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America’s Presidents

1950

America’s Presidents

America's Presidents - 1950's

In this educational film from the 1950’s, a laundry list of America’s Presidents shows where the nation came from and where it was going at the brink of the Eisenhower era. After hearing the short, and often sanitized, description of each US leader, one wonders how this film might have continued to Nixon, Carter, Reagan, […]

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Despotism

1940's

Despotism

Despotism - 1946

“The State – I am the State.” – Louis XIV In this timeless educational film from 1946, the pernicious mechanics of despotism are broken down. Through illustrated charts, we can determine analytically where our community stands within a scale with Democracy on one end and Despotism on the other. These conditions are affected by the […]

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Experiments in the Revival of Organisms

1940

Experiments in the Revival of Organisms

Experiments in the Revival of Organisms - 1940

Reminiscent of a David Cronenberg film, Experiments in the Revival of Organisms, distributed by the Soviet Film Agency, is a documentary capturing revolutionary scientific research into the reanimation of organs. Not for the squeamish, we watch as the heart of a dog is brought back to life through artificial methods, pumping blood and operating as it […]

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