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Anonymously Yours
directed by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000; produced by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000, Aerial Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2003), 58 mins
Every few years a new documentary comes along whose impact is so powerful, so illuminating, and so memorable that it is deemed an instant classic and an essential classroom teaching tool. "Anonymously Yours" is such a film. This extraordinary documentary on sex-trafficking in Southeast Asia interweaves four young...
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directed by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000; produced by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000, Aerial Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2003), 58 mins
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Every few years a new documentary comes along whose impact is so powerful, so illuminating, and so memorable that it is deemed an instant classic and an essential classroom teaching tool. "Anonymously Yours" is such a film. This extraordinary documentary on sex-trafficking in Southeast Asia interweaves four young women's stories to reveal an institution that enslaves as many as 40 million women worldwide. Shot clandestinely in Myanmar (formerly B...
Every few years a new documentary comes along whose impact is so powerful, so illuminating, and so memorable that it is deemed an instant classic and an essential classroom teaching tool. "Anonymously Yours" is such a film. This extraordinary documentary on sex-trafficking in Southeast Asia interweaves four young women's stories to reveal an institution that enslaves as many as 40 million women worldwide. Shot clandestinely in Myanmar (formerly Burma), "Anonymously Yours" is often shocking, frequently harrowing, and always compelling. Through the brutal honesty of the four women's stories the film exposes the commonplace bartering and selling of women and the cycles of poverty that enslave them. From the back rooms of teashops and restaurants to the lounges of five-star hotels, the Far East sex trade thrives on the routine merchandising of girls and women for the sexual escape and pleasure of men from all cultures. Through their unforgettable and poignant testimonies, these four sex workers introduce Western audiences to the widespread corruption and staggering poverty that are the status quo in much of the world -- and the primary causes behind one of the fastest-growing and most vicious industries on earth: the sale of human beings. "Anonymously Yours" will engage and challenge students and provoke animated discussion in a wide range of courses in women's studies, cultural anthropology, Asian studies, human rights, economics, and development issues. It was produced by Gayle Ferraro, who also produced the widely acclaimed documentary, "Sixteen Decisions."
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000, Aerial Productions
Author / Creator
Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2002, 2003
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Poverty, Slavery, Prostitution, Human trafficking, Women, Sociology, Asians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2003 Berkeley Media
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The Big Fix
directed by Rebecca Harrell Tickell and Joshua Tickell; produced by Jason Mraz, Maggie Wachsberger, fl. 2012, Peter Fonda, 1940-2019 and Tim Robbins, 1958-, Green Planet Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour 31 mins
On Earth Day, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico, creating the worst oil spill in history. It was one of the largest man-made environmental catastrophes in American history.
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directed by Rebecca Harrell Tickell and Joshua Tickell; produced by Jason Mraz, Maggie Wachsberger, fl. 2012, Peter Fonda, 1940-2019 and Tim Robbins, 1958-, Green Planet Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour 31 mins
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On Earth Day, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico, creating the worst oil spill in history. It was one of the largest man-made environmental catastrophes in American history. College Adult High School Junior High School
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jason Mraz, Maggie Wachsberger, fl. 2012, Peter Fonda, 1940-2019, Tim Robbins, 1958-, Green Planet Productions
Author / Creator
Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Joshua Tickell
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Barack Obama, 1961-, Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935
Topic / Theme
Chemical engineering, Lobbying, Fish (Animal), Political corruption, Accidents (Physical health), Drilling platforms, Energy industry, Pollutants, Pollution, Ecological integrity, Aquatic ecology, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, April 20-July 15, 2010
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Copyright © 2011 Green Planet Productions. Used by permission of Filmakers Library.
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BORDERS: THE NETHERLANDS - NIGERIA
directed by Jacqueline van Vugt, 1970-; produced by Pieter van Huystee, 1956-, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland and Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television (NPO, 2014), 1 hour 28 mins
We all know the exciting, sweaty, scary, uncomfortable feeling arriving at a border. You will have to submit yourself to the guards standing in front of you. In a split second your mind is alert. “Do I carry any illegal product, are my papers in order, did I take my “special” cigarettes out”, what about t...
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directed by Jacqueline van Vugt, 1970-; produced by Pieter van Huystee, 1956-, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland and Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television (NPO, 2014), 1 hour 28 mins
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We all know the exciting, sweaty, scary, uncomfortable feeling arriving at a border. You will have to submit yourself to the guards standing in front of you. In a split second your mind is alert. “Do I carry any illegal product, are my papers in order, did I take my “special” cigarettes out”, what about the snake skin boots..? Probably everything is in order, you played by the rules, but…Power is not in your own hands at the border. Th...
We all know the exciting, sweaty, scary, uncomfortable feeling arriving at a border. You will have to submit yourself to the guards standing in front of you. In a split second your mind is alert. “Do I carry any illegal product, are my papers in order, did I take my “special” cigarettes out”, what about the snake skin boots..? Probably everything is in order, you played by the rules, but…Power is not in your own hands at the border. They, the guards will check your papers, they might check your luggage. The guards may want to check your body and maybe even they will want to check the inside of your body. Life is out of your own hands. The film Borders starts at the Schiphol Airport Detention Centre. Its unique filmmaker Jacqueline van Vugt was able to film inside. Here we encounter the border between The Netherlands and Nigeria, by Clara, 16 years in the Netherlands. She is expelled, back to her country of origin, Nigeria. In Nigeria the journey starts a new. Border by border the film Borders follows the route from Nigeria to The Netherland, a route taken by many immigrants. The subsequent Borders are the protagonists; Nigeria-Niger-Burkina Faso-Mali-Senegal-Mauretania-Marocco-Spain-France-Belgium-The Netherlands. The Borders change; the people, the light, the colours, the temperature, the use of technical instrument, …but the influence of power is always there!at The anguish, the scary thrill, will posses you - being there – at the Borders.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pieter van Huystee, 1956-, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland, Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television
Author / Creator
Jacqueline van Vugt, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
NPO
Topic / Theme
EU and its Borders, Internal and External, Prostitution, Human trafficking, Women's rights, Law, Sociology, Senegalese, Nigeriens (Niger), Nigerians (Nigeria), Dutch, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Pieter Van Huystee Film & Ikon
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Brazil: An Inconvenient History
directed by Phil Grabsky; produced by Seventh Art Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001, originally published 2000), 47 mins
While everyone knows of the history of slavery in the USA, few people realize that Brazil was actually the largest participant in the slave trade. Forty percent of all slaves that survived the Atlantic crossing were destined for Brazil, while only 4% were sent to the U.S. At one time half of the population of Braz...
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directed by Phil Grabsky; produced by Seventh Art Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001, originally published 2000), 47 mins
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While everyone knows of the history of slavery in the USA, few people realize that Brazil was actually the largest participant in the slave trade. Forty percent of all slaves that survived the Atlantic crossing were destined for Brazil, while only 4% were sent to the U.S. At one time half of the population of Brazil were slaves. It was the last country to officially abolish slavery (1888) and one of the ex-slaves is still alive today. This well-r...
While everyone knows of the history of slavery in the USA, few people realize that Brazil was actually the largest participant in the slave trade. Forty percent of all slaves that survived the Atlantic crossing were destined for Brazil, while only 4% were sent to the U.S. At one time half of the population of Brazil were slaves. It was the last country to officially abolish slavery (1888) and one of the ex-slaves is still alive today. This well-researched BBC production charts Brazil's history using original texts, letters, accounts and decrees. From these original sources, we learn firsthand about the brutality of the slave traders and slave owners, and the hardship of plantation life. With the Portugese colony of Angola acting as a "factory" supplying Africans to Brazil, it was cheaper to replace any slave starved and worked to death than to extend his life by treating him humanely. Few plantation owners sent for their wives to live in this hot climate, so the softening effect of family life was absent among the rough white settlers. Historians Joao Jose Reis, Cya Teixeira, Marilene Rosa Da Silva, anthropologist Peter Fry, and others recount the effect of centuries of slavery on Brazil today. This is an important documentary for Black history, African history and Latin American studies. High School Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Seventh Art Productions, Sean Barrett, 1940-
Author / Creator
Phil Grabsky
Date Published / Released
2000, 2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Sean Barrett, 1940-
Topic / Theme
African ethnic groups, Agrarian economy, Cultural identity, Physical abuse, Slave trade, Slaveholders, Slavery, Sugar, Torture, Family and Culture, Political and Social Movements, Trade and Commerce, World History, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Children of Chernobyl
directed by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006; produced by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006, Yorkshire Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 52 mins
This disturbing film reveals for the first time the true depths of the tragedy at Chernobyl through exclusive archival film and eyewitness accounts. It is a story of deception and cover-up on a grand scale. The true legacy of the disaster can be seen on the children's wards of hospitals. Total hair loss is one of...
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directed by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006; produced by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006, Yorkshire Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 52 mins
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This disturbing film reveals for the first time the true depths of the tragedy at Chernobyl through exclusive archival film and eyewitness accounts. It is a story of deception and cover-up on a grand scale. The true legacy of the disaster can be seen on the children's wards of hospitals. Total hair loss is one of the more visible signs. Sadly for the children, the number of cancer diagnoses is growing alarmingly. We learn that thousands of men fr...
This disturbing film reveals for the first time the true depths of the tragedy at Chernobyl through exclusive archival film and eyewitness accounts. It is a story of deception and cover-up on a grand scale. The true legacy of the disaster can be seen on the children's wards of hospitals. Total hair loss is one of the more visible signs. Sadly for the children, the number of cancer diagnoses is growing alarmingly. We learn that thousands of men from all over the Soviet Union were dragged from the streets and drafted for the clean-up operation. Those working in the area of highest radioactivity received, in a single 90-second-shift, the maximum dosage of radiation allotted for a whole lifetime. It is believed that half of these men have died. Ordinary people were placed in danger through lack of information, while officials quickly evacuated their own families. It is estimated that 280,000 people worldwide will contract cancer because of the disaster. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006, Yorkshire Television, Mark Halliley, fl. 1989-2017
Author / Creator
Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Mark Halliley, fl. 1989-2017
Topic / Theme
Chernobyl Disaster, Energy industry, General medical conditions, Poisonings, Pollution, Sciences, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster, Pripyat, Ukraine, April 26, 1986, Disease and Health, Engineering, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Empire of Shame = 탐욕의 제국
directed by Hong Ligyeong, fl. 2013; produced by Purn Production (South Korea: CinemaDAL, 2013), 1 hour 31 mins
The documentary is about how the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation, with lures of a 1000% performance bonus, continues to operate and remains staffed in spite of the serious risk it gives to its workers health.
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directed by Hong Ligyeong, fl. 2013; produced by Purn Production (South Korea: CinemaDAL, 2013), 1 hour 31 mins
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The documentary is about how the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation, with lures of a 1000% performance bonus, continues to operate and remains staffed in spite of the serious risk it gives to its workers health.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Purn Production
Author / Creator
Hong Ligyeong, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Factory life, Factory workers, Electronics industry, Health, Korean
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by CinemaDAL
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Hollywood's Magical Island - Catalina
directed by Greg Reitman, fl. 2000; produced by Greg Reitman, fl. 2000 and Kenneth Raich, fl. 1984, Blue Water Entertainment (United States: Blue Water Entertainment, 2003), 52 mins
Through the remarkable eye of first time film director, GREG REITMAN, we get a first hand glimpse of The Magic Isle. While exploring historical, social, and environmental changes, the film captures the mystical splendors, natural beauty and romance of Santa Catalina Island. Using a mix of rare 16mm, archival film...
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directed by Greg Reitman, fl. 2000; produced by Greg Reitman, fl. 2000 and Kenneth Raich, fl. 1984, Blue Water Entertainment (United States: Blue Water Entertainment, 2003), 52 mins
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Through the remarkable eye of first time film director, GREG REITMAN, we get a first hand glimpse of The Magic Isle. While exploring historical, social, and environmental changes, the film captures the mystical splendors, natural beauty and romance of Santa Catalina Island. Using a mix of rare 16mm, archival film and old black and white stills, inter-cut with interviews of islanders, historians and celebrities; the viewer is taken on a journey du...
Through the remarkable eye of first time film director, GREG REITMAN, we get a first hand glimpse of The Magic Isle. While exploring historical, social, and environmental changes, the film captures the mystical splendors, natural beauty and romance of Santa Catalina Island. Using a mix of rare 16mm, archival film and old black and white stills, inter-cut with interviews of islanders, historians and celebrities; the viewer is taken on a journey during America’s golden era. It begins with the acquisition of the Santa Catalina Island Company in 1919 led by William Wrigley, Jr. He set a course for Catalina’s future in the world of art, sports, music and entertainment that was unmatched in US history even through present day. The film documents architectural achievements, many first of a kind buildings and innovations that transformed Catalina from a simple island into a modern day state-of-the-art playground. The film highlights many of the individuals including stars of the Big Band Era, Marilyn Monroe, and the island’s role as Hollywood’s secret playground for the stars. The island even played a role in helping to elect President Ronald Reagan. We witness the island’s tragedy and heartache – deftly captured in the film with heartfelt interviews and a score that tugs at the emotions. Utilizing interviews with Jean-Michel Cousteau, heirs of the Wrigley family, residents and visitors of the island; we learn of William Wrigley, Jr’s dream of preserving the island’s natural beauty as well as providing a magical place for all to enjoy. The film concludes with Art Good Jazz Trax, Fender’s Catalina Island Blues Festival, and a visual kaleidoscope of modern day Catalina Island as an ecological paradise highlighting the revival of the island as a place of leisure and entertainment.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Greg Reitman, fl. 2000, Kenneth Raich, fl. 1984, Blue Water Entertainment, Peter Coyote, 1941-
Author / Creator
Greg Reitman, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Blue Water Entertainment
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Coyote, 1941-
Person Discussed
William Wrigley, Jr., 1861-1932
Topic / Theme
Sports, Music, Tourism industry, Entertainment industry, Islands, World War II, 1939-1945
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Blue Water Entertainment
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Private Film Library: With A Camera At The Eastern Front
directed by Karl Höffkes, 1954- (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2008, originally published 2008), 54 mins
Karl Höffkes at Polarfilm in Germany is a historian who has collected private film footage since the 1950’s. Now one of the biggest film libraries in the world this series documents German history from a personal view. Hundreds of hours of digitalized footage never broadcast internationally – in colors!
'Emb...
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directed by Karl Höffkes, 1954- (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2008, originally published 2008), 54 mins
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Karl Höffkes at Polarfilm in Germany is a historian who has collected private film footage since the 1950’s. Now one of the biggest film libraries in the world this series documents German history from a personal view. Hundreds of hours of digitalized footage never broadcast internationally – in colors!
'Embedded journalists' in the fighting troops of WW II integrated journalists reporting from the front line of the course of a campaign are...
Karl Höffkes at Polarfilm in Germany is a historian who has collected private film footage since the 1950’s. Now one of the biggest film libraries in the world this series documents German history from a personal view. Hundreds of hours of digitalized footage never broadcast internationally – in colors!
'Embedded journalists' in the fighting troops of WW II integrated journalists reporting from the front line of the course of a campaign are not an invention of the present.
One of the film journalist was Goetz Hirt-Reger.He was trained in Berlin to film reporter and ordered as a soldier to the Eastern Front. Here he made spectacular, partly color films from the advance on Moscow, the battles of Orel, the tank battle of Kursk, the Kuban bridgehead and at the front of the Dnieper. He filmed the defenses of friendly Romania on the Black Sea, joined a raiding patrol against the Soviet lines and witnessed the bloody battle in the area of Kischinow and Jassy, where some 250,000 German soldiers fell, or fell into Russian captivity.
What hardly anyone knew Hirt-Reger filmed the entire period with two cameras. With one camera, he filmed the official recordings, with his private, he held what was in the 'Deutsche Wochenschau' not shown: the uncluttered life of German soldiers in a bloody war.
One of the most important film treasures from the 3rd Reich.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Karl Höffkes, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Nordic World
Topic / Theme
Film industry, Cold weather, Military life, Military maneuvers, Military medals, Military personnel, Prisoners of war, Road conditions, War, German Invasion of Poland, September 1, 1939, German Invasion of Soviet Union, June 1941-1945, Climate and the Environment, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Nordic World.
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Sisters and Daughters Betrayed: The Trafficking of Women and Girls and the Fight to End It
directed by Chela Blitt, fl. 1996; produced by Chela Blitt, fl. 1996 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1996), 28 mins
Sex trafficking is a global crisis of growing dimensions. Millions of women and young girls have been illegally transported from rural to urban areas and across national borders for the purpose of prostitution. This compelling video explores the social and economic forces that drive this lucrative underground trad...
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directed by Chela Blitt, fl. 1996; produced by Chela Blitt, fl. 1996 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1996), 28 mins
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Sex trafficking is a global crisis of growing dimensions. Millions of women and young girls have been illegally transported from rural to urban areas and across national borders for the purpose of prostitution. This compelling video explores the social and economic forces that drive this lucrative underground trade, and the devastating impact it has on women´s lives. A 14-year-old Thai woman recalls the day she discovered it was not tea cakes sh...
Sex trafficking is a global crisis of growing dimensions. Millions of women and young girls have been illegally transported from rural to urban areas and across national borders for the purpose of prostitution. This compelling video explores the social and economic forces that drive this lucrative underground trade, and the devastating impact it has on women´s lives. A 14-year-old Thai woman recalls the day she discovered it was not tea cakes she was expected to sell at her new job, but her body. A hopeful note is sounded by the actions of women´s organizations working against sex trafficking in their native countries, including Nepal, Thailand, and the Philippines. “Sisters and Daughters Betrayed” will generate thought and discussion in a variety of courses in women’s studies, Asian studies, human rights, development issues, cultural anthropology, and Third-World studies. It was produced by Chela Blitt.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Chela Blitt, fl. 1996, Lyons Filmer
Author / Creator
Chela Blitt, fl. 1996
Date Published / Released
1995, 1996
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Speaker / Narrator
Lyons Filmer
Topic / Theme
Cambodia and Thailand Border, EU and its Borders, Internal and External, Prostitution, Human trafficking, Sociology, Law, Nepali, Thai, Filipinos, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1996 Berkeley Media
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The Spice Route: The Discovery of the Sea Lane to Africa and Asia
produced by Ebbo Demant (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 1 hour 41 mins
This richly documented film takes us on a voyage of exploration. It follows the Europeans in the 15th century, especially the Portuguese, who pushed the known boundaries of the "civilized world" and forever changed the continent of Africa. During the reign of Henry the Navigator, Portugal, which had been ravaged b...
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produced by Ebbo Demant (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 1 hour 41 mins
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This richly documented film takes us on a voyage of exploration. It follows the Europeans in the 15th century, especially the Portuguese, who pushed the known boundaries of the "civilized world" and forever changed the continent of Africa. During the reign of Henry the Navigator, Portugal, which had been ravaged by the plague and cursed with crop failure, looked to the seas in search of riches. The film takes us step by step from the first landin...
This richly documented film takes us on a voyage of exploration. It follows the Europeans in the 15th century, especially the Portuguese, who pushed the known boundaries of the "civilized world" and forever changed the continent of Africa. During the reign of Henry the Navigator, Portugal, which had been ravaged by the plague and cursed with crop failure, looked to the seas in search of riches. The film takes us step by step from the first landing in 1434 on the West African coast through the fearsome rounding of the Cape of Good Hope, up the coast of East Africa and across the Indian Ocean to Asia. The slave trade, which forever changed the course of history, began with the landings at Senegal and Gambia. So lucrative was this trade in "black ivory" that it became the main incentive for the voyages, replacing exploration. When Vasco de Gama eventually reached the Malabar coast of India in 1498, he found that Arab merchants had preceded him. The Portuguese eventually pushed out the Arabs and dominated the Indian Ocean. Thus they began a lucrative trade in precious spices like pepper, cloves and nutmeg. Interwoven with the search for wealth was the desire to convert the heathen to Christianity. This fascinating historical documentary is brought to life by colorful drawings, archival prints, and artifacts.Part I: 60 min; Part II: 30 min. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ebbo Demant
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
History curriculums, Spice trade, Slave trade, Imperialism and Colonialism, Trade and Commerce, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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