The Soundman

This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct...

This fascinating making-of documentary investigates the controversy and political atmosphere surrounding the production of Salt of the Earth,...

The Town was a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1945. It presents an idealized vision of American life, shown in...

Mixing narrative and documentary, the film retells a 16 year old girl's experience of a date rape.

Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat...

Short documentary extolling the virtues and necessity for women to participate in America's preparation for war, showing women working in scientific,...

A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This short film walks the viewer through art directors'...

This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High...

Produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces and the United States Navy, and released by Warner...

A documentary about four African-American comediennes set in 1984. Restored in 2021 by the Academy Film Archive. 

This film reveals through flashbacks how a 13-year-old boy and his family attempt to deal with the child's fatal affliction with leukemia. Preserved...