Railway with a Heart of Gold

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

Albert and David Maysles (Gimme Shelter) directed this 53-minute documentary about movie tycoon Joseph E. Levine (1963). Preserved by the Academy...

The documentary traces Eddie Sachs (one of the most popular drivers in the history of the Indianapolis 500) in a behind-the-scenes look at the race...

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...

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

Documentary short subject preserved by the Academy Film Archive, from the Marshall Plan Collection, in 2003.

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'...

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

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

Produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces and the United States Navy, and released by Warner...

Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat...

This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.