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Angels are Made of Light
directed by James Longley, 1972-; produced by James Longley, 1972- (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2018), 1 hour 57 mins
A stirring and beautiful documentary from Academy Award nominated director James Longley (Iraq in Fragments), Angels Are Made of Light traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offe...
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directed by James Longley, 1972-; produced by James Longley, 1972- (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2018), 1 hour 57 mins
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A stirring and beautiful documentary from Academy Award nominated director James Longley (Iraq in Fragments), Angels Are Made of Light traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offers an intimate and nuanced vision of a society living in the shadow of war.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James Longley, 1972-
Author / Creator
James Longley, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Topic / Theme
Afghans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Grasshopper Film
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Compañeras
directed by Elizabeth Massie and Matthew Buzzell; produced by Elizabeth Massie and Matthew Buzzell (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 1 hour
Musically stunning and emotionally compelling this film follows a group of Latina musicians as they break the gender barrier to perform mariachi music in America with passion and gusto. Long the purview of male musicians, the 12 member Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles was the first all female mariachi band. Since the...
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directed by Elizabeth Massie and Matthew Buzzell; produced by Elizabeth Massie and Matthew Buzzell (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 1 hour
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Musically stunning and emotionally compelling this film follows a group of Latina musicians as they break the gender barrier to perform mariachi music in America with passion and gusto. Long the purview of male musicians, the 12 member Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles was the first all female mariachi band. Since their inception in 1994, other female groups have been formed who perform professionally, expanding the popularity of the music, which is...
Musically stunning and emotionally compelling this film follows a group of Latina musicians as they break the gender barrier to perform mariachi music in America with passion and gusto. Long the purview of male musicians, the 12 member Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles was the first all female mariachi band. Since their inception in 1994, other female groups have been formed who perform professionally, expanding the popularity of the music, which is an important part of their cultural heritage. Along with a brief history of mariachi music, the film interweaves portraits of the women who often find their personal lives conflict with their desire to be full-time musicians. The issues raised are universal to women everywhere: how to balance family life with career, how to achieve equal pay, and how to deal with emotional conflict. Companeras offers rich material for discussion as well as engaging performances! High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Elizabeth Massie, Matthew Buzzell
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Massie, Matthew Buzzell
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Music and Social Change, Mexican-American, Gender status, Women's issues, The Arts, Ethnography, Latinos
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Discovering Dominga
directed by Patricia Flynn, fl. 2002; produced by Patricia Flynn, fl. 2002, Jaguar House Films (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2002), 57 mins
This unforgettably dramatic and powerful documentary relates the extraordinary story of a young Iowa housewife who discovers she is a survivor of one of the most horrific massacres in Guatemalan history, committed in 1982 against Maya Indian villagers who resisted a dam project funded by the World Bank. The film f...
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directed by Patricia Flynn, fl. 2002; produced by Patricia Flynn, fl. 2002, Jaguar House Films (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2002), 57 mins
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This unforgettably dramatic and powerful documentary relates the extraordinary story of a young Iowa housewife who discovers she is a survivor of one of the most horrific massacres in Guatemalan history, committed in 1982 against Maya Indian villagers who resisted a dam project funded by the World Bank. The film follows her remarkable journey of transformation and discovery as she returns to Guatemala in search of her heritage and ultimately join...
This unforgettably dramatic and powerful documentary relates the extraordinary story of a young Iowa housewife who discovers she is a survivor of one of the most horrific massacres in Guatemalan history, committed in 1982 against Maya Indian villagers who resisted a dam project funded by the World Bank. The film follows her remarkable journey of transformation and discovery as she returns to Guatemala in search of her heritage and ultimately joins efforts to bring the perpetrators of the massacre to justice and to promote peace and reconciliation in her native country.Dominga Sic Ruiz was nine years old when, during the bloody Guatemalan civil war, she escaped while paramilitary and army forces murdered her mother and 76 other women and 107 children in the Maya village of Rio Negro. She was eventually adopted and grew up in small-town America, where she became a "normal" teenager named Denese and later married. She buried her past so deeply it became transformed in adulthood into doubts and nightmares, until events brought her to face the truth.Beautifully photographed in Iowa and amid the stunning landscapes of the Guatemalan highlands, the film follows her emotional reconnection with lost relatives, with a rich indigenous culture, and with the violent history in which her beloved adopted country -- the United States -- played a sinister role. Dominga joins the Maya community in the dangerous effort to demand the exhumation of a clandestine mass grave, and later provides testimony in a landmark genocide case, thus becoming part of a global grassroots struggle for justice and human rights."Discovering Dominga" is a compelling and inspiring story that will engage student interest and provoke reflection and discussion in a wide variety of courses in Latin American studies, cultural anthropology, Third World studies, human rights, women's studies, American history and studies, and sociology. It was produced and directed by Patricia Flynn and co-produced by Mary Jo McConahay for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) in association with KQED with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Patricia Flynn, fl. 2002, Jaguar House Films
Author / Creator
Patricia Flynn, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Civil war, Peace processes, Criminal justice, Survivors, Guatemalans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Berkeley Media
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Dubai. Drilling for Art
directed by Christian Schidlowski; produced by Volker Ulrich, fl. 1991, Kanguruh Film, ARTE and Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) (London, England: TVF International, 2009), 52 mins
If your country has no cultural history, can you simply buy one? The ruling family of Dubai certainly thinks so – and has ordered everything under the sun to make the desert bloom. With exclusive access, Drilling For Art goes behind the scenes of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority which has launched an ambitio...
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directed by Christian Schidlowski; produced by Volker Ulrich, fl. 1991, Kanguruh Film, ARTE and Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) (London, England: TVF International, 2009), 52 mins
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If your country has no cultural history, can you simply buy one? The ruling family of Dubai certainly thinks so – and has ordered everything under the sun to make the desert bloom. With exclusive access, Drilling For Art goes behind the scenes of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority which has launched an ambitious plan to create the entire culture of the state from scratch. It investigates Dubai’s brand-new opera houses, museums and art galle...
If your country has no cultural history, can you simply buy one? The ruling family of Dubai certainly thinks so – and has ordered everything under the sun to make the desert bloom. With exclusive access, Drilling For Art goes behind the scenes of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority which has launched an ambitious plan to create the entire culture of the state from scratch. It investigates Dubai’s brand-new opera houses, museums and art galleries, and talks to the consultants who are responsible for the flourishing of culture in the wealthiest 4,114 km² of sand in the world. Is this drive for culture purely a drive to become a major financial player in the fast growing global commodity that is art? And will the ripples of the economic downturn reach as far this oil-rich Emirate?
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Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Volker Ulrich, fl. 1991, Kanguruh Film, ARTE, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB)
Author / Creator
Christian Schidlowski
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
TVF International
Person Discussed
Philipp Maier, fl. 1985, Michael Schindhelm, 1960-, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 1949-
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, Economic conditions, Economic development, Cultural goals, Anthropology, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 TVF International
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I'm Free Now, You Are Free
directed by Ash Goh Hua; presented by Mike Africa, Jr.; produced by Arielle Knight, fl. 2020 (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 2020), 15 mins
A short documentary about the reunion and repair between Mike Africa Jr and his mother Debbie Africa—a formerly incarcerated political prisoner of the MOVE9. In 1978, Debbie, then 8 months pregnant, and many other MOVE family members were arrested after an attack by the Philadelphia Police Department; born in a...
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directed by Ash Goh Hua; presented by Mike Africa, Jr.; produced by Arielle Knight, fl. 2020 (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 2020), 15 mins
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A short documentary about the reunion and repair between Mike Africa Jr and his mother Debbie Africa—a formerly incarcerated political prisoner of the MOVE9. In 1978, Debbie, then 8 months pregnant, and many other MOVE family members were arrested after an attack by the Philadelphia Police Department; born in a prison cell, Mike Africa Jr. spent just three days with his mother before guards wrenched him away, and they spent the next 40 years st...
A short documentary about the reunion and repair between Mike Africa Jr and his mother Debbie Africa—a formerly incarcerated political prisoner of the MOVE9. In 1978, Debbie, then 8 months pregnant, and many other MOVE family members were arrested after an attack by the Philadelphia Police Department; born in a prison cell, Mike Africa Jr. spent just three days with his mother before guards wrenched him away, and they spent the next 40 years struggling for freedom and for each other. In 2018, Mike Africa Jr. successfully organized to have his parents released on parole. “I realized that I had never seen her feet before,” was a remark he made when he reflected on Debbie’s homecoming. This film meditates on Black family preservation as resistance against the brutal legacies of state-sanctioned family separation.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Debbie Africa, Arielle Knight, fl. 2020
Author / Creator
Ash Goh Hua, Mike Africa, Jr.
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Third World Newsreel
Speaker / Narrator
Debbie Africa
Person Discussed
Debbie Africa
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Ash Goh Hua
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Long Distance Love
directed by Magnus Gertten, 1953- and Elin Jönsson, 1973-; produced by Magnus Gertten, 1953- and Lennart Ström, fl. 2001, Auto Images, Film i Skane and Sveriges Television (Vienna, Vienna State: Autlook Filmsales, 2008), 1 hour 17 mins,
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In today's Kyrgyzstan, 18 year old Alisher is forced to leave his young pregnant wife to travel 3.500km away from home to find work in Russia. As one of 12-16 millions migrant workers, he lives an illegal and isolated existence in Moscow under inhuman conditions. This is a love story clouded by migration, exposing...
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directed by Magnus Gertten, 1953- and Elin Jönsson, 1973-; produced by Magnus Gertten, 1953- and Lennart Ström, fl. 2001, Auto Images, Film i Skane and Sveriges Television (Vienna, Vienna State: Autlook Filmsales, 2008), 1 hour 17 mins,
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In today's Kyrgyzstan, 18 year old Alisher is forced to leave his young pregnant wife to travel 3.500km away from home to find work in Russia. As one of 12-16 millions migrant workers, he lives an illegal and isolated existence in Moscow under inhuman conditions. This is a love story clouded by migration, exposing the fine line between foreign labour and modern slavery.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Magnus Gertten, 1953-, Lennart Ström, fl. 2001, Auto Images, Film i Skane, Sveriges Television
Author / Creator
Magnus Gertten, 1953-, Elin Jönsson, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Autlook Filmsales
Topic / Theme
Kyrgystan and Uzbekistan, Working conditions, Migrant life, Anthropology, Sociology, Kyrgyz, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 Film Platform
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Losing Knowledge: 50 Years of Change
directed by Laura Nader, 1930- and Roberto J. González, 1969-; produced by Laura Nader, 1930- and Roberto J. González, 1969- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2012), 40 mins
This profound ethnographic documentary explores the myriad of ways in which centuries-old indigenous knowledge is rapidly vanishing throughout the world. The film focuses on the southern Mexican village of Talea, Oaxaca. For half a century, the Zapotec people of this region have experienced rapid modernization: Th...
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directed by Laura Nader, 1930- and Roberto J. González, 1969-; produced by Laura Nader, 1930- and Roberto J. González, 1969- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2012), 40 mins
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This profound ethnographic documentary explores the myriad of ways in which centuries-old indigenous knowledge is rapidly vanishing throughout the world. The film focuses on the southern Mexican village of Talea, Oaxaca. For half a century, the Zapotec people of this region have experienced rapid modernization: The creation of a road linking the village to cities, the arrival of electricity, and the introduction of computers and Internet have all...
This profound ethnographic documentary explores the myriad of ways in which centuries-old indigenous knowledge is rapidly vanishing throughout the world. The film focuses on the southern Mexican village of Talea, Oaxaca. For half a century, the Zapotec people of this region have experienced rapid modernization: The creation of a road linking the village to cities, the arrival of electricity, and the introduction of computers and Internet have all transformed the texture of daily life. However, the people of Talea have often experienced progress as a double-edged sword. Farmers are now able to export coffee and other cash crops, but many of their children have migrated to the United States and today, fertile fields lay abandoned. Governance was once a village affair, but state and national government has disrupted and sometimes displaced local political autonomy. Most new buildings in Talea are constructed with imported concrete, not with regional materials. And traditional healing practices are rapidly being displaced by Western biomedicine. By exploring the transformation of agriculture, governance, architecture, and medical practices in the village, filmmaker/anthropologists Laura Nader and Roberto Gonzalez pose a series of provocative questions: Is it possible that 50 years of development has done more to unravel local culture than 500 years of conquest? What are the long-term implications of the knowledge that has been lost? Is there any possibility these processes might be reversed? The film also examines how disappearing indigenous knowledge isn't just a Zapotec problem. It is a global problem, for throughout the world, local knowledge developed over centuries -- a priceless intellectual treasure trove -- is withering away at an alarming rate. Losing Knowledge is both insightful and poignant. It will engage students and engender thought and discussion in a wide range of classes in cultural anthropology, Latin American studies, development issues and economics, and third-World studies. It was produced and directed by Laura Nader (University of California, Berkeley) and Roberto Gonzalez (San Jose State University).
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Laura Nader, 1930-, Roberto J. González, 1969-
Author / Creator
Laura Nader, 1930-, Roberto J. González, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Agriculture, Immigration and emigration, Anthropology, Zapotec, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Berkeley Media
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Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
directed by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016; produced by Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 2005), 50 mins
Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people. For five years Na Maka o ka Aina captured...
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directed by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016; produced by Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 2005), 50 mins
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Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people. For five years Na Maka o ka Aina captured on video the seasonal moods of Mauna Kea’s unique 14,000-foot summit environment, the richly varied ecosystems that extend from sea l...
Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people. For five years Na Maka o ka Aina captured on video the seasonal moods of Mauna Kea’s unique 14,000-foot summit environment, the richly varied ecosystems that extend from sea level to alpine zone, the legends and stories that reveal the mountain's geologic and cultural history, and the political turbulence surrounding the efforts to protect the most significant temple in the islands, the mountain itself. Mauna Kea – Temple Under Siege paints a portrait of a mountain that has become a symbol of the Hawaiian struggle for physical, cultural and political survival. The program explores conflicting forces as they play themselves out in a contemporary island society where cultures collide daily. In an effort to find commonalities among indigenous people elsewhere regarding sacred mountains, the documentary visits Apache elders of Arizona who face the reality of telescope development on their revered mountain, Dzil Nchaa Si An, known as Mt. Graham.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Puhipau, 1937-2016, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Author / Creator
Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Puhipau, 1937-2016
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Topic / Theme
Global Indigenous Perspectives, Hawaiian, Environmental protection, Ecology, Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Na Maka O Ka'Aina. All rights reserved
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Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (Teacher's Edition)
directed by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016; produced by Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 2005), 51 mins
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Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people. For...
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directed by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016; produced by Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 2005), 51 mins
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Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people. For five years Na Maka o ka Aina captured on video the seasonal moods of Mauna Kea’s unique 14,000-foot summit environment, the richly va...
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Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people. For five years Na Maka o ka Aina captured on video the seasonal moods of Mauna Kea’s unique 14,000-foot summit environment, the richly varied ecosystems that extend from sea level to alpine zone, the legends and stories that reveal the mountain's geologic and cultural history, and the political turbulence surrounding the efforts to protect the most significant temple in the islands, the mountain itself. Mauna Kea – Temple Under Siege paints a portrait of a mountain that has become a symbol of the Hawaiian struggle for physical, cultural and political survival. The program explores conflicting forces as they play themselves out in a contemporary island society where cultures collide daily. In an effort to find commonalities among indigenous people elsewhere regarding sacred mountains, the documentary visits Apache elders of Arizona who face the reality of telescope development on their revered mountain, Dzil Nchaa Si An, known as Mt. Graham.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Puhipau, 1937-2016, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Author / Creator
Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Puhipau, 1937-2016
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Topic / Theme
Environmental protection, Pacific Islanders
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Na Maka O Ka'Aina. All rights reserved
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A Mi Lado = By My Side (2012)
directed by Jean-Cosme Delaloye, fl. 2012; produced by Jean-Cosme Delaloye, fl. 2012, JCDe Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: CAT&Docs, 2012), 1 hour 35 mins,
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Some mothers put their children first. Some don't. To survive in the trash of the Chureca, Nicaragua's largest dump, three young women will have to determine whether their mothers are their best allies or unexpected foes. Dominga, 25 year - old glue addict, has terminal Aids. Eleven year - old Fabiola is caught in...
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directed by Jean-Cosme Delaloye, fl. 2012; produced by Jean-Cosme Delaloye, fl. 2012, JCDe Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: CAT&Docs, 2012), 1 hour 35 mins,
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Some mothers put their children first. Some don't. To survive in the trash of the Chureca, Nicaragua's largest dump, three young women will have to determine whether their mothers are their best allies or unexpected foes. Dominga, 25 year - old glue addict, has terminal Aids. Eleven year - old Fabiola is caught in a struggle between loyalty to her mother and a group of evangelical Christians fighting for her to join a youth center far from the du...
Some mothers put their children first. Some don't. To survive in the trash of the Chureca, Nicaragua's largest dump, three young women will have to determine whether their mothers are their best allies or unexpected foes. Dominga, 25 year - old glue addict, has terminal Aids. Eleven year - old Fabiola is caught in a struggle between loyalty to her mother and a group of evangelical Christians fighting for her to join a youth center far from the dump. At 19, Maryuri has ongoing health problems and is at risk of losing the second child she is expecting in the Chureca.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jean-Cosme Delaloye, fl. 2012, JCDe Productions
Author / Creator
Jean-Cosme Delaloye, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
CAT&Docs
Topic / Theme
Mothers, Family, Health, Illegal drugs, Poverty, AIDS, Nicaraguans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Film Platform
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