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Daughter from Danang
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directed by Vicente Franco, fl. 1990 and Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010; produced by Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010, Interfaze Educational Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 21 mins
A heartbreaking documentary that upsets your expectations of happily-ever-afters, Daughter from Danang is a riveting emotional drama of longing, identity, and the personal legacy of war. To all outward appearances, Heidi is the proverbial "all-American girl", hailing from small town Pulaski, Tenn. But her birth na...
directed by Vicente Franco, fl. 1990 and Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010; produced by Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010, Interfaze Educational Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 21 mins
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Egypt, El Sebou' : Egyptian Birth Ritual
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written by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; directed by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; produced by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-, in Egypt (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1986), 27 mins
In Egypt, a birth ritual called el-sebou', meaning 'the seventh', happens on the seventh day following the physical birth of a child of either sex and is celebrated by Coptic and Muslim families of all status groups, rural and urban. Characteristic of this ritual is the gender-linked imagery also manifest in the r...
written by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; directed by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-; produced by Dr. Fadwa El Guindi, 1941-, in Egypt (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1986), 27 mins
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A Family of Many Nations: The Story of White Center Heights Elementary School
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written by Todd Coughlin, 1972-; directed by Todd Coughlin, 1972-; produced by Diane Coughlin and Todd Coughlin, 1972- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 43 mins
This is a hopeful story of the changing face of education in America. At White Center Heights Elementary School, located just south of Seattle, Washington, the students speak twenty-seven different languages and come from fifty different countries. Eighty percent of the students speak no English at home and ninety...
written by Todd Coughlin, 1972-; directed by Todd Coughlin, 1972-; produced by Diane Coughlin and Todd Coughlin, 1972- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 43 mins
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!Kung, Debe's Tantrum
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2009), 9 mins
In this film a five-year-old named Debe refuses to let his mother Di!ai go gathering without him. Di!ai appeals to her daughter N!ai to entertain the child but Debe resists.
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2009), 9 mins
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!Kung, Baobab Play
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 8 mins
Children and teenagers throw sticks, berries, and leaves at each other from perches in a large baobab tree.
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 8 mins
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Manhattan, Kansas
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written by Tara Wray, 1951-; directed by Tara Wray, 1951-; produced by Tara Wray, 1951-, Alan Oxman, fl. 1995-2017 and Michel Negroponte (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 1 hour 19 mins
In her first film, Wray travels to rural Kansas in an attempt to reconnect with her mother, Evie, for the first time since Evie's psychotic breakdown five years earlier.
written by Tara Wray, 1951-; directed by Tara Wray, 1951-; produced by Tara Wray, 1951-, Alan Oxman, fl. 1995-2017 and Michel Negroponte (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 1 hour 19 mins
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Mercy (med-dah)
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written by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998; directed by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998 and Jamlong Saiyot, fl. 2006; produced by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998 and Jamlong Saiyot, fl. 2006 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 50 mins
Mercy is an unsettling document of another side to the growing AIDS crisis in Thailand– the future of the children whose parents are HIV-positive or have died from AIDS-related illnesses.
written by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998; directed by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998 and Jamlong Saiyot, fl. 2006; produced by Jeanne Hallacy, fl. 1998 and Jamlong Saiyot, fl. 2006 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 50 mins
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Moon Children
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written by Wu Yii-Feng, 1960-; directed by Wu Yii-Feng, 1960- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1990), 1 hour 3 mins
Documentary-maker Wu Yii-Feng delivers a tour de force in Moon Children, a fascinating chronicle of albinos living, working, and finding recreation in modern-day Taiwan. Dubbed moon children by the San Blas Indians, albinos were isolated from society and only allowed to work at night. Times have changed, but preju...
written by Wu Yii-Feng, 1960-; directed by Wu Yii-Feng, 1960- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1990), 1 hour 3 mins
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The Mseyas
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written by Gustavo Vizoso, fl. 2007; directed by Gustavo Vizoso, fl. 2007; produced by Gustavo Vizoso, fl. 2007 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 52 mins
The Mseyas are Alberina, Maria, Amos and Orselina. A family of four siblings in Tanzania, they have been Orphaned by AIDS, like so many other young people in Africa. Their lives are a daily struggle to survive without parental or state support. Earning a small income by collecting firewood, the Mseyas contend with...
written by Gustavo Vizoso, fl. 2007; directed by Gustavo Vizoso, fl. 2007; produced by Gustavo Vizoso, fl. 2007 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 52 mins
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On Edge - á Flor da Pele
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written by Catarina Mourão; directed by Catarina Mourão; produced by Laranja Azul, North-West Documentaries (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 4 mins
The film focuses on daily life in a poor housing estate in Porto and, in particular, on a group of children aged between 8 and 14. It follows their life outdoors always inventing new games.
written by Catarina Mourão; directed by Catarina Mourão; produced by Laranja Azul, North-West Documentaries (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 4 mins
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