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- A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.
- Dramatization of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. The movie begins with the volcano's awakening on March 20, 1980 and ends with its eruption on May 18.
- Johnny Lingo, one of the sharpest traders in the south pacific islands decides to bargain for a wife, and offers a record price of eight cows for Mahana, a plain girl who shuns contact. This causes quite a sensation on the island. A year later Johnny and his wife return for the first time since the marriage, and all find that something miraculous has occurred to Mahana. Johnny explains that by paying eight cows he proved that she was worth more to him than any other woman on the island. He gave her a great gift, that of self-worth.
- Asking to leave a school bus, Cliff, a young teenager, collapses and dies in the snow near the roadside. His math teacher is asked to notify the parents and then write a short obituary. This task is difficult, for although he was Cliff's favorite teacher and had the most interaction of any at the school, he barely knew him. In unraveling the mystery of the untimely death, he finds that Cliff was shy, lonely, and ostracized, being slowly reduced to nothing, a zero (cipher). He vows to not let this happen to others.
- Educational short showing how you should never show any emotions at the dinner table.
- This educational cartoon series tells a classic, well known fairy tale and then compares it to two similar lesser known fairy tales from different parts of the world.
- Measures how a society ranks on a spectrum stretching from democracy to despotism. Explains how societies and nations can be measured by the degree that power is concentrated and respect for the individual is restricted. Where does your community, state and nation stand on these scales?
- One of the Encyclopaedia Britannica educational films made especially for students; here, in a three-part film, actor-director Douglas Campbell analyzes Shakespeare's play, with his ideas of how he would stage it.
- Susan needs glasses. We don't mean like, "Oh, it's hard for her to read a small font in a dark room." No, Susan appears to be legally blind. Somehow she has made it to eight years old without walking in front of a cement truck or mistaking a wolverine for her teddy bear. There's a decent chance Susan is actually a large naked mole rat. But fortunately she realizes she needs glasses, not when a concerned adult intervenes, but when she reads (somehow) a children's book about magical glasses. Thrill as Susan tries to mend all the social bridges she burned by finding a pair of glasses that don't make her look like naked mole rat Elton John.
- A look into the lives of a seventh-grade boy and girl as they go through their morning and evening routines...and why not keeping clean and neat brands them as losers!
- An introduction to Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist. A world poet-a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare.
- Old-timer Billy Slater organizes a rodeo for kids.
- Educational film that shows, in the form of a "report from outer space," how the ways of mankind, and specially the contrast between the USA and more "primitive" cultures, might appear to visitors from another planet.
- A family goes to the local fair to compete with their livestock & produce.
- Short social guidance film teaches children that anger is a natural emotion and shows some of the negative reactions to it. It then teaches how to work out anger in positive, active ways without hurting others or making them angry.
- This educational short shows how alcohol is produced and its effect on the human body.
- Essentially a film on photosynthesis, this film includes demonstrations and drawings to show how life on earth relies on the sun for energy. It describes the basic processes by which plants and animals obtain the sun's energy stored in food, and how this energy is converted into food. The avant-garde jazz music score is thought to be performed by the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
- This short explores the early planning innovations and the subsequent mistakes that resulted in developing urban sprawl, suburbia, and gentrification in modern day US cities as well as the effects it had on its populace and industry.
- A pine tree longs to be used for something.
- Susan and Bob take a jet to join their parents in San Francisco. They enjoy their first jet flight. The flight attendant takes care of them along the way, bringing them delicious treats and showing them around the aircraft. After an exciting trip, they are met by their parents at the San Francisco airport.
- The second installment in a three part documentary in which actor-director Douglas Campbell voices his thoughts about how he would stage "Macbeth".
- This film examines the process of holography, types of holograms, and the uses of the hologram for artistic and scientific purposes, as demonstrated by Tung H. Jeong, PhD (Lake Forest College).
- Abraham Lincoln was a tall man.
- Children hold hands and sing through several sketches.
- This film presents the basics of sound beginning with its source - vibrations emitting sound waves. The film visualizes the sound waves with an oscilloscope showing amplitude and frequency. Tapping on a stretch of steel rail, the film compares the speed sound travels in solid steel to the speed of sounds in air. Scenes explore both electronically synthesized musical sounds with acoustical instruments. The film concludes with ways of controlling noise pollution.
- Filmed on the farm of Gerald "Red" Markham, near Whitewater, Wisconsin, and narrated by Red's son Dale. He notes that Spring is a busy time of the year on a farm, but especially on a dairy farm that has many acres to be cultivated, fertilized, and planted in field corn as well as sweet corn. There are also trips to town, meetings of the LaGrange Four-H club, and a birthday party.
- Marty Malone smokes pot and cuts his mouth on a Pepsi bottle. Then he starts on heroin and ends up in rehab.
- First part of a three-part documentary in which George Bernard Shaw compares his characterization of Julius Caesar, and his treatment of the Caesar and Cleopatra story, with Shakespeare's.
- film attempts to analyze the Anti-Western sentiment in China from the American perspective during the Cold War.
- A Cold War-era propaganda film aimed at elementary school students that gives examples of what steps to take in the case of atomic attack.
- Classroom training film that promotes the benefits of "healthy" eating for children.
- Investigates the structure and composition of the solar system, describes the origin of the Sun and its planets, and surveys the major planetary bodies in the solar system.
- "Insects" is a 1953 short film documentary on insects.
- Focuses on one family's travels to Kentucky in 1790. Explains that rich Kentucky land lured this family down the Ohio River on a flatboat. The film portrays the hardships of pioneer life, and describes the continuing search for new lands as the pioneers set out for frontiers beyond the Mississippi.
- Shows family life on a modern farm in winter. Describes the care and feeding of livestock kept on a farm in winter. Here, farm life continues at a vigorous pace, in spite of restrictions of inclement weather, as a farm family complete the work of harvest and prepare for the renewal of the growing cycle in spring. The story is told in first person by the grandfather, at Gerald "Red" Markham's farm near the town of Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin. He tries to get the "snow buggy" working, brings in a veterinarian to treat a sick calf, etc. Tom Smith made four films in this series. Farm Family in Autumn, Farm Family in Spring, Farm Family in Summer, and Farm Family in Winter, all available to see in the Academic Film Archive of North America collection on the Internet Archive.
- This vintage short (produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films) follows a seemingly typical American family and their German Sheppard as they prepare for Halloween activities.
- This short shows how important a good night's sleep and regular sleeping habits are to everyday living and your overall health, by giving your body a chance to rest and recharge itself.
- This 1969 film tells the tale of a young boy who discovers a pair of magic sneakers that allows him to create thunder and kick a ball really far.
- Life of a teenage outsider; what makes him that way and how his anger flares into violence.
- The Pickle Family Jugglers share the essentials of juggling, including: Three Elements That Separate Juggling From Playing Catch, Throwing To The Imaginary Spot, and Keeping It Away From The Monkey In The Middle. An old-school optical printer (no digital effects!) reveals the mystery and danger of the Back-To-Back Triangle performed at the Pickle Family Circus.
- This film follows a rural family to a county fair, showing scenes of horse races, concessions, corn judging contests and tractor demonstrations; Gerald "Red" Markham farm near town of Whitewater, near LaGrange, Walworth Co. Wisconsin.
- This important film presents the American Indian speaking for himself ---discussing what he wants and how he feels. It features historically important Native Americans such as Chief Dan George and Lame Deer, and focuses on three American Indian tribes and how they are surviving. Reverend Cliff Hill describes how the Muskogee Creek are fighting to maintain their language, and the Ceremonial Stomp Dance is shown. Medicine Man Lame Deer (John Fire) addresses aspects of the Rosebud Sioux existence, the All-Indian Rodeo is shown, and the Wounded Knee massacre is discussed. Several members of Oregon's Nisqually tribe discuss the struggle to retain fishing rights, underscored by newsreel footage of tribe members fighting with federal authorities and being arrested. The film ends with shots of Native American steel workers building the Sears Tower, filmed by Tom Smith 86 stories high, accompanied by Caw Indian Jim Pepper's jazzy version of his composition "Witchi-Tai-To. The film was made in collaboration with Stan Steiner, author of "The New Indians."