documentaries
A Week in the Life of a Chinese Student
Client: Sandler Films, Inc./People’s Republic of China
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia/Chinese National Television
Running Time: 20 minutes
Audience: General Audiences
Description: The People's Republic of China co-produced this documentary to promote international travel to their nation.
- Silver Award — Houston International Film Festival
- Silver Metal — International Film & TV Festival of New York
AIDS and Kids: The Whitney Project
Client: AIMS Multimedia
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
Running Time: 12 minutes
Audience: Grades 3 – Adult
Description: We searched through 14 hours of candid documentary footage to find the right scenes to tell this heartwarming story of friendship. A sixth grade class in Pecos, New Mexico gets to know a girl in Illinois with AIDS. Hosted by TV stars Joey and Matthew Lawrence.
- Gold CINDY — International Association of Audio Visual Communicators
- Telly — Bronze Award
- Bronze Plaque — Columbus International Film & Video Festival
“This exceptionally well-done video helps teach young people to have compassion for people with HIV/AIDS.”
— Compassion Books
The Chinese Way of Life
Client: Sandler Films, Inc./People’s Republic of China
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia/Chinese National Television
Running Time: 24 minutes
Audience: General Audiences
Description: The People's Republic of China co-produced this documentary to promote international travel to their nation.
“This informatively structured overview glimpses changes in both rural and urban Chinese life ... for school and public libraries.”
— Booklist, American Library Association
World of Insects Series
Client: Sandler Films, Inc.
Distributor: Lucerne Media
Audience: Grades K - 8
Description: Dramatic close–up footage illustrates basic facts about insects and their world.
The World of Insects: The Cycle of Life
Running Time: 20 minutes
The World of Insects: Defense Against Enemies
Running Time: 12 minutes
The World of Insects: Body Structure and Function
Running Time: 16 minutes
AIMS Multimedia History of the United States of America Series
Client: AIMS Multimedia
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
Audience: Grades 6 - 12
Forming a New Nation (1760-1800)
Running Time: 21 minutes
Westward Migration (1800-1860)
Running Time: 21 minutes
The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1900)
Running Time: 20 minutes
World War One and the Great Depression (1900-1939)
Running Time: 18 minutes
World War Two and the Cold War (1939-1969)
Running Time: 25 minutes
The Cold War Thaws (1970-1993)
Running Time: 25 minutes
Bees and How They Live
Client: AIMS Multimedia
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
Running Time: 15 minutes
Audience: Grades 4 – 12
Description: Fascinating look into the lives and hives of bees.
African Apes and How They Live
Client: AIMS Multimedia
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
Running Time: 17 minutes
Audience: Grades 4 – 6
Description: Documentary brings viewers face to face with the primates of Africa’s dense tropical rain forests, including mountain gorillas and the mysterious pygmy chimpanzees.
Animals of the North Pacific
Client: AIMS Multimedia
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
Running Time: 18 minutes
Audience: Grades 4 – 12
Description: Stellar Sea Eagles, jellyfish, scallops, and beaked whales make up part of the cast of arctic creatures explored in this documentary.
Animals of the African Plains
Client: AIMS Multimedia
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
Running Time: 17 minutes
Audience: Grades 4 – 8
Description: In spite of its dry, desert-like appearance, some of the world's rarest and most spectacular animals live here.
Grasshoppers and How They Live
Client: AIMS Multimedia
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
Running Time: 17 minutes
Audience: Grades 4 – 6
Description: Close-up photography takes the viewer into the life cycle of the grasshopper.
Beetles and How They Live
Client: AIMS Multimedia
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
Running Time: 17 minutes
Audience: Grades 4 – 8
Description: A beetle-catching expedition collects whirligig beetles, diving beetles, ladybugs, and others for close-up observation.
Ecosystem of a Pond
Client: AIMS Multimedia
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
Running Time: 18 minutes
Audience: Grades 4 – 8
Description: The tranquil surface of a pond belies the busy ecosystem living within.
All About Birds
Client: AIMS Multimedia
Distributor: AIMS Multimedia
Running Time: 20 minutes
Audience: Grades K – 3
Description: Birds live everywhere. Their feathers and other physical characteristics are examined in fascinating detail.