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PSA about the history of Syphilis and the medical treatments used to combat it that's meant to raise the public awareness of the dangers of this insidious modern plague and the necessity of blood screenings and treatments.

The first steps of a newborn foal.

An instructional film on first aid for scald burns. Folk remedies such as applying oil or egg-white to scalds are replaced by medical methods and the importance of getting such burns checked in hospital is emphasised.

A portrait of the Scottish city of Aberdeen.

The film takes a look at a diving school and shows what the divers do.

This documentary, produced by Paul Burnford, features how products are made in factories. It uses an example of a jack-in-the-box produced by Mattel.

Oscar nominated short film from 1955

Short educational film about how Saudi Arabia preserves, draws, and conserves water.

Experimental survey of down-and-outs in the city. - BFI

A tour behind-the-scenes of a puppet theatre in Munich, set up by students.

A documentary looking at Britain's new diesel "Fell" 10,000 locomotive.

"Color Lithography: An Art Medium" (1955), which guides us through the process of creating a multilayered lithograph from stone. It shows the preparation of a lithographic stone and methods of drawing on stone with crayons and Tusche liquid. Demonstrates the processes needed for three-color printing and presents and discusses examples of color litho work. Depicts an edition being made of 50 prints from original works.

Glimpse from the hospital operation in Oslo Municipality. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

A documentary recounting Anne Frank’s story and death at Bergen-Belsen before turning to a detailed examination of the camp itself—the routines of its officers, the atrocities committed there, and the troubling postwar reality that many perpetrators lived freely with state support in Germany.

Documentary about the history of the Belgium-Congo route, made on the occasion of the thousandth flight.

This short documentary records the rural sights and sounds of the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The day of the big stationary threshing machine is almost over, as the machine is pushed into obscurity by the combine harvester. But there are still parts of Canada where crops are gathered in the old-fashioned way as the men work out in the fields and the women manage the kitchen. This film offers a rare and charming glimpse into mid-20th-century rural and family life in Canada.

A special episode of the Chronicle commemorating the death of Bolesław Bierut. He died in Moscow, March 13, 1956. The President of Poland, the President of the Council of Ministers of the Polish People's Republic, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party, was a guest of the earth-shattering 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, at which Khrushchev delivered a secret speech on the crimes of Stalinism. Obviously, the film does not mention that because in our country Bierut's death began the thaw period. An honor guard was set next to the coffin in Moscow. The funeral was attended by PUWP delegates, marshals of the USSR, family and workers. The last journey led through Moscow to the airport, where the Bulgarian Prime Minister gave his farewell speech. The funeral march created by Fryderyk Chopin accompanies the images in the production.

This Shell Film from 1953, "Oil The Invisible Traveler" looks at how petroleum is brought from producing regions to the market. It starts with the challenges of oil transportation, notably that it is a lot harder to transport a liquid. This is followed by a short history of oil transportation including barrels, carts, and floats, and how these eventually evolved into tanker cars on trains, tanker trucks, ocean tankers, and pipelines. Then the US pipeline system is explained as well as how oil is transported in an example case from Texas to New York. It ends with all the benefits that oil products bring to daily life.

Wedding gift from Maya Deren to Geoffrey Holder; Stan Brakhage and Larry Jordan made film of wedding at Maya Deren’s invitation, told to be “as free as possible”

This film illustrates the basic facts of human reproduction shown through the lives of a young farm couple with one child.

In a southern town, San Cataldo, a woman gives birth to a child, but the latter is destined to live a life of hardship like the other members of her family.

Armi Kuusela is sitting in front of the fireplace in her fur coat during a language lesson, the male teacher asks her to speak English, Armi offers her a bowl of Budapest sweets and the man also makes the mistake of speaking Finnish. Three young women having coffee in the living room, one reading, the other taking Budapest. At home, she reads the script aloud and eats a cocktail chocolate bar.

An ad for the new Motoramic Chevrolt.

Documentary about Paul Klee on the occasion of his retrospective at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.

An exploration of the contrast between modern civilization and isolated groups of people, often referred to as “primitive”, whose way of life is largely untouched by technological progress.

A look at the cultural, historical, and urban development of Kassel.

Some images from the porcelain factory in 1919. The film was taken from the casemate of oblivion in 1953 and here Wilhelm Kåge talks over the images.

BAFTA nominated BBC documentary about the acclaimed British artist L.S. Lowry.

A short film focusing on the account of a coaching tour told by the driver, who attempts to try to create a happy atmosphere and cement friendships.

A film about the importance of beet brigades. It shows the preparation of beet seed and the course of the growing season of the sugar beet, especially the moments when farmers cannot do without the help of part-time workers.

Documentary short showing folk singing and step dancing traditions in a Suffolk pub.

Where do we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? This experimental found footage film outlines the history of humanity in a few minutes. It is focused on the central theme of the 20th century - the Holocaust and the atomic bomb.

Arctic landscape. Polar station. Winterers at their instruments, by the map. Preparing dog sleds for the journey. Winterers and dogs making their way through the snow. Bear cub tracks in the snow. Amidst a blizzard, two bear cubs traverse the snowy plain. Winterers collect the cubs, bring them to the station. Cubs get to know the station, play and wrestle. Constructing a play area, digging a den for the cubs. Sending the cubs by plane to Moscow. Zoo. Cubs are washed, examined by a veterinarian. Cubs on the young animals' platform, bathing, playing with a dog.

The signing of the State Treaty on 15. May 1955 was the reason for an elaborate special report of the AUSTRIA WOCHENSCHAU. The color-shot film report documents the arrival of the foreign ministers of the four signatory powers of the Soviet Union, the USA, Great Britain and France. This is followed by the iconic recordings with the signing of the Austrian State Treaty and the proclamation of Leopold Figl: »Austria is free!«. Also visible is the dissolution of the Allied Council with the last military parade on 27. July 1955 and the withdrawal of the occupying powers. This special edition of the AUSTRIA WOCHENSCHAU came on 28. October 1955 in Austrian cinemas.

A documentary about the aviation holiday in Tushino on July 27, 1952.

Birthright, which presents the work of the Family Planning Association, is a valuable record of the organisation of contraception and fertility services before the introduction of the contraceptive pill. But, more than this, in its filmmaking style it conveys much about the social attitudes of this era, and the spirit in which those services were conceived and delivered.

Divides domestic and wild animals into three groups--those that eat meat, those that eat plants and those that eat both meat and plants. Explains that different animals are suited to eating different kinds of food, that wild animals must search for their food, and that all animals need food for their existence and growth.

Following the success of Rubens and his series of short art films, Paul Hasaerts embarked on a project exploring the Flemish Primitives. With this film, he set out to offer a sweeping overview of fifteenth-century Flemish painting, showcasing masterpieces by Van Eyck, Van der Weyden, Bouts, Van der Goes, Memling, Quinten Metsys, and Brueghel, capturing both their artistic brilliance and historical significance.

George Stoney investigates the living conditions, both good and bad, in the rural, segregated South.

Provides a biography of John James Audubon, including his youth, his struggles to resolve repeated business failures with an intense interest in wildlife painting, his decision to dedicate his life to his art and his eventual triumph in the publication of his work The Birds Of America.

A visit to Athens, Greece and the island of Rhodes.

Foundation of a great industrial future for India.

13-minute documentary taking a look at the song "Silent Night" from the time it was written to the music and finally to it being performed across the world.

A compilation reel of 16mm home movies filmed by Cab Calloway during a tour of South America, with both Kodachrome and black-and-white film edge codes indicating years of 1950 and 1955.

Man's need to create beauty, to interpret the world around him in image and color, has found expression in many forms, from the days of primitive culture to the present. This film surveys the work of Canadian craftsmen in many fields, showing how the changing Canadian scene has been their constant inspiration and how business enterprise today is increasingly using the skills of the artisan to enhance the decor of building interiors.

An accidental interruption of the S. Giacomo Electric Line requires the intervention of a team of specialized technicians. The short movie follows these men to the place of intervention, dwelling on the beautiful snow-capped landscapes and the local inhabitants engaged in their daily activities.

This Oscar-nominated New Zealand short looks at a number of mountains in New Zealand with a fair amount of emphasis on skiing. While a number of mountains are shown, most of the movie covers Mt. Cook (known as Aorangi to the Maori)

Survival City is a 1955 American short documentary film directed by Anthony Muto. It shows the effects of an atomic bomb on an American town. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.