Please note: the CinemaStore is
not directly affiliated with the Academic Film Archive of North America.
Proceeds from the CinemaStore assist in maintaining and repairing projection equipment used
by the AFA. These
films are sold for personal use only, with no rights of any kind granted. Scroll
down this page for a list of available films.
These are 16mm films, not videos! 16
millimeter films are rapidly passing from the media scene, are already
extremely rare, but affordable enough that, unlike other art forms, they are
still financially accessible to beginning collectors. 16mm educational and
documentary titles are no longer available in film format, and were originally
sold for prices ranging from approximately $400 - $900; most titles are no
longer in distribution, even in video format. We generally have only one copy of
each title, and a brief description accompanies each film. Some of the films
have been shown at ciné16
events, and have extensive filmnotes, so we encourage you to visit our Chronology
of Shows, and search on the title. Proceeds from film sales are used to
repair our projectors. Due to the large numbers of inexpensive films on
the list, minimum film order is $15.
Now the disclaimers: these films are
for sale to private collectors only, no commercial use intended. Films on this
list were in a private collection that pre-dates the AFA. No more films will be
added to this list and the list will be taken down after all the films have been
sold. Some films have the "NFBC" designation. These were made ny the National
Film Board of Canada. They are on reels only, ready to show. We cannot ship them
in cans.
To order films from the list below,
contact geoff@afana.org and indicate the films you
want. We'll email back to you with availability and price (California residents
must add 9.25% tax). Then, return an email to us indicating which films
you'll be purchasing, and that a money order is in the mail. Films are sold on a
first-come basis; we urge you to send your money order as quickly as possible
after you’ve confirmed you will buy. If a particular
film has been sold, we will refund your money ASAP. Films
are in good (several splices) to excellent shape, unless noted.
Special note to non-U.S. customers:
due to the extraordinary work necessary to prepare customs documents, we only
ship to United States addresses. We recommend
that you ask us to ship to a friend of yours in the States, who could then ship
the films to you.
Keycodes: n/t = no main title;
c =
color; b = black & white; turning = color has started shifting to magenta,
red = color has shifted to red; core = film will be shipped on a core, rather than a reel
Timecodes: 2400 = one hour, 1200 =
half-hour, 800 = twenty minutes, 400 = ten minutes. All times are approximate.
The 1994 ETAC Guide to educational film is the best and most
comprehensive we’ve seen, with over film 12,000 film and video titles made from
approximately 1950 to 1994, with a one or
two sentence description of each. Titles are also categorized into numerous
subject areas and sub-classifications. Out-of-print (and never to be reprinted)
masterpiece: 627 pages, paperback, $25. Craft Films: an Index of International Films on Crafts. Printed
in 1979, contains descriptions, dates, running times, and directors of
over 900 art and craft films. Invaluable resource. 156 pages, hardbound, $30 Reel Revolution, by Neil Hurley. (175-page paperback on
Chaplin, Eisenstein, etc. treatment of liberation themes) $5
Happy New Year (witty and twisted classic by Claude Lelouch, in
English) 3600 c $150
Tiger Fangs (extremely rare print of 1943 film starring famed animal
expert Frank Buck and Duncan “Zorro” Renaldo. In Malaysia, they encounter
tigers, Japanese and German war intrigue) 2400 b&w, vinegar $100
Christmas Customs Near and Far (our vote as the worst,
most amateurish Christmas film ever made, with Fran Allison, kids, and tacky
sets) 800 turning $25 Democracy & the Role of Dissent (the worst human rights film ever made;
terrible actors, including old people shaking and barely able to walk) 800
turning $25
Social Documentaries Day in the
Life of Bonnie Consolo, A (This film about a remarkable woman was nominated
for an Oscar in 1975. Consolo was born without arms, yet she does it all ---
you name it, cooking dinner, cutting tomatoes, putting on a necklace, even
killing flies, all with her feet. A memorable film). 800 turning $15
Sports/Outdoors Tennis series (classic instruction films showing slow-motion
instruction by Billie Jean King). Each is $30 b 800, or $55 for both · Groundstrokes (forehand, backhand, spin) · The Serve
Science/Nature Tornado Below (girl flies solo into tornado; drama) 800 c $10
Ethno/Anthro/Sociology/Travel Special note: many of these films depict cultures and traditions that have
already passed from the scene. In them, you'll find documentation of old
ways of life, from the subject perspective (housing, arts & crafts) and ours
as well (old autos, circular-screen TVs, etc). Some of these films are
red, but priced attractively to allow you to experiment. In most cases, red
prints are the only remaining examples in existence of a given title.
Familes of the World (Journal Films) series · Spain (family of Madrid) 800 c $15 · Thailand fishing culture of Klong-Lung village; best of series) 800 turning
$15 Family of the Island: Her Name is Wasamatha (describes life on the island of
Malolo, Fiji) 800 turning $15 Wayne Mitchell, Producer/Director: · Eskimos: A Changing Culture well done juxtaposition of cultures) 800 c $30 William Deneen, Producer/Director: (Deneen founded Learning
Corporation of America. Most of the following films were done for Encyclopaedia
Britannica prior to the founding of LCA) · Arts & Crafts of Mexico (part II) 800 red $5
• Eskimo Family (seasons, migration, hunting; filmed at Frobisher Bay -Iqaluit
on Baffin Island. 800 turning $15
Yugoslavia (a young girl visits Sarajevo: see it as it was in ‘86!) 600 c $30
Native American Boy of the Navajos 400 c $15 Forgotten American (plight of Navajo in 4 corners area; CBS News) 1200 c $30 Two Knots on a Counting Rope (Navajo grandfather teaches boy to count) 400 n/t $5
History, Biography Atlin (historical perspective on a small Canadian town) 800 c $15 Canada’s Provinces & People series, Coronet 1973.
Geography, history & culture. Each is 500 c $10 · Prairie Provinces Debt to the Past: Government & Law (Moody Institute tells of our gov’t
derived from “God’s law) 800 red n/t $10 Discovery of America: Westward Movement (chronology
by Handel Films) 800 turning $10 English History: Norman Conquest to 15th century 400 c
n/t $10
Land of Immigrants (Diversity of U.S., Third Stream jazz score by Fred Katz &
Buddy Collette) 800 turning $15
Life in a Medieval Town (Recreation of village life) 800 red n/t $5
Vikings: Life & Conquests (well-photographed recreation of boats &
lifestyle; filmed in Scandinavia using the recreated Viking ship Gokstad EB) 800 some lines
red n/t $10
John Barnes, Director/Producer, Encyclopaedia Britannica
Humanities Series (these spectacular films were directed by the incomparable
John Barnes, and several are narrated by Clifton Fadiman. They stand as the
highest example of the art of the education film) · Theatre: One of the Humanities (w/Clifton Fadiman) 1200 c $20 · Themes of Macbeth 1200 c $35
Arts
Crafts, Dance, and Music Films Music Experiences: Grand Canyon Suite (excerpts from the piece, including
animation, and sequences showing Grofé notating the music) 800 red $15 Trolls of Norway (Troll introduced and handmade by Arthur (Grandpa) Stavig; sets
& music by Richard Hawk) 600 turning $20
Miscellaneous
Shorts, non-animated
Evan’s Corner (black boy’s rejection of selfishness in a working-class,
inner city neighborhood) 800 c $15
Freedom of Speech (from Bernard Wilets' Bill of Rights in Action series; reenactment of Nazis
speaking in front of synagogue) 800 c $20
La Garonne (French language about the river) 300 c $10
