Preserved Film Movies

  • 1974
    Sausage City

    Sausage City

    Sausage City

    01974HD

    Sausage City illustrates Beckett's additive cycle process. Constantly evolving rectangular shapes provide a foundation for an environment inhabited...

    Sausage City
  • 1943
    Since Pearl Harbor

    Since Pearl Harbor

    Since Pearl Harbor

    01943HD

    Documentary short film demonstrating the war activities of the American Red Cross. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

    Since Pearl Harbor
  • 1953
    Eneri

    Eneri

    Eneri

    01953HD

    Short experimental film by Hy Hirsh. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with iotaCenter and National Film Preservation Foundation...

    Eneri
  • 1951
    Crystals

    Crystals

    Crystals

    01951HD

    Experimental film by Elwood Decker. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

    Crystals
  • 1948
    Color Fragments

    Color Fragments

    Color Fragments

    01948HD

    Experimental short by Elwood Decker. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

    Color Fragments
  • 1950
    Prelude

    Prelude

    Prelude

    01950HD

    Experimental film by Curtis Opliger. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

    Prelude
  • 1953
    Mozart Rondo

    Mozart Rondo

    Mozart Rondo

    01953HD

    Short film by John Whitney. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.

    Mozart Rondo
  • 1987
    Time’s Wake (Once Removed)

    Time’s Wake (Once Removed)

    Time’s Wake (Once Removed)

    01987HD

    Described as "a collection of 'windows' on a personal past" "Time's Wake (Once Removed)" incorporates material from an earlier version. On the...

    Time’s Wake (Once Removed)
  • 1982
    Eclipse Predictions

    Eclipse Predictions

    Eclipse Predictions

    01982HD

    Diana Wilson’s mysteriously beautiful animated tableaux fluidly unfold before our eyes, a generous receptacle for the mournful, harrowing...

    Eclipse Predictions
  • 1973
    The Gypsy Cried

    The Gypsy Cried

    The Gypsy Cried

    01973HD

    “When one likes something very much, or someone, it is hard to do anything but like it. I didn’t want to take anything away or add...

    The Gypsy Cried
  • 1970
    Akbar

    Akbar

    Akbar

    01970HD

    “A conversation with a friend – Ahmed Akbar. A short interview-type film portrait with Akbar, a black filmmaker and former student of...

    Akbar
  • 1942
    Women are Warriors

    Women are Warriors

    Women are Warriors

    01942HD

    Women Are Warriors is a 14-minute 1942 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada...

    Women are Warriors
  • 1975
    Glass Face

    Glass Face

    Glass Face

    01975HD

    "Like Los Ojos, Glass Face shows off Beydler's more whimsical side, but his consistently fresh approach to the transformation of still frames into...

    Glass Face
  • 1984
    Ace of Light

    Ace of Light

    Ace of Light

    21984HD

    "Light animation and original poetry in this initiatic journey by Dennis Pies, who is now known as Sky-David." - Daily Psychedelic. Preserved by the...

    Ace of Light
  • 1979
    Pitchfork and the Devil

    Pitchfork and the Devil

    Pitchfork and the Devil

    01979HD

    A singular cinematic figure, San Francisco’s Mike Henderson became one of the first independent African-American artists to make inroads into...

    Pitchfork and the Devil
  • 1970
    Mother's Day

    Mother's Day

    Mother's Day

    01970HD

    A singular cinematic figure, San Francisco’s Mike Henderson became one of the first independent African-American artists to make inroads into...

    Mother's Day
  • 1972
    Down Hear

    Down Hear

    Down Hear

    01972HD

    A singular cinematic figure, San Francisco’s Mike Henderson became one of the first independent African-American artists to make inroads into...

    Down Hear
  • 1984
    When & Where

    When & Where

    When & Where

    01984HD

    A singular cinematic figure, San Francisco’s Mike Henderson became one of the first independent African-American artists to make inroads into...

    When & Where
  • 1970
    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper

    01970HD

    A singular cinematic figure, San Francisco’s Mike Henderson became one of the first independent African-American artists to make inroads into...

    The Last Supper
  • 1981
    The Shape of Things

    The Shape of Things

    The Shape of Things

    01981HD

    A singular cinematic figure, San Francisco’s Mike Henderson became one of the first independent African-American artists to make inroads into...

    The Shape of Things