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100 Years of Silence: The Germans in Namibia
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directed by Halfdan Muurholm and Casper Erichsen; produced by Halfdan Muurholm (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 8 mins
One hundred years ago, the Herero people of Namibia were nearly exterminated by German colonial soldiers in what has become known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Herero men, women and children were rounded up like cattle and put into Germany's first ever concentration camps. Four years later, three-quar...
directed by Halfdan Muurholm and Casper Erichsen; produced by Halfdan Muurholm (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 8 mins
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Anarchism 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
This feature-length documentary by Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher discusses the misunderstood anarchism movement 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
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Ataturk, Founder of Modern Turkey
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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...
directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
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Behind Forgotten Eyes
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directed by Anthony Gilmore; produced by Anthony Gilmore and Alex Ferrair (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008, originally published 2007), 1 hour 17 mins
While Korea groaned under the harsh colonial rule of Imperial Japan from 1932 until 1945, the Japanese military coerced, tricked, and forced more than 200,000 women of Korea into a brutal and systematic form of sexual slavery on an unimaginable scale. Forbidden to leave the rickety shacks hastily constructed near...
directed by Anthony Gilmore; produced by Anthony Gilmore and Alex Ferrair (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008, originally published 2007), 1 hour 17 mins
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Blue Helmets: The Story of U. N. Peacekeeping
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directed by Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012 and Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012; produced by Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012 and Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012, Pacific Street Films (New York, NY: Pacific Street Films, 1990), 1 hour 29 mins
Presents a history of U.N. peacekeeping forces.
directed by Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012 and Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012; produced by Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012 and Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012, Pacific Street Films (New York, NY: Pacific Street Films, 1990), 1 hour 29 mins
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Blue Vanguard
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directed by Ian MacNeill, fl. 1954; produced by Tom Daly, 1918-2011, National Film Board of Canada and United Nations. Film Board (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1957), 59 mins
A film made for the United Nations to chronicle its role in restoring peace in the Middle East after the Suez Crisis of October 1956.
directed by Ian MacNeill, fl. 1954; produced by Tom Daly, 1918-2011, National Film Board of Canada and United Nations. Film Board (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1957), 59 mins
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Breaking the Wall of Silence
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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...
directed by Oystein F. Rakkenes (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2008), 50 mins
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Canada Carries On, Food, Weapon of Conquest
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directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by National Film Board of Canada, in Canada Carries On (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada), 21 mins
The Nazi-occupied countries have been forced to hand over their farm produce to Germany, leaving their own populations without food. The Western world must now not only feed its own overseas armies, but must also meet the challenge of feeding hundreds of millions in continental Europe and Asia during the postwar y...
directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by National Film Board of Canada, in Canada Carries On (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada), 21 mins
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Charles DeGaulle: A Profile
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directed by Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016; produced by Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016, Reuters Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997, originally published 1996), 27 mins
In June 1940, a junior general in the French army escaped to London determined to save France after its surrender to the Germans. Charles De Gaulle became the leader of the Free French, and the embodiment of their hope for the future. Arrogant and abrasive, through sheer force of will he asserted France's position...
directed by Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016; produced by Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016, Reuters Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997, originally published 1996), 27 mins
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Chelyabinsk: The Most Contaminated Spot On the Planet
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directed by Slawomir Grunberg, 1951-; produced by Slawomir Grunberg, 1951- (Spencer, NY: LogTV, 1995, originally published 1994), 1 hour 9 mins
The whole world was horrified by the Chernobyl disaster, especially as it threatened to contaminate Europe. In the backwoods of Russia, however, there is a city with an atomic weapons complex which has endured no less than three nuclear disasters in the last forty-five years. In 1957, there was an explosion of the...
directed by Slawomir Grunberg, 1951-; produced by Slawomir Grunberg, 1951- (Spencer, NY: LogTV, 1995, originally published 1994), 1 hour 9 mins
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