Library of Congress (1945)

Directed by

Alexandr Hackenschmied

Genre

documentary film, propaganda film

Country

United States

Runtime

20 min

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This short documentary presents the Library of Congress and its role during World War II. It shows the library's collections, staff, and services supporting the war effort. The film was produced by the Office of War Information and nominated for an Academy Award.

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What happens

Library of Congress is a 1945 American short documentary film about the Library of Congress, directed by Alexander Hammid, and produced by the Office of War Information. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. Library of Congress was restored from a 35mm nitrate print by the Academy Film Archive in 2006. The film is part of the Academy War Film Collection, one of the largest collections of World War II-era short films held outside government archives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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