Uses time-lapse photography to show the physical power of plants in their efforts to receive sunlight and fulfill their growth. Experiments show how plant fiber can hold more weight than copper wire; tendrils can support a plant vertically and seedlings can move barriers laid on top of them. Demonstrates how a plant draws water up from the ground. Germinating peas break out of a glass jar, while a parasitic plant can overwhelm another. Indicates how plants forcibly overcome obstacles placed in their way.

Part of John Kieran’s Kaleidoscope series.

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After watching two days of difficult films and video, film collector Greg Pierce let artist/performer/nurse Joan Vorderbruggen remove his stitches on stage – creating their own spectacle of odd hard to watch footage. Banjo accompaniment by collector/researcher/performer Rich Remsberg. While many Bastard Film attendees documented this event, this video was made by filmmaker/archivist Andy Lampert.

Heroine Of The Week (1960s circa) 5 min
A fire chief tells a reporter about how a young teen girl who realizes that a fridge is on the fire.

Girls Are Better Than Ever (1967) 13.5 min
Encourages teen-age girls to participate in total fitness programs and to take an active part in sports. Includes scenes from the lives of teen-age girls highlighting some of their problems and giving solutions.

Balance Beam For Girls (1971) 8 min
Portrays a combination of mounts, dismounts, floor skills and a variety of stunts ranging from beginning, medium to superior difficulty. Demonstrates spotting techniques. Includes combined movements for useful beam routines.

Body Human, The – Facts for Girls (1980) 23.5 min
Presents Marlo Thomas leading preadolescent and adolescent girls in an informal discussion about their changing bodies and emotions.

Barbara’s New Shoes (1955) 6.5 min
Life situation films for teaching the hearing impaired individual speech reading. Mother and the shoe salesman have trouble pleasing 10-year-old Barbara until Barbara’s friend agrees with Mother.

All Girl Melody Makers (1940s) 7.5 min
Three songs by Dave Schooler & his 21 perform Swinghearts Tchaikowskiana, Pavanne, In an 18th Century Drawing Room.

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Comedy genius Jonathan Winters (R.I.P.) and his cast of characters convince kids to keep America beautiful by pitching their litter into trash cans.

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Race For Space (1960) 51 min
Analyzes the missile race between the United States and Russia. Contains American and Soviet rocket and space films including the firings of Sputnik I and II and the launching of the Explorer I. Features Mike Wallace

Way Stations In Space (1961) 12 min
Explains the need for such structures to serve in space exploration, in communication, and in research.

First Men Into Space (1962) 15 min
Live photography, animation and scale models show the first American orbital space flight. Discusses the problems of decreased air pressure, multiweight and weightlessness.

Project Apollo – Manned Flight To The Moon (1963) 12 min
Animated. Shows the principal steps taken by NASA to place men on the moon and get them back safely within this decade.

Astrovac – Zero Gravity Personal Body Wash Unit 5 min
A proposed solution for astronauts to keep themselves clean while in zero gravity. Simple to use.

NASA Aeronautics and Space Report (1965) 4 min
Highlights NASA’s projects during 1965: Gemini 5, U.S. Space Park, Re-Entry Heating

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Inside The Big E. (ca. 1963) 13min
Depicts a day aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise. Shows the role of lubricating oil in powering this ship. Explains how petroleum research keeps pace with lubricating needs of the nuclear age.

All Together (1973 circa) 21min
Lou Rawls appeals to all the soul brothers and sisters to join the man’s Navy.

Ladies Wear The Blue (1974) 29min
Tracing the history of Navy women from 1917, this film stresses the importance of equal employment opportunity and highlights the changes the Navy is making toward offering a more satisfying and rewarding career to women in naval service.

Story Of A Storm (1972) 29min
Describes how the Navy Weather Service helps Navy and cargo ships to avoid adverse weather conditions. Burl Ives narrates. All about the Navy’s Weather Central.

Very Special Man (1968) 17min
Shows the importance of electronics to the Navy and opportunities available for recruits in advanced electronics. Plus the chicks dig it! Plenty of shots of sailors using 1960s electronic equipment.

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Cautious Twins (1960) 6 min
Story of a boy and girl who are sent to the store for a loaf of bread. They follow their mother’s instructions and are cautious with strangers since they seem to live in Child Predator City.

Mr. Finley’s Feelings (1954)10 min
Animated look at how anger and pentup feelings can cause problems.

A Short Vision (1956)6 min
Animated. Analyzes the effects of a bomb explosion over a sleeping city and views the destruction of man14
by man. Presents a warning of what might happen if an atom bomb were used for war

Can We Immunize Against Prejudice? (1954) 6 min
Demonstrates how three sets of parents try to ‘IMMUNIZE’ their children against prejudice by using three different methods. Narrated by Eddie Albert (Green Acres)

Owl And Fred Jones (1959)14 min
Describes the role of habit in daily life and explains how habits can be controlled or changed to enhance their usefulness.

Sniffy Escapes Poisoning (1967) 6 min
Attempts to prevent accidental poisoning which continues to be a major hazard to the pre-school and primary grade-level child with animation and song. By the end, audiences are generally rooting for the kid to get poisoned!

Inside Magoo (1959) 14 min
Nearsighted Mister Magoo tries his best to ignore newspaper headlines, radio reports, and a billboard truck with bullhorn informing him of the seven danger signals of cancer.

Booby Traps (1944) 4 min
Hapless Pvt Snafu learns the hard way about all the dangerous booby traps that the enemy can leave behind.

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Living In A Reversed World (11 min)

Consists of a perception experiment in which university students wear devices which invert their fields of vision. Shows the stages of adaptation to new situations. Filmed at the institute of experimental psychology at Innsbruck, Austria.

Comparative Tests On A Human And A Chimpanzee Infant Of Approximately The Same Age, Pt 2 (1932) (15 min)

Compares the reactions of a normal human infant between the ages of 10 and 14.5 months to psychological tests, and the responses of a chimpanzee companion, age 7.5 to 12 months, to the same tests. Brings out the effects of different rates of growth and learning abilities and illustrates the capacity of the animal to outdo the child in many tests. Includes hand preference, startle reaction time, delayed reaction, cap-on-head, detour, tickle, ice and rotation tests.

Experimental Studies In Social Climates Of Groups (1940s) (30 min)

Illustrates the behavior of boys organized in clubs, each of which is run either on democratic principles, an autocratic principles, or as a laissez-faire group. Shows the responses when the groups are changed from one type to another. Includes graphs and charts giving statistics on group actions and reactions.

A Million To One (1961) (5 min)

Shows a flea pulling a massive dry ice puck, thus demonstrating the small force needed to move a nearly frictionless body. Includes a short excerpt from the film ‘INERTIA’ which describes the dry ice puck.

Electric Eel, The (1954) (12 min)

Electric eel introduced as one of the catfish family, details of its electrical activity are given. Explains 2 types of electrical discharge, how they are produced and what their functions are demonstrates strength of discharges.

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Points out the importance of a pleasing voice that can be heard and understood. Shows how to correct common voice faults which are due mostly to carelessness.

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Considers how poor handwriting can cause misunderstandings, poor grades in school work and expensive errors. Demonstrates good handwriting techniques.

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