16mm Educational Films

This film examines the birth of America, the story of this new nation and its struggle to survive between the years 1789 and 1815. Clearly explains the social, political and economic uncertainties and difficulties facing the new United States.

The legacy of Anne Frank is one of the most well-known in literature and history. This film tells the story of this brave Jewish girl who has to go into hiding to avoid the Nazis only to be found after 2 years and deported to a concentration camp.

Canadian naturalist Tommy Tompkins follows a pack of wolves in the Canadian Rockies documenting their habits and behavior and examining their contribution to the balance of nature.

Provides an introduction to the American economic system. Explains the relationship between productivity and wages and between productivity and the standard of living. Cites causes of economic growth.

Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and Morgan capitalized on early American innovation and built modern America. These men were early industrial giants and built the oil, rail, steel, shipping, and finance industries along with the American dream.

Explores the life of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. Not only a great biography but a great story. Very well made film by Bell Systems.

Jacques Cousteau's divers and filmmakers recorded for the first time the complete migration of the red socket eye salmon on their life cycle journey form Fraser Lake in Alaska where the fish spawn to the ocean and back.

Today most scientists believe that super massive black holes at the galactic centres are the "engines" that power the quasars. This films studies the size of quasars, super massive black holes, formation of quasars, radio waves from space objects, super novas, stars,

Ultimately remembered for the Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, the 31st president, was known for public service as an engineer, administrator, and humanitarian. Great biography of this US President. Part 2

Ultimately remembered for the Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, the 31st president, was known for public service as an engineer, administrator, and humanitarian. Great biography of this US President.

At Home, 2001 is a film made in the late 1960's that tells what future homes will look like in the 21st century or 2001 to be exact. Very funny! Narrated by Walter Cronkite. Uncut, HD version

Depicts a career in trucking, semi trucks of the 1950's, family life, different shifts, layovers and shipping documents involved with the career. Examines the life of a trucker working for Norwalk Trucking Lines out of Chicago in the 1950's.

Examines the rise of civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates valley in the Middle East. These early civilizations formed around major rivers - the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia and the Nile in northeastern Africa. Explores the history of the newly-arrived people called the Sumerians.

St. John's Cathedral Boys' School, at Selkirk, Manitoba, is the most demanding outdoor school in North America, but it cannot accommodate all the students who would like to enroll. Boys of thirteen to fifteen begin with an initiation tougher than they have ever faced: paddling canoes through some five hundred kilometers of wilderness in two weeks, portaging and camping all the way, learning not only outdoor lore but cooperation and self-confidence as well. 1974

A scientific study of the physical, chemical and biological aspects of the oceans. Presents current views of the character and dynamics of oceans and explains the scope, objectives, and problems of current oceanographic exploration. Shows various types of instruments and equipment used in the study of ocean currents, marine biology, and the ocean floor. A classic educational film from 1960 👍

You are there as the RMS Titanic set sail on a five-day journey across the North Atlantic Ocean and sank after colliding with an iceberg, tragically taking the lives of more than 1,500 passengers and crew. Walter Cronkite narrates. #titanic #ships #oceanliner

Eastern culture accepts Western influences, though the essence of the Japanese psyche remains very un-Western. That psyche, with its adherence to ritual and to the group is amply demonstrated in this eye opening film. #japan #japanesetradition

The use of a Slide Rule is shown clearly in this well made video. A classic educational film showing everything you need to know about slide rule usage.

This classic film shows how "A Ford Car is Born" or was built in the 1960's at the Ford Rouge Plant on River Rouge in Dearborn, Michigan. The film shows 1968 Ford cars being assembled by thousands of workers including, 1968 Ford Thunderbirds, 1968 Mercury Cougars, 1968 Ford Mustangs, and 1968 Ford Falcons. Absolutely amazing footage from the Rouge Steel Plant to Dearborn Assembly in Dearborn Michigan.

Discusses the theory and practice of absolute monarchy in 17th century Europe and the views of various political philosophers of the period.

Dramatizes the problems, philosophies, and lifestyles of several teenagers who have become parents due their own lack of sexual responsibility. Emphasizes their unrealistic views toward their futures.

This film tells the history of America leading up to the second world war. It contains original footage, focuses on the days before war & follows the slow but inevitable intervention of the United States. The immediate trigger for this intervention was the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Reports on the origins and development of Presidential nominating conventions in the United States from 1832 to 1976.

A film report made from original footage, showing the destruction brought to Hiroshima and Nagasaki by two atomic bombs in August 1945

This is the story of the St. Lawrence Seaway which opened to navigation in 1959. Construction of the 189-mile (306-kilometer) stretch of the Seaway between Montreal and Lake Ontario is recognized as one of the most challenging engineering feats in