Sociology:

Three Families in Different Economic Environments (16mm, 1971, 14m., color, BFA Educational Media)
The way in which three different families use their environment affects their lifestyle. An Amazon rain forest family lives directly off the land, working much of the day to hunt and gather all the material they need for food, clothing and shelter. The American farm family lives partially from the land, but also grows surplus crops in order to buy some of the things their environment doesn't provide. The city family exemplifies economic specialization; they take little or nothing from the land, depending upon wages paid for specialized work to buy all the things they need. Each family ultimately depends on the lands' resources for its food, clothing, and shelter, but they differ in their relationship to the land. These differences are reflected in their education, recreation, productivity, and mobility.

The Family Farm (35mm filmstrip, 1973, 15m., color, National Geographic Society)
From the filmstrip series: Life in Rural America.

To Save Our Environment (16mm, 12m., 1970, color, Gilbert Altshut Productions, Inc.)
Everything we do has an effect on our world. Sometimes it is good and sometimes it is bad. Can we save the world from you and me? There are important choices that we must make about our environment. Renewable and non-renewable resources are explained. The quality of our air is questioned. The food we eat and the water we drink is discussed. The many methods of using our world are illustrated as well as the positive ways that we can interact and achieve a balance with the earth.

excerpt Energy, New Sources (16mm, 197?, 24m., color, Churchill Films)
This film surveys some of the newest sources of energy that have the greatest potential to influence our lives in the future. It focuses on solar, geothermal, nuclear fusion, and synthetic fuels from coal and oil shale. It points out that it will take time for any of these new sources to replace a significant percentage of our fossil fuel use and reminds us that we should be cutting back on our current consumption of energy in preparation of that future.

Towards a Better City (35mm filmstrip, 1976, 15m., color, National Geographic Society)
More than 70 percent of Americans live in urban areas. In both urban and rural areas, people need to develop an understanding for how cities have grown and changed, what purposes cities serve, and the prospects for cities of the future. Towards a Better City focuses on the many problems we face in today's cities and invites us to explore some creative techniques for moving into the next century. From the filmstrip series: The American City: Problems and Promise.

21-87 (16mm, 12m., 1963, b&w, National Film Board of Canada)
The mess that is the world is presented to us. Religion, science, and existence are explored in this collage of imagery and ideas from director Arthur Lipsett.

Psychology:

The Psychology of Winning (16mm, 14m., 1980, color, Danamar Film Productions)
There seems to be a profoundly simple formula to winning: conceive, believe, and achieve. Another way: visualize, internalize equals realize; imagination plus simulation equals realization. Winners deserve to win, self esteem; winners desire to win, motivation; winners dream of winning, they set goals; winners have discipline, they practice the skills relentlessly; and winners have dimension, which is perspective. Learn these skills and many more as motivational genius Denis Waitley teaches us that winning is many things, but that it is something that you can achieve.

Learning to Live: Acquiring Life Scripts (16mm, 24m., 1973, color, TRAFCO, Inc.)
"Like mother like daughter, like father like son, one generation passing on to the next generation what they learned from their parents; how to feel, how to act, how to react to other people." Psychologist Stephen Winners leads us along with a funky group of people trying to get in touch with their feelings. He teaches us that we are often products of our lives and gives us some tools to determine whom we are, how we interact with others, and how to improve ourselves and our relations with others. How OK are you?

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