Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

SONG or THE Shining lyiountains THE HONEST FACTS: Shocking, Biffer, Brutal TIME: 1955 PLACE: Indian Reservations, USA ^^ ACTION: A sensitive young man returning from school to the reservation farm home on his ancestral acres, finds his family submerged in the relentless tides of economic chaos. At the crossroads of nowhere, he takes a long look into the life that lies ahead — and sees only misery, frustration, poverty — without promise, future or hope. Until — the valiant workers at the little Indian Mis1,51 sion bring the song of hope surging through his consciousness and open the door to a bright new future. The rugged grandeur of the its natural MAKE LASTING IMPRESSIONS WITH BFC FILMS West filmed in color. 2SV] minutes, 16 mm. sound Rental: Color — $12.00 Block and White — $8.00 Send for complete catalog of BFC Films and the name of your nearest film rental library. Write fo Depl. E BROADCASTING AND FILM COMMISSION National Council of the Churches of Christ In the U.S.A. 220 Fifth Ave., New York 1, N. Y. FILMSTRIPS FOR CHILDREN for Vacation Church School • Neighborhood relationships. • God's care through the family and community helpers. • Friendliness and concern for other people. Write for free descriptive sheets and suggestions for eurrtltiting these filmstrips trith miny r«catUtn church school courses. Church Screen Productions 806 Broadway Nashville 3, Tenn. THE ONLY GUARANTEED SERflnH REmOURl PROCESS FOR 1 6 AND 35 MM FILM Serving for many yeors Universities of Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, Colorado, Yale and Syracuse, ond State Departments of Education of Georgia, Ohio, Connecticut and Maryland, and many others. Write for catalog E rapid film technique inc. 21 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. ness and with the care of one's property and with one's respect for the things that l)eIong to other members of the family. There is less bite and traction here, but the boys and girls will get the point and many parents will do some self-examination. The reviewer questions two things in regard to these films. Should scripture be lugged in by the nape of its neck? Films are not made religious, or more religious, by some character piously tfuoting St. Paul. Secondly, shculd films be stopped at certain points for audience discussion? This utilization technique, recommended by the producer, should be questioned. Films are not made more effective by applying a filmstrip utilization technique to them. Give the subject matter the finest possible film-treatment, and then do the discussion after the fihn has been seen. Anyway, that's our feeling about it. What do you readers think? Right Hand of Fellowship The Right Hand is a 28i/o-minute color film on lay personal evangelism. The story is narrated by the minister. He explains how the class he is about to receive into the fellowship of the church is the result of church members' winning others to the church through their normal contacts with these neighbors. This film can be used to alert church members to their evangelistic opportunities, showing that faithful witnessing for Christ does make a difference. To some the incidents and situations may not seem authentic: to many the film will seem slow moving. Its technical qualities are excellent. (Evangelical & Reformed Church, 1505 Race St.. Philadelphia 2: rental for color 512) See cut on preceding page. FILMSTRIPS The World Believes Taken as a whole, SVE has done a fine job on the first four filmstrips in its "The World Believes Series." The artwork is good — uncluttered frames, strong sure drawing, and true and interesting colors. The guides for the users are exceptionally complete and useful. The four titles are: Islam To/lay (34 frames): Judaism Today (32 frames); The Roman Catholic Church Today (34 frames): and Protestant Christianity Today (49 frames). Prepared under the general supervision of two University of Chicago professors, each filmstrip and commentary were checked by a scholar or authority in the area of faith concerned. In the filmstrip on Protestant Chris tianity today there is a four-frame digression which this reviewer regrets and questions. In it Psalm 8:3-5 is placed alongside a passage from the Zoroastrian Bundahis: Psalm 103:21,22 is compared with a passage from Surah I of the Koran; the Ten Commandments are put opposite the Buddhist Eight-Fold Path: and Micah 6:8 is compared with a passage from Tao-Te king. In the study of the world's religions, endless comparisons of their scriptures are possible, but why drop into such a series of filmstrips. definitely not in the general format of comparative religions, a sequence comparing scriptures? And of all the places to drop it! What has this sequence to do with an iniderstanding of the basic nature of Christianity today, either Protestant or Roman Catholic? Since all the passages cited were from the Old Testament, why were they not used to explain Judaism today? Since between the O.T. and the Koran there is a multitude of close literary parallels, why not use it to explain Islam today? In a series of filmstrips on the world's scriptures one would naturally expect such comparisons in abundance, but not in this series and certainly not in the filmstrip <m Protestantism. Edited by the deletion of this unfortunate sequence, this series will then get our highest reconuiiendation. Church History .SVE recently completed its "Church History" series by the release of two more titles: Modern Christianity and The Movement Toward Wholeness. This series, written and supervised by the Rev. Elmer G. Million, is a significant and useful addition to the visual material in this area. (Color: S6 each) Middle America Good ccilor photography and good captions combine to give fine quality to SVE's "Middle America" series -of filmstrips — Fnrmpn o/ Mexico. City People of Mexico. Lands and Peoples in Central America, and Island People of Middle America. The titles are descripti\e of the contents. The captions are instructive and appreciative. This For The Most Complete Selection Of Write for your free copy of our film catalog, THE PROJECTOR. THE JMETHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE Boltimore 3 Chicago 1 1 Cincinnati 2 Dallas 1 Detroit 1 Kansas City 6 Nashville 2 New York I 1 Pittsburgh 30 Portland 5 Richmond 16 San Francisco 2 222 Educational Screen