1949 Movies

A 12-minute, silent film, shot in color, brings the viewer right into the camps. Camels come and go frequently. Men generally wear long tunics and flo...

This short documentary looks at the Indigenous Gitxsan community in central British Columbia’s Skeena River through one of its members, Ben Risdale. W...

From Reykjavík, the capital city’s modern architecture, to traditional weaving and herring fishing, Iceland is presented as a progressive country, pro...

An episode of "The March of Time" - a theatrical newsreel series created by the editors of Life Magazine and Time Magazine.

A film about conservation of the earth made in 1949 by the N.Y. Zoological Society.

Problems of underfunded and outdated schools.

A documentary about fruit growing and canning in Australia.

This classroom training film was designed to show the achievements of Roman culture in the areas of government, architecture, engineering, language an...

The first film to be made directly by and in the name of a gay organisation, the Dutch gay rights movement COC.

Set in Accra, Ghana

From ringside seats at the circus, children see aerial ballerinas, acrobats, clowns, horses and elephants.

Frank Harris is a hard-working kid with a paper route that he diligently maintains. He is given a dog, Pal, by Mr. Morgan, one of the customers on his...

A simple demonstration of the basic design and operation of a watch, including stop-motion animation showing a watch being assembled from many parts.

Teenager and parents in conflict learn to develop mutual understanding.

Propaganda film produced by the British Colonial Film Unit that covers the Colonial Exhibition on Oxford Street held during Colonial Month in the summ...

Sharing, taking turns and obeying rules are the basic elements of fair play.

Experimental short by Dorsey Alexander.

An instructional short which teaches beginning artists how to... draw triangles.

A short which teaches you how to draw a square.