Learning to Live

Spider-Man: Don't Hide Abuse

January 1990 •English

Spider-Man: Don’t Hide Abuse is a 1990 animated educational short film. In it, Spiderman explains how to deal with abuse.

Arion

March 1986 •Japanese

The story follows Arion, a young man kidnapped by Hades as a child and raised to believe that his mother was blinded by Zeus and that killing the ruler of Mount Olympus will cure her.

The Youth Drug Scene

January 1970 •English

A Cristian educational film that tells the story of a former drug addict, Mark Lindley, and his recovery through finding God.

In a Heartbeat

June 2017 •English

A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.

Persepolis

June 2007 •French

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

The In Between

September 2024 •English

Following the death of her brother, filmmaker Robie Flores returns to her hometown Eagle Pass on the Texas/Mexico border, wanting to turn back time. She collides with unruly experiences of adolescence – quinceañeras, Rio Grande river excursions, teen makeovers and beyond – that invite her to soak up the details of the home her brother adored and she ignored. What emerges is a playful dance between a personal and collective coming-of-age portrait of kids on the border and Robie herself as she rediscovers the possibilities of joy in the aftermath of grief.

Goannai Shimasu Another World e

May 2004 •Japanese

An unnamed salaryman complains about Japanese tax rates. He is overheard by a mysterious stranger who traps him in a version of his everyday life in which there are no taxes. Part of a series of animated short films produced to educate young people about taxation.

Poradila teta Beta

January 1974 •Slovak

A Point of Return

January 1964 •English

A short film portrays the events of a depressed man's day, culminating, presumably, in his suicide, though the ending is ambiguous. Afterwards, a roundtable of mental hygiene professionals and social workers examine the film, while discussing the phenomenon of suicide more broadly.

Over the Rainbow: The Story of Young Diana

May 1986 •Japanese

Before she became royalty, Diana Frances Spencer led a simpler life as a child of an aristocratic family. Her experiences in adolescence, from her studies at Riddlesworth Hall to witnessing the separation of her parents, set a course for the storied life of the People’s Princess.

FIT Hives: Sustainability - The Secret to Survival

April 2017 •English

A documentary that introduces FIT Hives, a student-run organization whose mission is to educate the FIT community about the importance of bees to the environment, the use of bee-derived resources in the industries related to the majors at FIT and its goal to put a beehive on the roof. FIT Hives is a recipient of an FIT Innovation Grant which also supported the making of this documentary.

Learning From Disappointment

December 1961 •English

In this Coronet instructional film, we learn how to manage and self regulate our emotions when it comes to dealing with short comings and disappointments.

Beginning Responsibility: Rules at School

December 1964 •English

A class trip to the museum requires some new rules.

A Wheel is Round

August 1971 •English

An educational short telling us that wheels are, in fact, round!

Puberty: Sexual Education For Boys and Girls

January 1991 •Dutch

This sex education movie explore themes of body development, sexual hygiene, masturbation, menstruation, puberty, sex and giving birth.

Keeping Clean and Neat

August 1956 •English

Two eighth graders doing an assembly on cleanliness and neatness seek underclassmen. A look into Don and Mildred's hygienic endeavors.

To get lost on purpose

March 2019 •Bulgarian

Three friends use their last summer as teenagers to rediscover Bulgaria like they have never seen it before by going on a big road trip and getting lost on purpose.

Go! Anpanman and hiragana play: First time with a i u e o

November 2003 •Japanese

For children learning Hiragana for the first time through joint planning with Shogakkan Infant Magazine Editorial Department. Children, learn to become familiar with Hiragana characters while playing in "Hiragana Land" together with "AIUEO" characters. Among fun songs and Anpanman stories, introductory contents of Hiragana learning are included.

Last Summer

October 2022 •English

As summer ends, Ren's bandmates and childhood friends are leaving for college. He struggles to write the lyrics of their final song.

My Life Inside

January 2007 •Spanish

Rosa is a Mexican woman who, at the age of 17, migrated illegally to Austin, Texas. Some years later, she was jailed under suspicion of murder and then taken to trial. This film demonstrates how the judicial process, the verdict, the separation from her family, and the helplessness of being imprisoned in a foreign country make Rosa’s story an example of the hard life of Mexican migrants in the United States.