Playing with Fire

State schools in the London borough.

Kids help around the farm on the South Devon coast.

Drinking chocolate flashes before your eyes and makes an offer you can't refuse.

This informative herring aid from WWII makes no bones about the need to make the most of every fish.

A provoking film on the place of women.

Hard-hitting depiction of the danger to children of burns and scalds.

Ever had a good experience with doorstep salespeople? Maybe you were lucky, but the doorstep has never seemed the best place for a sensible sales decision – which is exactly why companies use it.

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

Tunahaki is the extraordinary story of nine gifted orphans who are acrobats. We follow their journey as an American volunteer takes them from Africa to study with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. They end up touring the States and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, more than enough to build a permanent home. But how have the kids' experiences in America affected them? And how will it change things back home in Tanzania? Tunahaki's heartfelt journey gives us something new to ponder as we reach across the world to help those less fortunate—is it always the right thing to do?

An exposed Cumbrian village by the sea surrounded by windmills, fields and factories provides a striking setting for this fairy tale of young love and the loss of childhood innocence. Over one year, the film follows the 9 year-old Laura Anne and her 11 year-old cousin, Steven as they move towards the end of their childhoods. The narrative is told in rhyme by the young female protagonist. As time passes and the seasons change, feelings and memories from all our childhoods are evoked and we wonder what time will make of Laura Anne and Steven.

Sponsored by Seiberling Rubber Company, this public service film demonstrates the important points of winter driving. Shows how to start on slippery roads, what to do when stuck, how to manipulate a skidding car and the distances it takes to stop on icy roads.

This short cautionary training film examines dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operation, showing many simulated accidents on construction sites.