Movies and TvShows featuring "film-archive" theme.

In Ulysses' Gaze, a film director embarks on a journey to search for three lost reels of a film made by the Manakia brothers in the Balkans in 1905. His journey becomes a metaphorical exploration of the region's history, as he encounters various characters and witnesses the aftermath of the Balkan War.

A glimpse into the fascinating life of comedian Bob Monkhouse, exploring his comedic genius and personal struggles.

Between 1933 and 1945 roughly 1200 films were made in Germany, of which 300 were banned by the Allied forces. Today, around 40 films, called "Vorbehaltsfilme", are locked away from the public with an uncertain future. Should they be re-released, destroyed, or continue to be neglected? Verbotene Filme takes a closer look at some of these forbidden films.

A woman director is making a film about Billie Holiday. She wants to learn from her how to "feel" again, how to love again.

Film, the Living Record of Our Memory (2021) is a documentary that highlights the significance of film preservation and the work done by film archives. It explores the value of cinephilia and the importance of maintaining a film archive as a vital resource for future generations.

Celluloid Man is a documentary that explores the life and work of P. K. Nair, a renowned film archivist and historian from India. The film delves into Nair's journey in preserving and restoring classic Indian films, his passion for cinema, and his contributions to the film industry. Through interviews, archival footage, and film clips, the documentary offers insights into the importance of film preservation and the impact of cinema on Indian culture.

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project is a documentary film that tells the story of Marion Stokes, an activist and video archivist who obsessively recorded television news for over 30 years. The film explores her life, her hoarding of videotapes, and the impact of her collection on journalism, technology, and the future of archival preservation.

Eva, a film editor, and her assistant Rami are working on a film about blind people. A melancholy reflection on cinema and images.

A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

Los Rollos Perdidos (2012) is a documentary that delves deep into a film archive to unearth long-lost footage from the 1960s and 1970s. The film focuses on the year 1968, a pivotal time in history, and explores the captivating stories behind these previously unseen films.

The dilemmas of a journalist when he accepts a contract to make a Civil Defence film for showing on TV in the event of nuclear war.

Among old films sent to pulp, the fortunate discovery of nitrates in country farmhouses and the rediscovered treasures of silent cinema, the work of safeguarding and conservation of the Italian Film Library in Milan.

A young girl is searching for paradise in an endless universe. Her journey ends as the Moon reveals a fragment of the truth. Her belief in the paradise merges with the promise of time and tells the story on the edge of reality. The analogy between pain and hope is visualized by using archived film material and typographic art.

A short documentary produced by the National Film and Sound Archive to promote 'Operation Newsreel', a project to collect and preserve Australian newsreel films, done in the style of a vintage newsreel.