A Feather in His Collar

A Feather in His Collar 1946

5.00

Made for the Community Chests of America, Pluto demonstrates his community spirit by donating his collection of bones.

1946

Searching

Searching 1974

7.00

A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children.

1974

Preventing the kidnapping of elementary school student Yumi

Preventing the kidnapping of elementary school student Yumi 1991

1

This is an educational anime short produced to be shown in schools and designed to prevent child abduction. It follows a young girl named Yumi who dreams about a video game she is playing which teaches her what to do if a strange man tries to force her into a car.

1991

Stoner's Night Out

Stoner's Night Out 1970

1

Presented by Voices in Society and Travelers Insurance Indemnity, this untitled PSA-style film from the 1970s is a compilation of various anti-drug use PSAs from National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Information (NCADI). The films were assembled by a film collector who did public screenings of cult films; he often showed this compilation under the moniker “Stoner’s Night Out”. NCADI is the information service for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The PSAs that comprise this film combine footage of drug use as well as interviews. Overall, this film warns of the short-term and long-term effects of drug use with the later segments of the film focusing on marijuana use specifically.

1970

Women in Industry

Women in Industry 1948

1

The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them.

1948

Suicide Trail

Suicide Trail 1960

1

Shot with a big cowboy nod to the Western genre, this road safety film shows the danger of speeding on an unknown country road at night.

1960

The Saga of the First and Last

The Saga of the First and Last 1954

1

Margaret Conneely was active in amateur filmmaking locally and internationally for nearly half a century, first joining a local Chicago camera club in 1949. Her son, John, stars in Saga of the First and Last, a short film about a boy, a gun and his first (and last) cigarette.

1954

The New Spirit

The New Spirit 1942

5.60

Animated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return.

1942

Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line

Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line 1942

5.80

Documentary short film demonstrating the process by which waste fats from the kitchens of American homes can be transformed into the raw materials for explosives for the war effort.

1942

Never Be A Victim

Never Be A Victim 1996

1

POLICE OFFICER JIM BYRNE, Canada's most honoured Safety Education Specialist brings you his famous TEN RULES, with which he has personally tested more than 25,000 students. Learn key strategies now taught in many schools and used by police working with the full NEVER BE A VICTIM Institutional Study Program. Develop your own personal streetproofing skills so you can train and test your family. Robert Gordon, who created this remarkable program in partnership with Metropolitan Police introduces this family video library against a backdrop of today's troubled society. TEACHING LIFE SKILLS FOR A SAFER COMMUNITY OFFICER JIM'S TEN RULES FOR STREETPROOFING • STRANGER MYTHS • ABDUCTION • BEING FOLLOWED • DANGEROUS PLACES • AVOIDING CARS AND VANS • GOOD TOUCHING-BAD TOUCHING

1996

Broken Glass

Broken Glass 1973

1

As part of a wider anti-litter message, this film addresses the problems of rubbish left on beaches.

1973

The Un-Calculated Risk

The Un-Calculated Risk 1977

1

Produced by the American Red Cross Shows the things that can go wrong when people with little experience or training set off in canoes, rafts, and kayaks. Shows the dangers of underwater obstacles, treacherous currents, icy water, flow-through hazards, and unpleasant surprises around the bend. Stresses the need for pre-experience instruction as the best means for preventing accidents. Blue Ribbon winner, American Film Festival.

1977

The Story of Menstruation

The Story of Menstruation 1946

5.50

A basic explanation of the purpose and process of menstruation, told largely with diagrams.

1946

I Am Me!

I Am Me! 2016

6.30

Aspiring hip-hop star Francisco builds a name for himself as a musical artist while his conscience helps him through family drama and discrimination.

2016