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Scared Sacred
directed by Velcrow Ripper, 1963-; produced by Tracey Friesen, fl. 2003, Harry Sutherland and Cari Green, National Film Board of Canada and Producers on Davie Pictures (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2004), 1 hour 45 mins
Scared Sacred is a feature documentary that asks the question: can we be Scared into the Sacred? Can we take the trials of extreme historical situations and transform them into a force of awakening? Or will we succumb to groundlessness and fear? The film will take us on a journey to the pivotal 'Ground Zero's' of...
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directed by Velcrow Ripper, 1963-; produced by Tracey Friesen, fl. 2003, Harry Sutherland and Cari Green, National Film Board of Canada and Producers on Davie Pictures (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2004), 1 hour 45 mins
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Scared Sacred is a feature documentary that asks the question: can we be Scared into the Sacred? Can we take the trials of extreme historical situations and transform them into a force of awakening? Or will we succumb to groundlessness and fear? The film will take us on a journey to the pivotal 'Ground Zero's' of the world, places like Wounded Knee, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, New York City, and Afghanistan, among the darkest moments of human history....
Scared Sacred is a feature documentary that asks the question: can we be Scared into the Sacred? Can we take the trials of extreme historical situations and transform them into a force of awakening? Or will we succumb to groundlessness and fear? The film will take us on a journey to the pivotal 'Ground Zero's' of the world, places like Wounded Knee, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, New York City, and Afghanistan, among the darkest moments of human history. Yet this is not a gloomy film. We will seek out the stories of hope, of transformation, of resistance.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tracey Friesen, fl. 2003, Harry Sutherland, Cari Green, National Film Board of Canada, Producers on Davie Pictures, Velcrow Ripper, 1963-
Author / Creator
Velcrow Ripper, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Speaker / Narrator
Velcrow Ripper, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Postwar reconstruction, Disaster relief, Fear, Prayer and meditation, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1993-, United States Intervention in Afghanistan, December 22, 2001-, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, Atomic Bombing, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, India, December 2-3,1984, Political and Social Movements, War an...
Postwar reconstruction, Disaster relief, Fear, Prayer and meditation, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1993-, United States Intervention in Afghanistan, December 22, 2001-, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, Atomic Bombing, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, India, December 2-3,1984, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Humanities
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Copyright © 2004 by the National Film Board of Canada
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World in Action, Food: Secret of the Peace
directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1945), 13 mins
Made at the end of WWII, this short film shows scenes of food queues, hunger riots and famine in liberated Europe, pointing out the political danger that lies in starvation conditions. Causes of food shortages and measures taken by the Allies to solve these problems are described.
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directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1945), 13 mins
Description
Made at the end of WWII, this short film shows scenes of food queues, hunger riots and famine in liberated Europe, pointing out the political danger that lies in starvation conditions. Causes of food shortages and measures taken by the Allies to solve these problems are described.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988
Date Published / Released
1945
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Series
World in Action
Speaker / Narrator
Gregory Clark, Stuart Legg, 1910-1988
Person Discussed
Gregory Clark
Topic / Theme
Postwar reconstruction, Food supply, Starvation, Famine, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2013 by National Film Board of Canada
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World in Action, Spotlight on the Balkans
produced by National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada), 11 mins
A look at the history of the Balkan countries, and their post-World War II problems and concerns.
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produced by National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada), 11 mins
Description
A look at the history of the Balkan countries, and their post-World War II problems and concerns.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
National Film Board of Canada
Date Published / Released
1945
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Series
World in Action
Topic / Theme
Peace processes, Cultural change and history, Postwar reconstruction, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
© 1945 National Film Board of Canada
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