Movies

  • 1965
    The Smithsonian Institution

    The Smithsonian Institution

    The Smithsonian Institution

    91965HD

    Featuring narration by Walter Cronkite.

    The Smithsonian Institution
  • 1953
    Bread

    Bread

    Bread

    6.61953HD

    Presented without voiceover, various kinds of breads are displayed and broken in a joyous celebration of starch, seed and salt.

    Bread
  • 1955
    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    01955HD

    hese two churches, Viersehnheiligen and Ottobeuren are rich examples of mid-18th-Century German Baroque, a time when music, literature, architecture...

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany
  • 1961
    ECS (Eames Contact Storage)

    ECS (Eames Contact Storage)

    ECS (Eames Contact Storage)

    01961HD

    Produced to introduce the functions and design properties of the Eames Contract Storage units. This innovative use of live-action and animation...

    ECS (Eames Contact Storage)
  • 1970
    The Black Ships

    The Black Ships

    The Black Ships

    6.51970HD

    Created with imagery taken from the 19th-Century Japanese woodcuts on display in the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibition “The Japanese...

    The Black Ships
  • 1961
    Symmetry

    Symmetry

    Symmetry

    7.51961HD

    Symmetry is one of five shorts featured in the film "Mathematical Peep Shows." The collection was made by Charles and Ray Eames for the IBM...

    Symmetry
  • 1972
    Banana Leaf

    Banana Leaf

    Banana Leaf

    81972HD

    A parable, photographed in live-action, about the use of eating utensils in India. Doubling as a social commentary, this film also examines the...

    Banana Leaf
  • 1955
    Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India

    Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India

    Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India

    81955HD

    A film by Charles and Ray Eames

    Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India
  • 1967
    National Fisheries Center and Aquarium

    National Fisheries Center and Aquarium

    National Fisheries Center and Aquarium

    01967HD

    The film sets forth the objectives of the planned Center, describes its architectural program, and gives a guided tour through a model of the...

    National Fisheries Center and Aquarium
  • 1978
    Cezanne

    Cezanne

    Cezanne

    71978HD

    A film record of an exhibition of the late work of Paul Cezanne, organized by The Museum of Modern Art and the Reunion des Musees Nationaux in Paris....

    Cezanne
  • 1958
    The Expanding Airport

    The Expanding Airport

    The Expanding Airport

    8.51958HD

    To avoid making travelers walk excessive distances through a large airport, Washington, D.C.'s new airport is to use mobile departure lounges to...

    The Expanding Airport
  • 1960
    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

    01960HD

    Photographed through a mirror system to achieve radial kaleidoscopic images, the beginning portion of this film consists of fast-moving kaleidoscopic...

    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair
  • 1952
    Blacktop

    Blacktop

    Blacktop

    7.31952HD

    A visually elegant study of water on a schoolyard playground.

    Blacktop
  • 1950
    Traveling Boy

    Traveling Boy

    Traveling Boy

    01950HD

    With a cast consisting exclusively of toys, a Japanese windup boy carrying a suitcase has a series of encounters with other windup toys. Large...

    Traveling Boy
  • 1972
    Alpha

    Alpha

    Alpha

    71972HD

    One of a series of three films on mathematics conceived and produced by the Eames Office with Ray Redheffer, professor of Mathematics at UCLA. A...

    Alpha