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All for the Nation
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Christine Chamoun, fl. 2003, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2011), 50 mins
"Koulouna lil Watan" (All For The Nation) focuses on a particular Lebanese nationality law, which stipulates that Lebanese women who choose to marry a foreigner are not allowed to extend their Lebanese citizenship to their husbands and children. Without citizenship, those families lose their social, civil and econ...
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directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Christine Chamoun, fl. 2003, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2011), 50 mins
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"Koulouna lil Watan" (All For The Nation) focuses on a particular Lebanese nationality law, which stipulates that Lebanese women who choose to marry a foreigner are not allowed to extend their Lebanese citizenship to their husbands and children. Without citizenship, those families lose their social, civil and economic rights. "Koulouna lil Watan" (All For The Nation) is told through the intimate stories of five Lebanese families from different re...
"Koulouna lil Watan" (All For The Nation) focuses on a particular Lebanese nationality law, which stipulates that Lebanese women who choose to marry a foreigner are not allowed to extend their Lebanese citizenship to their husbands and children. Without citizenship, those families lose their social, civil and economic rights. "Koulouna lil Watan" (All For The Nation) is told through the intimate stories of five Lebanese families from different religious and socio-economic backgrounds but whose lives and experiences are inextricably linked by a discriminatory and senseless nationality law.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Christine Chamoun, fl. 2003, Forward Film Productions
Author / Creator
Carol Mansour, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Forward Film Productions
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Civil rights, Citizenship, Politics & Policy, Law, Geography, Egyptians, Lebanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011 Forward Film Production
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All the President's Lies
presented by Jake Tapper, 1969-; produced by Cable News Network (CNN) (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2019), 41 mins
Chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper speaks to scholars, historians, authors, and philosopher to explore the national impact of Trump’s most egregious lies, and how in turn, he has created a culture of mistrust; leading Americans to question scientists, economists, world figures and the media.
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presented by Jake Tapper, 1969-; produced by Cable News Network (CNN) (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2019), 41 mins
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Chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper speaks to scholars, historians, authors, and philosopher to explore the national impact of Trump’s most egregious lies, and how in turn, he has created a culture of mistrust; leading Americans to question scientists, economists, world figures and the media.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Cable News Network (CNN)
Author / Creator
Jake Tapper, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Cable News Network (CNN)
Person Discussed
Donald Trump, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Politics, Presidents
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 CNN Newsource Sales, Inc.
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All the President's Pens
produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2010), 3 mins
Why do presidents use so many pens to sign legislation? White House Staff Secretary Lisa Brown explains.
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produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2010), 3 mins
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Why do presidents use so many pens to sign legislation? White House Staff Secretary Lisa Brown explains.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
United States. White House
Date Published / Released
2010-03-24
Publisher
United States. White House
Topic / Theme
Writing implements, Presidents, Political and Social Movements, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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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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All's Right With The World = 歌舞昇平
directed by Cheung King-wai, fl. 2007; produced by Ben Tsiang, fl. 2007 and Cheung King-wai, fl. 2007, CNEX Foundation Limited (Taipei Shi: CNEX Studio Corporation, 2007), 1 hour 13 mins
The film explores the hidden face of poverty in one of the world's most affluent and capitalistic cities. Directed by CHEUNG King Wai (KJ: Music and Life), the film follows five Hong Kong families of different backgrounds that receive government subsidies. How do the poor get by in a glossy city that flaunts consp...
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directed by Cheung King-wai, fl. 2007; produced by Ben Tsiang, fl. 2007 and Cheung King-wai, fl. 2007, CNEX Foundation Limited (Taipei Shi: CNEX Studio Corporation, 2007), 1 hour 13 mins
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The film explores the hidden face of poverty in one of the world's most affluent and capitalistic cities. Directed by CHEUNG King Wai (KJ: Music and Life), the film follows five Hong Kong families of different backgrounds that receive government subsidies. How do the poor get by in a glossy city that flaunts conspicuous consumption and hides poverty in cavernous public housing estates? All's Right With The World shares the different stories of th...
The film explores the hidden face of poverty in one of the world's most affluent and capitalistic cities. Directed by CHEUNG King Wai (KJ: Music and Life), the film follows five Hong Kong families of different backgrounds that receive government subsidies. How do the poor get by in a glossy city that flaunts conspicuous consumption and hides poverty in cavernous public housing estates? All's Right With The World shares the different stories of these low-income families, their daily living conditions, and their ways of celebrating Chinese New Year.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ben Tsiang, fl. 2007, Cheung King-wai, fl. 2007, CNEX Foundation Limited
Author / Creator
Cheung King-wai, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
CNEX Studio Corporation
Topic / Theme
Welfare and public relief, Poverty, Ethnic (Nonfiction), Chinese
Copyright Message
Copyright 2007 by CNEX Studio Corporation
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America and the Taliban, 3, America and the Taliban, Part 3
directed by Martin Smith, 1949- and Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018; produced by Martin Smith, 1949-, Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018 and Brian Funck, 1969-, Rain Media and Frontline (Television program), in America and the Taliban, 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 53 mins
This program contains graphic imagery; viewer discretion is advised.
How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting, and interviews with Taliban and US officials, part one of an investigation of the missteps and consequences.
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directed by Martin Smith, 1949- and Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018; produced by Martin Smith, 1949-, Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018 and Brian Funck, 1969-, Rain Media and Frontline (Television program), in America and the Taliban, 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 53 mins
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How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting, and interviews with Taliban and US officials, part one of an investigation of the missteps and consequences.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Martin Smith, 1949-, Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018, Brian Funck, 1969-, Rain Media, Frontline (Television program)
Author / Creator
Martin Smith, 1949-, Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
America and the Taliban
Topic / Theme
Crimes against humanity, War crimes, Transition of power, Political violence, United States Intervention in Afghanistan, December 22, 2001-2021, Afghans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 WGBH Educational Foundation
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America in the 20th Century, 1, America Becomes a World Power
produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 1 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2004), 29 mins
The United States was irrevocably transformed between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century. From controversial expansionism, through war in the Caribbean and Pacific, unrest in Asia and troubles at home, the country experienced radical change on a course to world leadership.
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produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 1 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2004), 29 mins
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The United States was irrevocably transformed between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century. From controversial expansionism, through war in the Caribbean and Pacific, unrest in Asia and troubles at home, the country experienced radical change on a course to world leadership.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Media Rich Communications
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Media Rich Learning
Series
America in the 20th Century
Person Discussed
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy, 1869-1964, John Milton Hay, 1838-1905, José Martí, 1853-1895, Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, William Henry Seward, 1801-1872, Valeriano Weyler, 1838-1920, Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924, Matthew Calbraith Perry, 1794-1858
Topic / Theme
Government policy, International relations, Treaties, United States territories, War, Battle of Manila, July 25-August 13, 1898, Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900, Philippine-American War, 1899-1902, Spanish-American War, 1898, American History, Reconstruction (1866–1876), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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© 2004 Media Rich Communications LLC
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America in the 20th Century, 10, Vietnam
produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 10 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2009), 1 hour 12 mins
Vietnam was the longest war in America’s history and the most divisive in more than a century. Decades later, U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia remains misunderstood, misinterpreted and misrepresented. This powerful program explores the genesis of America’s “quagmire” in the region—from the roots of Vie...
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produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 10 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2009), 1 hour 12 mins
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Vietnam was the longest war in America’s history and the most divisive in more than a century. Decades later, U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia remains misunderstood, misinterpreted and misrepresented. This powerful program explores the genesis of America’s “quagmire” in the region—from the roots of Vietnamese nationalism and a century of French colonialism through the long and costly American war and beyond.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Media Rich Communications
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Media Rich Learning
Series
America in the 20th Century
Person Discussed
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, William C. Westmoreland, 1914-2005, Ngo Dinh Diem, 1901-1963
Topic / Theme
Communism, Political demonstrations, International relations, Public opinion, War, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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© 2009 Media Rich Communications LLC
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America in the 20th Century, 11, Cold War
produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 11 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2009), 2 hours 12 mins
The communists and capitalists united in World War II to crush the Fascists. But in 1945, with Hitler’s Germany defeated, the allies became adversaries. The world’s two great superpowers locked in a dramatic showdown over ideology, vision and freedom that would persist for five decades. Under the omnipresent t...
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produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 11 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2009), 2 hours 12 mins
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The communists and capitalists united in World War II to crush the Fascists. But in 1945, with Hitler’s Germany defeated, the allies became adversaries. The world’s two great superpowers locked in a dramatic showdown over ideology, vision and freedom that would persist for five decades. Under the omnipresent threat of nuclear holocaust, the Cold War became the defining conflict of the twentieth century.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Media Rich Communications
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Media Rich Learning
Series
America in the 20th Century
Person Discussed
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, Mikhail Gorbachev, 1931-, George Kennan, 1845-1924, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Nikita Khrushchev, 1894-1971, Kim Il-sung, 1912-1994, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1870-1924, Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, Joseph Raymond McCarthy, 1908-1957, Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972, George Catlett Mars...
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, Mikhail Gorbachev, 1931-, George Kennan, 1845-1924, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Nikita Khrushchev, 1894-1971, Kim Il-sung, 1912-1994, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1870-1924, Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, Joseph Raymond McCarthy, 1908-1957, Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972, George Catlett Marshall, 1880-1959, Leonid Ilich Brezhnev, 1906-1982
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Topic / Theme
Communism, Government aid, Human rights, International relations, Bay of Pigs Invasion, April 17, 1961, Cold War, 1945-1989, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, Marshall Plan, 1948-1952, Potsdam Conference, July 17-August 2, 1945, Truman Doctrine, 1947-1989, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, U-2 Spy Plane Incident, 1960, McCarthy Era, U.S., 1949-1954, American History, The Sixties (1960..
Communism, Government aid, Human rights, International relations, Bay of Pigs Invasion, April 17, 1961, Cold War, 1945-1989, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, Marshall Plan, 1948-1952, Potsdam Conference, July 17-August 2, 1945, Truman Doctrine, 1947-1989, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, U-2 Spy Plane Incident, 1960, McCarthy Era, U.S., 1949-1954, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974)
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America in the 20th Century, 12, The Sixties
produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 12 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2009), 38 mins
In the 1960s, Americans embraced the liberal promises and programs of two presidents: John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson. The two men could not have been more different, yet each embraced the legacy of Franklin Roosevelt and sought to reshape the New Deal into their own world vision. For JFK, it was the New...
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produced by Media Rich Communications, in America in the 20th Century, 12 (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2009), 38 mins
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In the 1960s, Americans embraced the liberal promises and programs of two presidents: John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson. The two men could not have been more different, yet each embraced the legacy of Franklin Roosevelt and sought to reshape the New Deal into their own world vision. For JFK, it was the New Frontier; for LBJ, the Great Society. Each had its triumphs and failures, but together they redefined the role of federal government i...
In the 1960s, Americans embraced the liberal promises and programs of two presidents: John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson. The two men could not have been more different, yet each embraced the legacy of Franklin Roosevelt and sought to reshape the New Deal into their own world vision. For JFK, it was the New Frontier; for LBJ, the Great Society. Each had its triumphs and failures, but together they redefined the role of federal government in American life and culture.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Media Rich Communications
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Media Rich Learning
Series
America in the 20th Century
Person Discussed
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, International relations, Social reforms, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Civil Rights Act Passed, U.S., July 2, 1964, Cold War, 1945-1989, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974)
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© 2009 Media Rich Communications LLC
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