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Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
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directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1993), 58 mins
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event w...
directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1993), 58 mins
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Ahupua‘a, Fishponds and Lo‘i
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directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Nālani Minton, fl. 1992-2010, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1992), 1 hour 30 mins

The Hawaiian system of land use allowed access to all resources in the ahupua‘a, a land division that stretched from mountain to sea. Within the ahupua‘a, highly specialized technologies such as fishponds and lo‘i kalo (taro gardens) ensured an abundance of food.

Our Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) ancestors...

directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Nālani Minton, fl. 1992-2010, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1992), 1 hour 30 mins
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A.k.a. Don Bonus
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directed by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984 and Sokly Ny, fl. 1995; produced by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984, Center for Asian American Media (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1995), 56 mins
After escaping the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the Ny family became one of thousands of refugees faced with resettlement in the U.S. Their lives unfold through the lens of this stirring video diary. As 18-year-old Sokly Ny (Don Bonus) struggles to graduate from high school, his family is harassed in the housing proje...
directed by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984 and Sokly Ny, fl. 1995; produced by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984, Center for Asian American Media (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1995), 56 mins
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I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America
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written by Andrew Jones, fl. 1961 and Byron Hurt, 1969-; directed by Byron Hurt, 1969- (Northampton, MA: Media Education Foundation, 2006), 1 hour 20 mins
This award-winning documentary links everyday black men from various socioeconomic backgrounds with some of Black America's most progressive academics, social critics and authors to provide an engaging, candid dialogue on black masculine identity in American culture. Featuring interviews with bell hooks, Michael E...
written by Andrew Jones, fl. 1961 and Byron Hurt, 1969-; directed by Byron Hurt, 1969- (Northampton, MA: Media Education Foundation, 2006), 1 hour 20 mins
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Antología Contrakultural, Una cierta mirada
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directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; produced by Sara Kaplan, fl. 1987 and Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, EMB Entertainment, in Antología Contrakultural (Charlottesville, VA: Heritage Film Project, 2004), 1 hour 21 mins
Documentary on Argentine writer Juan Jose Sebreli. Built as a series of conversations with philosopher Juan José Sebreli. Sebreli recalls his life in front of camera taking the audience for a ride through timeless Buenos Aires. Sebreli's extraordinary perception of the surroundings, the arts, the architecture an...
directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; produced by Sara Kaplan, fl. 1987 and Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, EMB Entertainment, in Antología Contrakultural (Charlottesville, VA: Heritage Film Project, 2004), 1 hour 21 mins
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Antología Contrakultural, Si Yo Fuera Realmente Libre
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directed by Daniel Guebel, 1956-; produced by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, Contrakultura FIlms Distribution, in Antología Contrakultural (Charlottesville, VA: Heritage Film Project, 2005), 52 mins
This film is a documentary about Argentinian writer, Alan Pauls.
directed by Daniel Guebel, 1956-; produced by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, Contrakultura FIlms Distribution, in Antología Contrakultural (Charlottesville, VA: Heritage Film Project, 2005), 52 mins
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Banana Split
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directed by Kip Fulbeck, 1965-; produced by Kip Fulbeck, 1965- (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1991), 38 mins
Kip Fulbeck explores identity and biracial ethnicity issues, focusing on his parents' relationship with each other and their respective acclimations and rejections of each other's cultures. Through interwoven narratives and media clips, this video also addresses ethnic dating patterns and stereotypes of Asian Amer...
directed by Kip Fulbeck, 1965-; produced by Kip Fulbeck, 1965- (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1991), 38 mins
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Baragiola
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directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960- (Heritage Film Project, 2011), 15 mins
This documentary and biographical sketch, directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, introduces Professor Raul Baragiola, a professor of physics at the University of Virginia.
directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960- (Heritage Film Project, 2011), 15 mins
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Between Two Worlds: A Japanese Pilgrimage
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directed by Joanne Hershfield, 1950- and Susan Caperna Lloyd, fl. 1992; produced by Susan Caperna Lloyd, fl. 1992 and Joanne Hershfield, 1950- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1994), 30 mins,
Source: www.berkeleymedia.com
For centuries, pilgrims have come to the Japanese island of Shikoku to trace the 1,000-mile route known as the 'Pilgrimage to the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku', a journey believed to have been first undertaken by Kobo Daishi, founder of Buddhism's Shingon sect in the ninth century. This illuminating documentary is...
directed by Joanne Hershfield, 1950- and Susan Caperna Lloyd, fl. 1992; produced by Susan Caperna Lloyd, fl. 1992 and Joanne Hershfield, 1950- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1994), 30 mins,
Source: www.berkeleymedia.com
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Bridge of Winds
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produced by NHK International Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 1 hour 5 mins
This film takes us to a remote part of Yunan province in China where the Lisu people have lived for generations in a village carved out of a steep mountain gorge. Their only contact with the outside world is made by crossing a wild, rushing river. They matter-of-factly use a rope to tie themselves to a pulley whic...
produced by NHK International Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 1 hour 5 mins
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