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24 Days in Brooks
directed by Dana Inkster; produced by Bonnie Thompson, National Film Board of Canada (Ottawa, ON: National Film Board of Canada, 2007), 42 mins
Over the course of a decade Brooks, Alberta, transformed from a socially conservative, primarily white town to one of the most diverse places in Canada as immigrants and refugees flocked to find jobs at the Lakeside Packers slaughterhouse. This film is a portrait of those people working together and adapting to ch...
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directed by Dana Inkster; produced by Bonnie Thompson, National Film Board of Canada (Ottawa, ON: National Film Board of Canada, 2007), 42 mins
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Over the course of a decade Brooks, Alberta, transformed from a socially conservative, primarily white town to one of the most diverse places in Canada as immigrants and refugees flocked to find jobs at the Lakeside Packers slaughterhouse. This film is a portrait of those people working together and adapting to change through the first-ever strike at Lakeside.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bonnie Thompson, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Dana Inkster
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Topic / Theme
Labor disputes, Race relations, Current Affairs
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Copyright © 2007 by the National Film Board of Canada
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Against the Tide
directed by Nathalie Loubeyre, fl. 1999; produced by Laurent Alary, fl. 2013 and Éric Jarno, fl. 2013, Pays des Miroirs Productions and Tell Me Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2014), 52 mins
Since the mid-1990s, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean in their attempt to reach Europe. This film shares the extraordinary action taken by activists from Africa and Europe: raising awareness, mobilizing public opinion, and continuing the struggle for the rights of boat-people.
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directed by Nathalie Loubeyre, fl. 1999; produced by Laurent Alary, fl. 2013 and Éric Jarno, fl. 2013, Pays des Miroirs Productions and Tell Me Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2014), 52 mins
Description
Since the mid-1990s, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean in their attempt to reach Europe. This film shares the extraordinary action taken by activists from Africa and Europe: raising awareness, mobilizing public opinion, and continuing the struggle for the rights of boat-people.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Laurent Alary, fl. 2013, Éric Jarno, fl. 2013, Pays des Miroirs Productions, Tell Me Films
Author / Creator
Nathalie Loubeyre, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2013, 2014
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Topic / Theme
Sea Migrations, Politics & Policy, Sociology, Europeans, Africans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Alfred Eisenstaedt: Photographer
directed by David Hoffman, fl. 2012 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2011), 29 mins
This documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at the character and style of one of the most important photojournalists of the 20th century: Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. The film reveals a rare view of "Eisey" as he returns to Germany to photograph his homeland for his book, Eisenstaedt Germany....
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directed by David Hoffman, fl. 2012 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2011), 29 mins
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This documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at the character and style of one of the most important photojournalists of the 20th century: Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. The film reveals a rare view of "Eisey" as he returns to Germany to photograph his homeland for his book, Eisenstaedt Germany. Filmmaker David Hoffman and crew follow Eisenstaedt on a series of photo assignments, and the result is an intimate portrait of a man...
This documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at the character and style of one of the most important photojournalists of the 20th century: Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. The film reveals a rare view of "Eisey" as he returns to Germany to photograph his homeland for his book, Eisenstaedt Germany. Filmmaker David Hoffman and crew follow Eisenstaedt on a series of photo assignments, and the result is an intimate portrait of a man who changed the way we look at the world.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
David Hoffman, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Topic / Theme
Journalism, Journalists, Photographers, Photographs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
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Anarchism in America
directed by Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012 and Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012; produced by Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012 and Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012 (Alexandria, VA: Pacific Street Films), 1 hour 16 mins
This feature-length documentary by Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher discusses the misunderstood anarchism movement in America.
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directed by Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012 and Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012; produced by Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012 and Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012 (Alexandria, VA: Pacific Street Films), 1 hour 16 mins
Description
This feature-length documentary by Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher discusses the misunderstood anarchism movement in America.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012, Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012
Author / Creator
Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012, Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
Pacific Street Films
Person Discussed
Jello Biafra, 1958-, Kenneth Rexroth, 1905-1982, Philip Levine, 1928-, Michael Carder, Mollie Steimer, 1897-1980, Karl Hess, 1923-1994, Murray Bookchin, 1921-2006, Ferdinando Nicola Sacco, 1891-1927, Bartolomeo Vanzetti, 1883-1927, Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Leon Trotsky, 1879-1940, Karl Marx, 1818-1883, Emma Goldman, 1869-1940
Topic / Theme
Government, Social conflict, Arrest and Trial of Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, 1920, Sacco and Vanzetti, Execution, Boston, MA, August 23, 1927, Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
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Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Pacific Street Films. All rights reserved.
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Anonymously Yours
directed by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000; produced by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000, Aerial Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2003), 58 mins
Every few years a new documentary comes along whose impact is so powerful, so illuminating, and so memorable that it is deemed an instant classic and an essential classroom teaching tool. "Anonymously Yours" is such a film. This extraordinary documentary on sex-trafficking in Southeast Asia interweaves four young...
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directed by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000; produced by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000, Aerial Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2003), 58 mins
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Every few years a new documentary comes along whose impact is so powerful, so illuminating, and so memorable that it is deemed an instant classic and an essential classroom teaching tool. "Anonymously Yours" is such a film. This extraordinary documentary on sex-trafficking in Southeast Asia interweaves four young women's stories to reveal an institution that enslaves as many as 40 million women worldwide. Shot clandestinely in Myanmar (formerly B...
Every few years a new documentary comes along whose impact is so powerful, so illuminating, and so memorable that it is deemed an instant classic and an essential classroom teaching tool. "Anonymously Yours" is such a film. This extraordinary documentary on sex-trafficking in Southeast Asia interweaves four young women's stories to reveal an institution that enslaves as many as 40 million women worldwide. Shot clandestinely in Myanmar (formerly Burma), "Anonymously Yours" is often shocking, frequently harrowing, and always compelling. Through the brutal honesty of the four women's stories the film exposes the commonplace bartering and selling of women and the cycles of poverty that enslave them. From the back rooms of teashops and restaurants to the lounges of five-star hotels, the Far East sex trade thrives on the routine merchandising of girls and women for the sexual escape and pleasure of men from all cultures. Through their unforgettable and poignant testimonies, these four sex workers introduce Western audiences to the widespread corruption and staggering poverty that are the status quo in much of the world -- and the primary causes behind one of the fastest-growing and most vicious industries on earth: the sale of human beings. "Anonymously Yours" will engage and challenge students and provoke animated discussion in a wide range of courses in women's studies, cultural anthropology, Asian studies, human rights, economics, and development issues. It was produced by Gayle Ferraro, who also produced the widely acclaimed documentary, "Sixteen Decisions."
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000, Aerial Productions
Author / Creator
Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2002, 2003
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Poverty, Slavery, Prostitution, Human trafficking, Women, Sociology, Asians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Berkeley Media
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El Antillano
directed by Tito Román Rivera, fl. 2014; produced by Tito Román Rivera, fl. 2014, Caserio Films (Puerto Rico: Caserio Films, 2015), 1 hour 23 mins
Un documental sobre el icónico revolucionario puertorriqueño, Ramón Emeterio Betances, que nos lleva a una viaje a Francia, Cuba, República Dominicana, Haití y Puerto Rico. Betances vivió y influyó revolucionarios importantes en todos estos países. A pesar de su importancia, es más conocido en el estranje...
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directed by Tito Román Rivera, fl. 2014; produced by Tito Román Rivera, fl. 2014, Caserio Films (Puerto Rico: Caserio Films, 2015), 1 hour 23 mins
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Un documental sobre el icónico revolucionario puertorriqueño, Ramón Emeterio Betances, que nos lleva a una viaje a Francia, Cuba, República Dominicana, Haití y Puerto Rico. Betances vivió y influyó revolucionarios importantes en todos estos países. A pesar de su importancia, es más conocido en el estranjero de que en su propio país.
Um documentário sobre o icônico revolucionário porto-riquenho, Ramon Emeterio Betances, que nos leva a uma viage...
Un documental sobre el icónico revolucionario puertorriqueño, Ramón Emeterio Betances, que nos lleva a una viaje a Francia, Cuba, República Dominicana, Haití y Puerto Rico. Betances vivió y influyó revolucionarios importantes en todos estos países. A pesar de su importancia, es más conocido en el estranjero de que en su propio país.
Um documentário sobre o icônico revolucionário porto-riquenho, Ramon Emeterio Betances, que nos leva a uma viagem por França, Cuba, República Dominicana, Haiti e Porto Rico. Betances viveu e inlfuenciou revolucionários importantes em todos esses países. Apesar de sua importância, ele é mais conhecido no estrangeiro do que em seu próprio país.
A documentary about iconic Puerto Rican revolutionary, Ramon Emeterio Betances, that takes us to a journey to France, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico. He lived in and influenced important revolutionaries in all those countries. Despite his relevance, he is better known abroad than in his own country of Puerto Rico.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tito Román Rivera, fl. 2014, Caserio Films
Author / Creator
Tito Román Rivera, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Caserio Films
Person Discussed
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, 1817-1861, Juan Pablo Duarte, 1813-1876, Eugenio María de Hostos, Gregorio Luperón, 1839-1897, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, 1758-1806, José Martí, 1853-1895, Ramón Emeterio Betances, 1827-1898
Topic / Theme
Cuban War of Independence, 1895-1898, Spanish-American War, 1898, French Revolution, 1848, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Imperialism and Colonialism, Cubans, Haitians, Dominicans, French, Puerto Ricans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2015 by Caserio Films, Inc.
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Ataturk, Founder of Modern Turkey
directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
This is the colorful story of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, the controversial and charismatic leader of Turkey after the first World War. The documentary traces the rise of modern Turkey, which acts as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Ataturk was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize even though...
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directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
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This is the colorful story of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, the controversial and charismatic leader of Turkey after the first World War. The documentary traces the rise of modern Turkey, which acts as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Ataturk was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize even though his rise to power came from his role in the First World War. He established peace on the borders of Turkey in marked contrast to the e...
This is the colorful story of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, the controversial and charismatic leader of Turkey after the first World War. The documentary traces the rise of modern Turkey, which acts as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Ataturk was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize even though his rise to power came from his role in the First World War. He established peace on the borders of Turkey in marked contrast to the expansionist old Ottoman Empire. His first and greatest reform was to secularize the country in order to bring it into the modern world. Under his leadership, women were emancipated, certain minorities were guaranteed equal rights, and the Latin alphabet replaced of Arabic script. Along with rare archival footage there are commentaries from experts such as Prof. Vamik Volkan and Prof. Geoffrey Lewis, and interviews with his adopted daughter, Ulku, with Suleyman Demirel, President of the Turkish Republic, and with the Patriach of the Orthodox church. Turkey holds a key role in the mid Eastern affairs, and this film will enlighten students about its history. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tarquin Olivier, 1936-
Author / Creator
Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Tarquin Olivier, 1936-
Person Discussed
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Battles, Church and state relations, Democracy, International relations, Military strategy, Revolutions, Women's rights, Gallipoli Campaign, 1915-1916, Political and Social Movements, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, World History
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Brazil: An Inconvenient History
directed by Phil Grabsky; produced by Seventh Art Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001, originally published 2000), 47 mins
While everyone knows of the history of slavery in the USA, few people realize that Brazil was actually the largest participant in the slave trade. Forty percent of all slaves that survived the Atlantic crossing were destined for Brazil, while only 4% were sent to the U.S. At one time half of the population of Braz...
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directed by Phil Grabsky; produced by Seventh Art Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001, originally published 2000), 47 mins
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While everyone knows of the history of slavery in the USA, few people realize that Brazil was actually the largest participant in the slave trade. Forty percent of all slaves that survived the Atlantic crossing were destined for Brazil, while only 4% were sent to the U.S. At one time half of the population of Brazil were slaves. It was the last country to officially abolish slavery (1888) and one of the ex-slaves is still alive today. This well-r...
While everyone knows of the history of slavery in the USA, few people realize that Brazil was actually the largest participant in the slave trade. Forty percent of all slaves that survived the Atlantic crossing were destined for Brazil, while only 4% were sent to the U.S. At one time half of the population of Brazil were slaves. It was the last country to officially abolish slavery (1888) and one of the ex-slaves is still alive today. This well-researched BBC production charts Brazil's history using original texts, letters, accounts and decrees. From these original sources, we learn firsthand about the brutality of the slave traders and slave owners, and the hardship of plantation life. With the Portugese colony of Angola acting as a "factory" supplying Africans to Brazil, it was cheaper to replace any slave starved and worked to death than to extend his life by treating him humanely. Few plantation owners sent for their wives to live in this hot climate, so the softening effect of family life was absent among the rough white settlers. Historians Joao Jose Reis, Cya Teixeira, Marilene Rosa Da Silva, anthropologist Peter Fry, and others recount the effect of centuries of slavery on Brazil today. This is an important documentary for Black history, African history and Latin American studies. High School Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Seventh Art Productions, Sean Barrett, 1940-
Author / Creator
Phil Grabsky
Date Published / Released
2000, 2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Sean Barrett, 1940-
Topic / Theme
African ethnic groups, Agrarian economy, Cultural identity, Physical abuse, Slave trade, Slaveholders, Slavery, Sugar, Torture, Family and Culture, Political and Social Movements, Trade and Commerce, World History, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Breaking the Wall of Silence
directed by Oystein F. Rakkenes (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2008), 50 mins
Breaking the Wall of Silence is a documentary that portrays the courageous struggle of a peaceful, vulnerable culture against domination by an aggressive neighbour – a story of personal sacrifice and spiritual fortitude. Breaking the Wall of Silence will take you behind the scenes of the Tibetan struggle. It wil...
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directed by Oystein F. Rakkenes (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2008), 50 mins
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Breaking the Wall of Silence is a documentary that portrays the courageous struggle of a peaceful, vulnerable culture against domination by an aggressive neighbour – a story of personal sacrifice and spiritual fortitude. Breaking the Wall of Silence will take you behind the scenes of the Tibetan struggle. It will present monks and nuns willing to risk their lives in trying to march across the Himalayas back home to Tibet. It will also portray i...
Breaking the Wall of Silence is a documentary that portrays the courageous struggle of a peaceful, vulnerable culture against domination by an aggressive neighbour – a story of personal sacrifice and spiritual fortitude. Breaking the Wall of Silence will take you behind the scenes of the Tibetan struggle. It will present monks and nuns willing to risk their lives in trying to march across the Himalayas back home to Tibet. It will also portray icons such as the Dalai Lama and the writer Tsering Woeser.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Oystein F. Rakkenes
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Nordic World
Person Discussed
Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935-
Topic / Theme
International relations, Political causes, Religious communities, Ethnic Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Nordic World.
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Cambodia: The Betrayal
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...
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produced by David Munro, 1942- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 1 hour 8 mins
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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 seat in the United Nations, but the Western nations have been secretly selling them weapons for use in their civil war. Despite the loss o...
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 seat in the United Nations, but the Western nations have been secretly selling them weapons for use in their civil war. Despite the loss of a fifth of their population, the resilient Cambodians have made significant strides to rebuild their society. But they fear the threat of a second Holocaust. College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Munro, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), History curriculums, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, International Response, Humanities, Cambodian, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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