The Media Library of Genesee Valley BOCES

Haunting tale of a young sea captain whose inner conflicts pit his concern for a fugitive against the safety of the ship he commands and the men he leads

A collection of three specially edited programs for those interested in the genesis of a short story. Features O. Henry's The Chaparral Prince, Borden Deal's Antaeus, and Ray Bradbury's The Invisible Boy

Washington Irving's classic tale conveys the vitality and history of the Hudson Valley in the 18th century. Animated

Anjelica Huston narrates the well-known Washington Irving story of Rip Van Winkle and his legendary twenty-year nap in the Catskill Mountains

Humorous film based upon O. Henry's short story deals with two inept con men who kidnap a banker's son and hold him for ransom

Edgar Allan Poe's classic story starring Vincent Price in the horror tale set right after the Spanish Inquisition

Follows a Confederate soldier through his last few moments before being hanged. His imagination allows his escape to return home. Adaptation of the short story by Ambrose Bierce

Set in the sleepy hollows of New York's Hudson River Valley at the turn of the century, this is a faithful adaptation of a classic horror tale by W. W. Jacobs

The mounting terror of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale has been captured in a spectrum of sensuous and sinister colors in this beautiful, hand painted animated short

Adaptation of a Mark Twain short story about a stranger's plot of revenge against the hypocritical residents of a small town