Short documentary on India
Social & External
You've never heard of Jonathan Hoefler or Tobias Frere-Jones but you've seen their work. They run the most successful and respected type design studio in the world, making fonts used by the Wall Street Journal to the President of the United States.
A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.
Actor/cult icon Bruce Campbell examines the world of fan conventions and what makes a fan into a fanatic.
Daniel Johnston stars in this psychedelic short film about an aging musician coming to terms with the dreams of yesteryear.
Finding community via his gay rugby league, Jamaican-born Desmond navigates life, love, and identity as an immigrant living in Munich, Germany.
The history of the ancient neighborhood of Colonus in Athens, by a novelist and script writer who lives in modern-day Kolonos.
The Greek guest workers -gästarbeiter- in the industrially developed central and northern Europe in the mid 70s.
Greek internal migrants in Athens, after the Greek Civil War colonize the tops of the Tourkovounia hills.
After a 9 month mission as a doctor in war-torn Central African Republic, Susanna returns to Sweden only to find she no longer can call it her home.
The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.
The cast and crew reflect back on the making of the film Léon - The Professional (1994).A series of interviews with people in different places, all of them involved in the film.
The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour
Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.
Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.
Short film directed by Traudl Kulikowsky
The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.
Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.
Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.
Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.
The short film shows real footage of the city of London and the area around the River Thames. The commentary is spoken by a member of the London Water Police in German with an English accent. Together with the commentator, the viewer takes part in a boat trip on the Thames, which begins above London and then shows the western suburbs, the government district, the West End, the south bank of the Thames, the city and the harbor area of the metropolis.
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