Mr. Prokouk, The Volunteer

Mr. Prokouk postpones the filming and decides to leave for the agricultural brigade.

Ženy do boja za mier

Victory in the West

A Nazi propaganda film about the lead up to World War II and Germany's success on the Western Front. Utilizes newsreel footage of battles and fell into disfavour with propaganda minister Goebbels because of it's lack of emphasis on Adolf Hitler.

Príbeh Jána Kováča

Agitka about a peasant who joined a unified agricultural cooperative when he became convinced of the benefits it provides.

British Sounds

Jean-Luc Godard brings his firebrand political cinema to the UK, exploring the revolutionary signals in late '60s British society. Constructed as a montage of various disconnected political acts (in line with Godard's then appropriation of Soviet director Dziga Vertov's agitprop techniques), it combines a diverse range of footage, from students discussing The Beatles to the production line at the MG factory in Oxfordshire, burnished with onscreen political sloganeering.

A Night of Knowing Nothing

L, a student in India witness to the government's violent response to university protests, writes letters to her estranged lover while he is away.

Dopis z brigády

Generální zkouška

Document about the experiences of peasants from the first joint harvests of the unified agricultural cooperative in Vinařice.

A.G.P Colores No Patrios

Pochovali medze

Promotional film about the benefits of joint farming in unified agricultural cooperatives in Slovakia.

My Grandmother Is an Egg

Using a variety of animation techniques, including egg yolk as paint, filmmaker Wu-Ching Chang creates a stirring tribute to her grandmother who, as a T'ung-yang-hsi, was sold as a young girl to another family and raised as their future daughter-in-law. Forced to perform the household chores and denied an education, this hardworking woman found freedom through financial independence.

Fips the Monkey

Estonian/Soviet animation short. Monkey boy Fips is trapped and brought to town. Among humans, Fips experiences both good and bad. But he never forgets his real home - the jungle - and one day he escapes back there.

About the Small Square and the Small Triangle

Zdeněk Miler's animation short about geometrical shapes.

Sofia the First: The Floating Palace

After Sofia helps a little mermaid named Oona, Sofia's amulet grants her the power to transform into a mermaid and visit her new friend's underwater kingdom. But when Cedric (disguised as a seamonster) plots to steal Oona's enchanted Mermaid Comb, danger surfaces for both worlds. With a little help from special guest, Princess Ariel, Sofia embarks on an adventure to rescue Oona and prevent a typhoon before it's too late.

Spellbound Hound

Mr. Magoo invites a friend to his lakeside cabin, unaware that a bloodhound has pursued an escaped convict to that isolated location.

Bungled Bungalow

Mr. Magoo's house is towed-away by thieves.

Barefaced Flatfoot

Mr. Magoo interprets his nephew's request for $100 as evidence of an unfolding mystery.

Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous

The tragic death of a student at the Xavier Institute reveals that a powerful enemy is working from inside the mansion to destroy the X-Men, an enemy who knows all their weaknesses and can predict their every move. This new foe doesn’t want wealth, power or world domination: it only wants them dead. As the X-Men fight for their lives, they learn they’ve been deceived by one of their own... even if they survive, the team will never be the same.

Ravin': The Animated Films of Ron Ford

Basement Videos is proud to present this animated collection of shorts from SOV pioneer Ron Ford. Ron Ford, the auteur behind Hollywood Mortuary, The Crawling Brain and Dead Season, turned his sites to animation in the late 2010s. Here he has collected fifteen of his best animations in one awesome disk. This genre-bending collection runs the gamut from horror to drama, action to comedy, light cartoons too edgy adult fare. If animation is your thing, you need to experience the work of this unique and visionary artist.