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731: Two Versions of Hell
produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives t...
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produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
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This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. Th...
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. The second half, using almost the exact same footage, describes Unit 731 from the Japanese revisionist perspective which is largely supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan. Although its cruel experiments on living people produced thousands of casualties, this activity is still denied by a number of Japanese historians and politicians. Generational change has contributed to the escalating history problem between Japan, China, and the two Koreas. Not only were the majority of Asians born and educated after the war; as a result of the education they received in their own countries, their memories and ideas of the war have become more divergent. Usage of the same shots in both parts of the film ironically demonstrates the potential to misuse film images for political purposes. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James T. Hong
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World H...
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Acting Together on the World Stage
written by Allison Lund, fl. 2011 and Cynthia E. Cohen, fl. 2011, Acting Together on the World Stage (2018, originally published 2011),
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written by Allison Lund, fl. 2011 and Cynthia E. Cohen, fl. 2011, Acting Together on the World Stage (2018, originally published 2011),
Source: www.youtube.com
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Allison Lund, fl. 2011, Cynthia E. Cohen, fl. 2011, Acting Together on the World Stage
Date Published / Released
2011, 2018
Topic / Theme
Music and Social Change, Peace, Nonviolence, Acting, Social conflict, Social movements, Social justice, Politics & Policy, Sociology, The Arts, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Adolfo Pérez Esquivel: Rivers of Hope
directed by Dawn Engle, 1957-; produced by Elizabeth Parmly Weber, 1970-, Jacque Gellein, fl. 2013, Rip Gellein, fl. 2013 and Ivan Suvanjieff, fl. 2003, PeaceJam (El Segundo, CA: Gravitas Ventures, 2015), 1 hour 17 mins
“Adolfo Perez Esquivel: RIVERS OF HOPE” is the story of Latin America over the past eighty years as seen through the eyes of one man. Nobel Peace Prize winner Esquivel shares his journey illustrating the ongoing struggle for social justice across Latin America.
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directed by Dawn Engle, 1957-; produced by Elizabeth Parmly Weber, 1970-, Jacque Gellein, fl. 2013, Rip Gellein, fl. 2013 and Ivan Suvanjieff, fl. 2003, PeaceJam (El Segundo, CA: Gravitas Ventures, 2015), 1 hour 17 mins
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“Adolfo Perez Esquivel: RIVERS OF HOPE” is the story of Latin America over the past eighty years as seen through the eyes of one man. Nobel Peace Prize winner Esquivel shares his journey illustrating the ongoing struggle for social justice across Latin America.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Elizabeth Parmly Weber, 1970-, Jacque Gellein, fl. 2013, Rip Gellein, fl. 2013, Ivan Suvanjieff, fl. 2003, PeaceJam, Beverly Keene, fl. 2005
Author / Creator
Dawn Engle, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Speaker / Narrator
Beverly Keene, fl. 2005
Person Discussed
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, 1931-
Topic / Theme
Argentine Revolution, 1966-1973, Social activism and activists, The Arts, Sociology, Argentines, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2015 Dawn Engle
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After Solidarity: Three Polish Families in America
directed by Gaylen Ross, 1950-; produced by Gaylen Ross, 1950- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987), 59 mins
This documentary, directed by Gaylen Ross, tells the story of three Polish families who were forced to immigrate to the United States after being kicked out of the Solidarity party in Poland.
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directed by Gaylen Ross, 1950-; produced by Gaylen Ross, 1950- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987), 59 mins
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This documentary, directed by Gaylen Ross, tells the story of three Polish families who were forced to immigrate to the United States after being kicked out of the Solidarity party in Poland.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gaylen Ross, 1950-
Author / Creator
Gaylen Ross, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Solidarnosc, 1980, Social movements, Immigration and emigration, History, Politics & Policy, Polish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013. Used by permssion of Filmakers Library.
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After Spring = Depois da Primavera
written by Adel Bakkour, fl. 2021 and Hadi Bakkour, fl. 2020; directed by Isabel Joffily, fl. 2009 and Pedro Rossini, fl. 2006; produced by José Joffily, 1945- and Isabel Joffily, fl. 2009, Coeves Filmes (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2021), 1 hour 27 mins
Syrian brothers Adel and Hadi Bakkour take to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to fight for democracy in the country where they chose to live. History repeats itself: before they had to leave Aleppo to protest for freedom. Behind they left their mother, Lawahez, and their father, Abdo. The family is reunited six year...
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written by Adel Bakkour, fl. 2021 and Hadi Bakkour, fl. 2020; directed by Isabel Joffily, fl. 2009 and Pedro Rossini, fl. 2006; produced by José Joffily, 1945- and Isabel Joffily, fl. 2009, Coeves Filmes (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2021), 1 hour 27 mins
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Syrian brothers Adel and Hadi Bakkour take to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to fight for democracy in the country where they chose to live. History repeats itself: before they had to leave Aleppo to protest for freedom. Behind they left their mother, Lawahez, and their father, Abdo. The family is reunited six years after the separation, in a Brazil in transformation.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Adel Bakkour, fl. 2021, Hadi Bakkour, fl. 2020, Huda Bakkour, fl. 2021, Lawahez Diehab, fl. 2021, Abdo Bakkour, fl. 2021, José Joffily, 1945-, Isabel Joffily, fl. 2009, Coeves Filmes
Author / Creator
Adel Bakkour, fl. 2021, Hadi Bakkour, fl. 2020, Isabel Joffily, fl. 2009, Pedro Rossini, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Utopic Documentaries
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Political demonstrations, Family relationships, Cultural adaptation, Politics & Policy, Brazilians, Syrians, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Utopic Documentaries
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Alep Mémoires d'une Ville en Guerre
written by Pierre Piccinin da Prata, 1973- and Anass El Azhar Idrissi, fl. 2017; directed by Anass El Azhar Idrissi, fl. 2017 and Pierre Piccinin da Prata, 1973- (Paris, Ile-de-France: L'Harmattan, 2017), 2 hours 43 mins
En mai 2012, ont eu lieu les "élections libres" annoncées par le président Bashar al-Assad. La promesse faite à son peuple par le jeune chef d'État syrien n'a pas été tenue. Rapidement, les manifestations pacifiques, durement réprimées par le régime, se sont muées en une révolution armée. Le 17/7/12,...
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written by Pierre Piccinin da Prata, 1973- and Anass El Azhar Idrissi, fl. 2017; directed by Anass El Azhar Idrissi, fl. 2017 and Pierre Piccinin da Prata, 1973- (Paris, Ile-de-France: L'Harmattan, 2017), 2 hours 43 mins
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En mai 2012, ont eu lieu les "élections libres" annoncées par le président Bashar al-Assad. La promesse faite à son peuple par le jeune chef d'État syrien n'a pas été tenue. Rapidement, les manifestations pacifiques, durement réprimées par le régime, se sont muées en une révolution armée. Le 17/7/12, l'ASL lançait une grande offensive à Damas et, le 21, une autre, à Alep. La bataille d'Alep commençait. Ce documentaire n'a pas la...
En mai 2012, ont eu lieu les "élections libres" annoncées par le président Bashar al-Assad. La promesse faite à son peuple par le jeune chef d'État syrien n'a pas été tenue. Rapidement, les manifestations pacifiques, durement réprimées par le régime, se sont muées en une révolution armée. Le 17/7/12, l'ASL lançait une grande offensive à Damas et, le 21, une autre, à Alep. La bataille d'Alep commençait. Ce documentaire n'a pas la prétention de retracer l'historique de cette bataille. Il s'agit pour ses auteurs d'évoquer une ville en guerre, devenue le symbole de la révolution syrienne. Par des images et les voix des protagonistes, filmés par Pierre Piccinin da Prata lors de différents reportages qu'il réalisa à leur côté, le film conserve les mémoires de ces hommes et de leur ville, pour que ne disparaissent pas tout à fait, sous les ruines, le fantôme de leurs espérances défuntes…
In May 2012,"free elections" were announced by President Bashar al-Assad. The promise made to his people by the young Syrian head of state has not been kept. Quickly, peaceful demonstrations, severely repressed by the regime, turned into an armed revolution. On 7/17/12, the ASL launched a major offensive in Damascus and, on the 21st, another, in Aleppo. The Battle of Aleppo began. This documentary does not pretend to retrace the history of this battle. For its authors, it is about a city at war, which has become the symbol of the Syrian revolution. By images and voices of the protagonists, filmed by Pierre Piccinin da Prata in various reports that he produced alongside them, the film preserves the memories of these men and their city, so that they do not completely disappear, under the ruins, the ghost of their dead hopes ...
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Pierre Piccinin da Prata, 1973-, Anass El Azhar Idrissi, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2017-01
Publisher
L'Harmattan
Person Discussed
Bashar al-Assad, 1965-
Topic / Theme
Syria (2011 - Present), Elections, Political violence, Syrian Civil War, 2011-, Politics & Policy, Syrians, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 L'Harmattan
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Aleppo's Fall
directed by Nizam Najjar, 1980-; produced by Henrik Underbjerg, 1964-, Stray Dog Productions, Fenris Film and Yuzu Productions (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): DR Sales, 2017), 52 mins
When the Arab Spring reached Syria in 2011, Nizam Najjar, a Syrian now living in Norway, thought the rebels would quickly oust President Bashar al-Assad. But the peaceful protests were brutally suppressed, and the once united rebel movement fell apart. Najjar returns to Syria to investigate why the rebels are fail...
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directed by Nizam Najjar, 1980-; produced by Henrik Underbjerg, 1964-, Stray Dog Productions, Fenris Film and Yuzu Productions (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): DR Sales, 2017), 52 mins
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When the Arab Spring reached Syria in 2011, Nizam Najjar, a Syrian now living in Norway, thought the rebels would quickly oust President Bashar al-Assad. But the peaceful protests were brutally suppressed, and the once united rebel movement fell apart. Najjar returns to Syria to investigate why the rebels are failing in Aleppo, the city of his birth. Embedded with the rebels and a local cameraman, he risks his life on the front. In the heat of ba...
When the Arab Spring reached Syria in 2011, Nizam Najjar, a Syrian now living in Norway, thought the rebels would quickly oust President Bashar al-Assad. But the peaceful protests were brutally suppressed, and the once united rebel movement fell apart. Najjar returns to Syria to investigate why the rebels are failing in Aleppo, the city of his birth. Embedded with the rebels and a local cameraman, he risks his life on the front. In the heat of battle, he discovers how danger comes not only from the outside, but also from within, as two rebel leaders operate opposing strategies. In meetings, during a ceasefire, at a party and in the midst of fighting, it becomes only too apparent that there's no brotherhood among the rebels. How can such a divided group defeat a leader who appears to be able to draw on inexhaustible resources from outside the country?
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Henrik Underbjerg, 1964-, Stray Dog Productions, Fenris Film, Yuzu Productions
Author / Creator
Nizam Najjar, 1980-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
DR Sales
Person Discussed
Bashar al-Assad, 1965-
Topic / Theme
Political causes, Syrians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 DR Sales
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Alien Enemy Detention Facility
in Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004 (RG85). Alien Enemy Detention Facility Films, ca. 1942 - ca. 1943, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records; produced by United States. Department of Justice. Immigration and Naturalization Service (District of Columbia: United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Office of the Federal Register), 21 mins
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in Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004 (RG85). Alien Enemy Detention Facility Films, ca. 1942 - ca. 1943, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records; produced by United States. Department of Justice. Immigration and Naturalization Service (District of Columbia: United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Office of the Federal Register), 21 mins
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Argyle R. Mackey, 1898-1968, United States. Department of Justice. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Bern Berard, fl. 1942
Date Published / Released
1943
Publisher
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Office of the Federal Register
Speaker / Narrator
Bern Berard, fl. 1942
Topic / Theme
Internment Camps > Japanese-American Camps, Race discrimination, Forced migration and expulsion, Government policy, Propaganda, Japanese American Internment, 1942-1945, History, Politics & Policy, Conditions of Confinement, Germans, Italians, Japanese Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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All Power to The People!
directed by Lee Lew-Lee, 1953-; produced by Kristin Bell, fl. 1996, Nico Panigutti, fl. 1988-1996 and Lee Lew-Lee, 1953-, Electronic News Group and ZDF Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour 56 mins
Opening with a montage of four hundred years of race injustice in America, this powerful documentary provides the historical context for the establishment of the 60's civil rights movement. Rare clips of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and other activists transport one back to those tumultuous times....
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directed by Lee Lew-Lee, 1953-; produced by Kristin Bell, fl. 1996, Nico Panigutti, fl. 1988-1996 and Lee Lew-Lee, 1953-, Electronic News Group and ZDF Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour 56 mins
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Opening with a montage of four hundred years of race injustice in America, this powerful documentary provides the historical context for the establishment of the 60's civil rights movement. Rare clips of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and other activists transport one back to those tumultuous times. Organized by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, the Black Panther Party embodied every major element of the civil rights movement which pr...
Opening with a montage of four hundred years of race injustice in America, this powerful documentary provides the historical context for the establishment of the 60's civil rights movement. Rare clips of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and other activists transport one back to those tumultuous times. Organized by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, the Black Panther Party embodied every major element of the civil rights movement which preceded it and inspired the black, brown, yellow, Native American, and women's power movements which followed.
The party struck fear in the hearts of the "establishment" which viewed it as a terrorist group. Interviews with former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark, CIA officer Philip Agee, and FBI agents Wes Swearingen and Bill Turner shockingly detail a "secret domestic war" of assassination, imprisonment, and torture as the weapons of repression. Yet, the documentary is not a paean to the Panthers, for while it praises their early courage and moral idealism, it exposes their collapse due to megalomania, corruption, drugs, and narcissism.
Broadcast in 19 countries abroad and winner of 9 awards, the film is an important look at the turmoils of the 60's and its leading players.
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kristin Bell, fl. 1996, Nico Panigutti, fl. 1988-1996, Lee Lew-Lee, 1953-, Electronic News Group, ZDF Television
Author / Creator
Lee Lew-Lee, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1996, 2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Fred Hampton, 1948-1969, Malcolm X, 1925-1965, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, Geronimo Pratt, 1947-2011, Huey P. Newton, 1942-1989
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Race and culture, Criminal investigations, Political parties, Race relations, Social activism and activists, COINTELPRO, FBI, U.S., 1956-1971, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Black Power Movement, 1966-1975, Politics & Policy, History, Black Studies, Humanities, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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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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