31. Dance: In Search of "Lovers" (29:13)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Documents the creation of a ballet, "Lovers," by Glen Tetley as well as an exploration of the costumes, music, storyline, choreography, stage sets, and people involved with the production itself. Illustrates what goes into a production of this nature and the integration of the parts into final performance. Shows the people involved during practice, in their studios and homes, and during the final performance on stage.

32. Vladimir Nabokov (28:57)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Presents several interviews with Vladimir Nabokov, during which he talks freely about his life and work, his feelings about what the literary masterpieces of this country are, and what he thinks of American writing. Discusses the way he writes, and his past. Shows him informally walking about the village of Montreux, Switzerland, collecting butterflies and playing soccer and chess. Closes with a discussion, by Nabokov concerning his forthcoming novel.

33. The Daybooks of Edward Weston: The Strongest Way of Seeing (28:52)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Illustrates Edward Weston's philosophy of photography through his photographs. Includes photographs from his study of Point Lobos, California; his record of California and the western United States; portraits of his cats; and samples from his satirical series and his civil defense series.

34. Drinking and thinking (17:19)

Date:
1985
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
A dramatization which compares responsible drinking with alcohol abuse. Intermixed with scenes from a party, a male and female participant each present facts about alcohol consumption and its effect on physical and mental functioning. Contrasts the view of a person who advocates abstinence with the opinions of a drinker who rationalizes his heavy drinking. Some of the facts presented reveal the relationship between the number of drinks consumed and blood-alcohol levels, the effects on the individual at each level, and tips about how to moderate drinking and behave responsibly if one is consuming alcohol.

35. In Search of Hart Crane (1:29:47)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Attempts to reveal the personality of Hart Crane through his books and papers, and through interviews with his friends and associates. Presents the views of Malcolm Cowley, Waldo Frank, Gorham Munson, and Peggy Baird. Presents readings of several of Hart Crane's poems by actor Gary Merrill.

36. Indiana's Scenic State Parks (Revised Version) (23:03)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Presents an overview of Indiana's system of state parks by first locating them on a map, then presenting glimpses of the specific scenic attractions and recreational facilities at each park. Parks viewed are Dunes, Bass Lake, Tippecanoe, Kankakee, the Shades, Turkey Run, Pokagon, Mounds, Whitewater, Versailles, Muscatatuk, Clifty Falls, Scales Lake, Lincoln, Spring Mill, Shakamak, McCormick's Creek, Cataract Lake, and Brown County.

37. Lay My Burden Down (59:16)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Documents the economic and educational plight of the Negro tenant farmers in the southern United States. Shows that in spite of hard work in the fields, the tenant farmer, who earns on the average less than $1,000 a year, can provide his family with only the most meager existence. Demonstrates that he is constantly in debt to the white land-owner, his children cannot escape because the schools for them are hopelessly inadequate, and that the Negro tenant farmer's only hope is the recently obtained right to vote.

38. The Social Animal (09:39)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Investigates some of the ways in which man is influenced and changed by society. Demonstrates the effect of group pressure to conform and shows the consequences of publicly stating ideas contrary to one's private beliefs.

39. Martin Luther King: The Man and the March (1:24:23)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Records the history of the late Dr. Martin Luther King's "Poor Peoples March." Shows him conferring with aides, traveling to solicit support, and developing the operational details of the March. Ends documentary earlier than planned because of slaying of Dr. King.

40. Music of Africa (29:04)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Features Fela Sowande of Nigeria, a leading African musicologist, composer, and organist, along with other Nigerian musicians demonstrating how contempory African music has mingled traditional African and Western idioms to create new forms. Explains that African music places a greater stress on melody rather than rhythm. The music, therefore, more closely resembles African dialects where the meaning is expressed by tonal inflection. Summarizes from this that the talking drum can be either a musical function or transmitter of messages.