Science Please! : The Light Bulb(2000)

Hourglass(sv)

Rain pours and rubbish soars while light-bulb creatures party on the edge of the earth. A turn-of-the-century scientist in his chamber and a magic lantern child are concerned about the state of the planet. An ode to awareness and transformation, a global warning. —Fern Seiden

A Streetcar Named Desire(en)

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

Edison, the Man(en)

In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with the invention of an early form of the stock market ticker.

The Light Bulb Conspiracy(fr)

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product lasted, the less money they made, thus Planned Obsolescence was born, and manufacturers have been engineering products to fail ever since. Combining investigative research and rare archive footage with analysis by those working on ways to save both the economy and the environment, this documentary charts the creation of ‘engineering to fail’, its rise to prominence and its recent fall from grace.

Whose Utopia(zh)

A three-part film by Cao Fei. Part one, 'Imagination of Product', shows workers and machines at the OSRAM lightbulb factory in China's Pearl River Delta. In the second part, 'Factory Fairytale', dancers and musicians appear in the factory, as work continues around them. Finally, 'My Future is Not a Dream' consists of portraits of the factory workers facing Fei's camera.

Cavalcade of Archery(en)

This short tells the story of archery through the ages, mostly using Warner Brothers archive footage. Noted archer Howard Hill demonstrates his skills with various trick shots.

Le côté obscur de l'ampoule(fr)

Polar Adventure(en)

Polar Adventure is a new russian cartoon

The Brave Little Deer(ru)

The story is about a little deer who wants to be brave and an older deer who says "Bud'!".

It Was I Who Drew the Little Man(ru)

On September 1, the first day of school, a happy young boy named Fedya draws a picture of a little man on a white wall using coal.

Champion(ru)

Miraculous Well(ru)

Once upon a time there were two stepsisters. One girl dropped a bucket into a deep wonderful well, and she had to go down into the well for the bucket, to the kingdom of Santa Claus.

The Miraculous Bell(ru)

Soviet animation film based on the Russian folk tale " Daughter and stepmother".

A Wonder Mill(ru)

The greedy king takes away the magic mill from the grandfather and the animals. Cartoon about the joint struggle for justice.

What Kind of Bird Is This?(ru)

The envious Goose traded from other birds what he liked: the neck of the Swan, the nose of the Pelican, the wings of the Raven, the legs of the Crane, the tail of the Peacock; the Rooster's scallop and a "crow" in addition. The Goose began to look like no one, just for some reason everyone laughed at him. The Sparrow helped him with advice, suggesting that the Goose's stupidity be replaced with the wisdom of the Owl. At the Owl, the Goose also learned that "A smart bird can not be proud of other birds feathers." Recognizing his mistake, the Goose changes everything back.

Born in a Void(en)

A being born in a void becomes obsessed with its own reflection.

Lovestreams(en)

Two people fall in love in an online chat.

Wednesday with Goddard(en)

Eugene wonders if there really is a God. After all, he can't see Him, so how can he believe without visual proof?

The King and the Beaver(fr)

An ambitious king seeks the help of a beaver to build him a castle.

Cordura Island(gl)

The Cordura Island lighthouse keeper is left alone when his companion leaves for the mainland. On a stormy night he finds a letter. The story it tells and his fear of the loneliness at night will take him to the limits of madness.