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Forklift Driver Klaus: The First Day on the Job

August 2001 •German

Short film depicting a fictional educational film about fork lift truck operational safety. The dangers of unsafe operation are presented in gory details.

Taistelukenttä 2020

June 2020 •Finnish

Learning to Live

November 1964 •English

The film twice states that it doesn't intend a moral injunction, but it clearly does with comments such as "our society... regards sexual intercourse outside marriage as irresponsible and possibly disastrous" and "you can use your knowledge with responsibility and real love or you can use it wantonly and with mere animal appetite". This is clearly marriage education not sex education.

The Road of Health

November 1938 •English

The lecturer shows a microcinematographic sequence of spirochaetes and drawings of the gonoccus (the bacteria responsible for syphilis and gonorrhea). He then turns to an easel and begins to draw 'the road of health'; the cartoon takes this up in magic drawing, in a style that is highly reminiscent of the 'Giro the Germ' series made for the Health and Cleanliness Council a few years before.

Bookkeeping and You

January 1947 •English

An overview on how bookkeeping is an important skill, particularly when it comes to running a business, a farm, or your personal finances.

Zakázané ovocie

July 1977 •Slovak

Inside the Bruderhof

Invalid date •English

In one picturesque village in Sussex, life is very different. There’s no crime, debt or homelessness, everyone has a job but no-one earns a wage, and none of the children watch television, use social media, play video games or have a mobile phone.

Wrong Way Butch

September 1950 •English

This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and machinery are misused and safety warnings are ignored.

Nedobrovoľný kúpeľ

November 1977 •Slovak

Why Study Home Economics?

January 1955 •English

Two sisters are trying to decide which classes to take next semester. When one wants to take home economics, the other is stunned. Why should anyone need to study home economics?

Lemon Tree

February 2008 •Hebrew

Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the Secret Service to order the trees' removal for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority, Israeli army, and a young attorney, Ziad Daud, who takes the case. In this allegory, does David stand a chance against Goliath?

The Shoplifter

January 1964 •English

This film details the techniques used by amateur and professional shoplifters to steal over $6 billion in merchandise annually. Emphasizing how much of this stealing could be prevented ... A convicted shoplifter displays stealing methods under actual conditions and explains how employees could have prevented the thefts.

Mot i brøstet – 30th Anniversary

January 2023 •Norwegian

A 30th anniversary special celebrating the Norwegian sitcom Mot i brøstet. Actors Nils Vogt, Sven Nordin and Hilde Lyrån share their memories.

Firework: Eyes

January 1974 •English

Stark 70s firework safety film which mixes the everyday and the uncanny.

Dante

April 2014 •English

"Leave out any hope of salvation, now you're getting in, to never leave again" (Hell - Canto III) It's been years since Beatrice died. Dante, now lonely, has lost control of his life and nothing on Earth is able to help him. Is a holy soul from Paradise, her timeless love and endless care that gives Dante's life a twist. Beatrice, bending the rules of the Underworld, offers her old friend the opportunity to understand the value of life. Dante, guided by the knowledgeable soul Virgilio, will have cross Hell and Purgatory and face several challenges to have the chance of being enlightened by the vision of the Empyrean. His journey is physical and emotional. By meeting many wondering souls Dante will have cope with inner resistances and overcome them evolving and growing to move on with his life.

The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

October 1957 •English

Part of acclaimed filmmaker Frank Capra's "Wonders of Life" series of science-based films (which won an Emmy Award for Best Editing) teaches kids about the power of gamma rays and radiation.

Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video

January 1993 •Japanese

An educational short starring Mario and Kirby that teaches Japanese Kanji to young children.

Rock Odyssey: A Rocks & Minerals Revue

January 1991 •English

Share an exciting adventure with Sandy and Crystal as they go searching for "Mica's Magic Gemstone." Along the way to finding their treasure, they meet four very interesting characters: Mica - the tour guide, Sir Sediment - ruler of the sedimentary rocks, Iggy St. Igneous - guardian of the igneous rocks, and Matty Morphic - the metamorphic magician. Our characters use catchy songs to introduce Sandy and Crystal to the three major categories of rocks.

Elevado 3.5

April 2007 •Portuguese

A documentary about the crowd of people that commingle throughout the 3.5km of the Minhocão, an overpass in the central region of São Paulo, built during Brazil's military dictatorship.

Pre tých, ktorí..

January 1959 •Slovak