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Updated: 03 Jun 2002

187 titles and 9 series found.

  • E. T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL*
    • 1982 ----- color ----- 115 min ----- vhs
    • (Directed by Steven Spielberg; with Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote) Steven Spielberg's movie is bathed in warmth and it seems to clear all the bad thoughts out of your head. It's the story of a 10-year-old boy, Elliot, who feels fatherless and lost because his parents have separated, and who finds a miraculous friend--an alien inadvertently left on Earth by a visiting spaceship. This fusion of science fiction and mythology is emotionally rounded and complete; it reminds you of the goofiest dreams you had as a kid, and rehabilitates them.--Pauline Kael [Includes a retrospective documentary on the making of E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial after the feature (30 min)] (Closed-Captioned) [Letterboxed] (Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)

  • EARLY ENGLISH DRAMA
    • 1975 ----- color ----- 51 min ----- vhs
    • When Rome fell to the conquering hoards in 476 AD, formal theater in Western Europe came to an end. It was reborn 500 years later inside the Church. From the marriage of pagan joyfulness and Christian asceticism sprang a new drama. The human instinct to play act reasserted itself; the stories of Christmas and Easter were acted out. The three critical works that are presented here constitute the beginning of English drama: the Quem quaeritis trope, the Brome Cycle Abraham and Issac and the Wakefield Cycle Second Shepherd's Play.

  • EARLY RUSSIAN CINEMA, PART 1: BEGINNINGS*
    • 1992 ----- b & w ----- 39 min ----- vhs
    • From the archives of Gosfilmofond, transferred by the British Film Institute, this series consists of 28 astonishing films from Russia before the Revolution. Documentaries made by foreign companies, like Pathe's A Fish Factory in Astrakhan (1908) stimulated a demand for home-produced films which was answered by the enterprising Dranokov. The first Russian dramatic production, Sten'ka Razin (Romashkov, 1908) enjoyed immense success. Meanwhile, the Moscow branch of Pathe produced its own version of the film d'art, Princess Tarakanova (Hansen/Maitre, 1910) and soon followed with the first of many Chekhov adaptations, Romance with Double Bass (Hansen, 1911). [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EARLY RUSSIAN CINEMA, PART 2: FOLKLORE AND LEGEND*
    • 1992 ----- b & w ----- 41 min ----- vhs
    • Four films that chart the emergence of Russian cinema's leading producer, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov. Drama in a Gypsy Camp (Siversen, 1908) and the unreleased Brigand Brothers (Goncharov, 1912) are typical plein air folklore subjects, the latter includes a superb early performance by Mozzhukhin. A 16th Century Russian Wedding (1909) shows the influence of history painting and Rusalka (1910) draws on French-style special effects to realize Pushkin's poetic legend. Both films were directed by the pioneer enthusiast Vasilii Goncharov and show how rapidly Russian cinema espoused national and cultural themes. [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EARLY RUSSIAN CINEMA, PART 3: STAREWICZ'S FANTASIES*
    • 1992 ----- b & w ----- 60 min ----- vhs
    • Ladislaw Starewicz's later puppet animation is now better known than his brilliant beginnings at the Khanzhonkov Studio. He pioneered insect-puppets in The Dragonfly and the Ant (1911) which brought him early fame--Czar Nikolai was an admirer. He turned to live-action fantasy in a ribald adaptation of Gogol's Christmas Eve (1913) which launched him on an equally original feature career in fantasy subjects. He also contributed strongly to the war effort with a string of propaganda shorts typified by The Lily of Belgium (1915). [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EARLY RUSSIAN CINEMA, PART 4: PROVINCIAL VARIATIONS*
    • 1992 ----- b & w ----- 55 min ----- vhs
    • Although the early Russian cinema industry was based mainly in Moscow, provincial film-making contributed some striking novelties. Among these were the Latvian Wedding Day (Slavinskii, 1912) which provides an invaluable record of traditional Jewish customs. The remarkably bleak melodrama Merchant Bashkirov's Daughter (Larin, 1913), set on the Volga, was based on a real murder scandal. [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EARLY RUSSIAN CINEMA, PART 5: CHARDYNIN'S PUSHKIN*
    • 1992 ----- b & w ----- 46 min ----- vhs
    • The former touring actor-manager Petr Chardynin made an early name for himself, and gave Russian cinema a distinctly cultured orientation, with Pushkin adaptations like The Queen of Spades (1910), and The House in Kolomna (1913). In the latter, Chardynin's protégé, Ivan Mosjoukine, played both a dashing officer and a farcical cook in drag. [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EARLY RUSSIAN CINEMA, PART 6: CLASS DISTINCTIONS*
    • 1992 ----- b & w ----- 95 min ----- vhs
    • Despite strict censorship intended to prevent any inflammatory material reaching the screen, many early Russian films achieved a remarkably candid portrayal of social conditions. Goncharov portrayed the hardship of rural life in The Peasants' Lot (1912); and an early film by Evgenii Bauer, Silent Witnesses (1914) dealt frankly with servants' views of their masters in a Moscow mansion. [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EARLY RUSSIAN CINEMA, PART 7: EVGENII BAUER*
    • 1992 ----- b & w ----- 93 min ----- vhs
    • Bauer is certainly the major discovery of the early Russian cinema. In a mere five prolific years he achieved mastery in several genres, including the social melodrama of A Child of the Big City (1914), erotic comedies like The 1002nd Ruse (1915), and the psychological gothic melodrama of Daydreams (1915). Admired by his contemporaries, he raised Russian cinema to an unparalleled artistic level before his early death in mid-1917. [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EARLY RUSSIAN CINEMA, PART 8: IAKOV PROTAZANOV*
    • 1992 ----- b & w ----- 95 min ----- vhs
    • Protazanov, together with Bauer the leading director of the early Russian cinema, did not shirk controversy or challenge in either his highly successful pre- or post-1917 careers. The Departure of a Great Old Man (1912) provoked legal action by the Tolstoy family for its scandalous portrayal of the writer's last days. Protazanov's The Queen of Spades (1916) starred Mosjoukine in one of his most compelling roles as Pushkin's haunted hero. [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EARLY RUSSIAN CINEMA, PART 9: HIGH SOCIETY*
    • 1992 ----- b & w ----- 86 min ----- vhs
    • A panorama of Russian cinema's social impact at the height of its ambition: Antosha Ruined by a Corset (Puchalski, 1916) is a racy, knowing urban comedy with Russia's leading screen comedian, Anton Fertner; A Life for a Life (1916) marked the pinnacle of Bauer's ambition to equal lavish foreign production standards; and The Funeral of Vera Kholodnaia (1919) records the vast public response to the early death of Russia's greatest star. [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EARLY RUSSIAN CINEMA, PART 10: THE END OF AN ERA*
    • 1992 ----- b & w ----- 91 min ----- vhs
    • Between the February and October revolutions in 1917, Russian cinema reflected new themes, as in Bauer's The Revolutionary (1917). But Bauer also pursued the traditional subject of thwarted love in what would be his last film, For Luck (1917)--designed by and featuring as an actor the young Kuleshov. A poignant fragment, Behind the Screen (1917), shows the husband-wife stars Mosjoukine and Lisenko on the eve of their departure into exile. [Musical soundtrack; English subtitles] (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EARLY SEAS, THE
    • 1981 ----- color ----- 22 min ----- 16mm
    • (Life on Earth series, Part 4) Mollusks as descendants of the prehistoric trac worms come in numerous species, each with unique shapes, colors and characteristics. David Attenborough introduces various mollusks explaining their shell formation and efficient eating systems. Beautiful scallpops are seen leaping through the sea while starfish move stealthily about on tubular legs. Attenborough examines the diferent modes of transportation among mollusks high-lighting the unusual Nautilus of the South Pacific--a species that has remained relatively unchanged for 500 thousand years.

  • EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT OF CELLULAR SLIME MOLDS
    • 1959 ----- b & w ----- 12 min ----- 16mm
    • (Historical Collection) A long and detailed analysis of initial stages of feeding and stream formation in dictyostelium. Designed to "refute" the initiatoe cell hypothesis. Includes analysis of aggregation of limited populations in microdrops.

  • EARLY STONE TOOLS
    • 1967 ----- color ----- 20 min ----- vhs
    • some of the percussion flaking techniques which early man and his predecessors may have used to produce a variety of tools are demonstrated by Professor Francois Bordes, Director of the Laboratory of Prehistory, University of Bordeaux. These tools range from simple pebble chopper and flake tools, through finely worked hand axes, to the more sophisticated Neanderthal scraper points and other forms made from flakes struck off disc cores. Through animation the development of these tools is clearly shown to parallel the evolution of man himself from his australopithecine forebear's to Homo sapiens--modern man.

  • EARLY WARNING SIGNS (JOHN GOTTMAN)
    • 1998 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- vhs
    • (Upon Reflection series) Host Ross Reynolds talks with Dr. John Gottman, Professor of Psychology, University of Washington. Dr. Gottman has spent 14 years studying 650 couples with the aid of videotape and sensors. After a half hour interview with a couple he can predict with 90 percent accuracy whether they will stay married. In a fascinating conversation Dr. Gottman talks about the warning signs of relationship problems and his techniques for integrating mathematics into marriage research.

  • EARTH IN MOTION
    • 1936 ----- b & w ----- 11 min ----- 16mm
    • (Historical Collection) Portrays the earth as an astronomical body and discusses its relation to the sun and its motion. Shows evidence of the earth's sphericity, its axis rotation and its revolution about the sun.

  • EARTHQUAKE CONNECTION, THE
    • 1988 ----- color ----- 44 min ----- vhs
    • For many years, scientists have been trying to predict accurately the occurrence of earthquakes. They know why earthquakes happen, and where they are likely to occur. But the answer to the key question--when--still remains a mystery. Presents the latest theories on earthquakes and their origins, from the North Sea to the Corinthian coastline to the shores of California.

  • EARTHQUAKES AND ERUPTIONS (STEPHEN MALONE)
    • 1986 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- vhs
    • (Upon Reflection series) Al Page interviews Stephen Malone, Research Professor in the Geophysics Program at the University of Washington. Professor Malone discusses earthquakes, plate tectonics, the Richter Scale, measuring devices, links between volcanos and earthquakes, the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens and predictions of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

  • EAST AFRICA: ENDS AND BEGINNINGS
    • 1970 ----- b & w ----- 49 min ----- 16mm
    • Presents an investigative report on the political, economic and social development in Kenya and Tanzania, including an extensive interview with Tanzanian President Julius K. Nyerere. Observes that under Kenya's President Kenyatta the capitalistic system of business and trade is largely controlled by foreign investors which has led to increased unemployment and poverty. Explains that in Tanzania people are working together toward socialism as outlined by the Arusha Declaration and foreign investors must invest their profits in Tanzania so that Tanzanians may benefit.

  • EAST IS RED, THE*
    • 1995 ----- color ----- 54 min ----- vhs
    • (Messengers from Moscow series, Part 2) Leading officials in Moscow and Beijing recount, for the first time on camera, how the dream of a growing communist power bloc uniting the Soviet Union and China turned into Moscow's biggest nightmare. Offers new evidence that points to Stalin as the key to the outbreak of the Korean War--part of his strategy to keep communist China in line. (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EAST OF KRAKATOA
    • 1988 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- vhs
    • (Ring of Fire series, Part 3) In the shadow of Java's constantly erupting volcanos, the Blairs encounter a world of medieval courts, mystical shadow puppet plays, forgers of magical swords, healers with supernatural powers and whole communities ruled by the powerful Spirit of the South Seas. And among the Toraja people of the Celebes highlands, they share in the massive funeral rites of the last king of the tribe which believes its ancestors came from the stars in sky-ships.

  • EASY RIDER*
    • 1969 ----- color ----- 95 min ----- vhs
    • (Directed by Dennis Hopper, screenplay by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern; with Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Karen Black) Two long-haired bikers from Los Angeles take off on a cross-country trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. On the way they meet several unusual characters--a rancher and his family, a hitchhiker and the hippie commune where he lives, hookers, red-necks, but most noticeably an ACLU lawyer played by Jack Nicholson. The film remains as a look at the counter-culture of the '60s and symbolizes the "on the road" era. [Letterboxed] (Restricted to classroom use only)

  • EASY STREET
    • 1917 ----- b & w ----- 26 min ----- 16mm
    • Regarded as one of the screen's permanent comedy classics, this film has more action than was often packed into a feature-length film as Charlie Chaplin, a hobo who is reformed by the sermon of Edna, becomes a policeman and tames the toughest street in town.

  • EAT, DRINK AND BE WARY
    • 1975 ----- color ----- 21 min ----- 16mm
    • Shoppers, cooks, children and critics express their views on American eating habits and on processed foods which now make up much of our diet. The nutritional losses from processing and the refining of grain and rice are explored. The reasons for increased use of food additives and the controversies over such additives as nitrites and food colorings are examined. A sour look is taken at the high sugar content in foods especially breakfast cereals. The role of advertising in changing our food habits is dramatically illustrated.

  • EATING
    • 1984 ----- color ----- 55 min ----- 16mm
    • (Heart of the Dragon, The series, Part 3) Canton is the culinary capital of China. In the market you can buy practically anything that walks, crawls or swims. Elsewhere in China life is more frugal. A hundred million people live in Sichuan supported by an agricultural technology as old as the Chengdu River Dam. This part asks how long China can continue to support a population that, despite birth control, continues to grow at an alarming rate.

  • ECHINODERM DEVELOPMENT: GASTRULATION
    • 1972 ----- color ----- 5 min ----- 16mm
    • Shows the cell movements and cell processes which appear to play a significant part in the changing of the blastula into a gastrula. A detailed time-lapse sequence illustrates cell movements and formation of the gut tube.

  • ECHINOSTELIUM MINUTUM (MYXOMYCETES) AMOEBAL PHASE
    • 1973 ----- b & w ----- 12 min ----- 16mm
    • Spore germination, myxamoebal cell division, phagocytosis, encystment and excystment are presented. The transformation of a myxamoeba into a swarm cell as well as flagellar resorption are illustrated. Nuclear fusion which may be related to protoplasmodial formation is demonstrated.

  • ECHOES IN THE RINK: THE WILLIE O'REE STORY*
    • 1997 ----- b & w/color ----- 26 min ----- vhs
    • Willie O'Ree, a native of Fredericton, New Brunswick, made sports history on January 18, 1958 when he donned a gold and black jersey with the Boston Bruins. That night, he broke the color barrier in hockey and would forever be known as "The Jackie Robinson of Hockey". Includes behind-the-scenes interviews with well-known Bruins players: John Bucyk, Ferny Flaman, Doug Mohns, Don McKenney and coach Milt Schmidt. Forty years ago Willie blazed a path into the NHL; today he is a hero and role model to those who follow in his footsteps. (Donated by the Department of Canadian Studies) (Restricted to use by certain authorized institutions)

  • ECHOES OF MY SELF STILL TRAVELING (COLLEEN MCELROY)
    • 1994 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- vhs
    • (Upon Reflection series) Host Marcia Alvar talks with Colleen McElroy, Professor of English and Creative Writing Instructor, University of Washington, and award-winning author of novels, short stories, television and stage plays and, most nota bly, poetry. Professor McElroy speaks of her early home-life and how it affected her love of language and her first poems. Awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, she discusses her study of Madagascar's storytellers, myths and customs and illustrates her observ ations with photographs. She discusses her approach to poetry and explains her belief that poetry mirrors the rumblings of change.

  • ECOLOGY OF A TIDAL SLOUGH
    • 1970 ----- color ----- 19 min ----- 16mm
    • Despite the barren appearance of the mud and the lack of visible organisms, a mudflat or slough is a highly populated place. In order to understand a slough and what makes it productive, it is necessary to observe the interrelationships of the organisms which inhabit it--to look at the ecology. Examines the food chain or energy flow in the slough over a period of time.

  • ECOLOGY PROBE: PLANET EARTH
    • 1970 ----- color ----- 9 min ----- 16mm
    • K-12, a scientific probe from another galaxy, surveys the devastating problem of pollution in earth's urban and suburban communities. Statistics are given to support K-12's reasoning: because of the earthlings' irresponsibility in making the earth uninhabitable for higher life forms, further expenditure of effort and investigation by other probes is unwarrented.

  • EDGE OF SURVIVAL, THE
    • 1982 ----- color ----- 57 min ----- 16mm
    • Examines a number of unique solutions to some fundamental problems of survival faced by nearly one billion people. Sequences include: the world's largest rice plantation in the Amazon region of northeast Brazil; Salsaydo in the central plateau of Ecuador where the government promised and then denied the villagers 624 acres of good farmland; India and two fishing communities, Kovlam Beach where international aid worked against the interests of the impoverished fishermen and Versova where the women of the village took matters into their own hands and reversed poverty into prosperity; and the Indian village of Nana, "adopted" by millionaire Raja Ram Gupta.

  • EDGE OF THE BARRENS, THE
    • 1963 ----- color ----- 14 min ----- 16mm
    • Presents a film study of the tundra of Canada's sub-Arctic. It stretches from the polar sea to the southern treeline and supports, despite the permafrost, a surprising variety of life. Explores the life and migratory cycles of the Canadian caribou. Examines the geology of the Arctic tundra region as well as the plant life and other animals including the musk-ox.

  • EDMONTON: CITY AT THE CENTRE
    • 1977 ----- color ----- 25 min ----- 16mm
    • (Produced as a Film for the XI Commonwealth Games Canada (1978) Foundation) Provides an overview of the host city, Edmonton. Follows the planning stages for a major international sporting competition. Shows development, front elevations and construction of new venues and rennovation of old structures. Emphasizes the notion of human relationships through sport and hospitality.

  • EDUARDO THE HEALER
    • 1978 ----- color ----- 54 min ----- vhs
    • Presents a vivid documentary portrait of Eduardo Calderon, a fisherman, sculptor and village shaman in Peru. Like Castaneda's Don Juan, he uses incantations, insightful psychological analysis and hallucinogenic drugs to practice his healing arts. Follows him through a typical day and concludes with a powerful nighttime sequence showing him curing a young man suffering from severe depression. (In Spanish with English subtitles)

  • EDUCATION IN AMERICA: SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES
    • 1958 ----- color ----- 16 min ----- 16mm
    • From the early New England School Laws to the educational provision of the Northwest Ordinance, the beginnings of American education are re-enacted in actual locations of Dame Schools, Latin Grammar Schools, church schools and pauper schools of colonial America.

  • EDUCATION IN AMERICA: NINETEENTH CENTURY
    • 1958 ----- color ----- 16 min ----- 16mm
    • Shows the development of our free public school system from the westward movement; change to secular education; influence of American textbooks; rise and decline of the district school; struggle for tax support and state control; contribution of Daniel Webster, William McGuffey, Gideon Hawley and Horace Mann; effect of the Civil War; compulsory attendance laws and rise of teacher training institutions.

  • EDUCATION IN AMERICA: TWENTIETH CENTURY DEVELOPMENTS
    • 1958 ----- color ----- 15 min ----- 16mm
    • Includes the effects of the industrial revolution on American education; the influences of Herbert, Binet, Dewey, Thorndike and others; the appearance of the junior high school and graduate education; the building of central, consolidated schools, federal aid to education through the Depression, the G. I. Bill and recent Supreme Court decisions.

  • EDVARD MUNCH*
    • 1976 ----- color ----- 173 min ----- vhs
    • (Directed by Peter Watkins) Crucified by critics and the public when his paintings first appeared in the late 19th century, Munch--famous for "The Scream" and celebrated as the father of Expressionism--is now considered to be one of the most importan t figures of modern art. Mixing fact and fiction, narration and interviews, Peter Watkins fashions a gigantic collage of Munch and his time. Part biography, part history, part psychology and part visual analysis, the film is a towering monument to a man whose life and art were a prophecy of the 20th Century. (Donated by the Center for Western European Studies) (In Norwegian and German with English subtitles and narration) (In German with English subtitles) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EDWARD STEICHEN
    • 1958 ----- b & w ----- 30 min ----- 16mm
    • Edward Steichen, long-time artist and leader in the development of modern photography, discusses the circumstances which prompted him to abandon art for the camera, his views on the role of the photographic artist as an interpreter of man's life and aspirations.

  • EERO SAARINEN, ARCHITECT
    • 1967 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- 16mm
    • Reveals the character of architecture as a socially responsible art and the talents of one of its greatest practitioners. Concentrates on what was perhaps Saarinen's most challenging assignment--the creation of an entire airport that would serve as a gateway to the nation's capitol. Other Saarinen buildings are also included in the film and related to the design of Dulles International Airport.

  • EFE/GELEDE CEREMONIES AMONG THE WESTERN YORUBA
    • 1972 ----- color ----- 27 min ----- vhs
    • Documents several aspects of annual Gelede ceremonies including preparations, the sacrificial ceremony at Ayetoro, the Efe night performance in Ketu, and afternoon Gelede performances of maskers depicting males (akogi) and females (abogi ) in the towns of Idofa, Ketu, and Idahin. Features masks carved by master Fagbite of Idahin and his son Falola Edun.

  • EFFECTIVE LISTENING
    • 1959 ----- b & w ----- 15 min ----- 16mm
    • Outlines poor listening habits and suggests ways to listen well.

  • EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT IN AMERICAN INDUSTRY (EDWARD CARLSON)
    • 1984 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- vhs
    • (Upon Reflection series) What makes an effective CEO? That question is explored by Edward Carlson, Chairman Emeritus of UAL, Inc., United Airlines, Westin Hotels and Regent at the University of Washington. Topics discussed include office politics, "golden parachutes," hiring and firing, feather bedding, women as effective managers and television's portrayal of big business.

  • EFFECTIVE USES OF POWER AND AUTHORITY, THE
    • 1978 ----- color ----- 32 min ----- 16mm
    • Power is a word of very common usage. It appears in almost every field of endeavor--from politics to sports to love. Dr. Stan Charnofsky presents a general framework of the use of power in interactions between people. Six major sources of power are explained and power movements, which occur when one person has conflicts with the power of another person, are examined. The strategies that can be used to deal with power movements are explored. Scenes from a Power and Influence Seminar conducted by Dr. Roger Harrison explain the two major styles in the development of effective skills of personal power and influence. Positive and negative uses of influence skills are illustrated.

  • EGYPT: THE QUEST FOR ETERNITY
    • 1982 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- 16mm
    • For 30 centuries the Pharohs ruled Egypt and now their monuments are being eroded by irrigation, agriculture, industrialization, changing weather conditions, the Aswan High Dam and tourists. Visits ancient sites in Egypt to show how archaeologists and Egyptologists are recording, restoring and preserving examples of the ancient world of the Pharohs--Walter Fairservice, Vassar College and the American Museum of Natural History, at Nekhen; Dorothy Eddy, née Omseti, at the temple of Seti at Abydos; Dr. Lanny Bell, University of Chicago, at the temple to Amon-Re at Luxor; Dr. Kent Weeks, University of California, at the Theban necropolis; the temple of Isis; and Abul Simbel.

  • EGYPT: THE STRUGGLE FOR STABILITY
    • 1976 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- 16mm
    • Egypt is a study in contrast and conflict, a land of both water wheels and massive hydroelectric power facilities, a country with great potential in its natural resources and a level of poverty among the worst in the world.

  • 8-1/2*
    • 1963 ----- b & w ----- 138 min ----- vhs
    • (Directed and written by Federico Fellini, photographed by Gianni De Venanzo; with Marcello Mastroianni) Guido Anselmi, a famous film director, finds himself at an impasse in both his profession--his creative juices appear to have dried up--and his private affairs--his wife seems strident and unloving while his mistress bores him. Whenever he is confronted with a crisis in either of these spheres he lies, procrastinates or escapes into fantasy. (In Italian with English subtitles) (Restricted to classroom use only)

  • 8 OR 9 IN THE MORNING
    • 1973 ----- color ----- 25 min ----- 16mm
    • Education in China came to a complete standstill during the Cultural Revolution while a violent debate raged over what kind of education was best for China. The schools and colleges are open once again. Post-Cultural Revolution education is noncompetitive and exams are rarely given. Everyone who attends college must have worked in a factory or in the fields for at least two years. The changes sweeping through China begin with education as the basis for building a totally new kind of society.

  • EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LIFE IN WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, PART 1: HOME LIFE
    • 1956 ----- color ----- 21 min ----- 16mm
    • Offers a day in the life of one of Williamsburg's ordinary citizens--a cabinetmaker--and his family. Begins by showing the early morning duties of the household slaves in the yard and in the kitchen. The master rises and joins his family in a hearty breakfast, then sets off with his son for the shop where the boy is to spend his first day as an apprentice.

  • 1812 OVERTURE
    • 1975 ----- color ----- 18 min ----- 16mm
    • Members of the Seattle Youth Symphony were filmed as they rehearsed the 1812 Overture at the Northwest Music Camp in Flagler State Park, Washington. The unspoiled coast and forest setting provides a contrast to the discipline and rigorous practice of the youthful musicians. Conductor Vilem Sokol advises and cajoles his musicians, urging them to infuse the overture with emotional intensity as well as technical skill. Talent, orchestration and individual effort culminate in the symphony's public performance of the overture.

  • EIJANAIKA* (WHAT THE HELL?!)
    • 1981 ----- color ----- 151 min ----- vhs
    • (Written and directed by Shohei Imamura; with Shigeru Izumiya, Kaori Momoi, Ken Ogata, Masao Kusakari, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi) The film is set in 1866 on the eve of Japan's Meiji Restoration. This was the time of the collapse of the Tokogawa Shogunate due to pressure from Japanese Imperial restorations and outside business-men, especially American. The restoration was a power shift at the top--the samurai class--in which the lower classes served as pawns to be manipulated and all but crushed by the shadowy forces above them. Emerging from this corruption, bloodshed, and eroticism are a handful of vivid characters, including gangsters, beggars and street-walkers. (In Japanese with English subtitles) (Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)

  • EL ESPECTADOR: THE PRESS AND THE DRUG LORDS
    • 1990 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- vhs
    • Presents the story of the Bogota, Columbia, newspaper whose offices have been bombed and members of whose staff have been killed in the pursuit of their work--which included reporting on the details of the Columbian drug trade. Shows how the politics of cocaine can dominate an entire country, leaving ordinary people who have no aspiration to heroics with fear as their constant companion.

  • EL SALVADOR: ANOTHER VIETNAM
    • 1981 ----- color ----- 52 min ----- 16mm
    • Examines the civil war in El Salvador in the light of the Reagan Administration's decision to "draw the line" against "Communist interference" in Central America. Archival material offers an overview of U.S. military and economic policy in Central America since 1948. New footage drawn from sources in the U.S., Mexico and Europe provides extensive background to the current political crisis. Scenes include military operations by the government into the countryside; guerrilla training camps, battle footage; U.S. congressional hearings on El Salvador and interviews of U.S. officials, El Salvadorean government and military leaders, guerrillas, peasants and church leaders.

  • ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
    • 1966 ----- color ----- 22 min ----- 16mm
    • Role of equilibrium at the electrodes in an electrochemical cell. Animation helps to describe electron flow and ion migration in a silver-copper cell. The effect of changing concentration of the reacting species is shown in a silver-hydrogen cell.

  • ELECTRONIC MAIL USING PINE, PART 1*
    • 1995 ----- color ----- 27 min ----- vhs
    • Paul Reed Smith, an Internet computing expert, and Susan Lawrence who represents the average user, lead us through the practical applications of Pine e-mail software. Includes interviews with real people who clearly explain how access to e-mail with Pine has contributed to and improved their communications and professional lives. Provides a description of the Internet, an explanation of e-mail and its applications, instruction in using e-mail addresses, the basics of using the Pine e-mail software. (Restricted to use within the state of Washington only)

  • ELECTRONIC MAIL USING PINE, PART 2*
    • 1995 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- vhs
    • Demonstrates how easy it is to compose and send messages as well as view and reply to incoming mail using Pine; skills you'll find efficient and essential in this era of communication. This section explores: composing and editing messages, addressing and sending e-mail, viewing and replying to incoming mail. (Restricted to use within the state of Washington only)

  • ELECTRONIC MAIL USING PINE, PART 3*
    • 1996 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- vhs
    • Pine software is currently used by thousands of sites internationally. The information in this series comes directly from the University of Washington where the Pine software was created. This section explores: forwarding of messages; saving messages in folders; creating and using your own Pine address book; how to send attachments. (Restricted to use within the state of Washington only)

  • ELEPHANTS UNDER FIRE (DELIA OWENS)
    • 1992 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- vhs
    • (Upon Reflection series) Host Marcia Alvar talks with Delia Owens, zoologist, conservationist and co-author of The Eye of the Elephant. Mrs. Owens speaks of her and her husband's early studies of carnivores in the natural habitat of the Kalahari Desert. After seven years they moved to Zambia where they became intensely involved in protecting the elephant from poachers. In spite of corrupt officials at every level of government, the Owens offered the villagers a chance to set up "small industries" as an alternative to poaching. She discusses their personal lives and the international ban on the sale of ivory.

  • 11:59, LAST MINUTE TO CHOOSE
    • 1970 ----- color ----- 27 min ----- 16mm
    • Depicts the intensities of the hard drug scene: discussions with past and present heroin and methedrine addicts, hospital scenes with overdose cases and a woman undergoing counseling during trauma before being admitted to a hospital. Presents a feeling of strong emotional contact with the people who are using drugs and are in the limbo of being "off-on" drugs. Does not present a negative or positive comment on drugs but attempts to show some of the feelings, both painful and introspective, of the drug user.

  • EMBRYOLOGY OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR
    • 1951 ----- color ----- 27 min ----- 16mm
    • Beginnings and early patterns of human behavior are delineated. Based on Dr. Gesell's thesis that the physical and psychological make-up of the child is determined by universal laws of growth. These laws are applied to the study of normal and deviate children.

  • EMERGENCY CHILDBIRTH
    • 1965 ----- color ----- 23 min ----- 16mm
    • Teaches the individual how to take care of their medical and health needs in time of disaster when medical assistance might not be readily available. Helping the mother during childbirth in a fallout shelter or under other disaster conditions. Covers fundamental techniques. (NOTE: Due to the the content of this film, it should be previewed before presenting it to an audience.)

  • EMERGING WOMAN, THE
    • 1974 ----- b & w ----- 40 min ----- 16mm
    • The varied economic, social and cultural experiences of the American woman are shown. Special attention is given to the heroic efforts of Black women. Woman's place in the labor movement at the beginning of this century is considered. An analysis of the suffrage movement shows its weaknesses and strengths. Focuses on the manipulation of women as a marginal labor force during and after World War II and the rebirth of the feminine mystique in the 1950's. The Civil Rights Movement, the anti-war movement and the increasing number of economically independent women are seen as factors in today's Women's Liberation Movement.

  • EMILE COHL: FOUR FILMS
    • 1910 ----- b & w ----- 12 min ----- 16mm
    • Examples of the wit and ingenuity of the cinema pioneer Emile Cohl including Fantasmagorie (1908), the first drawn animated film and Mobilier Fidèle (1910), an amazingly accomplished stop-motion film. The other films are Professor Bonehead Is Shipwrecked and Le Ratelier (The Dentures). (Musical soundtrack only)

  • EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: AGGRESSION
    • 1973 ----- color ----- 18 min ----- 16mm
    • The potential for humans to behave aggressively may be innate but nature, form, timing and extent of aggression depends greatly on learning. Aggression seems to be learned in social context and by the same token can be altered in social context. Also explores the relationship between individual aggression and collective aggression that we call war.

  • EMPIRE OF SIGNS, THE
    • 1996 ----- color ----- 54 min ----- vhs
    • (American Visions series, Part 7) (Written and presented by Robert Hughes, art critic for Time Magazine) In the post-war era, America's power is unrivaled, and its artists make an explosive break with the past. Hughes considers the impact of Hiroshima on art, traces the development of abstract expressionism and the life of Jackson Pollack, and explores how artists as different as James Rosenquist, Claes Oldenburg, Joseph Cornell, Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns reacted to the new consumer culture. We end with the nation on the eve of divisive conflicts, as media images begin to overwhelm anything created by artists (Closed-Captioned).

  • EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, THE*
    • 1997 ----- color ----- 127 min ----- vhs
    • (Star Wars Trilogy (Special Edition) series, Part 5) (Directed by Irvin Kershner from the story by George Lucas; with Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Sir Alec Guinness, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker) Like a lot of traditional science fiction, The Empire Strikes Back isn't psychologically complex or even very interested in personalities (aside from some obvious character traits). That's because the characters are not themselves--they are us. We are looking out through their eyes, instead of into them, as we would in more serious drama. We are on a quest, on a journey, on a mythological expedition. The story elements in the Star Wars Trilogy are as deep and universal as storytelling itself.--Roger Ebert [Contains a documentary examination of the Special Edition of Star Wars before the feature (8 min.)] (Closed-Captioned) [Letterboxed] (Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)

  • ENABLERS, THE
    • 1978 ----- color ----- 21 min ----- 16mm
    • (Presented by the Johnson Institute) Shows how the family and friends of an alcoholic working woman unknowingly enable her to progress into alcoholism. Presents the repercussions of the illness in the lives of people around the alcoholic: the arguments, the embarrassments, the fear, the anger. Identifies some common behaviors by which families enable dependent persons to continue drinking. The film ends as one family member begins to confront the drinking problem.

  • ENCOUNTER WITH SAUL ALINSKY, PART 2: RAMA INDIAN RESERVE
    • 1967 ----- b & w ----- 32 min ----- 16mm
    • Young, articulate Indians test their inherent, tolerant philosophy against the more pragmatic ideas of Saul Alinsky. The Indians argue for a revision of the hundred-year-old Indian act by peaceful persuasion. Alinsky advocates a more direct development of power to bring about the changes they seek.

  • END OF A REVOLUTION
    • 1968 ----- b & w ----- 27 min ----- 16mm
    • Documentary on the reasons for revolution in Bolivia and the forces arrayed to prevent and quell it. Begins with scenes of the death of Che Guevara and goes on to cover the imprisonment and trial of Regis Debray, an intellectual involved with Che's group. Insight into South America and ways in which poverty breeds revolution.

  • END OF SAINT PETERSBURG, THE (KONYETS SANKT-PETERBURGA) (RESTORED EDITION)*
    • 1927 ----- b & w ----- 89 min ----- vhs
    • (Directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin; with Vera Baranovskaya and Ivan Chuvelev) Both Pudovkin and Eisenstein made films for the Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917. While Eisenstein concentrated on the epic sweep of mass ideology realized by his technique of "ideological montage," Pudovkin singled out individuals to tell the story of the Revolution. For Pudovkin the individual became the symbol of the mass struggle. A peasant, living in St. Petersburg in 1914 with an uncle, realizes, after being a "scab" in a factory, the wrongs of his ways. Under the guidance of his uncle's beliefs, the peasant and those around him are swept into the October Revolution. (With orchestral score) (Restricted to classroom use only)

  • END OF THE ROAD, THE (MILO GIBALDI)
    • 1994 ----- color ----- 27 min ----- 16mm
    • (Upon Reflection series) Host Marcia Alvar speaks with Milo Gibaldi, Dean, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, about the world of antibiotics. He examines how well current prescription drugs are working and how natural resistance is pushing the search for new medicines. He also discusses the problem of politics as regards the researchers, the government and the medical profession and how this problem has kept many useful drugs (ie., RU487) out because of "controversial" marketing. Research is needed to combat the rising need for new reliefs.

  • END OF THE TUNNEL, THE (1973-1975)
    • 1983 ----- color ----- 55 min ----- vhs
    • (Vietnam: A Television History series, Part 12) The Vietnam War ended with South Vietnam's surrender, the political ruin of Nixon, and an ignominious return home for many American soldiers. With the North Vietnamese spring offensive of 1975, the South Vietnamese army collapsed, falling back to Saigon and culminating with the memorable exodus of the remaining Americans, by helicopter from the roof of the embassy. For the first time, American soldiers returned home to ignominy rather than admiration. To further challenge the public faith, Watergate destroyed the respect of many for the Presidency itself.

  • ENDANGERED EARTH: THE POLITICS OF ACID RAIN
    • 1988 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- vhs
    • Acid precipitation is an unwanted by-product of the Industrial Age, the generation of electricity, the driving of trucks and automobiles, and the burning of fossil fuels. The legislators who are charged with developing a solution are not inclined to find an economic answer. Most are lawyers and their tendency is to impose a punitive solution, one that looks upon polluters as criminals, rather than as businessmen with a hazardous by-product. Businessmen, in turn, resent being thought of as criminals. Environmental economists agree that government intervention is needed to make pollution unprofitable, yet the federal government is abdicating all responsibility.

  • ENDURING DREAMS*
    • 1986 ----- color ----- 52 min ----- vhs
    • (West of the Imagination, The series, Part 6) Through wars, depressions and social upheavals, the West has accommodated change while remaining a mythical land of freedom and possibility. The ghosts of the buffaloes are still stirring. Thomas Hart Benson and Grant Wood have given way to native artists; Indians--once the subjects of painting--have become its practitioners. So the myth regenerates itself and the American consciousness and dream are reshaped and redefined. (Restricted to classroom use only)

  • ENEMY ALIEN
    • 1975 ----- color ----- 27 min ----- vhs
    • The early Japanese immigrant who came to Canada expected to work a few years and return home. Instead, most stayed and fought their way through legal and social discrimination to become established. Japan's invasion of Manchuria generated anti-Japanese sentiment and all Japanese-Canadians were registered before Pearl Harbor. By 1941 some 23,000 Japanese-Canadians were relocated in camps, their property auctioned off. In 1944 the Department of Labor issued an invitation for voluntary deportation, later upheld by the Supreme Court, and 4,000 sailed for Japan. Public animosity slowly abated after the war. In 1949 Japanese-Canadians finally received full citizenship and voting rights.

  • ENERGETICS OF LIFE
    • 1972 ----- color ----- 23 min ----- 16mm/vhs
    • (Written by Mallory Pearce with the assistance of Dan E. Akinson, University of California, Los Angeles) Treats the types and functions of energy in living things: kinetic and potential energy, thermodynamics, free energy and chemical energy. Described in detail are the structure and function of the ATP molecule, photosynthesis and the metabolism of glucose. Emphasizes the ability of the ATP molecule to harness solar energy and use it.

  • ENERGY: NEW SOURCES
    • 1974 ----- color ----- 20 min ----- 16mm
    • Surveys briefly some of the potential sources of energy which have not received much attention: wind, tides, burning of trash, methane from trash or animal wastes and thermal gradients in the oceans. Examines geothermal, fusion and solar energy. Also discussed is the national policy which has led to neglect of these sources in favor of nuclear energy.

  • ENERGY: THE DILEMMA
    • 1974 ----- color ----- 20 min ----- 16mm
    • Surveys the dramatic increase in the use of energy. Examines the North American and world supply of oil and gas, the increased cost, difficulties and environmental hazards of obtaining them and the fact that readily obtainable domestic sources will be used up within a few decades. Considers the problems of obtaining oil from shale. A section deals with the supply of coal and the environmental consequences of full exploitation of the deposits. The slow development of nuclear energy and its attendant difficulties are examined.

  • ENGLAND IN THE MIDDLE AGES
    • 1981 ----- color ----- 30 min ----- 16mm/vhs
    • Using maps, animated diagrams and on-location photography, this film describes the main historical features and developments of the period between 1066 and 1453 including: the Norman Conquest, the feudal system, the Peasant's Revolt, the development of towns and trade, 14th century religious discontent, important cultural achievements and the Hundred Year's War. Various forms of medieval artifacts that have survived to the present day are also shown.

  • ENGLAND'S THEATRES OF BLOOD
    • 1997 ----- color ----- 42 min ----- vhs
    • In the world of Renaissance England, where public executions fueled bloodlust and bear-baiting was a popular sport, the most popular form of entertainment by far was the theatre. At least a dozen grand stages, towering theatres open to the sky, put on spectacles for the enjoyment of the masses. But in 1642, with the stroke of a pen, the great culture of the British stage was wiped out. The theatres were destroyed, and most of the plays lost. Explores the development and incredible life of the English theatre and the tragic end of the theatres' greatest era, when Shakespeare was penning new classics for the legendary Globe Theater, and the actors, impresarios and playwrights were revered by all. The productions were bawdy and fun, full of innuendo and double entendre, thrilling the people with tales of nobility while flirting with the law. Yet the same brazenness which made it so popular ultimately led to its downfall. Carefully examines the development of English theatre from the Easter church plays, the Passion plays and how the actor was feared by the authorities.

  • ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD, AN
    • 1986 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- vhs
    • (Story of English, The series, Part 1) Only ten percent of the world's people speak English as their first language, yet it has become the most influential language the world has ever known. People everywhere speak English as their second language yet they do not speak the same variety of English nor do they speak it for the same reasons. Examines the different varieties of English spoken around the world and some of the reasons why so many people speak English. Explores how the English language continues to change as it absorbs new words and ideas from technology, business and popular culture.

  • ENLIGHTENED MACHINE, THE
    • 1984 ----- color ----- 55 min ----- vhs
    • (Brain, The series, Part 1) Reviews historical descriptions of the brain, pointing out how the vocabulary has often involved an analogy with man's latest invention: pump, switchboard, computer. Animation footage colors a model showing established loci in the brain having to do with control of touch, sight, movement, planning. Explains something of how these facts have been determined. Introduces an epileptic child and the concept of epilepsy as an "electrical storm" in the brain. Also examines the effects of Parkinson's, stroke and MS. Shows dancer Agnes de Mille's struggle to come back after a stroke.

  • ENTERPRISE, THE
    • 1989 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- vhs
    • (Secret Intelligence series, Part 4) The decision to curtail the use of secret agents by the CIA was a decision Carter's White House would come to regret as it suffered the consequences of a failed hostage rescue attempt in Iran. The Reagan administration reasserted the importance of the CIA as a weapon against communism and terrorism. By appointing his close friend and advisor William Casey to the CIA, Reagan sought new means to implement foreign policy. Follows the progression that lead to Casey's new enterprise, first uncovered during the Iran-Contra hearings. The CIA initiated plans to build independently funded operations outside the scrutiny of the U.S. Government.

  • ENTR'ACTE*
    • 1924 ----- b & w ----- 17 min ----- 16mm
    • Directed by René Clair, this humorous fantasy was commissioned by the Ballet Suédois de Rolf Maré as a "non-intermission" feature of the ballet, Relâche, music by Eric Satie. The keen filmic sense of René Clair combined with the irreverence of the Dadaists produced a film in which inanimate objects are endowed with a riotous life of their own. A mock funeral procession, with a hearse drawn by a camel and a party of mourners in hot pursuit is a brilliantly sustained chase sequence, typical of the absurd and unexpected events in this film. (NOTE: Film should be projected at silent speed, ie. 18 frames/second.) (Restricted to use at the Educational Media Collection only)

  • ENVIRONMENT AND THE LAW: A SEA OF AMBIGUITY (WILLIAM ROGERS)
    • 1988 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- vhs
    • (Upon Reflection series) Host Al Page talks with University of Washington Law Professor William H. Rogers. Professor Rogers discusses the difficulties of effective environmental legislation; deliberate ambiguity in the law, endless litigation over ambiguous laws, the hesitancy of the Judiciary to render clear decision, the distortion of the law by agencies empowered to enforce it; who will pay for clean up--the public or the polluters; the constant creation and dissolution of coalitions attempting to pass or defeat environmental legislation.

  • ENVIRONMENT AT ISSUE
    • 1989 ----- color ----- 22 min ----- vhs
    • Americans are facing some potentially devastating environmental problems. Foremost among them are acid rain, the depletion of the ozone layer, global warming and smog. While there is broad public support for addressing these issues, there is disagreement--both among experts and among citizens--about how damaging these problems are likely to become and how much of our resources we should commit to solving them. Many proposed solutions could take a toll on our lifestyles and our pocketbooks.

  • ENZYMES: THOROUGHBRED WORKHORSES OF THE CELL
    • 1990 ----- color ----- 24 min ----- vhs
    • Enzymes catalyze every chemical reaction that takes place in biology--from things as simple as the dissolving of carbon dioxide to reactions as complicated as the replication of the genetic material of DNA. Uses the analogy of a computer-controlled printing plant to explain the processes that enzymes control within a cell. Explores in detail the action of PFK (phospho fructose kinase) and explains specificity and catalysis. Computer graphics simulate the precise movements of the parts of the molecules involved in the reaction. Laboratory processes for isolating enzymes are described and x-ray crystallography is studied.

  • EPIDEMIC OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, THE (KARIL KLINGBEIL)
    • 1995 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- vhs
    • (Upon Reflection series) Host Marcia Alvar speaks with Karil Klingbeil, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Washington, and Director of Social Work, Harborview Medical Center. They discuss the problems associated with family violence including the difficulty in identifying batterers, the causes of battering behavior, and the difficulty in curing abusers. They also discuss solutions to family violence including education, awareness promoted through the entertainment and media industries, community prevention and guidelines for individual action.

  • EPIDEMIC! KIDS, DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
    • 1982 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- 16mm
    • (Northwest Resource Center for Children, Youth and Families) Explores the reasons behind the use of drugs and alcohol including the influence of the media, music and peer pressures. Medical information about the effects of drugs and alcohol on the body is presented. Also examined is the impact of substance abuse on driving.

  • EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SALMONELLOSIS IN MAN AND ANIMALS
    • 1964 ----- color ----- 15 min ----- 16mm
    • Shows transmission patterns of salmonellosis from contaminated feeds to food animals to humans. Significance of human "carriers" among food handlers. Suggests means of control.

  • EQUILIBRIUM
    • 1963 ----- color ----- 23 min ----- 16mm
    • (CHEM Chemistry Study series) Deals with three questions: what is chemical equilibrium? How does the chemist recognize it? How does he explain it? Radioactive iodine tracers used to demonstrate dynamic molecular behavior of substances at equilibrium in a closed system.

  • ERIC SEVAREID'S NOT SO WILD A DREAM
    • 1988 ----- color ----- 57 min ----- vhs
    • As a young journalist, Eric Sevareid was a devout pacifist and isolationist. At the invitation of Edward R. Murrow, Sevareid became a European correspondent for CBS Radio in Paris in the days just before the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich. It was during this sad and shocking period of the rise of fascism that Sevareid radically changed his world view. Convinced of the necessity for American participation in Europe, he helped persuade his reluctant countrymen to enter the fight for a worthy cause. This production, based on his best-selling memoir, compares one man's experience with the political evolution of millions of Americans.

  • EROSION: LEVELING THE LAND
    • 1964 ----- color ----- 14 min ----- 16mm
    • (Earth-Science series) Investigates the processes of weathering, erosion and deposition of rock materials. Shows how the constant movement of rock debris from high places toward the seas makes the land level. Explains how scientists find evidence of the leveling process.

  • ERUPTION OF KILAUEA 1959-60
    • 1959 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- 16mm
    • Shows the spectacular three-month eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano with lava fountaining up to 1900 feet and then filling a mile-long crater 300 feet deep. After a month of calm a new eruption is shown destroying an evacuated town and covering 2,500 acres of land. The soundtrack uses materials recorded at the scene of the eruptions.

  • ERUPTIVE PHENOMENA OF KILAUEA'S EAST RIFT ZONE
    • 1987 ----- color ----- 43 min ----- vhs
    • Explains and illustrates the active processes of volcanism that are at work in Hawaii. Concentrates on a number of specific eruptive phenomena including `a`a and pahoehoe lava, Pele's hair formation, tube development, plate tectonic analogs in the dynamic behavior of lava lake crust, methane gas release and the passage of lava through mud and water.

  • ESCAPE FROM AUSCHWITZ: A PORTRAIT OF FRIENDSHIP*
    • 2001 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- vhs
    • (Produced by KCSM--San Mateo) Max Drimmer and Herman Shine have been friends for years--ever since they were boys together in the '30s--in Berlin! These two seemingly ordinary men have had anything but ordinary lives. In their teens they were both arrested by the Nazis and sent to Sachsenhausen and later tranferred to Auschwitz--the end for most Jews. But, miraculously, the two boys escaped--thanks to a sympathic Polish civilian and two young girls. As they sit at the kitchen table, some sixty years later, sharing their story, we see actual still photos and film footage of those times. The combination of their words and the visuals provide a poignant and shattering immediacy to their history. How could they have survived? With so many coincidences? But they did, and married those two young girls who helped them escape, and moved to California. It is the history of a friendship--a remarkable history--an extraordinary friendship. (Donated by the producer/director, Josh Springer, UW-1999) (Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)

  • ESKIMO: FIGHT FOR LIFE
    • 1970 ----- color ----- 51 min ----- 16mm/vhs
    • Presents the Netsilik Eskimos at a seal hunting camp out on the frozen Arctic Sea near Pelly Bay in Northern Canada. Shows six families trekking across the sea ice and setting up camp near an area which they hope will provide them with good hunting for several weeks. Includes the building of a large ceremonial igloo. Shows the people eating together, rejoicing and playing games. A photographic essay on a vanishing life-style, for the group has abandoned its' nomadic existence.

  • ESKIMO ARTIST: KENOJUAK
    • 1964 ----- color ----- 20 min ----- 16mm
    • An internationally known sculptress and artist who does her work when her duties as wife and mother permit. An study of life in a nomadic tribe. Here is a world of rare beauty and simplicity of idea.

  • ESKIMO ARTS AND CRAFTS
    • 1945 ----- color ----- 22 min ----- 16mm
    • (Historical Collection) Shows arts, crafts, dances and songs of the Eskimos of Baffinland.

  • ESKIMO SEA HUNTERS: NORTHWESTERN ALASKA
    • 1949 ----- b & w ----- 20 min ----- 16mm
    • Adaptation of the Eskimo to his environment illustrated by activities of one Eskimo family: village and home life, fishing, trapping and making clothing, caribou hunting, visit to a trading post and a social gathering.

  • ESKIMOS: A CHANGING CULTURE
    • 1971 ----- color ----- 17 min ----- 16mm
    • To what extent are changes in family patterns, values and other elements of culture related to changes in technology? Examines the changes in the lifestyles of the Eskimos of Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea as they have occurred in the lifetime of the present generation. Defined from the points of view of both the younger and the older members of the village--changes in mobility, rising expectations, increasing education and marked changes in values are seen, partly, as products of technological advances.

  • ESKIMOS: WINTER IN WESTERN ALASKA
    • 1951 ----- color ----- 11 min ----- 16mm
    • (Historical Collection) Presents typical events in the daily lives of an Eskimo family living on the west coast of Alaska. Depicts the Eskimos' dependence upon fish as a food supply; illustrates methods of obtaining fish; shows household activities; reveals dangers of a seal hunt and portrays an Eskimo dance.

  • ESSENTIAL ART, SPIRITUAL ART (JACOB LAWRENCE/GEORGE TSUTAKAWA)
    • 1990 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- vhs
    • (Upon Reflection series) Host Al Page speaks with Jacob Lawrence, painter, and George Tsutakawa, sculptor, Professors Emeritus at the University of Washington. Professor Lawrence discusses his paintings of Black Americans, his motivations behind each series of paintings and the ways in which he paints the emotions of all men. Professor Tsutakawa discusses the role of symmetry in creating water fountain/sculptures, the importance of balance and the spiritual quality found in his work.

  • ESTIMATION: AM I CLOSE?
    • 1984 ----- color ----- 21 min ----- vhs
    • (Challenge of the Unknown, The series, Part 4) When you can't be sure, be close. Estimating can save you time and keep you out of trouble. Examples include an inept pie factory employee, a marine biologist, the census of the Peoples Republic of China and avalanche safety experts. (Deposited by Phillips Petroleum)

  • ETCHING AND COLOR INTAGLIO
    • 1973 ----- color ----- 37 min ----- 16mm
    • Shows processes and techniques of many different methods of etching and color intaglio. Somewhat technical explanations are presented together with close-up photography to explain the various processes.

  • ETERNAL FOREST
    • 1979 ----- color ----- 17 min ----- 16mm
    • (Industrial Japan series) Introduces the development of forestry resources in Canada. Presents a case study of Crestbrook Forest Industries, Ltd. in Carnbrook, B.C. Crestbrook is a joint venture established by Mitsubishi Corporation (Sogo-Sosha), Honshu Paper Company (a Japanese paper manufacturing company) and Canadian capital. Highly successful, the company concentrates on the production of high quality wood pulp. Wood materials that had previously been simply discarded are now subjected to high pressure and temperature and then bleached. The resultant wood pulp is then exported to the United States, Japan and Europe. (Deposited by the Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs)

  • ETHICAL SIDE OF MEDICAL PRACTICE, THE (ALBERT JONSEN)
    • 1987 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- vhs
    • (Upon Reflection series) Host Al Page talks with Albert Jonsen, Professor and Chairman, Department of Medical History and Ethics, School of Medicine, University of Washington. Dr. Jonsen talks about ethical behavior, value dimensions; legal behavior vs. ethical behavior, common law; values and their origins, diversity of opinion, ends justifying the means, fairness; the doctor-patient relationship, the terminally ill, the right-to-die, euthanasia, A.I.D.S.

  • ETHICS AND MONEY
    • 1983 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- vhs
    • (Congress: We the People series, Part 24) Congress in its own interest must protect its integrity as a political and governmental institution, and it has the Constitutional authority to do so by means of reprimand, censure or expulsion. Misconduct by one member, especially if it goes unpunished, may undercut the legitimacy and respect the institution can claim. Explains how money has become a primary source of Congressional misbehavior. Shows how members police and punish colleagues who violate their codes of conduct. Examples include Joseph McCarthy, Tongsun Park (Koreagate), Charles Wilson, Michael Myers (Abscam).

  • ETHNIC DANCE: A ROUND TRIP TO TRINIDAD
    • 1959 ----- b & w ----- 31 min ----- 16mm
    • (Historical Collection) Explores the significance of ethnic dance in the field of formal dance. Presents a variety of West Indian dances and explains their derivations and movements. Includes bele, a West Indian adaptation of the minuet; yanvallou, a voodoo dance; and banda, a Haitian dance about death. Features Geoffrey Holder and Carmen de Lavallade.

  • ETHNIC NOTIONS
    • 1987 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- vhs
    • Presents a disturbing voyage through American history for the first time tracing the deeply-rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-Black prejudice. Examines specific stereotypes in detail. Interweaves minstrel shows, greeting cards, advertisements, popular songs, cartoons, films and household artifacts showing hideously caricatured Blacks. These gruesome caricatures helped justify segregation, disenfranchisement, even lynchings. Explains how these dehumanizing portrayals exacted a devastating toll on the Black American psyche and continue to affect Black people to this day.

  • EULERIAN AND LAGRANGIAN DESCRIPTIONS IN FLUID MECHANICS
    • 1963 ----- b & w ----- 27 min ----- vhs
    • Presents the principal ways of describing fluid motion using computer generated displays of displacement, velocity and acceleration fields for several simple flows. Demonstrations show the physical relationship between the two descriptions and the possibility of choosing an Eulerian framework in which the velocity is steady. The physical meaning of the material derivative is illustrated for both scalar and vector fields.

  • EUROPEAN PIONEERS, THE*
    • 1994 ----- b & w ----- 60 min ----- vhs
    • (Movies Begin, The series, Part 2) Includes from Auguste and Louis Lumiere: Leaving the Lumiere Factory 1895, The Baby's Meal 1895, Destruction of a Wall 1896, The Sprinkler Sprinkled (or The Gardner and the Bad Boy) 1895, Arrival of Congress Members a Neuville-sur-Saone 1895, The Arrival of a Train 1986, Card Party 1895, Boat Leaving the Port 1895, Leaving Jerusalem by Railway 1896, Snowball Fight 1896, A Fire Run (Lyon) 1896, Niagra Falls 1896, Spanish Bullfight 1897; from Birt Acres: Rough Sea at Dover 1895; from Robert W. Paul: Come Along Dot 1898, The Derby 1896, The Countryman and the Cinematograph 1901, A Chess Dispute 1903, Extraordinary Cab Accident 1903, Buy Your Own Cherries 1904, The (?) Motorist 1906; from George Albert Smith: The Miller and the Sweep 1898, The Kiss in the Tunnel 1899, Let Me Dream Again 1900, Grandma's Reading Glass 1900, As Seen Through a Telescope 1900, Sick Kitten 1903, Mary Jane's Mishap 1903; from the Sheffield Photographic Company: Daring Daylight Burglary 1903; from Haggar and Sons: Desperate Poaching Affray 1903; from Bamforth and Company: The Kiss in the Tunnel 1899, Ladies' Skirts Nailed to a Fence 1900, The Biter Bit 1900, Rough Sea 1900; from Williamson's Kinematograph Company: Attack on a China Mission 1900, The Big Swallow 1901, Stop Thief! 1901, Fire! 1901, An Interesting Story 1905. [Funded by the Department of Comparative Literature] (Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)

  • EVERGLADES AND AFTER, THE
    • 1974 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- 16mm
    • Tells the story of the rescue of 78 survivors of a jumbo jetliner crash in the Florida Everglades. It shows the heroic efforts by hundreds of people from military and civilian organizations to rescue and preserve the lives of the survivors. It is a unique example of disaster relief operations on a large scale involving the use of helicopters for mass evacuation of casualties and the emergency medical services of six hospitals.

  • EVERY DOG'S GUIDE TO COMPLETE HOME SAFETY*
    • 1986 ----- color ----- 10 min ----- vhs
    • This hilarious animated film communicates over forty safety tips for homes with infants and young children. The film’s hero is a very earnest, somewhat pompous, but endearing dog called Wally. A "professional" in home safety, Wally is assigned to a house with an infant whose parents have little safety consciousness. Accidents and near-accidents succeed each other with lightning speed, constantly putting Wally to the test. (Donated by the Department of Canadian Studies) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF AND GOD AGAINST ALL* (JEDER FUER SICH UND GOTT GEGEN ALLE)
    • 1974 ----- color ----- 110 min ----- vhs
    • (Directed by Werner Herzog; with Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira) (Alternative English title: The Education of Kaspar Hauser) In 1828, Kaspar Hauser, a young man who had been isolated from the world in a dark cellar since birth, mysteriously appears, abandoned, in the main square of a German town. The townspeople decide to take in Kaspar, who cannot speak or write and who can barely eat properly, and educate him in the ways of civilization. But it is an education that Kaspar resists. (In German with English subtitles) (Restricted to classroom use only)

  • EVERYBODY NEEDS A FOREVER HOME: REALITIES OF BLACK ADOPTION
    • 1978 ----- color ----- 21 min ----- 16mm
    • (Northwest Resource Center for Children, Youth and Families) Portrays the realities of adopting older black children and confronts the fears preventing many people from adopting. Adoptive parents are shown on their jobs and with their families discussing their initial doubts, the rewards of adoption and the changes it made in their lives. The child's point of view is also represented.

  • EVERYBODY RIDES THE CAROUSEL, PART 1
    • 1976 ----- color ----- 23 min ----- 16mm
    • Part 1 covers three periods of life: the newborn, the toddler and childhood. The first "ride" on the carousel is that of the newborn as we see, through subtle animated touches, life as a newborn would see it. We share the first cognitive emotions the baby feels--trust and mistrust. Next, the ride of the toddler whose emerging sense of autonomy is balanced by shame and doubt. Third, in the ride of childhood initiative and guilt emerge in the animated forms of a bird and a snake. Based on psychosocial theory of Dr. Erik Erikson.

  • EVERYBODY RIDES THE CAROUSEL, PART 2
    • 1976 ----- color ----- 21 min ----- 16mm
    • "Goodbye, family. . . . Hello, world!" As a child struggles to dress himself and to face the competition from his classmates, the fourth ride illustrates the emergence of a sense of competence and feelings of inferiority. The fifth stage is adolescence: the search for identity. This is the time for fears, dreams and rebellion from the family structure. Young adulthood is the sixth stage; intimacy versus isolation, beginning with the first male-female relationships, the desire for intimacy conflicts with the inability to commit to another person. Based on psychosocial theory of Dr. Erik Erikson.

  • EVERYBODY RIDES THE CAROUSEL, PART 3
    • 1976 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- 16mm
    • Ride number seven is the stage of the adult. It is the longest ride, a struggle between generativity (caring, producing, creating and parenting) and stagnation. We see a teenage girl trying to communicate with her parents; a couple struggling to express their intimate feelings. And then we are on the last ride, ride eight: old age, the culmination of the first seven stages. Animated vignettes illustrate the various ways elderly people face aging and the idea of their approaching death. Based on psychosocial theory of Dr. Erik Erikson.

  • EVERYTHING CHANGE, EVERYTHING CHANGE
    • 1986 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- vhs
    • Ida Nason recalls nearly a century of change among the Plateau Indians in Central Washington State. Her life, spanning nearly a century, dramatizes the resourcefulness, the adaptability, the vibrancy of American Indians. Her stories keep alive the strong values of that culture. Her Indianness is apparent in her respect for the earth, the land, the water, animals. . . her belief in the ties of kinship and family, her respect for elders. . . . And, perhaps above all, Ida Nason understands the natural cycle of our world with its seasonal rounds and the obvious parallels of life following death following life.

  • EVIDENCE FOR THE ICE AGE
    • 1965 ----- color ----- 18 min ----- 16mm
    • (Earth-Science series) Anomalies such as glacial moraine deposits, polished and striated rock, stray boulders and abandoned drainage channels are explored. By comparing them with the work of modern glaciers it can be proved that these strange geological features were fashioned by sheets of ice that came and went in prehistoric times.

  • EVITA*
    • 1996 ----- color ----- 134 min ----- vhs
    • (Directed by Alan Parker, screenplay by Alan Parker and Oliver Stone, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice; with Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce) No matter what one thinks of ALW's pedestrian music, Alan Parker and his three stars have crafted a beautiful film which explores, while it entertains, the life of Eva Peron, the "Virgin" Mary of Argentina. One of the singular joys of the film is Banderas' portrayal of Che as he continually questions, as many should have, Evita's methods and motives. And we don't question either as Madonna rises, ever-triumphant, above the material she has to work with--much like Eva herself. Perhaps one wonders after viewing it, why? Why so much effort? But then, we're glad they did! For where else can we, as North Americans, even begin to grasp the almost religious devotion of Argentina to this woman. Iconography is often the most difficult language to translate. Here it is totally understandable. [Letterboxed] (Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)

  • EVOLUTION BY DNA: CHANGING THE BLUEPRINT OF LIFE
    • 1980 ----- color ----- 22 min ----- 16mm
    • Presents the work and thoughts of Dr. David Suzuki, noted geneticist from the University of British Columbia. He is shown with his assistants drastically changing the life of Drosophilia, the common fruit fly. By genetic engineering they have been able to create flies which are paralyzed by either hot or cold temperatures and keep alive mutants which normally would have died. The lessons learned from this organism will soon give man the answer to how genes work in heredity. Once this blueprint of life is known, Dr. Suzuki sees a future in which we might be able to create long forgotten species, grow test-tube babies and discover a way to regenerate lost or damaged limbs.

  • EVOLUTION IN PROGRESS
    • 1961 ----- color ----- 15 min ----- 16mm
    • Experimental study of the gradual change of the pepper moth population in the birch woods in industrial parts of England.

  • EVOLUTIONARY ARMS RACE, THE
    • 2001 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- vhs
    • (Evolution series, Part 4) Survival of the fittest: Is it raw competition, a level of cooperation indispensable to life, or both? Explores our own spiraling arms race with microorganisms, the only real threat to our existence. It follows the struggles of medical detectives uncovering the roots of epidemics and traces the alarming spread of resistance among pathogens that cause disease, like a new form of tuberculosis nicknamed "Ebola with wings." Interactions between species are among the most powerful evolutionary forces on earth. Understanding them may be the key to our own survival (Closed-Captioned). [Letterboxed]

  • EXCAVATIONS AT LA VENTA
    • 1962 ----- color ----- 30 min ----- 16mm
    • Reviews, through the use of color still photographs, motion picture film and detailed animation, the evolution of the large scale excavation in 1955 of the Olmec site at La Venta, Tabasco, Mexico. Results of earlier investigations in 1942 and 1943 are included. Summarizes the history of the site from 800 B.C. and shows examples of constructions, sculptures and small jade and serpentine carvings.

  • EXCEPTIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, AN*
    • 1996 ----- color ----- 6 min ----- vhs
    • An exceptionally well-crafted promotional video by the Societe generale de financement, Quebec extolling the virtues of the Province of Quebec as a central location for international corporations. (Donated by W. A. Douglas Jackson, Canadian Studies) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)

  • EXCERPTS FROM MAXIM GORKI'S THE LOWER DEPTHS
    • (nd) ----- b & w ----- 20 min ----- vhs
    • (Historical Collection) (Directed by Vladimir Yurenev; with Vassili Kachalov, Valentina Popova, Vladimir Orlov, Victor Popov, Anton Cheban) The Moscow Art Theatre in selected scenes from Gorki's play, a work of extreme naturalism. It mirrors the existence of Russian beggars living in poverty and filth who still have enough of their human identities left to discuss the meaning of life. (In Russian with English subtitles)

  • EXETER
    • 1973 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- 16mm
    • In the early morning light, its twin towers and the long triangle of its roof afloat on the ground mist that shrouds the sleeping town, Exeter Cathedral emerges as a living church, as solid and dignified as the men who built it. From the pages of medieval manuscripts the builders appear with their tools glowing with the inspiration that compelled them to so vast and enduring an effort. The mood of the Cathedral is shared through the people who fill it; the music of the choir on the inside and the barter of the marketplace on the outside.

  • EXILES, THE
    • 1961 ----- b & w ----- 72 min ----- vhs
    • Shows American Indians who have left their reservations and are caught between two cultures, unwilling to become a part of the dominant pattern but unable to return to their past life.

  • EXODUS 1947*
    • 1996 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- vhs
    • This is the true story of how American Jews secretly financed and crewed Exodus 1947, the most famous of the Aliyah Bet ships that tried to run the British blockade of Palestine. Recently declassified documents, eyewitness accounts and scholars reveal how American ships, crews and financiers played a vital role in undermining British control of Palestine--even though such involvement was contrary to U.S. government policy. In the summer of 1947, this aging Chesapeake Bay steamer took on a cargo of 4,500 Holocaust survivors and steamed for Palestine. After a bloody battle with the British, the immigrants were sent back to Displaced Person camps in Germany. The newsreel and print media seized on Exodus 1947 as a symbol of Jewish struggle and the aborted voyage galvanized international support for the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. (Restricted to classroom use only)

  • EXOTIC TERRANE*
    • 1992 ----- color ----- 27 min ----- vhs
    • The geologic term "exotic terrane" refers to a group of rocks, a fragment of a formation, that attaches itself to a tectonic plate and ends up at a new site, totally out of place from its origins. Traces the fascinating history of the mysterious rocks in the Hells Canyon region on the Oregon-Idaho border, and provides an overview of tectonic activity along the Pacific coast. Fossils of a tropical coral reef are being discovered in northeastern Oregon. Geologists Tracy Vallier, George Stanley, and Ellen Bishop analyze these rocks and place their origins in a marine environment near the equator. (Restricted to use within the state of Washington only)

  • EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
    • 1989 ----- color ----- 30 min ----- vhs
    • (Against All Odds: Inside Statistics series, Part 12) Explains advantages of planned data collection over anecdotal evidence or available data; the idea of an experiment; basic principles of design: comparison, randomization, replication.

  • EXPERIMENTS IN MOTION GRAPHICS
    • 1968 ----- color ----- 12 min ----- 16mm
    • John Whitney, the most advanced experimenter in the art of motion graphics, demonstrates how he tries to humanize technology by creating harmoniously evolving forms and patterns.

  • EXPLORING AGING
    • 1982 ----- color ----- 10 min ----- vhs
    • Features a fast-moving interview with a woman, now ninety-one years old, who was a turn-of-the-century immigrant from Sweden. As she discusses her early experiences in America and reminisces with the interviewer, the woman not only displays her mental capabilities but also reviews a history common to many Americans. (Release of University of Washington Press)

  • EXPLORING THE HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM
    • 1963 ----- color ----- 23 min ----- 16mm
    • Compares the nervous systems of the hydra and earthworm with the complexity of the human system. Vivid animation describes the reaction to painful stimulus, detailing physiology of the reflex arc and activity of certain brain centers. Examples of research on memory.

  • EXPLOSION
    • 1996 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- vhs
    • (Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century, The series, Part 1) Begins with a sweeping look at the conditions that caused the cataclysm to unfold. Why did a Serbian fanatic's assassination of Archduke Ferdinand (heir to the Austrian throne) in Sarajevo engulf the world in war? How did the rise of labor and women's demands for equal rights contribute to the unsettling unease throughout Europe in 1914? And how could those in power take so great a gamble, yet have so little understanding of the war machine they were setting into motion? Sheds new light on how the fuse was it that led to the first man-made catastrophe of the 20th Century. (Closed-Captioned)

  • EXPRESSIONS OF MUSIC (ROBIN MCCABE)
    • 1989 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- vhs
    • (Upon Reflection series) Host Al Page speaks with Robin McCabe, Concert Pianist and Professor of Music at the University of Washington. Professor McCabe focuses on the interpretation of music (a combination of technique and emotion). She demonstrates by performing three excerpts from Mussorgsky. She also works with a piano student encouraging her to develop a personal sense of interpretation.

  • EXTERMINATING ANGEL, THE* (EL ANGEL EXTERMINADOR)
    • 1962 ----- b & w ----- 91 min ----- vhs
    • (Directed and written by Luis Bunuel; with Silvia Pinal, Enrique Rambal, Lucy Gallardo, Claudio Brook) Guests at a high society dinner party find it absolutely impossible to go home. The dinner guests' inexplicably extended sojourn becomes the occasion for a series of anecdotes which bring sex, death and the anarchy of physical need to the forefront. Like the characters, the audience is forced to see some elemental realities in ways that disturb taboos as well as conventional points of view. (In Spanish with English subtitles) (Restricted to classroom use only)

  • EXTINCTION!
    • 2001 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- vhs
    • (Evolution series, Part 3) Some 99.9 percent of all the species that have ever lived on earth are now extinct. While cataclysmic events have pruned the tree of life, extinction also opens the door for new species to emerge and thrive. Explores the causes of the mass extinctions that have occurred over the life of the planet--and takes us to the sources of extinctions happening today. In doing so, it confronts a frightening notion: Are humans causing the next mass extinction--the sixth in the history of life on earth? If so, what does evolutionary theory predict for the world that is left to our descendants? (Closed-Captioned) [Letterboxed]

  • EYANOPAPI: THE HEART OF THE SIOUX
    • 1988 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- vhs
    • The Black Hills of South Dakota is the spiritual heart of the Sioux, the physical sacred geography which links the path of the sun and the constellations with the movement and ceremonial cycle of the Sioux on earth. Speaks of important rituals associated with the land including the sun dance, vision quests and sweat lodge ceremonies. Tells of the Sioux's land-rights struggle beginning with the treaty of 1877.

  • EYE HEARS, THE EAR SEES, THE (NORMAN MCLAREN, FILM MAKER)
    • 1970 ----- color ----- 59 min ----- 16mm
    • Shakespeare said it first, but here Gavin Millar of the BBC employs the phrase as a tribute to the unique filmmaking career of Norman McLaren. Millar talks with McLaren and another NFB film animator, Grant Munro, and shows many examples of the development of the McLaren style. Film clips include: Hen Hop, Fiddle de Dee, Blinkity Blank, Neighbors and Pas de Deux.

  • EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
    • 1955 ----- b & w ----- 25 min ----- 16mm
    • Series of events in the life of a young man as they appear through the eyes of his mother, a cab driver, a head-waiter, his landlord and a model. Traces the same series of events in terms of the meaning they have had for the young man.

  • EYE OF THE STORM
    • 1969 ----- color ----- 26 min ----- 16mm/vhs
    • A group of children are taught the meaning of discrimination by explaining that blue-eyed children are more intelligent and better behaved than brown-eyed children. The blue-eyed children are given special privileges which are denied to the brown-eyed group. The effect of this unjust treatment is experienced by both groups when the roles are reversed.

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