Santos-Dumont Hydroplane

Documentary footage of the author and his two daughters at home.

This short is one of Paramount's "Popular Science" series (number L6-5, or the fifth one of the 1946-47 production season) and begins by showing moon...

Jean Painlevé is interested here, with the help of Eli Lotar, in crabs and shrimps. He is particularly interested in detailing their anatomy and obser...

A day in the life of a train station.

This bicycle-safety film shows children what can happen when bicycles are driven carelessly and recklessly.

A BFI collection of 7 short films from the USA, England and Italy scored for Piano, Guitar and String Quartet.

Time Stood Still is a 1956 Warner Brothers Scope Gem travelogue, filmed the previous year in Dinkelsbühl, and presented in the wide-screen format of C...

A film about the expansion of the Central Line beyond Stratford.

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to...

EXTREME is a visually stunning 45-minute journey into the soul of adventure featuring a cast of world champion athletes. Combining incredible extreme...

This film takes viewers through the rich, white majesty of the Inuit Great North. Along with doing justice to the breathtaking and awesome landscape o...

A journey to seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on earth. The film features spectacular land forms, diverse wildlife and the people an...

The maiden voyage of Columbia, the first space shuttle, is recounted with footage shot on the ground and in space.

An underwater exploration beneath kelp forests in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. The film captures the birth of a shark, squi...