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Africa: Living with Corruption
directed by Elizabeth Jones (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 48 mins
In this eye-opening film, the award-winning African journalist Sorious Samura reveals how corruption has become normal and accepted in Africa -- it is one of the root causes of Africa's many problems. Sadly, most aid money given by the West never reaches those it is meant to help; it gets siphoned off by corrupt g...
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directed by Elizabeth Jones (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 48 mins
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In this eye-opening film, the award-winning African journalist Sorious Samura reveals how corruption has become normal and accepted in Africa -- it is one of the root causes of Africa's many problems. Sadly, most aid money given by the West never reaches those it is meant to help; it gets siphoned off by corrupt governments. This film provides a sober portrait of how modern Africa really works. Samura moves into one of the largest slums in Africa...
In this eye-opening film, the award-winning African journalist Sorious Samura reveals how corruption has become normal and accepted in Africa -- it is one of the root causes of Africa's many problems. Sadly, most aid money given by the West never reaches those it is meant to help; it gets siphoned off by corrupt governments. This film provides a sober portrait of how modern Africa really works. Samura moves into one of the largest slums in Africa, Kibera in Kenya, to reveal the relentlessness of everyday corruption, where the poor have to bribe just to survive. Bribery is the modus operandi for obtaining basics such as hospital appointments, building their shacks, getting work and staying out of jail. Samura returns home to Sierra Leone to live with a friend and her 10 children. Here widespread corruption led to a brutal and bloody civil war that ended in 2002. The country had the chance to start again but Samura describes how a seven-year aid project, led by the British, has failed because of corruption and a lack of understanding from Western donors. In the slums there is no water or electricity and Sierra Leoneans still have the worst life expectancy on the planet. Even a 9-year old must bribe his teachers just to be taught. Samura claims that, in many parts of Africa, school is a place where children learn how to bribe and to use power and status to get what they want. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Jones
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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African Game, Episode 2, The Promised Land
directed by Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986; produced by Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Fund for Animal Welfare and International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, in African Game, Episode 2 (Artarmon, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2000), 24 mins
This documentary, by director Pierre Van Heerden, is about the preservation and conservation of animals on African reserves.
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directed by Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986; produced by Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Fund for Animal Welfare and International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, in African Game, Episode 2 (Artarmon, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2000), 24 mins
Description
This documentary, by director Pierre Van Heerden, is about the preservation and conservation of animals on African reserves.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Fund for Animal Welfare, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, Nicky Rebelo, fl. 1982
Author / Creator
Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Naked Flame Productions
Series
African Game
Speaker / Narrator
Nicky Rebelo, fl. 1982
Topic / Theme
Wildlife conservation, Animals, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Naked Flame Productions
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African Game, Episode 3, Playing God
directed by Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986; produced by Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation and International Fund for Animal Welfare, in African Game, Episode 3 (Artarmon, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2000), 25 mins
This documentary, by director Pierre Van Heerden, is about how conservationists handle an overabundance of animals in wildlife preserves.
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directed by Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986; produced by Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation and International Fund for Animal Welfare, in African Game, Episode 3 (Artarmon, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2000), 25 mins
Description
This documentary, by director Pierre Van Heerden, is about how conservationists handle an overabundance of animals in wildlife preserves.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Nicky Rebelo, fl. 1982
Author / Creator
Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Naked Flame Productions
Series
African Game
Speaker / Narrator
Nicky Rebelo, fl. 1982
Topic / Theme
Animal ecology, Wild animals, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Naked Flame Productions
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African Game, Episode 4, Life in the Wilderness
directed by Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986; produced by Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation and International Foundation for the Conservation of Wildlife, in African Game, Episode 4 (Artarmon, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2000), 25 mins
This documentary, by director Pierre Van Heerden, discusses overpopulation of animals in African reserves, as well as how Africans continue to live in the wilderness.
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directed by Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986; produced by Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation and International Foundation for the Conservation of Wildlife, in African Game, Episode 4 (Artarmon, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2000), 25 mins
Description
This documentary, by director Pierre Van Heerden, discusses overpopulation of animals in African reserves, as well as how Africans continue to live in the wilderness.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, International Foundation for the Conservation of Wildlife, Nicky Rebelo, fl. 1982
Author / Creator
Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Naked Flame Productions
Series
African Game
Speaker / Narrator
Nicky Rebelo, fl. 1982
Topic / Theme
Animals, Biodiversity, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Naked Flame Productions
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African Game, Episode 5, In Touch With Nature
directed by Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986; produced by Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation and International Fund for Animal Welfare, in African Game, Episode 5 (Artarmon, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2000), 24 mins
This documentary, by director Pierre Van Heerden, discusses how tourism and monetary issues plague African animal reserves.
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directed by Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986; produced by Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation and International Fund for Animal Welfare, in African Game, Episode 5 (Artarmon, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2000), 24 mins
Description
This documentary, by director Pierre Van Heerden, discusses how tourism and monetary issues plague African animal reserves.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Nicky Rebelo, fl. 1982
Author / Creator
Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Naked Flame Productions
Series
African Game
Speaker / Narrator
Nicky Rebelo, fl. 1982
Topic / Theme
Tourism industry, Animals, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Naked Flame Productions
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African Game, Episode 6, A Vision For The Future
directed by Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986; produced by Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation and International Fund for Animal Welfare, in African Game, Episode 6 (Artarmon, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2000), 25 mins
This documentary, by director Pierre Van Heerden discusses whether conservation or preservation is best for the future of Africa's biodiversity.
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directed by Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986; produced by Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation and International Fund for Animal Welfare, in African Game, Episode 6 (Artarmon, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2000), 25 mins
Description
This documentary, by director Pierre Van Heerden discusses whether conservation or preservation is best for the future of Africa's biodiversity.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Phillip Hattingh, fl. 1977, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Nicky Rebelo, fl. 1982
Author / Creator
Pierre Van Heerden, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Naked Flame Productions
Series
African Game
Speaker / Narrator
Nicky Rebelo, fl. 1982
Topic / Theme
Animals, Biodiversity, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Naked Flame Productions
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The African Queen (1951): Shooting script
directed by John Huston, 1906-1987; produced by Sam Spiegel, 1901-1985, Romulus Films; performed by Humphrey Bogart, 1899-1957 and Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2004), 155 page(s)
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directed by John Huston, 1906-1987; produced by Sam Spiegel, 1901-1985, Romulus Films; performed by Humphrey Bogart, 1899-1957 and Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2004), 155 page(s)
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Script
Performer / Ensemble
Humphrey Bogart, 1899-1957, Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003
Contributor
Sam Spiegel, 1901-1985, Romulus Films
Author / Creator
John Huston, 1906-1987, Humphrey Bogart, 1899-1957, Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003, James Agee, 1909-1955, Peter Viertel, 1920-2007
Date Published / Released
1951, 2004
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
War, World War I, 1914-1918, Charlie Allnut, Rose Sayer
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1951. Published edition reproduced by permission of The James Agee Trust.
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Africa's Last Taboo
directed by Robin Barnwell, fl. 2006; produced by Robin Barnwell, fl. 2006; interview by Sorious Samura, 1963- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010), 49 mins
In Africa, where two-thirds of countries maintain laws against homosexuality, gay people face increasing persecution. Award-winning African correspondent Sorious Samura investigates the experience of being gay in Africa, and discovers staggering levels of prejudice and hate, driven by governments, religious organi...
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directed by Robin Barnwell, fl. 2006; produced by Robin Barnwell, fl. 2006; interview by Sorious Samura, 1963- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010), 49 mins
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In Africa, where two-thirds of countries maintain laws against homosexuality, gay people face increasing persecution. Award-winning African correspondent Sorious Samura investigates the experience of being gay in Africa, and discovers staggering levels of prejudice and hate, driven by governments, religious organizations, and communities. Samura examines the impact extreme homophobia is having on gay people’s lives, tracking down the victims of...
In Africa, where two-thirds of countries maintain laws against homosexuality, gay people face increasing persecution. Award-winning African correspondent Sorious Samura investigates the experience of being gay in Africa, and discovers staggering levels of prejudice and hate, driven by governments, religious organizations, and communities. Samura examines the impact extreme homophobia is having on gay people’s lives, tracking down the victims of a recent mob attack in Kenya, and speaking to gay men who have spent time in prison for their sexuality.He discovers an AIDS epidemic, where the disease is spreading at an alarming rate among gay men who are not being given vital sex education and health care. In Uganda, Samura finds Muslims and Christians working closely together to target homosexuality and visiting American pastors help spread anti-gay sentiment. The film shines light on an overlooked human rights abuse in Africa that requires the attention of the global community. Adult College
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robin Barnwell, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Robin Barnwell, fl. 2006, Sorious Samura, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
African ethnic groups, Homosexuality, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by permission of Filmakers Library
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After a Suicide
written by Diane Conn; produced by Diane Conn (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 22 mins
When the filmmaker's mother committed suicide two weeks before her eighteenth birthday, she felt tremendous guilt and shame about the suicide. It was years before she could say out loud "My mother killed herself." She lived her life as if nothing had happened. But when she tried to commit suicide herself, she real...
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written by Diane Conn; produced by Diane Conn (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 22 mins
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When the filmmaker's mother committed suicide two weeks before her eighteenth birthday, she felt tremendous guilt and shame about the suicide. It was years before she could say out loud "My mother killed herself." She lived her life as if nothing had happened. But when she tried to commit suicide herself, she realized something was very wrong. She had to start acknowledging the feelings that she had repressed for years. She found that when she sp...
When the filmmaker's mother committed suicide two weeks before her eighteenth birthday, she felt tremendous guilt and shame about the suicide. It was years before she could say out loud "My mother killed herself." She lived her life as if nothing had happened. But when she tried to commit suicide herself, she realized something was very wrong. She had to start acknowledging the feelings that she had repressed for years. She found that when she spoke about her mother's death by suicide, people did not want to hear about it. Some, however, told her they had friends or co-workers who were survivors, but that they didn't know how to discuss the subject with them. Many survivors do not talk about the suicide with anyone, even years after the event. By not talking about it, survivors have not been able to go through the normal healing process. After A Suicide provides support and identification for the many survivors of suicide. It will enable counselors to understand the feelings of those left behind and help them deal with their loss. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Diane Conn
Author / Creator
Diane Conn
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Psychological issues, Psychology, Shame, Guilt, Trauma survivors, Suicide, Depression (emotion), Suicidal behavior, Suicidal ideation
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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After Solidarity: Three Polish Families in America
directed by Gaylen Ross, 1950-; produced by Gaylen Ross, 1950- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987), 59 mins
This documentary, directed by Gaylen Ross, tells the story of three Polish families who were forced to immigrate to the United States after being kicked out of the Solidarity party in Poland.
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directed by Gaylen Ross, 1950-; produced by Gaylen Ross, 1950- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987), 59 mins
Description
This documentary, directed by Gaylen Ross, tells the story of three Polish families who were forced to immigrate to the United States after being kicked out of the Solidarity party in Poland.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gaylen Ross, 1950-
Author / Creator
Gaylen Ross, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Solidarnosc, 1980, Social movements, Immigration and emigration, History, Politics & Policy, Polish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013. Used by permssion of Filmakers Library.
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