Director's First Minute After Death

Believe It or Not (Second Series) #4

Billy falls asleep and dreams Robert L. Ripley takes him on a tour of Believe-It-or-Not land to see many oddities. Vitaphone No. 1320.

1931

Believe It or Not (Second Series) #5

Robert Ripley shows a pretty blond a shrunken head and an iron execution chamber. Vitaphone No. 1336.

1932

Believe It or Not (Second Series) #6

Robert Ripley draws and shows movies to train passengers. Vitaphone No. 1346.

1932

Believe It or Not (Second Series) #7

Robert Ripley gives a show aboard a luxury liner at sea, starting with drawings discussing the origin of the "fathom" and Christopher Columbus being b

1932

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the firs

1895

Without Mercy

The animated documentary - a mix of live-action footage and animation - tells of the brutal everyday life in the orphanages of the 60s / 70s. Often le

2019

Boobs

A witty, forthright dive into the wonderful world of boobs by singer and filmmaker Elizabeth Sankey - from enhanced boobs to 'free the nipple', bras,

2022

Believe It or Not (Second Series) #8

Robert Ripley presents a well-dressed cocktail party an assortment of drawings and film clips showing the world's youngest parents and the largest bib

1932

Believe It or Not (Second Series) #9

In this short film, Robert L. Ripley introduces narrator Leo Donnelly who presents various "Believe It or Not" oddities from around the world as gathe

1932

Believe It or Not (Second Series) #10

This omnibus of film clips include a Savanna golf course made from Civil War trenches, wooden Indians used ourside cigar stores, an American Indian ar

1932

Papa – Notes on Life and Death

The director’s diary told in still images of a dramatic period in which he becomes first a father and then almost loses the love of his life when his

2023

Sinergia

It is a film essay that tries to tell the story of two people who communicate with some archival materials that they find in Santo Domingo at differen

2024

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and ev

1896

Pestilent City

Pestilent City covers Manhattan from South to North, from Times Square to Harlem, finding along the way ever more poverty, violence, rage and tragic d

1967

Of Another Place

On a Summer afternoon, Pedro packs the last few boxes before having to leave his apartment in New York. 12 years ago, Pedro and Ana had arrived in Ame

Did Britain Murder Hanratty?

A documentary covering the trials of James Hanratty, perceived to be wrongly accused at the time and one of the final eight people in the UK to be exe

1970

RES CREATA - Humans and other animals

2020

Faraway

After being estranged from his family, we observe a young man over four seasons and from far away as he navigates his solitude – all the while attempt

2021

Esperança

Esperança, 15, has just arrived in France from Angola with her mother. At Amiens station, they don’t know where to sleep and look for someone who can

2019

Once There Was Everything

Kogonada looks at how the motif of doors reverberates through Robert Bresson's work.

2017