Les Jarret provides excellent narration to teaching the alphabet using words in and about trains. Each letter of the alphabet has several words associated with train functions that are narrated. Occasionally the narrator is assisted by a classroom of young children. An entertaining video for toddlers and young kids learning their alphabet.
Prepare for school with Mickey and friends. Developed by Disney and leading educators, the animated classic MICKEY AND THE BEANSTALK now has learning breaks that will prepare your child for the academic and social challenges of school. Learning is woven throughout this classic adventure packed with storytelling magic that captures young imaginations. Pop-up visuals encourage children to learn about counting, matching, measuring, and putting a story in order. Watch your child's face light up each time a correct answer helps Mickey. Learning's more fun with friends to share the adventure!
This is the story of the life of the Lord Buddha as an animation in Thai language (it has also been translated into English). This is not the same as the similar animation "The Life of the Buddha". It tells the trials an triumphs that the Lord Buddha had to endure to reach enlightenment and is a guide to the basics of Buddhism.
This made-for-TV documentary introduces the layperson to concepts and technologies that were emerging in computer interface design in the late 1980s and early 1990s: hypertext, multimedia, virtual assistants, interactive video, 3D animation, and virtual reality.
See Barney's House for the first time ever and share the fun with a houseful of his guests. At Barney's house, imagination can make anything happen at any time. That's why BJ, Baby Bop and some of their young friends are treated to surprising inventions, rock n roll singing birds, a web-surfing mouse, storybook visitors, and much more!
A boy must come to terms with his mistakes after meeting an inspirational person.
In this video, children see how Tad and Lily use what they know about 2D shapes to learn about 3D shapes. Sharing food provides a meaningful context to introduce fractions as equal parts of a whole. Children also observe many different ways to measure things.
A documentary-short on the life of Ira Sanders, a commodity trader turned educator whose first-hand experiences on 9/11 greatly influence his life.
Over a fevered, phantasmagoric night, a restrained priest confronts his own desires and church oppression as he battles with the Baron from Hell for control of his cock's very own soul.
Winner of the New York LOVES Film Award at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. Filmed over the course of nine years, Zoned In traces the remarkable real-life journey of 16-year-old Daniel from a Bronx high school to an Ivy League university while simultaneously exploring the role of race and class in the American education system. Narrated by Daniel himself, the movie celebrates the accomplishments of this extraordinary young man but does not shy away from depicting his struggles to fit in amongst the privileged students at his college and his candid questioning of a system that has allowed him to excel but has left so many of his friends and family members behind.
Join Sebastian, the wise old raven and three small piglets in the adventures we like to call Pig Tales. In The Faulty Falcon the food is missing and although all the evidence appears to point to the Plague, the farm animals must learn to get all the facts before accusing someone. In C'mon Now, Try! Sebastian believes that his scientific tinkering is not valuable until he learns that no effort is lost and each time you fall you learn something new.
Paul Bonard an artist, loses his memory when he receives a blow on the head from one of two apaches fighting over Wildcat, a sultry stepper in a cafe. He becomes an apache himself, falls in love with Wildcat and paints her portrait--his masterpiece. Wildcat learns Paul's identity and restores him to his family, though realizing that she will lose him. Surgery restores Paul's memory, but some subconscious force guides him back to the cafe and Wildcat's love.
A serious young man and his emotional wife become acquainted with a frivolous young man and his serious minded wife, and it is not long before like attracts like, to the discomfiture of all. The four agree to an exchange of wives during a trip into the mountains, with the result that each is soon glad to go back to the original marital arrangement.
Set among the streets of Madras and filmed in real time, with unknown actors, this is a story of the complex relations between family members.
Why can't Rahel bring herself to sign her artwork? The visit of her high school academic triggers memories of why she is haunted by her surname, yet would not consider changing it.
While moving into a new apartment, a young woman must contend with the unwelcome advances of a neighbour.
Ray Priest leaves his wife, Maria, after they row at a family wedding. As he drives into the night he picks up a young hitch-hiker. The hitch-hiker is a mysterious character, sometimes menacing, sometimes acting as confidant, allowing Ray to explore his relationship with his family. When the car runs out of petrol they must walk to a nearby garage. Ray's vulnerability becomes evident as they walk through a forest in the dark.
Hayden Cooper is a high school senior who aspires to become a famous director one day, but things get complicated when he meets the love of his life, Grace Urban, an exchange student from the UK. With CJ and his other friends by his side, he goes through the struggles every teenager faces. So, he's down to two life changing choices: one, leave the island of Guam in order to chase his dreams or two, stay home and be happy. What's it going to be?