The Cinema will screen "three short films that were originally made to promote co-ops to the public in the United States. They were filmed in the 1940s and 1950s, a time when enthusiasm and support for cooperatives was growing, but which was ultimately stifled, at least in part, by the general fear of socialist-like activities raised by McCarthyism in the mid-1950s." The films will include a discussion with Jim Deluca. The films are:

• The Co-ops Are Comin (U.S. 1941, 31 min., silent with live music): "Using animation and live action, this film documents a co-op tour party through the Midwest in the early 1950s. It takes the audience to different consumer-owned co-ops, including a department store, a hatchery, a farm bureau, an oil refinery, and a power supply station."
• Here Is Tomorrow (Herbert Kerkow, Willard Van Dyke, U.S. 1942, 26 min.): "The cooperative movement's first sound motion picture with a story, 'Here is Tomorrow' was released for distribution on January 1, 1942. It was produced by Documentary Film Productions, Inc., under the direction of Herbert Kerkow and Willard Van Dyke, for The Cooperative League of the U. S. A."
• How to Get Cooperation" (David A. Smart, U.S. 1950, 11 min.): "'How to Get Cooperation' was created in 1950 to educate the public about the benefits of cooperation. We meet a high school film projecting club and a community that needs its road paved that learn how working together helps them achieve their goals. It's a surprisingly inspiring exploration of cooperation as a social model with plenty of vintage style, including a 1950s narrator who outlines a few basic techniques for working together towards a common goal."

(Editor's note: none of these films appear in IMDb.) [source: Facebook, 2016-Apr-4]