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Title Na-Whon-Na-Ngwad-Puh-Why-D (16mm) (14201)
Physical Color; Sound; 7 minutes Produced 1901 Distributor Argonne National Film Lab (0044) Audience College, Adult (CA) Synopsis The Argonne National
Loabroatory at Arco, Idaho, was the first nuclear facility in the U.S. to supply electricity. The employment and training of Idaho Native Americans within the plant was another major accomplishment at the atomic reactor
faciltiy. Subjects Idaho Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Nannabah's Friend (16mm) (14202) Physical Color; Sound; 20 minutes Produced 1964
Distributor Echo Films (0161) Audience Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (PE)
Synopsis An authentic portrayal of Navajo life and customs. Based on the book by Idaho author, Mary Perrine. Subjects Children's Films; Indians of North America; Navajo
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Nature's Birds of Prey (16mm) (14218) Physical Color; Sound; 30 minutes Produced 1958 Distributor Tundra Productions (0522)
Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis Shows eagles, falcons, owls, and hawks native to Idaho and outlines their identifying characteristics such as size,
wing span, tail length, nesting habits and hunting techniques. Author MAY, JOHN BICHARD. Subjects Birds of Prey
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The Naughty Owlet (16mm) (14219) Physical Color; Sound; 8 minutes Produced 1973 Distributor Aims Media (0013)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis Story about a family of baby owls who live in a hollow tree. One owlet refuses to learn proper owl skills, and spends his time
looking at television until he is forced to take care of himself. Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Next Year Country (16mm) (14267) Physical Color; Sound; 55 minutes Produced 1981
Distributor Idaho Humanities Council (0245) Audience College, Adult (CA) Synopsis Documents the way in which four rural communities in the western United States are experiencing massive
change as a result of large-scale energy and mineral development. Creston, Washington, Circle, Montana, and Mercer County, North Dakota are shown dealing with the problems and opportunities brought by coal mining and
coal-fired power plants. Challis, Idaho experiences rapid population growth as workers move to the town to mine molybdenum. Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Night Before Christmas (16mm) (14270) Physical Color; Sound; 26 minutes
Produced 1972 Distributor Productions Unlimited (0431) Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (EJSCA) Synopsis An animated cartoon
telling how Clement C. Moore wrote the poem THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Features the Norman Luboff Choir and Orchestra as they present various Christmas songs. Author MOORE, CLEMENT CLARKE,
Subjects Christmas Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The Night Before Christmas (16mm) (14271) Physical Color; Sound; 10 minutes Produced 1976 Distributor Aims Media (0013)
Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (EJSCA) Synopsis Uses animation to present a film version of Clement C. Moore's Christmas poem.
Author MOORE, CLEMENT CLARKE, Subjects Christmas Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Night in a Pet Shop (16mm) (14272) Physical Color; Sound; 14 minutes Produced 1976
Distributor Mcgraw-Hill Films (0334) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE)
Synopsis What happens when the pet shop owner feeds his menageries, locks up and goes home? Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The Night the Animals Talked (16mm) (14273) Physical Color; Sound; 25 minutes Produced 1972 Distributor Mcgraw-Hill Films (0334)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis The Nativity as seen through the eyes of the animals in the stable. Subjects Christmas
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Night's Nice (16mm) (14274) Physical Color; Sound; 7 minutes Produced 1970 Distributor Stepfamily Association Of America (0491)
Audience Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (PE) Synopsis Depicts all the nice thing about night: the Fourth of July Firecrackers, Halloween masquerades, Christmas Eve, etc.
Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Norman Rockwell's World...An American Dream (16mm) (17947) Physical Color; Sound; 25 minutes Produced 1972
Distributor Films Incorporated Video (0191) Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Rockwell himself narrates this Academy Award-winning video, the only authorized video
portrait of one of America's most beloved illustrators. Through the use of archival film footage, dramatic reenactments, and the artist's work, this program shows how Rockwell faithfully recorded the world around him
and reflected the aspirations and concerns of a whole generation. Subjects Artists; Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978 Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Norman the Doorman (16mm) (14309) Physical Color; Sound; 15 minutes
Produced 1971 Distributor Weston Woods (0556) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis Tells the story of a mouse who is a doorman at an art
museum where he wins a prize and many friends with the tiny mobiles that he fashions from mousetraps. Author FREEMAN, DON. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Normandy Invasion (16mm) (14310) Physical Color; Sound; 19 minutes Produced 1944 Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA)
Synopsis Photographic record by U. S. Coast Guard combat photographers of the preparations for and the invasion of Europe in 1944. Subjects World War, 1939-1945
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title North American Indian Legends (16mm) (14314) Physical Color; Sound; 20 minutes Produced 1973 Distributor Bfa Educational Media/Phoenix Learn (0063)
Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12) (EJS) Synopsis Presents legends of Native Americans of three different geographical regions of North America which describe tribal
traditions, explain natural events, and express values of the people. Author BRUNO, SAL. Subjects Folklore; Indians of North America
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 2 copies
Title North from Mexico: Exploration and Heritage (16mm) (14316) Physical Color; Sound; 20 minutes Produced 1974 Distributor Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc (0145)
Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12) (EJS) Synopsis Traces the history of the Mexican-American people from the time of Coronado to the present, explores their culture,
and points out the contributions made by the Spanish. Examines the Chicano of today and his struggle to win long-denied human rights. Author MCWILLIAMS, CAREY,
Subjects Mexican Americans; Mexico Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title The North Wind and the Sun (16mm) (14317) Physical Color; Sound; 8 minutes Produced 1981
Distributor Coronet/Mti Film & Video (0139) Audience Elementary (4-6) (E)
Synopsis Animated story of a contest between the North Wind and the Sun. Teaches the lesson that you can sometimes do more by being gentle. Subjects Children's Films
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The Nuremberg Chronicle (16mm) (14339) Physical Color; Sound; 22 minutes Produced 1969 Distributor Three Hearts, Llc (0516)
Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis Discusses the Nuremberg chronicle, a record of 15th-century man's view of history and the world. Documents the beginnings of intellectual
expansion at this time. Includes pictures of medieval German architecture and woodblock prints. Author SCHEDEL, HARTMANN, Subjects Art, Baroque; Art, Renaissance
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The Nutcracker (16mm) (14340) Physical Color; Sound; 26 minutes Produced 1978 Distributor Barr Films (0055)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis An animated story of a serving girl who breaks the evil spell of the Mouse Queen and frees a prince who has been turned into a
nutcracker. Set to the background music of Tchaikovsky. Author HOFFMANN, E. T. A. Subjects Christmas Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 2 copies
Title Old Dry Frye (16mm) (14350) Physical Color; Sound; 29 minutes
Produced 1986 Distributor Film Ideas (0187) Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA) Synopsis Based on an Appalachian folktale, tells about a
traveling preacher called Old Dry Frye, who never passed up a chance for a good, home-cooked meal, chicken dinner being his favorite. Author MOSS, GARY.
Subjects Folklore; Short Stories Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title The Old Woman and Her Pig (16mm) (14357) Physical Color; Sound; 7 minutes Produced 1964
Distributor Mcgraw-Hill Films (0334) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE)
Synopsis An old woman returning from the market uses a cat, a rat, a rope, a butcher, an ox, water, fire, a stick, and a dog to get the pig over the stile. Author GALDONE, PAUL.
Subjects Children's Films Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The Olden Days Coat (16mm) (14358) Physical Color; Sound; 30 minutes Produced 1981 Distributor Learning Corporation Of America (0307)
Audience Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9) (PEJ) Synopsis While exploring her grandmother's attic, a young girl is transported back into the old woman's childhood. Intended to
help children understand and respect older people. Author LAURENCE, MARGARET. Subjects Children's Films; Christmas
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title OLYMPIA I - FESTIVAL OF THE PEOPLE, pt. 1 (16MM) (14360) Physical Color; Sound; 33 minutes Produced 1974 Distributor Phoenix/Bfa Films (0427)
Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis This is the English language version of the classic black and white film by Leni Riefenstahl, of the 1936 Olympic Games. The film is noted
both for its extensive footage of Adolph Hitler, and for its innovative use of cinematic artistry, such as dissolves, superimpositions, and slow motion. Parts 1-4 consist of the introduction, the carrying of the torch
by more than 3,000 runners from Olympia to Berlin, and track and field events (including Jesse Owens' achievements), the famous Olympia Marathon Sequence, and the beautiful slow-motion sequence of the high jump filmed
against the twilight sky. Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title OLYMPIA I - FESTIVAL OF THE PEOPLE, pt. 3 (16MM) (14362) Physical Color; Sound; 30 minutes Produced 1974
Distributor Phoenix/Bfa Films (0427) Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title OLYMPIA II - FESTIVAL OF BEAUTY, pt. 1 (16MM) (14365) Physical Color; Sound; 22 minutes
Produced 1974 Distributor Phoenix/Bfa Films (0427) Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis With a freer, less reportorial, more visual style, The Festival
of Beauty begins with a long prologue that builds gradually, moving through scenes in nature to the human form and finally to the Olympia Diving Sequence. Acrobatic events are seen against the clouds and trees. Sailing,
rowing, soccer, equestrian events, bicycle races, mass calisthenics, and the decathlon become a relentless procession of individual trials climaxed by a return to the national theme with the spectacle of the pageant of
flags. Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Omega (16mm) (14370) Physical Color; Sound; 13 minutes Produced 1970 Distributor Pyramid Film & Video (0437) Audience College, Adult (CA)
Synopsis An experimental film, composed almost entirely of special effects, which deals with the death and rebirth of mankind. Author FOX, DONALD. Subjects Creative Writing
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title On My Honor (16mm) (14376) Physical Color; Sound; 28 minutes Produced 1968 Distributor Boise Cascade (0069)
Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12) (EJS) Synopsis Presents scenes of the World Boy Scout Jamboree held for the first time in the United States in Northern Idaho.
Includes view of the gigantic barbecue, swimming, boating and other activities. Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title On the Road to '76 (16mm) (14646) Physical Color; Sound; 4 minutes Produced 1976
Distributor American Association Of Diabetes Ed (0022) Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA)
Synopsis Charles Kurault's broadcast on Idaho, with Walter Cronkite on the CBS evening news. Subjects Idaho Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title One Kitten for Kim (16mm) (14654) Physical Color; Sound; 16 minutes
Produced 1976 Distributor Virginia State Library And Archives (0543) Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis The story of Kim who is told by his
parents that he may keep only one of the kittens from his cat's litter, telling how he gives away his six extra kittens by trading them for other pets—goldfish, a parrot, a puppy, a rooster, and a baby alligator.
Author HOLL, ADELAIDE. Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title One Monday Morning (16mm) (14656) Physical Color; Sound; 10 minutes Produced 1972 Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3) (KP)
Synopsis Story about a small boy who imagines that the king, and other members of the royal court pay him a visit on Monday. Author SHULEVITZ, URI,
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title One Special Dog (16mm) (14664) Physical Color; Sound; 17 minutes Produced 1976 Audience Elementary (4-6) (E) Synopsis Uses a story about a
Southwest Indian family and a special dog to explain the values of family love, concern for one another, and parental warmth and understanding. Author MARTIN, PATRICIA MILES.
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The One Thousand Dollar Bill (16mm) (14666) Physical Color; Sound; 24 minutes Produced 1978 Distributor International Health Awareness Cent (0266)
Audience Elementary (4-6), Junior/Middle (7-9) (EJ) Synopsis Tells a story about a young man who tells off his employer, makes plans to marry his sweetheart and takes on the local establishment when
a huge sum of money temporarily changes his life. Illustrates that what a person believes about himself can be worth more than any sum of money.
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title One Was Johnny (16mm) (14669) Physical Color; Sound; 3 minutes Produced 1978 Distributor Weston Woods (0556)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis An adaptation of the book of the same title by Maurice Sendak in which Johnny's reading is disturbed by a whole parade of
animals in a counting tale. Author SENDAK, MAURICE. Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title Opera with Henry Butler (16mm) (14681) Physical Color; Sound; 30 minutes Produced 1970
Distributor Learning Corporation Of America (0307) Audience College, Adult (CA) Synopsis Illuminates the nature of traditional and modern opera in top professional performances from
Pagliacci and La Traviata. Henry Butler, stage director for the Metropolitan Opera Company, comments on the emotional inspiration for opera, famous opera houses, and trends in opera today. Includes interviews with the
performers. Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title OTTO, ZOO GORILLA, pt. 1 & 2 (16MM) (14723) Physical Color; Sound; 58 minutes Produced 1978 Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA)
Synopsis A behind-the-scenes look at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Focuses on the transfer of the great apes to new quarters, a delicate and dangerous process which afforded scientists an opportunity to gather
data on the apes. Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Our Country's Flag (16mm) (14727) Physical Color; Sound; 11 minutes Produced 1957 Distributor Coronet/Mti Film & Video (0139)
Audience Junior/Middle (7-9), Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (JSCA)
Synopsis Presents the history and symbolism of the American flag and explains the rules and reasons for proper respect toward the flag.
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title Our Totem Is the Raven (16mm) (17948) Physical Color; Sound; 21 minutes Copyrighted 1972 Audience Senior High (9-12), College, Adult (SCA) Synopsis
Fifteen-year-old David, an urban Indian boy, has little interest in his cultural heritage. His grandfather takes David into the forest to give him an understanding of the ways of his forefathers. This drama of a boy's
ordeal of endurance and ritual ascent to manhood movingly underscores the problems of the Indian when his customs clash with twentieth century values. Subjects Indians of North America
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The Owl and the Pussycat (16mm) (14852) Physical Color; Sound; 6 minutes Produced 1970 Distributor Mcgraw-Hill Films (0334)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3) (KP) Synopsis An animated verion of Edward Lear's beloved children's poem with an original musical score.
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend (16mm) (14853) Physical Color; Sound; 8 minutes Produced 1976 Distributor Aims Media (0013)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis Presents an Eskimo legend which explains why the raven is black.
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy
Title The Owl Who Married a Goose (16mm) (14854) Physical Color; Sound; 7 minutes Produced 1974 Distributor Idaho Camera (0237)
Audience Kindergarten, Primary (1-3), Elementary (4-6) (KPE) Synopsis A goose captures the fancy of an owl and they set out to share their lives together. The owl tags along as the goose teaches her
goslings to survive. He cannot do what they do, and finally, when the geese land on a lake, the owl plummets to the bottom. The allegorical message of this legend offers good topics for class discussion: once a
commitment is made it is difficult to reverse, and love often requires self-sacrifice. Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy Title The Oxbow Incident (16mm) (17949) Physical Color; Sound; 17 minutes Produced 1958
Audience College, Adult (CA) Synopsis Depicts the destruction of chinook salmon returning to the middle stem of the Snake River. Subjects Idaho; Salmon
Holdings 16mm film: Head Office, 1 copy |
