Movies

A boy and his dog take a wondrous trip under the earth's crust and through the geological eras of time, introducing children to geology in the form...

The spirits of life and death go for a drive in this darkly humorous fantasia featuring an original score by Quincy Jones.

Two soldiers patrolling opposite sides of the border between two countries speculate on what the world would be like if there were more cooperation...

Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Animated cartoon, in which philosopher and scholar Alexander Zuckerkandl proposes the view that detached, uninvolved existence is the best.

Inspired by three South American myths, this film is a plea to save the tropical rain forest and its unique inhabitants.

Animator Faith Hubley recounts her life from childhood to the present day.

A Hubley stand-in instructs iconic trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie on scoring a short commercial for an instant rope ladder.

On the one hand, a healthy child who has enough to eat. On the other hand, a poor, undernourished kid. On the one hand, a quarter of the blue...

A comic allegory in which a runaway "city" on legs matches wits with a wily farmer. A farmer has an encounter with a runaway "city" (which devours...

A film about the many faces of time as it flows from the future to the past, through cyclic, biological, curved and paradoxical time.

Traces life in USA from the first Native Americans to the Bicentennial.

Inspired by the writings of the 13th century Indian poet Kabir, "Upside Down" shocks the audience from its torpor. Lost in a maze of contradictions,...

Every culture has its own idea of how the world began, from a really big bang, to a duck’s egg, to the tears of a god.

"Step by Step" presents an historical view of childhood, including sacrifice, slavery and war. Scenes of past horrors give way to a lullaby of hope....

The paintings of Gregorio Prestopino convey the sights and sounds of a day in Harlem. Music by Benny Carter.

Evocative images of ancient and modern art reflect the universal search for life on other planets. At the end of "Sky Dance," contact is made.

Inspired by the writings of the 13th century Indian poet Kabir, "Upside Down" shocks the audience from its torpor. Lost in a maze of contradictions,...

The history of the Americas is considered from an Indigenous perspective, featuring the poetry of the Aztec emperor Nezahualcotl, Jose Chocan, and...

Gaia, our living Earth, joyously balances life and death until human beings begin to plunder her resources. Gaia retreats in despair. When women and...