1. Latvian Folklore (Latviešu folklora)
Documentary about the ancient rites still practiced in rural Latvia.
2. The Halt (Полустанок)
Trains travel through the night without stopping. The clatter of the carriages quickly disappears, along with the wail of the locomotive. The people at the station are all asleep. But why are they so exhausted ? And what are they waiting for? Set inside an isolated train depot, The Train Station is one of Sergei Loznitsa's most haunting films. It is also one of his most pointed social critiques. In this film, we are brought to a remote train station deep in the Russian woods. It's nighttime. In the distance, we hear the clatter of locomotives. The station, a small wooden building, sits silently, surrounded only by snow and train tracks.
It has an average vote of 4.9 on TMDB.
3. Without Me (Ohne mich)
An aspiring documentary filmmaker named Simon Rosenthal tries to get some attention for his film about skinheads versus Turkish immigrants. However, as a Jewish man in today's Germany, his fears for the future prompt him to move to the moon.
4. The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat)
Likely in June 1897, 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 eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.
It has an average vote of 7.106 on TMDB.
5. Skateboard Sense
Safety film from the late 70s/early 80s about the new hobby of skateboarding. Produced by Sid Davis.
6. Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi
Actor Bela Lugosi discusses his career, his social life, and his feelings about his most famous role, Count Dracula.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
7. Look at the Face (Взгляните на лицо)
Short film in the Hermitage Museum looking at da Vinci's Madonna Litta.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
8. Arktis - Zwischen Licht und Dunkel (Arktis - Zwischen Licht und Dunkel)
Arktis is a poetic approach to the bizarre landscape of ice, rock, and water; a journey to the arctic ocean and surroundings, with images and sounds. Seventy one-second scenes of the arctic serve as the original material, which is then transformed in its texture, time lapse, color and light qualities to create a material reminiscent of landscape painting. The sound collage uses fragments from sounds of nature and samples from a piece of music for violin and song, which are also transformed in a manner similar to that of the visual pictures.
9. THEATER. Afterword (Театр. Послесловие)
The film was shot as the final part of the play "Drink the sea, Xanthos" theatre-Studio "NEO" . As a result, the performance was changed and the film gained independence. He became an allegory of acting.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
10. Unique (Jedini)
Thirty-five-year-old Stojan lives in a big city and has various jobs. He takes refuge from everyday life in an uncommon place.
11. Demonic
During the 1980s, claims of satanic ritual abuse ran rife throughout the western world, uncovered by hypnotic therapists and perpetuated throughout the media, including high-rating television talk shows. In Demonic, filmmaker Pia Borg delves into this bizarre chapter of history, examining the elusive line between fact, fiction and the persuasive power of the media.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
12. FIFA: A Love Letter to Rwanda
Supermodel Adriana Lima presents a behind-the-scenes look at the FIFA congress in the Rwandan capital of Kigali in March 2023, which made Kigali the first-ever host city of a FIFA elective congress in Africa.
13. 2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
2ⁿ is a story about the exponential growth of numbers raised to powers. Part of the Mathematica Peep Shows, one of five films made to accompany the Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond exhibition at the California Museum of Science and Industry and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
14. Symphonic Sketches
“Symphonic Sketches” tells the story of one classical music concert performed by the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra. Musicians from diverse racial backgrounds connect to the repertoire in unique ways and stage an unforgettable performance.
15. Ballonfahrt heute wie einst (Ballonfahrt heute wie einst)
Short film about balloon rides
16. Now that Summer is Gone...
Debut short film of Sepehr Sohrabi.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
17. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Parade
The film shows a parade down Fifth Avenue, New York. In the foreground many children, both black and white, can be seen following alongside the parade. The participants in the parade include cowboys, Indians, and soldiers in the uniform of the United States Cavalry on horseback and riding horse-drawn coaches. Buffalo Bill can be seen on horseback, lifting his hat to the crowd. Filmed on 1 April 1901.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
18. Boys Diving, Honolulu
In the background is a row of three-masted sailing ships, at anchor, their sales furled. In the foreground, a simple pier that's more like a yardarm juts out above the water; about 15 boys of six or seven years of age are on the jutting wood, and they jump off into the water below. The water looks to be about three feet deep. They swim back toward the pier. A small motorized boat passes. It's a stationary camera; one take.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
19. La Punta (La Punta)
A short film made for "Venezia 70 - Future Reloaded."
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
20. Se Siembran Flores (Se Siembran Flores)
In the midst of the social unrest caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Calpan, Puebla, there is a small corner where hope is harvested daily: the people's asylum.