Richard Leacock

Jean-Luc Godard visits the NYU in order to discuss his latest feature "La chinoise" with graduate students on filmmaking and politics.

In 1963, the first US quintuplets to survive were born in Aberdeen, South Dakota. We meet the Fischers - the babies' parents - two weeks after the babies' birth; we see the physician and each infant. Then, we meet their several older siblings. (imdb)

This documentary follows composer and conductor Igor Stavinsky at his home in California, in London, and in Hamburg where he conducts an orchestra rehearsal. Includes conversations with a variety of friends and musical collaborators. Includes footage of Stravinsky and Balanchine discussing the Variations and rehearsing their ballet Apollo with Suzanne Farrell. (imdb)

Documentary about the career of actress Louise Brooks in Berlin.

Shown at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, these loops by directors Shirley Clarke and D.A. Pennebaker were intended to show and promote American life. Utilizing a jazz-like structure and incorporating optical effects, these short films put Clarke and Pennebaker's work on display for the world to see. (filmstruck.com)

Police chiefs from all over America gather together for an annual conference held in Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii in October, 1968. The police chiefs talk about the Black Panther Party and the riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, Illinois as well as check out the latest weapons designed to help the police with crowd control (imdb)

A children's film directed by Richard Leacock, this short film shows twins describing their involvement in a sailboat race. (Criterion Channel)