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The #1 Bus Chronicles
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directed by Joel Katz, fl. 1984; produced by Joel Katz, fl. 1984 and Delmira Valladares, Oniera Films LLC (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 2020), 53 mins
The #1 Bus Chronicles uses a small sociological microcosm – a bus stop on an industrial highway in New Jersey – to intimately portray some of the most marginalized lives in America today - the ‘working poor’, the recently incarcerated, and immigration asylum seekers. In startlingly intimate encounters, str...
directed by Joel Katz, fl. 1984; produced by Joel Katz, fl. 1984 and Delmira Valladares, Oniera Films LLC (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 2020), 53 mins
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2 Men of Fiji
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directed by Brett Porter, fl. 1959; produced by Bern Gandy, fl. 1959, Shell Oil Company (New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 1996), 57 mins
The story of two men from the village of Lakeba, in the Lau group, who left their village for the city.
directed by Brett Porter, fl. 1959; produced by Bern Gandy, fl. 1959, Shell Oil Company (New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 1996), 57 mins
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3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets
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directed by Marc Silver, 1977-; produced by Minette Nelson, fl. 2015 and Carolyn Hepburn, fl. 2004, Participant Media, HBO Documentary Films and Motto Pictures; performed by Lucia McBath, fl. 2015, Ron Davis, fl. 2015 and Michael David Dunn, fl. 2012 (Sausalito, CA: Ro*Co Films, 2015), 1 hour 39 mins
On Black Friday 2012, four African - American teenagers stopped at a gas station to buy gum and cigarettes. One of them, Jordan Davis, argued with Michael Dunn, a white man parked beside them, over the volume of music playing in their car. The altercation turned to tragedy when Dunn fired 10 bullets at the unarmed...
directed by Marc Silver, 1977-; produced by Minette Nelson, fl. 2015 and Carolyn Hepburn, fl. 2004, Participant Media, HBO Documentary Films and Motto Pictures; performed by Lucia McBath, fl. 2015, Ron Davis, fl. 2015 and Michael David Dunn, fl. 2012 (Sausalito, CA: Ro*Co Films, 2015), 1 hour 39 mins
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3 carnivals and a half
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directed by Michele Trentini, fl. 2015; produced by Museo degli usi e costumi della gente trentina (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2007), 51 mins
One day in Valfloriana, one day in Grauno in Val di Cembra, one day in Palù del Fersina in the Val dei Mòcheni) following three (and a half ...) of the most significant traditional carnivals that still take place in Trentino. Far from the now prevalent format of the parade of masked wagons, these carnivals actua...
directed by Michele Trentini, fl. 2015; produced by Museo degli usi e costumi della gente trentina (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2007), 51 mins
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3 Still Standing
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directed by Donna LoCicero, fl. 2000-2014 and Robert Campos, fl. 1981-2017; produced by Allison Hatcher, fl. 2014, Beanfield Production (Warren, NJ: Passion River Films, 2014), 1 hour 30 mins
3 Still Standing follows three veteran stand up comics as they struggle to survive the downfall of comedy in a changing world. Contemporaries of Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, and others in the hotbed of San Francisco during the heady 1980s, success seems to be just one great set away for Will Durst, Larry "Bubbles...
directed by Donna LoCicero, fl. 2000-2014 and Robert Campos, fl. 1981-2017; produced by Allison Hatcher, fl. 2014, Beanfield Production (Warren, NJ: Passion River Films, 2014), 1 hour 30 mins
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5 Casas
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directed by Bruno Gularte Barreto, fl. 2004; produced by Jéssica Luz, fl. 2006, Vulcana Cinema (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2020), 1 hour 25 mins
5 houses, 5 interconnected stories in a small town of Brazil. A young man bullied for being gay, an old teacher struggling to keep her home, a nun expelled from the school she used to run, an old farmhand in a haunted farm and a boy whose parents died 20 years ago.
directed by Bruno Gularte Barreto, fl. 2004; produced by Jéssica Luz, fl. 2006, Vulcana Cinema (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2020), 1 hour 25 mins
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5 Shorts Project, Interview With a Free Man
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directed by Nicolas Lévesque, fl. 2013; produced by Catherine Benoit, fl. 2014, Colette Loumède, fl. 1998-2016 and Nathalie Cloutier, fl. 2004, Spirafilm and National Film Board of Canada, in 5 Shorts Project (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2015), 6 mins
In this documentary short, several men go through a job interview eager to get a fresh start in life. With each question that's asked, we glimpse tiny snippets of their lives along with their hopes and fears. Nicolas Lévesque's Interview with a Free Man cleverly toys with viewers through its oblique narration, co...
directed by Nicolas Lévesque, fl. 2013; produced by Catherine Benoit, fl. 2014, Colette Loumède, fl. 1998-2016 and Nathalie Cloutier, fl. 2004, Spirafilm and National Film Board of Canada, in 5 Shorts Project (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2015), 6 mins
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6 Battle for the Gulf, 1 of 6, A Summer Cloud
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in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 1 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 52 mins
At the end of the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq was close to bankruptcy because of President Saddam Hussein’s military spending and his attempts to build nuclear weapons. The U.S. had sided with Saddam Hussein during Iraq’s eight-year war with Iran, but the American government was confident it could contain his ambition...
in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 1 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 52 mins
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6 Battle for the Gulf, 2 of 6, A Dark and Frightening Picture
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in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 2 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 50 mins
This film begins on August 2nd, 1990 – the day Iraq invaded Kuwait. Republican Guard tanks sealed off the city while Iraqi special-forces seized government buildings. The advancing Iraqis met little resistance. The Emir had stood down his army to avoid provoking Saddam. Many of his soldiers were taking their sum...
in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 2 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 50 mins
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6 Battle for the Gulf, 3 of 6, Wrong on All Points
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in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 3 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 50 mins
Republican Guard tanks sealed off Kuwait city while Iraqi special forces seized government buildings. The advancing Iraqis met little resistance. The Emir had stood down his army to avoid provoking Saddam. Many of his soldiers were taking their summer vacations. Saddam thought any reprisals would be limited and wo...
in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 3 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 50 mins
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