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A modified TV commercial for kid’s cereal excerpted from the A/V Geeks video collage piece, “Arguments for the Elimination of Television”. enlarged-to-show-detail
Patterns Of Time. (1967)
Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling describes how beautiful figures are selected and matched together. Shows how hardwood plywood is made in engineered panels to provide maximum durability and stability to bring the authenticity and beauty of the world’s finest cabinet woods within the budget of the average American family. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for a higher quality […]
That Rotten Tea Bag (1964)
Director, Andy Gurian. A comic short on patriotism and protest, with sober undertones. Made by Andy Gurian of the Mosholu – Montefiore Community Center. This film was adopted for digitization by these kind folks: Sharon Schulze, Bill McCormick, Marsha Orgeron, Molly Wheeler, and Heidi Miller. Learn how you can adopt a film here: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/adopt-a-film/ License […]
Ohio Power Co Vets Party 1956
Our first film adoptee, Ohio Power Co. Vet Party 1956. We got this film on Ebay years ago with no explanation about what it is or what they are doing in the film. Thanks to the adopters- Jeff Butterworth, Jim Haverkamp, Dwight Swanson, Marsha Orgeron and Brenda Flora. Visit www.avgeeks.com/wp2/adopt-a-film to help with digitizing other […]
Home Movie Day 2011 PSA
http://www.homemovieday.com Join us on October 15th, 2011 for this international celebration of home movies and their importance as documents of our families and our culture. home-movie-day-2011-psa
The Candy Snatchers Radio Spots
I found this 1/4 in open reel promo tape for the film “The Candy Snatchers” – a dastardly dark film screened by the folks at Cinema Overdrive last year. Think “Fargo” but without the accents and if it was done as a 70s TV detective show.. The promo tape box is appropriately dirty and scummy… […]
[High School Institute – Super Hippie]
An early 1970s youth film workshop. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact footage@avgeeks.com. License at http://www.paya.com/videos/287182 high-school-institute-super-hippie
Normalization: The Right of Respect (1973)
Depicts handicapped persons in real life situations to illustrate what normalization is for persons with developmental handicaps. Narrated by Lloyd Nolan (from TV’s “Julia”). To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact footage@avgeeks.com. normalization-the-right-of-respect-1973-2
Electronic computers and applied mathematics (1961)
Explains the basic principles and operations of electronic computers and the use of binary arithmetic. Discusses unusual uses of the computers in order to stimulate interest in careers in mathematics and science. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact footage@avgeeks.com. electronic-computers-and-applied-mathematics-1961-2
Help Prevent Fires (in French)
Somewhat avant garde animation and soundtrack for a fire prevention film. Cleverly animated texts of everyday use which performs their daily actions without the aid of people. Although the very few words spoken are French, the film tells the story without a real need for words. License at http://www.paya.com/videos/287183 help-prevent-fires-in-french
Yankee Go Home – Communist Propaganda (1950)
In this wonderful U.S. propaganda piece about Soviet propaganda, George V. Allen, director of the U. S. Information Agency and Ernest K. Lindley of Newsweek discuss with members of the Armed Forces how the Soviet Union was beating us in the disinformation race. Buy this film on DVD and help support the A/V Geeks archive: […]
What is Communism? (1963)
Hosted by Herbert A Philbrick, celebrated double-agent for the FBI and author of “I Led 3 Lives”, this film is an excellent record of one of Philbrick’s lectures about the evils of Communism he would give across the country. While some valid points are made about the machinations of the Communist party, films like this […]