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A man sits in a chair when a package is delivered to his door. In the package is a stereo and whatever genre of music the man plays, a person stereotyping the image associated with that type of music appears until he smashes the stereo out of frustration.

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Three children are asked what they would like to do when they grow up and why, then a person in that profession talks about their job and why they chose to go into that field (i.e. fireman, teacher, policeman, etc.).

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An experimental film showing a series of shots concerning the eyes and eye related procedures such as eye exams, surgery, and putting in contact lenses in Eisensteinian relation to one another.

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A cat cries when he believes his friends forgot his birthday. When he follows a ball of yarn to a tree house he discovers his friends were merely lying in wait to throw him a surprise party.

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A mysterious airplane flying over a house drops a toxic powder which causes the house and all of its contents to come alive. Vegetables and appliances alike animate to dance around the kitchen.

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A Vietnam War veteran, John Hinton, tells the story of how he and a fellow pilot made a pact to grow mustaches to help identify them if they were captured or killed in the line of duty and that they would shave off the mustaches when they returned home. Hinton explains that he has never shaved his mustache because his friend was killed in Vietnam and as a memorial to his fellow pilot, he has kept the mustache.

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An obese man eats as he watches the news. During a commercial break, the man hears an ad for "Blubber Be Gone" and orders it over the phone. The next morning when his package arrives, the man tries it but rather than loosing weight, he gains. Angered by the result, he goes to the manufacturer to lodge a complaint only to be shown the "Take at your own risk" disclaimer.

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A young man is assaulted by two other men representing advertising and marketing. As they beat the young man, another car pulls up and a man, representing the media, with a baseball bat exits. After hitting the young man in the face, text on a black screen appears urging viewers to notice that every day they are assaulted by the media and to be cautious how they absorb what they hear and see from it.

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A teen spray paints on a brick wall. When confronted by another teen, he beats him up and steals his wallet.

Scope and Contents Olympics newspaper footage: Articles Entitled: "Defending the Home Front" "Rodeo Protestors Claim 'Hassling' on Torch-Run Route" "Salt Lake Olympic Committee (SLOC) Offers Refunds to Oly Ticket Holders" "Olympic Games Spotlights Beauty, Dynamism of Utah" "The BIGGEST Show Bar None - 'Light of the World' will shine...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Spy Hop Productions independent film collection (2000-2009) consists of raw footage and finished films assembled by elementary and high school aged filmmakers under the tutelage of Spy Hop Productions, a Salt Lake City not-for-profit youth media center specializing in educational solutions through the multimedia arts. The collection contains narrative, claymation and documentary films and includes extensive footage about Salt Lake City hosting the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Many films...