NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES 

 A MILE TO EL DORADO 



Color Sound Association Films, Inc. 



28 minutes Free Loan 



Beginning with a profile of the modern-ancient city of Caracas, 

 Venezuela, this film emphasizes the fact that in this country Lake 

 Maracaibo contains treasures greater than any conquistador ever 

 dreamed of. The story takes us to the lake itself where new tools 

 and techniques of drilling for oil literally make the mile to El 

 Dorado a "vertical" mile. For the search for oil leads directly down 

 into the lake. 



The treasure that has transformed Venezuela into a thriving 

 prosperous country is oil, and the purpose of this film is to highlight 

 the value of the oil discovery to the inhabitants. Included is a care- 

 fully detailed sequence of the problems of laying pipeline in drilling 

 for underwater oil. 



Running throughout the film is an implication that without this 

 black gold mine the country would have remained undeveloped 

 and unsung. This film, however, must be recommended for its careful 

 production and attention to technical detail plus its emphasis on 

 the sociological angle. 



AUDIENCE: Junior high; senior high; college; adult 



AMERICAN FRONTIER 



Black & White; Sound American Petroleum Institute 



29 minutes Free Loan Sale 



This documentary faithfully records the events happening in a 

 rural region upon the discovery of oil. Photographed on the spot 

 and using local farmers and townspeople as the cast, the story is 

 told through the eyes of the protagonist, Nils Halversen wheat 

 farmer and school teacher. The initial exultation and the sober 

 after-reflection provide an interesting sociological angle. One se- 

 quence depicting a town meeting is particularly significant in that 

 we find some doubts expressed about the value of the discovery 

 because of its possible ramifications. The film demonstrates that 

 the old pattern of "boom and bust" can be replaced by one of a 

 planned and continuing benefit to the community. 



This elaborate production with a special musical score is par- 

 ticularly significant for the introduction of sane practices having 

 to do with the discovery and exploitation of oil. 



AUDIENCE: Senior high; college; adult 



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