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The films are often used as B Roll in Documentary Film s, for instance the social guidance film '' The Terrible Truth '' appears, desaturated in Ron Mann 's film '' Grass '' as an example of what he perceives as hysteria over Drug Abuse , as well as an example of the Slippery Slope fallacy. Prelinger and other film archivists generally consider the films interesting for their sociological, ethnographic or evidentiary value: for instance, a Mental Hygiene film instructing children to be careful of strangers may seem laughable by today's standards, but the film may show important aspects of society which were documented unintentionally: hairstyles, popular fashions, technological advances, landscapes, etc. In recent years the archival moving image community has taken greater notice of ephemeral film, and key ephemeral films are now being preserved by specialized, regional and national archives. SEE ALSO |
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