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Found this today--an entire short film without dialogue. GREAT way to demonstrate the elements of a story and/or teach visual literacy skills.

School Libraries in Canada provides links to free documentaries on food-related topics with a particular focus on "Ballads Not Bullets" which focuses on how First Nations singer and actor Tom Jackson escaped from the streets to use his music to fight against poverty and homelessness; the film demonstrates the importance of using personal talents and skills to give back to society.

School Libraries in Canada provides links to free documentaries on food-related topics with a particular focus on "Ballads Not Bullets" which focuses on how First Nations singer and actor Tom Jackson escaped from the streets to use his music to fight against poverty and homelessness; the film demonstrates the importance of using personal talents and skills to give back to society.

This is an app and website from the creators of YouTube. It's a video creation platform where users shoot up to 16 seconds of video on their mobile device and mix it up collaboratively online into a feature film of up to an hour in length. Imagine a swarm of camera all capturing video for a collaborative project! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams

Wow. What a find! And it's all free... This is from their blurb: ".... we invite you to get familiar with Lightworks, an Academy and Emmy award winning professional-grade editor with over 20 years of history in the film and broadcast industry. Having cut hundreds of films such as Pulp Fiction, The Departed, Centurion and Shutter Island, it includes a full feature set of editorial tools -- from advanced trimming and media management, to stereoscopic support and realtime effects including multiple secondary colour correctors. Lightworks has an advanced effects pipeline, utilizing the power of your GPU. And with support for up to 2K workflows with realtime effects, it is the most advanced editing application available."

Video editing program. A robust editing experience. Even though it's been used on Oscar-winning films, it's free! 

Add this to your list of must see shows this fall. I attended a screening and one of the teachers who is in the film noted that the title of the film should more appropriately be, "love them, relentlessly." It is truly inspiring.

In honor of the 30th anniversary of School Library Month, VideoAmy has produced a list of interesting and insightful videos and resources that explore the future of the school library.

Explore world history through movies using this useful guide. Search by country or time period. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/History

This new repository for information holds great promise for teachers going forward. They are in the process of adding essays reviewing the context and themes in the films they've listed. A tool worth bookmarking.

Watch news footage and other films dating from 1896-1976 from British Pathé. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams

 Witness history unfold around the world. Each video is sorted by subject, or you can search by topic. British Pathé has accumulated more than 3,500 hours of newsreel footage. There are more than 90,000 individual items in this massive historical trove.

Famous director, Werner Herzog, commissioned by AT&T films an emotional and striking documentary about texting and driving.

This website provides stop-motion student project samples. The samples given relate directly to the ancient civilizations, Early Man, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China!

The movies and documentaries are not free. There is a monthly or annual fee to pay for unlimited access to the films.

Step aside Waiting for Superman and Race to Nowhere.   For an up-close and analytical film about building a world-class education...

An amazing 'must try' animated storyboard creator downloadable program. Make superb storyboards, complete with sound, by simply clicking and dragging backgrounds and characters into place from the library. You can even upload your own images. It's so simple to edit that any age of student can use it. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video,+animation,+film+&+Webcams

This looks like a PC platform only product?

very useful perspective covering critique, useful film summaries and mention of comedians with disabling conditions