All Films

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

1964 • 52 min • United States of America

Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...

Seven Up!

1964 • 40 min • United Kingdom

A group of British children aged 7 from widely ranging backgrounds are interviewed about a range of subjects. The filmmakers plan to re-interview them at 7 year intervals to track how their lives and attitudes change as they age.

Impudent Salesman

1964 • 11 min • United States of America

Almost anyone who has known Jim Paris (or boys like him) must have yearned just once to give the thrashing they seem almost to beg for. It would probably be good for their souls.

Twin Trouble

1964 • 6 min

Wendy's aunts and Casper's uncles magic up mischievous twins of Casper and Wendy to cause trouble around the Enchanted Forest

The Fantasticks

1964 • 59 min • United States of America

Widowers Amos and Ben plot to romantically unite Amos’ daughter, Luisa, and Ben’s son, Matt, by pretending to feud and forbidding the teens to associate, knowing they will resist their fathers’ interference. As the two youngsters fall in love, the fathers plot to end the "feud" by hiring a traveling showman to fake an abduction and allow Matt to "rescue" Luisa.

Little Joe

1964 • 5 min • United States of America

Short muscle film made by Athletic Model Guild (AMG) and is included as a featurette on the Strand release of Beefcake. It shows Joe Dallesandro posing.

Breathing

1963 • 6 min • United States of America

Breer’s animation explores the theme and variation of the drawn line: a line in constant movement and transformation. With a very sketchy style, he demonstrates how a simple, abstract image can fill and satisfy the imagination of the film viewer. - MoMA

History of Nothing

1963 • 12 min

'The history of man can be written with objects,' wrote Edouardo Paolozzi in one of hundreds of notes for History of Nothing in 1960. Like his paintings and sculptures of the time, the film draws on the influential collection of 'Pop' imagery assembled by Paolozzi during the 1950s, and shown as slides at meetings of the Independent Group of artists and designers.

Stopover in Hollywood

1963 • 16 min • United States of America

Many people aspire to travel to Hollywood, California, to work or play. On the play side, many places of interest to visit include the many movie studios and other movie related sites such as Graumann's Chinese Theater, Marineland and the beach. One may even be able to find love in Hollywood. But Hollywood is a working town, where many actors and movie related crew live and work. Some of the most famous eventually are laid to rest in Hollywood.

I Hear The Blues

1963 • 45 min

UK TV Movie of blues performances from many of the greats.

A Hurrah for Soldiers

1963 • 4 min

Dedicated to Albert Verbrugghe, whose wife was killed in Katange by UN soldiers.

We Discover the Dictionary

1963 • 11 min

How to look up words!

Casa

1963 • 1 min • Spain

Have You Thought of Talking to the Director?

1963 • 15 min

Made on the north coast of California, in Mendocino, combining spontaneity and preconception in a film that is essentially a short lesson in feature form.

1963 Mets: Let's Go, Mets

1963 • 28 min

Mets' promotional film of the 1963 season in which the Mets finished with a 51-111 record, tenth in the National League. Includes interviews with Mets players in the final season of the Polo Grounds, a look at the Mets' new home, Shea Stadium, and the presentation by New York Mayor Robert Wagner of the first Mayor's trophy to manager Casey Stengel for the Mets' victory over the Yankees.

Gone Curling

1963 • 10 min

This short comedy follows a visitor to the prairies as he slowly discovers the cult of curling. At first, our protagonist doesn’t seem to understand why everyone is so crazy about curling, but once he studies up, buys the right gear, and gets a few lessons, he can’t be stopped. This hilarious short film records the history of a rookie's first game. Even non-curlers will feel the pull of the stones and the flick of the brooms in this choice rink-side view.

La mare aux garçons

1963 • 20 min • France

A couple wants to have a child. They go fishing at a lake known to be inhabited by little boys...

Mon-Yo: Ornamental Motifs from Japan

1963 • 23 min • Japan

This is a documentary centered on traditional Japanese patterns. To capture the unique sensibility of the Japanese people, the film features 170 kimono fabrics from the Muromachi to Edo periods, along with over 1,000 family crests that have been passed down through generations. These elements are presented using avant-garde visual techniques. Viewed from a modern perspective, the film transforms the exceptional patterns created by the Japanese in the past into a completely new illustrated scroll. The entire documentary contains no narration, relying solely on visuals and music to convey its message.

Hinterland Who's Who: Beaver

1963 • 1 min • Canada

This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who’s Who series introduces viewers to the beaver.

The Danger

1963 • 7 min • Poland

Space cock is trying to protect his pullets from a space ship attack.

Electricity for Beginners

1963 • 10 min

When the light on Joan’s bicycle breaks, Mr. Grant, a hardware store owner, explains to Frank and Joan how electricity works.

Jain Temples of India

1963 • 15 min

Terrasz mínusz tíz fok

1963 • 9 min • Hungary

Casuarina Equisetifolia

1963 • 6 min

Part of a series of four studies the Cantrills made of the native flora of the Stradford Island, this one focusing on the Casuarina Equisetifolia.