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A film crew is shooting a scene. Their gestures gradually slip into dancing, revealing the beauty lying in the choreography of film sets.

Documentary about Buster Keaton's The 'High Sign' (1921) and Keaton's developing style.

An ambitious young filmmaker rushes to get her first film finished on schedule, or else face breaching her contract and being sued.

The special effects in The Play House (1921) are discussed.

Behind-the-scenes tidbits of "The Legend of the Stardust Brothers".

DIYSEX is a film that reflects on the use of the image and the language of mainstream pornography, and wonders how far this use can transcend when...

The Uno Killer is a 2023 short film about a mysterious man who goes around carrying UNO cards for fun and after committing each horrendous crime he...

A group of film students will shoot and broadcast a live horror show for the first time. The audience is excited. But as the broadcast starts,...

Indy and Finn are best friends who escape into the forest to create a fantasy film filled with heroes, monsters, and wooden swords. As they immerse...

Behind the chaos and creativity of the making of 2003's THE MANSON FAMILY directed by Jim Van Bebber. This feature-length documentary was included on...

About Jösta Hagelbäck (1945-2009), Swedish film director, writer, poet, musician, actor etc. A human bipolar mixture of genius and madman....

A group of frustrated actors, writers and directors take to the desert to make a film about themselves, then get lost in it.

A documentary showing Norman McLaren working on the hand-drawn sound process he uses for his short film, Loops.

A satire about the difficult way films are made in the Netherlands. The focus is on the painstaking way in which aspiring filmmakers, have to see the...

The making of Cleopatra (1934), showing pre-production, DeMille directing a scene, and the addition of music to the soundtrack.

After a long and obsessive casting process, a team of determined filmmakers finally secure the perfect lead actor for their movie. But on the first...

Short documentary exploring the fame and talent of Charlie Chaplin.

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

Film students are pushed to their limits by the chaotic nature of a film set. As their film goes from pitch to production, they find out what it...

Four visual essays by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson identifying Buster Keaton's shooting locations for his many short films produced between...