La Jetée - Chris Marker

La Jetée (French pronunciation: [la ʒəte, ʒte], "The Jetty") is a 1962 French science fiction featurette by Chris Marker. Constructed almost entirely from still photos, it tells the story of a post-nuclear war experiment in time travel. It is 28 mins long, black and white. It won the Prix Jean Vigo for short film.

The 1995 science fiction film 12 Monkeys was inspired by, and borrows several concepts directly from, La Jetée.

Above is original French version, you can turn on English subtitles (press cc in youtube).
Below is version with English Narration.

In this episode of Remake/Remodel, (from Little White Lies Magazine) Leigh Singer examines the respective merits of Chris Marker’s famous “photo-roman” from 1962, #LaJetée, and Terry Gilliam’s loose 1995 reimagining, #12Monkeys. Which do you prefer?

Read essay on the film by J.G. Ballard, via link below

Another good essay that Ross recommended, see link below: