From The Archive

Live and Let Live (1947)

Set in a toy tabletop town, this film uses brightly colored model cars and trucks to demonstrate a range of driving safety scenarios. The number of near-misses and accidents would make for an extremely violent film if real vehicles and people were used, but the models keep the feeling of mayhem at a distance. An unusual example of a rich tradition within the safety film genre: the tabletop model.

From The Archive

Squeak the Squirrel (1957)

Churchill – Wexler Films, 10 min 45 sec Shows how a gold-mantled ground squirrel at Crater Lake National Park has learned to solve problems connected with getting food. Illustrates how an animal can learn to find food that is hidden from view or out of reach.

This is one of the AV Geeks favorite films, mostly because Squeak is somewhat of a working class hero who, inspite of what obstacles “the Man” puts in his way, always perseveres.

This film is available on the Those Naughty Animals DVD-R

From The Archive

Soc Eng 301

A return of one of the most popular and most insidious genres
in school films – the mental hygiene film. Films include – What to Do on
a Date, Understandng Others, Courtesy for Beginners, Don’t Be Afraid and Courtesy
for Beginners.

From The Archive

Blackboard Bungle

An evening of
old school films about–interestingly enough–the hazards of going to school
in the 1960s and 70s. Films include: Our Obligation, Lunchroom Manners, How
Quiet Helps at School, And Then It Happened and more!

From The Archive

Atomic Age Classics Vol 3 : A-Bombs, Fallout & Nuclear War DVD

These films try to head off problems early. Films include: Living with the Atom, Radioactive Fallout and Shelter, The Atom Strikes!, Fallout: When and How to Protect Yourself, The Atom Goes To Sea

From The Archive

The Modern Housewife

Films aimed towards solving the problems faced by today’s (well, really, yesterday’s) modern housewife. A fascinating and insulting look at the 1950s and 1960s housewife. Films include: Goodbye to Garbage,Home is What You Make it, Soft as a Cloud, Joy of Living with Fragrance and Freeze-In.