Educational Movies

  • 1977
    The Day I Died

    The Day I Died

    The Day I Died

    01977HD

    A creepy synthesizer score underlines the melodramatic horror of this cautionary mini-drama. It's a "great day for the beach" when our handsome,...

    The Day I Died
  • 1955
    When Should Grown-Ups Stop Fights?

    When Should Grown-Ups Stop Fights?

    When Should Grown-Ups Stop Fights?

    01955HD

    Vassar College's Department of Child Study produced this training film for nursery school staff, one of a series on "Preschool Incidents." Unstaged...

    When Should Grown-Ups Stop Fights?
  • 1973
    Teeth

    Teeth

    Teeth

    01973HD

    Dental hygiene: it's "the 'in' thing" for "everybody on the young side of the generation gap!" Or so hopes this desperately hip short, which deploys...

    Teeth
  • 1953
    Story-Telling: Can You Tell It in Order?

    Story-Telling: Can You Tell It in Order?

    Story-Telling: Can You Tell It in Order?

    01953HD

    A teacher uses a puppet clown, the black-board and mounted pictures in teaching primary school children to arrange events chronologically when...

    Story-Telling: Can You Tell It in Order?
  • 1999
    A Challenge

    A Challenge

    A Challenge

    01999HD

    An educational short film about bullying.

    A Challenge
  • 1936
    The Queen of the Waves

    The Queen of the Waves

    The Queen of the Waves

    01936HD

    An animated short film that explains in a pedagogical way how the radio transmission works. Created by Czech filmmakers it was commissioned by...

    The Queen of the Waves
  • 1976
    Healthcaring from Our End of the Speculum

    Healthcaring from Our End of the Speculum

    Healthcaring from Our End of the Speculum

    01976HD

    Healthcaring is a short documentary that focuses on the historical and contemporary abuses women have suffered at the hands of mostly male...

    Healthcaring from Our End of the Speculum
  • 1972
    A Palace Uprising

    A Palace Uprising

    A Palace Uprising

    01972HD

    The two brothers Qetsor and Erlet often break their friends' toys. One night, Qetsor watches a dream in which the toys rebel against him.

    A Palace Uprising
  • 1944
    Camouflage

    Camouflage

    Camouflage

    01944HD

    This film is a treasure. It's one of the best examples of the theory and practice of the art of camouflaging military targets from air observation...

    Camouflage
  • 1970
    Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

    01970HD

    Educational documentary on Bok Tower Gardens. The Florida monument's history is explored through the visitors, and narration.

    Sanctuary
  • 1955
    Why Study Home Economics?

    Why Study Home Economics?

    Why Study Home Economics?

    01955HD

    Two sisters are trying to decide which classes to take next semester. When one wants to take home economics, the other is stunned. Why should...

    Why Study Home Economics?
  • 1951
    Fears of Children

    Fears of Children

    Fears of Children

    01951HD

    Why are children afraid? Where do their fears come from? In FEARS OF CHILDREN, a young boy is afraid. His parents have difficulties with his fear. In...

    Fears of Children
  • 1979
    Skeletons

    Skeletons

    Skeletons

    01979HD

    A short film made of cel drawings, showing us how various mammals, plants and objects all share similar skeletal structures. Produced for Sesame...

    Skeletons
  • 1979
    Jesse: The First Year

    Jesse: The First Year

    Jesse: The First Year

    01979HD

    For a year, Jarnow photographed and recorded the sounds of his newborn child.

    Jesse: The First Year
  • 1979
    Cube

    Cube

    Cube

    01979HD

    A filmed exercise that follows in the path of Rotating Cubic Grid and Cubits, the predictably titled Cube features cubes of varying shapes and size...

    Cube
  • 1979
    Cosmic Letter

    Cosmic Letter

    Cosmic Letter

    01979HD

    A companion piece to Cosmic Letter, also produced for 3-2-1 Contact. Jarnow begins at his address in Brooklyn and zooms outward to the farthest...

    Cosmic Letter
  • 1978
    Cubits

    Cubits

    Cubits

    01978HD

    Jarnow adapts an architectural grid catalogue of cubic rotations in order to explore a direct relationship between animation procedure and logical...

    Cubits
  • 1978
    Facial Recognition

    Facial Recognition

    Facial Recognition

    01978HD

    A group of kids demonstrate the concept of image resolution.

    Facial Recognition
  • 1970
    When I dance

    When I dance

    When I dance

    01970HD

    Four dancers from Israel, Spain and Italy decide to take part in a cultural project and investigate the stories of some refugees from Pakistan living...

    When I dance
  • 1982
    Buyer Be Wise

    Buyer Be Wise

    Buyer Be Wise

    01982HD

    Goofy explains how to avoid making common consumer errors and get the best value for one's money by setting priorities, comparing prices, and looking...

    Buyer Be Wise