Preserved Film Movies

A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for a living. Preserved by...

Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

An Oscar Nominated short film about the adventures of a red pair of legs. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Jerry Martin quits his dull job as a bank clerk and falls in with a band of hobos. He takes on the guise of Bachelor, the "king of the market," and...

Albert and David Maysles (Gimme Shelter) directed this 53-minute documentary about movie tycoon Joseph E. Levine (1963). Preserved by the Academy...

The film is a series of comical musical numbers and skits following Phil Harris around, starting with him performing at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub,...

I have been many times very ill in hospitals; and I drew on all that experience while making DEUX EX.

An animated comedy short from the 1920s. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.

Recurrent themes of violence, sex and TV commercials. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

While at his workshop in Puerto Rico, Pablo Casals prepares to conduct a Bach suite for a concert performance. Oscar Winner for the category "Best...

Documentary short detailing the American soldier's part in preserving the fundamental ideals of this nation. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive...

Chris Columbus's NYU student film follows a naïve freshman from the Midwest as he becomes acclimated to his first year at NYU. Preserved by the...

"The Open Track" is a short action film from the action series of short films "The Hazards of Helen". This is episode 63 from a total of 119 weekly...

A vibrant animation by Patricia Marx. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

An instructional video that teaches, through stop-motion animation, how to build a bridge over a gorge that can hold heavy military equipment. ...

Short film about nurse service in wartime. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Made in an environment and at a time when frequent and gratuitous images of nude women permeated the work of her male counterparts, director Penelope...

A musical about an unhappy couple and the man that stands between them. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

Follows a crusading lawyer as he embarks on a campaign to save an African-American man, Paul Crump, from the electric chair. Preserved by the...

Documentary short film depicting the disastrous result of runaway prices following the First World War and warning Americans against repeating the...