Jon Else Trailers
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Jon H. Else is an American documentary filmmaker and professor at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He directs the documentary program.
Most Popular Jon Else Trailers
Total trailers found: 27
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy.
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb Trailer (2023)
09 July 2023
Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps Trailer (1979)
15 August 1979
Concert film covering Neil Young's October 22 1978 concert performance at the Cow Palace with nearly 20 songs (including two versions of "Hey Hey, My My," his nod to the punk movement), acoustic and electric (with long-time companions Crazy Horse), dating back to his Buffalo Springfield days ("I Am a Child") and continuing through popular solo numbers like "Cinnamon Girl" and the extended "Like a Hurricane.
Fruitvale Station Trailer (2013)
26 July 2013
Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.
The Times of Harvey Milk Trailer (1984)
07 October 1984
Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.
The Day After Trinity Trailer (1981)
20 January 1981
This essential, Academy Award–nominated documentary offers an urgent warning from history about the dangers of nuclear warfare via the story of J.
Soundtrack for a Revolution Trailer (2009)
16 May 2009
Tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality.
Journeys from Berlin/1971 Trailer (1980)
11 January 1980
An epic meditation on psychoanalysis, the Baader-Meinhof, feminism, and pre-revolutionary Russia.
Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle Trailer (1999)
22 January 1999
With its four operas, seventeen-hour running time and months of rehearsal, Wagner's "Ring Cycle" is a daunting undertaking for any opera company.
I'm a Fool Trailer (1977)
05 April 1977
Traveling from town to town during the summer of 1919, young Andy (Ron Howard) has left his Ohio home in search of adventure and romance as a horse trainer on the country fair racing circuit.
Seconds to Play Trailer (1976)
01 May 1976
A documentary detailing the live ABC broadcasting of a 1975 college football game from the Los Angeles Memorial Colosseum, between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the UCLA Bruins, taking us behind the scenes into the fast-paced demands and technical impediments of turning a simple sport into a mass-broadcast entertainment.
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature Trailer (1997)
24 June 1997
Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries.
Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
A documentary about Yosemite National Park.
The Island President Trailer (2012)
28 March 2012
Follows the globe-trotting journey of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, who, after bringing democracy to his country, takes up the fight to keep it from disappearing under the sea.
Cardiac Arrest Trailer (1980)
28 January 1980
The "Missing Heart Murders" are plaguing San Francisco - dead bodies that turn up with their hears surgically removed! So a weak-stomached homicide cop looks into the possibilities of a black market for human organs, while across town a man must make a difficult decision regarding his wife, who needs a transplant.
Arthur and Lillie Trailer (1975)
01 January 1975
A film about Arthur and Lillie Mayer, 89 and 86 years old and still young. Arthur can remember being taken to the first movie show in America, in 1895; Lillie was among the first American suffragettes.
The Golden Honeymoon Trailer (1980)
04 February 1980
Charley Tate is an old windbag, often a braggart, but somehow always lovable. Married over fifty years to his ever-patient wife Lucy, the two of them are on their Golden Honeymoon in Florida.
Stepping Out: The Debolts Grow Up Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
An update on the DeBolt family, originally featured in Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977).
Land of Gold Trailer (2021)
01 September 2021
California history unfolds along with the making of an opera in Jon Else‘s entrancing documentary.
Shellmound Trailer (2004)
19 September 2004
“Shellmound” is the story of how one location was transformed from a sacred center of pre-historic cultures to a commercial mecca for modern people.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - In a Rusted Out Garage Trailer (1986)
13 November 1986
Recorded at the outset of Neil Young's In A Rusted Out Garage tour in late 1986. Originally broadcast on New York's WNEW-FM in November that year.
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? Trailer (1977)
01 December 1977
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? is a 1977 documentary film about Dorothy and Bob DeBolt, an American couple who adopted 14 children [12 at the start of filming], some of whom are severely disabled war orphans -- in addition to raising Dorothy's five biological children and Bob's biological daughter.
Unabomber: The Secret History Trailer (2008)
14 January 2008
An overview on the actions, hunt and capture of Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber.
Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic Trailer (2013)
07 August 2013
Drawing upon recently declassified documents, archival footage and behind-the-scenes interviews, "Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic'" chronicles the creation of the monumental opera based on the mysterious and paradoxical “father of the atomic bomb,” Dr.
Open Outcry Trailer (2001)
01 June 2001
A fascinating look at the high-speed, high-power trading floor of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Director Jon Else explores this hectic, noisy, seemingly chaotic workplace with his signature style -- eschewing narration in favor of long, real-time shots that bring the viewer right into the heart-stopping action of the trading floor.
