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Allah Tantou
directed by David Achkar, 1960-1998 (California Newsreel, 1991), 1 hour
Allah Tantou is the first African film to confront the immense personal and political costs of the widespread human rights abuses on the continent. It follows filmmaker David Achkar's search for his father, his father's search for himself inside a Guinean prison and Africa's search for a new beginning amid the dis...
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directed by David Achkar, 1960-1998 (California Newsreel, 1991), 1 hour
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Allah Tantou is the first African film to confront the immense personal and political costs of the widespread human rights abuses on the continent. It follows filmmaker David Achkar's search for his father, his father's search for himself inside a Guinean prison and Africa's search for a new beginning amid the disillusionment of the post-independence era. One of the most courageous and controversial films of recent years, Allah Tantou speaks in a...
Allah Tantou is the first African film to confront the immense personal and political costs of the widespread human rights abuses on the continent. It follows filmmaker David Achkar's search for his father, his father's search for himself inside a Guinean prison and Africa's search for a new beginning amid the disillusionment of the post-independence era. One of the most courageous and controversial films of recent years, Allah Tantou speaks in an unabashedly personal voice not often heard in African cinema. The life of Marof Achkar, David's father, can be seen as emblematic of much recent African history. In 1958, his countryman, Sekou Touri, declared Guinea the first independent French African colony and became a hero of Pan-Africanism. Marof Achkar, a leading figure in the Ballets Africains, served as U.N. ambassador for the new government. In 1968, Achkar was suddenly recalled, charged with treason and vanished into the notorious Camp Boiro prison. His family was exiled and, only after Touri's death in 1984, did they learn of Achkar's execution in 1971. David Achkar writes, "I knew my father was a hero, but I wanted to know what that meant." The Marof Achkar we first encounter in home movies and newsreels is a charismatic, confident performer on the world stage. The Marof Achkar glimpsed later through letters and a remarkable prison diary is a man bereft of position, identity and family; he is now simply "Number 54." But in prison, he undergoes an almost religious conversion. "It's strange," he wrote, "I've never felt so humble, insignificant and yet it is the deepest reason of my happiness: I believe it's the grace of God." In a cinematic tradition which has privileged the calm collective voice of the griot, Allah Tantou speaks with the fragmented, uncertain rhythms of the individual conscience. Achkar juxtaposes diverse, sometimes contradictory texts - documentary, newsreel, dramatizations, photos, journals - to deny us a single, authoritative narrative space. Allah Tantou argues through its example that vigorous debate, candor and self-criticism are the pre-conditions for Africa's political and spiritual renewal.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
David Achkar, 1960-1998
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
California Newsreel
Speaker / Narrator
David Achkar, 1960-1998
Person Discussed
David Achkar, 1960-1998, Marof Achkar, 1930-1971
Topic / Theme
Political prisoners, Executions, Human rights, Life histories, Diplomats, Africans, Guineans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 California Newsreel
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Always on the Run: Internally Displaced People in Karen State
produced by Burma Issues and WITNESS (New York, NY - Brooklyn: WITNESS, 2005), 6 mins
An estimated 540,000 people were internally displaced in eastern Burma, on the run, or living in forced relocation sites. In the video three internally displaced people (IDPs) talk about their hopes and fears for themselves and their children and the impact that being forced to flee for their lives has on their ab...
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produced by Burma Issues and WITNESS (New York, NY - Brooklyn: WITNESS, 2005), 6 mins
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An estimated 540,000 people were internally displaced in eastern Burma, on the run, or living in forced relocation sites. In the video three internally displaced people (IDPs) talk about their hopes and fears for themselves and their children and the impact that being forced to flee for their lives has on their ability to nurture and care for their families. A week after the footage was filmed the offensive reached this area and these IDPs were f...
An estimated 540,000 people were internally displaced in eastern Burma, on the run, or living in forced relocation sites. In the video three internally displaced people (IDPs) talk about their hopes and fears for themselves and their children and the impact that being forced to flee for their lives has on their ability to nurture and care for their families. A week after the footage was filmed the offensive reached this area and these IDPs were forced to flee, again.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Burma Issues, WITNESS
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
WITNESS
Topic / Theme
Burma-Myanmar Conflict (1982-2008), War, Refugees, Internally displaced persons, Burma-Myanmar Conflict, 1982-2008, History, Politics & Policy, Transitional Justice, Documentation of Crimes, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright 2005 by Burma Issues in association with WITNESS and Karen Youth Organization
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La Americana
directed by Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008 and John Mattiuzzi, fl. 2006; produced by Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008 and Jesse Thomas, fl. 2008, People's Television (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2008), 1 hour 6 mins
When nine-year-old Carla suffers a life-threatening accident, her mother, Carmen, must leave her behind and make the dangerous and illegal journey from Bolivia to the U.S., where she hopes to earn enough to save her daughter's life. Working in New York to support Carla's medical needs, Carmen struggles in vain to...
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directed by Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008 and John Mattiuzzi, fl. 2006; produced by Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008 and Jesse Thomas, fl. 2008, People's Television (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2008), 1 hour 6 mins
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When nine-year-old Carla suffers a life-threatening accident, her mother, Carmen, must leave her behind and make the dangerous and illegal journey from Bolivia to the U.S., where she hopes to earn enough to save her daughter's life. Working in New York to support Carla's medical needs, Carmen struggles in vain to legalize her immigration status, and wrestles with the prospect of never seeing her daughter again. Then, after six years of separation...
When nine-year-old Carla suffers a life-threatening accident, her mother, Carmen, must leave her behind and make the dangerous and illegal journey from Bolivia to the U.S., where she hopes to earn enough to save her daughter's life. Working in New York to support Carla's medical needs, Carmen struggles in vain to legalize her immigration status, and wrestles with the prospect of never seeing her daughter again. Then, after six years of separation, Congress proposes "amnesty" legislation that could allow Carmen and Carla to be reunited at last...
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008, Jesse Thomas, fl. 2008, People's Television
Author / Creator
Nicholas Bruckman, fl. 2008, John Mattiuzzi, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Topic / Theme
21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 The Cinema Guild, Inc.
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Amisk
directed by Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-; produced by Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2015), 40 mins
A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was threatened by hydro-electric projects. Amisk represents early work by Obomsawin, a trailblazer in Canadian Aboriginal film.
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directed by Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-; produced by Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2015), 40 mins
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A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was threatened by hydro-electric projects. Amisk represents early work by Obomsawin, a trailblazer in Canadian Aboriginal film.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-
Date Published / Released
1977, 2015
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Speaker / Narrator
Alanis Obomsawin, 1932-
Topic / Theme
Global Indigenous Perspectives, Land use, Social activism and activists, Government policy, Ecology, Cree, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by National Film Board of Canada
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Among the Disappeared: A Cambodian Survivor Remembers
produced by Four Square Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 48 mins
As a young child, Kodaim Ear survived the suffering the Khmer Rouge inflicted on Cambodia. He lost his parents and three sisters and was saved by his cunning and determined grandfather who enabled the remaining family members to survive the rigors of forced labor in the countryside. Now thirty, and recently marrie...
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produced by Four Square Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 48 mins
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As a young child, Kodaim Ear survived the suffering the Khmer Rouge inflicted on Cambodia. He lost his parents and three sisters and was saved by his cunning and determined grandfather who enabled the remaining family members to survive the rigors of forced labor in the countryside. Now thirty, and recently married, Kodaim resolves to revisit the land of his childhood, to re-trace his terrifying journey to freedom. He needs to "face the demons" b...
As a young child, Kodaim Ear survived the suffering the Khmer Rouge inflicted on Cambodia. He lost his parents and three sisters and was saved by his cunning and determined grandfather who enabled the remaining family members to survive the rigors of forced labor in the countryside. Now thirty, and recently married, Kodaim resolves to revisit the land of his childhood, to re-trace his terrifying journey to freedom. He needs to "face the demons" by putting the images of terror to rest and restoring the memory of his parents. Along with Kodaim's personal story, this compelling documentary traces the history of Cambodia from the reign of King Sihanouk, to his overthrow, with American support, by Lon Nol, a right wing former police chief. This corrupt regime was toppled by the insurgent Khmer Rouge and the country spiraled downward into mayhem and genocide. We hear first hand how the cities were emptied out, and the professional class forced into rural areas to work the land. People starved, sickened and died. When war broke out between Vietnam and Cambodia, Kodaim and his grandfather fled to safety in Vietnamese-controlled Cambodia. But their odyssey did not end there and we learn how they picked their way through mine fields and trekked through mountains without food or water. The path of escape would lead to Thailand and finally to the safe haven of Canada. This vivid story of survival and human renewal is a memorable addition to audiovisual resources on southeast Asia. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Four Square Productions
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), History curriculums, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Current Affairs, Cambodian, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Angels are Made of Light
directed by James Longley, 1972-; produced by James Longley, 1972- (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2018), 1 hour 57 mins
A stirring and beautiful documentary from Academy Award nominated director James Longley (Iraq in Fragments), Angels Are Made of Light traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offe...
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directed by James Longley, 1972-; produced by James Longley, 1972- (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2018), 1 hour 57 mins
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A stirring and beautiful documentary from Academy Award nominated director James Longley (Iraq in Fragments), Angels Are Made of Light traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offers an intimate and nuanced vision of a society living in the shadow of war.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James Longley, 1972-
Author / Creator
James Longley, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Topic / Theme
Afghans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Grasshopper Film
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Angkor Awakens
directed by Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014; produced by Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014 and Deborah C. Hoard, fl. 2010, Ithaca Filmworks and PhotoSynthesis Productions (Ithaca, NY: Ithaca Filmworks, 2017), 50 mins
“Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia” is an eye-opening snapshot of a nation poised at a political and cultural tipping point. Viewing the present through the lens of the country’s tangled history, the film follows the people of Cambodia as they fight to recover their culture and history in the wake of th...
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directed by Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014; produced by Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014 and Deborah C. Hoard, fl. 2010, Ithaca Filmworks and PhotoSynthesis Productions (Ithaca, NY: Ithaca Filmworks, 2017), 50 mins
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“Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia” is an eye-opening snapshot of a nation poised at a political and cultural tipping point. Viewing the present through the lens of the country’s tangled history, the film follows the people of Cambodia as they fight to recover their culture and history in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide (1975-1979).Though the legacy of past violence and present-day repression lives on, it is counterbalanced by the...
“Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia” is an eye-opening snapshot of a nation poised at a political and cultural tipping point. Viewing the present through the lens of the country’s tangled history, the film follows the people of Cambodia as they fight to recover their culture and history in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide (1975-1979).Though the legacy of past violence and present-day repression lives on, it is counterbalanced by the hopes and aspirations of Cambodia’s new generation. “Angkor Awakens” is built around intimate interviews— including an unprecedented appearance by Cambodia’s Strongman/Prime Minister Hun Sen. Containing stunning footage of the country, this film provides a window into the lives of one of Asia's youngest populations as it seeks to leave behind its brutal past.The film examines Nixon and Kissinger’s secret bombing of Cambodia which set the stage for the rise of the Khmer Rouge.“Angkor Awakens” is directed by Robert H. Lieberman. He is a bestselling novelist, award winning filmmaker (“They call it Myanmar,” “Last Stop Kew Gardens”), and a long-time member of the Cornell University Physics faculty. It is Lieberman’s background as a child of the Holocaust that has led him to explore the effects of the genocide on today’s young Cambodians. Director's Statement. A personal message from Robert:As a child of the Holocaust, I was initially drawn to Cambodia because I was curious to see if there were any lingering effects of the Khmer Rouge genocide in today’s young people. I was determined not to make a doom and gloom movie. Rather, I wanted to provide a sweeping portrait of the country, its people and history, its politics and psychology. Of course there was no way to avoid Cambodia’s darkest period. I got lucky and got a two-hour, eyeball-to-eyeball interview with Hun Sen, Cambodia’s strongman/prime minister who never gives interviews. Rather than using a crew in Cambodia, I shot the 149 interviews recording the sound by myself and using only available lighting. It allowed people to be comfortable enough to share their most intimate thoughts. My intention is that this be a story of hope and recovery told through the Cambodian people— the young and old, artists and teachers, politicians and just plain ordinary people. Having lived through the Vietnam war, I was forced to come to grips with Nixon and Kissinger’s secret bombing and incursion into this neutral country that helped set the stage for the rise of the Khmer Rouge. It strikes me that in the present political climate the film has an immediacy that makes the story today as relevant as ever. Our production team’s hope is that this film will build on the major success of our previous film “They Call It Myanmar.”
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014, Deborah C. Hoard, fl. 2010, Ithaca Filmworks, PhotoSynthesis Productions
Author / Creator
Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Ithaca Filmworks
Person Discussed
Hun Sen, 1952-
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Genocide, Bombings, Cultural change and history, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, War and Violence, History, Sociology, Documentation of Crimes, Cambodian, Vietnamese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2017 Ithaca Filmworks
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Another Paradise
written by Olivier Magis, fl. 2005; directed by Olivier Magis, fl. 2005; produced by Hanne Phlypo, fl. 2005 and Antoine Vermeesch, fl. 2005, Haut les Mains Productions, Cavier Films, Playtime Films, Wallonie Image Productions and Clin d’œil films (Leuven, Flemish Brabant: Clin d’œil films, 2019), 1 hour 23 mins
Fifty years ago the entire Creole population of the Chagos Islands was expelled by the British authorities. This secret operation took place in order to lease the largest island to the US Navy so that it could install a military base. Now Chagossian exiles embark on a struggle to return home.
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written by Olivier Magis, fl. 2005; directed by Olivier Magis, fl. 2005; produced by Hanne Phlypo, fl. 2005 and Antoine Vermeesch, fl. 2005, Haut les Mains Productions, Cavier Films, Playtime Films, Wallonie Image Productions and Clin d’œil films (Leuven, Flemish Brabant: Clin d’œil films, 2019), 1 hour 23 mins
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Fifty years ago the entire Creole population of the Chagos Islands was expelled by the British authorities. This secret operation took place in order to lease the largest island to the US Navy so that it could install a military base. Now Chagossian exiles embark on a struggle to return home.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sabrina Jean, 1973-, Serge Aristide, fl. 2019, Lorenzo Isau, fl. 2019, Henry Smith, 1969-, Hanne Phlypo, fl. 2005, Antoine Vermeesch, fl. 2005, Haut les Mains Productions, Cavier Films, Playtime Films, Wallonie Image Productions, Clin d’œil films
Author / Creator
Olivier Magis, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Clin d’œil films
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Forced migration and expulsion, Indigenous ethnic groups, Politics & Policy, History, Chagossian, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Clin d’œil films
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
The Dutchess Anti-Slavery Singers
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
YouTube
Topic / Theme
Music and Social Change, Abolitionism, Music, Emancipation of slaves, Slaves, Slavery, The Arts, History, Politics & Policy, Sociology, African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Archeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi
directed by Quique Cruz, fl. 2008 and Marilyn Mulford, fl. 2008; produced by Marilyn Mulford, fl. 2008 and Quique Cruz, fl. 2008, Interfaze Educational Productions, Latino Public Broadcasting and Independent Television Service (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2008), 1 hour 28 mins
This beautifully crafted, poignant, and timely documentary explores the power of art to heal the trauma of torture. The film follows exiled Chilean musician Quique Cruz from the San Francisco Bay Area to Chile and back as he creates a multimedia installation and musical suite in an effort to heal the emotional wou...
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directed by Quique Cruz, fl. 2008 and Marilyn Mulford, fl. 2008; produced by Marilyn Mulford, fl. 2008 and Quique Cruz, fl. 2008, Interfaze Educational Productions, Latino Public Broadcasting and Independent Television Service (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2008), 1 hour 28 mins
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This beautifully crafted, poignant, and timely documentary explores the power of art to heal the trauma of torture. The film follows exiled Chilean musician Quique Cruz from the San Francisco Bay Area to Chile and back as he creates a multimedia installation and musical suite in an effort to heal the emotional wounds inflicted on him by the state-sponsored torture of the Pinochet regime.Utilizing an innovative and compelling blend of documentary,...
This beautifully crafted, poignant, and timely documentary explores the power of art to heal the trauma of torture. The film follows exiled Chilean musician Quique Cruz from the San Francisco Bay Area to Chile and back as he creates a multimedia installation and musical suite in an effort to heal the emotional wounds inflicted on him by the state-sponsored torture of the Pinochet regime.Utilizing an innovative and compelling blend of documentary, performance, and interview sequences, Archeology of Memory accompanies Cruz as he visits former concentration camp sites and ruins and talks to his mother for the first time in 30 years about his Disappearance and incarceration. To give added depth to his story, he seeks out and receives testimony from other artists who were tortured in Chile. In these intimate conversations writer Nubia Becker, poet Anita Moreira, and painter Guillermo Nuñez relate their cruel experiences as political prisoners and show how their art has helped each to transcend their trauma.The film's musical score is an intricate element of its emotional resonance with viewers. The narrative follows the development of Cruz's musical suite as he remembers his Disappearance, torture, and exile. His memories span the years from Salvador Allende's Chile through the dark era following the U.S.-backed coup led by General Augusto Pinochet and right up to the present. The story climaxes at the infamous former Villa Grimaldi torture site in 2006, with the dedication by current Chilean President Michelle Bachelet of a theater where Cruz performs his suite for an audience of thousands at the place where he was once incarcerated and tortured.This unforgettably powerful and engaging film opens a vital window of understanding on the repercussions of state-sponsored torture and disappearance of political prisoners. Many victims of torture want only to forget the past in order to live in the present. Because of this need to forget, their stories are often never disclosed, and the process of healing for them, their families, and their communities may be delayed for decades or even generations.Archeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi will help bring transparency to this timely topic and provide a riveting context for thought, analysis, and discussion in a wide variety of courses in Latin and South American studies, human rights, Third-World studies, cultural anthropology, and the arts and music. The film is a co-production of Interfaze Educational Productions and the Independent Television Services (ITVS), in association with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). It is a film by Quique Cruz and Marilyn Mulford. It is in English and Spanish with English subtitles and English closed-captions. The DVD was fully authored by the producers.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Marilyn Mulford, fl. 2008, Quique Cruz, fl. 2008, Interfaze Educational Productions, Latino Public Broadcasting, Independent Television Service
Author / Creator
Quique Cruz, fl. 2008, Marilyn Mulford, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Political prisoners, Torture victims
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Berkeley Media
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