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60 Years After the Korean War
directed by Derek Wa, fl. 2010, Alan Lee, fl. 2012 and Gloria Li, fl. 2011; produced by Shum Fei-fung, fl. 2014, Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited (Hong Kong (State): Phoenix TV, 2010), 53 mins
60 years after the Korean War, Phoenix TV followed veterans of the People's Volunteer Army, now in their eighties, and their family members across Yalu Riber and stepped onto the land of North Korea for a second time.
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directed by Derek Wa, fl. 2010, Alan Lee, fl. 2012 and Gloria Li, fl. 2011; produced by Shum Fei-fung, fl. 2014, Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited (Hong Kong (State): Phoenix TV, 2010), 53 mins
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60 years after the Korean War, Phoenix TV followed veterans of the People's Volunteer Army, now in their eighties, and their family members across Yalu Riber and stepped onto the land of North Korea for a second time.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Shum Fei-fung, fl. 2014, Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited
Author / Creator
Derek Wa, fl. 2010, Alan Lee, fl. 2012, Gloria Li, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Phoenix TV
Topic / Theme
Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, War and Violence, Chinese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2010 Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited
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About a War
directed by Daniele Rugo, fl. 2009 and Abi Weaver, fl. 2009; produced by Daniele Rugo, fl. 2009 and Abi Weaver, fl. 2009 (Portland, OR: Collective Eye Films, 2019), 1 hour 23 mins
The Lebanese Civil War saw 170,000 dead, 1 million displaced and 17,000 people still missing. During the conflict thousands of teenagers picked up arms to fight in a 15 years war that tore the nation apart. Moving through the testimonies of Assad, a right wing Christian intelligence officer; Ahed, a Palestinian re...
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directed by Daniele Rugo, fl. 2009 and Abi Weaver, fl. 2009; produced by Daniele Rugo, fl. 2009 and Abi Weaver, fl. 2009 (Portland, OR: Collective Eye Films, 2019), 1 hour 23 mins
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The Lebanese Civil War saw 170,000 dead, 1 million displaced and 17,000 people still missing. During the conflict thousands of teenagers picked up arms to fight in a 15 years war that tore the nation apart. Moving through the testimonies of Assad, a right wing Christian intelligence officer; Ahed, a Palestinian refugee fighter and Nassim, a Communist commander, About a War unpicks the personal motivations, trauma and regret of militiamen who pick...
The Lebanese Civil War saw 170,000 dead, 1 million displaced and 17,000 people still missing. During the conflict thousands of teenagers picked up arms to fight in a 15 years war that tore the nation apart. Moving through the testimonies of Assad, a right wing Christian intelligence officer; Ahed, a Palestinian refugee fighter and Nassim, a Communist commander, About a War unpicks the personal motivations, trauma and regret of militiamen who picked up arms during the civil war. With no official account of the conflict, their testimonies build a multi-perspective picture of a crucial turning point in Lebanese history that radically transformed the Middle East.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Daniele Rugo, fl. 2009, Abi Weaver, fl. 2009
Author / Creator
Daniele Rugo, fl. 2009, Abi Weaver, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Topic / Theme
Lebanese Civil War, 1975-1990, War and Violence, Lebanese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 by Iterations Films
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The Apology: Before it's too late
directed by Tiffany Hsiung; produced by Anita Lee, fl. 2000, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2016), 1 hour 45 mins
The Apology follows the personal journeys of three former “comfort women” who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Some 70 years after their imprisonment in so-called “comfort stations', the three “...
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directed by Tiffany Hsiung; produced by Anita Lee, fl. 2000, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2016), 1 hour 45 mins
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The Apology follows the personal journeys of three former “comfort women” who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Some 70 years after their imprisonment in so-called “comfort stations', the three “grandmothers”– Grandma Gil in South Korea, Grandma Cao in China, and Grandma Adela in the Philippines – face their twilight years...
The Apology follows the personal journeys of three former “comfort women” who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Some 70 years after their imprisonment in so-called “comfort stations', the three “grandmothers”– Grandma Gil in South Korea, Grandma Cao in China, and Grandma Adela in the Philippines – face their twilight years in fading health. After decades of living in silence and shame about their past, they know that time is running out to give a first-hand account of the truth and ensure that this horrific chapter of history is not forgotten. Whether they are seeking a formal apology from the Japanese government or summoning the courage to finally share their secret with loved ones, their resolve moves them forward as they seize this last chance to set future generations on a course for reconciliation, healing, and justice.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anita Lee, fl. 2000, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Tiffany Hsiung
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Topic / Theme
Slavery, Atrocities, Sexual assault, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, Asians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 National Film Board of Canada
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in AWOL: The Underground GI Newspaper (AWOL Press, 1969), 3 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Periodical issue
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
AWOL Press
Series
AWOL: The Underground GI Newspaper
Topic / Theme
Racism, Civil rights, Military personnel, Military desertion, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Vietnam War
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Baghdad Blogger
directed by Salam Pax (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 20 mins
"I live in Baghdad. I am a blogger. A blog is an online diary." So begins this succinct report from Salam Pax, an Iraqi journalist attempting to keep the world informed about his beleaguered country. Pax regularly sends fifteen-minute video reports to the BBC. Filmed in Najaf, Baghdad, Karbala, and the south of Ir...
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directed by Salam Pax (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 20 mins
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"I live in Baghdad. I am a blogger. A blog is an online diary." So begins this succinct report from Salam Pax, an Iraqi journalist attempting to keep the world informed about his beleaguered country. Pax regularly sends fifteen-minute video reports to the BBC. Filmed in Najaf, Baghdad, Karbala, and the south of Iraq, they are cleverly worded, cantankerous and non-partisan overviews of reality outside the Green Zone. The blogger made his pseudonym...
"I live in Baghdad. I am a blogger. A blog is an online diary." So begins this succinct report from Salam Pax, an Iraqi journalist attempting to keep the world informed about his beleaguered country. Pax regularly sends fifteen-minute video reports to the BBC. Filmed in Najaf, Baghdad, Karbala, and the south of Iraq, they are cleverly worded, cantankerous and non-partisan overviews of reality outside the Green Zone. The blogger made his pseudonymous name with "The Baghdad Blog," an online English-lingo journal of life before, during and since the U.S. invasion. An architect and decidedly Western-skewed fellow, he is troubled by the inability of the Americans to maintain a stable occupation. He witnesses the failure of the interim government under Prime Minister Allawi and the formation of a new army under the cleric Al Sadr. This army has undermined the American plan of an orderly political process leading to elections. Instead, it has created havoc. Pax slowly and sadly closes his laptop at the end of the film. A "cutting edge" discussion starter for journalism and communications classes, as well as Middle East studies. College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Salam Pax
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Journalism, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Battle for Peace - Shimon Peres
produced by Julie Gal (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 57 mins
The Battle for Peace -- Shimon Peres follows up on the earlier film Peres -- The Road to Peace. Ever since the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rabin, Peres has been the leading spokesman for a negotiated peace. Despite his recent defeat, he continues to be an important presence on the Israeli political sc...
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produced by Julie Gal (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 57 mins
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The Battle for Peace -- Shimon Peres follows up on the earlier film Peres -- The Road to Peace. Ever since the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rabin, Peres has been the leading spokesman for a negotiated peace. Despite his recent defeat, he continues to be an important presence on the Israeli political scene. The film traces Israel's secret road to peace with the PLO and highlights the late Prime Minister Rabin's own critical role. Shimo...
The Battle for Peace -- Shimon Peres follows up on the earlier film Peres -- The Road to Peace. Ever since the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rabin, Peres has been the leading spokesman for a negotiated peace. Despite his recent defeat, he continues to be an important presence on the Israeli political scene. The film traces Israel's secret road to peace with the PLO and highlights the late Prime Minister Rabin's own critical role. Shimon Peres is one of the last of Israel's living patriarchs. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Julie Gal
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Shimon Peres, 1923-
Topic / Theme
Politics, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Battle of Durban II: Israel, Palestine & the United Nations
directed by Rory O'Connor; produced by Gerald Barad and Rory O'Connor (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 2010), 1 hour 29 mins
'Highly Recommended. What I was afraid would disintegrate into a tangled mess of shouting heads, emerged as a sterling example of balanced documentary-making that sought the depressing truth in the divide, instead of just the moral high ground. No one person, nation or organization is singled-out, skewered or lamp...
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directed by Rory O'Connor; produced by Gerald Barad and Rory O'Connor (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 2010), 1 hour 29 mins
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'Highly Recommended. What I was afraid would disintegrate into a tangled mess of shouting heads, emerged as a sterling example of balanced documentary-making that sought the depressing truth in the divide, instead of just the moral high ground. No one person, nation or organization is singled-out, skewered or lampooned. The true tragedy revealed is the systemic inability of very devoted, well-meaning people to actually solve real problems.' -Bria...
'Highly Recommended. What I was afraid would disintegrate into a tangled mess of shouting heads, emerged as a sterling example of balanced documentary-making that sought the depressing truth in the divide, instead of just the moral high ground. No one person, nation or organization is singled-out, skewered or lampooned. The true tragedy revealed is the systemic inability of very devoted, well-meaning people to actually solve real problems.' -Brian White, GotchaMovies
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel. Gabriela Shalev, UN Ambassador, Israel. Alireza Moaiyeri, UN Ambassador, Iran. Ingrid Jaradat Gassner, Director of BADIL Resource Center, a Palestinian NGO. Attorney Alan Dershowitz, the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Put them all together and what do you have? Given the topic, Israel and Palestine, and cast of characters, quite an interesting and evenly-balanced documentary, which, of course, is the point behind this production: to hear both sides and hope in doing so both sides can move forward, to end the bickering, to end the hatred, to end the violence, to help those who are desperately in need of help. We view events of the failed 2001 and 2009 UN World Conferences against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa; witness incendiary statements by the controversial Ahmadinejad; hear the protests and see the walkouts, which drives home the point of how difficult it is to bring people together about this topic that has divided people for decades. However, the question lingers, in airing the differences, can people find common ground in order to address the much larger and more important problems that need to be addressed and solved? That is the hope
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gerald Barad, Rory O'Connor, Manya Zuba
Author / Creator
Rory O'Connor
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Chip Taylor Communications
Speaker / Narrator
Manya Zuba
Topic / Theme
International relations, Nationalism, Race relations, Antisemitism, Racism, Prejudice, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Second Generation Films
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Cambodia: The Betrayal
produced by David Munro, 1942- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 1 hour 8 mins
The world was horrified to learn of the holocaust which had taken place in Cambodia at the hands of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. This film exposes the hypocrisy of the Western nations which continue to support Pol Pot, despite the atrocities of his regime. Not only has Pol Pot been allowed to occupy Cambodia's sea...
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produced by David Munro, 1942- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 1 hour 8 mins
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The world was horrified to learn of the holocaust which had taken place in Cambodia at the hands of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. This film exposes the hypocrisy of the Western nations which continue to support Pol Pot, despite the atrocities of his regime. Not only has Pol Pot been allowed to occupy Cambodia's seat in the United Nations, but the Western nations have been secretly selling them weapons for use in their civil war. Despite the loss o...
The world was horrified to learn of the holocaust which had taken place in Cambodia at the hands of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. This film exposes the hypocrisy of the Western nations which continue to support Pol Pot, despite the atrocities of his regime. Not only has Pol Pot been allowed to occupy Cambodia's seat in the United Nations, but the Western nations have been secretly selling them weapons for use in their civil war. Despite the loss of a fifth of their population, the resilient Cambodians have made significant strides to rebuild their society. But they fear the threat of a second Holocaust. College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Munro, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), History curriculums, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, International Response, Humanities, Cambodian, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Devil You Know
directed by John Blake, fl. 1991; produced by John Blake, fl. 1991 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 50 mins
The history, traditions, beliefs and practices of the Iraqi Islamic Movement in exile and the experience of refugees fleeing the fighting in Basra, Karvala and Najaf. The film profiles Mohammed Bakr Al-Hakim, the Iraqi Shi'a Leader exiled in Iran, whose followers have been responsible for the spontaneous Anti-Sadd...
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directed by John Blake, fl. 1991; produced by John Blake, fl. 1991 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 50 mins
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The history, traditions, beliefs and practices of the Iraqi Islamic Movement in exile and the experience of refugees fleeing the fighting in Basra, Karvala and Najaf. The film profiles Mohammed Bakr Al-Hakim, the Iraqi Shi'a Leader exiled in Iran, whose followers have been responsible for the spontaneous Anti-Saddam uprising.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Blake, fl. 1991, Veronika Hyks, 1951-
Author / Creator
John Blake, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Veronika Hyks, 1951-
Person Discussed
Saddam Hussein, 1937-2006
Topic / Theme
Political causes, Popular beliefs, Religion & Philosophy
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 BBC Worldwide
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DK Timelines, China's Golden Age
produced by Makematic and Northern Ireland Screen, in DK Timelines (Belfast, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2022), 4 mins
This is a timeline of the history of China’s Golden Age from 618 to 1279. The Tang and Song dynasties were periods of significant economic and cultural progress that lasted for more than 600 years and together are considered as China's Golden Age.
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produced by Makematic and Northern Ireland Screen, in DK Timelines (Belfast, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2022), 4 mins
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This is a timeline of the history of China’s Golden Age from 618 to 1279. The Tang and Song dynasties were periods of significant economic and cultural progress that lasted for more than 600 years and together are considered as China's Golden Age.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Makematic, Northern Ireland Screen
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Makematic
Series
DK Timelines
Topic / Theme
Monarchs, Post-Classical Period (500–1450)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 Makematic
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