Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3045 Films to Buy & Rent
Conquest of Everest, The (1953)
- Dir. George Lowe
- Technicolour documentary about the various expeditions to the summit of Mount Everest. Both cameraperson Tom Stobart and New Zealand director George…
Divine Horseman (1953)
- Dir. Maya Deren
- Interesting filmic record of Voodoo 'possession' dances from Haiti, shot by experimental filmmaker Deren, whose rhythmic editing patterns enhance the…
Kon-Tiki (1950)
- Dir. Thor Heyerdahl
- Captain of the legendary Kon–Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl, recalls the experience of his crew via precious archival footage, in this powerful…
Norman McLaren: The Collector's Edition (1948-1968)
- Dir. Norman McLaren, Donald McWilliams
- A collection of 14 films from Norman McLaren, the visionary Canadian filmmaker who pioneered innovative techniques to blend animation and…
Trial at Nuremberg (1947)
- Dir. Jack Kaufman
- Actual footage of the historic war crime hearings in which Goering, Hess and 19 other SS Nazi leaders would be brought to trial over 217 days at the…
Why We Fight (Prelude to War, Tunisian Victory, Know Your Enemy: Japan, War Comes to America, Battle of China, Battle of Britain, Divide and Conquer) (1943-1945)
- Dir. Frank Capra
- Old boy Frank Capra directed seven raging propaganda films between ARSENIC AND OLD LACE and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE for the rhetorically–dubbed…
WWII - The John Huston Documents (Let There Be Light; The Battle of San Pietro) (1943-1947)
- Dir. John Huston
- Two legendary war documentaries from John Huston (THE MALTESE FALCON) who participated in WWII as a combat filmmaker yet whose films are the…
Native Land (1942)
- Dir. Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand
- Impassioned and authentic, this landmark film call for social revolution in Depression–era America blends vivid re–anactments with actual…
War Years (1939-1945)
- An excellent representative selection of wartime footage shot by the National Film Unit during WW2. Originally distributed as newsreels, this…
Olympia (Olympiad) (1936)
- Dir. Leni Riefenstahl
- Hitler confidant Leni Riefenstahl's legendary recording of the Berlin Olympics when German nationalism and Nazi pride was at fever pitch. A…