So Terribly Unnecessary

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.

More Dangerous Than Dynamite

November 1941 •English

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Acid Rain

January 1989 •English

Environmental PSA by Bill Plympton.

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.

Scoop of Ignorance

May 2024 •English

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

PSA FROM THE VOID

February 2025 •English

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

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.

Jack Pot

March 1940 •English

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

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.

Killer Hornets

September 2016 •English

Summer is coming...and with it a deadly invasion. There's a killer on the loose, a deadly winged beast whose toxic venom melts human flesh. But it's not a dragon...it's a Japanese Killer Hornet. These supervised Samurais of the wasp world are the size of a human thumb and they are packed with a cytotoxic venom that causes anaphylactic shock - and death.Their stinger is a quarter the size of their body and packs a punch like a Black Mamba.

Fall of Japan: In Color

January 2015 •English

William Courtenay's color film of the pacific campaign and Japan's downfall.

Moby Dick: Heart Of A Whale

January 2015 •German

Herman Melville's epic ocean adventure "Moby Dick" is an American masterpiece. But was this stirring tale of violence and revenge simply an allegory, or were there real giants of the deep deliberately attacking whaling ships? With the help of centuries old witness accounts and modern day science, we explain how the legend of the great white whale came to be. Then we determine if the multiple sperm whale assaults on ships in the 19th century were indeed premeditated and coordinated.

Husí kůže – Zimomriavky

May 2014 •Czech

Long Live Hunting!

November 2014 •Czech