Safety in the Shop: Power Tools

The World of Budgerigars(en)

Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar.

Youth (Spring)(zh)

This film was shot between 2014 and 2019 in the town of Zhili, a district of Huzhou City in Zhejiang province, China. Zhili is home to over 18,000 privately-run workshops producing children's clothes, mostly for the domestic market, but some also for export. The workshops employ around 300,000 migrant workers, chiefly from the rural provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan and Jiangsu.

Fermentation Workshop DVD with Sandor Katz(en)

A two-hour dvd of one of Sandor’s fermentation workshop, including demonstrations of making kefir and sauerkraut, as well as the history of fermentation and cultured foods, tips on fermentation vessels and storage, and information about micro-organisms, pre-digestion, and food safety (botulism, surface mould, and other fears de-mystified).

Saul's 108th Story(en)

As a teenager in 1950 Brooklyn, all Saul wanted to do was hang out with his friends and go to the beach. Instead, he got roped into a dangerous new job, and Saul got in a little over his head.

Collision Rescue(en)

When two parties get in a head-on collision, it's up to emergency services to free them from the wreckage. What follows is a demonstration of what their job and duties entail.

Dr. Wise on Influenza(en)

A hard-hitting public information film made at the height of the Great Influenza 1918-18.

It Might Be You(en)

A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.

We Are Not Done Yet(en)

Follows veterans and active-duty service members from varied backgrounds who come together to combat their traumas through the written word in a USO-sponsored arts workshop at Walter Reed National Military Hospital.

A Pat On The Head Causes A Dream(zh)

A filmmaker and rapper duo revive Michel Gondry’s “Be Kind Rewind” protocols - a set of filmmaking “rules” with which groups of strangers can conceive, shoot, and screen a film in just two and a half hours. Against the grim backdrop of the stringent Shanghai lockdown, the event soon turns into a sanctuary for individuals to forge collective dreams.

Cinema Exercises(it)

A workshop film made with a group of students of the Pietro Zorutti School in Palmanova, Esercizi di Cinema is an experimental adaptation of Raymond Queneau's book Exercises in Style.

The English Surgeon(en)

This documentary offers a glimpse into the life of an English neurosurgeon, Henry Marsh, situated in Ukraine, as we are exposed to the overwhelming dilemmas he has to face and the burden he has to carry throughout his profession.

Sheet Metal for Kit Aircraft(en)

This video provides basic instruction in how to work with sheet metal for the purpose of building a metal kit aircraft. An experienced instructor covers the terminology, tools, and techniques required to build a kitplane. You can learn those sheet metal skills at your own pace, including topics such as aluminum basics, fasteners, layout and assembly, tools, drilling, dimpling, countersinking, deburring, riveting, and many others.

The Green Chain(en)

This homegrown Erin Brockovich story follows former Whakatāne sawmill worker Joe Harawira and his long battle to reveal the impact that workplace toxins have had on his community. In the '80s after being afflicted by health issues, Harawira noticed co-workers getting sick. In 1988 he helped found SWAP (Sawmill Workers Against Poisons) and began investigating the effects of exposure to dioxins, a byproduct of timber treatment.

The Place Once Known as Earth and We, Homo Sapiens(hi)

A daring exploration of the intersection of religion, patriarchy, and gender oppression in India, unearthing how rituals, customs, and cultural double standards—often sanctified in the name of faith—perpetuate misogyny across generations.

The Iron Graveyard(en)

This color educational film is a driver's safety film about city driving. There is no copyright at the beginning or end of the film so the date of the production appears to be the mid to late 1970s.

Searching(en)

A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children.

The Gambler(en)

This late 1940s/early 1950s rather graphic color film about carelessness and safety operating heavy machinery is presented by Caterpillar.

Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch(en)

Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".

Still Life: Ron Mueck at Work(fr)

Beyond the Noise.(en)

An exploration into the benefits of music in uk youth culture. Understanding the comfort it can provide.