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how_to_be_a_manHow To Be A Man

For centuries, parents have struggled to usher their children through the magical, often treacherous, journey to adulthood. But in mid-century America, a new form of tutelage was engineered: the classroom film. Suddenly, the prickly issues of sexual development and juvenile delinquency could be addressed in tidy, ten-minute sermons disguised as dramas. To deal with the subtleties of behavior and the importance of fitting in, social guidance films were made on such topics as coping with failure (Planning For Success) and teasing (The Other Fellow’s Feelings). The films in this collection-curated and introduced by Skip Elsheimer, founder of the A/V Geeks educational film archive sample some of the lessons that were routinely taught to boys. In them, one sees slices of Americana, discovers the world of educational cinema (with a language all its own), and gains an insight into the hopes and fears of the parents and educators who relied on the power of cinema to initiate, educate and indoctrinate the young.

how_to_be_a_womanHow To Be A Woman

As the daughters of the baby boom reached adolescence, the American school system struggled to educate them on matters of sexual and social development lessons that were not always being taught at home. To the teacher uncomfortable with such topics, classroom films were a godsend. They depicted the reproductive system in anatomical detail (Growing Girls) or through puzzling symbolism (The Wonders of Reproduction, produced by the Moody Institute of Science). Beyond sex education, classroom films addressed a wide array of social issues, from the importance of cooking skills (You’re the Judge, starring a young Bonnie Franklin), to self-defense (Attack) and how to appear more pleasing to others (Improve Your Personality). Often corny, sometimes frightening, these cinematic life lessons curated and introduced by Skip Elsheimer, founder of the A/V Geeks educational film archive provide a fascinating window to the hopes and fears of parents and educators in mid-century America.

say_uncle_smileyA compilation of 1970s ecologically-themed school films featuring Uncle Smiley – a clumsy, heavy guy with a heart of gold. Films include – Uncle Smiley Goes Recycling, Uncle Smiley Follows the Four Seasons, Uncle Smiley Goes Up the River, Uncle Smiley Goes Camping, Uncle Smiley Goes To The Beach, Uncle Smiley Goes Planting and Uncle Smiley and the Junkyard Playground.

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s_is_for_shootin_dvdLearn about the wonders and dangers of firearms and then shoot at clay pigeons. Films include: The Magician, Trigger Happy Harry, Shoot/Don’t Shoot 2, Shotgun – Second Weapon and more!

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From The Archive

Ways To Better Conversation (1950)


How to have a conversation. Likens a good conversation to a volleyball game. Considers the requirements of a good conversation-courtesy, contributing, following the subject and careful listening. Explains how conversational skills can be improved.

This film is available on the 1950 DVD-R


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Carnivorous Plants (1955)

On the surface, this film may seem like an average biology film, but like most of films from the Moody Institute of Science, there is an ulterior motive. The film’s host Irwin Moon had an interest in science as a child and later incorporated that interest into his life as a pastor. He would tour the country giving his “Sermons of Science”” where the marvels of science provide the visible evidence of a Divine plan of creation. His work with GIs during World War II showed him the impact that training films had on the troops. Moon partnered with the Moody Bible Institute to form the Moody Institute of Science – a company that made basic science films with a religious hook at the end. While revealing the complexity of nature, their films would end with Moon saying that this complexity was part of God’s plan rather than evolution. Moody Institute of Science films were marketed to churches and also to public schools where today even the mention of the word “God”” sparks a conflagration of protests and court cases.

This film is available on the Educational Archives: Religion DVD


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I Am Joe’s…

Based on Reader’s Digest articles, these films examine the main character’s different body parts. This DVD-R features films about his stomach, eye, spine and lung.

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Educational Archive Volume Six: Religion

A collection of religious films and Sunday School favorites. No nuns with rulers here, just good old-time cinematic religion. Learn about the wages of sin, the secret to getting into heaven and find out why God likes nuclear power so much with such films as: The Door To Heaven, Carnivorous Plants, Atomic Energy Can Be a Blessing, Stalked, Turn the Other Cheek, Of Heaven and Home, Getting Ready Morally, New Doorways To Learning, Teenage Challenge, Youth Suicide Fantasy.

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A/V Geeks T-shirts!

av_geeks_tee1NY artist and all-around swell guy Jason Polan took a break from drawing everybody in New York City to design the awesome t-shirt you see here. You can get your own shirt for $15 (plus shipping).

From The Archive

Young NASA

Great films from NASA’s early Apollo missions. Films include: America in Space – First Five Years, Project Apollo, Apollo 8, Flight of Apollo 15, Spaceborne, Apollo 12.

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