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African Exodus
produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 22 mins
An extremely powerful film showing the terrible risks that Africans will take to get to The Promised Land. Juan Medina, an Argentine photographer, arrived in Spain twenty years ago. Medina was looking for a better life and decided to settle in Fuerteventura, attracted by a tourist slogan portraying it as 'The Tran...
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produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 22 mins
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An extremely powerful film showing the terrible risks that Africans will take to get to The Promised Land. Juan Medina, an Argentine photographer, arrived in Spain twenty years ago. Medina was looking for a better life and decided to settle in Fuerteventura, attracted by a tourist slogan portraying it as 'The Tranquil Isle.' He could not have guessed then that he would be an eye witness to the tragic exodus of Africans to Europe. Over the last te...
An extremely powerful film showing the terrible risks that Africans will take to get to The Promised Land. Juan Medina, an Argentine photographer, arrived in Spain twenty years ago. Medina was looking for a better life and decided to settle in Fuerteventura, attracted by a tourist slogan portraying it as 'The Tranquil Isle.' He could not have guessed then that he would be an eye witness to the tragic exodus of Africans to Europe. Over the last ten years, 32,000 Africans have landed on the coast of the Canary Islands in makeshift boats. Many have died in the attempt, drowned in the 100 or so kilometers of seas separating the islands from the African mainland. One night in November 2004, Juan was on board a Spanish police patrol vessel. A drifting craft was spotted full of immigrants. But the makeshift boat capsized: 11 people drowned and 29 were rescued.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
SW Pictures
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Topic / Theme
EU and its Borders, Internal and External, Immigration and emigration, Laws and legislation, Refugees, History, Current Affairs, Africans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
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Burma Displaced
directed by Roland Wehap, fl. 2008; produced by Rowe Productions (Java Films, 2010), 1 hour
We hear the stories of the people who were able to flee Burma. They live as illegal workers in neighboring countries, in refugee camps in Bangladesh, as tourist attractions in Thailand. Burma only lives in their memories. We meet the Rap Group 'Myanmar Future Generation' who sing about Burma's tragic history. Thei...
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directed by Roland Wehap, fl. 2008; produced by Rowe Productions (Java Films, 2010), 1 hour
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We hear the stories of the people who were able to flee Burma. They live as illegal workers in neighboring countries, in refugee camps in Bangladesh, as tourist attractions in Thailand. Burma only lives in their memories. We meet the Rap Group 'Myanmar Future Generation' who sing about Burma's tragic history. Their common hope: a better life, a freed Burma.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rowe Productions, Howard Nightingall, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Roland Wehap, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Java Films
Speaker / Narrator
Howard Nightingall, fl. 2000
Topic / Theme
Burma-Myanmar Conflict (1982-2008), Violence, Political dissidents, Saffron Revolution, Burma, August 15, 2007-September 2008, Sociology, History, Origins, Burmese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Java Films
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Correspondent, The Ugly War: Israel Undercover
directed by Dominic Allan; presented by John Kampfner; produced by Dominic Allan, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Correspondent (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2002), 44 mins
How do the Israeli military decide when to take a Palestinian terrorist alive, and when to kill him? Granted rare access to the Israeli military machine, Correspondent follows two Israeli commando units to reveal the criteria they work by. Often it's a matter of a few miles and a few hours between the terrorist ce...
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directed by Dominic Allan; presented by John Kampfner; produced by Dominic Allan, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Correspondent (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2002), 44 mins
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How do the Israeli military decide when to take a Palestinian terrorist alive, and when to kill him? Granted rare access to the Israeli military machine, Correspondent follows two Israeli commando units to reveal the criteria they work by. Often it's a matter of a few miles and a few hours between the terrorist cell - the engineer, organiser, suicide bomber - and the targeted Israeli town. Israelis call such targets 'ticking bombs', and they are...
How do the Israeli military decide when to take a Palestinian terrorist alive, and when to kill him? Granted rare access to the Israeli military machine, Correspondent follows two Israeli commando units to reveal the criteria they work by. Often it's a matter of a few miles and a few hours between the terrorist cell - the engineer, organiser, suicide bomber - and the targeted Israeli town. Israelis call such targets 'ticking bombs', and they are the highest priority. The rest of the world may debate whether military operations slow down the cycle of violence or just cause more bloodshed; the Israeli military don't have the time.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dominic Allan, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Dominic Allan, John Kampfner
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Correspondent
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Terrorism, Soldiers, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1993-, Politics & Policy, Current Affairs, Israelis, Palestinians, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2013 BBC Worldwide
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Enforcers, 3, Border Patrol
directed by Greg Goldman, fl. 1979; produced by Greg Goldman, fl. 1979, Greystone Communications, in Enforcers, 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2001), 47 mins
As the most powerful and richest country in the world, the United States has always been the Promised Land since its inception. But sometimes it is difficult to enter the United States legally and thousands try to enter the country illegally by passing over the northern and southern borders of the United States. T...
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directed by Greg Goldman, fl. 1979; produced by Greg Goldman, fl. 1979, Greystone Communications, in Enforcers, 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2001), 47 mins
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As the most powerful and richest country in the world, the United States has always been the Promised Land since its inception. But sometimes it is difficult to enter the United States legally and thousands try to enter the country illegally by passing over the northern and southern borders of the United States. The Border Patrol polices the U.S. borders and prevents illegal immigration. At times a thankless and dangerous job, men and women of th...
As the most powerful and richest country in the world, the United States has always been the Promised Land since its inception. But sometimes it is difficult to enter the United States legally and thousands try to enter the country illegally by passing over the northern and southern borders of the United States. The Border Patrol polices the U.S. borders and prevents illegal immigration. At times a thankless and dangerous job, men and women of the Border Patrol provide vital assistance to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. This episode of The Enforcers examines the history of the Border Patrol and its role in American law enforcement.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Greg Goldman, fl. 1979, Greystone Communications, Miguel Ferrer, 1955-
Author / Creator
Greg Goldman, fl. 1979
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Enforcers
Speaker / Narrator
Miguel Ferrer, 1955-
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Law enforcement, Political boundaries, Law, History, Current Affairs, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of A&E Television.
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Finding Mercy
directed by Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012; produced by Leanne Pooley, fl. 1991, Spacific Films (Java Films, 2012), 44 mins
At the age of eight, filmmaker Robyn Paterson greeted Comrade Robert Mugabe with flowers as he stepped from a plane at a Zimbabwe air-force base. She and her best friend, Mercy, were poster children for the new Zimbabwe. Robyn as pale skinned as Mercy was dark, the girls were a symbol that all was well in the inde...
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directed by Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012; produced by Leanne Pooley, fl. 1991, Spacific Films (Java Films, 2012), 44 mins
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At the age of eight, filmmaker Robyn Paterson greeted Comrade Robert Mugabe with flowers as he stepped from a plane at a Zimbabwe air-force base. She and her best friend, Mercy, were poster children for the new Zimbabwe. Robyn as pale skinned as Mercy was dark, the girls were a symbol that all was well in the independent nation. But it was not. Only a few miles away, Mercy's Matabele tribespeople were being massacred by Mugabe's special forces....
At the age of eight, filmmaker Robyn Paterson greeted Comrade Robert Mugabe with flowers as he stepped from a plane at a Zimbabwe air-force base. She and her best friend, Mercy, were poster children for the new Zimbabwe. Robyn as pale skinned as Mercy was dark, the girls were a symbol that all was well in the independent nation. But it was not. Only a few miles away, Mercy's Matabele tribespeople were being massacred by Mugabe's special forces.
A generation later, Robyn begins a high-risk ground search across Zimbabwe - desperate to know what has happened to her friend. Along the way she faces the dangers of filming in a country hostile to media, the shock of what is still going on behind closed doors, and the stark differences that she and Mercy have come to symbolize. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and very different look at the Mugabe era.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Leanne Pooley, fl. 1991, Spacific Films, Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012
Author / Creator
Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Java Films
Speaker / Narrator
Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012
Person Discussed
Robert Mugabe, 1924-
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Government policy, Political events, Sociology, History, Origins, Zimbabweans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Java Films
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Flashbacks, Episode 42
produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Flashbacks (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
This video, produced by World Wide Entertainment, is about the Berlin Wall.
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produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Flashbacks (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
Description
This video, produced by World Wide Entertainment, is about the Berlin Wall.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
World Wide Entertainment
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Flashbacks
Topic / Theme
Germany and its Borders, Political boundaries, Property, Refugees, Fall of Berlin Wall, November 9, 1989, Cold War, 1945-1989, Political and Social Movements, History, World History, Germans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by World Wide Entertainment
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Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 2, Ethiopia and Eritrea - Lives On the Borderline
directed by Raffaele Masto, 1953-; produced by Nova-T TV Productions, in Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 2 (Turin, Piedmont: Nova-T TV Productions, 2000), 25 mins
They were brother countries, united by almost identical customs and traditions, but in 1998 they began to fight each other. Tens of thousands have died, the injured and refugees are numerous. Their economies were already very precarious, and the war has only worsened the situation. Yet another example of the chaos...
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directed by Raffaele Masto, 1953-; produced by Nova-T TV Productions, in Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 2 (Turin, Piedmont: Nova-T TV Productions, 2000), 25 mins
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They were brother countries, united by almost identical customs and traditions, but in 1998 they began to fight each other. Tens of thousands have died, the injured and refugees are numerous. Their economies were already very precarious, and the war has only worsened the situation. Yet another example of the chaos that reigns in the African Horn.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nova-T TV Productions, Christopher Jones, 1941-2014
Author / Creator
Raffaele Masto, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Nova-T TV Productions
Series
Forgotten Wars
Speaker / Narrator
Christopher Jones, 1941-2014
Topic / Theme
Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict (1961-1978), Eritrean, Ethiopian, Military occupation, Military casualties, Politics, Guerrilla warfare, Refugees, Social conflict, Civilian war casualties, War, Eritrean-Ethiopian War, 1998-2000, Politics & Policy, Documentation of Crimes, Eritreans, Ethiopians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Nova-T Television Production Company
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Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 3, Hutu-Tutsi Rwanda - The Endless War
directed by Raffaele Masto, 1953-; produced by Nova-T TV Productions, in Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 3 (Turin, Piedmont: Nova-T TV Productions, 1998), 26 mins
Rwanda: a country and a population consumed by genocide. Nearly one million lives lost, victims of a cruel power struggle based on ethnic confrontations between the Hutu and Tutsi. A reconciliation seems impossible.
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directed by Raffaele Masto, 1953-; produced by Nova-T TV Productions, in Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 3 (Turin, Piedmont: Nova-T TV Productions, 1998), 26 mins
Description
Rwanda: a country and a population consumed by genocide. Nearly one million lives lost, victims of a cruel power struggle based on ethnic confrontations between the Hutu and Tutsi. A reconciliation seems impossible.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nova-T TV Productions, Christopher Jones, 1941-2014
Author / Creator
Raffaele Masto, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Nova-T TV Productions
Series
Forgotten Wars
Speaker / Narrator
Christopher Jones, 1941-2014
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Tutsi, Hutu, Civilian war casualties, Social conflict, Civil war, War, Genocide, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Politics & Policy, Documentation of Crimes, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Nova-T Television Production Company
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The Guestworker
directed by Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 and Charles Thompson; produced by Charles Thompson and Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 53 mins
When President Bush and some members of Congress proposed guest worker programs as part of new immigration reform legislation, it was as though nothing like this had existed before. Yet since 1986, thousands of Mexican men have legally entered the United States to work here, because of the little known H-2A guestw...
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directed by Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 and Charles Thompson; produced by Charles Thompson and Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 53 mins
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When President Bush and some members of Congress proposed guest worker programs as part of new immigration reform legislation, it was as though nothing like this had existed before. Yet since 1986, thousands of Mexican men have legally entered the United States to work here, because of the little known H-2A guestworker program, put in effect during the Reagan years. Filmed on both sides of the border, the documentary chronicles the life of such f...
When President Bush and some members of Congress proposed guest worker programs as part of new immigration reform legislation, it was as though nothing like this had existed before. Yet since 1986, thousands of Mexican men have legally entered the United States to work here, because of the little known H-2A guestworker program, put in effect during the Reagan years. Filmed on both sides of the border, the documentary chronicles the life of such farm- workers while looking at the issues surrounding the program. The film focuses on a 66-year-old Mexican farmer, Candelario Moreno Gonzales, who works on the tobacco, cucumber and pepper fields of the Western Farms in North Carolina . He has made this annual trip for forty years, initially as an undocumented immigrant for which he was jailed three times. Now too old to risk illegal crossings, he has paid as much as a thousand dollars for his bus fare and other costs of participating in the program. Although he is twenty years older than most of his fellow workers, he puts in the same grueling hours with no hope of citizenship and the benefits that go along with it. The film also shows the troubles of his employer, Len Wester, who may loose his farm because of drought. Wester, like many US farmers, is dependent on foreign farm laborers to sustain his farm. Candelario loves his home and family but the deteriorating condition of Mexico's rural economy leave him little choice but to continue his yearly trek. As he says " I need to go as long as I can work. I'm old. The work has worn me down and made me tired. My family needs me at home in Mexico, but I need to be here too." High School College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Charles Thompson, Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003
Author / Creator
Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003, Charles Thompson
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Farm workers, Migrant life, Immigration laws, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Ethnic Studies, Mexicans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Inside Story, Karzan's Brothers - Escape From The Safe Haven
directed by Claudio von Planta, 1962-; produced by Alex Moody, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Inside Story (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour 3 mins
Since the conflict with Iraq, the Kurds in the 'Safe Haven' have not been secure. Undercover efforts, both with and without the aid of foreign governments, are constantly being made to get family and friends out to the West. Inside Story witnesses one such one such operation at close quarters as a brother struggle...
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directed by Claudio von Planta, 1962-; produced by Alex Moody, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Inside Story (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour 3 mins
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Since the conflict with Iraq, the Kurds in the 'Safe Haven' have not been secure. Undercover efforts, both with and without the aid of foreign governments, are constantly being made to get family and friends out to the West. Inside Story witnesses one such one such operation at close quarters as a brother struggles to save his family from Saddam's forces only to have to confront a very different force - the immigration authorities in the West and...
Since the conflict with Iraq, the Kurds in the 'Safe Haven' have not been secure. Undercover efforts, both with and without the aid of foreign governments, are constantly being made to get family and friends out to the West. Inside Story witnesses one such one such operation at close quarters as a brother struggles to save his family from Saddam's forces only to have to confront a very different force - the immigration authorities in the West and refugee limbo.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Karzan Sherabayani, Alex Moody, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Claudio von Planta, 1962-
Date Published / Released
1996, 2013
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Inside Story
Topic / Theme
Iraq and Syria Border, Border Events and Areas Context, Exile, Smuggling, Kurdish people, Law, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Current Affairs, Kurdish, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 BBC Worldwide
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