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.

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.

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.

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.

PSA FROM THE VOID

February 2025 •English

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

Acid Rain

January 1989 •English

Environmental PSA by Bill Plympton.

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.

Jack Pot

March 1940 •English

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

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.

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.

Scoop of Ignorance

May 2024 •English

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

From Sudan to Argentina

January 2022 •Catalan

When the construction of the Aswan High Dam threatened to destroy the Ancient Egyptian monuments of Nubia in the 1960s, archaeologists from around the world came together to save these precious pieces of history. One of those heroic researchers was Dr. Abraham Rossenvasser, a self-taught Egyptologist from a small, poverty-stricken Jewish colony in Argentina. While Rossenvasser’s expedition rescued thousands of historical treasures from imminent destruction, his story is not often told. In From Sudan to Argentina, Charlottesville-based filmmaker Ricardo Preve rescues the legacy of this forgotten figure, and ensures his deeply impactful work can be celebrated. Told largely through the eyes of Rossenvasser’s daughter, Dr. Elsa Rosenvasser Feher, this documentary shines a well-deserved spotlight on the remarkable efforts of a man who committed himself to preserving crucial parts of history for generations to come.

Supervolcan Yellowstone : Menace sur la planète ?

October 2022 •French

Approaching Zero, 000 - De lyckliga ingenjörerna

April 1987 •Swedish

Documentary film that follows a group of Swedish engineers who build Sweden's first spacecraft.

Celebrate Cinema 101

January 1996 •Japanese

This film project was made in 1996 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the cinema.

The Hit: An Investigative Documentary

March 2022 •English

Award-winning investigative journalists and forensic engineers analyze never-before-seen evidence that indicates NASCAR legend Tony Stewart killed a competitor after accelerating his car and fishtailing it toward the defenseless man.