I Am Joaquin

A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John Sutter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

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...

Les Blank's poetic documentation of 1967's Los Angeles Easter Sunday Love-In.

Director Peter Judson's semifictitious tale opens a revealing window into the indie filmmaking process, capturing the trivialities, aggravations and...

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'...

Near-silent and shot via a cell phone, a war veteran observes the world which has been colored by his experiences in Afghanistan.

In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline... Ten...

Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues define our generation. The film exposes shocking...

This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the...

This film describes a psychological state "kin to moonstruck, its images emblems (not quite symbols) of suspension-of-self within consciousness and...

The political journey of Canadian photographer Elaine Brière from the villages of East Timor to the halls of the United Nations in an effort...

A filmmaker's lifelong dream quickly becomes his worst nightmare when he attempts to make a low budget horror film about an aborted fetus that seeks...