The National Endowment for the Arts Movie Trailers

Seconds to Play Trailer (1976)

01 May 1976

A documentary detailing the live ABC broadcasting of a 1975 college football game from the Los Angeles Memorial Colosseum, between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the UCLA Bruins, taking us behind the scenes into the fast-paced demands and technical impediments of turning a simple sport into a mass-broadcast entertainment.

Little Lieutenant Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Little Lieutenant is a look back at the late Weimar era with its struggles and celebrations leading up to world war, a period piece.

A Few Things I Know About Miami Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

This film consists of five segments which interweave archival footage with interviews to highlight aspects of Miami's history.

Working Girls Trailer (1987)

27 February 1987

A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.

Vortex Trailer (1982)

01 September 1982

A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate businessman who seeks government defense contracts through real "corporate wars" and the manipulation of politicians.

Neo-Geo: An American Purchase Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Produced during a year-long residency in New York, Neo Geo is a vivid portrayal of the contemporary American cultural landscape.

Preludes in Magical Time Trailer (1987)

02 January 1987

Directed by Sara Petty.

A Mother's Tale Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

A parable about a family of cows which poses the problem of resistance to truth, the risks of individuality versus the pressure to conform, and the tensions between generations.

Fannie's Film Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

A 65-year-old cleaning woman for a professional dancers' exercise studio performs her job while telling us in voiceover about her life, hopes, goals, and feelings.

This Island Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

How the art in the Detroit Institute of Art connects to life's experiences and the neighborhood.

11 x 14 Trailer (1977)

14 March 1977

65 shots making up a cryptically alluded-to narrative: a lesbian couple's Midwest travels, a hitchhiking young man's journeys, the story of a man who may be having an affair.

Law of Averages Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

In a lush garden two lovers meet and begin a relationship that is complicated by a lack of exact compatibility, daily compromise and occasional sensuousness.

Art in Taos Trailer (1976)