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Explosion of a Motor Car
An early trick film where a car explodes and body parts fall from the sky. A policeman witnesses and attempts to piece the remains back together.
Parades of the Turkish Artillery in Bitola
Early Balkan footage.
Voices in the Tunnels
A group of intrepid filmmakers explore the abandoned subway tunnels beneath New York City in search of the mole people.
The Flying Train
The Flying Train depicts a ride on a suspended railway. The footage is almost as impressive as the feat of engineering it captures. For many years our curators believed our Mutoscope rolls were slightly shrunken 70mm film, but they were actually shot on Biograph’s proprietary 68mm stock. Formats like Biograph’s 68mm and Fox’s 70mm Grandeur are of particular interest to researchers visiting the Film Study Center because the large image area affords stunning visual clarity and quality, especially compared to the more standard 35mm or 16mm stocks.
Cleaning Up!!?
First film produced by Laugh-O-Gram Studio, as part of demo reel. This film is not really animated, it just consists of Walt drawing a single frame. Part of the Newman Laugh-O-Grams Series.
The Big Swallow
A man, objecting to being filmed, comes closer and closer to the camera lens until his mouth is all we see. Then he opens wide and swallows camera and cinematographer. He steps back, chews, and grins.
Nullarbor
An animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.
Red
Based on the true story of Louis "Red" Deutsch. A New Jersey bar-owner is plagued with prank phone calls that prompt him to flip into psychotic, profanity-laden rages.
Big Sur Gay Porn
Cult filmmaker Tom DeSimone (Reform School Girls; Erotikus: A History of the Gay Movie) revisits the production of a lost gay film and resurrects youthful adventures on the California coast. From the creators of Raw! Uncut! Video!.
Box
8mm film by Swiss artist Roman Signer.
Borodino
An experimental sitcom, shot in the style of silent films of the early twentieth century. A parody of military-patriotic films. The plot of the film is the battle of the Russian army with Napoleon in 1812.
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An unknown girl breaks out of her daily grind by undergoing an intense audio-visual trip.
Through Main Street with an Orchestra
Vasily Muravin, 50, a teacher at the Moscow Institute of Management, is experiencing a crisis. At work, the place of the head of the department is replaced by the more pragmatic, but limited person Valentin Romanovsky. At home, his wife Lida, who earns at work more than her husband, habitually reproaches him for indecision. It’s hard for Muravin to come to terms with his established attitude to himself, but he is most worried when his wife shows disrespect for his main hobby - playing the guitar. Once, unable to bear the bullying, Muravin suddenly leaves the family (wife and daughter) and from work.
The Scourge
The determination and dedication of a former musician who is now a social assistant in Bariloche – one of the best-known tourist resorts in Patagonia – is not enough to avoid the misfortunes experienced by local youths. This film reveals, without concessions, the picture never presented in the postcards of this town.
Angel Unchained
Angel is the biker who joins a commune of hippies near a small town. When the town rednecks attack them, Angel calls up some of his bad biker buddies to exact revenge.
Twigs and Gum
when little wings are replaced by strange branches. when differences lead to feelings of alienation. a little boy wishes to live like a normal god. just like – 'Taiwan', an autistic boy who wishes to live a normal life like others.
Unnaturally Born Killer
A director who is making low-budget movies kills the young beautiful women coming to his auditons. Being successful at it, he decides to quit the low budget film making and delves into the world of making real snuff movies full time!
Horrible Horror
A collection of trailers and previews from various low-budget horror films of the '50s and '60s.
Ella
Mexican movie