Share an exciting adventure with Sandy and Crystal as they go searching for "Mica's Magic Gemstone." Along the way to finding their treasure, they meet four very interesting characters: Mica - the tour guide, Sir Sediment - ruler of the sedimentary rocks, Iggy St. Igneous - guardian of the igneous rocks, and Matty Morphic - the metamorphic magician. Our characters use catchy songs to introduce Sandy and Crystal to the three major categories of rocks.
La importancia de llamarse Ernesto y la gilipollez de llamarse Eric (2023)
He was born in Granada, the only city in the world with an explosive name. At the age of ten he joined the Falange because he wanted to play the drum. His biggest musical influences have been Holy Week and his first host, the one he was given at birth. It was produced at the age of sixteen. A little later he began using drugs to escape. he should have died before thirty. For forty years he has hit the drums as life has hit him, with all his might.
The Veluwe (1923)
A film about the Veluwe region of the Netherlands, by the director of the Gemeentelijke Schoolbioscoop in Rotterdam. We see detailed images of villages, towns, moors, streams, ponds, poultry, and sheep farming. Van der Wel shot his own footage (according to the intertitles), but also used existing films. He drew mainly on the ‘city films’ from the catalogue of HAP & BenS. We see, for example, images from the films "Oosterbeek aan den Rijn" and "De Steeg" made by the Arnhem film company AFKO; and from the films made for Haghe Film "From Arnhem en omstreken" to "Barneveld and Elburg", directed by Willy Mullens.
The Nerd, the Brute and the Rocker (2023)
The last entry in the web-series 'Cases of Teens' focuses on three young people quite different from each other. Cristovão, Daniel and Francisca, come across a vengeful confrontation that may question their own personalities, and twist the teenage clichés.
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
Part of acclaimed filmmaker Frank Capra's "Wonders of Life" series of science-based films (which won an Emmy Award for Best Editing) teaches kids about the power of gamma rays and radiation.
Room Zero (2009)
Wayne Adam Ford is a convicted serial killer on Death Row. Victoria Redstall is a model who trained to be a cop. Together, and against all odds, Ford and Redstall take us on a roadtrip into the mind of a serial killer and attempt to find the identity of his first victim. All that remained of her was a dismembered torso.
Four-Point Conics (1961)
An experimental mathematics film designed to elucidate the study of four-line conics.
Theory of the C-1 Autopilot, Part 1: Basic Principles (1943)
Animated training film demonstrating the process by which an autopilot uses gyroscopic controls to maintain an airplane in level flight.
Passfire (2016)
A film about fireworks, the people who make them and the cultures behind them across the globe.
There's No Business Like No Business (1963)
On behalf of the Arvin Corporation, Buster Keaton demonstrates the importance of using Maremont auto parts for potential repairs while running a petrol station.
Red Asphalt (1964)
The first film in the Red Asphalt driver's education series, presented by the California Highway Patrol, shows graphic accident footage demonstrating the consequences of drunk, reckless and unsafe driving.
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Great Outdoors! (2003)
Get ready to explore the great outdoors with Elmo and learn all about Fish, Weather and Wild Animals! Wild Animals, Fish and Weather! With a dancing shade, a mischievous drawer, a frisky television and a playful computer, "Elmo's World" is the perfect place for preschoolers to learn all about the world around them. So if you want to know what to wear in the rain, where a fish lives or which animals are wild, it's time to visit "Elmo's World".
Friends of Mine: “Boys and Girls” (2020)
A birdwatching trip inspires Max to ask questions about the different expectations we have for boys and girls. His friend Moira helps him challenge what we think it means to be a boy by teaching him a few ballet moves.
Friends of Mine: “The Places We Come From” (2020)
Max learns about immigration and the meaning of home from his friend Srijoni, who shares her story of moving to Canada from Bangladesh when she was young.
The Road to Ruane (2024)
Billy Ruane, storied impresario of the 90s Boston indie music scene. Billy promoted shows and inspired cult-like followings of bands by the likes of The Lemonheads, Dinosaur Jr., Pixies, Superchunk, Buffalo Tom, Elliott Smith, Pavement, and Sonic Youth. His gracious treatment of artists set new standards in music. But underneath Billy’s exuberant cartoon-like demeanor and Harvard education, was the pain of a man with deep trauma, who struggled with bipolar disorder and substance abuse, and was confounded by the weight of an endless supply of money.
Elevado 3.5 (2007)
A documentary about the crowd of people that commingle throughout the 3.5km of the Minhocão, an overpass in the central region of São Paulo, built during Brazil's military dictatorship.
Camouflage (1944)
This film is a treasure. It's one of the best examples of the theory and practice of the art of camouflaging military targets from air observation & attack that you'll find anywhere, presented in a highly entertaining Disney style full color animation supplemented by live action film. Hosted by “Yehudi the Chameleon,” the action is centered around a P-39 Airacobra base in the Pacific and is chocked full of useful information & “how-tos.” Some of the many things you'll learn: how camouflage works in Nature, analyzing the specific camouflage needs of your location, theories and application of different camouflages, hiding in shadow, using camouflage netting, creating dummy targets, breaking up distinctive shadow lines that outline structures, concealment by “blending,” making “trees,” hiding routes & paths or creating fake ones, hiding targets in plain sight by adding minimal camouflage and more.
Queen of Condoms (2007)
Ceschi and Stamm's documentary tells the incredible story of Monika Krause, a former East German citizen, who became Fidel Castro's Sexual Education Minister. After 20 years in Cuba, Krause set the Cuban sexual revolution in motion: in favor of a woman's right to sexual fulfillment and legal abortion, and against exclusion of homosexuals, she acquired the title "Queen of Condoms". A film about potent female agitators, staunch macho men and Caribbean love lives.
Cloudspotting (2010)
This 90-minute documentary brings to life Gavin Pretor-Pinney’s international bestseller, “The Cloudspotter’s Guide”, which draws on science, meteorology and mythology for a magical journey through the world of clouds. It is no dry treatise on the science of nephology but a playful trip through the varied beauty and distinctive personalities of the ten principal cloud types From the ethereal cirrus to the terrifying cumulonimbus, the film tells the story of the short but eventful life of clouds and their importance to our planet. Find out how immense quantities of water can stay up in the sky for so long and how lightning and thunder are created.