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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Origins of American Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
An amazing collection of 21 animated films which spans the years 1900 to 1921. The films include clay, puppet, cut-out animation, as well as pen drawings, and early silent films.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Trailers of Historically Significant Films

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides links to trailers of historically significant American films.
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Primary
Other

Museum of the Moving Image: Interview With Sidney Lumet

For Students 9th - 10th
A conversation with film director Sidney Lumet, from a lecture series sponsored by the museum. Click the appropriate link to access the interview in audio format and/or a text transcript of the interview.
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Primary
Other

Museum of the Moving Image: Interview With Francis Ford Coppola

For Students 9th - 10th
A conversation with film director Francis Ford Coppola, from a lecture series sponsored by the museum. Click the appropriate link to access the interview in audio format or with a text transcript.
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Primary
Other

Museum of the Moving Image: Interview With Tim Burton

For Students 9th - 10th
A conversation with film director Tim Burton, from a lecture series sponsored by the museum. Click on the appropriate link to access the interview in audio format or with a text transcript.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Billy Wilder: Film Noir Inventor and Genius

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is a lesson plan focused on post-World War II America and the film making career of Billy Wilder. Details on the Film Noir genre and its reflection of shifting American values. Click to a biography and timeline of Billy...