Movies: Hygiene

Hygienic habits are as old as the various human civilizations; but each era establishes its own customs: whether private or public, everywhere and at all times, methods of personal cleanliness have depended on cultural conventions, religious morals, ...

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A teaching film for social studies, which was developed as a new educational subject in 1947. At an elementary school in Hokkaido, children have started a fly extermination campaign to improve school hygiene. In order to eliminate the causes of flies...

Parody focused on the horrors of being uncircumcised....

Heinzi Boesel and Kurt Fellner are two Austrian health inspectors forced to work together, traveling through Austria. Over time a beautiful friendship evolves between the odd couple who couldn't stand each other initially; a friendship that even over...

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The film "Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?" emphasizes the critical importance of sanitation in food handling for public health. It explains how bacteria, which can multiply rapidly and cause illness, are often transferred by people, pests, and contamin...

A Cal Arts stop motion short in praise of good oral hygiene....

In Cape Town's informal settlements, created to segregate the racialized population during Apartheid, the South African government never built a sewage system, hence the absence of flush toilets. Each resident must therefore invent an individualized ...

The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect....

Last letter from a serial killer in distopic Istanbul......

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Produced by a division of social services, the film follows a country girl's journey to learn more about hygiene and health after she's rejected from by her boyfriend who thinks her uncultivated....

After several farmyard analogies featuring chicks and calves, the well-spoken narrator and director of the film, Winifred Holmes, considers the subject of girls and how they reach adulthood and readiness for the 'important job of motherhood....

In this educational film about personal hygiene, Harv and Marv are animated characters in the real world. When Marv says he wants to become human, Harv shows him that real people have to bathe, wash their hands and teeth, and mind their appearance....

A live-action educational short film which reuses clips from Disney's animated films....

Proto-claymation goes awry with talking teeth and a demonic decay character. Dancing vegetables highlight this great film....

This educational film emphasizes the importance of good grooming and personal hygiene habits. Clothes should always appear clean and neat, and should be appropriate to the classroom setting. (Inappropriate dress makes you uncomfortable and conspicuou...