Filmmakers use archival footage and animation to explore the culture surrounding nuclear weapons, the fascination they inspire and the perverse appeal they still exert.

Men Boxing Trailer (1891)

30 April 1891

Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.

Dreams of Ice Trailer (1994)

15 November 1994

In 1992 the Universal Exhibition in Seville was held in Spain. Chile participated in this exhibition by displaying in its pavilion an ice floe captured and brought especially by sea from Antarctica.

Man with a Movie Camera Trailer (1929)

12 May 1929

A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.

Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget Trailer (2013)

04 July 2013

On the island of Tanna, a part of Vanuatu, an archipelago in Melanesia, strange rites are enacted and time passes slowly while the inhabitants await the return of the mysterious John.

Chinese Ping-Pong Trailer (1972)

22 March 1972

An experimental sports film made partly during the Scandinavian Open Championships in Halmstad in 1970, partly during the Chinese players' exhibition tour in Denmark immediately after the SOC.

A 25 Year Old Gay Man Loses His Virginity to a Woman Trailer (1990)

13 November 1990

"This tape is an exploration of my latent heterosexuality with porn star / performance artist Annie Sprinkle as instructor and sage.

The Five Obstructions Trailer (2003)

07 November 2003

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity.

How I See Sunsets Trailer (2017)

29 August 2017

A poetic, semi-autobiographical short film of the sun setting over a village, shot from behind the curtains of a small, dimly lit room.

Blow Job Trailer (1964)

16 July 1964

Andy Warhol directs a single 35-minute shot of a man's face to capture his facial expressions as he receives the sexual act depicted in the title.

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero Trailer (2011)

22 December 2011

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema.

Meditation on Violence Trailer (1949)

24 April 1949

Chao-Li Chi shadow boxes indoors and practices with a sword outdoors. Theoretically, the film describes in a single continuous movement three degrees of traditional Chinese boxing, Wu-tang, Shao-lin, and Shao-lin with a sword.

Popular movie trailers from 1939

These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1939:

Missing Evidence Trailer (1939)

15 December 1939

G-Man Bill Collins swings into action when a crooked sweepstakes racket begins insinuating itself upon the honest citizenry of the US.

Outlaws' Paradise Trailer (1939)

18 April 1939

Bill Carson assumes the identity of gang leader Trigger Mallory in order to fool his gang and his girlfriend.

Cousin Wilbur Trailer (1939)

29 April 1939

Alfalfa introduces his prissy, snooty cousin Wilbur to the gang. He instantly gets on everyone's bad side.

Everything Happens at Night Trailer (1939)

22 December 1939

Two reporters compete to discover a scientist living in hiding and win his daughter.

Life Begins for Andy Panda Trailer (1939)

09 September 1939

Walter Finchell, the tattletale gossip of the jungle, broadcasts from the treetop that Mr. and Mrs. Panda were presented with a baby boy, whom Mrs.

The Bill of Rights Trailer (1939)

19 August 1939

This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the American Bill of Rights.

Tail Spin Trailer (1939)

19 February 1939

Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it.

Chasing Danger Trailer (1939)

05 May 1939

When American newsreel cameraman stationed in Paris is sent to cover an Arab rebellion he finds a financier presumed dead but actually fomenting desert warfare.

Sergeant Madden Trailer (1939)

24 March 1939

A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.

The Fight For Peace Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.

Immediate Call Trailer (1939)

15 June 1939

In September 1938, an American diplomat negotiated in London the peace of Munich, rather than rush to Paris where his wife, a famous film actress, is about to fall into the arms of a young first.

Behind Prison Gates Trailer (1939)

28 July 1939

An agent for the state attorney general poses as a convict to learn about bank loot.

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