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Death on a Friendly Border
directed by Rachel Antell (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 1 hour 5 mins
The border that runs between Tijuana and San Diego is the most heavily militarized border between "friendly" countries anywhere in the world. Since 1994 when the U.S. instituted Operation Gatekeeper, an average of one person a day has died crossing into the U.S. The policy has been condemned by the UN Commissioner...
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directed by Rachel Antell (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 1 hour 5 mins
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The border that runs between Tijuana and San Diego is the most heavily militarized border between "friendly" countries anywhere in the world. Since 1994 when the U.S. instituted Operation Gatekeeper, an average of one person a day has died crossing into the U.S. The policy has been condemned by the UN Commissioner of Human Rights, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. This poignant film puts a human face on a tragedy that occurs daily. Fi...
The border that runs between Tijuana and San Diego is the most heavily militarized border between "friendly" countries anywhere in the world. Since 1994 when the U.S. instituted Operation Gatekeeper, an average of one person a day has died crossing into the U.S. The policy has been condemned by the UN Commissioner of Human Rights, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. This poignant film puts a human face on a tragedy that occurs daily. First we visit a small village in Oaxaca where more than half the men have emigrated to the United States to send money home. From here we follow the story of one young woman who made the journey to follow her husband, but died of dehydration in the desert. Then the film goes to Tijuana where thousands of people have desperately attempted the crossing, only to be thrown back. We learn of the hardships imposed by heat and thirst and abusive border guards. Finally, we hear first hand from a border guard, a human rights activist, and a citizen who actually goes into the desert each weekend to provide water for the fugitives. This is a memorable portrait of people who risk everything to come to "the land of plenty" --- and often lose this gamble. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Rachel Antell
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, International relations, Immigration and emigration, Crossing borders, Politics & Policy, Law, Current Affairs, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Dirty Cargo
directed by Synnøve Bakke and Kjersti Knudssøn; produced by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2008), 53 mins
Trafigura is linked to a major environmental scandal in the Ivory Coast. In 2006 more that 100 000 people fell ill after a ship, chartered by Trafigura, brought toxic waste to the country. We uncover that this was neither a one off incident, nor a unique kind of waste. Such waste is regularly generated from Trafig...
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directed by Synnøve Bakke and Kjersti Knudssøn; produced by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2008), 53 mins
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Trafigura is linked to a major environmental scandal in the Ivory Coast. In 2006 more that 100 000 people fell ill after a ship, chartered by Trafigura, brought toxic waste to the country. We uncover that this was neither a one off incident, nor a unique kind of waste. Such waste is regularly generated from Trafigura’s own large scale production of extremely low quality gasoline.
At the same time as the toxic waste was dumped in the Ivory Coa...
Trafigura is linked to a major environmental scandal in the Ivory Coast. In 2006 more that 100 000 people fell ill after a ship, chartered by Trafigura, brought toxic waste to the country. We uncover that this was neither a one off incident, nor a unique kind of waste. Such waste is regularly generated from Trafigura’s own large scale production of extremely low quality gasoline.
At the same time as the toxic waste was dumped in the Ivory Coast, Trafigura entered a contract with the Norwegian company Vest Tank. They used a tank facility in a small village in Western Norway as part of the production of bad gasoline. This operation was illegal to do in Norway, but the Norwegian authorities had no idea what went on in the village.
On May 24th 2007 a tank blew up at the site. The explosion generated an intense sulphurous stench that caused illness among the population. The authorities did not understand why people fell ill, and they did not know what was in the tank prior to the explosion.
We made the connection with the illness in the Ivory Coast, and started to investigate. We uncovered a large scale production of bad gasoline, involving several European countries. We discovered what Norwegian authorities did not know, that due to total absence of control Norway became part of a dubious industry.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Synnøve Bakke, Kjersti Knudssøn
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Nordic World
Topic / Theme
Business affairs, Ethnic Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Nordic World.
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Disobeying Orders: G. I. Resistance to The Vietnam War
directed by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990; produced by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1990), 30 mins
This documentary focuses on the antiwar movement within the armed forces. Interviews with Vietnam veterans, including a navy nurse, are interwoven with archival photos, film footage, and popular music of the 1960's. One nurse coordinated an air drop of antiwar leaflets over her naval base for which she was court-m...
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directed by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990; produced by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1990), 30 mins
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This documentary focuses on the antiwar movement within the armed forces. Interviews with Vietnam veterans, including a navy nurse, are interwoven with archival photos, film footage, and popular music of the 1960's. One nurse coordinated an air drop of antiwar leaflets over her naval base for which she was court-martialed. A black soldier spent time in the stockade for his protest of the military's racial discrimination. This film highlights the...
This documentary focuses on the antiwar movement within the armed forces. Interviews with Vietnam veterans, including a navy nurse, are interwoven with archival photos, film footage, and popular music of the 1960's. One nurse coordinated an air drop of antiwar leaflets over her naval base for which she was court-martialed. A black soldier spent time in the stockade for his protest of the military's racial discrimination. This film highlights the intersection of the civil rights and antiwar movements, and the ethics of whether to follow orders that one feels are immoral. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990
Author / Creator
Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Military personnel, Race relations, War, Armed forces, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Political and Social Movements, Politics & Policy, History, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1990. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Dispatches, Dispatches 01
produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 1 hour 12 mins
Against a tide of ignorance, isolation and cynicism, Big Noise Dispatches take you around the world to look war and crisis in the face, but also to witness a shared struggle for survival and dignity. Dispatches 01 collects 72 minutes of radical investigations, analysis and on the ground video from the Big Noise te...
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produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 1 hour 12 mins
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Against a tide of ignorance, isolation and cynicism, Big Noise Dispatches take you around the world to look war and crisis in the face, but also to witness a shared struggle for survival and dignity. Dispatches 01 collects 72 minutes of radical investigations, analysis and on the ground video from the Big Noise team working on four continents.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Big Noise Films
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Series
Dispatches
Topic / Theme
Government aid, Military aid
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
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Dispatches, Dispatches 02
produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 54 mins
From the front lines in Iraq, to the legal lynching in Jena, LA, to the growth of a new poor people's movement in the streets of Philadelphia and Nashville--Dispatches 02 takes you where the mainstream media cannot go.
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produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 54 mins
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From the front lines in Iraq, to the legal lynching in Jena, LA, to the growth of a new poor people's movement in the streets of Philadelphia and Nashville--Dispatches 02 takes you where the mainstream media cannot go.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Big Noise Films
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Series
Dispatches
Topic / Theme
Criminal punishment, Poverty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
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Dispatches, Dispatches 03
produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 1 hour 40 mins
Big Noise Dispatches take you around the world to look war and crisis in the face, but also to witness a shared struggle for survival and dignity. Wars crush our humanity. Defeats splinter our movements. Corporate media turns a blind eye to our mounting crises, and a cynical one to the people who stand up against...
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produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 1 hour 40 mins
Description
Big Noise Dispatches take you around the world to look war and crisis in the face, but also to witness a shared struggle for survival and dignity. Wars crush our humanity. Defeats splinter our movements. Corporate media turns a blind eye to our mounting crises, and a cynical one to the people who stand up against them.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Big Noise Films
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Series
Dispatches
Topic / Theme
Mass media, Crisis management, War casualties
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
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Dispatches, Dispatches 05
produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 13 mins
Big Noise Dispatches takes you around the world to look war and crisis in the face. A Groundbreaking anti-propaganda news from the Middle East to the American Midwest.
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produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 13 mins
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Big Noise Dispatches takes you around the world to look war and crisis in the face. A Groundbreaking anti-propaganda news from the Middle East to the American Midwest.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Big Noise Films
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Series
Dispatches
Topic / Theme
Broadcast news, War casualties, Crisis management
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
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Dispatches, Dispatches 06
produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 22 mins
Jeremy Scahill investigates Blackwater, Greg Palast goes to Liberia, we go inside the white power movement and more.
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produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 22 mins
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Jeremy Scahill investigates Blackwater, Greg Palast goes to Liberia, we go inside the white power movement and more.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Big Noise Films
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Series
Dispatches
Topic / Theme
Broadcast news, Nazism, Security personnel
Copyright Message
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Dispatches, Dispatches 07
produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2011), 1 hour 35 mins
COIN's Last Stand: The Marjah offensive was supposed to demonstrate that victory is still possible in Afghanistan. Instead it has revealed a counterinsurgency campaign in crisis. Enduring Presence: The U.S. celebrates the end of combat in Iraq, but has no plans to withdraw its thousands of Special Operations Force...
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produced by Big Noise Films, in Dispatches (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2011), 1 hour 35 mins
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COIN's Last Stand: The Marjah offensive was supposed to demonstrate that victory is still possible in Afghanistan. Instead it has revealed a counterinsurgency campaign in crisis. Enduring Presence: The U.S. celebrates the end of combat in Iraq, but has no plans to withdraw its thousands of Special Operations Forces and mercenaries or its "Enduring Presence Posts." Yo Soy El Army: The U.S. military is stepping up its recruitment of Latinos. Latino...
COIN's Last Stand: The Marjah offensive was supposed to demonstrate that victory is still possible in Afghanistan. Instead it has revealed a counterinsurgency campaign in crisis. Enduring Presence: The U.S. celebrates the end of combat in Iraq, but has no plans to withdraw its thousands of Special Operations Forces and mercenaries or its "Enduring Presence Posts." Yo Soy El Army: The U.S. military is stepping up its recruitment of Latinos. Latinos enter into the lowest and most dangerous ranks, and have been disproportionately killed in America's latest wars. Million Dollar Militia: Will America's new tribal strategy in Afghanistan bring stability, or is it building "Million Dollar Tribal Militias" that will further undermine a weak Afghan state? Entrapped: A Democracy Now! investigation with Anjali Kamat into the use of paid informants in high profile "homegrown terror" cases. Is the FBI foiling terror plots or targeting and entrapping Muslims in America?
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Big Noise Films
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Series
Dispatches
Topic / Theme
Government agencies, Armed forces, Military recruitment, Military life
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The Double Life of Ernesto Gomez Gomez
directed by Gary Weimberg; produced by Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 55 mins
Fifteen-year-old Ernesto Gomez finds his life squeezed between two identities, two families and three nations: the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico. This moving and informative documentary follows the teenage Ernesto as he goes on a journey of self-discovery, moving from Mexico to the USA to meet his Puerto Rican birt...
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directed by Gary Weimberg; produced by Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 55 mins
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Fifteen-year-old Ernesto Gomez finds his life squeezed between two identities, two families and three nations: the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico. This moving and informative documentary follows the teenage Ernesto as he goes on a journey of self-discovery, moving from Mexico to the USA to meet his Puerto Rican birth mother in prison and learn from her the truth about his heritage, his legacy and himself. Dylcia Pagan, a Puerto Rican patriot, was c...
Fifteen-year-old Ernesto Gomez finds his life squeezed between two identities, two families and three nations: the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico. This moving and informative documentary follows the teenage Ernesto as he goes on a journey of self-discovery, moving from Mexico to the USA to meet his Puerto Rican birth mother in prison and learn from her the truth about his heritage, his legacy and himself. Dylcia Pagan, a Puerto Rican patriot, was captured in 1980 in a van packed with bombs. She received a severe sentence of 55 years in jail for seditious conspiracy. Her baby boy was adopted by a loving, politically minded Mexican family and Ernesto grew up unaware of his past. When his origins were finally revealed, he decided to reconnect with his mother, imprisoned in San Francisco. The film documents his struggle for identity as he establishes a relationship with not only his mother but also her ideology. He asked the filmmakers to tell his story, as he navigates his conflicting emotions between longing for his family left in Mexico and sympathizing with his mother. College Adult
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Catherine Ryan, Gary Weimberg
Author / Creator
Gary Weimberg
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Cultural identity, Terrorism, Sociology, Ethnic Studies, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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