Public Safety Movies

Tobacco, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and shared. And yet it appears to be increasingly...

Information film about freeways, their interchanges, and driving safely on them.

Hospital staff are reporting more violence and anti-social behaviour than ever before. In 2015, 8 staff were assaulted every hour – a new...

Intercuts scenes from Jack London's To build a fire with modern urban and rural winter scenes to point out the dangers of winter storms and low...

The Defense Civil Preparedness Agency began an informational campaign in 1972 called Your Chance to Live. As part of the campaign, a series of films...

Dramatizes the plight of a young adventure seeker whose canoe is capsized by a wall of water during a flood. Shows community flood preparations,...

A safety guidance film that offers you tips and advice on things you can do to prevent or reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime.

Discusses the physics, effects and defense against nuclear fallout. Describes the phenomena of natural radiation and the dangers of fallout. Explains...

This black & white educational driver safety film is about how to drive on America's new, post-war highways / freeways and on multi lane roads.

A live-action short, using many avant-garde film techniques, that looks at American car culture in the late 1960s. The main section deals with the...

The film highlights the dangers of extreme heat and the importance of staying hydrated and cool. It portrays a conversation between two friends, one...

Coast Guard film about the importance of life jackets. Stresses safety in boating and shows how boating accidents can happen.

When two parties get in a head-on collision, it's up to emergency services to free them from the wreckage. What follows is a demonstration of what...

A surrealistic look at the future if man does not learn to control pollution.

The film focuses on the essential techniques for lifesavers to safely rescue individuals in distress without endangering themselves. It highlights...

Scenes illustrating assaults or assault attempts are shown, and advice on preventing or escaping from such incidents is given by Jeanne Bray, a...

This highway scare film produced by the Highway Safety Foundation in 1971, "Decade of Death", is a retrospective of the organization's 10 years of...

A heavily dramatized Civil Defense film that demonstrates how a public fallout shelter is supposed to function after a nuclear attack. This scenario...

This late 1940s/early 1950s rather graphic color film about carelessness and safety operating heavy machinery is presented by Caterpillar.

The film "Walk Safe Young America" is an educational short aimed at teaching children how to walk safely in urban environments. It emphasizes the...