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A returning champion and two challengers test their buzzer skills and their knowledge in a wide range of academic and popular categories.

A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.

An adaptation of Shirley Jackson's short story of the same name, "The Lottery" tells the story of a shocking annual tradition in a small village.

Pro bono work on steroids involving race relations, intrigue and privilege as four White shoe associates compete to become partner in a top tier Chicago law firm.

A romantic tale of a young married couple who have little money to buy each other Christmas presents. And so she cuts off and sells her beautiful hair.

"The Lady or the Tiger?", is a short film that ends ambiguously in a cliffhanger. A barbaric king in times past would adjudicate/punish crimes in his kingdom with the following choices: the accused criminal could choose door #1 or door #2. Behind each separate door was either a man-eating tiger, or a maiden for him to immediately marry. So, the fellow would either immediately be eaten by the tiger or be immediately married, the choice was funeral or wedding. The king had a daughter who was just as cruel as he was. She was having a romance with a fellow the king did not approve of, so the man was sentenced to choose between door 1 or 2. The Princess knew what was behind each door and could subtly signal to her lover which door he should choose. However, the king placed his daughter's rival for her lover's affections in the place of the maiden. So, will the Princess send a signal to her paramour that will send him to his death, or into the arms of her hated rival?

At the urgent request of his friend Roderick Usher, a man journeys to the strange House of Usher but becomes enmeshed in the darkness that threatens to destroy not only the last remaining family members but also the very house itself.

During a carnival, a man takes his revenge on a friend who insulted him, using amontillado as bait.

Introduces the unclean ways of the dirt witch in order to encourage children to enjoy bathing and to develop regular routines of washing the hands, face, body, and hair. For elementary grades.

First of the Man And the State series, dramatizing the character of Socrates in the context of his 339 B.C.trial, posing questions about if the state has the right to silence individuals.

Dr. Heidegger conducts an experiment on four of his elderly friends by giving them a 'Fountain of Youth' elixir.

In this documentary short, Christopher Lee explores occult concepts such as paranormal photography, automatic writing, astral projection plus more.

"Damon Runyon's Pueblo" is a period semi-documentary film about the famed author's formative years in the turn-of-the-century West. In Colorado, Runyon developed the writing skills that eventually made him the highest-paid short story writer of his time.

This is the story about how the Elephant's Child, who's curiosity tends to annoy other animals, got his trunk.

A sea captain harbors a mysterious swimmer who comes aboard at night. From the story by Joseph Conrad.

The Australian version of the British game show where ten contestants are asked a series of questions that each have more than one correct answer, with a correct answer allowing them to "pass the buck" and stay in the game, while an incorrect answer, failure to answer or repetition of a previous answer means that "the buck stops" with that contestant, and they are eliminated. Through a series of questions and two Memory Moments, the ten contestants are reduced to two, who go head to head by having to answer questions for 60 seconds to decide the winner.

Three tales based on Aesop fables deal with the cunning, greedy, and hungry fox.

What's happening is a short film about kids playing around various parts of town.