From The Archive

White Wilderness – Lemmings (1964)

A look at the enigmatic little lemming. A beautiful documentation of lemmings jumping their death even though this “fact” is really a myth. Filmmakers actually pushed the animals off a cliff to make this film which has earned the nickname of the “Disney snuff film”.

This film is available on the The Mouse Forgets… DVD

From The Archive

Goodbye to Garbage (ca 1960s)

In this short, our housewife learns about the wonders of the garbage disposal. This film is a favorite with audiences due to the high-speed photography of grapefruit rinds and bone being pulverized.

This film is available on The Modern Housewife DVD-R

From The Archive

How Star Wars Ruined Educational Films

While the blockbuster Star Wars ignited the imaginations of a whole country and brought science-fiction to popular culture, there was an ugly side to this phenomenon. Science-fiction became a gimmick and educational film producers were quick to adopt anything that would get kids’ attention. The A/V Geeks present a DVD of educational films that feature sci-fi elements to make their points – often creating a bizarre, muddled mess of a film. Films include – Freedom 2000, Verbstar, Staying Away From Strangers, Lintola, Creatures of the Land and more!

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.

From The Archive

Without A Leg To Stand On

Three films about people with physical handicaps. Steadfast Tin Soldier – the classic Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale. Gravity Is My Enemy – a quadriplegic artist talks about his work and his life. Boy On A Skateboard – a young boy with no legs copes with his life in a mill town.

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Drinky Drink

Films about our love of liquor and beer – both pro and con. Films include – Curious Habits of Man, A Case for Beer, Alcohol is Dynamite, A Snort History and a very odd promotional film for liquor.