Movies and TvShows featuring "ephemeral-film" theme.

Donald Duck embarks on a journey to discover the wonders of mathematics and its connection to the world around us. From ancient Greece to the future, he explores geometric forms, proportions, spirals, and infinity. Along the way, he encounters anthropomorphic animals, surreal situations, and various sports and games. This educational film blends humor, animation, and educational content to entertain and enlighten viewers.

Animated training film depicting the fundamentals of electricity and how electrical signals can be used to keep an airplane on correct course and altitude through an autopilot.

In this short film, an Italian-American boy grows up in a diverse neighborhood during World War II and learns valuable lessons about acceptance, tolerance, and unity.

An armada of malaria-laden mosquitoes seeks human targets and finds Private Snafu, who fails to protect himself adequately against their onslaught.

The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.

Three sailors are talked into trying LSD and marijuana--which, this film implies, are basically the same thing--and the effects of the drugs endanger the lives of their fellow sailors aboard ship.

In this social guidance film aimed at teenage boys, a narrator warns them about the dangers of homosexuality. The film discusses various scenarios where teenage boys may encounter homosexual individuals and advises them to be cautious and avoid becoming victims of sexual predators. It aims to instill fear and anxiety in the minds of the viewers, portraying homosexuality as a deviant behavior and reinforcing negative stereotypes.

Private Snafu learns the hard way about the need for military dicipline and procedures to maintain an effective army.

A Rough Sketch features a linear view of our universe from the human scale to the sea of galaxies, then directly down to the nucleus of a carbon atom. With images, narration, and a dashboard, it gives a clue to the relative size of things and what it means to add another zero to any number. The 1977 film, Powers of Ten, was an expanded and updated version of this 1968 study film. Charles and Ray often gave projects long titles to indicate that they were still exploring their ideas—that the presentation was a model or a type of “sketch.”

Snafu learns hard way the consequences of not protecting himself from malaria infection.

Driving safety film sponsored as a public service by oil companies. Of five drivers who leave home in the morning, only four return, and we wait to learn who the victim is. The film gives considerable discussion to careless driving habits and depicts Angelenos from different walks of life as well as their homes, neighborhoods, streets, and freeways.

Fresh from "business college" a young man learns a little about relationships and a lot about "S & H Green Stamps."

In this animated comedy war short film, spies are sent on a mission to disrupt the enemy forces during World War Two. With surrealism and educational elements, the film uses humor to explore the secret world of spies and the impact of their actions on the war effort.

Several servicemen relax by playing pool, but one of them goes off to spend time with a prostitute. Later, he discovers he has contracted a venereal disease. A graphic and frank presentation of the types and treatment of venereal disease follows. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2007.

A homesick Pvt. Snafu learns that his family are almost as committed to the war efforts as himself.

After receiving an anonymous phone call, the cops pick up a young woman who is wandering around alone in the desert. She tells them that she was given a lift by a stranger, who abandoned her there. Or are there more sides to one story? Part of a series of scare movies called Under the Law, distributed by Disney in the 1970s.

In the 1960s, a 22-year-old woman starts a new job in a corporate company. She faces racism, prejudice, and sexism but decides to challenge conventional thought and fight for equality.

Military training film in which an instructor takes a new B-17 bomber pilot through preflight inspections of the aircraft and preparation for departure.

In the summer of '76, after pinball and complaining lose their thrill, Val and Tim steal their friend Randal's car. The boys pick up some girls, Kari and Vicki, and go for a ride up in the hills. They intend to return the stolen car before Randal finishes baseball practice, but their adolescent hijinks spiral out of control. The short film seems to be designed to make teenagers see that joyriding isn't just a bit of fun.