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Economist Video, Afghanistan: How The Taliban Weakened America
in Economist Video (London, England: The Economist, 2021), 10 mins
The Taliban’s swift return to power in Afghanistan has shocked the world and humiliated America. What effect will this have on the international standing of the US and on global security? Our experts answer your questions.
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in Economist Video (London, England: The Economist, 2021), 10 mins
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The Taliban’s swift return to power in Afghanistan has shocked the world and humiliated America. What effect will this have on the international standing of the US and on global security? Our experts answer your questions.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
The Economist
Series
Economist Video
Speaker / Narrator
Shashank Joshi, Robert Guest
Person Discussed
Shashank Joshi, Robert Guest
Topic / Theme
Transition of power, Terrorism, Military retreats, United States Intervention in Afghanistan, December 22, 2001-2021, Afghans, Americans
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Copyright © 2021 The Economist
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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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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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Immigration Battle: Reasons to Believe (Directors Cut)
directed by Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010 and Shari Robertson, fl. 1987-2010; produced by Epidavros Project (New York, NY: Epidavros Project, 2015), 1 hour 55 mins
Why has it been so hard for Washington to fix America's broken immigration system?Go behind closed doors in Washington's corridors of power to explore the political realities surrounding one of the country's most pressing and divisive issues.
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directed by Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010 and Shari Robertson, fl. 1987-2010; produced by Epidavros Project (New York, NY: Epidavros Project, 2015), 1 hour 55 mins
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Why has it been so hard for Washington to fix America's broken immigration system?Go behind closed doors in Washington's corridors of power to explore the political realities surrounding one of the country's most pressing and divisive issues. Adult
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Epidavros Project
Author / Creator
Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010, Shari Robertson, fl. 1987-2010
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Epidavros Project
Speaker / Narrator
Barack Obama, 1961-
Person Discussed
Barack Obama, 1961-, Luis V. Gutierrez, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Immigration laws, Immigration and emigration, Politics & Policy, Law, Latinos, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by The Epidavros Project, Inc.
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Islam & America: Through the Eyes of Imran Khan
produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 27 mins
Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political...
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produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 27 mins
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Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political, social and economic causes of the schism between the Islamic world and the West. The film takes us to Islamabad's Women's College, wh...
Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political, social and economic causes of the schism between the Islamic world and the West. The film takes us to Islamabad's Women's College, where the students are mainly from privileged, middle class backgrounds. But even here, the underlying feeling is that the United States only cares or acts when its own people are at risk and that many American policies are determined on racial grounds against "black or brown people". In Peshawar, anti-war demonstrators believe that the war on Afghanistan following September 11th, was not justified because the West did not provide proof of the Taliban's culpability. In this part of the world, the spectre of the IMF looms large. Khan notes that as the services provided by the Pakistani government diminish under the pressure of its debts, the vacuum created has been filled by others. The poor turn to religious schools, often breeding grounds for a more intolerant version of Islam. Unsurprisingly, their influence is strongest where poverty is most pronounced. This fascinating and highly resonant report goes a long way towards explaining the problematic nature of the relationship between Islam and the West. It is a schism that developed long before the bombing of Afghanistan, and is likely to take even longer to heal. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Journeyman Pictures
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
International relations, Politics, Religion, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Jackie Kennedy Spanish Campaign Ad for Kennedy/Johnson
(Citizens for Kennedy-Johnson, 1960), 1 min
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(Citizens for Kennedy-Johnson, 1960), 1 min
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
Citizens for Kennedy-Johnson
Speaker / Narrator
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, 1929-1994
Person Discussed
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, 1929-1994, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Marketing and advertising, Wives, Political and Social Movements, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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This World, The World's Most Wanted
directed by Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013; produced by Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013, British Broadcasting Corporation, in This World (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'el Chapo' Guzman is almost certainly the wealthiest and most powerful criminal in history. Attempts by the Mexican government to curtail the power of his Sinaloa Cartel and its rivals have led to a war that has killed more than 70,000 Mexicans. This film picks up where This World’s acc...
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directed by Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013; produced by Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013, British Broadcasting Corporation, in This World (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
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Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'el Chapo' Guzman is almost certainly the wealthiest and most powerful criminal in history. Attempts by the Mexican government to curtail the power of his Sinaloa Cartel and its rivals have led to a war that has killed more than 70,000 Mexicans. This film picks up where This World’s acclaimed Mexico's Drug Wars (2009) left off. It lifts the lid on an extraordinary story of collusion, double-dealing and incompetence on...
Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'el Chapo' Guzman is almost certainly the wealthiest and most powerful criminal in history. Attempts by the Mexican government to curtail the power of his Sinaloa Cartel and its rivals have led to a war that has killed more than 70,000 Mexicans. This film picks up where This World’s acclaimed Mexico's Drug Wars (2009) left off. It lifts the lid on an extraordinary story of collusion, double-dealing and incompetence on the part of American law enforcement, and shows just how the Sinaloa Cartel has maintained it position as the most powerful criminal organisation on Earth.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013, British Broadcasting Corporation, David Morrissey, 1964-
Author / Creator
Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
This World
Speaker / Narrator
David Morrissey, 1964-
Person Discussed
Joaquín Guzmán, 1954-
Topic / Theme
Professional incompetence, Criminals, Illegal drugs, Drug dealers
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 BBC Worldwide
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White Noise
directed by Daniel Lombroso; produced by Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg, fl. 2014 (Film Platform, 2020), 1 hour 34 mins
The Atlantic's first feature documentary is the definitive inside story of the movement that has come to be known as the alt-right. With unprecedented access, White Noise tracks the rise of far-right nationalism by focusing on the lives of three of its main proponents: Mike Cernovich, a conspiracy theorist and sex...
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directed by Daniel Lombroso; produced by Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg, fl. 2014 (Film Platform, 2020), 1 hour 34 mins
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The Atlantic's first feature documentary is the definitive inside story of the movement that has come to be known as the alt-right. With unprecedented access, White Noise tracks the rise of far-right nationalism by focusing on the lives of three of its main proponents: Mike Cernovich, a conspiracy theorist and sex blogger turned media entrepreneur; Lauren Southern, an anti-feminist, anti-immigration YouTube star; and Richard Spencer, a white-powe...
The Atlantic's first feature documentary is the definitive inside story of the movement that has come to be known as the alt-right. With unprecedented access, White Noise tracks the rise of far-right nationalism by focusing on the lives of three of its main proponents: Mike Cernovich, a conspiracy theorist and sex blogger turned media entrepreneur; Lauren Southern, an anti-feminist, anti-immigration YouTube star; and Richard Spencer, a white-power ideologue. As white-nationalist violence surges in America and across the world, White Noise represents an urgent warning about the power of extremism, and where it's going next.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg, fl. 2014
Author / Creator
Daniel Lombroso
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Film Platform
Topic / Theme
Radicalism, Politics, Racism, Nationalism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Film Platform
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Whose Children Are These?
directed by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004; produced by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 33 mins
This film examines the harrowing experiences of three Muslim-American teenagers affected by Special Registration, a post-9/11 security measure. Initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the measure required male non-citizens from twenty-five predominately Muslim nations to register with the government. Although...
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directed by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004; produced by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 33 mins
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This film examines the harrowing experiences of three Muslim-American teenagers affected by Special Registration, a post-9/11 security measure. Initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the measure required male non-citizens from twenty-five predominately Muslim nations to register with the government. Although none were charged with a terrorist-related crime, nearly 14,000 Muslim men were put into deportation proceedings after 83,000 register...
This film examines the harrowing experiences of three Muslim-American teenagers affected by Special Registration, a post-9/11 security measure. Initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the measure required male non-citizens from twenty-five predominately Muslim nations to register with the government. Although none were charged with a terrorist-related crime, nearly 14,000 Muslim men were put into deportation proceedings after 83,000 registered.The hardship imposed by this ruling, denounced by the American Civil Liberties Union, can be seen on the lives of the three teenagers profiled. Mohammad, 18, was born in Pakistan, but has lived in the U.S. since the age of seven. A typical American teenager, he faced the possibility of being sent back to a country he scarcely knew. Fortunately, his congressman intervened at the last minute and he was granted permission to stay. Navila,19, from Bangladesh, carries on a futile struggle to save her father who was deported back to the very country from which he had fled. Sixteen-year-old Hagar Youssef, who has dealt with slurs and prejudice because she wears a headscarf, has mobilized groups to combat bias crimes in New York City. She discusses her experiences as well as the ramifications faced by immigrant communities of the Special Registration program. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Demographics, Ethnic groups, Politics, Ethnic Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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