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- StarsLorne GreeneWater pollution in the United States: an early warning produced for the just established federal Environmental Protection Administration. Narrated by "Bonanza" series TV star Lorne Greene. "The most beautiful film on ugliness ever made." -Variety
- DirectorMegan MylanStarsAnti ChauhanGhutaru ChauhanVirendra Kumar DasA real-world fairy-tale about the journey of Pinki and Ghutaru, two children in rural India whose lives are forever changed by a simple surgery they never imagined possible.
- DirectorEdward FreedStarsMerrell GageHead of the sculpture dpeartment at USC when this film was made (by USC), Merrell Gage was a lifelong expert on Abraham Lincoln. This short was a lecture often given by Gage, using wet clay to depict the on-going changes to Abe's face over the years as Abe altered his hairstyle, grew a beard, and showed the effects of aging. Shown on TV many times, a fascinating look at one of history's important statesmen.
- DirectorRoger ShermanThe Garden of Eden is a 1984 American short documentary film directed by Roger M. Sherman. The film posits that in the next 30 years, 20% of all forms of life will cease to exist. It argues that it can be for good business to save the environment: discoveries in the plant, animal, and microbiology worlds show that what you might think of as unimportant could be the cure to a major disease, save an entire species of plant, or ward off pests. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
- A profile of artist Paul Gauguin.
- DirectorKaren GoodmanThe story about The Children's Storefront School, an independent tuition-free school in Harlem, set up in 1966 to help kids from poor neighborhoods get better education and support.
- This film features interviews with a number of hearing-impaired women, often in their homes, where the lighting is unusually dark.
- DirectorEdwin E. OlsenStarsKnox ManningNorman NevillsEdwin E. OlsenPart of the Warner Brothers Sports Parade series, this short film chronicles the attempt by a group of men to navigate the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon to Lake Mead. Led by Norman D. Nevills, 9 men undertake a 19-day trip in three specialty-built rowboats through the more than 200 rapids, some of which run at 30 m.p.h. Along the way, they see the remnants of previous expeditions including wrecked boats and even a skeleton. They also visit now-abandoned Pueblo Indian cave dwellings.
- DirectorThomas B. FlemingDaniel MarksFollows the County Sheriff's special gang unit in South Central L.A.
- DirectorJulien BryanStarsJulien BryanA short film which documents the siege of Warsaw at the beginning of World War II.
- DirectorRalph KeeneStarsStephen MurrayThe cycle of the seasons in the land around Selborne in Hampshire, home town of Gilbert White, country parson and naturalist.
- DirectorEric ThiermannStarsVivienne Verdon-Roe
- DirectorDeborah DicksonStarsMarian SeldesFrances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller is a wonderfully dynamic portrait of an American cultural heroine. Now 100 years old, Frances Steloff was the founder and force behind the renowned Gotham Book Mart of New York City, a center for avant-garde literature and literati since 1920. She began with only $100 and thirty books and she modestly recalls her role in the bookstore's past.
- DirectorJoyce BorensteinStarsGriffith BrewerPaul SolesA glimpse of the life and work of painter Sam Borenstein.
- DirectorPatrick CareyStarsTom St. John BarryAlan DellNiall ToibinThe film celebrates the life and work of the poet, W.B Yeats.
- DirectorHaro SenftWest German short documentary film about the Kahl Nuclear Power Plant.
- StarsJoe KingThis film examines the reasons why the United States decided to engage in the Korean War. Scenes describe Russia's attempt to gain power following World War II (Korea included), and its refusal to allow free elections in the country. Footage shows Soviet-backed North Korean troops' movement into South Korea on June 25, 1950, the United Nations' response, and the armed struggle against both North Korean and later Chinese troops led by General Douglas MacArthur.
- DirectorDavid PetersenExamines the history of Sherrill's Restaurant and Bakery in Washington, D.C. How a unique restaurant integrates into the culture of the community.
- DirectorRobert McCartyA world of its own exists on the rooftops of NY ranging from affluent to working people; kids to would be painters; and from readers to sunbathers...one thing unites them all -- the world of rooftops in New York.
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsRalph BellamyPostwar propaganda film in support of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Strident but poignant, focusing on children. The film surveys the Nazi/Japanese atrocities, post-war devastation and the early relief efforts. This film was responsible for raising over $200,000,000, making it a top moneymaking film.
- DirectorCarroll BallardStarsJohn CarterThe American farm and farmer at harvest time, beginning in Texas with the first cutting of winter wheat, and following the season north to the Canadian border.
- DirectorDavid PapernyStarsPeter Jepson-YoungAn intimate, first-person story documenting the last two years in the life of a young doctor with AIDS.
- StarsGary CooperA documentary about the snowy attractions of mid-twentieth century Aspen, Colorado.
- DirectorCharles GuggenheimStarsRichard BurtonRobert F. KennedyShown on all television networks simultaneously and at the Chicago Democratic National Convention in August of 1968, this moving film tribute to a man who had hoped to win the presidency created a historic moment when it brought the proceedings to a standstill and the crowd, in tears, to its feet. Commissioned by the Kennedy family, the film begins with the funeral train to Washington, D.C. and follows the triumphs and tragedies in the late Senator's life with extraordinary newsreel footage, archival stills, and home movies. The film was produced in only four weeks, two months after the Senator's assassination, in order to meet the Convention deadline. Guggenheim Productions, with the country's resources at its fingertips, worked around the clock to complete this film honoring RFK's life and the Democratic Party. "Robert Kennedy Remembered" is a poignant film biography that evokes the spirit, quality and commitment Robert Kennedy brought to his life and work. This film went on to win Academy Award® for Best Documentary Short in 1968. "To watch it is to experience a profound sense of loss and tragic waste all over again."---Los Angeles Times
- DirectorThomas L. NeffStarsMichele OrrIn this vibrant glimpse of the life and work of American artist Red Grooms, he reveals his secret weapon - a hot glue gun - and the sources of inspiration for his life-size three-dimensional works which he has dubbed "picto-sculptoramas."