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  • 1970
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    The Bible as Literature: Part 1 -- Saga and Story in the Old Testament

    The Bible as Literature: Part 1 -- Saga and Story in the Old Testament

    1 1970 HD

    Deals with the Old Testament as a collection of literary forms. Combines paintings with narrative sculptures to relate the saga of the creation, the...

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  • 1969
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    The Lottery

    The Lottery

    6.70 1969 HD

    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...

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  • 1963
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    Art, what is it? Why is it?

    Art, what is it? Why is it?

    1 1963 HD

    John Canaday analyzes the place of art among the humanities as an expression of man's attempt to define what it means to be a human being. Mr....

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  • 2001
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    The Gift of the Magi

    The Gift of the Magi

    1 2001 HD

    A romantic tale of a young married couple who have little money to buy each other Christmas presents. And so she cuts off and sells her beautiful...

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  • 1975
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    Where Is Dead?

    Where Is Dead?

    1 1975 HD

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

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  • 1957
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    India: Introduction to Its History

    India: Introduction to Its History

    1 1957 HD

    This film describes the nature and impact of major religions in India, artistic monuments and contributions of each dynasty and cultural development...

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  • 1971
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    WEED

    WEED

    6.00 1971 HD

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

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  • 1975
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    The Painter

    The Painter

    1 1975 HD

    short from of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”. Mime makes the invisible visible...

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  • 1959
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    Indonesia: New Nation of Asia

    Indonesia: New Nation of Asia

    1 1959 HD

    Hosted by Ubud's political leader Agung Jakarta Sulawesi Mas, William Deneen here visits important sites and describes the political, religious, and...

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  • 1948
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    Great Lakes: Their Link with Ocean Shipping

    Great Lakes: Their Link with Ocean Shipping

    1 1948 HD

    Portrays the lakes as an important shipping route for a region of vast natural resources, major population centers and extensive industrial...

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  • 1973
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    The Reformation: Age of Revolt

    The Reformation: Age of Revolt

    1 1973 HD

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

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  • 1973
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    John Keats: His Life and Death

    John Keats: His Life and Death

    1 1973 HD

    Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

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  • 1954
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    The Pilgrims

    The Pilgrims

    1 1954 HD

    Follows the Pilgrims from England to Holland and to New England. Discusses the Mayflower compact and the hardships in the New World.

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  • 1947
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    Puppetry (String Marionettes)

    Puppetry (String Marionettes)

    1 1947 HD

    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...

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  • 1951
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    Drug Addiction

    Drug Addiction

    4.00 1951 HD

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

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  • 1970
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    Lord, Let Me Die but Not Die Out

    Lord, Let Me Die but Not Die Out

    1 1970 HD

    Follows contemporary American poet James Dickey on a three week lecture tour. Reveals the actual thoughts and feelings of the poet through his...

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  • 1969
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    The Image of the City

    The Image of the City

    1 1969 HD

    "Based on the exhibition "Photography and the city", designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institute". A primer on the modern problems of...

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  • 1953
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    Halloween Party

    Halloween Party

    1 1953 HD

    This movie starts with a Mother and her two children nonchalantly going to the window when someone knocks on the window. Shouldn't they be on their...

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  • 1954
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    The Truck Farmer

    The Truck Farmer

    1.70 1954 HD

    An interesting little short about the exploitative system of the 1930's-50's that used cheap Mexican workers (that "cross the border on temporary...

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  • 1969
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    The Lady, or the Tiger?

    The Lady, or the Tiger?

    1 1969 HD

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

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