Preserved Film Movies

  • 1974
    The Plant Film

    The Plant Film

    The Plant Film

    01974HD

    ca. 1973-4, b/w, silent, 9 min. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

    The Plant Film
  • 1973
    This is the Brain of Otis Crawfield

    This is the Brain of Otis Crawfield

    This is the Brain of Otis Crawfield

    01973HD

    1973, b/w, sound, 4 min. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

    This is the Brain of Otis Crawfield
  • 1973
    Bondage Girl

    Bondage Girl

    Bondage Girl

    01973HD

    1973, color, sound, 6 min., aka Immaculate Gate. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

    Bondage Girl
  • 1972
    My Girdle My God

    My Girdle My God

    My Girdle My God

    01972HD

    color, sound, 15 min., never shown. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

    My Girdle My God
  • 1972
    Go Oh Wow

    Go Oh Wow

    Go Oh Wow

    01972HD

    1972, color, sound, 6 min. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

    Go Oh Wow
  • 1952
    Micro 2

    Micro 2

    Micro 2

    01952HD

    Short film from Elwood Decker preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

    Micro 2
  • 1933
    Study No. 13

    Study No. 13

    Study No. 13

    01933HD

    Experimental short film by Oskar Fischinger. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

    Study No. 13
  • 1984
    40,000 Acres, With View

    40,000 Acres, With View

    40,000 Acres, With View

    01984HD

    Demonstrates the importance of parks and open spaces in an urban environment through a young woman's exploration of New York City's variety of environ...

    40,000 Acres, With View
  • 1975
    Turning Over

    Turning Over

    Turning Over

    01975HD

    Experimental short shot on reel to reel video tape and preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.

    Turning Over
  • 1971
    Will She Get Over It?

    Will She Get Over It?

    Will She Get Over It?

    01971HD

    Experimental short film. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015

    Will She Get Over It?
  • 1983
    How To Beat A Dead Horse

    How To Beat A Dead Horse

    How To Beat A Dead Horse

    01983HD

    Experimental short film preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

    How To Beat A Dead Horse
  • 1990
    Daily Rains

    Daily Rains

    Daily Rains

    01990HD

    Daily Rains is a measured, poetic work that confronts head-on the micro- and macro-aggressions faced by young Black women. Restored by the Academy Fi...

    Daily Rains
  • 1977
    100 Watts 120 Volts

    100 Watts 120 Volts

    100 Watts 120 Volts

    01977HD

    The mechanized production of Duro-Test light bulbs is filmed as a dance to the tune of the Brandenburg, as choreographed filaments, glass, and metal c...

    100 Watts 120 Volts
  • 1944
    Gracias Amigos

    Gracias Amigos

    Gracias Amigos

    01944HD

    Gracias Amigos was a 1944 propaganda short produced by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs to educate the American public about th...

    Gracias Amigos
  • 1986
    My Little Baby

    My Little Baby

    My Little Baby

    01986HD

    35mm experimental short film. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

    My Little Baby
  • 2002
    Mekong

    Mekong

    Mekong

    02002HD

    Shared intimacy mingles with unabashed voyeurism in a distilled, complex rumination on the pleasures and problems of gazing. Mark LaPore had intended...

    Mekong
  • 1973
    Silent Reversal

    Silent Reversal

    Silent Reversal

    01973HD

    The film does not end, is never rewound, and each frame is seen twice in a single viewing: a palindrome illustrating the Chicago "elevated," the backb...

    Silent Reversal
  • 1986
    Calypso's Cloak

    Calypso's Cloak

    Calypso's Cloak

    01986HD

    The filmmaker courts the muse of computer art. At the gods' demand Calypso grants Odysseus freedom, but gives a cloak designed to drown. The melodic c...

    Calypso's Cloak
  • 1981
    Gridrose

    Gridrose

    Gridrose

    01981HD

    Computer generated. "With all the grace and flair of an elegant proof." - Carol Mickett. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

    Gridrose
  • 1973
    Two Faces Have I

    Two Faces Have I

    Two Faces Have I

    01973HD

    Cruisin’ for a bruisin’. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

    Two Faces Have I