Watch esquimaux game of snap-the-whip FMovies. “The picture [shows] a number of Esquimaux picking nickels from cracks in a board with their dog whips, in which sport they are very expert. In the background will be seen one of their "Topeks," a sealskin tent in which they live during their short summer.” (Edison catalog)
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Almost 200 women file by a device on the wall from which they take their time checks. A man runs half-way across the screen at the end of the film.
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A camera on an overhead crane travels down a large, long aisle where men are shown working on large machinery on either side. Carts carrying...
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On the left of the screen, a small group of men lift the top off of what appears to be a turbine with a crane and continue to check the machine,...
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The subject is two grotesque-looking human beings who are sitting on the deck of a ship. The two weird individuals sit cross-legged and do the...
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A group of military men uses explosives to de-root trees.
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This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers. Despina, the Janaki and Milton Manaki's grandmother, was recorded...
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A new film compiled from the BFI National Archive's unparalleled holdings of early films of China, features films from 1900-48 filmed across China....
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A look at the life and work of Inuit hunter and artist Lypa Pitsiulak.
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A commissioned film for Schweizerischer Werkbund (SWB), Die neue Wohnung was produced for the Basel architectural and interior design exhibition,...
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Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has long fought for the rights of her people. When her son suddenly dies, Aaju embarks on a journey to reclaim her...
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A day in the life of a train station.
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This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved...