Jules Bucher

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Jules Bucher

Born May 2, 1905 · Peekskill, New York, USA

Died July 9, 1996 · aged 91

Jules V. D. Bucher is the jack-of-all-trades of American documentary and one of its busiest men. By 1940, he had been a producer for the Harmon Foundation, photographer for the child psychology series at Yale University and for the American sequence of Rotha's New Worlds For Old, editor of Men and Dust and besides countless other activities had photographed the world tours of Julien Bryan. He work…

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Americans AllAmericans All · 1943
Americans All
1943
MovieDocumentary
A film sponsored by the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs to promote friendly relations with American countries just before World War II. Stresses the importance of the Good Neighbor Policy and Western Hemisphere cooperation in the face of Europe's disintegration. The first half is an historical summary of the American continent. Postulating that youth will build a new world, the last half considers youth at work, youth at school, health conditions, defense, and ends with a plea for American solidarity.
São Paulo: The Fastest Growing City in the WorldSão Paulo: The Fastest Growing City in the World · 1944
São Paulo: The Fastest Growing City in the World
1944
MovieDocumentary
A film sponsored by the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs to promote friendly relations with South American countries just before World War II.
A Study of Negro ArtistsA Study of Negro Artists · 1935
A Study of Negro Artists
1935
Movie
This film shows several important visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance at work.
Men and DustMen and Dust · 1940
Men and Dust
6.01940
MovieDocumentary
This labor advocacy film is about diseases plaguing miners in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Sponsored by the Tri-State Survey Committee, "Men and Dust" is a stylistically innovative documentary and a valuable ecological record of landscapes radically transformed by extractive industry.
Brussels LoopsBrussels Loops · 1958
Brussels Loops
10.01958
MovieDocumentary
A collection of twenty short films, averaging 2-3 minutes, by various filmmakers depicting American life, intended to be shown in a continuous loop at the American Pavilion of the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. Some releases of the film include ten extra minutes of rough cuts.

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