When love is dead

The Mystery Crash

May 1974 •English

“The Mystery Crash” discusses the dangers of drinking and driving especially as it pertains to the seemingly harmless “social drinker.” This film was produced by Jack Lieb Productions Inc, Chicago and sponsored by the National Safety Council. It is part of a series of films, with each episode describing a different element of driving and road safety.

To Kill a Child

August 1953 •Swedish

In a Swedish village, situated in a rural idyll, a father, mother and little daughter are preparing breakfast on a Sunday morning. The family is looking forward to the boat trip that is to follow. The little girl's thoughts are already completely on the water. But there is no sugar in the house, so the mother sends her little daughter to the neighbor across the street to quickly get some. Two villages further on, a young man is filling up his car with gas so that he can drive to the Baltic Sea with his girlfriend. In their convertible, the young people feel blithe and free on the country road and race towards the village where the little girl is just crossing the street with the sugar to return home.

Gates of Heaven

August 2018 •English

Gates of Heaven explores the unnerving intersection between society’s addictive relationship with their devices, delivered with a satirical comedic twist.

The Ballad of the Battered Bicycle

January 1947 •English

Henry demonstrates his two-wheel tomfoolery, but there's no happy ending for this bike.

After Dark

October 1979 •English

Colin Welland presents this public information film about the hazards of nighttime driving.

Careful

May 2017 •Malayalam

A journalist, investigating traffic violations in a city, comes across mysterious happenings and lands herself in a dangerous situation.

For My Son

October 2008 •Persian

The most far spot of Iran desert. 'Habib o-llah Qolami', a poor and old farmer looses his young son in a car accident. Habib after his son's death takes a big decision. He spends all his has for making a medical help station in the road and gifts it to Red Crescent. From now no one dies of car accident.

Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart

September 1989 •English

Mickey and his friends take a close look at important street safety situations and tips.

Sicher über die Straße

January 1975 •German

Short film about safe street crossing

Decade of Death

August 1971 •English

This highway scare film produced by the Highway Safety Foundation in 1971, "Decade of Death", is a retrospective of the organization's 10 years of gory, shocking social guidance films which aimed to promote traffic safety and driver responsibility through the display of bloody and horrific footage of traffic crashes.The Highway Safety Foundation made driver scare films such as "Signal 30," "Mechanized Death," and "Highways of Agony" that intended to encourage drivers to drive responsibly and with consideration of the risks and consequences. It was the organization's belief that crash footage, while horrific, was the best way to convey the importance of driving safely.

By Day's End

March 2020 •English

A lesbian couple's efforts to mend their deteriorating relationship are put on hold when a pandemic disease that causes insatiable hunger ravages the world around them.

Vingança Assistida

December 2022 •Portuguese

It Might Be You

July 1946 •English

A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.

Carrier or Killer

January 1966 •English

This film shows the dangers of driving commercial trucks professionally as part of driver’s education. It displays various truck drivers; some cautious and others fatally dangerous.

Pedestrian Crossing

May 1948 •English

Richard Massingham gives a comic demonstration of how to cross the road.

Alien Surveillance

August 2018 •English

An alien invasion is caught in the surveillance cameras of an office building during a weekend work party.

Dead on Their Feet

January 1958 •English

A road safety film for pedestrians in city traffic. Demonstrates typical unsafe practices.

America's Dangerous Trucks

June 2023 •English

Investigating deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save lives.

From One Second to the Next

August 2013 •English

Stories of serious traffic accidents caused by texting and driving are told by the perpetrators and surviving victims.

The Pace That Kills

January 1959 •English

Excessive speed is the number one killer on the roads: one-thrid of all road deaths are caused by it. By excessive speeding drivers risk their own lives and those of others.