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Every year, on June 27th, in a small village in New England, inhabited by no more than 300 people, a lottery is held in which a family is chosen as...

Marty, a "good boy," experiments with marijuana and experiences "profound mental and emotional disturbances." As in all anti-drug films of this...

Dr. Heidegger invites four of his respected friends to try out the elixir of youth.

Bartleby, an enigmatic man who calmly refuses to carry out his duties, is introduced in this period dramatization of Melville’s haunting story...

Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

This 1971 color anti-drug use and abuse film was produced by Concept Films and directed by Brian Kellman for Encyclopedia Britannica. “Weed:...

Heroin anti-drug educational film

Follows Chaucer's pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, telling stories as they ride. Chaucer's England (1958) Shows some background scenery taken in...

Using a scientific discovery approach, the film explains what wind is, how it forms, and its effects on the environment and human life. It...

This short explores the early planning innovations and the subsequent mistakes that resulted in developing urban sprawl, suburbia, and gentrification...

In this quiet, naturalistic dramatic short, six-year old Sarah grapples with understanding mortality after the sudden death of her older brother,...

Describes the making of a puppet in detail from the carving of the head to the fitting of the strings. Close-ups show how the movements of the...

This film provides contrasts and similarities among the three countries. In Norway, Deneen visits with a fishing family from the small city of...

The film illustrates the various services provided by a bank through the experience of Mr. Frank Adams. It details his process of depositing money,...

This educational documentary describes the political, social, and religious conditions of sixteenth century Europe. It also Interprets the reforms of...

The film "Lewis and Clark" chronicles the historic expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, beginning with their departure from St....

Actor Pat Morita hosts three animated stories. Part of the Britannica series of animated films.

A visually experimental adaptation of the classic Frank Stockton short story.

An introduction to Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist. A world poet-a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and...

A short film on early 1950s Iran.