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Beats of the Antonov
directed by Hajooj Kuka, fl. 2014; produced by Steven Markovitz and Hajooj Kuka, fl. 2014, Big World Cinema and Refugee Club (Cape Town, Western Cape Province: Big World Cinema, 2014), 1 hour 8 mins
Sudan is doing everything it can to rid itself of the rebel forces in the Blue Nile area and the Nuba Mountains; this includes obliterating their base. Their base is the villagers who have been forced to gather in mountain hideouts or refugee camps. The bombings continue but so does the resistance, led by the rebe...
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directed by Hajooj Kuka, fl. 2014; produced by Steven Markovitz and Hajooj Kuka, fl. 2014, Big World Cinema and Refugee Club (Cape Town, Western Cape Province: Big World Cinema, 2014), 1 hour 8 mins
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Sudan is doing everything it can to rid itself of the rebel forces in the Blue Nile area and the Nuba Mountains; this includes obliterating their base. Their base is the villagers who have been forced to gather in mountain hideouts or refugee camps. The bombings continue but so does the resistance, led by the rebel forces. Director, Hajooj Kuka was on the ground filming for over eighteen months, creating a film that traverses through the lives of...
Sudan is doing everything it can to rid itself of the rebel forces in the Blue Nile area and the Nuba Mountains; this includes obliterating their base. Their base is the villagers who have been forced to gather in mountain hideouts or refugee camps. The bombings continue but so does the resistance, led by the rebel forces. Director, Hajooj Kuka was on the ground filming for over eighteen months, creating a film that traverses through the lives of displaced people who lost everything. Yet, instead of finding a devastated and defeated people we find a vibrant culture, people who have found new purpose and energy in the face of conflict.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Steven Markovitz, Hajooj Kuka, fl. 2014, Big World Cinema, Refugee Club
Author / Creator
Hajooj Kuka, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Big World Cinema
Topic / Theme
Military customs, Cultural life, Civil war, Sudanese Civil War, 1983-, Sudanese
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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
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Berkeley Media
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Lost Worlds, Churchill's Secret Bunkers
directed by George Pagliero, fl. 1998; produced by Lucy Van Beek, fl. 2000-2016, Atlantic Productions, in Lost Worlds (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 45 mins
Teaming with archaeologists and using cutting edge visual technology, Lost Worlds brings back to life lost civilizations and cultures. Join us on the quest to rebuild what was lost and is now found. Episode: Churchill's Secret Bunkers: During WWII, a vast complex of secret bunkers was constructed under the streets...
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directed by George Pagliero, fl. 1998; produced by Lucy Van Beek, fl. 2000-2016, Atlantic Productions, in Lost Worlds (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 45 mins
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Teaming with archaeologists and using cutting edge visual technology, Lost Worlds brings back to life lost civilizations and cultures. Join us on the quest to rebuild what was lost and is now found. Episode: Churchill's Secret Bunkers: During WWII, a vast complex of secret bunkers was constructed under the streets of London. Lost to time, this world was an important refuge from the nightly onslaught of Nazi air raids.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lucy Van Beek, fl. 2000-2016, Atlantic Productions, Corey Johnson, 1961-
Author / Creator
George Pagliero, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Lost Worlds
Speaker / Narrator
Scott Lucas, fl. 1988, Piers Brendon, 1940-, Corey Johnson, 1961-
Person Discussed
Scott Lucas, fl. 1988, Piers Brendon, 1940-, Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945
Topic / Theme
Military engineering, Architecture, Underground construction, Military maneuvers, Air raids, Tunnels, World War II, 1939-1945, Germans, English
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 A+E Networks. All Rights Reserved
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Lost Worlds, Secret Cities Of The A-Bomb
directed by Jessica Taylor, fl. 2006; produced by Ruth Sessions, fl. 1996 and Lucy Van Beek, fl. 2000-2016, Atlantic Productions, in Lost Worlds (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 45 mins
Teaming with archaeologists and using cutting edge visual technology, Lost Worlds brings back to life lost civilizations and cultures. Join us on the quest to rebuild what was lost and is now found. Episode: Secret Cities Of The A-Bomb: In 1939, a group of scientists--Albert Einstein among them--warned FDR of the...
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directed by Jessica Taylor, fl. 2006; produced by Ruth Sessions, fl. 1996 and Lucy Van Beek, fl. 2000-2016, Atlantic Productions, in Lost Worlds (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 45 mins
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Teaming with archaeologists and using cutting edge visual technology, Lost Worlds brings back to life lost civilizations and cultures. Join us on the quest to rebuild what was lost and is now found. Episode: Secret Cities Of The A-Bomb: In 1939, a group of scientists--Albert Einstein among them--warned FDR of the possibility that Hitler's Germany might be close to producing an atomic bomb. Roosevelt issued an order--the US had to be the first to...
Teaming with archaeologists and using cutting edge visual technology, Lost Worlds brings back to life lost civilizations and cultures. Join us on the quest to rebuild what was lost and is now found. Episode: Secret Cities Of The A-Bomb: In 1939, a group of scientists--Albert Einstein among them--warned FDR of the possibility that Hitler's Germany might be close to producing an atomic bomb. Roosevelt issued an order--the US had to be the first to develop an atomic bomb.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ruth Sessions, fl. 1996, Lucy Van Beek, fl. 2000-2016, Atlantic Productions, Corey Johnson, 1961-
Author / Creator
Jessica Taylor, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Lost Worlds
Speaker / Narrator
Corey Johnson, 1961-
Topic / Theme
Military tactics, Industrial buildings, Military maneuvers, Nuclear warfare, Nuclear weapons, World War II, 1939-1945, Americans
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The Most Important Number is One
directed by Pauline Greenlick, fl. 2012-2016 and Leonard A. Lies, 1955-; produced by Pauline Greenlick, fl. 2012-2016, Dream Catchers Films (Pittsburgh, PA: Dream Catchers Films, 2016), 38 mins
For over thirty years, The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) led by the rebel leader Joseph Kony, wreaked untold havoc for tens of thousands who lived in northern Uganda during the 80’s, 90’s, and early 2000’s. Army rebels would attack and kill all who lived in the small villages and then burn their homes. They w...
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directed by Pauline Greenlick, fl. 2012-2016 and Leonard A. Lies, 1955-; produced by Pauline Greenlick, fl. 2012-2016, Dream Catchers Films (Pittsburgh, PA: Dream Catchers Films, 2016), 38 mins
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For over thirty years, The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) led by the rebel leader Joseph Kony, wreaked untold havoc for tens of thousands who lived in northern Uganda during the 80’s, 90’s, and early 2000’s. Army rebels would attack and kill all who lived in the small villages and then burn their homes. They would find and capture young boys and force them to become child soldiers and young girls to be enslaved as child brides. Those who hid...
For over thirty years, The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) led by the rebel leader Joseph Kony, wreaked untold havoc for tens of thousands who lived in northern Uganda during the 80’s, 90’s, and early 2000’s. Army rebels would attack and kill all who lived in the small villages and then burn their homes. They would find and capture young boys and force them to become child soldiers and young girls to be enslaved as child brides. Those who hid from the rebels and miraculously survived, would run through the northern Uganda bush for days in search of safety in the Internal Displaced Peoples Camps (IDPC). "The Most Important Number is One" documents the real life story of Ronald Abong who was one of many who was able to escape the rebel’s sword. The film traces his life as a small child, who at six years old escaped the murderous rebels and fled for days with his aunt and uncle to find refuge in the IDPC Starch Factory camp in Lira, Uganda. It follows his journey of being rescued by Victoria Nalongo Namusisi, who found Ronald naked, severely malnourished and near death in the camp and how she brought him to her children’s home near Kampala and slowly brought him back to life. Now twelve years later the camera captures Ronald’s return to Lira to confront the ghosts of his horrific childhood. During his return journey Ronald visits Lira, Uganda remembering the horrors of his mother’s murder by the rebels and of his time in the IDPC camp. He finally meets his extended family who warmly welcomes him back to his village. His family accompanies him on this final journey to his mother’s grave, and at last he is able to shed tears for the mother he remembered and loved so long ago.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pauline Greenlick, fl. 2012-2016, Dream Catchers Films
Author / Creator
Pauline Greenlick, fl. 2012-2016, Leonard A. Lies, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Dream Catchers Films
Speaker / Narrator
Victoria Nalongo Namusisi, fl. 2013, Pauline Greenlick, fl. 2012-2016
Person Discussed
Victoria Nalongo Namusisi, fl. 2013, Joseph Kony, 1964-
Topic / Theme
Survivors, Internally displaced persons, Children, Civilian war casualties, Civil war, Joseph Kony LRA Leadership, Uganda, 1986-, Lord’s Resistance Army, Uganda, 1987-2005
Copyright Message
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Road to Peace
produced by Philip Gibbs, 1947-, Melanesian Institute (Privately Published, 2009), 13 mins
ROAD TO PEACE, 2009, 13 minutes
Tribal wars, killing other villagers, burning homes after an election. This is followed by a Victory Parade by the killers. Wailing by the losers and pictures of damage. Retaliation. Church intervenes and then there is reconciliation. RECONCILIATION. The same warriors are recorded m...
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produced by Philip Gibbs, 1947-, Melanesian Institute (Privately Published, 2009), 13 mins
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ROAD TO PEACE, 2009, 13 minutes
Tribal wars, killing other villagers, burning homes after an election. This is followed by a Victory Parade by the killers. Wailing by the losers and pictures of damage. Retaliation. Church intervenes and then there is reconciliation. RECONCILIATION. The same warriors are recorded months later making peace by bringing gifts to each other, apologizing to families whose sons they have killed. Dances, songs, rituals,...
ROAD TO PEACE, 2009, 13 minutes
Tribal wars, killing other villagers, burning homes after an election. This is followed by a Victory Parade by the killers. Wailing by the losers and pictures of damage. Retaliation. Church intervenes and then there is reconciliation. RECONCILIATION. The same warriors are recorded months later making peace by bringing gifts to each other, apologizing to families whose sons they have killed. Dances, songs, rituals, prayers. "After the floods the garden grows" is a saying of both tribes. Ends with warring tribes being forgiven by these families and joining their tribes together in peace.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Philip Gibbs, 1947-, Melanesian Institute
Author / Creator
Philip Gibbs, 1947-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, Reconciliations, Social customs, War, Tribal and national groups, Ethnic conflict, Anthropology, Papua New Guineans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Philip Gibbs
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Tibet Hope
directed by Brad Swenson, fl. 1996 and William Bacon III, 1927-2017; produced by William Bacon III, 1927-2017 and Brad Swenson, fl. 1996, William Bacon Productions (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 2006), 51 mins
Eleven years in the making, TIBET HOPE, featuring His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, chronicles the efforts of the Tibetan people to survive the invasion and occupation of their country by the Chinese government. In the words of His Holiness, “Some form of cultural genocide is taking place.” This documentary e...
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directed by Brad Swenson, fl. 1996 and William Bacon III, 1927-2017; produced by William Bacon III, 1927-2017 and Brad Swenson, fl. 1996, William Bacon Productions (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 2006), 51 mins
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Eleven years in the making, TIBET HOPE, featuring His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, chronicles the efforts of the Tibetan people to survive the invasion and occupation of their country by the Chinese government. In the words of His Holiness, “Some form of cultural genocide is taking place.” This documentary explores key Tibetan settlements in Kodari, Nepal; Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan government in exile in India; and several other s...
Eleven years in the making, TIBET HOPE, featuring His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, chronicles the efforts of the Tibetan people to survive the invasion and occupation of their country by the Chinese government. In the words of His Holiness, “Some form of cultural genocide is taking place.” This documentary explores key Tibetan settlements in Kodari, Nepal; Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan government in exile in India; and several other strongholds of Tibetan culture in India. Through interviews with monks and lay people, the continuous and systematic oppression of Tibetans and their culture is explored. A poignant interview with a former spiritual prisoner reveals the horrific torture inflicted by Chinese government agents on Buddhist monks.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
William Bacon III, 1927-2017, Brad Swenson, fl. 1996, William Bacon Productions, Lowell Thomas Jr., 1923-2016
Author / Creator
Brad Swenson, fl. 1996, William Bacon III, 1927-2017
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Speaker / Narrator
Tenzin Gyatso, 1935-, Lowell Thomas Jr., 1923-2016
Person Discussed
Tenzin Gyatso, 1935-
Topic / Theme
Religious persecution, War, Settlements, Tibetan
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Center for Asian American Media
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Under the Sun, Do They Feel My Shadow
written by Nicholas Claxton, fl. 1991; directed by Nicholas Claxton, fl. 1991; produced by Cherry Farrow, fl. 1991 and Nicholas Claxton, fl. 1991, Goldhawk Productions, in Under the Sun (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 49 mins
Behind the violence and confrontation marking the Arab-Israeli conflict, there lies the story of people who attempt to treat the emotional and psychological scars of more than 20 years of war, exile and occupation. Such people dedicate their own lives to the future as they try to alleviate the anguish caused to th...
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written by Nicholas Claxton, fl. 1991; directed by Nicholas Claxton, fl. 1991; produced by Cherry Farrow, fl. 1991 and Nicholas Claxton, fl. 1991, Goldhawk Productions, in Under the Sun (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 49 mins
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Behind the violence and confrontation marking the Arab-Israeli conflict, there lies the story of people who attempt to treat the emotional and psychological scars of more than 20 years of war, exile and occupation. Such people dedicate their own lives to the future as they try to alleviate the anguish caused to the Palestinians who live with violence every day.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nicholas Claxton, fl. 1991, Marwan Hellis, 1977-, Shmuely Shaul, 1978-, Esther Bentolila, fl. 1991, Karim Abu-Dahi, fl. 1991, Kamilia Abu-Dahi, fl. 1991, Fatima Al-Shami, fl. 1991, Jihad Al-Shami, fl. 1991, Ranaan Gissen, fl. 1991, Eyad El-Sarraj, fl. 1973, Mohammad Abu-Shanab, 1978-, Cherry Farrow, fl. 1991, Goldhawk Productions
Author / Creator
Nicholas Claxton, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
1991, 2012
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Under the Sun
Speaker / Narrator
Nicholas Claxton, fl. 1991
Topic / Theme
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (1948 -- ), Palestinian, Jewish-Israeli, Arab, Wounds and injuries, Rebellions, Military occupation, Military personnel, Children, Civilian war casualties, Arab-Israeli Conflicts, 1949-, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1993-, Arab-Israeli War, 1948, History, Politics & Policy, Documentation of Crimes, Ethnography, Palestinians, Israelis, Arabs, Jews, Achuar-Shiwiar
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Copyright © 2013 BBC Worldwide
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