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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
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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
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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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Canada Carries On, Food, Weapon of Conquest
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...
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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
Description
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 years.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988
Date Published / Released
1941
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Series
Canada Carries On
Topic / Theme
Government policy, Armies, Farms, Food supply, Military occupation, World War II, 1939-1945, Disease and Health, Germans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
© 1941 National Film Board of Canada
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Charles DeGaulle: A Profile
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...
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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
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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 with the Allied powers. When the Allies were ready to recapture Paris, Eisenhower held back his troops to allow De Gaulle to liberate...
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 with the Allied powers. When the Allies were ready to recapture Paris, Eisenhower held back his troops to allow De Gaulle to liberate Paris. After the war, De Gaulle was the outstanding figure in France and the natural choice to lead the new government. But the infighting among the political parties was distasteful to him and he retired from public life in 1947. In 1958, when France was torn apart by the Algerian independence movement, De Gaulle emerged from seclusion to form the Fifth Republic. Though initially he hoped to retain Algeria as part of France, in the end he realized it must gain its independence. By 1968 a new post war generation had come of age and rebelled against his authoritarianism. He resigned in 1969 and died the following year. Archival films together with commentary by journalists and colleagues bring the career of this remarkable leader alive. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016, Reuters Television, Sandy Gall, 1927-
Author / Creator
Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016
Date Published / Released
1996, 1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Sandy Gall, 1927-
Person Discussed
Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970
Topic / Theme
Cultural identity, Heads of state, National government, History curriculums, Algerian Independence from France, July 5, 1962, World War II, 1939-1945, Algerian War of Independence, 1954-1962, Family and Culture, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Chelyabinsk: The Most Contaminated Spot On the Planet
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...
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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
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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 cooling system. Ten years later, a storm spread radioactive dust. For six years, the complex systematically dumped radioactive waste i...
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 cooling system. Ten years later, a storm spread radioactive dust. For six years, the complex systematically dumped radioactive waste into the only river that supplied water for twenty-four villages. Until now Chelyabinsk has been shrouded in secrecy. In 1992 when the area was opened up to foreigners, the filmmaker began recording the details of ordinary life in this deadly environment. A kitchen Geiger counter is necessary to guard against radiation in food. The countryside looks deceptively beautiful, but the Techa River, which beckons to children on warm summer days, is contaminated. Life expectancy is between fifty and fifty-five years and ninety percent of the children suffer from chronic illnesses. As one listens to the farmers, teachers, doctors and factory workers who live in Chelyabinsk, one is struck by the inhumanity of governments whose priorities put military advantage above peoples' well-being. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Slawomir Grunberg, 1951-, Lesli LaRocco
Author / Creator
Slawomir Grunberg, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1994, 1995
Publisher
LogTV
Speaker / Narrator
Lesli LaRocco
Topic / Theme
Government policy, General medical conditions, Poisonings, Pollution, Sciences, Secrets, Environment, Health, Disease and Health, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Chile: A History in Exile
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...
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directed by Cecilia Araneda; produced by Cecilia Araneda (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 28 mins
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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. Instead, they attribute today's prosperity to progress under the dictator. Interviewing Chileans who escaped at that time, including one of...
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. Instead, they attribute today's prosperity to progress under the dictator. Interviewing Chileans who escaped at that time, including one of Allende's guards, she records the powerful memories of those who were torn from their families, beaten, raped and subjected to electric shock. With deep emotion, they speak of the friends and relatives they lost. They recall the promise of the Allende regime, the first Marxist democracy in Latin America, where there seemed to be new opportunities for peasants and workers. On September 11, 1973 Allende was killed in a military coup and the reign of terror began. A generation has grown up in Chile with no knowledge of this history. But voices from exile provide irrefutable testimony. A Spanish version is available. College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Cecilia Araneda
Author / Creator
Cecilia Araneda
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Salvador Allende, 1908-1973, Augusto Pinochet, 1915-2006
Topic / Theme
Chile - Pinochet Regime (1973-1990), Coup d'etat, Cultural identity, Economic conditions, Immigration and emigration, History curriculums, Politics, Augusto Pinochet's Dictatorship, Chile, 1973-1990, Politics & Policy, History, Post Conflict Support, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), Late 20th Century (1975–2000), Chileans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Chile: Hasta Cuando?
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....
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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
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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. Bradbury’s film traces the 12 years from 1973 to 1985 of General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship whose forces seized power in a blo...
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. Bradbury’s film traces the 12 years from 1973 to 1985 of General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship whose forces seized power in a bloody, US-backed coup that left Marxist president Salvador Allende dead and with him any hopes of democracy remaining in Chile. Under General Pinochet’s rule 50,000 Chileans have been detained, and many are missing, believed dead.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission
Author / Creator
David Bradbury, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Frontline Films
Person Discussed
Augusto Pinochet, 1915-2006, Salvador Allende, 1908-1973
Topic / Theme
Chile - Pinochet Regime (1973-1990), Communism, Military officers, Military occupation, Coup d'etat, Political violence, Chile, Coup d'Etat, September 11, 1973, Augusto Pinochet's Dictatorship, Chile, 1973-1990, Imperialism and Colonialism, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Chileans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1986 Frontline Films
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Chinatown Files
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...
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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
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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 films exploring the prejudice and xenophobia surrounding U.S.-China relations. During the McCarthy era witchhunts, the loyalties of ov...
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 films exploring the prejudice and xenophobia surrounding U.S.-China relations. During the McCarthy era witchhunts, the loyalties of over ten thousand American citizens of Chinese descent were questioned based on their ethnicity and alleged risk to national security. Henry Chin, a laundry worker and president of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance and the China Daily News, describes how "Chinese immigrants came to America for a better life for themselves and the loved ones they left behind in their impoverished villages." Yet for sending money home, his friends were charged by the U.S. government for trading with the enemy and his life was shattered by constant FBI surveillance and harassment. Other people featured in the film include several members of Mun Ching, the Chinese American Democratic Youth League in San Francisco who were harassed by the FBI. Several agents speak candidly of the FBI objectives in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and New York. The Chinatown Files is a cautionary tale of how nationalist paranoia can quickly lead to racially-motivated violations of civil rights and liberties. It serves as a dramatic and enduring reminder of the fragility of constitutional protections, encouraging viewers to reexamine the democratic promises of the American government and to hold all of society responsible when rights are infringed. College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amy Chen, 1957-, Ying Chan
Author / Creator
Amy Chen, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Chinese people, Citizenship, Communism, Immigrant populations, McCarthy Era, U.S., 1949-1954, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), Chinese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Cities in China, Xian
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...
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produced by Li Sue Yung, fl. 1984-1986, in Cities in China (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1981), 1 hour
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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 archaeological sites, the burial tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, who unified the country and connected the Great Wall. The highl...
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 archaeological sites, the burial tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, who unified the country and connected the Great Wall. The highlight of the film is its extensive and unique footage of his immense underground army vault, which is larger than a football field, and filled with a life-sized pottery army numbering some 6,000 startlingly lifelike warriors, plus horses, chariots, and weapons.Traveling to nearby areas, the film shows many smaller but also impressive sights. A demonstration of calligraphic stone-rubbing illustrates how picture, style, idea, and moral character come together in Chinese writing. Among several other important archaeological sites visited are the majestic tumulus of the Empress Wu, who boldly left her memorial slab blank so it could be filled in by future generations, and the tomb of her granddaughter, the Princess Yung-tai, with its beautiful murals and exquisite glazed figurines in wall niches.Interspersed with these memories of the past are contemporary scenes of the region's ever-pervasive yellow earth and the enduring, perennial life that it sustains.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Li Sue Yung, fl. 1984-1986
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Series
Cities in China
Topic / Theme
Monarchs, Burial customs, Archaeological sites, Chinese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1981 Berkeley Media
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Citizen Sam
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.
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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
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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.
Field of Study
Disability Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tracey Friesen, fl. 2003, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Joe Moulin, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Speaker / Narrator
Sam Sullivan, 1959-
Person Discussed
Sam Sullivan, 1959-
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Physical disabilities, Politicians, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by National Film Board of Canada
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