A hundred and sixty Russian cameramen from across the Soviet Union chronicle a single fighting day during World War II.

Two brief 1930s newsreels from the series News of the Day offer a historical look at the way events were reported during the Great Depression.

A riveting, haunting chronicle of the siege of Leningrad created from a brilliant synthesis of archival footage and reconstructed sound.

A rapid-fire succession of archival footage and Hollywood clips offers an unconventional view of the Great Depression.

Most of Prelinger’s “interactive” film—composed largely of amateur and industrial film fragments—is without sound, so it’s up to the audience to supply a soundtrack.

Prelinger presents a series of pieces from his archive and examines how best to edit and excerpt films and contextualize layered imagery.

An uninterrupted stream of East German official newsreels and state films presents an unsettling view of the 40-year era.

This epic film revisits the state footage of Nicolae Ceausescu, clearly choreographed to favorably represent the Romanian dictator in the years leading up to his assassination.

Revealing newsreel images and a contemplatively paced narration convey the psychological impact of the stock market crash of 1929.