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Afghanistan's Opium Trail
directed by Mehran Bozorgnia; produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 44 mins
Over 90% of the world's opium now comes from Afghanistan. This no-holds barred documentary follows this illicit industry, from the cultivation of the opium plants, to the processing of heroin, to the cross border smuggling that occurs between Afghanistan and Iran. The cameras actually catch the ambush of smugglers...
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directed by Mehran Bozorgnia; produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 44 mins
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Over 90% of the world's opium now comes from Afghanistan. This no-holds barred documentary follows this illicit industry, from the cultivation of the opium plants, to the processing of heroin, to the cross border smuggling that occurs between Afghanistan and Iran. The cameras actually catch the ambush of smugglers by Iranian guards in the rocky mountains of Afghanistan. We watch as opium is processed into heroin in the Afghan highlands. By using...
Over 90% of the world's opium now comes from Afghanistan. This no-holds barred documentary follows this illicit industry, from the cultivation of the opium plants, to the processing of heroin, to the cross border smuggling that occurs between Afghanistan and Iran. The cameras actually catch the ambush of smugglers by Iranian guards in the rocky mountains of Afghanistan. We watch as opium is processed into heroin in the Afghan highlands. By using a car jack, the raw material is pressed, diluted, heated, and pressed again. The unlikely looking mixture is now ready for export. The film focuses on the Afghan tribal leader who brokers the deal for the 400 villagers supplying him with opium. They depend on his patronage for their livelihood. Opium is the cash crop; without it their survival is at risk. For the Afghans it is a no win situation. For the much needed cash, the Afghans are faced with a grave problem. Their own young are turning to drugs. Traditionally drug addiction was one problem the Afghans never faced. After thirty years of war, Afghanistan is in ruins. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Journeyman Pictures
Author / Creator
Mehran Bozorgnia
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Business, Economics, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
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Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Behind Closed Doors
produced by Frame Up Films, Ltd (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 54 mins
Behind Closed Doors is an in-depth examination of domestic violence from a very personal perspective. It focuses on David, an abuser, and Margaret, a victim, who each discuss their difficult childhoods, their low self esteem, their feelings of shame, and their determination to break the patterns of violence that h...
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produced by Frame Up Films, Ltd (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 54 mins
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Behind Closed Doors is an in-depth examination of domestic violence from a very personal perspective. It focuses on David, an abuser, and Margaret, a victim, who each discuss their difficult childhoods, their low self esteem, their feelings of shame, and their determination to break the patterns of violence that have governed their lives. David was so severely abused by his father that he was hospitalized. Removed from his family, he entered a gr...
Behind Closed Doors is an in-depth examination of domestic violence from a very personal perspective. It focuses on David, an abuser, and Margaret, a victim, who each discuss their difficult childhoods, their low self esteem, their feelings of shame, and their determination to break the patterns of violence that have governed their lives. David was so severely abused by his father that he was hospitalized. Removed from his family, he entered a group home only to be subject to more violent behavior. As he tells his story, psychologists explain how such experience affects subsequent behavior. When he finally lived on his own, he briefly turned to crime and habitually abused women. Eventually marrying, his violent behavior continued until he almost killed his wife. Upon arrest, he was obliged to take an "anger management program." It was this program that helped rehabilitate him to the point where he could marry again and lead a normal family life. Margaret's story is also one of childhood trauma, and an abusive marriage which almost killed her. A battered woman's program and counselling helped her to escape and learn to live on her own. The scars are very deep, but she is able to enjoy a life free from fear. College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Frame Up Films, Ltd
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Sociology, Women's issues, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Beyond the Veil, 2, Holy Warriors
directed by Ludo Poppe, fl. 2004-2014; produced by George Matta, fl. 1998 and Pascal Decroos, fl. 1998, Mundovision Ltd. and Kanakna Documentary, in Beyond the Veil, 2 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 58 mins
The Holy Warriors examines the reasons for more radical interpretations of the Quran in Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Analysis of the jihad helps Westerners perceive why some Muslims believe that they can escape Westernization only through violence, how one man's terrorism may be ano...
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directed by Ludo Poppe, fl. 2004-2014; produced by George Matta, fl. 1998 and Pascal Decroos, fl. 1998, Mundovision Ltd. and Kanakna Documentary, in Beyond the Veil, 2 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 58 mins
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The Holy Warriors examines the reasons for more radical interpretations of the Quran in Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Analysis of the jihad helps Westerners perceive why some Muslims believe that they can escape Westernization only through violence, how one man's terrorism may be another man's patriotism. How then can differing cultures find a common basis for mutual respect? High School College Adult
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
George Matta, fl. 1998, Pascal Decroos, fl. 1998, Mundovision Ltd., Kanakna Documentary
Author / Creator
Ludo Poppe, fl. 2004-2014
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Beyond the Veil
Topic / Theme
Quran, Islam, Terrorism, Religious beliefs, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Children of Rio
directed by Thierry Michel, 1952- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 49 mins
Luis Carlos, also called "The Rat" and Luciano de Souca, also known as "The Chinaman" are gang members who were abandoned as kids to the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. These two Cariocas teenagers have been left to their own devices all their lives and have survived by begging, stealing, and dealing in drugs....
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directed by Thierry Michel, 1952- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 49 mins
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Luis Carlos, also called "The Rat" and Luciano de Souca, also known as "The Chinaman" are gang members who were abandoned as kids to the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. These two Cariocas teenagers have been left to their own devices all their lives and have survived by begging, stealing, and dealing in drugs. Brightening this harsh life are the friendships that have sustained them, their loyalty to each other, and their contagious high spirit...
Luis Carlos, also called "The Rat" and Luciano de Souca, also known as "The Chinaman" are gang members who were abandoned as kids to the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. These two Cariocas teenagers have been left to their own devices all their lives and have survived by begging, stealing, and dealing in drugs. Brightening this harsh life are the friendships that have sustained them, their loyalty to each other, and their contagious high spirits that emerge at events like Carnival. This film allows them to speak in their own words. For Luis, the controlling imperatives are eating and surviving. China, the sixteen-year-old gang leader has a canniness and intelligence that allows his to survive on the fringe of society. He steals to buy food and also glue whose fumes provide him with a blissful high -- the only happiness he has ever known. Unemployment, population explosion and the break up of families is the root cause of the abandonment of such kids all over the Third World. This unique document was filmed despite the barriers put up by a government that does not want such images revealed. College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Thierry Michel, 1952-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Sociology, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Dating Rites: Gang Rape on Campus
produced by Alison Stone, Stonescape Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 31 mins
This documentary on gang rape and acquaintance rape is a compelling view of what is happening on college campuses. According to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, up to 80% of all rapes are acquaintance rapes, yet victims of rapes by strangers are ten times more likely to report their attack to police. Datin...
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produced by Alison Stone, Stonescape Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 31 mins
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This documentary on gang rape and acquaintance rape is a compelling view of what is happening on college campuses. According to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, up to 80% of all rapes are acquaintance rapes, yet victims of rapes by strangers are ten times more likely to report their attack to police. Dating Rites includes an interview with gang-rape survivor Meg Davis, who tells how the attack still affects her life, even eight years late...
This documentary on gang rape and acquaintance rape is a compelling view of what is happening on college campuses. According to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, up to 80% of all rapes are acquaintance rapes, yet victims of rapes by strangers are ten times more likely to report their attack to police. Dating Rites includes an interview with gang-rape survivor Meg Davis, who tells how the attack still affects her life, even eight years later. We also hear from a convicted rapist, who gives compelling and disturbing insights into the psyche of the perpetrator. Included in the program is an eight minute re-enactment illustrating how a gang rape develops. The viewer will see, through the perspective of both men and women, how a party can turn into a tragedy. The documentary also calls upon professionals: rape crisis counselors, psychologists, and sociologists. Dr. Peter Germano, who runs a sexual treatment group at the state correctional institute, declares: "the college student who commits rape on campus, if not caught, will more than likely continue this behavior and rape again and again." High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alison Stone, Stonescape Productions
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Crime, Sexual assault, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Drug Mules
produced by Oz Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour 5 mins
There are many women languish in jail for carrying drugs into the United States. While some of these women voluntarily trafficked in drugs, others were inadvertent carriers. Drug Mules exposes the plight of this latter group: poor, uneducated women who are victimized by both the drug dealers and the criminal justi...
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produced by Oz Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour 5 mins
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There are many women languish in jail for carrying drugs into the United States. While some of these women voluntarily trafficked in drugs, others were inadvertent carriers. Drug Mules exposes the plight of this latter group: poor, uneducated women who are victimized by both the drug dealers and the criminal justice system. In a typical situation, drugs are planted in the belongings of women without their knowledge. Other times women are coerced...
There are many women languish in jail for carrying drugs into the United States. While some of these women voluntarily trafficked in drugs, others were inadvertent carriers. Drug Mules exposes the plight of this latter group: poor, uneducated women who are victimized by both the drug dealers and the criminal justice system. In a typical situation, drugs are planted in the belongings of women without their knowledge. Other times women are coerced by threats of violence to themselves or their families. If apprehended by U.S. Customs, they are particularly vulnerable because they do not speak English well. Unable to raise bail, they may spend months in jail awaiting trial. These women face impossible choices. They can defend their innocence at trial and risk fifteen years to life imprisonment due to mandatory sentencing as specified by the Rockefeller Law. Or they can plead guilty to a crime they have not committed in exchange for significantly reduced sentences. Drug Mules shows that the law must be changed to distinguish between hardened druglords and the naive women they exploit. College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Oz Films
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Sociology, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Eye for Justice, 2, Raising Hell: The Life of A.J. Bannister
directed by Stephen Trombley; produced by Bruce Eadie, in Eye for Justice, 2 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 27 mins
This is a contemporary story of crime and punishment in the Midwest. It tells the story of death-row inmate Alan (A.J.) Bannister, who killed a man in a trailer park in a struggle over a gun. The film reconstructs his troubled life from his childhood in a rural, working class community in central Illinois, where h...
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directed by Stephen Trombley; produced by Bruce Eadie, in Eye for Justice, 2 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 27 mins
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This is a contemporary story of crime and punishment in the Midwest. It tells the story of death-row inmate Alan (A.J.) Bannister, who killed a man in a trailer park in a struggle over a gun. The film reconstructs his troubled life from his childhood in a rural, working class community in central Illinois, where he was a good student and active in sports, to his gradual descent into a life of petty crime. In his three years of researching the cas...
This is a contemporary story of crime and punishment in the Midwest. It tells the story of death-row inmate Alan (A.J.) Bannister, who killed a man in a trailer park in a struggle over a gun. The film reconstructs his troubled life from his childhood in a rural, working class community in central Illinois, where he was a good student and active in sports, to his gradual descent into a life of petty crime. In his three years of researching the case, the filmmaker uncovered startling new evidence that the killing was not a contract killing, as the prosecution asserted, but second degree murder, which would not carry the death sentence. Raising Hell approaches a tense climax as A.J.'s execution date is set. As the day approaches, the viewer is taken inside the death watch cell to experience the countdown. His wife and mother, his friends, the film crew and prison staff have made their final preparations when A.J. is granted a stay of execution, two hours before he is scheduled to die. College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bruce Eadie
Author / Creator
Stephen Trombley
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Eye for Justice
Topic / Theme
Criminal punishment, Crime, Executions, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Eye for Justice, 4, Project X - The Castration Experiment
directed by Stephen Trombley; produced by Bruce Eadie, in Eye for Justice, 4 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 54 mins
Since 1996, six American states have voted in legislation to castrate sex offenders, either physically or chemically. Is it treatment, or punishment? Or is it both? Castration has been tried many times in Europe and the United States over the past century. In the present experiment, states are trying to save money...
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directed by Stephen Trombley; produced by Bruce Eadie, in Eye for Justice, 4 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 54 mins
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Since 1996, six American states have voted in legislation to castrate sex offenders, either physically or chemically. Is it treatment, or punishment? Or is it both? Castration has been tried many times in Europe and the United States over the past century. In the present experiment, states are trying to save money. To reduce prison bills, castrated rapists and pedophiles are being released back into the community. Will the public be safe? Many do...
Since 1996, six American states have voted in legislation to castrate sex offenders, either physically or chemically. Is it treatment, or punishment? Or is it both? Castration has been tried many times in Europe and the United States over the past century. In the present experiment, states are trying to save money. To reduce prison bills, castrated rapists and pedophiles are being released back into the community. Will the public be safe? Many doctors, rape survivors and prosecutors think not. If rapists are motivated more by power than sex, then castration may lead them to commit even more violent sexual assaults, including mutilation and murder. This uncompromising documentary takes a tough look at a tough subject. Member of a series: Eye for Justice (Series) College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bruce Eadie
Author / Creator
Stephen Trombley
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Eye for Justice
Topic / Theme
Legal system, Criminal punishment, Laws and legislation, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
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The Forbidden Plant: Hemp
produced by Danish Radio (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 1 hour 5 mins
For thousands of years hemp has been known and used globally. The fibers have been made into clothes, paper and rope. The seeds have been used for food and oil. The buds and resin have been used as both a medicine and a drug by the names of hash, marijuana, and cannabis. Since 1937, a war has been waged against th...
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produced by Danish Radio (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 1 hour 5 mins
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For thousands of years hemp has been known and used globally. The fibers have been made into clothes, paper and rope. The seeds have been used for food and oil. The buds and resin have been used as both a medicine and a drug by the names of hash, marijuana, and cannabis. Since 1937, a war has been waged against the plant because of its drug properties. It was spearheaded by Harry Anslinger, who had been in charge of enforcing prohibition against...
For thousands of years hemp has been known and used globally. The fibers have been made into clothes, paper and rope. The seeds have been used for food and oil. The buds and resin have been used as both a medicine and a drug by the names of hash, marijuana, and cannabis. Since 1937, a war has been waged against the plant because of its drug properties. It was spearheaded by Harry Anslinger, who had been in charge of enforcing prohibition against alcohol. Later, as co-chair of the UN s Narcotic Control Commission, he was influential in banning cannabis worldwide. In recent years, voices against this prohibition have been raised. Professor Lester Grinspoon in the latest edition of his book, The Forbidden Medicine, lists 35 maladies and symptoms on which marijuana has a beneficial effect. We also hear from patients who have used marijuana successfully for glaucoma. Professor Lynn Zimmer's research contradicts the myth that marijuana can cause brain damage. One former hardline judge in Germany concluded after twelve years of experience in the courts, that regulation of marijuana was more effective than prohibition. Yet in America, the prohibition continues. Federal authorities vigorously search for crops, even in California where the electorate had voted to legalize its medicinal use. College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Danish Radio
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Plants, Laws and legislation, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
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In Gandhi's Footsteps: Kiran Bedi
directed by Oystein F. Rakkenes (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 50 mins
Kiran Bedi, a small woman with a huge mission, has been compared to Mother Theresa and Mahatma Gandhi. She is, in fact, a police woman-- and a reformer. Kiran Bedi has worked in the most dangerous and violent parts of Indian society and has found non-violent solutions. She believes that police should help prevent...
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directed by Oystein F. Rakkenes (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 50 mins
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Kiran Bedi, a small woman with a huge mission, has been compared to Mother Theresa and Mahatma Gandhi. She is, in fact, a police woman-- and a reformer. Kiran Bedi has worked in the most dangerous and violent parts of Indian society and has found non-violent solutions. She believes that police should help prevent social problems, not wait until the problems worsen. Tens of thousands of police officers, formerly feared for their violence, have bee...
Kiran Bedi, a small woman with a huge mission, has been compared to Mother Theresa and Mahatma Gandhi. She is, in fact, a police woman-- and a reformer. Kiran Bedi has worked in the most dangerous and violent parts of Indian society and has found non-violent solutions. She believes that police should help prevent social problems, not wait until the problems worsen. Tens of thousands of police officers, formerly feared for their violence, have been turned into "welfare police" as a result of her ground- breaking training while in charge of the police school in New Delhi. Bedi also transformed one of the largest prisons in the world, Tihar Central Jail, from a hell hole to a reformatory. Among her innovations was meditation sessions for the prisoners which helped calm the violence in the jail. She has also initiated treatment for drug addicts and opened vocational trade schools for the slum dwelling poor. She studied law and police education and became India's first female police officer. She became well-known when she had Indira Gandhi's illegally parked car towed, believing the powerful as well as the powerless should respect the law. This led her to be officially "punished" by receiving undesirable transfers. She recovered from this and eventually became India's Deputy Police Commissioner. Recently she was appointed to lead the U.N.'s Department of Peacekeeping Operations worldwide. This film provides a fascinating window into India today College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Oystein F. Rakkenes
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Kiran Bedi, 1949-
Topic / Theme
Law enforcement, Prisons, Police officers, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
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Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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