This document highlights the findings of a committee formed by The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) to assess the status of film at all levels in American education. The introduction by the editor, William Costanzo, stresses that film is best understood in relation to the language arts--not as a "visual aid" but as an integral part of the environment in which students learn to read, write, listen, speak, and otherwise make meaning of their lives. Dale T. Adams, in an essay entitled "An Historical Perspective," presents a survey of the shifting tides of film study in relation to other currents in American education. In "Film Education Research: A Summary," Joan D. Lynch takes a broad look at who is teaching film, including background information, motives, methods, and attitudes, while Jonathan H. Lovell provides a closer look in his essay "Where We Stand," describing in detail three exemplary instructional film programs, at the elementary, secondary, and college levels. Finally, Brian Gallagher's essay entitled "Film Study in the English Language Arts: Technology and the Future of Pedagogy," considers how new changes in technology are likely to influence the course of film study in the near future. (References are attached.) (NKA)