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Fond Memories of Cuba
directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by Mike Fond and David Bradbury, 1951- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 53 mins
Memories of Cuba is an affectionate and thoughtful portrait of Cuba, some forty years after Castro took power. Academy Award-nominated David Bradbury (Frontline, Chile Hasta Cuando?) documents the erosion of the revolution in Cuba and sadly acknowledges that the socialist dreams of earlier decades have evaporated...
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directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by Mike Fond and David Bradbury, 1951- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 53 mins
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Memories of Cuba is an affectionate and thoughtful portrait of Cuba, some forty years after Castro took power. Academy Award-nominated David Bradbury (Frontline, Chile Hasta Cuando?) documents the erosion of the revolution in Cuba and sadly acknowledges that the socialist dreams of earlier decades have evaporated in the face of harsh circumstances. As the filmmaker travels across the island on trains, in broken-down cars, and sometimes hitchhikin...
Memories of Cuba is an affectionate and thoughtful portrait of Cuba, some forty years after Castro took power. Academy Award-nominated David Bradbury (Frontline, Chile Hasta Cuando?) documents the erosion of the revolution in Cuba and sadly acknowledges that the socialist dreams of earlier decades have evaporated in the face of harsh circumstances. As the filmmaker travels across the island on trains, in broken-down cars, and sometimes hitchhiking, he encounters a fascinating cross-section of people who share their current reality, their hopes and disappointments. He discovers that the new generation looks to capitalism and tourism as the desperate solution to Cuba's economic woes. Among those Cubans Bradbury encounters are: an elderly couple living in a rent free apartment without plumbing who are grateful they eat every day; a broadcaster whose family has deserted Cuba to live in Miami; a documentary filmmaker who expresses frustration because his film on racism in Cuba was banned from the Havanna Film Festival; a dissident who calls for freedom of speech and free elections, and faces arrest. The story that unfolds is set against a backdrop of exuberant music and local color. While revolutionary ardor still burns in the breasts of many Cubans, and Che Guevara is still revered, forty years of economic hardship has taken its toll. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mike Fond, David Bradbury, 1951-
Author / Creator
David Bradbury, 1951-
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro Regime, 1953-2011, Economics, Politics & Policy, History, Humanities, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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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)
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Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Mi Puerto Rico
directed by Sharon Simon, fl. 1995; produced by Sharon Simon, fl. 1995 and Raquel Ortiz, fl. 1981-2007 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2005), 1 hour 27 mins
This wide-ranging and much-honored documentary explores Puerto Rico's rich cultural traditions and untold history, revealing the remarkable stories of its revolutionaries and abolitionists, poets and patriots -- all of whose struggles for national identity unfold within the complex web of relations between Puerto...
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directed by Sharon Simon, fl. 1995; produced by Sharon Simon, fl. 1995 and Raquel Ortiz, fl. 1981-2007 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2005), 1 hour 27 mins
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This wide-ranging and much-honored documentary explores Puerto Rico's rich cultural traditions and untold history, revealing the remarkable stories of its revolutionaries and abolitionists, poets and patriots -- all of whose struggles for national identity unfold within the complex web of relations between Puerto Rico and the United States. The film moves fluidly between Puerto Rico itself and New York's South Bronx barrio. By illuminating the pa...
This wide-ranging and much-honored documentary explores Puerto Rico's rich cultural traditions and untold history, revealing the remarkable stories of its revolutionaries and abolitionists, poets and patriots -- all of whose struggles for national identity unfold within the complex web of relations between Puerto Rico and the United States. The film moves fluidly between Puerto Rico itself and New York's South Bronx barrio. By illuminating the past, examining the present, and bringing Puerto Rico's vibrant cultural heritage to audiences, the film illustrates why the political fate of this tiny Caribbean island concerns all Americans. The style of the film is personal, intimate, and accessible to all students, with producer/writer Raquel Ortiz serving as on-screen host and narrator. Her participation in the process of learning about her own heritage infuses the film with an engaging dynamic of discovery and interaction. Traditional Puerto Rican music -- including storytelling plenas -- punctuates the film, while noted Puerto Rican artist Juan Sanchez's collages -- composed of striking graphics, images from the past, and symbols from popular culture -- provide an innovative method of presenting history, as visual elements from the collages are "assembled" and "disassembled" on screen.To facilitate educational use, "Mi Puerto Rico" is well-edited into 15-minute segments. It is essential viewing for many classes in Latin American studies, American history and studies, multiculturalism, and Caribbean studies. "Mi Puerto Rico" was directed by Sharon Simon and produced by Raquel Ortiz and Sharon Simon.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sharon Simon, fl. 1995, Raquel Ortiz, fl. 1981-2007
Author / Creator
Sharon Simon, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Race relations, Cultural identity, Sociology, Puerto Ricans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Berkeley Media
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Reinventing Cuba
directed by Armando Guerra, fl. 2015 and Gerry Hadden, fl. 2000; produced by CCTV America and SW Pictures; interview by Gerry Hadden, fl. 2000 (United Kingdom: SW Pictures, 2015), 54 mins
In Cuba, more than 50-years of isolation & restrictions have created a society where people have learned to be creative & inventive and adapt to the lack of goods & restrictions. In this film we meet some of these creative & inventive people and gain an amazing insight into how they have overcome many hardships. C...
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directed by Armando Guerra, fl. 2015 and Gerry Hadden, fl. 2000; produced by CCTV America and SW Pictures; interview by Gerry Hadden, fl. 2000 (United Kingdom: SW Pictures, 2015), 54 mins
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In Cuba, more than 50-years of isolation & restrictions have created a society where people have learned to be creative & inventive and adapt to the lack of goods & restrictions. In this film we meet some of these creative & inventive people and gain an amazing insight into how they have overcome many hardships. Cuba is a world leader in affordable health care and many of their medical inventions have been adopted worldwide. We meet the doctors,...
In Cuba, more than 50-years of isolation & restrictions have created a society where people have learned to be creative & inventive and adapt to the lack of goods & restrictions. In this film we meet some of these creative & inventive people and gain an amazing insight into how they have overcome many hardships. Cuba is a world leader in affordable health care and many of their medical inventions have been adopted worldwide. We meet the doctors, the inventors of vaccines & the recipients of free health care. Despite the lack of materials, their artists and designers are finding ways of creating amazing new stuff and gaining international recognition. We meet some of these artists and tap into their eternal optimism. With little access to the internet, clandestine publications have been created to let the population know about the latest news, music and movies – all distributed on hard-drives around the island nation. We meet the man who created "The Package" – the weekly "underground publication" that informs most Cubans of the latest news. And despite turning out some of the best baseball players in the world, from a young age Cubans are unable to play with a real baseball as they either can’t afford one or it’s not available. We meet the little leaguers and a teenager on the verge of stardom. Despite all of these issues, Cuba is changing, opening, reinventing itself.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
CCTV America, SW Pictures
Author / Creator
Armando Guerra, fl. 2015, Gerry Hadden, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
SW Pictures
Topic / Theme
Cuba and the United States Border, Economic conditions, Embargoes, Black markets, United States Imposes Embargo Against Cuba, October 19, 1960, Politics & Policy, Medicine, The Arts, Cubans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2015 SW Pictures
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Running for Their Lives Was the Only Option for These Migrants
produced by NewsHour Productions (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 5 mins
For many of the immigrant families now separated in the U.S. by Trump administration policy, their stories began with terror and persecution in their home countries. In Mexico City, Nick Schifrin meets two Central American families making the arduous journey north.
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produced by NewsHour Productions (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 5 mins
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For many of the immigrant families now separated in the U.S. by Trump administration policy, their stories began with terror and persecution in their home countries. In Mexico City, Nick Schifrin meets two Central American families making the arduous journey north.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
News story
Contributor
NewsHour Productions
Author / Creator
Nick Schifrin, 1980-
Date Published / Released
2018, 2019
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 NewsHour Productions LLC
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Symbols of Resistance: A Tribute to the Martyrs of the Chican@ Movement
produced by Freedom Archives (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2017), 1 hour 12 mins
Illuminating the untold stories of the Chican@ Movement, with a focus on events in Colorado and New Mexico, the film engages student activism, police repression, and issues of identity, land, and community which still resonate in Chican@ struggles today. Through interviews with those who shaped the movement and ra...
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produced by Freedom Archives (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2017), 1 hour 12 mins
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Illuminating the untold stories of the Chican@ Movement, with a focus on events in Colorado and New Mexico, the film engages student activism, police repression, and issues of identity, land, and community which still resonate in Chican@ struggles today. Through interviews with those who shaped the movement and rare historical footage, the film offers a window into a dynamic moment in history.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Freedom Archives, Brenda Montaño, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Speaker / Narrator
Brenda Montaño, fl. 2017
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Music Video Distributors
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The Turnaround, 1 of 2, Crisis on the Border: Part One
directed by Angel Manuel Soto, 1983- and Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014; produced by Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT, in The Turnaround, 1 of 2 (Los Angeles, CA: RYOT, 2017), 7 mins
As President Trump continues on his promise to build a wall dividing Mexico and the United States, the existing border between Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico has already created a crisis.
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directed by Angel Manuel Soto, 1983- and Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014; produced by Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT, in The Turnaround, 1 of 2 (Los Angeles, CA: RYOT, 2017), 7 mins
Description
As President Trump continues on his promise to build a wall dividing Mexico and the United States, the existing border between Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico has already created a crisis.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
360VR
Contributor
Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT
Author / Creator
Angel Manuel Soto, 1983-, Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
RYOT
Series
The Turnaround
Topic / Theme
Humanitarian aid, Crossing borders, Immigration and emigration
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Oath Inc
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The Turnaround, 2 of 2, Crisis on the Border: Part Two
directed by Angel Manuel Soto, 1983- and Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014; produced by Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT, in The Turnaround, 2 of 2 (Los Angeles, CA: RYOT, 2017), 11 mins
Border Patrol is using the desert as a weapon against migrants attempting to cross the border from Mexico to the US.
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directed by Angel Manuel Soto, 1983- and Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014; produced by Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT, in The Turnaround, 2 of 2 (Los Angeles, CA: RYOT, 2017), 11 mins
Description
Border Patrol is using the desert as a weapon against migrants attempting to cross the border from Mexico to the US.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
360VR
Contributor
Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014, RYOT
Author / Creator
Angel Manuel Soto, 1983-, Amy Rosner, fl. 2006-2014
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
RYOT
Series
The Turnaround
Topic / Theme
Humanitarian aid, Immigration and emigration, Crossing borders
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2107 Oath Inc
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Ukamau y Ké (Así es y ké)
directed by Andrés Ramírez, 1984-; produced by Esteban Coloma, fl. 2017, Amanda Robalino, fl. 2017 and Fabián Bolivar, fl. 2017, Productotra (Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid: Quechua Films, 2017), 1 hour 27 mins
Abraham Bojórquez (Ukamau y Ké) developed the so-called hip hop Aymara, with his social lyrics he shook the Latin American society in the early 21st century. He died violently at the peak of his musical career, the same day he finished recording his second album. Years later, his friend, Ecuadorian rapper and di...
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directed by Andrés Ramírez, 1984-; produced by Esteban Coloma, fl. 2017, Amanda Robalino, fl. 2017 and Fabián Bolivar, fl. 2017, Productotra (Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid: Quechua Films, 2017), 1 hour 27 mins
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Abraham Bojórquez (Ukamau y Ké) developed the so-called hip hop Aymara, with his social lyrics he shook the Latin American society in the early 21st century. He died violently at the peak of his musical career, the same day he finished recording his second album. Years later, his friend, Ecuadorian rapper and director Andrés Ramírez returns to Bolivia to uncover the reasons for his death and to find him in the Andean cyclical time. In this su...
Abraham Bojórquez (Ukamau y Ké) developed the so-called hip hop Aymara, with his social lyrics he shook the Latin American society in the early 21st century. He died violently at the peak of his musical career, the same day he finished recording his second album. Years later, his friend, Ecuadorian rapper and director Andrés Ramírez returns to Bolivia to uncover the reasons for his death and to find him in the Andean cyclical time. In this surreal journey Ukamau y Ké comes back to life through records, files and, dream visions.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Esteban Coloma, fl. 2017, Amanda Robalino, fl. 2017, Fabián Bolivar, fl. 2017, Productotra
Author / Creator
Andrés Ramírez, 1984-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Quechua Films
Person Discussed
Abraham Bojórquez, 1981-2009
Topic / Theme
Bolivians, Aymara
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Productotra
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The Walls of Taniperla
directed by Dominique Berger (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 5 mins
Taniperla is an Indian community in the Chiapas region of Mexico, one of many which have been occupied by the federal government since declaring themselves autonomous. Seventy percent of the population are Zapatistas, supporters of the peasant revolution. The rest support the government, or PRI.Filmed by Belgian H...
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directed by Dominique Berger (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 5 mins
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Taniperla is an Indian community in the Chiapas region of Mexico, one of many which have been occupied by the federal government since declaring themselves autonomous. Seventy percent of the population are Zapatistas, supporters of the peasant revolution. The rest support the government, or PRI.Filmed by Belgian Human Watch observers who have the dangerous job of watching for infractions from the armed forces of the Mexican government, this is a...
Taniperla is an Indian community in the Chiapas region of Mexico, one of many which have been occupied by the federal government since declaring themselves autonomous. Seventy percent of the population are Zapatistas, supporters of the peasant revolution. The rest support the government, or PRI.Filmed by Belgian Human Watch observers who have the dangerous job of watching for infractions from the armed forces of the Mexican government, this is a close up look at the hopes and dreams of the "revolutionaries", an impoverished group descended from workers on the "fincas", basically slave plantations run by Europeans in Mexico. The villagers tell what life was like on the fincas before the Mexican Revolution, where "patrons" were the arbiters of life and death. Life is not much better now; the Indians are underpaid for their crops and receive no aid from the central government of Mexico which claims to represent them.The film follows the painting of a mural by the community in celebration of the anniversary of their declaration of autonomy. All around one sees the threatening entrenched armed forces. A thousand paramilitary troops suppressed the demonstration, imprisoning many villagers and deporting the foreign observers. But the spirit of the mural lives on. It has been reproduced as a symbol of the movement and stands now in Brussels, Barcelona, Paris and San Francisco. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Dominique Berger
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Zapatista Movement, Mexico, 1980-current, Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920, Politics, Politics & Policy, History, Area Studies, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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