The Enemy Agent & You
This Cold War counter-spy instructional film was created to convince government officials traveling with top secret info to watch their backs. Watch hapless G-men get seduced by treacherous Soviet she-spies.
MORE ...Don’t Be a Sucker
In this anti-fascist film produced by US Military in the wake of WWII, the producers deconstruct the politically motivated social engineering of Germany by the Nazi regime. Its argument is just as timely and relevant today.
MORE ...Despotism
“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 […]
MORE ...Hands
In this short World War II propaganda montage, the filmmakers examine the uses of hands, and how the united hands of America and her Allies will defeat the Axis. In times of war as in times of peace, hands hold many purposes and functions. Hands are tools with which we play musical instruments, type letters, […]
MORE ...The Star Spangled Banner I
Another rousing rendition of America’s National Anthem, produced in the 1970’s, often bookending the daily broadcasting for the day.
MORE ...The Star Spangled Banner II
In yet another compelling version of the US National Anthem, the Star Spangled Banner is set within an unmistaken naval motif, showing off global strength across the seven seas. In this reel, you can hear the misalignment in the spool thread which causes the optical audio soundtrack make a whizzing sound.
MORE ...Trip to Where
Trip to Where is a propaganda film produced by the US Navy to warn sailors on shore leave about indulging in psychedelics, which were all the rage in the late 1960’s. The opening sequence, a psychoactive, surreal trip that lasts nearly 8 minutes, is enough to consider this an undiscovered masterpiece of psychedelic cinema. The […]
MORE ...Arctic Ice Cap Adventure
ARCTIC ICE CAP ADVENTURE From the forbidding frontier of the arctic icecap at the top of the world, come rare films made by a task force of army engineers. Amid eternal snow and cold, military and civilian personnel are finding out how to erect settlements on the icecap. How to conquer an area vital to […]
MORE ...What Makes Us Tick
An animated, idealized illustration of how the stock market works, produced lovingly by the New York Stock Exchange in 1952.
MORE ...Brazil: Belo Horizante
Belo Horizante is short documentary produced by The Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs in 1949. The OCIAA, established by FDR in 1940, had a stated mission to focus on strengthening ties in defense, economics, policy, and culture between the United States and Latin America. In the film, Belo Horizante is heralded as one of […]
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