Movies and TvShows featuring "public-information-film" theme.
Tom Jones, a shepherd who lived in one of the Ystradfechan Cottages at Old Farm, Treorchy, was employed by the Ocean Coal Company who owned the land above ground and coal (the Park and the Dare Collieries) beneath. A farrier who lived in the adjoining cottage tended to all the Park and Dare pit ponies. Tom Jones was known world-wide as the “Wonder Shepherd” for his remarkable skills as an animal trainer which, together with his concern for his flock, are recorded here.
A short film to warn children of sexual predators.
A provoking film on the place of women.
In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself(1943)
Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man's suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography.
A guide to going metric from the Central Office of Information on behalf of the Metrication Board.
A short information film produced to get Britain ready for decimalisation.
Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".
Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady.
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
The sequel to Smoker of the Future, in which he has a child who will take after his father.
This informative herring aid from WWII makes no bones about the need to make the most of every fish.
Featuring the voiceover of Sir Anthony Hopkins, this public information film from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society starts out rather innocently with beautiful hand-painted animation. It describes how once a year a large group of pilot whales swim to a small group of islands known as the Faroe Islands.
Unambiguous message, unpretentiously inventive animation and a blackly comic tone.
This anti-smoking public information film has the kind of stylistic sheen often associated with 1980s British advertising, with its sci-fi setting, filtered smoke and gloomy aesthetics clearly inspired by the works of Ridley Scott (although it’s directed by his contemporary, Barry Myers). It imagines a genetically advanced future humanoid who’s evolved to be a ‘natural born smoker’ – complete with enlarged nostrils and tapping finger - before reminding us that no such creature yet exists. While we expect smoking adverts to be disturbing, the titular character is disquieting in a refreshingly unusual sense.
When a schoolboy's day-dream of a fantasy sports day includes events where acts of vandalism and trespass are required, dire consequences ensue. Originally created as an educational film, this somewhat surrealist short has a serious message at its core. This won't be a lesson you'll forget in a hurry.
An investigator goes after the people who are corrupting the nation's youth by spreading the weed of Satan--MARIJUANA!!!
Warning children not to play near 'dark and lonely' water, a horror film style look and voice-over is used in this film to highlight the dangers.
A hard-hitting public information film made at the height of the Great Influenza 1918-18.
Sponsored as part of the Electricity Council's 'Understanding Electricity' campaign, Play Safe is a series of three hard-hitting fillers designed to highlight to children the potentially fatal consequences of playing near overhead electric lines and substations. The carefree attitude of the youngsters as they fly their kites and radio-controlled planes in the open air is undermined by composer Harry Robinson's electronic soundtrack, which pulsates with menace throughout.
Never Go With Strangers was intended for children aged between seven and ten and its purpose was ‘to warn them of the dangers of accepting lifts or presents from strangers’. Due to potential distress government officials instructed that the film only be shown under ‘responsible adult supervision’, thus denying it a TV airing for many years.