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The Angry Brigade: The Spectacular Rise And Fall Of Britain's First Urban Guerilla Group
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directed by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973; produced by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 52 mins
This documentary, produced by Gordon Carr for the BBC (and first shown in January 1973, shortly after the trial), covers the roots of the Angry Brigade in the revolutionary ferment of the 1960s, and follows their campaign and the police investigation to its culmination in the 'Stoke Newington 8' conspiracy trial a...
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directed by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973; produced by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 52 mins
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Ataturk, Founder of Modern Turkey
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directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
This is the colorful story of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, the controversial and charismatic leader of Turkey after the first World War. The documentary traces the rise of modern Turkey, which acts as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Ataturk was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize even though...
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directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
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Code Name: Butterflies
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directed by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995; produced by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995 (Privately Published, 2008), 1 hour 1 mins
A veces la bravura para se hacer la revolución proviene de donde menos lo esperas. Em la isla caribeña, de la República Dominicana, 1960, há un pueblo asediado, sufriendo bajo la cruel tiranía de Rafael Trujillo, el dictador más sanguinario de la historia latinoamericana. Tres bellas y notables hermanas - Pa...
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directed by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995; produced by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995 (Privately Published, 2008), 1 hour 1 mins
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Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
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directed by Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010; produced by Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013 and Carol Polakoff (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987, originally published 1986), 1 hour
Filmed on location at La Plata, Castro's former guerrilla headquarters- the first time any foreign film crew had been permitted there - the documentary examines the origins of Castro's revolution, and its ultimate successes and failures. It places U.S.-Cuban relations within the context of history, dating back to...
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directed by Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010; produced by Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013 and Carol Polakoff (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987, originally published 1986), 1 hour
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Dracula's Shadow: The Real Story of the Romanian Revolution
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directed by Árpád Szöczi, fl. 2009; produced by Árpád Szöczi, fl. 2009, EurOnAir Productions (Montreux, Vaud Canton: Accent Films, 2009), 56 mins
With exclusive access, and for the first time ever, the secret mission that sparked the Romanian Revolution in December of 1989 against dictator Nicolae Ceausescu is revealed. This documentary is the chilling Cold War account about what actually started the bloody uprising on December 15, 1989, when supporters of...
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directed by Árpád Szöczi, fl. 2009; produced by Árpád Szöczi, fl. 2009, EurOnAir Productions (Montreux, Vaud Canton: Accent Films, 2009), 56 mins
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Mao's Great Famine
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directed by Patrick Cabouat; produced by Arturo Mio, fl. 2009, Radio Television Belge Francophone and DERIVES (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 53 mins
Between 1958 and 1962, China lived through tragedy on an epic scale. The “Great Leap Forward” – conceived by Mao so that China could drive industrial output ahead of Great Britain and achieve autonomy from the might of the neighbouring USSR – led to a catastrophic famine resulting in the death of between 3...
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directed by Patrick Cabouat; produced by Arturo Mio, fl. 2009, Radio Television Belge Francophone and DERIVES (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 53 mins
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Peru: Inca Indians Return Home
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produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 20 mins
The Shining Path, although imbued with Marxist philosophy, wreaked havoc on the lives of the poor Indian descendants of the Incas living in northern Peru. In trying to enlist them in their revolution, they used violence and terror and tried to destroy their culture and way of life. Professor Carlos Ivan Degreogori...
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produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 20 mins
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Red Lines
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directed by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002 and Oliver Lukacs, fl. 2013; produced by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002, Spark Media (District of Columbia: Spark Media, 2014), 1 hour 39 mins
The news from the Middle East worsens daily into a nightmare scenario - one eerily foretold in 2012 as two young, unlikely Syrian activists launch a radical plan for bringing democracy to their country. Under threat of death, they organize when no one else will. Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, of...
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directed by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002 and Oliver Lukacs, fl. 2013; produced by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002, Spark Media (District of Columbia: Spark Media, 2014), 1 hour 39 mins
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El Salvador: Portraits in A Revolution
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directed by Laura Jackson, fl. 2000; produced by Laura Jackson, fl. 2000 and Betsy Morgan (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1994, originally published 1992), 57 mins
This film documents the grassroots nature of revolutionary democracy and the courage of the ordinary people of El Salvador. In the 1980's, thousands of Salvadorans were forced to flee their homeland to refugee camps in Honduras. After nine years in the camps, they made a decision unprecedented in refugee history....
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directed by Laura Jackson, fl. 2000; produced by Laura Jackson, fl. 2000 and Betsy Morgan (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1994, originally published 1992), 57 mins
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El siglo del viento
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directed by Fernando Birri, 1925-; composed by Gianni Nocenzi, fl. 1981-1999; produced by Detlef Ziegert, fl. 1999-2010, Yvonne Ruocco, fl. 1999-2012, Carmen Guarini, 1953- and Marcelo Céspedes, 1955-, Cine Ojo (Buenos Aires, Federal District (Argentina): Cine Ojo, 1999), 1 hour 26 mins

”Memorias del fuego” es el título de tres volúmenes que contiene la visión del escritor uruguayo Eduardo Galeano sobre 500 años de historia de América. El último volumen trata sobre el siglo XX y Fernando Birri usó su título (”El siglo del viento”) para su película. En este film agrega su propio m...

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directed by Fernando Birri, 1925-; composed by Gianni Nocenzi, fl. 1981-1999; produced by Detlef Ziegert, fl. 1999-2010, Yvonne Ruocco, fl. 1999-2012, Carmen Guarini, 1953- and Marcelo Céspedes, 1955-, Cine Ojo (Buenos Aires, Federal District (Argentina): Cine Ojo, 1999), 1 hour 26 mins
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