SPACE JUNK is a visually explosive journey of discovery that weighs the solutions aimed at restoring our planet’s orbits. Experience mind-boggling collisions, both natural and man-made. Soar for the stunning depths of Meteor Crater to an unprecedented view of our increasingly crowded orbits – 22,000 miles above earth. Join us as foremost expert Don Kessler, the “Father of Space Junk,” guides us through the challenges we face in protecting them, forging a new age of space discovery.

A Day in Barbagia(it)

Against the background of flocks of sheep at pasture, mules walking down unpaved roads, tractors in the fields, and isolated figures in a deserted village, a caption explains that Barbagia is a vast region in Sardinia; Orgosolo, Oliena and Mamoiada are villages of shepherds and the men spend most of the year far away, with their flocks. This is why the houses and the children are entrusted to the women, who cut the wood, work the fields and prepare bread, shepherds’ bread.

The Red, White and Blue Line(en)

A promotional film for United States Savings Bonds

Dumka(uk)

Documentary showcasing popular and folk songs performed by the Ukrainian State Choir.

Subotika: Land of Wonders(de)

Subotika, a little-known island on the other side of the globe. An enchanting country with extraordinary sights, grand visions and a couple of minor problems.

The Years(it)

A woman gives voice to a few collected fragments of her life on the shores of Sardinia.

Law and Order(de)

This is Real German Education: two naked elderly men in elegant surroundings talk about their relationship and the good old days, and chat in a refreshingly candid manner about their fetishes, sadomasochistic predilections and bondage.

Chills and Fever(en)

An amateur theatrical society rehearses in a deserted house which is believed to be haunted by two travelers who have lost their way in the rain.

Night and Fog(fr)

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

Argemira(pt)

Last Sermon at George's Creek(en)

George's Creek Baptist Church is ending. There is no new generation to inherit the church. For the elderly congregation, their stories are coming to an end as well. The church's pastor, Earl, experiences his own passing echoed in the degeneration of his wife's Alzheimers.

1986 Summer(ja)

A previously unseen short by the Japanese avant-garde titan, Toshio Matsumoto's 1986 Summer locates faces and bodies within superimpositions, zooms, a lightning-fast montage of brick structures and verdant trees.

Atopy(pt)

After being for eleven years in the city, José António Baptista returned to his home village to focus on literature.

Don Roberto's Shade(es)

In 1973 Roberto Saldivar was arrested and imprisoned in an old Salpetermine in northern Chile. The mine was used as concentrationcamp for political prisoners. 20 years later he returned to confront his memories. He has lived there since. Alone.

Above All Else(en)

In 1992, skydiver Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld boarded a plane for a training jump. Six weeks later, he awoke from a coma to discover that a terrible accident had shattered his dream of becoming a World Champion. This is his story.

Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi(en)

Actor Bela Lugosi discusses his career, his social life, and his feelings about his most famous role, Count Dracula.

The Flying Alberts(en)

The Alberts (Bruce Lacey, Tony Gray and his brother Dougie Gray) attempt to take off. There are two edits of this film, both with their own distinct ending.

Let's Dance(en)

Choreographer Dave Gould and his students demonstrate various tap dancing steps. Also featured are an adagio and Russian sword dancers.