So Terribly Unnecessary

More Dangerous Than Dynamite

November 1941 •English

A short film warning the unaware housewife of the dangers of “dry cleaning” with gasoline at home.

I Do Not Want To Smoke

February 2020 •English

This short film is a translation of an original script from the USSR, written in 1936, but never produced. An over-the-top anti-smoking PSA.

North American House Hippo

May 1999 •English

The house hippo is a fictitious species of hippopotamus, and the subject of a Canadian television public service announcement produced by Concerned Children's Advertisers

Stand for Humanity [a PSA about Hate Crime]

Invalid date •English

A PSA about Hate Crime. Young Izaak finds out that his father has been yet another victim of Hate Crime, while also learning what to do in this situations.

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.

A Day in the Forest with Smokey Bear

June 2010 •English

Several children spend a day in the forest and learn from Smokey Bear the five rules to fire safety.

Jack Pot

March 1940 •English

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with illegal gambling and bookmaking.

Acid Rain

January 1989 •English

Environmental PSA by Bill Plympton.

Soapy the Germ Fighter

January 1951 •English

Young Billy Martin has a vision of Soapy, a giant bar of soap, that teaches him the importance of being clean.

PSA FROM THE VOID

February 2025 •English

PSA FROM THE VOID was created for a BGSU 48-Hour Film Festival.

Smoking Drill

January 2000 •English

Anti-tobacco PSA by the Arizona Department of Health Services, with its campaign aimed at teenagers which ran between the mid-90s to early 2000s. This is one of their later ones, which uses the dark and disturbing imagery of a factory that produces both cigarettes and the teenagers who smoke them.

Zombie Door

January 1970 •English

Psychedelic Hanna-Barbera anti-drug PSA, ca. 1970. Created by Art Babbitt - he'd developed Goofy during his time at Disney.

We're Not Candy!

Invalid date •English

1980s public service announcement from the Poison Control Centre, warning children of the dangers of consuming medicine incorrectly.

Scoop of Ignorance

May 2024 •English

"Scoop of Ignorance" is a Public Service Announcement created to raise awareness about the importance of education.

Cycle of Change

December 2023 •English

A young woman with PCOS, feeling isolated and frustrated, finds hope and resilience through a supportive women's NGO, transforming her journey from struggle to empowerment.

I, Rosiński

May 2024 •Polish

Grzegorz Rosiński, one of the world's most famous Polish comic book creators, author of drawings for the "Thorgal" series, is retiring. But what does it actually mean for an artist to end his career?

Stolen House

November 2023 •Spanish

"Stolen House" is a documentary short film that follows the migration story of Mark, a Russian photographer, and Katya, a Ukrainian artist, to Argentina. Through narrations, staged scenes, and archival material, fragments of their lives, feelings, and motivations are explored.

Sleeping Lion

November 2023 •English

Chris Sharma is one of the GOATs of climbing. His first ascents of iconic boulder problems, deep water solos, and sport routes around the world have defined the cutting edge of athletic performance and aesthetic vision for the last 25 years. But it’s been a minute since we’ve seen a new “King Line” from Sharma. Now in his forties, Chris has spent the last few years raising two young kids, opening a series of climbing gyms, launching a TV show, and trying to stay in shape through it all. When he discovers a magnificent new line in the sport climbing mecca of Siurana, Spain, just an hour and a half from his house, the Sleeping Lion is awakened, and Sharma is pulled deep into the project mindset again. Becoming a self-described “extreme weekend warrior,” he juggles family and work commitments with the obsession of trying to climb one of his hardest routes ever.

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Invalid date •English

The documentary explores the enigma of actress and artist Mary Woronov and chronicles her colorful career trajectory as a ground breaking female performer starting from her work with Andy Warhol to Roger Corman, that sealed her reputation as a "Cult Queen".

Svet na dotyk

January 2019 •Slovak