The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

This fragmentary documentary was prepared at the request of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by Yoshio Osawa of the J.O. Studios in...

This film is an account of the Talyllyn Railway, a historic narrow-gauge slate carrier in Tywyn, Wales, and its operation by a preservation society...

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

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.

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

One of Les Blank's industrial films, which follows a Holly Farms "broiler" chicken from factory incubation to the county fair barbecue pit. A...

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

Using clips from several unidentified films of the preceding decade, featuring many well-known stars of the day, this short demonstrates that an...

A cowboy helps a pretty young woman find lost gold. Restored by the Academy Film Archive with additional funding from the National Endowment for the...

Documentary examining the steel industry in Youngstown, Ohio during World War II. Focuses on steel production, including the smelting process,...

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