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Interesting Times, 4, This Happy Life
directed by Jiang Yue, in Interesting Times, 4 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 1 hour
Mr. Fu is head of passenger affairs at Zhengzhou, one of China's busiest railroad stations. His working life is chaotic and his private life traumatic. His first wife died as a result of a compulsory abortion, enforced by China's one child policy, leaving Mr. Fu to bring up their eighteen month-old baby son himsel...
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directed by Jiang Yue, in Interesting Times, 4 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 1 hour
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Mr. Fu is head of passenger affairs at Zhengzhou, one of China's busiest railroad stations. His working life is chaotic and his private life traumatic. His first wife died as a result of a compulsory abortion, enforced by China's one child policy, leaving Mr. Fu to bring up their eighteen month-old baby son himself. His second marriage is an unhappy one and during the filming his son, now fourteen years old, decides to leave him and join the army...
Mr. Fu is head of passenger affairs at Zhengzhou, one of China's busiest railroad stations. His working life is chaotic and his private life traumatic. His first wife died as a result of a compulsory abortion, enforced by China's one child policy, leaving Mr. Fu to bring up their eighteen month-old baby son himself. His second marriage is an unhappy one and during the filming his son, now fourteen years old, decides to leave him and join the army. This intimate portrait of Mr. Fu and his colleagues is tragic, deeply moving and sometimes hilarious. College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Jiang Yue
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Interesting Times
Topic / Theme
Employment, Family, Humanities
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Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Islam & America: Through the Eyes of Imran Khan
produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 27 mins
Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political...
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produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 27 mins
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Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political, social and economic causes of the schism between the Islamic world and the West. The film takes us to Islamabad's Women's College, wh...
Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political, social and economic causes of the schism between the Islamic world and the West. The film takes us to Islamabad's Women's College, where the students are mainly from privileged, middle class backgrounds. But even here, the underlying feeling is that the United States only cares or acts when its own people are at risk and that many American policies are determined on racial grounds against "black or brown people". In Peshawar, anti-war demonstrators believe that the war on Afghanistan following September 11th, was not justified because the West did not provide proof of the Taliban's culpability. In this part of the world, the spectre of the IMF looms large. Khan notes that as the services provided by the Pakistani government diminish under the pressure of its debts, the vacuum created has been filled by others. The poor turn to religious schools, often breeding grounds for a more intolerant version of Islam. Unsurprisingly, their influence is strongest where poverty is most pronounced. This fascinating and highly resonant report goes a long way towards explaining the problematic nature of the relationship between Islam and the West. It is a schism that developed long before the bombing of Afghanistan, and is likely to take even longer to heal. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Journeyman Pictures
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
International relations, Politics, Religion, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Latin America: A Giant In Turmoil
directed by Rodrigo Vazquez; produced by Fabienne Servan Schreiber, 1950-, Cinétévé (Paris, Ile-de-France: The Party Film Sales, 2018), 51 mins
Political defeat in Argentina, Ecuador turning right, demonstrations in Venezuela, victory of the Far-right in Brazil, new era in Cuba… Following a wave of success these last years, the left-wing political forces are undergoing critical defeats. With an unprecedented access to the political leaders in Latin Amer...
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directed by Rodrigo Vazquez; produced by Fabienne Servan Schreiber, 1950-, Cinétévé (Paris, Ile-de-France: The Party Film Sales, 2018), 51 mins
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Political defeat in Argentina, Ecuador turning right, demonstrations in Venezuela, victory of the Far-right in Brazil, new era in Cuba… Following a wave of success these last years, the left-wing political forces are undergoing critical defeats. With an unprecedented access to the political leaders in Latin America (Dilma Roussef, Nicolás Maduro, Pepe Mujica, Evo Morales, Rafael Correa), the film gives us an inside view on the new challenges t...
Political defeat in Argentina, Ecuador turning right, demonstrations in Venezuela, victory of the Far-right in Brazil, new era in Cuba… Following a wave of success these last years, the left-wing political forces are undergoing critical defeats. With an unprecedented access to the political leaders in Latin America (Dilma Roussef, Nicolás Maduro, Pepe Mujica, Evo Morales, Rafael Correa), the film gives us an inside view on the new challenges the continent is facing.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Fabienne Servan Schreiber, 1950-, Cinétévé, Olivier Raynal, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Rodrigo Vazquez
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
The Party Film Sales
Speaker / Narrator
Olivier Raynal, fl. 2001
Person Discussed
Rafael Correa, 1963-, Nicolas Maduro, 1962-, Dilma Rousseff, 1947-
Topic / Theme
Political and Social Movements, Latinos, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Film Platform
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L'encerclement : la démocratie dans les rets du néo-libéralisme
directed by Richard Brouillette, 1970-; produced by Richard Brouillette, 1970-, Les films du passeur (New York, NY: Indiepix Films, 2008), 2 hours 41 mins
Drawing upon the thinking and analyses of renowned intellectuals, this documentary sketches a portrait of neo-liberal ideology and examines the various mechanisms used to impose its dictates throughout the world. Behind the ideological smokescreen and neat concepts of natural order and the harmony of interests in...
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directed by Richard Brouillette, 1970-; produced by Richard Brouillette, 1970-, Les films du passeur (New York, NY: Indiepix Films, 2008), 2 hours 41 mins
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Drawing upon the thinking and analyses of renowned intellectuals, this documentary sketches a portrait of neo-liberal ideology and examines the various mechanisms used to impose its dictates throughout the world. Behind the ideological smokescreen and neat concepts of natural order and the harmony of interests in a free market, beyond the panacea of the "invisible hand," what is really going on?
Featuring Noam Chomsky, Ignacio Ramonet, Normand Ba...
Drawing upon the thinking and analyses of renowned intellectuals, this documentary sketches a portrait of neo-liberal ideology and examines the various mechanisms used to impose its dictates throughout the world. Behind the ideological smokescreen and neat concepts of natural order and the harmony of interests in a free market, beyond the panacea of the "invisible hand," what is really going on?
Featuring Noam Chomsky, Ignacio Ramonet, Normand Baillargeon, Susan George, Omar Aktouf, Oncle Bernard, Michel Chossudovsky, François Denord, François Brune, Martin Masse, Jean-Luc Migué, Filip Palda, Donald J. Boudreaux.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Richard Brouillette, 1970-, Les films du passeur
Author / Creator
Richard Brouillette, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Indiepix Films
Topic / Theme
21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 Music Video Distributors
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Mwalimu Nyerere
produced by Kabinda Lemba, Africa24 Media and Camerapix (Nairobi, Nairobi Area District: Africa24 Media, 2014), 27 mins
Mwalimu”, the teacher, as he was known, led his country to a peaceful transfer of power from the British. He was a patron of the arts, dabbled in socialist economic policy, but was always a unifier, using the Swahili language to bring the dozens of tribes in Tanzania together. Despite his position of power, he...
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produced by Kabinda Lemba, Africa24 Media and Camerapix (Nairobi, Nairobi Area District: Africa24 Media, 2014), 27 mins
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Mwalimu”, the teacher, as he was known, led his country to a peaceful transfer of power from the British. He was a patron of the arts, dabbled in socialist economic policy, but was always a unifier, using the Swahili language to bring the dozens of tribes in Tanzania together. Despite his position of power, he always was in touch with the common man.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kabinda Lemba, Africa24 Media, Camerapix
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Africa24 Media
Speaker / Narrator
Kabinda Lemba
Person Discussed
Julius Kambarage Nyerere, 1922-1999
Topic / Theme
Socialism, Imperialism and Colonialism, Tanzanians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Africa24 Media
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On China, Internal Migration
produced by Cable News Network (CNN), in On China (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2013), 23 mins
35.5 million passengers by air, 225 million by train and 3.1 billion trips by road. Every lunar new year it all adds up to the world's largest internal migration. Taking the majority of the trips are China's 250 million migrant workers.
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produced by Cable News Network (CNN), in On China (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2013), 23 mins
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35.5 million passengers by air, 225 million by train and 3.1 billion trips by road. Every lunar new year it all adds up to the world's largest internal migration. Taking the majority of the trips are China's 250 million migrant workers.
Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Panel discussion
Contributor
Kristie Lu Stout, 1974-, Suki Chung, fl. 2014, Rob Schmitz, fl. 2010, William Nee, fl. 2018, Cable News Network (CNN)
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Cable News Network (CNN)
Series
On China
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, China and its Borders, Economics, Sociology, Chinese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 CNN Newsource Sales
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Orange Revolution
directed by Steve York, fl. 1987; produced by Steve York, fl. 1987, York Zimmerman (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2007), 1 hour 32 mins
If the world remembers one image from Ukraine's Orange Revolution, it is the terribly scarred face of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, a result of near-fatal poisoning. But the story of this historic election is far more intricate, intriguing, and resonant.
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directed by Steve York, fl. 1987; produced by Steve York, fl. 1987, York Zimmerman (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2007), 1 hour 32 mins
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If the world remembers one image from Ukraine's Orange Revolution, it is the terribly scarred face of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, a result of near-fatal poisoning. But the story of this historic election is far more intricate, intriguing, and resonant.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Steve York, fl. 1987, York Zimmerman
Author / Creator
Steve York, fl. 1987
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Person Discussed
Viktor Yushchenko, 1954-
Topic / Theme
Orange Revolution, Ukraine, 2004-2005, Political and Social Movements, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 The Cinema Guild, Inc.
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Our Land: The Struggle for Land Rights in Nicaragua
directed by Felix Zurita de Higes (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 56 mins
The struggle for ownership of land in Nicaragua has been particularly bitter. This film takes an in-depth look at the history of agrarian reform policies since they were first instituted by the Sandinista administration in 1979. In 1979, about 20 percent of the country's rich farm land formerly owned by the Somoza...
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directed by Felix Zurita de Higes (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 56 mins
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The struggle for ownership of land in Nicaragua has been particularly bitter. This film takes an in-depth look at the history of agrarian reform policies since they were first instituted by the Sandinista administration in 1979. In 1979, about 20 percent of the country's rich farm land formerly owned by the Somozas was turned into state farms. Eleven years later, the Sandinistas lost power and President Violeta Chamarro dismantled the cooperative...
The struggle for ownership of land in Nicaragua has been particularly bitter. This film takes an in-depth look at the history of agrarian reform policies since they were first instituted by the Sandinista administration in 1979. In 1979, about 20 percent of the country's rich farm land formerly owned by the Somozas was turned into state farms. Eleven years later, the Sandinistas lost power and President Violeta Chamarro dismantled the cooperative movement and established a commission to adjudicate the land claims. Farmers lost title to the land and much of the best farm land was sold to rich private individuals. Protests against the government by impoverished farmers continue to this day. An informative film for classes in the politics and economics of Latin America. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Felix Zurita de Higes
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Nicaraguan Revolution, 1962-1990, Economics, Politics, Politics & Policy, History, Humanities, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Papua New Guinea 2: After the Gold Rush
produced by Anne Delaney (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 2006), 44 mins
For 16 years millions of tons of extract waste were pumped directly into the Ok Tedi River system in Papua New Guinea, causing serious environmental damage. For BHP, the gold and copper mine project became a public relations disaster. BHP insists that it learned only recently of the scale of environmental damage c...
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produced by Anne Delaney (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 2006), 44 mins
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For 16 years millions of tons of extract waste were pumped directly into the Ok Tedi River system in Papua New Guinea, causing serious environmental damage. For BHP, the gold and copper mine project became a public relations disaster. BHP insists that it learned only recently of the scale of environmental damage caused by the mine. Fearing further bad publicity and colossal legal claims, BHP announced plans to close the mine. But the PNG governme...
For 16 years millions of tons of extract waste were pumped directly into the Ok Tedi River system in Papua New Guinea, causing serious environmental damage. For BHP, the gold and copper mine project became a public relations disaster. BHP insists that it learned only recently of the scale of environmental damage caused by the mine. Fearing further bad publicity and colossal legal claims, BHP announced plans to close the mine. But the PNG government wants them to stay. Whether its for the 10,000 people employed by the mine or to clear up the mess they made, the message is clear: it's an attempt to impose some form of long-term responsibilities on multi-nationals who work in developing countries. With stunning images, this documentary paints a bleak picture of the role of multi-national corporations in the developing world.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anne Delaney
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Chip Taylor Communications
Topic / Theme
Environment, Mining industry, Humanities
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Putin: A Russian Spy Story, Episode 1, The Rise of Putin
directed by Nick Green, fl. 2005-2016; produced by Paul Mitchell, 1968- and Teresa Cherfas, fl. 2020, Rogan Productions, in Putin: A Russian Spy Story, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2020), 1 hour 6 mins
A portrait of a politician who modelled himself on the Russian James Bond and whose presidency reads like a spy thriller.
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directed by Nick Green, fl. 2005-2016; produced by Paul Mitchell, 1968- and Teresa Cherfas, fl. 2020, Rogan Productions, in Putin: A Russian Spy Story, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2020), 1 hour 6 mins
Description
A portrait of a politician who modelled himself on the Russian James Bond and whose presidency reads like a spy thriller.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Paul Mitchell, 1968-, Teresa Cherfas, fl. 2020, Rogan Productions
Author / Creator
Nick Green, fl. 2005-2016
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Putin: A Russian Spy Story
Person Discussed
Vladimir Putin, 1952-
Topic / Theme
Political corruption, Cold War, 1945-1989, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 BBC Worldwide
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