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African Exodus
produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 22 mins
An extremely powerful film showing the terrible risks that Africans will take to get to The Promised Land. Juan Medina, an Argentine photographer, arrived in Spain twenty years ago. Medina was looking for a better life and decided to settle in Fuerteventura, attracted by a tourist slogan portraying it as 'The Tran...
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produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 22 mins
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An extremely powerful film showing the terrible risks that Africans will take to get to The Promised Land. Juan Medina, an Argentine photographer, arrived in Spain twenty years ago. Medina was looking for a better life and decided to settle in Fuerteventura, attracted by a tourist slogan portraying it as 'The Tranquil Isle.' He could not have guessed then that he would be an eye witness to the tragic exodus of Africans to Europe. Over the last te...
An extremely powerful film showing the terrible risks that Africans will take to get to The Promised Land. Juan Medina, an Argentine photographer, arrived in Spain twenty years ago. Medina was looking for a better life and decided to settle in Fuerteventura, attracted by a tourist slogan portraying it as 'The Tranquil Isle.' He could not have guessed then that he would be an eye witness to the tragic exodus of Africans to Europe. Over the last ten years, 32,000 Africans have landed on the coast of the Canary Islands in makeshift boats. Many have died in the attempt, drowned in the 100 or so kilometers of seas separating the islands from the African mainland. One night in November 2004, Juan was on board a Spanish police patrol vessel. A drifting craft was spotted full of immigrants. But the makeshift boat capsized: 11 people drowned and 29 were rescued.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
SW Pictures
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Topic / Theme
EU and its Borders, Internal and External, Immigration and emigration, Laws and legislation, Refugees, History, Current Affairs, Africans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
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Against the Tide
directed by Nathalie Loubeyre, fl. 1999; produced by Laurent Alary, fl. 2013 and Éric Jarno, fl. 2013, Pays des Miroirs Productions and Tell Me Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2014), 52 mins
Since the mid-1990s, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean in their attempt to reach Europe. This film shares the extraordinary action taken by activists from Africa and Europe: raising awareness, mobilizing public opinion, and continuing the struggle for the rights of boat-people.
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directed by Nathalie Loubeyre, fl. 1999; produced by Laurent Alary, fl. 2013 and Éric Jarno, fl. 2013, Pays des Miroirs Productions and Tell Me Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2014), 52 mins
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Since the mid-1990s, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean in their attempt to reach Europe. This film shares the extraordinary action taken by activists from Africa and Europe: raising awareness, mobilizing public opinion, and continuing the struggle for the rights of boat-people.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Laurent Alary, fl. 2013, Éric Jarno, fl. 2013, Pays des Miroirs Productions, Tell Me Films
Author / Creator
Nathalie Loubeyre, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2013, 2014
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Topic / Theme
Sea Migrations, Politics & Policy, Sociology, Europeans, Africans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2013 Music Video Distributors
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All That You Have Always Wanted To Know About The Komsomol...
(Privately Published, 1987), 16 mins
The film was shot at the last congress of the socialist youth organisation, the Komsomol, and shows the deep disillusionment of the youth with its methods.
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(Privately Published, 1987), 16 mins
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The film was shot at the last congress of the socialist youth organisation, the Komsomol, and shows the deep disillusionment of the youth with its methods.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Social movements, Youth, Social activism and activists, Politics & Policy, Sociology, Political Movements, Russians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1987 Plamen Gerasimov
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Behind The Wall
directed by Michael Patrick Kelly, fl. 2002; produced by Anna McKenna, Suzanne Hayes Kelly and Michael Patrick Kelly, fl. 2002, Aquapio Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2011), 1 hour 11 mins
Inspired by the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9th, 2009, 'Behind the Wall' tells the stories of ordinary people living on both sides of the Wall and what life was like for them before, during and after the Wall fell. All politics being local, who else but the people who experienced it...
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directed by Michael Patrick Kelly, fl. 2002; produced by Anna McKenna, Suzanne Hayes Kelly and Michael Patrick Kelly, fl. 2002, Aquapio Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2011), 1 hour 11 mins
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Inspired by the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9th, 2009, 'Behind the Wall' tells the stories of ordinary people living on both sides of the Wall and what life was like for them before, during and after the Wall fell. All politics being local, who else but the people who experienced it could tell us what it was really like living there?
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anna McKenna, Suzanne Hayes Kelly, Michael Patrick Kelly, fl. 2002, Aquapio Films
Author / Creator
Michael Patrick Kelly, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Topic / Theme
Germany and its Borders, Crossing borders, Communism, Social movements, Political boundaries, Fall of Berlin Wall, November 9, 1989, Cold War, 1945-1989, Political and Social Movements, History, Sociology, Germans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
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Between Dreams and Nightmares
produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 33 mins
Catalonia in Spain is the second biggest location in the world for illegal immigrants – only the USA has more. Most of the illegals are children and come from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa. The provincial Catalan government has put in place a system to handle this influx, but still most of the children end up o...
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produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 33 mins
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Catalonia in Spain is the second biggest location in the world for illegal immigrants – only the USA has more. Most of the illegals are children and come from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa. The provincial Catalan government has put in place a system to handle this influx, but still most of the children end up on the street, sniffing glue or robbing people. This documentary focuses on a group of youngsters who have received support, but since t...
Catalonia in Spain is the second biggest location in the world for illegal immigrants – only the USA has more. Most of the illegals are children and come from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa. The provincial Catalan government has put in place a system to handle this influx, but still most of the children end up on the street, sniffing glue or robbing people. This documentary focuses on a group of youngsters who have received support, but since they are no longer children, they are now faced with the challenge of going out into the world on their own. Mohamed, Mustafà and Bridget and their friends David, Zacarías and Ernest each have very different stories to tell, ranging from living the life of outcasts and delinquents to fulfilling their dreams: having working papers, a place to live and a job. Mustafà and David are working on an exciting project. They want to make a music video of their rap song “Emigration,” with the hope that it will one day be broadcast on TV in Senegal. They want to discourage Senegalese kids from coming to Europe because they feel that the hope of finding their dream-come-true abroad comes at too high a price. Mohamed has started a new job and received his first pay-cheque, leaving behind his days of sleeping on the street. Bridget has not been as lucky: she was expelled from a children’s shelter because medical tests showed that she was over the age of 18, though according to her passport she is just 17. A group of nuns have taken her in under their care, but that is probably only a six-month arrangement, so every night is a countdown to achieving her dream, which could very easily turn into a nightmare. These young people all crossed paths at the vocational training school for restaurant and hotel work in Barcelona. They came here with the hope of being able to send money back home to their families, but arriving in a foreign country as a child or adolescent with little education and no family support, where the system they encounter is confusing at best and, at times, cruel, is not the best way to start a new life. Most of these kids are the successful ones. Those who are still struggling regret having come to Europe but most of them also feel that, no matter what, there is no turning back.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
SW Pictures
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Topic / Theme
Morocco and Spain Border, Economic conditions, Economic classes, Forced migration and expulsion, Sociology, Africans, Moroccans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 SW Pictures
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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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Central Africa: At the Heart of the Conflict
directed by Olivier Azpitarte, fl. 2013 and Camille Courcy, fl. 2013; produced by Pierre Maraval, fl. 2003 (Prime Entertainment Group, 2014), 53 mins
Synopsis. English Synopsis:In a country in civil war, we are at the heart of power in a failed state, we're going to fight alongside regular forces, we travel in the bush with the rebels ... On escalation of violence between religious communities background we live with the French Army circumstances of high-risk....
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directed by Olivier Azpitarte, fl. 2013 and Camille Courcy, fl. 2013; produced by Pierre Maraval, fl. 2003 (Prime Entertainment Group, 2014), 53 mins
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Synopsis. English Synopsis:In a country in civil war, we are at the heart of power in a failed state, we're going to fight alongside regular forces, we travel in the bush with the rebels ... On escalation of violence between religious communities background we live with the French Army circumstances of high-risk.
French Synopsis:Dans un pays en guerre civile, nous sommes au cœur du pouvoir, dans un État en déliquescence, nous allons au comba...
Synopsis. English Synopsis:In a country in civil war, we are at the heart of power in a failed state, we're going to fight alongside regular forces, we travel in the bush with the rebels ... On escalation of violence between religious communities background we live with the French Army circumstances of high-risk.
French Synopsis:Dans un pays en guerre civile, nous sommes au cœur du pouvoir, dans un État en déliquescence, nous allons au combat aux côtés des forces régulières, nous voyageons en brousse aux côtés des rebelles… Sur fond d’escalade de la violence entre communautés religieuses, nous vivons avec l’Armée Française une situation à haut-risque.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pierre Maraval, fl. 2003, Marine Jacquemin, fl. 2007
Author / Creator
Olivier Azpitarte, fl. 2013, Camille Courcy, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Prime Entertainment Group
Speaker / Narrator
Marine Jacquemin, fl. 2007
Person Discussed
Michel Djotodia, 1949-
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Political violence, War victims, Rebellions, Religious communities, Civil war, Politics & Policy, French, Africans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Prime Entertainment Group
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Chasing Mandela's Rainbow
directed by Gary Janks, fl. 2016; produced by Gary Janks, fl. 2016 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose SAS, 2019), 1 hour 27 mins
2019 is the 25th anniversary of the ANC and Nelson Mandela coming to power as liberators for oppressed people in South Africa. In Mandela's quest for equal opportunity for all citizens whatever their skin colour, education was supposed to be the central pillar. Three school students, aided by their teachers, want...
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directed by Gary Janks, fl. 2016; produced by Gary Janks, fl. 2016 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose SAS, 2019), 1 hour 27 mins
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2019 is the 25th anniversary of the ANC and Nelson Mandela coming to power as liberators for oppressed people in South Africa. In Mandela's quest for equal opportunity for all citizens whatever their skin colour, education was supposed to be the central pillar. Three school students, aided by their teachers, want to join the success story this country was meant to become, post-Apartheid. Their backgrounds reflect the deep inequalities of the past...
2019 is the 25th anniversary of the ANC and Nelson Mandela coming to power as liberators for oppressed people in South Africa. In Mandela's quest for equal opportunity for all citizens whatever their skin colour, education was supposed to be the central pillar. Three school students, aided by their teachers, want to join the success story this country was meant to become, post-Apartheid. Their backgrounds reflect the deep inequalities of the past but South Africa still has one of the worst schooling systems on the planet. Who will prosper, despite a broken education system and who will fail because of it?
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gary Janks, fl. 2016
Author / Creator
Gary Janks, fl. 2016
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Windrose SAS
Speaker / Narrator
Gary Janks, fl. 2016
Person Discussed
Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013
Topic / Theme
Schools, Education, Post Apartheid South Africa, 1994-, Political and Social Movements, South Africans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Contemporary Films Productions
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Children of Tibet: The Exile Generation
directed by Melinda Wearne; produced by Luke Hardiman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 54 mins
Each year hundreds of Tibetan children risk their lives fleeing Tibet in search of a freer life and an education in India. The Tibetan Government has established schools for young refugees throughout India to provide them with a chance to learn about their own culture and religion and to be educated in their own l...
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directed by Melinda Wearne; produced by Luke Hardiman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 54 mins
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Each year hundreds of Tibetan children risk their lives fleeing Tibet in search of a freer life and an education in India. The Tibetan Government has established schools for young refugees throughout India to provide them with a chance to learn about their own culture and religion and to be educated in their own language. Children of Tibet tells the remarkable story of three of these determined children who make the perilous journey across the Hi...
Each year hundreds of Tibetan children risk their lives fleeing Tibet in search of a freer life and an education in India. The Tibetan Government has established schools for young refugees throughout India to provide them with a chance to learn about their own culture and religion and to be educated in their own language. Children of Tibet tells the remarkable story of three of these determined children who make the perilous journey across the Himalayas to India. Told in their own words, the children journey in the care of guides who take them by foot in the winter, leaving their families behind. Many others who went before them died in snowstorms in the mountains; others lost toes or feet to frostbite. Upon arriving in India not everything is as easy as the children expected. They do not all fit into the carefully organized school system. The film follows their lives as they prepare to leave the refugee center in Dharamsala and enter the school system. College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Luke Hardiman
Author / Creator
Melinda Wearne
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
China and its Borders, Education, Cultural identity, Immigration and emigration, Children, Sociology, Anthropology, Area Studies, Tibetan, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Chile: Hasta Cuando?
directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 1986), 57 mins
A portrait of a brutal military dictatorship made during a three month visit to Chile in 1985 by David Bradbury. The footage reveals a country torn with civil strife and political unrest; military intimidation of the population; indiscriminate arrests: murder torture and disappearances were facts of Chilean life....
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directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 1986), 57 mins
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A portrait of a brutal military dictatorship made during a three month visit to Chile in 1985 by David Bradbury. The footage reveals a country torn with civil strife and political unrest; military intimidation of the population; indiscriminate arrests: murder torture and disappearances were facts of Chilean life. Bradbury’s film traces the 12 years from 1973 to 1985 of General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship whose forces seized power in a blo...
A portrait of a brutal military dictatorship made during a three month visit to Chile in 1985 by David Bradbury. The footage reveals a country torn with civil strife and political unrest; military intimidation of the population; indiscriminate arrests: murder torture and disappearances were facts of Chilean life. Bradbury’s film traces the 12 years from 1973 to 1985 of General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship whose forces seized power in a bloody, US-backed coup that left Marxist president Salvador Allende dead and with him any hopes of democracy remaining in Chile. Under General Pinochet’s rule 50,000 Chileans have been detained, and many are missing, believed dead.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission
Author / Creator
David Bradbury, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Frontline Films
Person Discussed
Augusto Pinochet, 1915-2006, Salvador Allende, 1908-1973
Topic / Theme
Chile - Pinochet Regime (1973-1990), Communism, Military officers, Military occupation, Coup d'etat, Political violence, Chile, Coup d'Etat, September 11, 1973, Augusto Pinochet's Dictatorship, Chile, 1973-1990, Imperialism and Colonialism, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Chileans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1986 Frontline Films
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