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This 1958 National Association of Broadcasters' film depicted the history of radio and the role it has played in American life. It was released as “Hear and Now.” Reel America is an American…

This 1943 Army Air Forces film depicted the survival of a downed military aircraft pilot in arctic conditions. The pilot demonstrated how to stay warm, make shelter, and signal for help. It …

This 1944 Army Air Forces film depicted the survival of the crew of a downed military aircraft in the desert. The soldiers learned methods of conserving water, providing shelter, and signali…

The Promise of Langley Park: The Purple Line, Climate Change and Reimagining the Future of America’s Suburbs was the first prize high school east division winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s Studen…

Narrated in first person by a Jeep, this 1943 Office of War information film talked about wartime production and uses of the vehicle. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring …

This 1961 film produced by the Coffee Brewing Institute showed where coffee comes from, how it’s served in different cultures, and different ways to brew it. Reel America is an American Hist…

Every spring, thousands of people visit the Washington, D.C., Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms. Memorials to Thomas Jefferson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King Jr. stand o…

This New Deal film about the dangers of silica dust is introduced by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Scenes of granite quarry and processing are shown, along with safety practices to red…

Innocents Held Hostage: Navigating Past and Future Conflicts with Iran was the grand prize winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Nate Colman and Jonah Rothlein, sophom…

On its 15th anniversary in 1985, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created a twenty-minute film documenting the rationale for its creation by the Nixon administration in 1970, and hig…

This animated short film was a cautionary tale designed to instruct service personnel about security. Part of a series, it was written by Dr. Seuss, voiced by Mel Blanc, and distributed by t…

Threads of Change was the first prize high school west division winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Brendan Giang, Emily Tang, and Max Reiter, sophomores at Palo Alt…

Unseen Heroes: The Caregivers of America was the first prize high school division winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Brianna Johnson and Leah Cerulli, seniors at Tr…

Beyond Just Sci-Fi: AI Reshaping America’s Tomorrow was the first prize middle school winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Meital Zayats, an eighth grader at Isaac Gr…

The Greatest Competitor was one of the second-prize high school west division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Drew Lindsey and John Wellsand, juniors at Ben Bar…

Food for Thought: The Hidden Realities of Food Insecurity was one of the second-prize high school east division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Lumina Zhang and…

The Two Trillion Dollar Crisis was one of the second-prize high school central division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Jacari Dillard and Erial Malone, seniors…

Who Do I Want to Be? was one of the second-prize middle school winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Ben Kurian, an eighth grader at Olentangy Liberty Middle School i…

Resurgence of Wisdom: Reviving Classical Liberal Education in America was one of the second-prize high school west division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Cars…

From Letters to Legislation was one of the second-prize high school east division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Annabelle Jones and Erin Peters, seniors at Ri…