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Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
directed by Zack Taylor, fl. 2011 and Seth Smoot, fl. 1998; produced by Christine Günther, fl. 2010, Zack Taylor, fl. 2011 and Georg Petzold, fl. 2004, Seagull and Birch and Fireglory Pictures (El Segundo, CA: Gravitas Ventures, 2016), 1 hour 27 mins
Cassette inventor Lou Ottens digs through his past to figure out why the format won’t die. Musicians like Henry Rollins and Thurston Moore join a new generation of bands releasing tapes to help Lou remember the importance of his creation.
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directed by Zack Taylor, fl. 2011 and Seth Smoot, fl. 1998; produced by Christine Günther, fl. 2010, Zack Taylor, fl. 2011 and Georg Petzold, fl. 2004, Seagull and Birch and Fireglory Pictures (El Segundo, CA: Gravitas Ventures, 2016), 1 hour 27 mins
Description
Cassette inventor Lou Ottens digs through his past to figure out why the format won’t die. Musicians like Henry Rollins and Thurston Moore join a new generation of bands releasing tapes to help Lou remember the importance of his creation.
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Christine Günther, fl. 2010, Zack Taylor, fl. 2011, Georg Petzold, fl. 2004, Seagull and Birch, Fireglory Pictures
Author / Creator
Zack Taylor, fl. 2011, Seth Smoot, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Topic / Theme
Music industry, Audio recordings
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Seagull and Birch
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The Chemical Kids
produced by Hans Bulow and Poul-Erik Heilbuth (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 2 mins
Most people want the conveniences of modern life - the cell phones, computers, and perfect-looking food. But it seems we are paying a high price: being poisoned by chemicals. This excellent film contains many alarming facts and stories about the man-made chemicals we injest in our food and water. Children are the...
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produced by Hans Bulow and Poul-Erik Heilbuth (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 2 mins
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Most people want the conveniences of modern life - the cell phones, computers, and perfect-looking food. But it seems we are paying a high price: being poisoned by chemicals. This excellent film contains many alarming facts and stories about the man-made chemicals we injest in our food and water. Children are the most affected -- damaged physically and mentally by the fish their mothers ate during pregnancy, by eating too much fish or meat themse...
Most people want the conveniences of modern life - the cell phones, computers, and perfect-looking food. But it seems we are paying a high price: being poisoned by chemicals. This excellent film contains many alarming facts and stories about the man-made chemicals we injest in our food and water. Children are the most affected -- damaged physically and mentally by the fish their mothers ate during pregnancy, by eating too much fish or meat themselves, or by drinking water drawn too close to waste dumps. Chemical Kids takes us around the world, following the trail of the chemistry we have unleashed. It tracks down the researchers who are studying the effects of the millions of tons of chemicals we use. Industry is allowed to use 100,000 synthetic chemicals but we know little about 86,000 of them. The researchers are very behind in their work. In Winona, Texas a chemical plant grew into a hazardous waste powerhouse handling extremely hazardous substances. Despite promises by the plant owners, wastes leaked into the water supply. Experts could not outlaw the chemicals since it would have taken too long to study the ill effects. Many Winona children developed cancer, elephantitus, mysterious skin diseases or albinoism. Some people are fighting back with demonstrations and lawsuits and some do get compensated for the harm they have suffered. Others try to have some effect on the way industrial plants are designed, to lower the risk of chemical leakage. The media has tried to tell the story; one courageous reporter began a lawsuit on behalf of her polluted home town. We are just beginning to understand the subtle ways in which such chemicals affect children's ability to learn, how they influence their social behavior, how they impair human ability to fend off disease and to reproduce. Not a single child born today will be able to escape this chemical heritage. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hans Bulow, Poul-Erik Heilbuth
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Poisonings, Chemical industry, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Chicken Stampede
directed by Jose Bourgarel; produced by Hubert Dubois (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 54 mins
Chicken has become a global agribusiness, and the chicken in our super markets may have come from far away Thailand. The Chicken Stampede outlines the global forces that compete for a market in which 160,000 tons of chicken are consumed each day, worldwide. The U.S. and Europe used to be the leading suppliers, but...
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directed by Jose Bourgarel; produced by Hubert Dubois (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 54 mins
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Chicken has become a global agribusiness, and the chicken in our super markets may have come from far away Thailand. The Chicken Stampede outlines the global forces that compete for a market in which 160,000 tons of chicken are consumed each day, worldwide. The U.S. and Europe used to be the leading suppliers, but this film shows that Thailand and Brazil are waging a fight to take over. Not surprisingly, politics plays a big role in the market. T...
Chicken has become a global agribusiness, and the chicken in our super markets may have come from far away Thailand. The Chicken Stampede outlines the global forces that compete for a market in which 160,000 tons of chicken are consumed each day, worldwide. The U.S. and Europe used to be the leading suppliers, but this film shows that Thailand and Brazil are waging a fight to take over. Not surprisingly, politics plays a big role in the market. The World Trade Organization used its loans to persuade the Cameroon government to open its borders to imports. The result was that local farmers were put out of business. When Avian flu struck, the largest chicken company in Thailand, CPF, did not have to kill any of its birds, whereas thousands of family farms were wiped out by order of the government. It helped to know the right people for there had been small farmers who kept their coops as safe and spotless as did CPF. The French chicken farmers were being forced out of business by the importation of low priced frozen chicken from Brazil. Finally a Farmers Confederation was formed to protect the private farmers. Through portrayals of traditional farmers up against poultry businessmen the film makes us question whether the globalization of food production is good for society. College Adult
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hubert Dubois
Author / Creator
Jose Bourgarel
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Business, Industry, Poultry and Egg Production, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Children of Chernobyl
directed by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006; produced by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006, Yorkshire Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 52 mins
This disturbing film reveals for the first time the true depths of the tragedy at Chernobyl through exclusive archival film and eyewitness accounts. It is a story of deception and cover-up on a grand scale. The true legacy of the disaster can be seen on the children's wards of hospitals. Total hair loss is one of...
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directed by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006; produced by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006, Yorkshire Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 52 mins
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This disturbing film reveals for the first time the true depths of the tragedy at Chernobyl through exclusive archival film and eyewitness accounts. It is a story of deception and cover-up on a grand scale. The true legacy of the disaster can be seen on the children's wards of hospitals. Total hair loss is one of the more visible signs. Sadly for the children, the number of cancer diagnoses is growing alarmingly. We learn that thousands of men fr...
This disturbing film reveals for the first time the true depths of the tragedy at Chernobyl through exclusive archival film and eyewitness accounts. It is a story of deception and cover-up on a grand scale. The true legacy of the disaster can be seen on the children's wards of hospitals. Total hair loss is one of the more visible signs. Sadly for the children, the number of cancer diagnoses is growing alarmingly. We learn that thousands of men from all over the Soviet Union were dragged from the streets and drafted for the clean-up operation. Those working in the area of highest radioactivity received, in a single 90-second-shift, the maximum dosage of radiation allotted for a whole lifetime. It is believed that half of these men have died. Ordinary people were placed in danger through lack of information, while officials quickly evacuated their own families. It is estimated that 280,000 people worldwide will contract cancer because of the disaster. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006, Yorkshire Television, Mark Halliley, fl. 1989-2017
Author / Creator
Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Mark Halliley, fl. 1989-2017
Topic / Theme
Chernobyl Disaster, Energy industry, General medical conditions, Poisonings, Pollution, Sciences, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster, Pripyat, Ukraine, April 26, 1986, Disease and Health, Engineering, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Classical Music for Everyone?
directed by Günter Atteln, fl. 2004-2015; produced by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015, ARTE, ZDF Television and Accentus Music, in Classical Music for Everyone? A documentary about the popularization of classical music (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2015), 52 mins
Although the aesthetics of staging and broadcasting classical music haven't changed much within the past 30 years, a parallel universe driven by a new event culture, marketing strategies and stardom has developed. With the first CD in 1982 as the starting point of the "popularization of classical music" the phenom...
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directed by Günter Atteln, fl. 2004-2015; produced by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015, ARTE, ZDF Television and Accentus Music, in Classical Music for Everyone? A documentary about the popularization of classical music (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2015), 52 mins
Description
Although the aesthetics of staging and broadcasting classical music haven't changed much within the past 30 years, a parallel universe driven by a new event culture, marketing strategies and stardom has developed. With the first CD in 1982 as the starting point of the "popularization of classical music" the phenomenon found its peak in the 1990s with the overwhelming success of the "Three Tenors." Günter Atteln's documentary "Classical Music for...
Although the aesthetics of staging and broadcasting classical music haven't changed much within the past 30 years, a parallel universe driven by a new event culture, marketing strategies and stardom has developed. With the first CD in 1982 as the starting point of the "popularization of classical music" the phenomenon found its peak in the 1990s with the overwhelming success of the "Three Tenors." Günter Atteln's documentary "Classical Music for Everyone?" offers a close look at the origin and development of classical music presentation. Interviews with insiders in the field provide a unique insight and outlook on the future of this genre.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015, ARTE, ZDF Television, Accentus Music, Ian T. Dickinson, 1963-
Author / Creator
Günter Atteln, fl. 2004-2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Speaker / Narrator
Ian T. Dickinson, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Popular culture, Marketing and advertising, Audio recordings, Performers, Music industry, Classical
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by C Major Entertainment
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Coat of Many Countries
directed by Josh Freed and Tom Puchniak (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 52 mins
In Coat of Many Countries we see how the clothes we wear today are the remarkable coming together of goods and services from all over the world. By following the evolution of a suit, we glimpse the practical application of the new global economy. The motivating force behind this well-traveled suit jacket is to get...
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directed by Josh Freed and Tom Puchniak (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 52 mins
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In Coat of Many Countries we see how the clothes we wear today are the remarkable coming together of goods and services from all over the world. By following the evolution of a suit, we glimpse the practical application of the new global economy. The motivating force behind this well-traveled suit jacket is to get maximum quality at minimum labor costs. We follow the fleece from an Australian sheep farm to northern India where it is spun into clo...
In Coat of Many Countries we see how the clothes we wear today are the remarkable coming together of goods and services from all over the world. By following the evolution of a suit, we glimpse the practical application of the new global economy. The motivating force behind this well-traveled suit jacket is to get maximum quality at minimum labor costs. We follow the fleece from an Australian sheep farm to northern India where it is spun into cloth. The shoulder pads are made in China; the lining in Korea; the buttons in Canada; and it all meets in Hamburg. Then it's trucked to Russia, where the frontier guards are paid off, and there it is cut and assembled to an Italian design for ultimate sale at Sears. The film explains why each of the stops on the itinerary makes economic sense. And, surprisingly, the savings far outweigh the transportation costs. The manufacture of a single garment mirrors the inter-relatedness of national economies and often reflects foreign policy as well. This fast-paced portrait of the global assembly line is a must for classes in economics, business, management, marketing, and international studies. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Josh Freed
Author / Creator
Josh Freed, Tom Puchniak
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Josh Freed
Topic / Theme
Business, Economics, Fashion industry, Apparel manufacturing, Apparel, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Colour of Beauty
directed by Elizabeth St. Philip, fl. 2001; produced by Alexandra Yanofsky, fl. 2010, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2010), 18 mins
Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model in New York. She's got the looks, the walk and the drive. But she’s a black model in a world where white women represent the standard of beauty. Agencies rarely hire black models. And when they do, they want them to look “like white girls dipped in cho...
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directed by Elizabeth St. Philip, fl. 2001; produced by Alexandra Yanofsky, fl. 2010, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2010), 18 mins
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Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model in New York. She's got the looks, the walk and the drive. But she’s a black model in a world where white women represent the standard of beauty. Agencies rarely hire black models. And when they do, they want them to look “like white girls dipped in chocolate. ”The Colour of Beauty is a shocking short documentary that examines racism in the fashion industry. Is a black model less att...
Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model in New York. She's got the looks, the walk and the drive. But she’s a black model in a world where white women represent the standard of beauty. Agencies rarely hire black models. And when they do, they want them to look “like white girls dipped in chocolate. ”The Colour of Beauty is a shocking short documentary that examines racism in the fashion industry. Is a black model less attractive to designers, casting directors and consumers? What is the colour of beauty?
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Field of Study
Fashion Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alexandra Yanofsky, fl. 2010, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Elizabeth St. Philip, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Topic / Theme
Women, Beauty, Racism, Fashion industry, Fashion models, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 by National Film Board of Canada
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The Comics Show
directed by Shirley Horrocks, fl. 1984; produced by Shirley Horrocks, fl. 1984 (Auckland, Auckland Region: Point of View Productions, 2007), 51 mins
The writing and drawing of comic books has remained a little-known and under-rated area of New Zealand culture. Director Shirley Horrocks reveals it to us as a highly creative subculture with a rich local history. Despite a moral panic about comics in the ‘40s and ‘50s (recalled here by Eric Resetar, the grand...
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directed by Shirley Horrocks, fl. 1984; produced by Shirley Horrocks, fl. 1984 (Auckland, Auckland Region: Point of View Productions, 2007), 51 mins
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The writing and drawing of comic books has remained a little-known and under-rated area of New Zealand culture. Director Shirley Horrocks reveals it to us as a highly creative subculture with a rich local history. Despite a moral panic about comics in the ‘40s and ‘50s (recalled here by Eric Resetar, the grand old man of local comics), later decades brought us the exciting counter-culture work of Barry Linton and the other artists of Strips m...
The writing and drawing of comic books has remained a little-known and under-rated area of New Zealand culture. Director Shirley Horrocks reveals it to us as a highly creative subculture with a rich local history. Despite a moral panic about comics in the ‘40s and ‘50s (recalled here by Eric Resetar, the grand old man of local comics), later decades brought us the exciting counter-culture work of Barry Linton and the other artists of Strips magazine (such as Dick Frizzell and Grant Major), the new directions taken by women artists such as Coco and Pritika), and the publication of long-form ‘graphic novels’ such as Ant Sang’s Dharma Punks and Dylan Horrocks’s Hicksville. There are now comics for all ages and interests. Comics have links with animation and with music (as shown by Chris Knox and Karl Wills among others). This highly entertaining and visually inventive film takes us from Auckland street culture, to Wellington’s ‘Eric Awards’, to a do-it-yourself comic collective (‘Funtime’ in Christchurch). This is an unexpected, eye-opening arts documentary with broad appeal.
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Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Shirley Horrocks, fl. 1984
Author / Creator
Shirley Horrocks, fl. 1984
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Point of View Productions
Topic / Theme
Comic books, strips, etc., Comics Code, Comics industry, New Zealanders
Copyright Message
Copyright ©2007. Used by permission of Point of View Productions. All rights reserved.
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Compañeros De Lucha = Brothers in arms
directed by Juan C. Dávila, 1988-; produced by Juan C. Dávila, 1988-, Frutos Fílmicos (Cinema Libre Studio, 2012), 58 mins
Playa Pal Pueblo is the name given to a small circle of tents on the beach in Carolina, Puerto Rico, where a handful of environmental activists have lived for six years, weathering mosquitoes, hurricanes and heat, to protest the development of a Marriott hotel. United by their belief that that this unassuming beac...
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directed by Juan C. Dávila, 1988-; produced by Juan C. Dávila, 1988-, Frutos Fílmicos (Cinema Libre Studio, 2012), 58 mins
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Playa Pal Pueblo is the name given to a small circle of tents on the beach in Carolina, Puerto Rico, where a handful of environmental activists have lived for six years, weathering mosquitoes, hurricanes and heat, to protest the development of a Marriott hotel. United by their belief that that this unassuming beach belongs to the people, this tenacious ‘band of brothers’ have held off construction of the new hotel -- despite constant pressure...
Playa Pal Pueblo is the name given to a small circle of tents on the beach in Carolina, Puerto Rico, where a handful of environmental activists have lived for six years, weathering mosquitoes, hurricanes and heat, to protest the development of a Marriott hotel. United by their belief that that this unassuming beach belongs to the people, this tenacious ‘band of brothers’ have held off construction of the new hotel -- despite constant pressure from Marriott managers -- and the Puerto Rican tourism board. Filmmaker Juan C. Davila moves into the camp and explores the unique personalities, deep passions and determination of the people who are fighting to protect the beach. In the shadow of a multi-million dollar construction project, a rag tag group of concerned activists come together and show how the power of the people can defeat a giant.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Juan C. Dávila, 1988-, Frutos Fílmicos
Author / Creator
Juan C. Dávila, 1988-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Speaker / Narrator
Juan C. Dávila, 1988-
Topic / Theme
Environmental policy, Resorts, Tourism industry, Environmental protection, Social activism and activists, Beaches, Puerto Ricans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Cinema Libre Studio
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Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil
written by Geoffrey O'Connor and Bruce Albert; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 28 mins
This documentary, shot in one of the most remote corners of the Brazilian Amazon, graphically depicts the devastating impact of contact with the outside world on an isolated indigenous tribe, the Yanomami Indians. They are considered to be the last major Stone Age people in the Amazon. Since 1987, as the result of...
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written by Geoffrey O'Connor and Bruce Albert; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 28 mins
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This documentary, shot in one of the most remote corners of the Brazilian Amazon, graphically depicts the devastating impact of contact with the outside world on an isolated indigenous tribe, the Yanomami Indians. They are considered to be the last major Stone Age people in the Amazon. Since 1987, as the result of the incursion of Brazilian gold miners, an estimated fifteen percent of the Yanomami Indians have died from malaria and related diseas...
This documentary, shot in one of the most remote corners of the Brazilian Amazon, graphically depicts the devastating impact of contact with the outside world on an isolated indigenous tribe, the Yanomami Indians. They are considered to be the last major Stone Age people in the Amazon. Since 1987, as the result of the incursion of Brazilian gold miners, an estimated fifteen percent of the Yanomami Indians have died from malaria and related diseases to which they have little resistance. Further, the mining operations have polluted rivers and scared away game animals thereby destroying the Yanomami's traditional ecosystem. Although the Brazilian government is ostensibly trying to protect the Indians, such efforts are undermined by the fact that their mineral-rich ancestral land is coveted by mining interests. This frontier section of the Brazilian Amazon is labeled a national security zone and off limits to all unauthorized persons, including anthropologists. Producer Geoffrey O'Connor was smuggled into Yanomami territory so that he could record the plight of these endangered peoples. A closed captioned version is available on vhs only. Please specify when ordering. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bruce Albert, Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc, Roy Schieder
Author / Creator
Geoffrey O'Connor, Bruce Albert
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Roy Schieder
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, General medical conditions, Cultural assimilation, Pollution, Gold mines and mining, Tribal and national groups, Anthropology, Ethnography, Yanomámi
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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