Movies: International Film Foundation

Discusses the history of the Middle East. Contrasts old ways with the new in agriculture, industry, etc. in emphasizing the changing image of this part of the world....

A poor stonecutter seeks the lifestyles of those higher in the social hierarchy....

This film discusses conditions in the Soviet Union, including party activity and influence, the shortage of consumer goods, the roles of children and women, the status of religion, and the purpose of Soviet realist art....

Gives a brief overview of the history, geography, distribution of population, the political/social/economic systems, the Catholic Church, the military, and the problems in South America....

An educational documentary film detailing the role of the Christian church in communities across the globe, including West Germany, Russia, Syria, India, the Philippines, and South Korea....

A topical overview of Western Europe, touching on legends, the effect of Christianity, the impact of the printing press, industrialization, the atmosphere preceding World War II, the rule of the Marshall Plan, and the Common Market. Also considers su...

Documentary featuring the lives of 'ordinary' Russians prior to World War 2...

A film about life on the small island of Likiep in the Marshall Islands in Micronesia....

An American girl tells her classmates about her visit to her grandmother's farm in a Polish Village. She tells them about vilage life, farming, schools, church, a wedding, and briefly about some of the cities: Lowicz, Krakov, Zakopane, Gdvina....