ARTSHOW

Air Date: Not Currently Scheduled
Length: 60 minutes
Subject: Art
Distributors: NETA/NISS
Website: http://www.shirleybriceheath.com/
Record Rights: 1 year

ArtShow - is an acronym for "Arts Show How..." and it is a documentary about the ways in which young people defy the public perception of youth as vulnerable, apathetic, and disengaged from productive challenge. ArtShow - describes four youth-based arts organizations in the United States. Through their work in the arts in these organizations, young people develop projects that immerse younger children in learning. In addition, several groups work to earn money through their artwork to help support their organization. The members of these organizations keep their artistic ventures and individual dreams alive while remaining connected to their hunger for meaningful productive risks of learning, teaching, and creating art.

ARTWORK: CAREERS IN ART

Air Date: January 24, 2002
Subject: Art/Social Studies/Career Planning
Grades: 6-12
Length: 4 episodes @ 10 minutes
Distributors: Chevron
Record Rights: Life of Lease
Website: www.chevron.com

"Opera" -looks at the daily life of a young opera singer, who comments about his dreams and his art. Five young singers discuss opera singing as a career and sing short excerpts from operatic arias.

"Art" -features eight artists who talk about their work and their careers.

"Dance" -focuses on the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Interviews include stars from Chorus Line, choreographer of a major ballet company, the founder of a modern dance company and a ballerina.

"Drama" -goes behind the scenes of a major theater company as it prepares for a production. A production manager, four actors and a director describe the excitement and the realities of life in the theater.

EAT WELL, BE WELL

Air Date: January 22, 2002
Subject: Health/Nutrition
Grades: 1-4
Length: 8 episodes @ 15 minutes

1 A Healthy Diet
2 Fruits and Vegetables
3 Meat, Fish, Poultry, Bean Group
4 Bread & Cereal Group
5 Milk and Cheese Group
6 Danger! Fats Sweets and Alcohol
7 Exercise
8 It's Good to be choosy

HEARTS & MINDS

Air Date: Not Currently Scheduled
Subject: Health/Guidance
Grades: 6-12
Length: 30 minutes
Distributors: Idaho Public Television

The 30-minute program profiles four teenagers from around the state who have a diagnosis of mental illness. In their own words, they help dispel the myths about their diseases as well as encourage other young people in similar situations to seek help. The video is being distributed free of charge to all senior high school health teachers, counselors and nurses. Enclosed with the video is a teachers' guide.

JAZZMAKERS

Air Date: January 17, 2002
Subject: Music
Grades: 4-12
Length: 4 episodes @ 15 minutes
Distributors: Chevron
School Record Rights: Life of Lease
Website: www.chevron.com

This series features performances by outstanding jazz artists, who comment about their relationship to and feelings about this improvisational art form.

• One of the leading drummers of the 20th century, the late Art Blakey describes the power of the jazz experience, the role of the drummer and other musicians in a jazz group, and how musicians communicate through improvisation and even vibrations.
• A gifted and articulate guitarist, Kenny Burrell describes the history of the blues and jazz, how these musical forms have influenced international music, and how this music is a human language that we all speak.
• An accomplished jazz and classical pianist, Marian McPartlan demonstrates a variety of jazz moods, provides a short history of jazz, and offers some personal insights into her long career as a jazz musician.
• Vocalist Nancy Wilson and saxophonist Richie Cole sing and play together for the first time and explain how musicians communicate with each other and how vocal traditions and jazz instruments have interacted to build the rich voice of jazz.

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

Air Date: April 11, 2002
Subject: Health/Social Studies/Guidance
Grades: 6-12
Length: 20 minutes
Distributors: Idaho Public Television
School Record Rights: Unlimited
Website: www.teenageparent.org

Created to educate teens about child support and public assistance, Life in the Fast Lane explores the consequences of becoming a teen parent. Used together, the video, web site and classroom activities are designed to help deter teen pregnancy and encourage teens to stay in school.

LITERATURE AND LIFE: THE GIVENS COLLECTION

Air Date: Not Currently Scheduled
Subject: Art/Social Studies
Grades: 9-12
Length: 30 minutes
Distributors: PBS Plus
Website: www.ktca.org/litandlife

The crucial role that literacy has played in the development of African-American Culture over the last two centuries is the heart of this program.

PICASSO PAINTS PICASSO

Air Date: Not currently scheduled. Broadcast rights expire 10/31/00.
Subject: Art/Art History
Grades: 6-12
Length: 60 minutes
Distributors: PBS

Picasso Paints Picasso shows how, wittingly or unwittingly, Picasso portrayed himself. The most autobiographical of painters, Picasso painted not only the events of his life but the emotions he felt. Picasso saw himself as clown, bullfighter and satyr.

RINGS OF PASSION: FIVE EMOTIONS IN WORLD ART

Air Date: Not currently scheduled.
Subject: Art History
Grades: 9-12
Length: 60 minutes
Distributors: PBS

This documentary, based on an exhibition organized by J Carter Brown for Atlanta's high museum of art to showcase the 1996 cultural Olympics, presents extraordinary paintings and sculptures spanning 75 centuries and representing every region of the world.

ROBBIN ESTHER'S SECRET BOX

Air Date: October 4, 2002 & April 11, 2002
Subject: Guidance/Counseling/Sexual Abuse
Grades:
Length:
Distributors:
School Record Rights: Life of Lease

SCULPTURE OF LOVE AND ANGUISH, A

Air Date: Not Currently Scheduled.
Subject: Art/Social Studies
Grades: 9-12
Length: 30 minutes
Distributors: APS

The Miami Holocaust Memorial tells the story of Miami's memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the holocaust. It reveals the creative process behind the memorial and the artistry that went into designing and forging the sculptures.

STRAIGHT AT YA!

Air Date: February 12, 2002
Subject: Drug Education
Grades: 7-9
Length: 40 minutes
Distributors: USDE
School record Rights: Unlimited

Kirk Cameron, teen favorite from ABC's "Growing Pains" a few years back, is featured in this video set in a junior high classroom. Cameron replaces Waldo, the class monitor, who has been assigned to show a drug prevention film to a class when a teacher is unexpectedly absent. Discarding the out-of-date film, Cameron engages students in discussions that cover such topics as peer pressure, mustering the resolve to say no, and choosing a positive and healthy life style.

THUMBNAIL THEATRE'S MACBETH

Air Date: Not Currently Scheduled
Subject: Drama/Art/Language Arts
Grades: All Ages
Length: 30 minutes
Distributors: APS

Fascinating program, appropriate for all ages, that combines live action and animation for an unusual take on a classic work of literature. The animation is high-quality, the sound effects and music are quirky and funny, and Mills' warmth, character and vocal skills add to his talent as a storyteller.