Thursday's Children

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to...

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

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

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

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

This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain.

Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts...

A sideshow barker uses magic and visual aids to alert the public that proper food management is both a resource and a weapon that could be to...

An early short film by Penelope Spheeris about a boy enjoying the age-old pleasures of making a wish on a dandelion. Preserved by the Academy Film...

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...

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.

This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973....