MY OWN YARD TO PLAY EN 



Black & White Sound Contemporary Films 



10 minutes Rental Sale 



This simple, unpretentious film consists of shots of children at 

 play in city streets, on hazardous building sites and asphalt play- 

 grounds. In the background the familiar noises of the city may be 

 heard along with children's voices at play gradually resolving into 

 an animated discussion of their activities and ambitions. Some of 

 the dreams expressed are grandiose, some are exciting, some are 

 amusing, until a little girl expresses her own ambition by saying 

 very quietly, "I want my own yard to play in." 



Excellent camerawork, clever intercuts and superior editing, and 

 particularly sensitive production dramatize far better than more 

 elaborate films the need for space in the city and the need for 

 carefully planning such space. 



AUDIENCE: College and adult discussion groups 



OUR CHANGING ENVIRONMENT 



Color Sound Encyclopaedia Britannica Films 



17 l /2 minutes Rental Sale 



The film begins by contrasting the natural ecosystem of a pond 

 with our own environment, the city. A brief historical review of 

 man's increasing pressures on his environment leads to a detailed 

 sequence of the problems created by such pressures. Problems in- 

 cluding urban sprawl, air and water pollution, and slums are intro- 

 duced and the question raised as to whether these problems must 

 be the perpetual legacy of the Industrial Age. In reply the film 

 presents four positive examples of man's ability to constructively 

 plan for the future of his cities and his land; scientific farming, im- 

 proved tree farming, installation of filtration plants and a graphic 

 example of city planning itself suggest that a solution is possible. 



The story emphasizes that man is the only living creature capable 

 of such planning and that it is possible only upon his acceptance 

 of the fact that he and his resources are interdependent and 

 indivisible. 



AUDIENCE: Junior high; senior high; adult 



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