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Desert Bayou
directed by Alex LeMay, fl. 2004; produced by Mike Russell, fl. 2004, James D. Morris, fl. 2007, MaryBeth Mazzone, fl. 2002, Master P, 1967-, Alex LeMay, fl. 2004 and Jimmy Finkl, fl. 2007, Third Coast Media Group and Taproot Productions (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2007), 54 mins
In the wake of the worst natural and humanitarian disasters ever to visit American shores, nearly 600 African-Americans were airlifted to the almost entirely white state of Utah...without their knowledge. DESERT BAYOU seeks to examine whether two cultures can come together in a time of utter chaos, or whether thei...
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directed by Alex LeMay, fl. 2004; produced by Mike Russell, fl. 2004, James D. Morris, fl. 2007, MaryBeth Mazzone, fl. 2002, Master P, 1967-, Alex LeMay, fl. 2004 and Jimmy Finkl, fl. 2007, Third Coast Media Group and Taproot Productions (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2007), 54 mins
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In the wake of the worst natural and humanitarian disasters ever to visit American shores, nearly 600 African-Americans were airlifted to the almost entirely white state of Utah...without their knowledge. DESERT BAYOU seeks to examine whether two cultures can come together in a time of utter chaos, or whether their differences prove too great a challenge to overcome. In their own words, evacuees of Hurricane Katrina tell how they survived the sto...
In the wake of the worst natural and humanitarian disasters ever to visit American shores, nearly 600 African-Americans were airlifted to the almost entirely white state of Utah...without their knowledge. DESERT BAYOU seeks to examine whether two cultures can come together in a time of utter chaos, or whether their differences prove too great a challenge to overcome. In their own words, evacuees of Hurricane Katrina tell how they survived the storm of the century and, out of the rubble, ended up at a military installation in the Utah deserts. With interviews from recording artist Master P, celebrity Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, evacuees, political and military leaders, and community and social figures, the questions of race, politics and religion hurdle towards each other in this truly American story: a story of loss and reunion, of sorrow and rebirth, of anger and rejoicing, but most of all...a story of hope.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Beverly Wright, fl. 2000, Master P, 1967-, Shmuley Boteach, 1966-, Mike Russell, fl. 2004, James D. Morris, fl. 2007, MaryBeth Mazzone, fl. 2002, Alex LeMay, fl. 2004, Jimmy Finkl, fl. 2007, Third Coast Media Group, Taproot Productions, Arthur Hoyle
Author / Creator
Alex LeMay, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Speaker / Narrator
Arthur Hoyle
Topic / Theme
Hurricane Katrina, Race and culture, Evacuations, Refugees, Survivors, Natural disasters, Tropical cyclones, Hurricane Katrina, August 23-30, 2005, Climate and the Environment, Geography, Anthropology, Politics & Policy, African Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2007 Cinema Libre Studio
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Finding Mercy
directed by Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012; produced by Leanne Pooley, fl. 1991, Spacific Films (Java Films, 2012), 44 mins
At the age of eight, filmmaker Robyn Paterson greeted Comrade Robert Mugabe with flowers as he stepped from a plane at a Zimbabwe air-force base. She and her best friend, Mercy, were poster children for the new Zimbabwe. Robyn as pale skinned as Mercy was dark, the girls were a symbol that all was well in the inde...
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directed by Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012; produced by Leanne Pooley, fl. 1991, Spacific Films (Java Films, 2012), 44 mins
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At the age of eight, filmmaker Robyn Paterson greeted Comrade Robert Mugabe with flowers as he stepped from a plane at a Zimbabwe air-force base. She and her best friend, Mercy, were poster children for the new Zimbabwe. Robyn as pale skinned as Mercy was dark, the girls were a symbol that all was well in the independent nation. But it was not. Only a few miles away, Mercy's Matabele tribespeople were being massacred by Mugabe's special forces....
At the age of eight, filmmaker Robyn Paterson greeted Comrade Robert Mugabe with flowers as he stepped from a plane at a Zimbabwe air-force base. She and her best friend, Mercy, were poster children for the new Zimbabwe. Robyn as pale skinned as Mercy was dark, the girls were a symbol that all was well in the independent nation. But it was not. Only a few miles away, Mercy's Matabele tribespeople were being massacred by Mugabe's special forces.
A generation later, Robyn begins a high-risk ground search across Zimbabwe - desperate to know what has happened to her friend. Along the way she faces the dangers of filming in a country hostile to media, the shock of what is still going on behind closed doors, and the stark differences that she and Mercy have come to symbolize. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and very different look at the Mugabe era.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Leanne Pooley, fl. 1991, Spacific Films, Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012
Author / Creator
Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Java Films
Speaker / Narrator
Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012
Person Discussed
Robert Mugabe, 1924-
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Government policy, Political events, Sociology, History, Origins, Zimbabweans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Java Films
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Red Lines
directed by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002 and Oliver Lukacs, fl. 2013; produced by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002, Spark Media (District of Columbia: Spark Media, 2014), 1 hour 39 mins
The news from the Middle East worsens daily into a nightmare scenario - one eerily foretold in 2012 as two young, unlikely Syrian activists launch a radical plan for bringing democracy to their country. Under threat of death, they organize when no one else will. Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, of...
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directed by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002 and Oliver Lukacs, fl. 2013; produced by Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002, Spark Media (District of Columbia: Spark Media, 2014), 1 hour 39 mins
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The news from the Middle East worsens daily into a nightmare scenario - one eerily foretold in 2012 as two young, unlikely Syrian activists launch a radical plan for bringing democracy to their country. Under threat of death, they organize when no one else will. Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict taking us from the trenches to geopolitical jockeying and becoming, along the way, a sear...
The news from the Middle East worsens daily into a nightmare scenario - one eerily foretold in 2012 as two young, unlikely Syrian activists launch a radical plan for bringing democracy to their country. Under threat of death, they organize when no one else will. Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict taking us from the trenches to geopolitical jockeying and becoming, along the way, a searing exposé of an ongoing inhumane crisis.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002, Spark Media
Author / Creator
Andrea Kalin, fl. 2002, Oliver Lukacs, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Spark Media
Person Discussed
Bashar al-Assad, 1965-
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Political violence, Political demonstrations, Revolutions, Syrian Civil War, 2011-, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Syrians, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2014 Spark Media
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They Call it Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain
directed by Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014; produced by Deborah C. Hoard, fl. 2010 and Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014 (Ithaca, NY: Robert H. Lieberman (Publisher), 2011), 1 hour 24 mins
Shot clandestinely over three years by best-selling novelist and filmmaker Robert H. Lieberman, this film with its stunning footage provides an astonishing and intimate look inside what has been one of the most isolated countries on the planet With an exclusive perspective provided by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung...
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directed by Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014; produced by Deborah C. Hoard, fl. 2010 and Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014 (Ithaca, NY: Robert H. Lieberman (Publisher), 2011), 1 hour 24 mins
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Shot clandestinely over three years by best-selling novelist and filmmaker Robert H. Lieberman, this film with its stunning footage provides an astonishing and intimate look inside what has been one of the most isolated countries on the planet With an exclusive perspective provided by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, this film brings a human dimension to a country that remains a mystery to much of the world.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Deborah C. Hoard, fl. 2010, Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014
Author / Creator
Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Robert H. Lieberman (Publisher)
Speaker / Narrator
Aung San Suu Kyi, 1945-, Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014
Person Discussed
Aung San Suu Kyi, 1945-
Topic / Theme
Burma-Myanmar Conflict (1982-2008), Burmese, Political demonstrations, Buddhism, Health care issues, Child labor, Poverty, Burma-Myanmar Conflict, 1982-2008, Saffron Revolution, Burma, August 15, 2007-September 2008, Politics & Policy, Medicine, History, Origins, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2013 by Robert H. Lieberman
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