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Ataturk, Founder of Modern Turkey
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...
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directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
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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 his rise to power came from his role in the First World War. He established peace on the borders of Turkey in marked contrast to the e...
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 his rise to power came from his role in the First World War. He established peace on the borders of Turkey in marked contrast to the expansionist old Ottoman Empire. His first and greatest reform was to secularize the country in order to bring it into the modern world. Under his leadership, women were emancipated, certain minorities were guaranteed equal rights, and the Latin alphabet replaced of Arabic script. Along with rare archival footage there are commentaries from experts such as Prof. Vamik Volkan and Prof. Geoffrey Lewis, and interviews with his adopted daughter, Ulku, with Suleyman Demirel, President of the Turkish Republic, and with the Patriach of the Orthodox church. Turkey holds a key role in the mid Eastern affairs, and this film will enlighten students about its history. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tarquin Olivier, 1936-
Author / Creator
Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Tarquin Olivier, 1936-
Person Discussed
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Battles, Church and state relations, Democracy, International relations, Military strategy, Revolutions, Women's rights, Gallipoli Campaign, 1915-1916, Political and Social Movements, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, World History
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Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Ax Fight
written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1975), 30 mins
A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties wi...
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written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1975), 30 mins
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A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties with members of that village. A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in...
A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties with members of that village. A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties with members of that village. They refused to work in their hosts' gardens, yet they demanded to be fed. The event lasted about half an hour, ten minutes of which were filmed. The film is constructed of four parts. The first consists of an unedited version of what the cameraman saw and the sound technician recorded. The apparent chaos of these first ten minutes is clarified in the second section, in which Chagnon explains the sequence of actions, the relationships between the actors, and how the filmmakers' interpretation of the events became coherent. The third section diagrams the lineages in the villages involved to illustrate the fight's relationship to long-standing patterns of conflict and alliance within the village. Finally, in an edited version of the fight, we see how the editors' hands shape the "reality" we view. The Ax Fight thus operates on several levels. It plunges the viewer into the problems of Yanomamo kinship, alliance, and village fission; of violence and conflict resolution. At the same time it raises questions about how anthropologists and filmmakers translate their experience into meaningful words and coherent, moving images.
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Date Written / Recorded
1971-02-28
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Craig Johnson
Author / Creator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Politics, Negotiation in government, Kin relationships, Violence, Cultural identity, Rural population, Tribal and national groups, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Yanomámi
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copyright © Documentary Educational Resources
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The Beginning of the End
directed by Kelsea Rossow, fl. 2013; produced by Alva Productions (Chico, CA: Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology, 2013), 27 mins
In 1872 a small group of Modoc men, women, and children refused to be confined to a reservation and sought refuge in the area now known as the Lava Beds National Monument. After keeping the US Army at bay all winter, in the spring of 1873 the Modoc's leader, Captain Jack, shot and killed General Edward Canby, the...
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directed by Kelsea Rossow, fl. 2013; produced by Alva Productions (Chico, CA: Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology, 2013), 27 mins
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In 1872 a small group of Modoc men, women, and children refused to be confined to a reservation and sought refuge in the area now known as the Lava Beds National Monument. After keeping the US Army at bay all winter, in the spring of 1873 the Modoc's leader, Captain Jack, shot and killed General Edward Canby, the only US General killed in the so-called Indian Wars. This film tells the epic story of the Modoc war and why so few know of it today.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kelsea Rossow, fl. 2013, Alva Productions
Author / Creator
Kelsea Rossow, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology
Topic / Theme
Ethnic conflict, American Indian relocation, Modoc
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by ALVA Productions
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Behind Forgotten Eyes
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...
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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
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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 the front lines of Imperial Japan's aggressive wars, often with a blanket as the room's only "furniture", they were forced to have sex...
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 the front lines of Imperial Japan's aggressive wars, often with a blanket as the room's only "furniture", they were forced to have sex with some 30-40 men every day. Behind Forgotten Eyes presents the stories of a few brave Korean women who have come forward and broken the silence exposing a past that some may want to stay buried. To this day, the Japanese government has yet to formally apologize or pay compensation to these women. Along with the first-hand accounts from Korean women, we hear from Japanese soldiers who used and abused them. With the expert testimony of academics, social activists, and professionals from Japan, Korea, and the United States the film offer a candid look into an issue that has been ignored for far too long. Time is running out for these women and their stories. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anthony Gilmore, Alex Ferrair, Yunjin Kim, 1973-
Author / Creator
Anthony Gilmore
Date Published / Released
2007, 2008
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Yunjin Kim, 1973-
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Kidnapping, Government policy, Human rights, Sexual assault, Sexual intercourse, Soldiers, Venereal diseases, Women, Nanking Massacre, 1937-1938, Race and Gender, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Korean, Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Beyond the Veil, 3, New Cold War
directed by Ludo Poppe, fl. 2004-2014; produced by George Matta, fl. 1998 and Pascal Decroos, fl. 1998, Mundovision Ltd. and Kanakna Documentary, in Beyond the Veil, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 1 hour 5 mins
Is the gap between the West and moderate Muslims widening? Is the West determined to impose its value system on Islamic nations without regard to national preferences, thus radicalizing local patriots? Are all Western motives self-serving? When both cultures accept - and honor - that their definitions of democracy...
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directed by Ludo Poppe, fl. 2004-2014; produced by George Matta, fl. 1998 and Pascal Decroos, fl. 1998, Mundovision Ltd. and Kanakna Documentary, in Beyond the Veil, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 1 hour 5 mins
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Is the gap between the West and moderate Muslims widening? Is the West determined to impose its value system on Islamic nations without regard to national preferences, thus radicalizing local patriots? Are all Western motives self-serving? When both cultures accept - and honor - that their definitions of democracy and human rights differ, there is a firm basis for dialogue now, and peaceful co-existence in the future. High School College Adult
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
George Matta, fl. 1998, Pascal Decroos, fl. 1998, Mundovision Ltd., Kanakna Documentary
Author / Creator
Ludo Poppe, fl. 2004-2014
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Beyond the Veil
Topic / Theme
Islam, Intercultural communication, International relations, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Blue Helmets: The Story of U. N. Peacekeeping
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.
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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
Description
Presents a history of U.N. peacekeeping forces.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012, Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012, Pacific Street Films, Jesse Jackson, 1941-
Author / Creator
Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012, Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Pacific Street Films
Speaker / Narrator
Brian Urquhart, 1919-, Jesse Jackson, 1941-
Person Discussed
Brian Urquhart, 1919-
Topic / Theme
International relations, Armed forces, Peacekeeping, War and Violence, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Pacific Street Films. All rights reserved.
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Blue Vanguard
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.
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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
Description
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.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tom Daly, 1918-2011, National Film Board of Canada, United Nations. Film Board
Author / Creator
Ian MacNeill, fl. 1954
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Person Discussed
Anthony Eden, 1897-1977
Topic / Theme
Invasions, International relations, Emergency management, Diplomatic missions, Peacekeeping, Suez Crisis, 1956, War and Violence, Israelis, Egyptians, English, French, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1957 National Film Board of Canada
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Brazil: Memories of a Dirty War
directed by Rodrigo Vazquez (Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
In 2012, President Dilma Rouseff created the Truth Commission to investigate human rights abuses committed by the military regime that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. Members of the security forces have been called to collaborate but only one has stepped forward: Claudio Guerra. In the 1970s, he was a key player i...
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directed by Rodrigo Vazquez (Java Films, 2013), 52 mins
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In 2012, President Dilma Rouseff created the Truth Commission to investigate human rights abuses committed by the military regime that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. Members of the security forces have been called to collaborate but only one has stepped forward: Claudio Guerra. In the 1970s, he was a key player in Brazil's paramilitary repression. His shocking confession reveals how agents of a murderous regime tortured and killed Brazilians for...
In 2012, President Dilma Rouseff created the Truth Commission to investigate human rights abuses committed by the military regime that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. Members of the security forces have been called to collaborate but only one has stepped forward: Claudio Guerra. In the 1970s, he was a key player in Brazil's paramilitary repression. His shocking confession reveals how agents of a murderous regime tortured and killed Brazilians for almost 40 years.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Rodrigo Vazquez
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Topic / Theme
Brazil Military Dictatorships (1964-1985), Crimes against humanity, Government, Armed forces, Brazil Military Dictatorships, 1964-1985, Sociology, History, Documentation of Crimes, Transitional Justice, Brazilians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2013 Java Films
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Breaking the Wall of Silence
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...
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directed by Oystein F. Rakkenes (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2008), 50 mins
Description
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 will present monks and nuns willing to risk their lives in trying to march across the Himalayas back home to Tibet. It will also portray i...
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 will present monks and nuns willing to risk their lives in trying to march across the Himalayas back home to Tibet. It will also portray icons such as the Dalai Lama and the writer Tsering Woeser.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Oystein F. Rakkenes
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Nordic World
Person Discussed
Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935-
Topic / Theme
International relations, Political causes, Religious communities, Ethnic Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Nordic World.
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Breaking Through
directed by Cindy L. Abel, fl. 2013; produced by Barbara Rubin, fl. 2013 and Cindy L. Abel, fl. 2013, Atlantis Moon Productions (Philadelphia, PA: Breaking Glass Pictures, 2014), 1 hour 22 mins
A documentary on confronting the demons that stand in the way of living life fully, told by those who ran openly LGBT campaigns - and won. Openly LGBT elected officials tell their stories of self-doubt and triumph.
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directed by Cindy L. Abel, fl. 2013; produced by Barbara Rubin, fl. 2013 and Cindy L. Abel, fl. 2013, Atlantis Moon Productions (Philadelphia, PA: Breaking Glass Pictures, 2014), 1 hour 22 mins
Description
A documentary on confronting the demons that stand in the way of living life fully, told by those who ran openly LGBT campaigns - and won. Openly LGBT elected officials tell their stories of self-doubt and triumph.
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Barbara Rubin, fl. 2013, Cindy L. Abel, fl. 2013, Atlantis Moon Productions
Author / Creator
Cindy L. Abel, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2013, 2014
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Topic / Theme
Politicians, Election campaigns, LGBT life
Copyright Message
Copyright ©2014 Breaking Glass Pictures L.L.C.
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