Preserved Film Movies

"Muscle Beach is a fascinating location for people-watching in the L.A. area, and in 1963, the strangeness of its sights was much more pronounced...

The bizarre adventures of the cartoon character Foska, drawn by 22 animators working in collaboration. Each animator worked on his or her own...

A man lives in peace and harmony. But one day his quiet life is interrupted by demons. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

A historical film contrasting the two Germanies – the good and the evil – which struggled for power between the two world wars.

Sonbert's vivid color palette enhances the ritualistic nature of each action observed. Set against this lush panorama, Sonbert subverts the...

The film is based on a poem by James Weldon Johnson depicting the power of the southern black American preacher's telling of the biblical creation...

They All Fall is a 1925 American slapstick comedy film featuring Bobby Ray & Oliver Hardy. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

Early 'visual music' film by John Whitney. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.

The Rehearsal is a 1969 short comedy, written and directed by Stephen F. Verona. It is a humorous short where a director becomes frustrated with a...

In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W. H....

SELF SONG documents a body besieged by cancer. The amber glow of flesh suggests both victory and submission to death. Blackness surrounds the image...

The Flight of the Gossamer Condor tells the inspiring true story of history's first successful human-powered flight. Renowned inventor Dr. Paul...

An anatomy of violence. Four young men and two young women are on a drive. There's a rivalry between two guys for one of the girls. On a remote road,...

Hand-painted — closed-eye — film envisioning optic feedback in response to sound. Collaborative soundtrack compiled by Joel Haertling...

A toy soldier, distracted by a beautiful ice skater, is derelict in his duty and gets discharged. Later, when the screwball army declares war, he...

"Black Vision is inspired by the only passage in Jean Paul Sartre's writings which has ever specifically concerned me – the passage from Nausea...

“In their starkly minimal film, The Awful Backlash, directors Robert Nelson and William Allan, focus solely on a pair of hands as they begin to...

Based on the book by anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff, this Academy Award-winning short documentary offers a tender portrait of a community of elderly...

Two aspiring Italian actors, hoping to become movie stars, dream of moving to New York City to study at the Actors Studio. Preserved by the Academy...

Three young ladies perform yoga without clothes in the open air of Cyprus. Another does the same in a studio. These visuals are interspersed with...