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American Thirst, Canadian Water
directed by Jerry Thompson (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 48 mins
As water becomes more valuable than oil, possessing this resource will lead to enormous wealth or to war - probably both. This lucid and well-organized documentary explores the political issues behind control of this resource. Among the experts featured in this film is former Senator Paul Simon, who has devoted hi...
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directed by Jerry Thompson (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 48 mins
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As water becomes more valuable than oil, possessing this resource will lead to enormous wealth or to war - probably both. This lucid and well-organized documentary explores the political issues behind control of this resource. Among the experts featured in this film is former Senator Paul Simon, who has devoted his retirement to studying the international water crisis. A political dispute has broken out between Canada and the U.S. and Mexico over...
As water becomes more valuable than oil, possessing this resource will lead to enormous wealth or to war - probably both. This lucid and well-organized documentary explores the political issues behind control of this resource. Among the experts featured in this film is former Senator Paul Simon, who has devoted his retirement to studying the international water crisis. A political dispute has broken out between Canada and the U.S. and Mexico over NAFTA's original clause stating that water could be sold between the three countries. Many Canadian legislators disapprove of treating water as a commodity; they would halt its sale out of the country and rewrite the NAFTA clause. They fear losing control of their water, which would be sold to the highest bidder. The film takes a pending lawsuit against the Canadian federal government as an example. Sun Belt International, an American company, sought to transport Canadian water to California. The British Columbian government halted the sale. Sun Belt is suing for compensation. If Sun Belt wins, the international legal precedent could be monumental: water will become a tradable commodity in the global marketplace. Will local governments the world over lose control of their most precious natural resource? College Adult
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Jerry Thompson
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Paul Simon, 1928-2003
Topic / Theme
Environment, Politics, Negotiation in government, Trials and litigation, Water supply, Passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement, January 1, 1994, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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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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Anarchism in America
directed by Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012 and Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012; produced by Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012 and Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012 (Alexandria, VA: Pacific Street Films), 1 hour 16 mins
This feature-length documentary by Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher discusses the misunderstood anarchism movement in America.
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directed by Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012 and Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012; produced by Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012 and Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012 (Alexandria, VA: Pacific Street Films), 1 hour 16 mins
Description
This feature-length documentary by Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher discusses the misunderstood anarchism movement in America.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012, Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012
Author / Creator
Steven Fischler, fl. 1972-2012, Joel Sucher, fl. 1972-2012
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
Pacific Street Films
Person Discussed
Jello Biafra, 1958-, Kenneth Rexroth, 1905-1982, Philip Levine, 1928-, Michael Carder, Mollie Steimer, 1897-1980, Karl Hess, 1923-1994, Murray Bookchin, 1921-2006, Ferdinando Nicola Sacco, 1891-1927, Bartolomeo Vanzetti, 1883-1927, Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Leon Trotsky, 1879-1940, Karl Marx, 1818-1883, Emma Goldman, 1869-1940
Topic / Theme
Government, Social conflict, Arrest and Trial of Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, 1920, Sacco and Vanzetti, Execution, Boston, MA, August 23, 1927, Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Pacific Street Films. All rights reserved.
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Ancient Discoveries, 5, Ships
directed by Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989 and Ali McGrath, fl. 2005, in Ancient Discoveries, 5 (Toronto, ON: Entertainment One Ltd., 2005), 50 mins
Examines various ship technologies of the ancient world, including Roman naval engineering and Caligula's Lake Nemi pleasure barges.
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directed by Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989 and Ali McGrath, fl. 2005, in Ancient Discoveries, 5 (Toronto, ON: Entertainment One Ltd., 2005), 50 mins
Description
Examines various ship technologies of the ancient world, including Roman naval engineering and Caligula's Lake Nemi pleasure barges.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sean Barrett, 1940-
Author / Creator
Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989, Ali McGrath, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Entertainment One Ltd.
Series
Ancient Discoveries
Speaker / Narrator
Sean Barrett, 1940-
Person Discussed
Caligula, Emperor of Rome, 0012-0041
Topic / Theme
Heads of state, Engineering, Barges, Boats and ships, Ancient civilizations, Science and Technology, World History, Classical Period (1000 BCE–500 CE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Entertainment One Ltd.
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Ancient Powers, Episode 5, Law and Order
directed by Ian A Hunt, fl. 2010, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022, BBC Studios, in Ancient Powers, Episode 5 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2023), 48 mins
A new global approach to ancient history that unites the stories of the East and West. The remarkable story of the social, technological and physical challenges five powerful civilisations faced in their battle for survival and domination of the ancient world. These six programmes reveal an interconnected world...
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directed by Ian A Hunt, fl. 2010, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022, BBC Studios, in Ancient Powers, Episode 5 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2023), 48 mins
Description
A new global approach to ancient history that unites the stories of the East and West. The remarkable story of the social, technological and physical challenges five powerful civilisations faced in their battle for survival and domination of the ancient world. These six programmes reveal an interconnected world of trade, war and ideas, where each territory found different solutions to the same problems. Robust science, revealing archaeology an...
A new global approach to ancient history that unites the stories of the East and West. The remarkable story of the social, technological and physical challenges five powerful civilisations faced in their battle for survival and domination of the ancient world. These six programmes reveal an interconnected world of trade, war and ideas, where each territory found different solutions to the same problems. Robust science, revealing archaeology and stylish CGI present the distant past as never before - an epic game of strategy and luck.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, Li Li, fl. 2023, Ross Kirby, fl. 2022, BBC Studios, Terence Maynard, 1969-
Author / Creator
Ian A Hunt, fl. 2010, Li Li, fl. 2023, Ross Kirby, fl. 2022
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Ancient Powers
Speaker / Narrator
Brian Martens, fl. 2008, Alexander Mariotti, fl. 2007, Manu S. Pillai, 1990-, Meredith Brand, fl. 2023, Salima Ikram, 1965-, Terence Maynard, 1969-
Person Discussed
Brian Martens, fl. 2008, Alexander Mariotti, fl. 2007, Manu S. Pillai, 1990-, Meredith Brand, fl. 2023, Salima Ikram, 1965-, Vespasian, Emperor of Rome, 0009-0079, Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 260 BC-210 BC, Hatshepsut, Amenhotep III, Pharoah of Egypt, 1388 BC-1351 BC, Akhenaten, Pharoah of Egypt, Samudra gupta
Topic / Theme
Monarchy, Cultural diversity, Ancient civilizations, Egyptians, Chinese, Greeks, Romans (ancient), Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 BBC Worldwide
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Ancient Powers, Episode 6, End Game
directed by Ian A Hunt, fl. 2010, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022, BBC Studios, in Ancient Powers, Episode 6 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2023), 50 mins
A new global approach to ancient history that unites the stories of the East and West. The remarkable story of the social, technological and physical challenges five powerful civilisations faced in their battle for survival and domination of the ancient world. These six programmes reveal an interconnected world...
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directed by Ian A Hunt, fl. 2010, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022, BBC Studios, in Ancient Powers, Episode 6 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2023), 50 mins
Description
A new global approach to ancient history that unites the stories of the East and West. The remarkable story of the social, technological and physical challenges five powerful civilisations faced in their battle for survival and domination of the ancient world. These six programmes reveal an interconnected world of trade, war and ideas, where each territory found different solutions to the same problems. Robust science, revealing archaeology an...
A new global approach to ancient history that unites the stories of the East and West. The remarkable story of the social, technological and physical challenges five powerful civilisations faced in their battle for survival and domination of the ancient world. These six programmes reveal an interconnected world of trade, war and ideas, where each territory found different solutions to the same problems. Robust science, revealing archaeology and stylish CGI present the distant past as never before - an epic game of strategy and luck.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, Li Li, fl. 2023, Ross Kirby, fl. 2022, BBC Studios, Terence Maynard, 1969-
Author / Creator
Ian A Hunt, fl. 2010, Li Li, fl. 2023, Ross Kirby, fl. 2022
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Ancient Powers
Speaker / Narrator
Arto Belekdanian, fl. 2023, Andreas Kapetanios, fl. 1994, Jigen Tang, 1964-, Nermine Sami, fl. 2023, Alexander Mariotti, fl. 2007, Manu S. Pillai, 1990-, Terence Maynard, 1969-
Person Discussed
Arto Belekdanian, fl. 2023, Andreas Kapetanios, fl. 1994, Jigen Tang, 1964-, Nermine Sami, fl. 2023, Alexander Mariotti, fl. 2007, Manu S. Pillai, 1990-, Ptolemy I Soter, 367 BC-283 BC, Alexander the Great, 356 BC-323 BC
Topic / Theme
Cultural diversity, Monarchy, Religious beliefs, Ancient civilizations, Nepali, Egyptians, Chinese, Greeks, Romans (ancient), Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 BBC Worldwide
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, Episode 1, Nero
directed by Nick Murphy, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Mark Hedgecoe, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, Episode 1 (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 53 mins
Dramatic reconstructions and computer graphics tell the story of ancient Rome. This programme focuses on Nero, charting his murderous reign and how he was finally overthrown.
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directed by Nick Murphy, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Mark Hedgecoe, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, Episode 1 (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 53 mins
Description
Dramatic reconstructions and computer graphics tell the story of ancient Rome. This programme focuses on Nero, charting his murderous reign and how he was finally overthrown.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary, Dramatized scene
Contributor
Mark Hedgecoe, British Broadcasting Corporation, Alisdair Simpson, 1974-
Author / Creator
Nick Murphy, fl. 1999-2016
Date Published / Released
2006-09-21
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Speaker / Narrator
Alisdair Simpson, 1974-
Person Discussed
Nero, Emperor of Rome, 0037-0068
Topic / Theme
Murder, Ancient civilizations, Monarchs, Great Fire of Rome, July 19, 64, Political and Social Movements, Imperialism and Colonialism, Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 BBC Worldwide
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, Episode 3, Revolution
directed by Christopher Spencer, fl. 1977; produced by Christopher Spencer, fl. 1977 and Mark Hedgecoe, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, Episode 3 (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 59 mins
Dramatised documentary series telling the story of ancient Rome. How Tiberius Gracchus unleashed the power of the mob upon the streets, with devastating consequences.
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directed by Christopher Spencer, fl. 1977; produced by Christopher Spencer, fl. 1977 and Mark Hedgecoe, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, Episode 3 (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 59 mins
Description
Dramatised documentary series telling the story of ancient Rome. How Tiberius Gracchus unleashed the power of the mob upon the streets, with devastating consequences.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary, Dramatized scene
Contributor
Christopher Spencer, fl. 1977, Mark Hedgecoe, British Broadcasting Corporation, Alisdair Simpson, 1974-
Author / Creator
Christopher Spencer, fl. 1977
Date Published / Released
2006-10-05
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Speaker / Narrator
Alisdair Simpson, 1974-
Person Discussed
Tiberius Gracchus, 169 BC-133 BC
Topic / Theme
Assassinations, Laws and legislation, Politicians, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 BBC Worldwide
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, Episode 5, Constantine
directed by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993; produced by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993 and Mark Hedgecoe, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, Episode 5 (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 51 mins
Documentary series telling the story of ancient Rome. This edition shows how the Emperor Constantine brought Christianity to the western world.
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directed by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993; produced by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993 and Mark Hedgecoe, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, Episode 5 (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 51 mins
Description
Documentary series telling the story of ancient Rome. This edition shows how the Emperor Constantine brought Christianity to the western world.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary, Dramatized scene
Contributor
Tim Dunn, fl. 1993, Mark Hedgecoe, British Broadcasting Corporation, Alisdair Simpson, 1974-
Author / Creator
Tim Dunn, fl. 1993
Date Published / Released
2006-10-19
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Speaker / Narrator
Alisdair Simpson, 1974-
Person Discussed
Maxentius, Emperor of Rome, 0278-0312, Lactantius, 0240-0320, Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, 0272-0337
Topic / Theme
Church and state relations, Christianity, Monarchs, War and Violence, Religion and Belief Systems, Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 BBC Worldwide
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Ancient Worlds, 3, The Greek Thing
produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 52 mins
Richard Miles explores the power and the paradox of the 'Greek Thing' - a blossoming in art, philosophy and science that went hand-in-hand with political discord, social injustice and endless war. He paints a fascinating picture of the internal and external pressures that fuelled this unique political and social e...
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produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 52 mins
Description
Richard Miles explores the power and the paradox of the 'Greek Thing' - a blossoming in art, philosophy and science that went hand-in-hand with political discord, social injustice and endless war. He paints a fascinating picture of the internal and external pressures that fuelled this unique political and social experiment, one that would pioneer many of the political systems that we still live with today.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Ancient Worlds
Topic / Theme
Cities, Civilization, Democracy, Progress of civilization, Urban life, Urban population, War, Social customs, Peloponnesian War, 431 BCE-404 BCE, Greco-Persian Wars, 499 BCE-449 BCE, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, World History, Classical Period (1000 BCE–500 CE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 BBC Worldwide
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