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NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES A MILE TO EL DORADO Color—Sound Association Films, Inc. 28 minutes Free Loan Beginning with a profile of the modern-ancient city of Caracas, Venezuela, this film emphasizes the fact that in this country Lake Maracaibo contains treasures greater than any conquistador ever dreamed of. The story takes us to the lake itself where new tools and techniques of drilling for oil literally make the mile to El Dorado a "vertical" mile. For the search for oil leads directly down into the lake. The treasure that has transformed Venezuela into a thriving prosperous country is oil, and the purpose of this film is to highlight the value of the oil discovery to the inhabitants. Included is a care- fully detailed sequence of the problems of laying pipeline in drilling for underwater oil. Running throughout the film is an implication that without this black gold mine the country would have remained undeveloped and unsung. This film, however, must be recommended for its careful production and attention to technical detail plus its emphasis on the sociological angle. audience: Junior high; senior high; college; adult AMEMCAN FRONTER Black & White; Sound American Petroleum Institute 29 minutes Free Loan—Sale This documentary faithfully records the events happening in a rural region upon the discovery of oil. Photographed on the spot and using local farmers and townspeople as the cast, the story is told through the eyes of the protagonist. Nils Halversen—wheat farmer and school teacher. The initial exultation and the sober after-reflection provide an interesting sociological angle. One se- quence depicting a town meeting is particularly significant in that we find some doubts expressed about the value of the discovery because of its possible ramifications. The film demonstrates that the old pattern of "boom and bust" can be replaced by one of a planned and continuing benefit to the community. This elaborate production with a special musical score is par- ticularly significant for the introduction of sane practices having to do with the discovery and exploitation of oil. audience: Senior high; college; adult 18