Instructional Video11:46
The Cynical Historian

The Birth of a Nation | Based on a True Story

9th - 11th
The Birth of Nation was the first major motion picture success, and because of its historical inaccuracy, the Ku Klux Klan was revived for another round of terror. This is the worst case of a Based on a True Story film. So today is a...
Instructional Video9:41
Curated Video

How slow motion changed movies

9th - 11th
Slow motion is a key part of modern visual culture, from iPhone selfies to movies. So how does it work? This video is sponsored by Raycon. To get 15% off, click hereref='http://buyraychannel!vox' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here...
Instructional Video13:03
Crash Course

Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows: Crash Course Theater #30

12th - Higher Ed
We’re continuing our discussion of nineteenth-century American theater with a look at some upsetting parts of the US's theatrical past. In the nineteenth century, race and racism contributed to a unique and troubling performance...
Instructional Video11:13
Curated Video

The Good Samaritan, 1920s

6th - 11th
Drama of the biblical story of The Good Samaritan shot on location in Palestine in the 1920s. It is an excerpt from a 60 minute independently made silent feature film, released in the U.S. in 1925, called "The Man Nobody Knows", directed...