Filmmaking Movies

A detailed history of documentary filmmaking in the US and the UK from 1929 to 1945. The first part, Working for Change, focuses on 1929-1941 and...

An ex-con trying to find work in a new Depression is lured back to a life of crime, but his gang passes the point of no return once they become...

Promotional documentary for the MGM film "Ice Station Zebra" focusing on the career and cinematographic innovations of cameraman John Stephens.

A short documentary on the making of the 1946 film Ziegfeld Follies.

This documentary shows how different young people try to realize their dreams to become famous through the film industry.

The final documentary in Christopher Sykes’ trilogy about legendary Palestinian-born Israeli movie director, producer, and studio mogul Menahem...

In order to prepare himself for rejection, Mark Cronin makes a film documenting all the possible ways he can get rejected by his crush. Along the...

Three sequences which could have formed separate stories are linked together to give a larger perspective on the nature of reality and film. The...

Not liking the vast amount of negativity in recent movies James tries to make his own film.

In this satirical short film, a highschool student filmmaker finds himself stuck during the process of making a short film for an upcoming short film...

Short piece about Daryl F. Zanuck and his time at 20th Century Fox in the 1930s.

A polemic against Werner Herzog and the making of "Fitzcarraldo", exploring the question of the filmmaker's ethical and moral responsibility.

Bruce Campbell discusses his memories of making Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat.

Filmmaker Alexander Freeman who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of two, was raised by his loving and supportive parents but the one...

College film major JP Dalton goes back home to talk with his friends about the past, present, and future.

"The Art of the Animator" series examines the creative thoughts and processes behind the meticulous work of several animators; this part examines the...

Interview with critic Molly Haskell about Hawks and Red River

Lonely college student Alex encounters his favorite filmmaker, JP Smith, stalking around his sleepy town in upstate NY. Together they form a...

Handbook of Movie Theaters’ History is a documentary about the history, the development in the present days and the future of movie theaters in...