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Friday: About Cars(en)

"Montréal under the snow and the cold winter. It is the period of the year when the garage owners strike it rich. The automobile at the service of man? This small opus would rather show the contrary. This is one in a series of eight films titled “Chronicle of Everyday Life,” a project that filmmaker Jacques Leduc took four years to realize, and whose goal was to revisit Direct Cinema at a moment when it was already heavily “contaminated” by mainstream TV." - Anthology Film Archives

The Things I Cannot Change(en)

"This feature documentary is considered to be the forerunner of the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. The film offers in inside look at 3 weeks in the life of the Bailey family. Trouble with the police, begging for stale bread, and the birth of another child are just some of the issues they face. Through it all, the father tries to explain his family's predicament. Although filmed in Montreal, the film offers an anatomy of poverty as it occurs throughout North America." - NFB

Little Burgundy(fr)

"This film is one of the first French Unit productions of the “Société Nouvelle/Challenge for Change” program. When an old area of Montréal is to be demolished to make way for a new low-income housing development, is there anything the residents can do to protect their own interests? The film documents such a situation in the Little Burgundy district of Montréal and shows how the residents organized themselves into a committee that successfully influenced the city’s housing policy." - Anthology Film Archives

Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment(en)

A documentary about direct-cinema from its very beginnings (Nanook of the North) to the fake-direct-cinema of the Blair Witch Project. All the important direct-cinema filmmakers are portrayed and/or interviewed: Leacock, Wiseman, Maysles, Pennebaker, Reisz and others.

Michel Brault, l'instinct de vue(fr)

Cesar's Bark Canoe(fr)

"This documentary depicts a canoe being built in the traditional manner. Cesar Newashish, a 67-year-old Attikamek of the Manawan Reserve North of Montréal, uses only birchbark, cedar splints, spruce roots, and gum. With a sure hand he works methodically to fashion a craft unsurpassed in function or beauty of design. Building a canoe solely from the materials that the forest provides may become a lost art, even among the Native Peoples whose traditional craft it is. The film is free of spoken commentary but text appears on the screen in Cree, French, and English." - Anthology Film Archives

Belle famille(fr)

A working class family leaves St-Henri quarter in Montréal to build a new home in the countryside.

Spartakiáda(cs)

Documentary by Jan Kadar

Mladé dny(cs)

Documentary by Jan Kadar

Moscow Music Hall(ru)

A variety of Russian stars are presented in a revue that includes many traditional songs and dances

Conversation with Allende(en)

This interview was conducted shortly after the late President Dr. Salvador Allende won the Chilean elections of 1970. Dr. Salvador Allende was the first democratically elected socialist president in Latin America. Three years later, Allende was killed during a coupe lead by General that overthrew the Allende government.

Maquila: A Tale of Two Mexicos(en)

Examination of the impact of corporate globalization on Mexico, focusing on the maquiladoras, U.S.-owned factories employing cheap Mexican labor

The Mystery of Sleep(en)

Sleep experts explore how the discovery of REM (rapid eye movement) opened up a fascinating new field of research on dreams, sleep disorders and more.

Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City(en)

Traces the often surprising, endlessly entertaining history of the country's most outrageous playground. Interviews with Las Vegas insiders as well as everyday citizens in search of the American Dream chronicle how Las Vegas transformed itself from remote frontier way station into the Depression-era "Gateway to the Hoover Dam," then into the mid-century gangster metropolis known as "Sin City," and finally into a family vacation destination and the fastest-growing city in the United States.

Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'(en)

An interview with cinematographer Richard H. Kline talking about his filming experience in Brian De Palma's film The Fury.

Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime(en)

Features Major League players and managers and cast and crew discussing the themes of the film, the performances, baseball, family, the film's lasting impact, and more.

Raising Pino(it)

An interview with composer Pino Donaggio talking about his career in music and his experience with Brian De Palma's film Raising Cain

Hickory Dickory Doc(en)

An interview with actor John Lithgow talking about his experience with Brian De Palma's film Raising Cain

Die kleine Schwester - Die Weiße Rose: Ein Vermächtnis(de)

Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 2 - American Mecca(en)

The continued story of the circumstances that led to the founding of what would become a huge tourist destination in the desert.