City of Children

In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. Aware of the illness, it is a way for the family...

Growing up in Masbate Province in the Philippines, Jary is neglected and shunned since the moment of his birth for one reason-- his appearance. His...

Tracing the footsteps of North Korean orphans who went to Poland during the Korean War, two women, one from the North and the other from the South,...

A look at how the weather bureau tries to warn farmers and businessmen about approaching large storms. Although some precautions can be taken to...

Shows how important luck can be in a person's life.

An account of a young Italian boy who was taken in by a Canadian military unit during World War II.

Americans are preoccupied with the news, but need an escape from many of the events reported in the news. These escapes in the past have included...

Eighteen months in the life of 89 years old Viola Dees as she tries of persuade Los Angeles authorities that she can care for her grandson,...

A "Passing Parade" MGM short featuring tennis star Alice Marble

From 1950 to 1953, one hundred thousand children were orphaned by the Korean War. With no resources to mend the wounds, the two sides, North and...

This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King Louis XIV imprisoned a man who was never...

This short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony off the west coast of Mexico.

Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant things can affect people. The first is how the number...

This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, rabbit's feet, and breaking...

Poignant postwar appeal for Britain’s Jewry to support orphaned Jewish children rescued from Europe.

A talented group of orphaned children in Swaziland create a fictional heroine and send her on a dangerous quest.

This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspire French physician Rene Laennec to invent the...

Since the fall of the Iron Curtain an estimated four million children have found themselves living on the streets in the former countries of the...

In China more people are on death row than the rest of the world combined. The children of the convicts are often left alone, stigmatized and living...