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Beef Inc.
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directed by Carmen Garcia, fl. 1988; produced by Éric Michel, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1999), 50 mins
A struggle for control of the world food market is waging, and the battle promises to escalate in the 21st century. This documentary by Carmen Garcia examines how a handful of companies have come to dominate beef production and distribution in North America. This film gives a voice to independent cattle producers...
directed by Carmen Garcia, fl. 1988; produced by Éric Michel, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1999), 50 mins
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Down To The Sea In Ships
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directed by Elmer Clifton, 1890-1949; produced by David Shepard, 1940-2017 and Elmer Clifton, 1890-1949; performed by Clara Bow, 1905-1965, William Walcott, fl. 1913-1923, Raymond McKee, 1892-1884 and Marguerite Courtot, 1897-1986 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 1922), 10 mins
A ten-minute sequence from Down to the Sea in Ships (1922) documents an authentic whale hunt from the 1878 wooden ship Wanderer out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The cameramen risk their lives to capture practices unchanged since Herman Melville immortalized them in Moby Dick. Music by Dennis James.
directed by Elmer Clifton, 1890-1949; produced by David Shepard, 1940-2017 and Elmer Clifton, 1890-1949; performed by Clara Bow, 1905-1965, William Walcott, fl. 1913-1923, Raymond McKee, 1892-1884 and Marguerite Courtot, 1897-1986 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 1922), 10 mins
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Forefathers of Liberty
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in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by Stan Barnett Productions (Stan Barnett Productions, 1999), 9 mins
This documentary features commercial fishing and the daily life of Portuguese people.
in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by Stan Barnett Productions (Stan Barnett Productions, 1999), 9 mins
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Kerkennah
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directed by Marco Mensa, fl. 2001 (Ethnos Films, 2001), 20 mins
This documentary, by director Marco Mensa, is about the life of fishermen on the Kerkennah Islands (Tunisia).
directed by Marco Mensa, fl. 2001 (Ethnos Films, 2001), 20 mins
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Moby Dick (1930): Shooting script
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directed by Lloyd Bacon, 1889-1955; produced by Warner Brothers; performed by John Barrymore, 1882-1942, Joan Bennett, 1910-1990, Lloyd Hughes, 1897-1958, Noble Johnson, 1881-1978 and Walter Long, 1879-1952 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2003), 128 page(s)
directed by Lloyd Bacon, 1889-1955; produced by Warner Brothers; performed by John Barrymore, 1882-1942, Joan Bennett, 1910-1990, Lloyd Hughes, 1897-1958, Noble Johnson, 1881-1978 and Walter Long, 1879-1952 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2003), 128 page(s)
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Moby Dick (1956): Shooting script
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directed by John Huston, 1906-1987; produced by John Huston, 1906-1987, Moulin Productions; performed by Gregory Peck, 1916-2003, Richard Basehart, 1914-1984, Leo Genn, 1905-1978, Harry Andrews, 1911-1989, Seamus Kelly, 1912-1979 and Friedrich von Ledebur, 1900-1986 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2005), 173 page(s)
directed by John Huston, 1906-1987; produced by John Huston, 1906-1987, Moulin Productions; performed by Gregory Peck, 1916-2003, Richard Basehart, 1914-1984, Leo Genn, 1905-1978, Harry Andrews, 1911-1989, Seamus Kelly, 1912-1979 and Friedrich von Ledebur, 1900-1986 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2005), 173 page(s)
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My Mother's Home, Lagoon
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written by Mehrdad Oskooee; directed by Mehrdad Oskooee; produced by Mehrdad Oskooee and Toufan Nahanghodrati, fl. 2001, European Union. MEDIA Programme (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 30 mins
Like Kurosawa's Woman in the Dunes, 67-year-old Kobra battles the elements on a lagoon in Iran to eke out a living for herself and her 100-year-old invalid mother. Even on New Year's day she is out in her rowboat before dawn, dropping and hauling her nets for the modest catch. She must argue fiercely with the men...
written by Mehrdad Oskooee; directed by Mehrdad Oskooee; produced by Mehrdad Oskooee and Toufan Nahanghodrati, fl. 2001, European Union. MEDIA Programme (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 30 mins
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My Uncle's Tatala
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(Taiwan: Cineminga, 2016), 51 mins
Being grateful is the biggest asset of the Tao people, for the fact that they understand how to cultivate natural resources with diligent work. The Tao director recorded the making of the TATALA (laminated boat) in a documentary that also carries the deepest messages of love and affection.
(Taiwan: Cineminga, 2016), 51 mins
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Riches from the Deep, 2, Dreams of Catches Unlimited
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directed by Terje Dale and Nils Arne Saebo; produced by Kjell Jarle Hoyheim and Knut Midttun, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, in Riches from the Deep, 2 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2000), 1 hour 4 mins
This programme shows how man has harvested the riches of the deep. Dreams of enormous catches have provided the incentive, but dreams are notably nebulous: for some, admittedly, their dreams have come true, but for others they have turned into nightmares. We meet fishermen on the Pacific island of Mitiaro, and wi...
directed by Terje Dale and Nils Arne Saebo; produced by Kjell Jarle Hoyheim and Knut Midttun, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, in Riches from the Deep, 2 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2000), 1 hour 4 mins
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Riches from the Deep, 3, Where Human Sharks are King
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directed by Nils Arne Saebo and Terje Dale; produced by Kjell Jarle Hoyheim and Knut Midttun, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, in Riches from the Deep, 3 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2000), 54 mins
The third and last programme in the series explains how we share the harvest of the sea among us. To start with, the ocean was open to all, but when overfishing became a problem and stocks were in danger of being wiped out, the right to unrestricted fishing evolved into a bitterly fought free-for-all. Together w...
directed by Nils Arne Saebo and Terje Dale; produced by Kjell Jarle Hoyheim and Knut Midttun, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, in Riches from the Deep, 3 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2000), 54 mins
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