Reddy Made Magic

An overview of the generation and use of electricity.

Short film about electricity in modern life.

This educational film from the 1940s teaches the fundamental definitions of, and the physical concepts involved in, volt, ampere, ohm and watt.

How do we convert motion into electricity?

A worn out mother, Sara, seeks out the source of her child’s favorite lullaby.

Produced for Westinghouse Electric

Life in the isolated town of Charrúa is dominated by the presence of a large power plant that distributes energy to most of Chile. A little boy hunts rabbits, residents demand better electrical coverage at a town meeting, a woman waters the plants outside her house and a local radio station relays the day's happenings. At night, wildlife is captured on camera, along with strange bursts of light that momentarily illuminate a countryside criss-crossed with pylons and cables. And ever present is the insidious hum of electricity.

Animated short film featuring Reddy Kilowatt, reusing some footage from 1946's Reddy Made Magic.

Jiminy Cricket explains the basics of safety around electricity, including lightning.

An educational film that introduces young audiences to electricity through film and song.

An initiative discusses a videotape in which a group of activists portrays themselves and their work against the "nuclear power mafia." After argumentatively and polemically confronting the economic and political power of the energy industry, the activists call for the shutdown of escalators to counteract people's electro-paralysis.