United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of
Public Awareness (A-1071
Washington DC 20460
December 1980
OPA3/0
P/EPA
Environmental Movies
and Slide Shows
from EPA
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Protecting and reclaiming the environment and its life-
supporting systems is the mission of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. EPA's 8 major laws mount an integrated
attack on environmental pollution in cooperation with state
and local governments. These mandates encompass a broad
range of environmental concerns—air and water quality, solid
waste management, pesticides, toxic substances, radiation
and noise.
A public aware of environmental problems and solutions is
important in the battle against pollution. As part of its
program to inform the public EPA makes shows available
within the United States on a free-loan and rental basis.
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Available from:
(Addresses of
distribution
offices on pg. 9-12
A Man And A River
14 minutes, 1973
16mm. Color Sound
Choice Stakes
10 minutes, 1975
16mm. Color Sound
Does It Have To Be
This Way
10 minutes, 1975
16mm. Color Sound
This film is about a river and a man who loved it. National
The man is the late Thomas Hart Benton, Audiovisual
author and conservationist. The river is the Center v
Buffalo, a clear-running waterway that winds - \ •
through the Ozark Hills of northwestern
Arkansas. A Man And A River is a call to
preserve the beauty of nature. Narrated by
Richard Chamberlain.
This film deals with one problem stated in four National
different ways, using essentially two main Audiovisual
animation characters. The message: man's Center;
desire for a richer, fuller material life inevitably
affects the environment and man must learn to Selected EPA
recognize what the choices are and what his regional '
decisions will cost him. The film has been offices
produced without dialogue, with a rich music
and sound effects track. This concept attacks
the problem—a problem which has been with
us for a long time—and will be with us for a long
time.
A timely message in the guise of comedy is National
offered in this short film. This motion picture Audiovisual
features television comedian Tim Conway. Center;
Through a hilarious series of situations which
confront him as he drives to work the message Selected EPA
is clearly delivered... We must learn to use the regional
automobile more wisely; to use alternative offices
means of transportation as a means to con-
serve energy and reduce pollution.
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Estuary
28 minutes, 1976
16mm. Color Sound
Five Stories
16 minutes, 1979
35mm slide/sound
tape (audiotape
cassettes are
synchronized to
slides, "A" side for
manual slide
change "B" side
for automatic slide
change).
Is Your Drinking
Water Safe
28 minutes, 1977
16mm. Sound Color
Jet Roar
15 minutes, 1977
16mm. Sound Color
John Muir's High
Sierra
28 minutes, 1972
16mm. Color Sound
The bays, the lagoons, the ends of our rivers— Film Order
wherever salt meets fresh water—these are Department
the estuaries of the United States, on which a 12231 Wilkins
large percentage of our seafood is dependent. Avenue
Estuaries on three coastlines are depicted, Rockville, Md.
showing their use for trades and for sport. The 20852
film stresses the great value of estuaries for
food and recreation and as a national treasure.
Five Stories is a slide show about five women EPA Head-
from different parts of the Nation who, through quarters
their own experience with environmental pol- Selected EPA
lution, became actively involved in efforts to regional
achieve environmental solutions. Their stories offices
cover urban, suburban and rural pollution
problems from air, and water to chemicals and
solid waste. The show dramatically illustrates
the relationship of environmental pollution
to human health and welfare.
On June 24,1977 national standards for drink- National
ing water authorized by the Safe Drinking Audiovisual
Water Act of 1974 became effective. This half- Center;
hour film provides vital information about the
law, facts concerning the Nation's drinking Selected EPA
water and the problems many water supply regional
supply systems will have in meeting the offices
standards.
Many are affected by the roar of jet planes. National
Some communities, some airports, some air- Audiovisual
lines and growing numbers of people have Center;
joined the attack on aviation noise. This film
dramatizes the problem and the cooperative Selected EPA
attack against engines that make too much regional
_noise . . . against poor land use and faulty offices
construction practices around air centers. With
strong cinematic and sound impact the film
makes a simple point—we can do something
about noise. We are doing something about it.
Yet the job has barely begun.
John Muir, the most famous of the 19th. Selected EPA
Century Mountain Men lived in and with nature regional
in the High Sierras, documenting his exploits in offices
a diary which provides the narration for this
magnificently photographed retracing of his
life in the high country. The film is a docu-
mentary, yet it teaches all audiences important
lessons in ecology, in history and in visual art.
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an Is Responsible
* The Earth
* minutes, 1974
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aying It Safe
', minutes, 1978
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tcycling
minutes 1971
nitary Landfill:
IB Part Earth To
•ur Parks Refuse
minutes, 1969
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rpent Fruits
•• minutes, 1979
•mm Color Sound
Although we use chemicals for improved Selected EPA
quality and quantity of our crops, some pesti- regional
cides have been used incorrectly or unneces- offices
sarily. This movie, set in the pea growing
country of Washington and Idaho illustrates
large-scale field use and value to farmers of
insect scouting to determine the need for
insecticide use.
The primary audience for this slide presenta- EPA Head-
tion is the farmworker, but it is suitable for all quarters;
who work with pesticides on a large-scale.
Narrated by National Football League "All-Pro" Selected EPA
Kicker, Efren Herrera the show points out the regional
need for proper safety equipment and health- offices
care for the professional in this line of work. It
also conveys important information about the
recognition and treatment of pesticide ill-
nesses and also about federal laws relating to
pesticide use.
An exposition of techniques on the reuse. National
recovery and recycling of solid waste. The film Audiovisual
does not portray all the recycling options, but Center
does contain nevertheless much useful infor-
mation about materials which now end upas
municipal solid waste and how they might be
used to extend our National supply of natural
resources.
Presents major aspects of landfill planning and National
operation from site selection, equipment Audiovisual
requirements, operating procedures, topo- Center
graphy and soil conditions to ultimate use of
the completed fill. While much of the film
concerns landfills of 200-tons-per-day capacity
or greater, much of the film's information can
be applied to smaller facilities. Designed for
technical audiences.
This made-for-television documentary was Modern Talk-
produced by the Southern Educational Com- ing Picture
munications Association under a grant from Service, Inc.
EPA. The film documents three case histories
of individuals whose lives have been dra-
matically affected by chemicals. It also features
discussions by scientists and industry repre-
sentatives of the validity of applying animal
test results to humans and the difficulty of
balancing risks against benefits in society's
attempt to regulate toxic substances.
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Solar Energy: The
Great Adventure
28 minutes, 1978
16mm. Color Sound
The Big Pickup
28 minutes, 1974
16mm Color Sound
The Cleaner The
Water
26 minutes, 1978
16mm Color Sound
The Gifts
28 minutes, 1973
(revised)
16mm. Color Sound
The Great Clean-Up
5£ minutes, 1976
16mm. Color Sound
The Green Box
17 minutes, 1970
16mm. Color Sound
Narrator Eddie Albert introduces eight indivi- National
duals who are using innovative approaches to Audiovisual
capture solar energy. Each explains his project Center
ranging from an energy self-help system
operating in the heart of New York City to Selected EPA
biomass conversion of forest wastes in Oregon, regional
Other projects include a hydronic solar offices
system and a 200-foot barge renovated into a
solar demonstration facility.
The Big Pickup describes America's five billion National
dollar a year chore—collecting solid waste. Audiovisual
This documentary film describes the garbage Center
collector's problems and illustrates new Selected EPA
techniques which can improve efficiency and regional
effectiveness. offices
The major purpose of this technical film is to National
provide a visual presentation of several alter- Audiovisual
natives for the management of municipal Center
sludge. It also offers brief explanations of Selected EPA
facility operations by on-site personnel. regional
offices
The Gifts is a documentary film about the National
American landscape and what has happened to Audiovisual
it during the course of the past two and one- Center
half centuries. The film's title comes from the
Nation's legacy of clean water pure air and
virgin land, a legacy that remains under threat.
Narrated by Lome Greene with music by Skitch
Henderson.
This film was produced by the National Film National
Board of Canada for the U.S. Environmental Audiovisual
Protection Agency and the Department of The Center
Environment of Canada. It updates activity
through 1976 on what is being done about pol-
lution of the Great Lakes, particularly in context
of the U.S.-Canada Agreement of April, 1972.
Illustrates a novel rural solid waste collection National
and disposal system, which was developed in Audiovisual
Chilton County, Alabama, to serve 26,000 Center
residents scattered over 700 square miles.
4-cubic-yard containers located throughout Selected EPA
the county are emptied every other day by a regional
specially equipped packer-truck. The county's offices
old rat-infested dumps were closed and roads
side dumps eliminated.
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ie Outer City
3 minutes, 1976
5mm. Color Sound
lie Race For Clean
ir
7 minutes, 1970
6mm. Color Sound
he Realities Of
ecycling
B minutes, 1971
5mm. Color Sound
he Stuff We
hrow Away
7 minutes, 1970
6mm. Sound Color
he Village Green
5 minutes, 1975
6mm. Color Sound
'oices
8 minutes, 1974
6mm. Color Sound
An environment in perspective—in this case, EPA Head-
Long Island, New York. A look at this heavily quarters
populated island, its history, and the many
pollution problems which residents face there
today. It is a report from the people who moved
from the city to the suburbs and even exurbia to
get away from the cty, only to find that such
places became new cities.
In August of 1970 more than 40 unusual auto- National
mobiles took part in a cross-country race from Audiovisual
Boston to Pasadena. Not a race in the usual Center
sense the cars were judged on low pollution
emissions, noise control and other factors as
well as speed. The event stimulated college
students to develop practical pollution controls.
A movie about various techniques and equip- National
ment being used to recover usable materials Audiovisual
from solid waste. It examines approaches to the Center
recovery of glass, aluminum, and steel con-
tainers, paper and old car hulks and other
items.
Describes the costly burdens which com- National
munities face in collecting and disposing of Audiovisual
municipal solid wastes. The film should be of Center
interest to the wide spectrum of people con-
cerned with improving waste management
systems.
This is a film describing many of the issues and National
considerations involved in organizing and Audiovisual
running a self-sustaining citizen's recycling Center
facility in'the heart of a major city—in this
case, Greenwich Village in New York. Selected IEPA
regional
offices
Voices is a chronicle of the environmental National
awakening which occurred in the 1970's. It Audiovisual
emphasises the activities of citizens fighting Center •
pollution at the local level. Beginning in
Chicago with citizens fighting a billion-dollar Selected EPA
crosstown expressway, the film documents regional
various\actions in other places—Clevelanders offices
wanting a voice in jetport planning, farmers in
Missouri battling dam construction. Narrated
by William Conrad with music by singer-
composer, Don McLean.
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Water Follies
7 minutes, 1976
16mm. Color Sound
Water Passages
28 minutes, 1980
16mm. Color Sound
Within Our Reach
15 minutes, 1977
16mm. Sound Color
Animated cartoon characters use humor to Selected EPA
demonstrate uses and abuses of water supply regional
with dishwashers, leaky faucets, lawn offices
watering, showering, car washing, shaving,
etc.
Scores of American towns and cities are faced Modern
with the need to build or augment new water Talking
treatment systems, an important but usually Picture
expensive part of America's crusade for clean Service, Inc.
water, required by federal law. Water Passages
strongly suggests that there are better and far
less expensive types of systems than those
typically in use in the majority of municipalities.
The concept of land application is at the heart of
these effective, low-cost approaches. While
not universally workable, the idea is one which
should be considered by any community
wishing to treat wastewater safely at a low-
cost.
Clean water is something we all need and National
cleaning our lakes and streams is a national Audiovisual
goal. Money is available in the form of grants Center
for building of municipal wastewater treatment
facilities. Unfortunately many cities and towns
are not taking advantage of this money. This
film shows what steps are necessary to receive
these funds and details what individuals can do
to ensure cleaner water.
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The shows listed below may be ordered from
Modern Talking Picture Service, Inc.
5000 Park Street. North
St. Petersburg, Fl. 33709
Telephone: 813+ 541-7571
Modern also maintains regional offices which are able to
fill orders on most EPA movies distributed by Modern. The
regional offices are in the following cities: Atlanta, Boston,
Buffalo, Cedar Rapids, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Harrisburg, Honolulu,
Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis,
Philadelphia, Pa., Pittsburgh, Pa., St. Louis, San Francisco,
Seattle, Summit, Washington, D.C.
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Serpent Fruits 5
Water Passages 8
Films from Modern are available on free loan. Make your
request as early as possible. Give the name address and zip
code of the person/group assuming responsibility for the
film. Films cannot be loaned to minors. Please specify
complete titles, first and alternate choices for dates of
showing and alternate film desired in case the requested
film is not available on any of your specified dates.
Borrowers must pay return postage (fourth class film rate)
and postal insurance.
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The shows listed below may be ordered from
National Audiovisual Center (NAV)
Order Desk
General Services Administration
Washington, D.C. 20409
Pag*
A Man And A River 3
Choice Stakes 3
Does It Have To Be This Way 3
Is Your Drinking Water Safe 4
Jet Roar 4
Recycling 5
Sanitary Landfill: One Part Earth To Four Parts Refuse— 5
The Big Pickup 6
The Cleaner The Water 6
The Gifts 6
The Great Clean-up 6
The Green Box 6
The Race For Clean Air 7
The Realities Of Recycling 7
The Stuff We Throw Away 7
The Village Green 7
Voices 7
Water Follies 8
Within Our Reach 8
Films from NAV are available for a rental rate of $25 per
booking (subject to change). Order films at least 2 months
in advance. Order by complete title. Indicate a preferred
date and at least two alternate dates. Indicate complete
shipping address as well as telephone number Rental price
includes shipment to user. User pays return postage and
insurance (fourth class film rate). Orders are to be on
purchase order or letterhead. Indicate alternate title in case
the request film is not available on any of your specified
dates.
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The Shows listed below may be ordered from:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Constituency Coordinator A-107
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
202+755-0710
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Five Stories 4
Playing It Safe 5
Solar Energy: The Great Adventure 6
The Outer City 7
Estuary 4
Films from EPA headquarters are available on free-loan.
Make your request as early as possible. Give the name,
address and zip code of the person/group assuming
responsibility for the film. Film cannot be loaned to minors.
Please specify complete titles as well as first and alternate
choices for dates of showing and any alternate titles
desired in case the .requested show is not available on any
of your specified dates.
Borrowers must pay return postage (fourth class film rate)
and postal insurance.
Most of EPA regional offices distribute many iof -the shows
listed in this catalog. Contact them for specific listings
which vary slightly from region to region, and which
include other shows of particular regional interest. Their
addresses are as follows:
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