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Title 20th Century Art - a Break with Tradition (16mm) (16565) Physical Color; Sound; 20 minutes Produced 1965 Distributor Alemann Films (0016)
Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Discusses how modern artists defied tradition in their search for new dimensions of expression. Shows how artists use novel styles and
techniques to interpret the ever-changing face of 20th century life. Subjects Art, Modern Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Adolescence (16mm) (10045) Physical Color; Sound; 22 minutes Produced 1967
Distributor Ccm (0096) Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Illustrates the hard work and persistence necessary to succeed in the world of ballet as exemplified by the
experiences of a young girl who studies with a former Diaghilev star, fails her first audition, and returns to continue her studies. ENGLISH SUBTITLES. Subjects Ballet
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title AERONAUTICS AND SPACE REPORT PROGRAM #34: "THE 50th YEAR" (16MM) (10059) Physical Color; Sound; 14 minutes Produced 1967
Audience College, Adult (CA) Synopsis This film describes the areas of aeronautical research which NASA pursued from 1917-1967. Subjects Aeronautics
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title An Age of Revolutions (16mm) (10076) Physical Color; Sound; 31 minutes Produced 1972 Distributor International Health Awareness Cent (0266)
Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis Uses paintings, political cartoons, and scenes of historic locations to portray the diplomacy of the American
Revolution through the early Federal period. Covers Washington's farewell address, Benjamin Franklin's sojourn in Paris and his crucial role in winning American independence, the Monroe Doctrine, the Louisiana Purchase
and the War of 1812. Subjects United States-History Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 3 copies Title Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (16mm) (10109) Physical Color; Sound; 9 minutes Produced 1976
Distributor Bfa Educational Media/Phoenix Learn (0063) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE)
Synopsis An animated version of the Arabian nights tale about a lazy boy and his adventures with his magic lamp. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Alaska (16mm) (10110) Physical Color; Sound; 28 minutes Produced 1982 Distributor Kaw Valley Films (0283)
Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Provides an overview of the climate, geography, industry, recreation, transportation and history of America's 49th state.
Subjects Alaska Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title ALBERT EINSTEIN: THE EDUCATION OF A GENIUS, pt. 2 (16MM) (10114) Physical Color; Sound; 22 minutes Produced 1974
Distributor Films For The Humanities And Scienc (0190) Audience College, Adult (CA) Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Ali Baba (16mm) (10144) Physical Color; Sound; 11 minutes Produced 1971
Distributor Connecticut Films (0135) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE)
Synopsis An animated story about a small boy with a turban of butterflies who outsmarts Mustafa and his band of thieves. Author LUZZATI, EMANUELE, Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title All Gold Canyon (16mm) (10155) Physical Color; Sound; 21 minutes Produced 1972 Distributor Weston Woods (0556)
Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Adapts Jack London's story about a prospector who discovers gold, works his claim, and is ambushed. Points out the effects of materialism
on man. Author LONDON, JACK Subjects London, Jack, 1876-1916; Short Stories Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 2 copies
Title All in the Morning Early: A Scottish Folktale (16mm) (10156)
Physical Color; Sound; 10 minutes Produced 1969 Distributor Bfa Educational Media/Phoenix Learn (0063) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE)
Synopsis A repetitive counting rhyme based on a Scottish folktale. From the book written by Sorche Nic Leodhas. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Allegro Molto (3rd Movement) from Symphony No. 5 in E Flat Major By Jean Sibelius (16mm) (10166) Physical Color; Sound; 10 minutes Produced 1968
Distributor Bailey-Film Associates (0053) Audience College, Adult (CA)
Synopsis Uses photographs of scenes of nature to express the music of the third movement of Symphony no. 5, by Sibelius. Author SIBELIUS, JEAN,
Subjects Music; Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957 Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Amate: The Great Fig Tree (16mm) (10179) Physical Color; Sound; 30 minutes Produced 1987
Distributor Benchmark Films (0059) Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Filmed in the rain forests of Central America, this film reveals the complex life cycle of the
giant fig tree and the diverse ecological systems which depend on it for survival. Subjects Central America; Environment
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Amazing Grace (16mm) (10180) Physical Color; Sound; 10 minutes Produced 1979 Distributor National Audiovisual Center (0362)
Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Presents the giant sequoia in all its moods and seasons, conveying the essence of these great trees. Subjects Trees
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The American Bald Eagle (16mm) (10201) Physical Color; Sound; 16 minutes Produced 1971 Distributor Coronet/Mti Film & Video (0139)
Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (EJSCA) Synopsis Presents the life cycle of the American bald eagle to show its characteristics and to emphasize
the need for taking conservation measures if this species is to be preserved. Subjects Birds of Prey Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 2 copies
Title American Sawmill (16mm) (10205) Physical Color; Sound; 22 minutes
Produced 1966 Distributor Film Originals (0189) Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA)
Synopsis Old and new at a sawmill near Emmett, Idaho, and the way of life of five men who work there. Subjects Idaho
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title American Songfest (16mm) (10206) Physical Color; Sound; 42 minutes Produced 1976 Distributor Weston Woods (0556)
Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis Children's book author, Robert McCloskey visits with authors of books related to traditional and patriotic American
songs: Steven Kellog, Robert Quackenbush, Pete Seeger, and Peter Spier. Subjects Authors Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 2 copies
Title American Sportsman - Idaho Elk Hunt (16mm) (10207) Physical Color; Sound; 14 minutes
Produced 1977 Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Filmed near Mackey Bar, this film shows how a hunter and his experienced guide sucessfully tag an elk.
Subjects Idaho Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title American Tall Tale Heroes (16mm) (10208) Physical Color; Sound; 13 minutes Produced 1975 Distributor Coronet/Mti Film & Video (0139)
Audience Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (PE) Synopsis Features adventures of four American folk heroes: Stormalong, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and Pecos Bill.
Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The American Vision (16mm) (10209) Physical Color; Sound; 36 minutes Produced 1966 Distributor Ebec (0160)
Audience College, Adult (CA) Synopsis Traces the development of American painting from pre-Revolutionary days to the beginning of the twentieth century. Presents the history of America during this
period, as illustrated by paintings in the National Gallery of Art. Subjects Painting, American Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title America's Library (16mm) (10197) Physical Color; Sound; 18 minutes Produced 1980
Distributor Films Incorporated Video (0191) Audience College, Adult (CA) Synopsis Presents a brief history of the Library of Congress with a sampling of its many treasures, from dime
novels to the Gutenberg Bible, Houdini's library, Whitman's Poetry, Beethoven's scores, and countless early maps, manuscripts, prints and photographs. Subjects Library of Congress
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Ananse's Farm (16mm) (10216) Physical Color; Sound; 7 minutes Produced 1975 Distributor Films Incorporated Video (0191)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis Presents a Ghanaian folktale about Ananse, a spider who uses a deception to bring his friends to work peaceably together.
Expresses the moral that the wrong means for an end brings undesirable results no matter what the motive. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Anatole (16mm) (10220) Physical Color; Sound; 9 minutes Produced 1960 Distributor Texture Films (0514)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis Tells how Anatole, a mouse, brought honor to a cheese factory in Paris by secretly grading the cheese he tasted.
Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Anatole and the Piano (16mm) (10221) Physical Color; Sound; 12 minutes Produced 1977 Distributor Mcgraw-Hill Films (0334)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE)
Synopsis Illustrates a story about a mouse who was a fine musician and cheese taster, and tells how he found the piano he had always wanted. Author TITUS, EVE.
Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title ANCIENT PLACES, v. 1 (16MM) (10224) Physical Color; Sound; 30 minutes Produced 1980 Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA)
Synopsis Visits prehistoric Indian rock art in Barrier Canyon, Utah; giant rock cisterns in Hueco Tanks State Park, Texas; and Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico, one of the oldest continuously occupied villages in
America. Subjects Indians of North America; Rock Drawings, Paintings, and Engravings Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title AND NOW MIGUEL, pt. 1 (16MM) (10230) Physical Color; Sound; 63 minutes Produced 1953
Distributor School Co (0465) Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9) (EJ) Synopsis Story of an American family in the Southwest to whom the traditions of sheep-raising have come down
through generations from Spanish ancestors. Portrays their family life and the fulfillment of young Miguel's dream of being accepted on an equal footing by his father and older brothers.
Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title AND NOW MIGUEL, pt. 2 (16MM) (10231) Physical Color; Sound Produced 1953 Distributor School Co (0465)
Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9) (EJ) Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title And What Did You See? (16mm) (10235) Physical Color; Sound; 15 minutes Produced 1966
Distributor Action For Corporate Accountability (0006) Audience College, Adult (CA)
Synopsis A Peace Corps volunteer describes his experiences. Uses flashbacks to dramatize his experiences in India. Subjects India
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Andy and the Lion (16mm) (10238) Physical Color; Sound; 10 minutes Produced 1955 Distributor Weston Woods (0556)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3) (KP) Synopsis An iconographic motion picture about a boy who befriends a circus lion and is in turn befriended.
Author DAUGHERTY, JAMES HENRY Subjects Children's Films; Circus Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Animal Towns of the Prairie: Prairie Dogs and Their Neighbors (16mm) (10250) Physical Color; Sound; 10 minutes
Produced 1976 Distributor Ebec (0160) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis Habits and characteristics of prairie dogs are described.
Interrelationships are shown among the prairie animals, such as the skunk, owl, rattlesnake and ant. Subjects Animals-Behavior
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Anna Sokolo's 'rooms' (16mm) (10257) Physical Color; Sound; 30 minutes Produced 1966 Distributor R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (0450)
Audience College, Adult (CA) Synopsis Presents the production of the modern ballet ROOMS by Anna Sokolow. Introduces it as a description of the loneliness and alienation of modern man.
Subjects Ballet Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Annie and the Old One (16mm) (17961) Physical Color; Sound; 14 minutes Produced 1976 Distributor Phoenix/Bfa Films (0427)
Audience Elementary (4-6) (E) Synopsis The Old One is the beloved grandmother of a little Navajo girl named Annie. Annie loves to hear the many stories her grandmother tells, but one day the Old One
reveals a sad truth - when the new rug on the loom is finished, she will go to Mother Earth. Based on the book by Miska Miles. Author Miles, Miska
Subjects Aging; Children's Films; Miles, Miska, 1899-1986 Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Ant and the Dove: An Aesop Fable (16mm) (10270) Physical Color; Sound; 11 minutes Produced 1978
Distributor Coronet/Mti Film & Video (0139) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3) (KP)
Synopsis One good turn deserves another" is the moral of this fable by Aesop. An animated tale of an ant who is able to save the life of a dove. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Ant and the Grasshopper (16mm) (10271) Physical Color; Sound; 10 minutes Produced 1979 Distributor Bfa Educational Media/Phoenix Learn (0063)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis An animated version of Aesop's fable about a happy-go-lucky grasshopper who sings and plays all summer while the ant steadily
gathers food for winter. When winter finally comes the grasshopper learns that it is best to prepare for the days ahead. Author AESOP. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Antarctica: Laboratory for Science (16mm) (10273) Physical Color; Sound; 27 minutes Produced 1978 Distributor National Science Teachers Assn (0378)
Audience College, Adult (CA) Synopsis Shows research which the U.S. Antarctic research program has been conducting in such areas as terrestrial and marine ecosystems, weather and climate, and
surface and subsurface geology. Subjects Antarctic Regions Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Apple Dolls (16mm) (10285) Physical Color; Sound; 19 minutes Produced 1979
Distributor Wombat Film & Video (0567) Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis Documents the traditional folk art of making apple dolls. Focuses
on Urve Buffey who discusses and demonstrates the process of transforming firm, yellow fruit into apple doll creations. Author BUFFEY, URVE. Subjects Folk Arts
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Apt. 3 (16mm) (10289) Physical Color; Sound; 8 minutes Produced 1977 Distributor Weston Woods (0556)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis On a rainy day two brothers try to discover who is playing the harmonica they hear in their apartment building. Based on the
book by Ezra Jack Keats. Author KEATS, EZRA JACK. Subjects Children's Films; Keats, Ezra Jack, 1916-1983 Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Arcaina (16mm) (10291) Physical Color; Sound; 22 minutes
Produced 1974 Distributor Northwest Media (0396) Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (EJSCA)
Synopsis A look at the traditions of the Basque sheepherders. Basque Festival at Elko, Nevada features the Boise Basque Dancers. Subjects Basques; Idaho
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Art in Children's Books (16mm) (10302) Physical Color; Sound; 10 minutes Produced 1964 Distributor Weston Woods (0556) Audience College, Adult (CA)
Synopsis Excerpts from Lively Art of the Picture Book. Introduces a variety of illustrators' techniques as viewed in animals, towns and trees. Brief interviews with Robert McCloskey, Barbara Cooney and Maurice
Sendak. Subjects Illustrators Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Arthur's World (16mm) (10312) Physical Color; Sound; 12 minutes Produced 1970 Distributor Stepfamily Association Of America (0491)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis Tells the story of Arthur's yearning to see the unknown world beyond his backyard fence. Includes an imaginative view of the
world, its landscapes, and the wonders to be found at home. Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Atikameg (16mm) (10340) Physical Color; Sound; 24 minutes Produced 1981
Distributor Canadian Travel Film Library (0092) Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Mike Shepley, angling journalist, travels 500 miles north of Winnipeg to the
Cranberry Lakes where he demonstrates the use of different tackle and bait and emphasises the conservation aspect of sport fishing. Subjects Canada; Fishing
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Atlin (16mm) (10341) Physical Color; Sound; 12 minutes Produced 1985 Distributor Canadian Travel Film Library (0092)
Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis A small village that once boomed during the gold rush, Atlin is located in the northwestern part of British Columbia. Conveys the peace and
tranquility that pervades this small community. Beautiful scenery and good fishing are shown. Subjects British Columbia; Canada
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Atmospheric Science: Violent Storms (16mm) (10342) Physical Color; Sound; 15 minutes Produced 1986 Distributor Coronet/Mti Film & Video (0139)
Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis Shows the drama of nature's most spectacular display, the thunderstorm, and follows scientists as they study the
mysteries of thunderheads. Discusses technological advances, such as satellites and Doppler radar, that offer the promise of spotting developing tornadoes before they can be seen from land.
Subjects Thunderstorms; Tornadoes; Weather Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Attic of the Wind (16mm) (10347) Physical Color; Sound; 6 minutes Produced 1973
Distributor Weston Woods (0556) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis Uses the pictures and text of the book of the same title by Doris Herold Lund,
illustrated by Ati Forberg, to present the lyrical poem which focuses on the need of children to hold on to small beloved things. Author LUND, DORIS HEROLD. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 2 copies
Title Aucassin and Nicolette (16mm) (10353) Physical Color; Sound; 15 minutes Produced 1978 Distributor National Film Board Of Canada (0369)
Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis Recounts the 13th-century love poem about Aucassin and Nicolette, showing the many obstacles they face before being
united in a happily-ever-after ending. Subjects Children's Films; Poems and Poetry Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Audubon Shore Birds (16mm) (10354) Physical Color; Sound; 20 minutes Produced 1976
Distributor Milner-Fenwick Productions (0348) Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (EJSCA) Synopsis Recreates John James Audubon's observations
of the birdlife of Florida using many of the artist's own paintings. Describes ornithological behavior and adaptations, and depicts many species of birds in their natural habitats.
Author AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, Subjects Audubon, John James, 1785-1851; Birds-Behavior Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Awaken to Alberta (16mm) (10365) Physical Color; Sound; 14 minutes Produced 1985
Distributor Canadian Travel Film Library (0092) Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis View the many activities available to tourists in the province of Alberta.
Subjects Alberta; Canada Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy |
