Verbena Tragica (1939), aka Block
Party, is about family stresses that
erupt on the eve of Columbus Day
festivities in New York City. This
movie is on the National Film Registry.
Today is Columbus Day, which
commemorates Columbus's discovery
of the New World in 1492, pictured
right.
Verbena Tragica

Save the Children (1973) is a documentary
about a concert at Jesse Jackson's
Operation PUSH 1972 exposition in
Chicago. Jackson was born October 8,
1941.
Save the Children

Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry (1999)
is a documentary about the emotional life of
animals. This film won an Emmy for Sound
Editing. October is Emotional Intelligence
Awareness Month.
Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry
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