Salt: Essence of Life

New Girl

1970

One of the educational short films in the "What Should I Do?"-series made by Walt Disney Productions.

Fitness and Me: Why Exercise?

1984

An educational short about exercising.

Recycle Rex

1993

A group of '90s-looking anthropomorphic dinosaur kids must come up with a way to get rid of their trash without just throwing it away or their favorite playfield will be turned into a landfill. One of them, Recycle Rex, has an idea.

Water: Friend or Enemy

1943

Animated film that promotes the importance of pure water. The film illustrates correct measures in keeping spring and well water from being contaminated.

Something You Didn't Eat

1945

Animated short documentary film made to advance the cause of a balanced diet for the benefit of the public health and for the advancement of the American war effort.

Steps Towards Maturity and Health

1968

There is a focus on the need for physical, mental and social health to be fully developed in order for humans to function properly within society. The film is aimed at an adolescent audience who are independently confronting developments in these aspects of their well-being for the first time.

Physical Fitness and Good Health

1969

Exercise, rest and proper diet are essential for physical fitness. Diagrams show the structure and function of muscles and the importance of exercise to tone muscles, nerves and organs. With rest, muscles are cleansed of wastes and refueled. Food, our only energy source, provides fuel for the body mechanism. If the physical side of the Health Triangle is weak, the other two sides can be adversely affected.

Harold and His Amazing Green Plants

1984

Harold and his Amazing Green Plants, an Epcot Educational Media short starring Kitchen Kabaret’s Colander Combo.

I'm No Fool with a Bicycle

1956

Jiminy Cricket narrates the history and practice of bicycle safety.

Smoking: The Choice is Yours

1981

An educational short film made by Disney.

Lili Elbe

2023

The painter Lili Elbe was the first person to have gender confirmation surgery in the 1930s. The homonymous opera is a glimpse into the life of Lili Elbe and her wife Gerda Wegener (also a famous painter) through Lili's transition at a time when such surgery was still completely uncharted territory.

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

2003

Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death aka Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story is a 2003 BBC Television docudrama which tells the true story of Verus a gladiator who fought at the Colosseum in Rome.

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

1895

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage drawn by one horse, while in the second version the carriage is drawn by two horses, and there is no carriage at all in the third version. The clothing style is also different between the three versions, demonstrating the different seasons in which each was filmed. This film was made in the 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and at a speed of 16 frames per second. At that rate, the 17 meters of film length provided a duration of 46 seconds, holding a total of 800 frames.

The Little Sage Sun Wukong

2022

Phone

1974

A primer on proper phone manners produced for the New Zealand Post Office.