Many films from Expo ‘74 were designed to be shown in special exhibit theaters, like the three screens of the Taiwan pavilion, the mirrors flanking the screen in the Washington State pavilion, or the IMAX presentation for the United States pavilion. As a result, most of these films were not extensively screened after the conclusion of the fair.

Fortunately, the October 1974 issue of American Cinematographer had several feature articles about films shown at Expo. These articles provide great insight into the behind-the-scenes process of creating these films, the special presentation techniques used to enhance their impact, and the message of each film. They also include production stills, giving us a glimpse at what these films looked like. Featured films with articles in the magazine are:

• “About Time” (Washington State Pavilion)

• “Man Belongs To The Earth” (US Pavilion)

• “Mother Earth, Father Sky (Ford Pavilion)

• “The Taiwan Experience” (Taiwan Pavilion)

Other films are mentioned in the magazine, but do not get separate detailed coverage. These include:

• “The Role of the Soviet State in the Preservation of Nature and Effective Use of Natural Resources.” (USSR Pavilion)

• “The Biosphere” (USSR Pavilion)

• “My Sixth Part of the Planet (USSR Pavilion)

• “Biosphere and Man” (USSR Pavilion)

• “Man and His Environment” (USSR Pavilion)

• “Portrait of a Railroad” (Burlington Northern)

• “The Great Harmony” (Iran Pavilion)

• Unnamed audio-visual presentations at the British Columbia, Kodak, Australia, and Montana pavilions.

Although Czechoslovakia did not independently exhibit at the fair, it reprised its popular Kino-Automat Decision Cinema inside the Washington State Pavilion. Finally, the Moody Institute’s “Sermons from Science” pavilion featured an assortment of films, each around 20 minutes.