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216 Beach Walk, Waikiki
directed by Alan Marcus, fl. 1991 (Privately Published, 2018), 32 mins
The film's title, 216 Beach Walk, Waikiki (2018, 30mins), refers to the former address of author Jack London during his period in Hawaii in 1915-16 when he was stimulating interest in the islands through his writings. By chance, the same location is now the back door of Trump Int’l Hotel Waikiki. In the film, hi...
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directed by Alan Marcus, fl. 1991 (Privately Published, 2018), 32 mins
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The film's title, 216 Beach Walk, Waikiki (2018, 30mins), refers to the former address of author Jack London during his period in Hawaii in 1915-16 when he was stimulating interest in the islands through his writings. By chance, the same location is now the back door of Trump Int’l Hotel Waikiki. In the film, high-rise developments serve as magnified totems for a heavily congested urban environment fueled by Waikiki’s fabled touristic appeal....
The film's title, 216 Beach Walk, Waikiki (2018, 30mins), refers to the former address of author Jack London during his period in Hawaii in 1915-16 when he was stimulating interest in the islands through his writings. By chance, the same location is now the back door of Trump Int’l Hotel Waikiki. In the film, high-rise developments serve as magnified totems for a heavily congested urban environment fueled by Waikiki’s fabled touristic appeal. The film questions this interpretation of a paradisiacal paradigm in what could otherwise be termed a post-traumatic site, drawing on the creation and toxicity of the Ala Wai Canal as a potent metaphorical comment. This research project received funding from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Alan Marcus, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Privately Published
Person Discussed
Jack London, 1876-1916
Topic / Theme
U.S. Annexation of Hawai'i, 1898, Ecology, Hawaiians, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © Alan Marcus, 2018, all rights reserved
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Adapting to Climate Change in the Smaller Pacific Island States
produced by Larry Thomas, 1961- (New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 2013), 43 mins
Climate Change is among the most serious challenges facing Pacific Island countries and territories. The small island nations of Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Federated States of Micronesia are no exception particularly with the impacts posed to their communities. This documentary is part of a series of infor...
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produced by Larry Thomas, 1961- (New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 2013), 43 mins
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Climate Change is among the most serious challenges facing Pacific Island countries and territories. The small island nations of Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Federated States of Micronesia are no exception particularly with the impacts posed to their communities. This documentary is part of a series of informational videos produced by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Global Climate Change Alliance: Pacific Small Island States Proj...
Climate Change is among the most serious challenges facing Pacific Island countries and territories. The small island nations of Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Federated States of Micronesia are no exception particularly with the impacts posed to their communities. This documentary is part of a series of informational videos produced by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Global Climate Change Alliance: Pacific Small Island States Project - a European Union funded initiative being implemented in 9 Pacific Small Island States.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Larry Thomas, 1961-, Warne Valentine, fl. 2014
Author / Creator
Larry Thomas, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization)
Speaker / Narrator
Warne Valentine, fl. 2014
Topic / Theme
Sea level rise in the Pacific, Food supply, Climate change mitigation, Climate change, Ecology, Pacific Islanders, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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©2013
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The Bells of Chernobyl
produced by Tele Images International (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 55 mins
This fast paced and chilling story of the Chernobyl disaster, pieced together from eyewitness accounts and historic film footage, shows a cover up of epic proportions. April 26, 1986 marked the day of no return for the residents of Pripyat, just north of Kiev. It was here that Units 3 and 4 of the nuclear reactor...
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produced by Tele Images International (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 55 mins
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This fast paced and chilling story of the Chernobyl disaster, pieced together from eyewitness accounts and historic film footage, shows a cover up of epic proportions. April 26, 1986 marked the day of no return for the residents of Pripyat, just north of Kiev. It was here that Units 3 and 4 of the nuclear reactor of Chernobyl exploded, spewing radiation as far as Scandinavia and Japan. It was here that the dangers were kept from the residents, wh...
This fast paced and chilling story of the Chernobyl disaster, pieced together from eyewitness accounts and historic film footage, shows a cover up of epic proportions. April 26, 1986 marked the day of no return for the residents of Pripyat, just north of Kiev. It was here that Units 3 and 4 of the nuclear reactor of Chernobyl exploded, spewing radiation as far as Scandinavia and Japan. It was here that the dangers were kept from the residents, who witnessed "outsiders in strange suits" with geiger counters come to "clean up" the plant. It was days before the government decided to evacuate the population, telling the residents they would return shortly. Pripyat is still uninhabitable. This was the biggest disaster of the industrial age. More radiation was unleashed than at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Vegetation, cattle, milk, and even firewood was, and continues to be, contaminated all over Belorus and Russia. A whole generation is growing up surrounded by sickness and death. As the spectre of failing nuclear reactors looms large, especially in the former Soviet Union, this film will forever be a chilling reminder of the potential for disaster. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tele Images International
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Chernobyl Disaster, Explosives, Accidents (Physical health), Engineering, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Ethos
directed by Pete McGrain, fl. 2011; presented by Woody Harrelson, 1961-; produced by Pete McGrain, fl. 2011 (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2012), 1 hour 9 mins
Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora's Box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in every aspect of our lives, from the environment to our democracy and our own personal liberty. From conflicts of interest in politics to unregulated corporate powe...
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directed by Pete McGrain, fl. 2011; presented by Woody Harrelson, 1961-; produced by Pete McGrain, fl. 2011 (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2012), 1 hour 9 mins
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Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora's Box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in every aspect of our lives, from the environment to our democracy and our own personal liberty. From conflicts of interest in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a military industrial complex that just about owns our government. We cannot change our system until we know how it works and thi...
Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora's Box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in every aspect of our lives, from the environment to our democracy and our own personal liberty. From conflicts of interest in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a military industrial complex that just about owns our government. We cannot change our system until we know how it works and this film, with interviews from some of today's leading thinkers, will show you how to make meaningful and sustainable change. We can live in peace and justice in a clean environment and Ethos will show you how.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pete McGrain, fl. 2011
Author / Creator
Pete McGrain, fl. 2011, Woody Harrelson, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2011, 2012
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, Pollution prevention, Democracy, Economic theory, Conspiracy theories, Social justice
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Cinema Libre Studio
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Laid to Waste: a Chester Neighborhood Fights For its Future
produced by Robert Bahar, 1977- and George McCollough, fl. 2005 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1997), 53 mins
Simply put, this acclaimed documentary is the best case study of environmental injustice and racism available on video. In the economically depressed, largely African-American "West End" of Chester, Pennsylvania, Zulene Mayfield lives next door to the fourth-largest trash-to-steam incinerator in the nation and a f...
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produced by Robert Bahar, 1977- and George McCollough, fl. 2005 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1997), 53 mins
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Simply put, this acclaimed documentary is the best case study of environmental injustice and racism available on video. In the economically depressed, largely African-American "West End" of Chester, Pennsylvania, Zulene Mayfield lives next door to the fourth-largest trash-to-steam incinerator in the nation and a few doors away from a large processing facility for infectious and hazardous medical waste. The county's sewage treatment plant sits adj...
Simply put, this acclaimed documentary is the best case study of environmental injustice and racism available on video. In the economically depressed, largely African-American "West End" of Chester, Pennsylvania, Zulene Mayfield lives next door to the fourth-largest trash-to-steam incinerator in the nation and a few doors away from a large processing facility for infectious and hazardous medical waste. The county's sewage treatment plant sits adjacent to her neighbors' homes a block away, and additional waste-processing facilities have been proposed for the community. Daily, trucks from Pennsylvania, Delaware, and as far away as Virginia roll past homes on Chester's Second Street, delivering thousands of tons of waste. Residents believe that their lives are being disrupted, their health threatened, their community destroyed, and the very air they breathe dangerously polluted. A grassroots organization called Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL) has taken an active role in opposing the facilities and in publicizing the plants' impact on their community. Representatives of the waste-processing companies argue that their facilities are safe and that they bring much-needed jobs to Chester. "Laid to Waste" documents a community's attempt to deal with the complex issues of environmental injustice. The story unfolds dramatically as the residents seek to discover and confront the forces that have chosen their community for such facilities. Though CRCQL receives threats and its office is vandalized, the group continues to protest and to challenge the waste industry. Ultimately, a controversy surrounding an obscure legal maneuver used by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court draws statewide attention to the situation, and brings the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee to Chester's West End to investigate allegations of corruption and collusion at the highest levels of government and the waste industry."Laid to Waste" is a must-see in any course dealing with environmental issues, urban studies, public policy, African American studies, sociology, or social problems. It was produced by Robert Bahar and George McCollough.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Bahar, 1977-, George McCollough, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
1996, 1997
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Pollution, Racism, Social activism and activists, Environmental justice, Waste disposal, Ecology, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 Berkeley Media
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Lavender Lake: Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal
directed by Alison Prete; produced by Rough on Rats Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 54 mins
South Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, opened in 1866, was once hailed as one of the shortest and most important waterways in the world. It was also known as one of the world's dirtiest. Its putrid, perfumed airs were highly recommended for head colds. After one hundred thirty years of raw sewage, toxic sludge, dumped co...
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directed by Alison Prete; produced by Rough on Rats Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 54 mins
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South Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, opened in 1866, was once hailed as one of the shortest and most important waterways in the world. It was also known as one of the world's dirtiest. Its putrid, perfumed airs were highly recommended for head colds. After one hundred thirty years of raw sewage, toxic sludge, dumped corpses and drowned dogs, the community continues to fight to clean up the Gowanus.Lavender Lake looks at what the promise of a new envir...
South Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, opened in 1866, was once hailed as one of the shortest and most important waterways in the world. It was also known as one of the world's dirtiest. Its putrid, perfumed airs were highly recommended for head colds. After one hundred thirty years of raw sewage, toxic sludge, dumped corpses and drowned dogs, the community continues to fight to clean up the Gowanus.Lavender Lake looks at what the promise of a new environment means to those who live and work in the Gowanus area: the funeral director has fought for decades for his vision of a Venice in Brooklyn; the environmentalist attempts to re-introduce oysters to the canal; the physicist working to turn the canal into a test site for transforming toxic sludge into kitchen tiles; the cops who fish a suitcase out full of body parts. Weaving together their stories with the past three years of progress and delays to flush out the canal, the documentary captures a blighted urban space of astonishing physical beauty at a critical moment of change. It shows a community dreaming and battling over a new and suddenly desirable urban landscape. Can a group of visionary citizens reclaim the waterway and build a viable neighborhood that is also a mecca for travelers? High School Adult
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rough on Rats Productions
Author / Creator
Alison Prete
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Water pollution, Canals, Environment, Cities, Farm buildings, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Toxin That Will Not Die
produced by Poul-Erik Heilbuth and Hans Bulow (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 29 mins
In India, DDT is used in the battle against malaria, even though it has proven toxic and no longer effective against the mosquitoes. Every week Indian villages are visited by a spraying team. The government continues to use tons of DDT, even though simple remedies like mosquito nets and fish would be far more effe...
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produced by Poul-Erik Heilbuth and Hans Bulow (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 29 mins
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In India, DDT is used in the battle against malaria, even though it has proven toxic and no longer effective against the mosquitoes. Every week Indian villages are visited by a spraying team. The government continues to use tons of DDT, even though simple remedies like mosquito nets and fish would be far more effective controls. The deadly toxin is borne by air currents across the globe, poisoning food supplies as far as Europe and America. This...
In India, DDT is used in the battle against malaria, even though it has proven toxic and no longer effective against the mosquitoes. Every week Indian villages are visited by a spraying team. The government continues to use tons of DDT, even though simple remedies like mosquito nets and fish would be far more effective controls. The deadly toxin is borne by air currents across the globe, poisoning food supplies as far as Europe and America. This film exposes the power of the pesticide industry which is worth billions of dollars in India. The government's fight against malaria is a good source of income which the industry will do anything to keep. However, people around the world will pay with their lives. College Adult
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Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Poul-Erik Heilbuth, Hans Bulow
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), Pollutants, Chemical industry, Environmental illnesses, Pesticides, Ecology, Science, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Welcome
directed by Zhu Rikun, 1976- (Privately Published, 2016), 1 hour 2 mins
The screen of WELCOME remains black throughout most all the film as the actual dialogue reveals the filmmaker, ZHU Rikun being "welcomed" by Chinese government officials and being encouraged to make a film that satisfies their goal of presenting favorable news ("scenic " views of the area). Their "welcome" attempt...
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directed by Zhu Rikun, 1976- (Privately Published, 2016), 1 hour 2 mins
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The screen of WELCOME remains black throughout most all the film as the actual dialogue reveals the filmmaker, ZHU Rikun being "welcomed" by Chinese government officials and being encouraged to make a film that satisfies their goal of presenting favorable news ("scenic " views of the area). Their "welcome" attempts to disguise government censorship through bullying and threats to the filmmaker. The Chinese Government workers do not want the filmm...
The screen of WELCOME remains black throughout most all the film as the actual dialogue reveals the filmmaker, ZHU Rikun being "welcomed" by Chinese government officials and being encouraged to make a film that satisfies their goal of presenting favorable news ("scenic " views of the area). Their "welcome" attempts to disguise government censorship through bullying and threats to the filmmaker. The Chinese Government workers do not want the filmmaker to document the lives of mine workers with pneumoconiosis and their trials and tribulations seeking compensation from the government. WELCOME records the dialogue between the filmmaker and government officials who obviously prize economic development above human rights and don't want the public to know how blatant they are about this. WELCOME presents the filmmaker, ZHU Rikun as one who protests and persists in telling the truth. He is a Revolutionist.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Zhu Rikun, 1976-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Blue collar workers, Government aid, Disease and Health, Political and Social Movements, Medicine, Politics & Policy, Chinese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 ZHU Rikun
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Wind River
directed by Drury Gunn Carr, fl. 2001; produced by Drury Gunn Carr, fl. 2001, High Plains Films, Ecology Center and Bullfrog Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2012), 33 mins
WIND RIVER is a modern-day story of cowboys and Indians. White ranchers on the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming are fighting to protect their long-held water rights for irrigated agriculture.
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directed by Drury Gunn Carr, fl. 2001; produced by Drury Gunn Carr, fl. 2001, High Plains Films, Ecology Center and Bullfrog Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2012), 33 mins
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WIND RIVER is a modern-day story of cowboys and Indians. White ranchers on the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming are fighting to protect their long-held water rights for irrigated agriculture.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Drury Gunn Carr, fl. 2001, High Plains Films, Ecology Center, Bullfrog Films
Author / Creator
Drury Gunn Carr, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Topic / Theme
Global Indigenous Perspectives, Politics & Policy, Law, Northern Arapaho, Eastern Shoshone, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Music Video Distributors
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