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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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Breaking Through
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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
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.
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
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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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Chile: A History in Exile
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directed by Cecilia Araneda; produced by Cecilia Araneda (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 28 mins
Cecilia Aranada returned to Chile years after her family had escaped the bloody Pinochet regime. Her own mother had been held and tortured in the Estadio Nacional, the infamous stadium from which many never emerged. She was shocked that in Chile today, many did not know of the horrors of the Pinochet regime. Inste...
directed by Cecilia Araneda; produced by Cecilia Araneda (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 28 mins
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Chile: Hasta Cuando?
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directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 1986), 57 mins
A portrait of a brutal military dictatorship made during a three month visit to Chile in 1985 by David Bradbury. The footage reveals a country torn with civil strife and political unrest; military intimidation of the population; indiscriminate arrests: murder torture and disappearances were facts of Chilean life....
directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 1986), 57 mins
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Chinatown Files
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directed by Amy Chen, 1957-; produced by Amy Chen, 1957- and Ying Chan (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
Amy Chen’s acclaimed new documentary The Chinatown Files reveals the hidden story of Chinese-American men and women who were hunted down, jailed, and targeted for deportation during the Cold War hysteria of the 1950’s and l960’s. Their interviews are interwoven with rare home movies, photographs and archival...
directed by Amy Chen, 1957-; produced by Amy Chen, 1957- and Ying Chan (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
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Cities in China, Xian
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produced by Li Sue Yung, fl. 1984-1986, in Cities in China (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1981), 1 hour
This wide-ranging documentary -- from the classic three-part 'Cities in China Series' -- presents a cultural history of the ancient Chinese imperial city, once the greatest capital in the world and the Eastern terminus of the famed Silk Road.Just outside the city lies one of the world's most spectacular archaeolog...
produced by Li Sue Yung, fl. 1984-1986, in Cities in China (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1981), 1 hour
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Citizen Sam
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directed by Joe Moulin, fl. 2006; produced by Tracey Friesen, fl. 2003, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2006), 1 hour 4 mins
This feature documentary is a portrait of Sam Sullivan, a quadriplegic city councillor running for Vancouver mayor. Blending the rough and tumble of the campaign with intimate moments from Sullivan's daily life, the film is an unflinching portrait of the one-of-a-kind politician.
directed by Joe Moulin, fl. 2006; produced by Tracey Friesen, fl. 2003, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2006), 1 hour 4 mins
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