1968 Movies

Children learn the basics of reading.

Held in Kassel between June and October 1968, documenta 4—the last to be directed by Arnold Bode—was plagued by controversy and debate: artistic, poli...

A film by Ed Emshwiller that surveys, without narration, the vast human and material resources committed to the U.S. space program. Uses recurring ima...

Ceremonies for the subway opening.

Amateur movie showing a fire.

The building of the Ben Cruachan pumped-storage hydro-electric scheme.

A short subject directed by Pierre Marchou.

A young boy named David learns to pay attention and follow instructions, thanks to some poorly animated but helpful cartoon animals. Presented by Cor...

Documentary recording of protests in Ljubljana, hidden for a long time and hidden in a Viba film store in a box entitled "Balkanski Hokol".

A documentary recording of student demonstrations and assemblies at the student campus in Ljubljana.

The Newsreel reports on student demonstrations in Belgrade and Ljubljana and on Tito’s response to the riots.

A compilation of archival footage telling the events of August 1968 from a distinctly Slovak perspective. Opening with reportage of a meeting of the W...

A young man takes the train to Oslo, He expects that his life will change completely and that he will be noticed.

A young man sets out to make a Super 8 film, but isn't sure what the film should be about.

A boat trip with friends round Manhattan, shot in single-frame mode

High energy, 5-layer mix from film loops of animated shapes. Music is loop composition from a Buchla Box.

Nine months after the riot. Malcolm X Memorial Services held at I.S. 201 in New York, March 1968, and scenes from Newark, March 1968.