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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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Correspondent, No Experience Necessary
presented by Sue Lloyd-Roberts; produced by Ewa Ewart, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Correspondent (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2000), 45 mins
An estimated half a million women are being transported to Western Europe by sex traffickers every year. It's a multi-million pound business where, for the traffickers, the rewards are high and the risks are low. But, for the girls, the consequences are brutal and potentially dangerous. Following a route which beg...
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presented by Sue Lloyd-Roberts; produced by Ewa Ewart, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Correspondent (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2000), 45 mins
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An estimated half a million women are being transported to Western Europe by sex traffickers every year. It's a multi-million pound business where, for the traffickers, the rewards are high and the risks are low. But, for the girls, the consequences are brutal and potentially dangerous. Following a route which begins in the former Soviet Republic of Latvia and leads to Denmark, Ireland and the UK, Sue Lloyd-Roberts uncovers a murky, cruel world i...
An estimated half a million women are being transported to Western Europe by sex traffickers every year. It's a multi-million pound business where, for the traffickers, the rewards are high and the risks are low. But, for the girls, the consequences are brutal and potentially dangerous. Following a route which begins in the former Soviet Republic of Latvia and leads to Denmark, Ireland and the UK, Sue Lloyd-Roberts uncovers a murky, cruel world in which employment agencies seduce young women with false promises, unscrupulous pimps abuse them and the police and judiciary turn a blind eye to this contemporary form of slavery.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ewa Ewart, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Sue Lloyd-Roberts
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Correspondent
Topic / Theme
EU and its Borders, Internal and External, Prostitution, Human trafficking, Women's rights, Law, Current Affairs, Latvians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2013 BBC Worldwide
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Correspondent, Dying To Leave
directed by Sun Shuyun, 1960-; presented by Olenka Frenkiel, fl. 1988; produced by Frank Smith, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Correspondent (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 47 mins
In June 2000, 58 Chinese nationals were discovered in a truck at Dover Ferry Port in the UK. Packed like cattle in a container with no air, food or water, they suffocated to death. An estimated 100,000 Chinese people entrust their lives to human smugglers or 'Snakeheads' every year. For huge fees, they are promise...
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directed by Sun Shuyun, 1960-; presented by Olenka Frenkiel, fl. 1988; produced by Frank Smith, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Correspondent (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 47 mins
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In June 2000, 58 Chinese nationals were discovered in a truck at Dover Ferry Port in the UK. Packed like cattle in a container with no air, food or water, they suffocated to death. An estimated 100,000 Chinese people entrust their lives to human smugglers or 'Snakeheads' every year. For huge fees, they are promised a new life in the West. Correspondent traces the business of human smuggling to its source - Fujian, China. Through unprecedented acc...
In June 2000, 58 Chinese nationals were discovered in a truck at Dover Ferry Port in the UK. Packed like cattle in a container with no air, food or water, they suffocated to death. An estimated 100,000 Chinese people entrust their lives to human smugglers or 'Snakeheads' every year. For huge fees, they are promised a new life in the West. Correspondent traces the business of human smuggling to its source - Fujian, China. Through unprecedented access to the police and the government, the film shows Beijing's fight against the smugglers and reveals the on-going torment of the families caught-up in the Dover disaster.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Frank Smith, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Sun Shuyun, 1960-, Olenka Frenkiel, fl. 1988
Date Published / Released
2001, 2013
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Correspondent
Topic / Theme
China and its Borders, Cliques and gangs, Organized crime, Smuggling, Accidental deaths, Law, Sociology, Current Affairs, Chinese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 BBC Worldwide
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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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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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For the War Yet to Come: Planning Beirut's Frontiers
written by Hiba Bou Akar, fl. 2011 (Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2018), 264 page(s)
Beirut is a city divided. Following the Green Line of the civil war, dividing the Christian east and the Muslim west, today hundreds of such lines dissect the city. For the residents of Beirut, urban planning could hold promise: a new spatial order could bring a peaceful future. But with unclear state structures a...
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written by Hiba Bou Akar, fl. 2011 (Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2018), 264 page(s)
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Beirut is a city divided. Following the Green Line of the civil war, dividing the Christian east and the Muslim west, today hundreds of such lines dissect the city. For the residents of Beirut, urban planning could hold promise: a new spatial order could bring a peaceful future. But with unclear state structures and outsourced public processes, urban planning has instead become a contest between religious-political organizations and profit-seekin...
Beirut is a city divided. Following the Green Line of the civil war, dividing the Christian east and the Muslim west, today hundreds of such lines dissect the city. For the residents of Beirut, urban planning could hold promise: a new spatial order could bring a peaceful future. But with unclear state structures and outsourced public processes, urban planning has instead become a contest between religious-political organizations and profit-seeking developers. Neighborhoods reproduce poverty, displacement, and urban violence.For the War Yet to Come examines urban planning in three neighborhoods of Beirut's southeastern peripheries, revealing how these areas have been developed into frontiers of a continuing sectarian order. Hiba Bou Akar argues these neighborhoods are arranged, not in the expectation of a bright future, but according to the logic of "the war yet to come": urban planning plays on fears and differences, rumors of war, and paramilitary strategies to organize everyday life. As she shows, war in times of peace is not fought with tanks, artillery, and rifles, but involves a more mundane territorial contest for land and apartment sales, zoning and planning regulations, and infrastructure projects.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Hiba Bou Akar, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Religious differences, Religious communities, Urbanization, City planning
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Stanford University Press
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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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Infamous Places, 2, Berlin Wall, Titanic
produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011 and Gillian Bartlett, in Infamous Places, 2 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
This documentary provides a brief history of Berlin Wall (including the events leading up to its collapse and the eventual fall of communism) and the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
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produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011 and Gillian Bartlett, in Infamous Places, 2 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
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This documentary provides a brief history of Berlin Wall (including the events leading up to its collapse and the eventual fall of communism) and the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, Gillian Bartlett, Madeleine Swain
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Infamous Places
Speaker / Narrator
Madeleine Swain
Topic / Theme
Titanic, Accidental deaths, Sinking ships, Political boundaries, Shipwrecks, Mechanical engineering, Fall of Berlin Wall, November 9, 1989, Titanic Sinks, April 15, 1912, Science and Technology, Political and Social Movements, Engineering, World History, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by World Wide Entertainment
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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
Description
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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