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Agent Orange: Time Bomb
directed by Ho Thuy Tiên, fl. 1981 and Laurent Lindebrings, 1970-; produced by Jean Luc Thirion, fl. 2013, Collectif Orchidées and Orange DiHoxyn (Paris, Ile-de-France: Doriane Films, 2013), 57 mins
After 40 years of uninterrupted war, Vietnam eventually came out of it, on April 30, 1975. Yet the US army left a poison which is invisible today: dioxin. This powerful chemical weapon, produced by the multinational company Monsanto and better known as "Agent Orange", took possession of Vietnam's earth, water, and...
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directed by Ho Thuy Tiên, fl. 1981 and Laurent Lindebrings, 1970-; produced by Jean Luc Thirion, fl. 2013, Collectif Orchidées and Orange DiHoxyn (Paris, Ile-de-France: Doriane Films, 2013), 57 mins
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After 40 years of uninterrupted war, Vietnam eventually came out of it, on April 30, 1975. Yet the US army left a poison which is invisible today: dioxin. This powerful chemical weapon, produced by the multinational company Monsanto and better known as "Agent Orange", took possession of Vietnam's earth, water, and vegetation. Billions of Vietnamese people are victims of dioxin. They are suffering from serious deformities and cancers. 40 years aft...
After 40 years of uninterrupted war, Vietnam eventually came out of it, on April 30, 1975. Yet the US army left a poison which is invisible today: dioxin. This powerful chemical weapon, produced by the multinational company Monsanto and better known as "Agent Orange", took possession of Vietnam's earth, water, and vegetation. Billions of Vietnamese people are victims of dioxin. They are suffering from serious deformities and cancers. 40 years after the last spreading, dioxin keeps wreaking havoc. Beyond the Vietnamese case, what are the States' responsibilities concerning their weapons choices and uses during armed conflicts? What are the potential compensations towards the victims and the devastated countries?
Doriane Films, Orchidées avec le soutien de Orange Dihoxyn, Demain le Monde - 57mn - Versions française et anglaise.
Le film Agent Orange, une bombe à retardement ouvre le dossier douloureux d’un drame peu médiatisé qui touche aujourd’hui des millions de Vietnamiens sur plusieurs générations.
Après 40 années de guerre ininterrompue contre la France puis les États-Unis, le Vietnam sort enfin de la guerre, le 30 avril 1975. Pourtant, en partant, l’armée américaine laisse un poison aujourd’hui invisible: la dioxine.Cette arme chimique puissante, plus connue sous le nom d’Agent Orange, produite par la multinationale Monsanto, a pris possession de la terre, des eaux, de la végétation vietnamienne.
Des millions de Vietnamiens sont victimes de la dioxine, atteints de lourdes malformations, de cancers. 40 ans après les derniers épandages, la dioxine continue de faire des ravages.
Au-delà du cas vietnamien, quelle est la responsabilité des États dans le choix des armes et de leur utilisation en cas de conflit armé? Quelles sont les réparations possibles envers les victimes et les pays dévastés?
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jean Luc Thirion, fl. 2013, Collectif Orchidées, Orange DiHoxyn
Author / Creator
Ho Thuy Tiên, fl. 1981, Laurent Lindebrings, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Doriane Films
Topic / Theme
DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), Pollutants, Chemical industry, Environmental illnesses, Pesticides, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Ecology, Vietnamese, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Dirty Energy
directed by Bryan D. Hopkins, 1976-; produced by Edward Stencel, fl. 1998 and Bryan D. Hopkins, 1976-, Flood Films and Media (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2013), 1 hour 34 mins
On April 20th, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven BP workers and spewing 200 million barrels of oil into the ocean. DIRTY ENERGY brings to light the personal stories of the Louisiana fishermen and local residents directly impacted by the worst environmental disaster...
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directed by Bryan D. Hopkins, 1976-; produced by Edward Stencel, fl. 1998 and Bryan D. Hopkins, 1976-, Flood Films and Media (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2013), 1 hour 34 mins
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On April 20th, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven BP workers and spewing 200 million barrels of oil into the ocean. DIRTY ENERGY brings to light the personal stories of the Louisiana fishermen and local residents directly impacted by the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. Filmmaker Bryan D. Hopkins gains intimate access to the lives and homes of these people, as they struggle to rebuild...
On April 20th, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven BP workers and spewing 200 million barrels of oil into the ocean. DIRTY ENERGY brings to light the personal stories of the Louisiana fishermen and local residents directly impacted by the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. Filmmaker Bryan D. Hopkins gains intimate access to the lives and homes of these people, as they struggle to rebuild their lives and contend with emerging health crises related to the toxic dispersants used to clean up the spill. DIRTY ENERGY paints a poignant portrait of the human cost of the calamity, and the systematic failure by BP and the U.S. Government to effectively and transparently manage the environmental impact.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Edward Stencel, fl. 1998, Bryan D. Hopkins, 1976-, Flood Films and Media
Author / Creator
Bryan D. Hopkins, 1976-
Date Published / Released
2011, 2013
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Topic / Theme
Deepwater Horizon, Environmental disasters, Pollutants, Petroleum industry, Environmental protection, Environmental justice, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, April 20-July 15, 2010, Politics & Policy, Ecology, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Fall and Winter
directed by Matt Anderson, fl. 2013; produced by Taylor Feltner, fl. 2009 (Los Angeles, CA: First Pond Entertainment, 2012), 1 hour 42 mins
This stunning film takes you on a Koyaanisqatsi-style journey, reaching to the past to understand the origins of the catastrophic environmental transitions we now face. Over two years, director Matt Anderson traveled 16,000 miles to document firsthand the environmental destruction and urban wastelands across Ameri...
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directed by Matt Anderson, fl. 2013; produced by Taylor Feltner, fl. 2009 (Los Angeles, CA: First Pond Entertainment, 2012), 1 hour 42 mins
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This stunning film takes you on a Koyaanisqatsi-style journey, reaching to the past to understand the origins of the catastrophic environmental transitions we now face. Over two years, director Matt Anderson traveled 16,000 miles to document firsthand the environmental destruction and urban wastelands across America. Some of today's most progressive thinkers, from anthropologists and bio- architects to psychologists and journalists, collectively...
This stunning film takes you on a Koyaanisqatsi-style journey, reaching to the past to understand the origins of the catastrophic environmental transitions we now face. Over two years, director Matt Anderson traveled 16,000 miles to document firsthand the environmental destruction and urban wastelands across America. Some of today's most progressive thinkers, from anthropologists and bio- architects to psychologists and journalists, collectively recreate a story of humanity and the history of Earth, presenting a desperately needed survival guide to make the transition in the coming ecological and psychological crisis.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Taylor Feltner, fl. 2009
Author / Creator
Matt Anderson, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
First Pond Entertainment
Speaker / Narrator
Thomas Banyacya, 1909-1999
Person Discussed
Thomas Banyacya, 1909-1999
Topic / Theme
Climate Change - Context and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Environmental illnesses, Natural law, Capitalism, Industrialization, Atomic Bombing, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, April 20-July 15, 2010, Sociology, History, Ecology, Hopi, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Fuel
directed by Joshua Tickell; produced by Dale Rosenbloom, 1964-, Greg Reitman, fl. 2000, Darius Fisher, fl. 2006, Daniel Assael, fl. 2006 and Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Open Pictures, Green Planet Productions, Blue Water Entertainment and Big Picture Ranch (Santa Monica, CA: Blue Water Entertainment, 2008), 1 hour 53 mins
FUEL is an insightful portrait of America’s addiction to oil and an uplifting testament to the immediacy of new energy solutions. Director, Josh Tickell, a young activist, shuttles us on a whirlwind journey to track the rising domination of the petrochemical industry — from Rockefeller’s strategy to halt For...
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directed by Joshua Tickell; produced by Dale Rosenbloom, 1964-, Greg Reitman, fl. 2000, Darius Fisher, fl. 2006, Daniel Assael, fl. 2006 and Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Open Pictures, Green Planet Productions, Blue Water Entertainment and Big Picture Ranch (Santa Monica, CA: Blue Water Entertainment, 2008), 1 hour 53 mins
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FUEL is an insightful portrait of America’s addiction to oil and an uplifting testament to the immediacy of new energy solutions. Director, Josh Tickell, a young activist, shuttles us on a whirlwind journey to track the rising domination of the petrochemical industry — from Rockefeller’s strategy to halt Ford’s first ethanol cars to Vice President Cheney’s petrochemical company sponsored energy legislation — and reveals a gamut of ava...
FUEL is an insightful portrait of America’s addiction to oil and an uplifting testament to the immediacy of new energy solutions. Director, Josh Tickell, a young activist, shuttles us on a whirlwind journey to track the rising domination of the petrochemical industry — from Rockefeller’s strategy to halt Ford’s first ethanol cars to Vice President Cheney’s petrochemical company sponsored energy legislation — and reveals a gamut of available solutions to “repower America” — from vertical farms that occupy skyscrapers to algae facilities that turn wastewater into fuel. Tickell and a surprising array of environmentalists, policy makers, and entertainment notables take us through America’s complicated, often ignominious energy past and illuminate a hopeful, achievable future, where decentralized, sustainable living is not only possible, it’s imperative.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dale Rosenbloom, 1964-, Greg Reitman, fl. 2000, Darius Fisher, fl. 2006, Daniel Assael, fl. 2006, Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Open Pictures, Green Planet Productions, Blue Water Entertainment, Big Picture Ranch, Joshua Tickell
Author / Creator
Joshua Tickell
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Blue Water Entertainment
Speaker / Narrator
Joshua Tickell
Person Discussed
Rudolf Diesel, 1858-1913
Topic / Theme
Sustainable engineering, Environmental impact analysis, Renewable energy sources, Environmental policy, Fuel, Automobile industry, Oil mines and mining, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, War and Violence, History, Politics & Policy, Ecology, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Mined to Death
directed by Regina Harrison, fl. 2002-2015; produced by Regina Harrison, fl. 2002-2015 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2006), 39 mins
Working at an elevation of 16,000 feet, Quechua-speaking miners in Potosi, Bolivia, dig out zinc, tin, and silver much like their Incan ancestors did more than five centuries ago. This poignant documentary explores the lives and work of the miners as the veins of ore in the sacred mountain they are mining become i...
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directed by Regina Harrison, fl. 2002-2015; produced by Regina Harrison, fl. 2002-2015 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2006), 39 mins
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Working at an elevation of 16,000 feet, Quechua-speaking miners in Potosi, Bolivia, dig out zinc, tin, and silver much like their Incan ancestors did more than five centuries ago. This poignant documentary explores the lives and work of the miners as the veins of ore in the sacred mountain they are mining become increasingly depleted and ever more difficult to discover and remove. Rising more than three miles above sea level, the crusty red mount...
Working at an elevation of 16,000 feet, Quechua-speaking miners in Potosi, Bolivia, dig out zinc, tin, and silver much like their Incan ancestors did more than five centuries ago. This poignant documentary explores the lives and work of the miners as the veins of ore in the sacred mountain they are mining become increasingly depleted and ever more difficult to discover and remove. Rising more than three miles above sea level, the crusty red mountain of Sumaq Orqo dominates the landscape of Potosi, just as it did in the time of the Inca. More than 550 years of mining has marred its cone-shaped mass, and stone openings lead down vertiginous dark shafts to galleries where ore is dug out by pick ax and, where possible, by mechanized drills. Over the centuries it is said that some eight million Indian miners have died working the mines.Today 28 indigenous mining cooperatives eke out a living on the mountain. They drill into the veins of ore, fill the mining carts, and drag the carts up to the surface. Commentary by the miners, their wives, and their children powerfully convey the hardships and tragedies of life in the Andes. A few miners who have escaped the hard labor of the mines now return to the shafts -- guiding tourists. For $10, tourists can experience first-hand the perils of the mines: noxious gases, unprotected paths, extreme heat and cold, and little to eat or drink for several hours while walking through the bowels of the earth. Interviews with European and American tourists reveal their conflicted emotions after witnessing these harsh conditions. Miners put their faith in the subterranean deity called Tio, who they hope will lead them to a rich vein of ore and protect them as they blast out the metal. Transnational mining companies, however, predict an end to the mining on Potosi mountain. Like the miners, the mountain is exhausted and dying a slow, difficult death. Mined to Death provides an illuminating case study of suffering and hardship that is common among indigenous peoples in the developing, post-colonial world. Its dramatic visuals and forthright testimony will engage students and inspire discussion in a variety of courses in cultural anthropology, Latin American and Andean studies, development studies, tourist studies, and human rights. It was produced and filmed by Prof. Regina Harrison, University of Maryland, who also produced the acclaimed "Cashing in on Culture: Indigenous Communities and Tourism."
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Regina Harrison, fl. 2002-2015
Author / Creator
Regina Harrison, fl. 2002-2015
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Global Indigenous Perspectives, Tourism industry, Working conditions, Mining industry, Ecology, Quechan, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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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)
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Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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