Kansas City's Spring Clean-up(1921)

Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison(en)

This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.

RETURN(en)

‘RETURN’ follows Torstein Horgmo, Mikey Ciccarelli, Mons Røisland, Brandon Cocard, Brandon Davis, and Raibu Katayama as they push the boundaries of what can be accomplished snowboarding when innovative minds join forces.

RETURN(ja)

8mm work directed by Norihiko Morinaga.

Bark(en)

Gordon discovers that his girlfriend's dog isn't quite what she says it is.

Single Father(en)

Single Father is an emotional story of love, loss, and resilience. Manish, a once handsome and strong man, falls deeply in love with Manisha, a beautiful woman. Their relationship blossoms into a happy family with three wonderful children: Justin, Tom, and Prem. For ten years, life seems perfect, filled with love and joy. Tragedy strikes when Manisha is diagnosed with cancer and passes away, leaving Manish heartbroken and alone to raise their children. Struggling with grief, Manish realizes the immense challenge of being both a father and a mother to his kids. The weight of responsibility and the absence of his partner turn his life into an uphill battle. Through his journey, Manish learns the value of family and the irreplaceable role of a wife and mother. The film delivers a powerful message: life is unpredictable, and it is essential to cherish and respect loved ones while they are still with us.

Kiss of Death(en)

A killer has killed once and kidnapped another victim, challenging the investigative and forensic team to work out why. Suddenly everyone's past comes under scrutiny, everyone's version of the truth comes under suspicion. Kay Rousseau, who heads up the crime team, is back at work after the death of her child. Suspicion about her involvement in this death remains, not least in her own husband. Only Matt Costello, Kay's second-in-command and a dedicated, impassioned copper, is loyal to the core.

Return(fr)

Dream of Kafka(hy)

"Miserable me. Two plates are screwed to my temples", Franz thought, closing his eyes. A dark abyss, the mad court, the sentence to be served in the form of everlasting insomnia.

My Father, My Son(en)

When an Admiral orders the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam, he has no idea the deadly consequences of his actions for his son.

Return to Rajapur(en)

A doomed love affair blooms against the beautiful and exotic backdrop of the deserts of India in this romantic drama. Samantha Hartley (Kelli Garner) is a woman in her early twenties who travels to Rajapur in India to visit a resort where her mother stayed years ago. While tracing the steps of her mother, Sara (Lynn Collins), Samantha learns the true story about her mother's stormy marriage to Jeremy (Justin Theroux), a charming but moody alcoholic. Only a few days after their wedding, Sara began to wonder if marrying Jeremy was a mistake, and while visiting India on their honeymoon, Sara met Jai Singh (Manoj Bajpai), a handsome and sensitive widower living in Rajapur. Jai Singh, who speaks fluent English, soon strikes up a friendship with Sara that quickly grows into a romance, but both are aware of the transgressive nature of their love, and their affair takes a tragic turn, leaving its scars on all parties involved.

Return(en)

Return is a methodical construction of the approach of an individual towards an unseen goal, which assumes metaphorical significance. Viola moves toward the camera/viewer, pausing every few steps to ring a bell, at which point he is momentarily thrust back to his starting place, and then advanced again. Finally reaching his destination, he is taken through all of the previous stages in a single instant and returned to the source of his journey.

Neber 2 Geder(en)

Andrew and Redford do not let their skin color affect their friendship.

Man of Conquest(en)

The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.

In the Sweet Pie and Pie(en)

The Stooges are convicts about to be executed for some murders they didn't commit.

Lebende Ware(de)

In 1944, SS-Obersturmbannführer Becher arrives in Budapest in order to obtain material for the Waffen-SS. At the same time, he starts to gather private property by offering an insidious choice to the corporation′s Jewish majority shareholder, Dr. Chorin: Either Chorin assigns the company to Becker "on his own free will" – thereby obtaining the permission to travel abroad - or he his family will end up in an extermination camp.

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits(en)

When "The Electric Company" made its television debut in October 1971, it was instantly clear that it would fulfill its mission of helping struggling and reluctant readers. With a ground-breaking and diverse cast, clever writing, innovative direction, and an original visual and musical style, the show was so effective that by the end of its first season, nearly a quarter of all US schools were using the show in the classroom. Generations of young people learned to read from the series, making it one of the most important and enduring shows in American television history. "The Electric Company's Greatest Hits and Bits" is a clip-filled celebration featuring many of the series' most popular segments (with Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno and the rest of the multi-talented Electric Company cast), and includes new interviews with cast members Jim Boyd, Judy Graubart, Skip Hinnant, Tom Lehrer, Rita Moreno, and Joan Rivers, as well as with series creator Joan Ganz Cooney.

Dreammaster: The Erotic Invader(en)

On a quest to unravel the mysteries of recurring nightmares, four college grad students experiment on each other, monitoring and attempting to manipulate their dreams. Grant, the most troubled of the quartet, is disturbed by the sensual Devora, an erotic fantasy figure who torments and teases him in the most vivid of dreams. Determined to help him, Grant's friends enter the twilight world of his sleeping mind, only to discover that Devora's curse of eternal pleasure is irresistible...

Hello(ta)

Chandru's friends make fun of him as he does not have a girlfriend. He points out at a girl claiming that she is his girlfriend, due to which a number of unfortunate events take place in her life.

Invocation(en)

While filming a Teddy Bear in stop-motion, a man accidentally unleashes supernatural dark forces. A short horror film by Robert Morgan

The Story of King Midas(en)

A greedy King Midas is visited one day by a mysterious visitor who grants him the ability to turn all things he touches to gold. He learns his lesson when the food he tries to eat and his own daughter are turned to gold as well. The visitor reappears and offers him the opportunity to return to his old self, which he gladly does. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

The Village(el)

A doctor mysteriously discovers that he is required urgently at the village to offer his services. He arrives there after a long and difficult journey, only to discover that the village is empty.

Happily Ever After(en)

Journey to the future of Rani and Keren, a young couple moving in together for the first time. Without control they are drawn to the race of marriage, children and work, while desperately trying to keep up with the race and stay together.

Boogie Woogie Man (Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out)(en)

The annual ghost convention introduces swing music to their tired out old scares.

The Apple(en)

A man's repeated attempts to retrieve an apple off a high tree branch all prove fruitless. What does he want the apple for? That would be telling.

The Gruffalo(en)

The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?

Emi(en)

A short film that explains the quote, the greatest gift that we can give, is the gift of self.

Trees(en)

A Walt Disney short film.

Nocturna Artificialia(en)

Enigmatic, stop-motion, animated story of a man's day.

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer(en)

In Prague, a professorial puppet, with metal pincers for hands and an open book for a hat, takes a boy as a pupil. First, the professor empties fluff and toys from the child's head, leaving him without the top of his head for most of the film. The professor then teaches the lad about illusions and perspectives, the pursuit of an object through exploring a bank of drawers, divining an object, and the migration of forms. The child then brings out a box with a tarantula in it: the professor puts his "hands" into the box and describes what he feels. The boy receives a final lesson about animation and film making; then the professor gives him a brain and his own open-book hat.

Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies(en)

Stop-motion animated short film in which, among other things, a man made of wire looks malevolent.

The Comb(en)

A porcelain doll’s explorations of a dreamer’s imagination.

Anamorphosis(en)

The Quays' interest in esoteric illusions finds its perfect realization in this fascinating animated lecture on the art of anamorphosis. This artistic technique, often used in the 16th- and 17th centuries, utilizes a method of visual distortion with which paintings, when viewed from different angles, mischievously revealed hidden symbols.

Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married?(en)

Stop-motion animated short film with a white ball, a rabbit, and a girl, and a voice singing "Are We Still Married".

Baby Quark(en)

Tells the beginning of the story of Quark: His birth and how he is thrown out by his parents due to his malicious behaviour.

The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger(en)

A children's fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life and ultimately the test of a mother's love. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

Urs(en)

For many years, Urs has had to look after his aging mother. But now he sets out for a dangerous journey: He carries his mother up a mountain to find a better place for both of them. But she wants to stay at home.

The Illusionist(en)

The journey of a magician performing illusions to amaze and humour.

Frosty the Snowman(en)

This short little cartoon is based on the popular song by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson, first recorded in 1950 by Gene Autry as his followup to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.