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Anote's Ark
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directed by Matthieu Rytz, fl. 2018; produced by Matthieu Rytz, fl. 2018, EyeSteelFilm and Documentary Channel (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2018), 1 hour 17 mins
What if your country was swallowed by the sea? The Pacific Island nation of Kiribati (population: 100,000) is one of the most remote places on the planet, seemingly far-removed from the pressures of modern life. Yet it is one of the first countries that must confront the main existential dilemma of our time: immin...
directed by Matthieu Rytz, fl. 2018; produced by Matthieu Rytz, fl. 2018, EyeSteelFilm and Documentary Channel (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2018), 1 hour 17 mins
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Fidel
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directed by Estela Bravo, fl. 1985; produced by Elizabeth Beer, First Run Features (New York, NY: First Run Features), 1 hour 32 mins
Whether dismissed as a relic or revered as a savior, many agree that Fidel Castro is one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time. Rarely are Americans given a chance to see inside the world of this socialist leader. The documentary Fidel offers a unique opportunity to view the man through e...
directed by Estela Bravo, fl. 1985; produced by Elizabeth Beer, First Run Features (New York, NY: First Run Features), 1 hour 32 mins
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JFK: The Private President
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directed by Kathrin Seelmann-Eggebert, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: First Run Features), 53 mins
In January 1961, a new generation in the guise of John F. Kennedy moved into the White House. All of a sudden politics were youthful, dynamic and sexy. During the brief period in which he was in office, the first pop star of politics accompanied America through the darkest days of the Cold War. At the same time, h...
directed by Kathrin Seelmann-Eggebert, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: First Run Features), 53 mins
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Léon Blum: For All Mankind
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directed by Jean Bodon, 1949-; produced by First Run Features (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2009), 59 mins
This powerful documentary tells the story of Leon Blum - a Jew who served as prime minister of France, and who was a prisoner of the Nazis at the Buchenwald concentration camp. Blum, the first socialist and first Jew to lead France, devoted his life to improving the well-being of workers and was an early champio...
directed by Jean Bodon, 1949-; produced by First Run Features (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2009), 59 mins
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Orchestra of Exiles
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directed by Josh Aronson, fl. 1996; produced by Josh Aronson, fl. 1996, United Channel Movies and Aronson Film Associates (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2012), 1 hour 25 mins
The thrilling story of how one man helped save Europe's premiere Jewish musicians from obliteration by the Nazis. In the early 1930's Hitler began firing Jewish musicians across Europe. Overcoming extraordinary obstacles, violinist Bronislaw Huberman moved these great musicians to Palestine and formed a symphony t...
directed by Josh Aronson, fl. 1996; produced by Josh Aronson, fl. 1996, United Channel Movies and Aronson Film Associates (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2012), 1 hour 25 mins
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Our Man in Tehran
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directed by Larry Weinstein and Drew Hayden Taylor, 1962- (New York, NY: First Run Features), 1 hour 26 mins
In 1979, the Iranian Revolution erupted. During this upheaval, the US Embassy and its personnel were seized by militants, while six diplomatic personnel managed to escape and find refuge courtesy of Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor and his staff. Through their words and others' from that time, the events of that cri...
directed by Larry Weinstein and Drew Hayden Taylor, 1962- (New York, NY: First Run Features), 1 hour 26 mins
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Senator Obama Goes to Africa
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directed by Bob Hercules; produced by Keith Walker and Bob Hercules (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2007), 53 mins
Part personal odyssey and part chronicle of diplomacy in action, this timely documentary follows Barack Obama as he travels to the land of his ancestry. From South Africa to Kenya to a Darfur refugee camp in Chad, Obama explores the vast continent that is gaining increasing importance in this age of globalization....
directed by Bob Hercules; produced by Keith Walker and Bob Hercules (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2007), 53 mins
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Sergio Vieira de Mello: En Route to Baghdad
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directed by Simone Duarte; produced by Simone Duarte, Kristine Sorensen Cardoso and Anemary Soares (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2005), 56 mins
When Kofi Annan asked Sergio Vieira de Mello to be his top envoy in Baghdad following the US-led invasion of Iraq, he knew that his request was highly unprecedented. There was no doubt de Mello was the most skilled mediator at the UN, perhaps the only one who could balance the delicate intricacies that the situati...
directed by Simone Duarte; produced by Simone Duarte, Kristine Sorensen Cardoso and Anemary Soares (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2005), 56 mins
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Sex & Justice
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directed by Julian Schlossberg, 1942-; produced by Seymour Wishman, fl. 1995-2008 and Julian Schlossberg, 1942- (New York, NY: First Run Features, 1993), 1 hour 15 mins
Sex & Justice presents the dramatic confrontation between Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas at his Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the United States Senate in 1991. Not since the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s has the nation been so riveted with such political passion. Narrated by leading feminist writer G...
directed by Julian Schlossberg, 1942-; produced by Seymour Wishman, fl. 1995-2008 and Julian Schlossberg, 1942- (New York, NY: First Run Features, 1993), 1 hour 15 mins
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Without the King
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directed by Michael Skolnik, 1978- (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2007), 1 hour 23 mins
Tells the story of Africa's last absolute monarch, the Kingdom of Swaziland. King Mswati III, perceived by many to be out of touch with his country, lives in luxury with his 13 wives, while his subjects suffer from crushing poverty and the world's highest HIV rate. Meet headstrong first wife Queen LaMbikiza; eldes...
directed by Michael Skolnik, 1978- (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2007), 1 hour 23 mins
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