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- After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.
- While watching TV, ex-adman Morris Codman receives a message from God. Advised by the Almighty to go into business for himself, Codman inaugurates his own religion, founded on a philosophy of selfishness.
- College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks forward to a new life on campus but is surprised to find that he has been assigned Indian roommates. Through his new experiences, he struggles to understand the side of himself he has always turned his back on in order to fit in.
- An intimate look into the adult fandom of the popular children's television series "Thomas and Friends." Featuring interviews with both fans and series crew members alike.
- This short film, one of the first to use camera tricks, depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.
- In 1969, a NASA darkroom photographer is assigned to develop photos from the Apollo 11 mission. As he begins his work, he notices a flaw in a distinct photo that causes him to investigate the Manned Spacecraft Center.
- As a young Indian family in America struggles with life between traditional and modern values they are unknowingly marked as a child predator's next target.
- Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around.
- A New Jersey School teacher gets mistaken several times too many as a certain Mafia Boss.
- An egoistic and overprotective father, tests his soon-to-be son in law whether he is suitable for his daughter or not. Mayhem ensues after he learns that his future son in law is not that what he imagined.
- One of W.K.L. Dickson's laboratory workers horses around for the camera.
- A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
- Indrajit a young magician lives with his grandfather in India, while his dad, Krishna, runs a TV channel abroad. Indrajit's life takes a dramatic turn after his father takes him away to live with him.
- A family in Appalachia inherits money and a house in New Jersey. They experience a clash of cultures upon arrival in the north. The oldest daughter gets bullied by some students, but turns the tables and responds with kindness.
- An athlete swings Indian clubs.
- "Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison Catalog
- A young woman hired to cater the post-funeral gathering for accused killer Hank Boyd discovers his crimes and death may not be what they seem.
- A manipulative New Jersey bottom-feeder brings disarray and mayhem to the lives of everyone around him.
- This is the story of four school-going cousin sisters, collectively known as the Noise Gang, who are always in the mood to dooweedoo with everyone they see.
- The very first American film shown to public audiences and the press. It depicts William K.L. Dickson taking off his hat and greeting the audience.
- Two men shake hands for the Kinetograph.
- Two men wearing boxing gloves prepare to spar in the Edison Company studio.
- Lost film that depicts the burning of Joan of Arc. Only fragments of it still exist in the Centre Jeanne d'Arc in Orléans and in the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa.
- A bizarre love story that follows the criminal life of Mike and his clumsy thief partners; Dan and Larry. Their "way" of robbing is scavenging and scrapping for money by mainly pick-pocketing on the streets. Although they start to run low and become desperate for a big hit of cash. Lucky enough, one of the goons has been scouting out a target. The target is LOADED, the target is the PERFECT HIT, the target is Ava, Mike's childhood friend and crush.
- The Test is the story of Lewis Washington and Chen Gonzales, two great friends of different cultures who must deal with racist teachers, biased curriculum, and the self-fulfilling prophesies of a society who must label people in order to segregate them. Although Lewis is African American, and Chen is half Hispanic and half Asian, they have found strength in their differences throughout their first three years of high school. But the two are torn apart when an intelligence test is issued to limit the enrollment to their predominately white wealthy high school before their senior year...suspiciously at the same time that a proposition ends all existing Affirmative Action laws. Will Chen and Lewis' friendship be able to survive the normal pressures of high school as well as the extraordinary pressures of being in the middle of a media circus while they take this controversial new test? Or will it buckle as they compete to keep their places in a school where the teachers praise books like The Bell Curve? A story of friendship against the odds, and the hope of youth, The Test asks questions of our educational institutions, and about who really controls the future of our children.
- Over the past few years, electronic dance music has taken off in popular culture. However, the transition from an underground movement to a mainstream juggernaut has not happened overnight. In 2012, EDM has reached a fever pitch, becoming the hottest ticket in music since Hip Hop in the late 90's. Electronic Dance Music's shift into the mainstream spotlight has opened the up the gates, inviting a broader critical look at the genre as a whole. When the dust finally clears, the landscape of electronic music will have extended its reach to all forms of music. We are witnessing this evolution happen right now and over the next few years the hybrid genres that will come into existence are going to create an unstoppable momentum for dance music as a whole. The Drop is a documentary film exploring this cultural phenomenon. From the artists to the fans, as well as the growing festival industry, the Drop will follow all aspects of the growth of a genre of music that is defining today's generation.
- A person who doesn't believe in the marriage system gets into an inner conflict, whether to marry a woman who he is in love with or live with the woman who has a similar ideology. A series of events occur with his friends' lives which eventually help him to understand what is important in his life.
- In an experiment that follows up on the results of 'Monkeyshines, No. 1', an Edison company worker again moves around in front of the motion picture camera.
- One of the series gives successive pictures of an athlete in an unsuccessful attempt to turn a somersault. Everybody who has seen a boy perform this act knows the brief space of time it takes him to throw himself upon his hands, with his feet in the air and how quickly he recovers himself if he fails to go over. Yet it will be seen that the kinetograph photographed the athlete forty-four times between the beginning and the end of the act, aside from the numerous pictures taken when he was bending down to the ground and coming back to an erect position.
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- "King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home." (from Edison Films)
- Inspired by true stories of homeless people in America. It delves into the dynamics of the relationships between 3 homeless Indians in USA.
- Short film featuring two monkeys fighting.
- "Ship of Miracles" is the inspiring true story of a handful of American merchant seamen who saved 14,000 people on a single boat voyage. This the 'Greatest Sea Rescue in the History of Mankind".
- Actor, writer Rupak Ginn takes a culinary journey across America to find South Asian cuisine, culture, and community.
- Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films made for Edison's kinetoscopes.
- Taking place on a rural farm/ cow sanctuary one night. Inside is the owner and vegan social media influencer, Trish Stapleton, doing a livestream. Outside on the farm though trouble is brewing in the shape of the Mad Cow, Who is a cold blooded killer or an entity seeking revenge on someone who is not what they seem
- A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns around and directs the musicians as they take up their own positions.
- GABBY retreats to her New Jersey hometown. It's not what she expected. Her frustrated friends, frenzied family and new love aren't quite the stress-release she was looking for.
- Inspired by Debbie Savigliano's book of the same name, this new documentary examines how one woman's grief over the sudden and tragic death of her niece turned into a life mission that has ended up helping so many others.
- A gymnast assumes a number of positions while holding a wand in both hands.
- A lost film, directed by William K.L. Dickson about two men wrestling.
- An Edison company worker makes large gestures in front of a Kinetoscope to test the new camera system.
- In the course of one weekend, Phil and his fellow life drifters learn that the seemingly small and random moments that make up our days are all that we are promised. As the security of being young begins to dwindle and the unavoidable fate of becoming an adult rears its ugly head, we learn that even in the most extreme of scenarios, the outcome is not that bad - and that life is still worth living.
- A group of youths who speak perfect English but appear Asian are always aiming to please. They spend their days learning piano, studying hard, and filling their time with all kinds of extracurricular activities. They're bright, clever and always adapting to their parent's wishes. Living in line with traditions and with what their parents desire for them, they wonder if they are living or just merely enduring. For them, life is just the ups and downs of navigating the expectations of their parents while they try to forge their own paths. Sometimes bright and colorful, sometimes dim and overcast- let's explore some of their personal sonatas.
- One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the other heating iron at the forge. One would be seen to drive the nail into the shoe of the horse's hoof, to change his position and every movement needed in the work was clearly shown as if the object was in real (life). In fact, the whole routine of the two men's labour and their movements for the day was presented to the view of the observer.