Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health

The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect.

1945-06-29 | en

Munchers: A Fable

Proto-claymation goes awry with talking teeth and a demonic decay character. Dancing vegetables highlight this great film.

1973-04-05 | en

Mouchy

1951-01-01 | cs

Kašlání a kýchání

1951-01-01 | cs

Neviditelní nepřátelé

1951-01-01 | cs

India

Heinzi Boesel and Kurt Fellner are two Austrian health inspectors forced to work together, traveling through Austria. Over time a beautiful friendship evolves between the odd couple who couldn't stand each other initially; a friendship that even overcomes the boundaries of great tragedy.

1993-10-07 | de

A Matter of Life and Death: History of Hygiene

Hygienic habits are as old as the various human civilizations; but each era establishes its own customs: whether private or public, everywhere and at all times, methods of personal cleanliness have depended on cultural conventions, religious morals, political ideologies and economic interests; because the control of basic hygiene has also been and is one more tool in the infinite exercise of power over the masses.

2021-03-19 | de

A town without flies

A teaching film for social studies, which was developed as a new educational subject in 1947. At an elementary school in Hokkaido, children have started a fly extermination campaign to improve school hygiene. In order to eliminate the causes of flies, the entire town is working to improve the sanitary environment. The short was filmed with the cooperation of Mizukaido Elementary School in Joso City and is the first film in the "Social Studies Teaching Film System" by Iwanami Film Productions.

1950-06-01 | ja

Clean and Neat with Harv and Marv

In this educational film about personal hygiene, Harv and Marv are animated characters in the real world. When Marv says he wants to become human, Harv shows him that real people have to bathe, wash their hands and teeth, and mind their appearance.

1975-01-01 | en

Malchen, die Unschuld vom Lande

Produced by a division of social services, the film follows a country girl's journey to learn more about hygiene and health after she's rejected from by her boyfriend who thinks her uncultivated.

1921-01-01 | de

Slash of the Knife

Parody focused on the horrors of being uncircumcised.

1976-01-27 | en

Ve vzduchu je nepřítel

1955-01-01 | cs

Excretapolitics

2024-01-01 | xh

Imperfect

Last letter from a serial killer in distopic Istanbul...

2020-01-07 | tr

Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?

The film "Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?" emphasizes the critical importance of sanitation in food handling for public health. It explains how bacteria, which can multiply rapidly and cause illness, are often transferred by people, pests, and contaminated tools. To prevent foodborne illnesses, food handlers must adhere to strict hygiene practices, including frequent handwashing, maintaining proper food temperatures, and ensuring cleanliness in food preparation areas. The film highlights that while heating food kills bacteria, it does not eliminate toxins that may have already formed, making prompt refrigeration essential.

1969-01-01 | en

Growing Girls

After several farmyard analogies featuring chicks and calves, the well-spoken narrator and director of the film, Winifred Holmes, considers the subject of girls and how they reach adulthood and readiness for the 'important job of motherhood.

1949-11-15 | en

Body Care and Grooming

This educational film emphasizes the importance of good grooming and personal hygiene habits. Clothes should always appear clean and neat, and should be appropriate to the classroom setting. (Inappropriate dress makes you uncomfortable and conspicuous, not a good thing!) The functions of the skin are examined in scientific detail. Methods for cleaning the skin are demonstrated. Besides maintaining skin and body health, good grooming habits will help you "fit in" in various social situations, and may even help a gal attract a boyfriend!

1947-01-01 | en

Finding Nemo

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.

2003-05-30 | en

The Wall

Life as they knew it was all soon to end, when the darkness arrived and began to descend.

2017-02-07 | en

A Very Quarantwinned Christmas

When a snowstorm strands their mom in Iowa, twin sisters Ava and Olivia wonder if they will have to spend the holidays alone. Ava loses her Christmas spirit, until a family member gets sick and she learns the true meaning of Christmas.

2020-12-18 | en