All Films

Jamestown Baloos

1957 • 8 min • United States of America

Cut-outs of war machines and the figure of Napoleon – contributors to an anti-war theme – encounter abstract shapes, line drawings, old-master landscapes, short bursts of ‘real-time’ landscapes and shakily photographed gestural watercolors. … ‘a synthesis of all previous techniques.’

Project XX: The Innocent Years

1957 • 60 min • United States of America

The relatively calm years between 1900 and 1914 represented a time of tranquility and opulence in America, before World War I removed any carefree virtue that was left to be found. Narrated by Alexander Scourby, this documentary provides a charming retrospective look at what life was like during those 14 years leading up to the chaos of war time. Features President Teddy Roosevelt, the Mexican Revolution, Prohibition and more. Note: Originally part of Project XX, this film was also distributed separately on 16mm for schools and libraries, qualifying it as a standalone documentary.

Say No To Strangers!

1957 • 10 min

Educational short

What, Who, How

1957 • 8 min • United States of America

An animated short film from Stan Vanderbeek.

Allen Is My Brother

1957 • 11 min

A girl learns how to look after her younger brother.

Jingle Bells

1957 • 3 min • Australia

This cute little short was made for the Australian Broadcasting commission, with animation by the small Rowl Greenhalgh productions.

Sugus

1957 • 2 min • Argentina

An animated comercial short film commisioned by candy factory Sugus directed by Víctor Iturralde.

Squeak the Squirrel

1957 • 10 min

This short shows how a gold-mantled ground squirrel at Crater Lake National Park has learned to solve problems connected with getting food

Broken Images

1957 • 8 min • United Kingdom

A drunken man staggers around Glasgow's Royal Exchange Square and George Square on a beautiful sunlit morning. He seems to be troubled by the drunken events that led him here...

Pull the Radish

1957 • 10 min • China

A cute, white rabbit looking for food finds what turns out a giant radish, but he cannot pull it out himself. Only with the help of many others, including a monkey, a pig and a bear, is the rabbit able to achieve his goal: Together we preserve.

When Should I Marry?

1957 • 19 min

A young couple, urged to wait before getting married, visit their minister for advice. Two case histories, where marriage was not postponed until school was completed, demonstrate that too early marriage may mean sacrifice of other important satisfactions.

The Case of Mr. X

1957 • 12 min • India

Stressing the need for civic sense this documentary pleads for better understanding of other people's problems and the sharing of amenities and services offered by society. This film revolves round a man whose every action is motivated by selfish interests, which ultimately lands him in an unfortunate situation.

Cocinor

1957 • 1 min • France

An abstract animation made for Cocinor.

A Fish Family

1957 • 10 min

The complete reproduction cycle of the blue acara fish is pictured. Included are the processes of preparing the nest, egg laying, fertilization, care during incubation, nursery construction, transporting hatchlings to nurseries and guarding the young. Close family relationship of the blue acara is emphasized.

Big Bill Blues

1957 • 18 min • Belgium

This is the only film about Big Bill Broonzy, you can see him playing the blues in a Brussels cellar.

Blasting Cap!

1957 • 15 min

This film shows the use of dynamite and dramatizes the dangers hidden in the blasting cap.

محمد فوزي - حفل طنطا

1957 • 29 min

Mohamed Fawzy, 1957

Town Politics – Mothers Who Study

1957 • 31 min • Japan

This engaging documentary focuses on a group of ‘studying mothers’ who decide to involve themselves in the civic politics of a provincial town, Kunitachi.

Rabies

1957 • 12 min • United States of America

How to tell if an animal has rabies.

With the Camera Through Zagreb

1957 • 14 min • Yugoslavia

Short documentary.

Picturesque Gaspé

1957 • 29 min

Visit of Gaspésie and stops in a few places: Grande-Rivière, Chandler, Port-Daniel, Maria, Carleton, the Matapédia valley, Matane, Saint-Joachim-de-Tourelle, Cap Gros-Morne, Rivière-au- Renard, Cap Bon-Ami, etc. The film also underlines the commercial and industrial aspect of the region.

Enchanted Cities

1957 • 21 min • United Kingdom

Kenneth MacLeod narrates a tour of the beautiful Italian cities of Florence and Venice.

Audubon and the Birds of America

1957 • 15 min • United States of America

Provides a biography of John James Audubon, including his youth, his struggles to resolve repeated business failures with an intense interest in wildlife painting, his decision to dedicate his life to his art and his eventual triumph in the publication of his work The Birds Of America.

Arctic Roundup

1957 • 28 min • United States of America

An expedition heads to the barren lands of northern Canada to study musk-ox calves.