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Cambodia Dreams
directed by Stanley Harper, fl. 2008 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 1 hour 2 mins
Eighteen years in the making, Cambodia Dreams is the stunning documentary about a Cambodian family divided by the proxy war that ravaged the country in the 1970’s and led to civil war and revolution. It chronicles the parallel lives of the family, half of whom went to one of the refugee camps in Thailand while t...
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directed by Stanley Harper, fl. 2008 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 1 hour 2 mins
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Eighteen years in the making, Cambodia Dreams is the stunning documentary about a Cambodian family divided by the proxy war that ravaged the country in the 1970’s and led to civil war and revolution. It chronicles the parallel lives of the family, half of whom went to one of the refugee camps in Thailand while the other half remained on their village in Cambodia. A seemingly simple story is crafted with delicate minimalism and enriched by the f...
Eighteen years in the making, Cambodia Dreams is the stunning documentary about a Cambodian family divided by the proxy war that ravaged the country in the 1970’s and led to civil war and revolution. It chronicles the parallel lives of the family, half of whom went to one of the refugee camps in Thailand while the other half remained on their village in Cambodia. A seemingly simple story is crafted with delicate minimalism and enriched by the family’s matriarch Yan Chheing, who has an extraordinary grasp of the complex issues involved. Despite being trapped in a refugee camp for 12 wasted years, the former rice farmer still refuses to become a victim. The story is allowed to unfold at its own pace – resulting in a film that has astounding depth and emotion.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Stanley Harper, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
SW Pictures
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), Civil war, Refugee camps, Family, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, History, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, Never Again Militancy, Post Conflict Support, Documentation of Crimes, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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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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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)
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Copyright © 2014 Prime Entertainment Group
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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
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Copyright © 2002 Berkeley Media
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The Fire of Kali
directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by David Watson, fl. 1997 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997), 50 mins
In the last two years, as one of the nastiest and under-reported wars has raged in Sri Lanka, nearly 50,000 young Tamil Hindus have simply disappeared. Now the families of these men are turning back to their ancient traditions in an attempt to locate their lost loved ones. Everyman accompanies Shanti, who is deter...
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directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by David Watson, fl. 1997 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997), 50 mins
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In the last two years, as one of the nastiest and under-reported wars has raged in Sri Lanka, nearly 50,000 young Tamil Hindus have simply disappeared. Now the families of these men are turning back to their ancient traditions in an attempt to locate their lost loved ones. Everyman accompanies Shanti, who is determined to find her 'lost' brother. She visits the Oracle of the Goddess Kali and is prepared to 'walk the fire' in the hope that Kali wi...
In the last two years, as one of the nastiest and under-reported wars has raged in Sri Lanka, nearly 50,000 young Tamil Hindus have simply disappeared. Now the families of these men are turning back to their ancient traditions in an attempt to locate their lost loved ones. Everyman accompanies Shanti, who is determined to find her 'lost' brother. She visits the Oracle of the Goddess Kali and is prepared to 'walk the fire' in the hope that Kali will fulfil her part of the bargain.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Watson, fl. 1997
Author / Creator
Brian Moser, fl. 1960
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Topic / Theme
Sri Lankan Civil War (1983-2009), Tamil, Civil war, Family, Political causes, Disappeared persons, Sri Lankan Civil War, 1983-2009, History, Documentation of Crimes, Religion & Philosophy, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1997 BBC Worldwide
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Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 3, Hutu-Tutsi Rwanda - The Endless War
directed by Raffaele Masto, 1953-; produced by Nova-T TV Productions, in Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 3 (Turin, Piedmont: Nova-T TV Productions, 1998), 26 mins
Rwanda: a country and a population consumed by genocide. Nearly one million lives lost, victims of a cruel power struggle based on ethnic confrontations between the Hutu and Tutsi. A reconciliation seems impossible.
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directed by Raffaele Masto, 1953-; produced by Nova-T TV Productions, in Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 3 (Turin, Piedmont: Nova-T TV Productions, 1998), 26 mins
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Rwanda: a country and a population consumed by genocide. Nearly one million lives lost, victims of a cruel power struggle based on ethnic confrontations between the Hutu and Tutsi. A reconciliation seems impossible.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nova-T TV Productions, Christopher Jones, 1941-2014
Author / Creator
Raffaele Masto, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Nova-T TV Productions
Series
Forgotten Wars
Speaker / Narrator
Christopher Jones, 1941-2014
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Tutsi, Hutu, Civilian war casualties, Social conflict, Civil war, War, Genocide, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Politics & Policy, Documentation of Crimes, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Franco's Forgotten Children
produced by Muntsa Tarres (London, England: SW Pictures, 2002), 1 hour 3 mins
This documentary, by producer Muntsa Tarres, is about the children of Republican prisoners who suffered in Spanish concentration camps during the reign of Francisco Franco.
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produced by Muntsa Tarres (London, England: SW Pictures, 2002), 1 hour 3 mins
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This documentary, by producer Muntsa Tarres, is about the children of Republican prisoners who suffered in Spanish concentration camps during the reign of Francisco Franco.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Muntsa Tarres
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
SW Pictures
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Civil war, Genital warts, Prisoners of war, Scientific research, War crimes, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, History, Origins, Humanities, Spanish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Images of Biafra
This webpage hosts a variety of photos about and from the era of the Biafra-Nigeria War.
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This webpage hosts a variety of photos about and from the era of the Biafra-Nigeria War.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Photograph, Documentary
Topic / Theme
Nigerian-Biafran War (1967-1970), Civil war, Human rights, History, Documentation of Crimes
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Liban, réconciliations d'après-guerre
written by Olivier Doat, fl. 2013 and Aïda Kanafani-Zahar, fl. 2013; directed by Aïda Kanafani-Zahar, fl. 2013 and Olivier Doat, fl. 2013; produced by Alif Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: L'Harmattan, 2013), 58 mins
Entre 1975 et 1990 la guerre a ravage le Liban, laissant un bilan tres lourd et un pays exsangue. Ce film porte sur le travail de paix et d'amenagement de la reconciliation au Mont Liban. Durant la "guerre de la montagne" (1983-1985) entre les Forces libanaises chretiennes et les forces druzes du Parti Socialiste...
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written by Olivier Doat, fl. 2013 and Aïda Kanafani-Zahar, fl. 2013; directed by Aïda Kanafani-Zahar, fl. 2013 and Olivier Doat, fl. 2013; produced by Alif Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: L'Harmattan, 2013), 58 mins
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Entre 1975 et 1990 la guerre a ravage le Liban, laissant un bilan tres lourd et un pays exsangue. Ce film porte sur le travail de paix et d'amenagement de la reconciliation au Mont Liban. Durant la "guerre de la montagne" (1983-1985) entre les Forces libanaises chretiennes et les forces druzes du Parti Socialiste Progressiste, des massacres ont ete perpetres, des lieux de culte detruits de part et d'autre, et environ 160.000 chretiens ont ete dep...
Entre 1975 et 1990 la guerre a ravage le Liban, laissant un bilan tres lourd et un pays exsangue. Ce film porte sur le travail de paix et d'amenagement de la reconciliation au Mont Liban. Durant la "guerre de la montagne" (1983-1985) entre les Forces libanaises chretiennes et les forces druzes du Parti Socialiste Progressiste, des massacres ont ete perpetres, des lieux de culte detruits de part et d'autre, et environ 160.000 chretiens ont ete deplaces de force. Dans le cadre de la politique du retour des deplaces menee par le Ministere des Deplaces (cree en 1992 en conformite avec l'Accord de Taef), la majorite des chretiens est revenue et des reconciliations ont pu ete scellees entre eux et les druzes. Aujourd'hui pourtant, quelques reconciliations n'ont pas encore ete accomplies. Pourquoi, quatorze ans apres la fin de la guerre, la reprise de la vie en commun butte-t-elle sur des litiges encore irresolus ? Deux familles, l'une chretienne du village de Brih, l'autre druze de Abay, cherchent les voies de l'entente. Elles nous font partager leurs souffrances et leurs esperances et evoquent les difficultes de leur vie au quotidien. Ce processus vers la reconciliation, avec sa dimension politique donnee par le Ministere des Deplaces, est l'occasion pour le spectateur de mieux comprendre cette periode de l'histoire du Liban. L'exemple libanais comme societe multiconfessionnelle donne a reflechir sur l'apprentissage du " vivre ensemble ".
Between 1975 and 1990 the war ravaged Lebanon, leaving a very heavy toll and a bloodless country. This film deals with the work of peace and development of reconciliation in Mount Lebanon. During the "mountain war" (1983-1985) between the Lebanese Christian Forces and the Druze forces of the Progressive Socialist Party, massacres were perpetrated, places of worship destroyed on both sides, and approximately 160,000 Christians were was forcibly displaced. As part of the policy on the return of displaced persons led by the Ministry of Displacement (created in 1992 in accordance with the Taef Agreement), the majority of Christians have returned and reconciliations have been sealed between them and the Druze. Today, however, some reconciliations have not yet been completed. Why, fourteen years after the end of the war, does the resumption of communal life come up against still unresolved disputes? Two families, one Christian from the village of Brih, the other Druze from Abay, are seeking ways of understanding. They share with us their sufferings and their hopes and evoke the difficulties of their daily life. This process towards reconciliation, with its political dimension given by the Ministry of Displacement, is an opportunity for the spectator to better understand this period in the history of Lebanon. The Lebanese example as a multi-confessional society gives food for thought on learning to "live together".
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alif Productions
Author / Creator
Olivier Doat, fl. 2013, Aïda Kanafani-Zahar, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
L'Harmattan
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, Internally displaced persons, Civil war, Lebanese Civil War, 1975-1990, Politics & Policy, Lebanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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The Lost Children
produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2000), 34 mins
This documentary discusses the bloody Salvadoran Civil War that resulted in the murders, kidnappings, and disappearances of many men, women, and children. This documentary also examines the plight of many families as they struggle to reconnect with their missing children.
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produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2000), 34 mins
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This documentary discusses the bloody Salvadoran Civil War that resulted in the murders, kidnappings, and disappearances of many men, women, and children. This documentary also examines the plight of many families as they struggle to reconnect with their missing children.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
SW Pictures
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
SW Pictures
Person Discussed
Óscar Romero, 1917-1980
Topic / Theme
Salvadoran Civil War (1979-1992), Salvadoran, Military events, Guerrilla warfare, Civilian war casualties, Civil war, Kidnapping, Mass killings, Genocide victims, Genocide, Salvadoran Civil War, 1979-1992, History, Law, Politics & Policy, Documentation of Crimes, Salvadorans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Mission Rape
directed by Annette Mari Olsen and Katia Forbert Petersen; produced by Karen Hjort, fl. 1995, Katia Forbert Petersen and Annette Mari Olsen (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): DR Sales, 2014), 58 mins
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Despite increasingly refined war technology and a growing global spotlight on human rights, mass rape is often used as a tool of war in modern combat. 25,000 to 40,000 women were victims of systematic rape during the Balkan War from 1992 to 1995. Twenty years after this conflict, very few cases of war crimes of se...
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directed by Annette Mari Olsen and Katia Forbert Petersen; produced by Karen Hjort, fl. 1995, Katia Forbert Petersen and Annette Mari Olsen (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): DR Sales, 2014), 58 mins
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Despite increasingly refined war technology and a growing global spotlight on human rights, mass rape is often used as a tool of war in modern combat. 25,000 to 40,000 women were victims of systematic rape during the Balkan War from 1992 to 1995. Twenty years after this conflict, very few cases of war crimes of sexual violence have been investigated or prosecuted. For many victims, these rapes continue to cast a dark shadow in their lives, and sp...
Despite increasingly refined war technology and a growing global spotlight on human rights, mass rape is often used as a tool of war in modern combat. 25,000 to 40,000 women were victims of systematic rape during the Balkan War from 1992 to 1995. Twenty years after this conflict, very few cases of war crimes of sexual violence have been investigated or prosecuted. For many victims, these rapes continue to cast a dark shadow in their lives, and speaking out remains taboo. Mission Rape shares the stories of a group of women that meets regularly in Sarajevo. They see legal action as the only hope to regain some of what’s been taken from them, but the justice system often fails them. To date, only 61 men have been sentenced for rape committed during the war. This film explores the reality of this injustice, and demands attention to the lasting consequences of these unpunished war crimes.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Karen Hjort, fl. 1995, Katia Forbert Petersen, Annette Mari Olsen
Author / Creator
Annette Mari Olsen, Katia Forbert Petersen
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
DR Sales
Topic / Theme
Yugoslav Wars: Bosniaks, Serbs, Croats (1991-1995), War victims, Ethnic cleansing, Ethnic conflict, Civil war, Sexual assault, Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, Law, Sociology, Post Conflict Support, Documentation of Crimes, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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