A short film focusing on the renovation of a Parsi fire temple. It reflects Bhatavdekar's interest in documenting cultural and religious practices.

Silent Film

The exact moment when the Victorian age turned into the Edwardian age, in this public proclomation in Blackburn, UK on Jan 22 or 23, 1901.

A young girl reciting "The Star Spangled Banner" in sign language as taught at Gallaudet Institute.

Razing a four story brick building. The structure is pushed over as a whole and falls with a terrific crash.

At a building being constructed at Broadway and 13th Street in Manhattan, a boom or crane from which a platform is suspended on a cable first pulls...

This picture was taken from the Court of Fountains. Here we present a view of the Exposition grounds as the visitor would see them while standing at...

A man tries to shoot himself but drinks whisky instead. Edison would remake this film in 1902 twice as The Burlesque Suicide.

Nearly a century after Nelson's famous victory, the British were still celebrating his achievements and by extension the British Navy, which had...

A young nurse is seated asleep on a bench with a small infant in her lap, while directly opposite her can be seen an old gentleman also snoozing. Two...

A crowd of young boys scampers past, mildly shepherded by female teachers. Some more tightly marshalled older groups follow behind, while pairs of...

The scene opens in a beautiful garden scene. St. Elmo appears and proceeds to twist his anatomy into wonderful shapes. Several mysterious changes add...

Mitchell and Kenyon's gorgeous film of Dumfries schoolchildren. The filmmaking duo specialized in filming crowds and then encouraging them to come...

Women getting on and riding Tehran-Rey railway tram.

Silent black and white movie by pioneer of argentine cinema Eugenio Cardini.

Batley go down to Lancashire rivals Salford in the very first season of the Northern Rugby League.

Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to...

Beloved heroes from three distinct universes are set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they've ever...

20 years after his encounter with an alien, Petey never moved on. Now his old friend has returned, and the reason why is complicated — and...

Scrappy, defiant, and done being treated like a burden, Judy Heumann turns her outrage into a revolution. In 1977, she and more than 100 disability...

Young Bela forms a relationship with a sinister entity in her home that looks uncannily like her own mother, drawing her into a terrifying and...

A former country star, Misty Jones, comes out of seclusion to investigate the disappearance of her missing niece, a rising country musician and must...

When a deadly gang descends on his remote home, a guilt-ridden veteran and the estranged grandchildren he barely knows must unite to survive.

Medical courier Bryan unwittingly finds himself fighting for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.