Scope and Contents A guy in a thong Speedo finds love at the beach in the form of an elephant. Flash forward five years and a myriad of cross-species, half-elephant/half-men are the product of the love match. This film was produced by students in Rowland Hall St. Mark's School's ArtStart program.

Scope and Contents The manager of a Clean Flicks location is interviewed about the store's business involving the post-release editing of motion pictures for content such as offensive language and sexual or graphically violent content. In contrast, the director of the Sundance Film Festival gives his views on the matter.

Scope and Contents Adolescent filmmakers explore the affect the 2002 Olympic Games would have on Salt Lake City as it is perceived by the world, how the city might change to welcome those unfamiliar with its culture and what sort of involvement the Latter-Day Saint Church might have upon the Winter Games. Particular attention is given to conceptions about the state by outsiders due to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), liquor laws, and diversity.

Scope and Contents An octopus is taken ashore by a chicken that then falls back into the sea when it runs into a tree at the edge of a small island.

Scope and Contents A young girl watches TV alone and unhappy until she picks up a magazine and finds an ad for a friend machine which will allow her to make friends with the pull of a lever. Three to five business days after ordering, her friend machine arrives. After some assembly, she has a friend.

Scope and Contents Teen refugee, Mohamed Alinur, from Somalia, the grandson of a former president. Mohamed tells about how he had to learn Arabic when he and his family moved to Egypt and then had to learn English when they then sought asylum in the United States. An English as a Second Language student at Highland High School, Mohamed tells of his experiences as he tries to assimilate into the culture while still retaining his own culture.

Scope and Contents 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.

Scope and Contents A young woman walks through a graveyard saying that addicts of tobacco start the same way, thinking they'll quit after just one. But one turns to two and two to four, each increase represented with a duplication of the young woman in frame and an added echo of her voice as she continues to talk about addition. 2002 winner for the youth advertising category on the Truth anti-tobacco campaign.

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...