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731: Two Versions of Hell
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produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives t...
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produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
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Code Name: Butterflies
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directed by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995; produced by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995 (Privately Published, 2008), 1 hour 1 mins
A veces la bravura para se hacer la revolución proviene de donde menos lo esperas. Em la isla caribeña, de la República Dominicana, 1960, há un pueblo asediado, sufriendo bajo la cruel tiranía de Rafael Trujillo, el dictador más sanguinario de la historia latinoamericana. Tres bellas y notables hermanas - Pa...
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directed by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995; produced by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995 (Privately Published, 2008), 1 hour 1 mins
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The Danish Solution
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directed by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003; produced by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 59 mins
Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of s...
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directed by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003; produced by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 59 mins
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Heritages
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directed by Philippe Aractingi, 1964-; produced by Diane Aractingi, fl. 2005 and Philippe Aractingi, 1964-, INA Productions, Dolce Vita Films, Fantascope Production, Radiotelevisione Svizzera and Amka Films Productions (Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia: 3Boxmedia, 2014), 1 hour 41 mins
As he flees Lebanon again in July 2006, director Philippe Aractingi (Under the Bombs) realizes that, like him, his ancestors have been fleeing wars and massacres for five generations. In a fresco where photos, archives and home videos of his children subtly interact, he tells the story of his family’s travel...
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directed by Philippe Aractingi, 1964-; produced by Diane Aractingi, fl. 2005 and Philippe Aractingi, 1964-, INA Productions, Dolce Vita Films, Fantascope Production, Radiotelevisione Svizzera and Amka Films Productions (Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia: 3Boxmedia, 2014), 1 hour 41 mins
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Near Normal Man
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directed by Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015; produced by Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015 (Eixample, 2017), 28 mins
How does a young person maintain resilience and humanity in the face of vicious racism, unspeakable violence and unfolding genocide? This is the story of Holocaust Survivor Ben Stern, as he explores the question that haunts: how did he emerge from overwhelming physical pain and psychological terror, determined to...
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directed by Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015; produced by Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015 (Eixample, 2017), 28 mins
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Political Assassinations, Vol. III, The End of a Colombian Dream: Denying The Assassination Of Jorge Gaitana
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directed by Maria Valencia, fl. 2010 and Michel Noll, 1949-; produced by Quarter Latin Media and Solferino Images, in Political Assassinations, Vol. III (Film Ideas, 2010), 53 mins
On April 9, 1948, despite strong social tensions, US general Marshall opens the 9th Pan-American conference in Colombia's capital Bogota. Jorge Gaitan, the popular opposition leader and fierce opponent to the Colombian oligarchy, is shot dead. The aftermath? Two days of riots that left 5,000 dead and a guerrilla w...
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directed by Maria Valencia, fl. 2010 and Michel Noll, 1949-; produced by Quarter Latin Media and Solferino Images, in Political Assassinations, Vol. III (Film Ideas, 2010), 53 mins
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Political Assassinations, Vol. IV, Death in Geneva : The Poisoning of Félix Moumié
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directed by Frank Garbely, fl. 2010; produced by Aïe Productions and Triluna Film, in Political Assassinations, Vol. IV (Film Ideas, 2010), 53 mins
For the French government, Cameroon had a particular strategic importance. Paris was afraid that in case of defeat against Moumie's UPC, a left wing movement of independence, France would not only lose Cameroon, but also other colonies in Western and Central Africa. Paris was convinced that it was in Cameroon it w...
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directed by Frank Garbely, fl. 2010; produced by Aïe Productions and Triluna Film, in Political Assassinations, Vol. IV (Film Ideas, 2010), 53 mins
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Sarajevo, Pacified
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directed by Andreas Monies Boggild; produced by Andreas Monies Boggild (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2007), 39 mins
This documentary is the story about two ordinary people who grew up under rather extraordinary conditions. Emira and Adis both survived the siege of Sarajevo during the civil war in the former Yugoslavia. Now, more than 10 years later, Emira, aged 28, and Adis, 26, tell us about life as a teenager in a war zone an...
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directed by Andreas Monies Boggild; produced by Andreas Monies Boggild (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2007), 39 mins
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