1. Alternative Public Schools (1:00:13)

Date:
1978
Main contributors:
Strout, Ben (Director and Editor), Strout, Toby (Associate Producer and Assistant Editor) Arnove, Robert (Producer)
Summary:
Examines the emergence and operation of alternative public schools in six U.S. cities. Focuses on the magnet schools and their programs in Boston and Houston, the federally funded Experimental Schools Program in Berkeley and Minneapolis, and exemplary school programs in Cambridge and St. Paul. Includes interviews with educators and critics, such as Mario Fantini, Robert Barr, and Herb Kohl, as well as local community leaders, parents, and students.

2. Asi Fue (So It Went) (56:42)

Date:
1986
Main contributors:
Strout, Toby (Writer, Producer); Schwibs, Susanne (script); Sumpter, Wally (Director); Arnove, Robert (Producer); Michael Luhan(Producer);
Summary:
Documents the political issues and diverse views of the people of Nicaragua during the period surrounding the elections of 1984; the first elections held since the overthrow of the Somoza regime. Sampling the campaigns of seven contending political parties, several major issues surface repeatedly and dominate debate: the direction of national reconstruction, changing social roles and responsiblities (particularly of women and young people), the war with the Contras, economic conditions, the makeup of the electoral process, and the conduct of the election itself.

3. Explorers of the nucleus : cyclotron experiment #190 (50:03)

Date:
1987
Main contributors:
Strout, Toby (Production Assistant)
Summary:
Examines some of the processes and people involved in nuclear physics through an experiment conducted at the renowned cyclotron facility at Indiana University, Bloomington. A team of four physicists sets out to test the validity of a commonly held theory on particle movement. Viewers get to know them and their work during the four-day experiment, sharing in their frustrations and their findings. The complex workings of the cyclotron and the intricacies of particle movement are also carefully detailed.