Hjälp Till Polen
Year: 1946
Country: Sweden
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl, medical check, swimming
Description: The film starts with scenes of reconstruction in Poland after WW2. It then shows: construction of hospital in Otwock by Swedish Polish Aid for children with TB; Swedish Red Cross assisting repatriation of Dutch citizens sent to Poland as slave workers during the war; activities at summer camp in Dzierzazno for orphans. The film ends with fundraising appeal for continued aid to Europe’s children.
Director: Bertil Ekeroth
Video Added: 25.09.2026

Cyklon
Year: 1965
Country: Sweden
Section: reportage
Tags: boy, girl, medical check
Description: A film report on the devastation which followed the cyclone and flood wave over areas of East Pakistan [Bangladesh] in May 1965. Families who have lost their homes and entire possessions are shown trying to rebuild their lives. A boat carrying Red Cross supplies brings relief to some of the victims. In addition to food and water from the East Pakistan Red Cross [now Bangladesh Red Crescent Society], gifts of clothing are distributed which have been donated by Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in other parts of the world.
Video Added: 04.09.2026

Röda Korset I U-Land
Year: 1967
Country: Sweden
Section: chronicle
Tags: boy, girl, medical check
Description: Compiled by the Swedish Red Cross from footage shot by delegates in Nigeria, Kenya, and East Pakistan [Bangladesh], this film report gives an insight into the varied day to day activities in the field in parts of the African continent and of the disaster relief action in East Pakistan following disastrous floods. (League Film Library Catalogue Supplement No. 1, 1969, p. 4)
Video Added: 01.09.2026

Hitler och vi på Klamparegatan

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Date: 18.04.1997
Country: Sweden
Section: documentary
Tags: boy
Description: When the nazi-movement strikes during the thirties, one Swedish family, lead by the couregous "brother" - played by Superstar Fredrik Sjöblom, strives towards equality and justice through vigilantism.
Video Added: 14.07.2026

Vana - Jag ska berätta om Vana
Year: 1975
Country: Sweden
Section: documentary
Tags: bathing, boy, girl
Description: Eight-year-old Vana lives with her mother and siblings in a slum in the Brazilian city of Recife. They live in a wooden shack that stands on stilts above a boggy ground. Vana tells how life happens in their home. She sweeps the floor of the cramped dwelling, dusts, and helps her mother do laundry. The mother earns the money by washing the clothes of a wealthy family. Vana's job is to go to the pump to fetch water. The women in the other huts also try to earn a living this way. Vana talks about her favorite games, she is seen jumping rope and playing with dolls. In the morning, her mother gets her ready for school, she puts on her school clothes and heads off to school. She is seen in the schoolyard playing with other children and in the classroom doing writing exercises. The Swedish film crew invites Vana and her girlfriend for a trip to the seaside. Vana gets the first ice cream of her life and sings a song in front of the camera.
Video Added: 12.05.2026

Saint Barthélemy - vår sista koloni
Year: 1962
Country: Sweden
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl
Description: A film by Sten Nordensköld.
Video Added: 27.02.2026

It Could Happen to You
Year: 1960
Country: Sweden
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl, summer camp, swimming
Description: This film shows how two boys came to join the Junior Red Cross. One is injured in a car accident and goes to hospital; his friend, left alone, meets members of the Junior Red Cross and decides to enroll. At a Junior Red Cross Centre and youth camp he learns about Junior Red Cross’ many activities, then encourages his friend to join when he leaves hospital.
Video Added: 13.02.2026

I torkans och Svältens spår
Year: 1972
Country: Sweden
Section: chronicle
Tags: boy
Description: Swedish Red Cross, "Drought in West Africa"
Video Added: 16.12.2025

Kortfilm om Göteborg i äldre tider
Year: 1930
Country: Sweden
Section: chronicle
Tags: boy, girl, swimming
Description: Ca. 1930.
Video Added: 30.09.2025

Simdynor av säv
Year: 1946
Country: Sweden
Section: chronicle
Tags: boy, girl, swimming
Description: Nordic Museum's cultural history films no. 121. Recorded by the Nordic Museum in Norra Rörum parish, Skåne in 1946. Direction and photography: Albert Eskeröd.
Video Added: 04.04.2025