From The Archive

War Game, The (1965)

Shows what could happen in Great Britain if it were under nuclear attack and the after-effects its survivors would suffer in a post-nuclear-war world. made by Peter Watkins in 1965 but was aired in Britian until 1985. It won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1966. BBC.

This film is available on Can You Beat the Atomic Bomb? DVD-R

From The Archive

Live and Learn (1951)

Sid Davis film that illustrates that accidents that happen at home and at play can be avoided by taking time to think. Sid Davis’ daughter stars as the little girl who falls on her scissors.

This film is available on The World According to Sid Davis DVD-R

From The Archive

Yesterday’s Tomorrow Today

Films about our late-1960s nervous optimism towards the future. Films include: 1999, Man-Made Man, Miracle of the Mind and Future Shock.

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

Televised Teen Trauma, Volume One

Ah yes, the ABC Afterschool Special. This
show introduced a whole generation of kids to suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse,
where babies come from and what happens when your best friend has one. All of
this before the parents got home from work. What’s even better is that most
of these shows featured many stars before they got famous. This tape contains
edited versions of what you saw on TV: Stoned: An Anti-Drug Film (with
Scott Baio), Schoolboy Father (with Rob Lowe and Dana Plato) and One
Too Many (with Michelle Pfeiffer and Val Kilmer)

From The Archive

Sell Sell Sell

Films that illustrate the subtley of good salesmanship while trying to make a buck or two. Films include – Who Killed the Sale?, Tough Customer, Goodwill Ambassadors, Kirby Sales Pitch Film (featuring Don Ameche), Atlantic Imperial Gasoline Promo Film and The Butcher, the Baker and the Ice Cream Maker.