Robert Gardner Movies

  • 1965
    People and Particles

    People and Particles

    People and Particles

    01965HD

    This film was produced to make the life of science more appealing to school children in America. It was intended to tell the story of purpose and...

    People and Particles
  • 1968
    Creatures of Pain

    Creatures of Pain

    Creatures of Pain

    01968HD

    In 1967 I was hoping to make a film about sheepherders in Nigeria. Civil War intervened and I had to be content with a few days attending a ritual...

    Creatures of Pain
  • 1958
    The Old Lady AKA A Human Document

    The Old Lady AKA A Human Document

    The Old Lady AKA A Human Document

    01958HD

    The only film except for helping John Marshall with The Hunters that I did when I went to the Kalahari in 1957. I became entranced by an old lady...

    The Old Lady AKA A Human Document
  • 1973
    Policeman

    Policeman

    Policeman

    01973HD

    Early in the seventies I was involved in the programming of an ABC affiliate TV station in Boston (Channel 5). I was given the opportunity to make...

    Policeman
  • 1951
    Dances of the Kwakiutl

    Dances of the Kwakiutl

    Dances of the Kwakiutl

    01951HD

    Dances of the Kwakiutl is composed of fragments filmed in 1950 in Fort Rupert, British Columbia. They were made during a performance by those still...

    Dances of the Kwakiutl
  • 1966
    The Great Sail

    The Great Sail

    The Great Sail

    01966HD

    Alexander Calder's La Grande Voile was erected on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in 1966 with the artist directing the work. As the...

    The Great Sail
  • 1985
    Life Keeps on Passing

    Life Keeps on Passing

    Life Keeps on Passing

    01985HD

    One of my thoughts while shooting Forest of Bliss was to see and hear what poets might have to say about their surroundings. These scenes recount...

    Life Keeps on Passing