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All for the Nation
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directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Christine Chamoun, fl. 2003, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2011), 50 mins
"Koulouna lil Watan" (All For The Nation) focuses on a particular Lebanese nationality law, which stipulates that Lebanese women who choose to marry a foreigner are not allowed to extend their Lebanese citizenship to their husbands and children. Without citizenship, those families lose their social, civil and econ...
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Christine Chamoun, fl. 2003, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2011), 50 mins
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Angels are Made of Light
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directed by James Longley, 1972-; produced by James Longley, 1972- (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2018), 1 hour 57 mins
A stirring and beautiful documentary from Academy Award nominated director James Longley (Iraq in Fragments), Angels Are Made of Light traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offe...
directed by James Longley, 1972-; produced by James Longley, 1972- (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2018), 1 hour 57 mins
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Behind the Sexual Assault of a Left-behind Girl
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directed by Ge Jia, fl. 2014; presented by Jiang Nan, fl. 2014; produced by Song Yang, fl. 2014, Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited (Hong Kong (State): Phoenix TV, 2014), 28 mins

A news report about a left-behind girl being sexually assaulted by 18 elderly men for 2 years in Guangxi shocked the society. Receiving no sympathy, the 11-year-old victim “Xiao Yu” was even being accused of prostitution. To avoid gossip of her neighbour, her family was forced to move out of the village.

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directed by Ge Jia, fl. 2014; presented by Jiang Nan, fl. 2014; produced by Song Yang, fl. 2014, Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited (Hong Kong (State): Phoenix TV, 2014), 28 mins
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Cambodia: The Betrayal
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produced by David Munro, 1942- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 1 hour 8 mins
The world was horrified to learn of the holocaust which had taken place in Cambodia at the hands of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. This film exposes the hypocrisy of the Western nations which continue to support Pol Pot, despite the atrocities of his regime. Not only has Pol Pot been allowed to occupy Cambodia's sea...
produced by David Munro, 1942- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 1 hour 8 mins
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Caste at Birth
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directed by Mira Hamermesh; produced by Mira Hamermesh (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 52 mins
Few Westerners realize the grave situation of India's "untouchables." There are 150 million of them who live a segregated life. They cannot own land or get an education and are condemned to the most menial jobs, such as sweeping streets, cleaning toilets, or butchering animals. In the villages they are subject to...
directed by Mira Hamermesh; produced by Mira Hamermesh (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 52 mins
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C'est La Vie, Chinese Baby
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produced by Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited, in C'est La Vie (Hong Kong (State): Phoenix TV, 2020), 30 mins
Swedish girl Rebecka and American girl Julia, are both adopted children from Jiangxi province, China. In the adopted families, they were taken good care of and well educated, that one of them became a designer, while another is going to be a doctor. After growing into teenagers, under the encouragement of their ad...
produced by Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited, in C'est La Vie (Hong Kong (State): Phoenix TV, 2020), 30 mins
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Children of Tibet: The Exile Generation
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directed by Melinda Wearne; produced by Luke Hardiman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 54 mins
Each year hundreds of Tibetan children risk their lives fleeing Tibet in search of a freer life and an education in India. The Tibetan Government has established schools for young refugees throughout India to provide them with a chance to learn about their own culture and religion and to be educated in their own l...
directed by Melinda Wearne; produced by Luke Hardiman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 54 mins
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Emma Barnetts Meets..., Ai Weiwei
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produced by Bloomberg; interview by Emma Barnett, fl. 1993, in Emma Barnetts Meets... (New York, NY: Bloomberg L. P., 2022), 25 mins
Emma Barnett meets with the acclaimed artist and dissident Ai Weiwei to talk about his detention in China, his fight for human rights and the art of protest.
produced by Bloomberg; interview by Emma Barnett, fl. 1993, in Emma Barnetts Meets... (New York, NY: Bloomberg L. P., 2022), 25 mins
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Get Real, Never Be Home
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produced by Minmin Low and Ang Guangzheng, Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., in Get Real (London, England: TVF International, 2019), 45 mins
Get Real chronicles the plight of Cambodian American refugees who are deported back to Cambodia by the Trump administration.
produced by Minmin Low and Ang Guangzheng, Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., in Get Real (London, England: TVF International, 2019), 45 mins
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The Giant Awakes, Episode 2, A Very Chinese Solution
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produced by Martin Smith, 1949-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in The Giant Awakes, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1994), 49 mins
Three programmes looking at the economic awakening of China. Michael Robinson looks at the mushrooming of China's economy fuelled by foreign capital, cheap labour and a driving energy to catch up with the western world.
produced by Martin Smith, 1949-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in The Giant Awakes, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1994), 49 mins
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