Author Archive: Retro

This film showcases the work of the Jiménez family of Oaxaca, and the legendary Zapotec potter Doña Rosa Real de Nieto, and her traditional technique of below-ground firing.

Written and Produced for the U.S. Government by Joseph Krumgold. Depicts the Chavez family, who herd sheep in and around Las Cordovas, New Mexico.

Here, Willard Hahn travels to the village of San Diego de Tecoltepec, 6 miles from Toluca. He focuses on the harvesting of maguey juice, the washing of clothes in-stream, and the town’s water cistern, as the village has no running water. The villagers board a beautiful old bus to take their goods to the nearby market in Toluca, and walk home to avoid paying the fare of several centavos.

The work of José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), important Mexican satirist during the Porfiriato.

Great kung fu fights!

This classic example of “capitalist realism” depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors.

Television manufacturing at RCA’s New Jersey plant. Includes scenes of design, engineering and quality control. Great scenes of TVs with flickering test patterns.

This classic example of “capitalist realism” depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own fortunes were inextricably linked to the fortunes of General Motors.

Television manufacturing at RCA’s New Jersey plant. Includes scenes of design, engineering and quality control. Great scenes of TVs with flickering test patterns.