Punishment Park

Punishment Park 1971

7.31

In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.

1971

US

US 1970

9.00

This experimental 1970 color documentary film, ostensibly designed to provoke classroom discussion employs a boldly unconventional approach to addressing the issues of drug addiction, featuring the music of Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. The film eschews narration for montage effects and extended fly-on-the-wall scenes of various drug users in conversation.

1970

Welcome to Holland

Welcome to Holland 1970

1

A Midwestern schoolteacher begins to suspect that her husband’s cheating on her, so she enlists the help of a fellow teacher to catch him in the act, which leads her to discover her husband's dark secret life.

1970

Frog and Toad Are Friends

Frog and Toad Are Friends 1985

5.90

Claymation adventures based on the popular children's book series of Frog and Toad by author Arnold Lobel.

1985

Ralph S. Mouse

Ralph S. Mouse 1991

6.00

Ralph the mouse lives at the Mountain View Inn and loves his motorcycle. When the inn becomes overriden with mice and Ralph's friend Matt the bellboy must leave, Ralph asks his other friend Ryan to take him to school as part of a plan to help Matt.

1991

Uncle Elephant

Uncle Elephant 1991

4.50

Old Uncle Elephant does his best to cheer Arnie up until his missing parents return. Provides viewers with some gentle lessons about caring.

1991

The Cave

The Cave 1973

1

Carried by a rich narration from Orson Welles, this rarely seen 1973 animated adaptation of Plato’s 'allegory of the cave' populates the tale with haunting human figures, bringing retro-surreal life to the parable.

1973

The Perils of Priscilla

The Perils of Priscilla 1969

4.50

The adventures of a cat who endures the indignation of a busy family and the dangers of being lost in a big city.

1969

The Clean Club

The Clean Club 1990

1

Talking germs and objects teach kids the importance of proper hygiene.

1990

Lost Puppy

Lost Puppy 1969

1

A young girl's puppy escapes the yard while her mother is at work. She goes out on her own to find her puppy, first to the park, and then to a bus depot. An educational short film to promote class discussion.

1969

Frog and Toad Together

Frog and Toad Together 1987

5.80

Claymation adventures with the characters from the popular children's book.

1987

Pigs!

Pigs! 1967

6.40

Color UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Documentary sans commentary featuring only natural sounds of pigs feeding, scratching, fighting, snorting, digging, sleeping. Named Best Educational Film of 1967.

1967

Torn Between Two Fathers

Torn Between Two Fathers 1989

1

The daughter of a divorced couple wages her own custody battle. After her natural mother dies in an accident, a teenager sues her natural father for the right to live with her disabled step-dad.

1989

Morris Has a Cold

Morris Has a Cold 1993

7.50

After a moose gets germs from a ball that a raccoon sneezed on, and a musical number from said germs, a bear has to nurse the moose back to health.

1993

AIDS: What Everyone Needs to Know

AIDS: What Everyone Needs to Know 1985

1

The film provides information about the course and symptoms of AIDS, the effect of AIDS viruses on the immune system, the routes of infection, the main risks of infection and the protective measures against them.

1985

Mouse Soup

Mouse Soup 1993

1

A mouse caught by a hungry weasel must think of ways to delay the prospect of becoming lunch. Includes all four stories from the book: 'Bees & the Mud', 'Two Large Stones', 'The Crickets' and 'The Thorn Bush'.

1993

The Bike

The Bike 1968

1

A boy steals his neighbor's brand new bike with his friend. They go on a ride to the park, where the stolen bike is damaged. The boy is left to decide if he should tell the truth or protect his friend.

1968

Sooper Goop

Sooper Goop 1976

1

A quick, unabashed look at the downside of "kids' cereals" and hard-sell marketing, through the fictional brand Sooper Goop; an overpriced, overprocessed, candied, chemically-enriched, bad excuse for nutrition. (Not to mention a here-today, gone-tomorrow one; by the end, Sooper Goop is already being outsold by Eatum Sweetum, made from a different grain, but with the same drawbacks.) Kid-friendly, with a lesson easy to understand, and impossible to forget.

1976

Wee Gillis

Wee Gillis 1985

1

Tells the story of a Scotch boy who can't decide whether he wants to be like his father, a Highlander, or his mother, a Lowlander.

1985