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Adapting to Climate Change in the Smaller Pacific Island States
produced by Larry Thomas, 1961- (New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 2013), 43 mins
Climate Change is among the most serious challenges facing Pacific Island countries and territories. The small island nations of Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Federated States of Micronesia are no exception particularly with the impacts posed to their communities. This documentary is part of a series of infor...
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produced by Larry Thomas, 1961- (New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 2013), 43 mins
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Climate Change is among the most serious challenges facing Pacific Island countries and territories. The small island nations of Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Federated States of Micronesia are no exception particularly with the impacts posed to their communities. This documentary is part of a series of informational videos produced by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Global Climate Change Alliance: Pacific Small Island States Proj...
Climate Change is among the most serious challenges facing Pacific Island countries and territories. The small island nations of Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Federated States of Micronesia are no exception particularly with the impacts posed to their communities. This documentary is part of a series of informational videos produced by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Global Climate Change Alliance: Pacific Small Island States Project - a European Union funded initiative being implemented in 9 Pacific Small Island States.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Larry Thomas, 1961-, Warne Valentine, fl. 2014
Author / Creator
Larry Thomas, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization)
Speaker / Narrator
Warne Valentine, fl. 2014
Topic / Theme
Sea level rise in the Pacific, Food supply, Climate change mitigation, Climate change, Ecology, Pacific Islanders, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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©2013
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After Solidarity: Three Polish Families in America
directed by Gaylen Ross, 1950-; produced by Gaylen Ross, 1950- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987), 59 mins
This documentary, directed by Gaylen Ross, tells the story of three Polish families who were forced to immigrate to the United States after being kicked out of the Solidarity party in Poland.
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directed by Gaylen Ross, 1950-; produced by Gaylen Ross, 1950- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987), 59 mins
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This documentary, directed by Gaylen Ross, tells the story of three Polish families who were forced to immigrate to the United States after being kicked out of the Solidarity party in Poland.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gaylen Ross, 1950-
Author / Creator
Gaylen Ross, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Solidarnosc, 1980, Social movements, Immigration and emigration, History, Politics & Policy, Polish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013. Used by permssion of Filmakers Library.
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After the Expedition
presented by David Martin, fl. 1999; produced by RYOT (Los Angeles, CA: RYOT, 2016), 2 mins
A Nepalese woman was widowed after her husband was killed during a commercial trekking expedition in the Himalayan mountains. This is the story of a Sherpa widow.
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presented by David Martin, fl. 1999; produced by RYOT (Los Angeles, CA: RYOT, 2016), 2 mins
Description
A Nepalese woman was widowed after her husband was killed during a commercial trekking expedition in the Himalayan mountains. This is the story of a Sherpa widow.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
360VR
Contributor
RYOT
Author / Creator
David Martin, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
RYOT
Topic / Theme
Sherpa
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Oath Inc
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Almost Friends
directed by Nitzan Ofir, fl. 2011; produced by Barak Heymann, fl. 2003, Heymann Brothers Films (Los Angeles, CA: Rising Sun Media, 2014), 1 hour
Two pre-teen girls meet through a digital educational project in Israel. Samar's father comes from the Palestinian Occupied Territories. Linor's family was evacuated from a Jewish settlement. Only 67 kilometers apart, yet an idealogical gulf stands between them. What starts as innocent correspondence continues wit...
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directed by Nitzan Ofir, fl. 2011; produced by Barak Heymann, fl. 2003, Heymann Brothers Films (Los Angeles, CA: Rising Sun Media, 2014), 1 hour
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Two pre-teen girls meet through a digital educational project in Israel. Samar's father comes from the Palestinian Occupied Territories. Linor's family was evacuated from a Jewish settlement. Only 67 kilometers apart, yet an idealogical gulf stands between them. What starts as innocent correspondence continues with face-to-face meetings as an immediate bond is struck. And then reality sets in.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Barak Heymann, fl. 2003, Heymann Brothers Films
Author / Creator
Nitzan Ofir, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Rising Sun Media
Topic / Theme
Friendships, Israelis, Jews
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Music Video Distributors
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La Americana
directed by Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008 and John Mattiuzzi, fl. 2006; produced by Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008 and Jesse Thomas, fl. 2008, People's Television (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2008), 1 hour 6 mins
When nine-year-old Carla suffers a life-threatening accident, her mother, Carmen, must leave her behind and make the dangerous and illegal journey from Bolivia to the U.S., where she hopes to earn enough to save her daughter's life. Working in New York to support Carla's medical needs, Carmen struggles in vain to...
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directed by Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008 and John Mattiuzzi, fl. 2006; produced by Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008 and Jesse Thomas, fl. 2008, People's Television (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2008), 1 hour 6 mins
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When nine-year-old Carla suffers a life-threatening accident, her mother, Carmen, must leave her behind and make the dangerous and illegal journey from Bolivia to the U.S., where she hopes to earn enough to save her daughter's life. Working in New York to support Carla's medical needs, Carmen struggles in vain to legalize her immigration status, and wrestles with the prospect of never seeing her daughter again. Then, after six years of separation...
When nine-year-old Carla suffers a life-threatening accident, her mother, Carmen, must leave her behind and make the dangerous and illegal journey from Bolivia to the U.S., where she hopes to earn enough to save her daughter's life. Working in New York to support Carla's medical needs, Carmen struggles in vain to legalize her immigration status, and wrestles with the prospect of never seeing her daughter again. Then, after six years of separation, Congress proposes "amnesty" legislation that could allow Carmen and Carla to be reunited at last...
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008, Jesse Thomas, fl. 2008, People's Television
Author / Creator
Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008, John Mattiuzzi, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Topic / Theme
21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 The Cinema Guild, Inc.
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Amisk
directed by Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-; produced by Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2015), 40 mins
A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was threatened by hydro-electric projects. Amisk represents early work by Obomsawin, a trailblazer in Canadian Aboriginal film.
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directed by Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-; produced by Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2015), 40 mins
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A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was threatened by hydro-electric projects. Amisk represents early work by Obomsawin, a trailblazer in Canadian Aboriginal film.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-
Date Published / Released
1977, 2015
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Speaker / Narrator
Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-
Topic / Theme
Global Indigenous Perspectives, Land use, Social activism and activists, Government policy, Ecology, Cree, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by National Film Board of Canada
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América Armada = Latin Wars
directed by Alice Lanari, fl. 2003 and Pedro Asbeg, fl. 2000; produced by Palmares Produções Cinematográficas and Gaivota Studio (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2018), 1 hour 19 mins
Death-threatened, three people in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico resist violence using weapons such as information and affection. Many lives, three countries, united by oppression.
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directed by Alice Lanari, fl. 2003 and Pedro Asbeg, fl. 2000; produced by Palmares Produções Cinematográficas and Gaivota Studio (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2018), 1 hour 19 mins
Description
Death-threatened, three people in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico resist violence using weapons such as information and affection. Many lives, three countries, united by oppression.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Palmares Produções Cinematográficas, Gaivota Studio
Author / Creator
Alice Lanari, fl. 2003, Pedro Asbeg, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Utopic Documentaries
Topic / Theme
Mexicans, Colombians, Brazilians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Utopic Documentaries
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Angels are Made of Light
directed by James Longley, 1972-; produced by James Longley, 1972- (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2018), 1 hour 57 mins
A stirring and beautiful documentary from Academy Award nominated director James Longley (Iraq in Fragments), Angels Are Made of Light traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offe...
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directed by James Longley, 1972-; produced by James Longley, 1972- (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2018), 1 hour 57 mins
Description
A stirring and beautiful documentary from Academy Award nominated director James Longley (Iraq in Fragments), Angels Are Made of Light traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offers an intimate and nuanced vision of a society living in the shadow of war.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James Longley, 1972-
Author / Creator
James Longley, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Topic / Theme
Afghans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Grasshopper Film
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Año Nuevo
directed by Todd Darling, fl. 1981; produced by Todd Darling, fl. 1981 (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 1981), 1 hour
This expose of the plight of undocumented Mexican workers in the U.S. also provides a comprehensive overview of the complex issue of Mexican immigration, including interviews with prominent scholars, attorneys and organizers.
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directed by Todd Darling, fl. 1981; produced by Todd Darling, fl. 1981 (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 1981), 1 hour
Description
This expose of the plight of undocumented Mexican workers in the U.S. also provides a comprehensive overview of the complex issue of Mexican immigration, including interviews with prominent scholars, attorneys and organizers.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Todd Darling, fl. 1981, Bert Corona, 1918-2001
Author / Creator
Todd Darling, fl. 1981
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Speaker / Narrator
Bert Corona, 1918-2001
Topic / Theme
Employee-management relations, Crop Production, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1981 The Cinema Guild, Inc.
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Back to the Roots: Kastom Gaden
directed by Larry Thomas, 1961- (New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 2008), 24 mins
A short film on the re-introduction of traditional farming practices in the Solomon Islands.
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directed by Larry Thomas, 1961- (New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 2008), 24 mins
Description
A short film on the re-introduction of traditional farming practices in the Solomon Islands.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Larry Thomas, 1961-, Rita Narayan, fl. 2011
Author / Creator
Larry Thomas, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization)
Speaker / Narrator
Rita Narayan, fl. 2011
Topic / Theme
Global Indigenous Perspectives, Solomon Islander, Non-governmental organizations, Food supply, Ecology, Solomon Islanders, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
©2008
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