Facing the Music is a documentary that tells the story of a music professor in Sydney, Australia. She finds herself in the midst of a political crisis when she is forced to resign from her position due to her radical beliefs. The film explores her transformation and the challenges she faces as she fights to retain her integrity and pursue her passion for music.
In 'The Syrian Bride,' a young woman named Mona is getting ready for her wedding. However, due to political limitations, she cannot cross the border between Israel and Syria. The film explores the complexities of love, family, and political activism in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
In 'She's Working Her Way Through College', a burlesque queen named Hot Garters Gertie disguises herself as a college student named Gertie Waxted. While pretending to be a student, she falls in love with her professor, Professor John Palmer. Throughout the movie, Gertie must navigate the complexities of her secret past as a burlesque queen while pursuing her college education and pursuing a relationship with Professor Palmer. The film is a comedic, musical exploration of love, deception, and the challenges of working through college.
On the Nose is a comedy film about Brendan Delaney, a college custodian in Dublin, Ireland. Brendan leads a simple life, but his luck changes when he discovers a secret formula for accurately predicting the outcome of horse races. With his newfound knowledge, Brendan becomes a successful gambler, leading to hilarious situations and unexpected consequences.
Lily Marshall has a loving, supportive husband, two great kids and an unfulfilled dream: to return to college and get the degree she always wanted. "Is there life beyond her family and home?", Lily wonders. The hole in Lily's life is soon filled by too much. There's a confusing new social life on campus, schoolwork keeping her up late, a part-time job keeping her from her husband and kids whose mom is turning into a stranger. Lily's strength, love and perseverance are the only things that can help her now.
Short news featurette produced by Pathe-RKO after the Russians launched the first orbiting satellite, Sputnik. It is a patriotic 'call to arms' from the threat posed by this and the need for Americans to spend more on education in general and a college education in particular. A visit to the University of Buffalo highlights many of its science programs and the need for more college graduates all science specialties if America is to rise to the challenge. It bemoans the fact the PhDs earn less than a mechanic and the need to re-order priorities.
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