Ray Eames Movies

  • 1960
    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

    01960HD

    Photographed through a mirror system to achieve radial kaleidoscopic images, the beginning portion of this film consists of fast-moving kaleidoscopic...

    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair
  • 1957
    The Information Machine

    The Information Machine

    The Information Machine

    5.51957HD

    Charles and Ray produced this film for IBM’s pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. The Information Machine was the first...

    The Information Machine
  • 1957
    Day of the Dead

    Day of the Dead

    Day of the Dead

    4.51957HD

    A portrayal of the Mexican Day of the Dead consisting of still shots and narration. Deals with the special objects and events surrounding the annual...

    Day of the Dead
  • 1957
    Tops (from Stars of Jazz)

    Tops (from Stars of Jazz)

    Tops (from Stars of Jazz)

    01957HD

    This film was made by the Eamses on a weeks notice for a local Los Angeles TV show where jazz musicians improvised to the images live. The music that...

    Tops (from Stars of Jazz)
  • 1973
    The World of Franklin and Jefferson

    The World of Franklin and Jefferson

    The World of Franklin and Jefferson

    01973HD

    The lives of Franklin and Jefferson are used as prisms through which to evoke colonial America. With a dynamic timeline and a wealth of images drawn...

    The World of Franklin and Jefferson
  • 1969
    The Image of the City

    The Image of the City

    The Image of the City

    01969HD

    "Based on the exhibition "Photography and the city", designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institute". A primer on the modern problems of...

    The Image of the City
  • 1953
    Bread

    Bread

    Bread

    61953HD

    Presented without voiceover, various kinds of breads are displayed and broken in a joyous celebration of starch, seed and salt.

    Bread
  • 1968
    Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine

    Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine

    Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine

    01968HD

    A rare, live-action, and close-up study of the only existing Babbage Difference Engine, a machine designed in the first quarter of the 19th-Century...

    Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine
  • 1957
    Toccata for Toy Trains

    Toccata for Toy Trains

    Toccata for Toy Trains

    81957HD

    An interesting look at the world of toy trains, shot from the perspective of the little world itself. Originally created for model train enthusiasts,...

    Toccata for Toy Trains
  • 1958
    The Expanding Airport

    The Expanding Airport

    The Expanding Airport

    01958HD

    To avoid making travelers walk excessive distances through a large airport, Washington, D.C.'s new airport is to use mobile departure lounges to...

    The Expanding Airport
  • 1964
    THINK

    THINK

    THINK

    01964HD

    A multi-screen presentation at the Ovoid Theater of the IBM Pavilion of the New York World's Fair.

    THINK
  • 1973
    Nicholas Copernicus

    Nicholas Copernicus

    Nicholas Copernicus

    01973HD

    The life and work of the astronomer Nicolas Copernicus are shown by means of images of his writings and drawings and places he was associated with.

    Nicholas Copernicus
  • 1967
    National Fisheries Center and Aquarium

    National Fisheries Center and Aquarium

    National Fisheries Center and Aquarium

    01967HD

    The film sets forth the objectives of the planned Center, describes its architectural program, and gives a guided tour through a model of the...

    National Fisheries Center and Aquarium
  • 1961
    Eratosthenes

    Eratosthenes

    Eratosthenes

    71961HD

    The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the earth.

    Eratosthenes
  • 1952
    Blacktop

    Blacktop

    Blacktop

    71952HD

    A visually elegant study of water on a schoolyard playground.

    Blacktop
  • 1955
    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    01955HD

    hese two churches, Viersehnheiligen and Ottobeuren are rich examples of mid-18th-Century German Baroque, a time when music, literature, architecture...

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany
  • 1959
    Glimpses of the USA

    Glimpses of the USA

    Glimpses of the USA

    01959HD

    A seven-screen presentation for the American pavilion at the Moscow World's Fair.

    Glimpses of the USA
  • 1974
    Kepler's Laws

    Kepler's Laws

    Kepler's Laws

    01974HD

    Animated graphic symbols presented in a constant time frame are used to diagram and explain the laws of planetary motion devised by the...

    Kepler's Laws
  • 1953
    A Communications Primer

    A Communications Primer

    A Communications Primer

    01953HD

    An early attempt to present communications theory, made to encourage the breaking down of barriers of thinking between disciplines and to discourage...

    A Communications Primer
  • 1973
    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    01973HD

    Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization