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Afraid of the Dark
directed by Alicia Eames, fl. 2019 (Privately Published, 2019), 5 mins
On April's first night in her new room, she is woken by her dog growling at something outside her window. She can't hear what he can hear... At first.
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directed by Alicia Eames, fl. 2019 (Privately Published, 2019), 5 mins
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On April's first night in her new room, she is woken by her dog growling at something outside her window. She can't hear what he can hear... At first.
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Film
Content Type
360VR
Contributor
Alicia Eames, fl. 2019
Author / Creator
Alicia Eames, fl. 2019
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Privately Published
Speaker / Narrator
Alicia Eames, fl. 2019
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Alicia Eames
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Africa Dreaming, Sabriya
directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, 1961-; produced by Dora Fourati, fl. 1994, Nomadis Images, in Africa Dreaming (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1997), 25 mins
This film explores the impact of the modern world on the traditional male society of the Maghreb. It is a film about men who prefer to live life as an abstract game and the free-spirited woman who changes everything. Said and Youssef have fulfilled a life-long dream by opening a "chess bar" in the middle of the de...
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directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, 1961-; produced by Dora Fourati, fl. 1994, Nomadis Images, in Africa Dreaming (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1997), 25 mins
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This film explores the impact of the modern world on the traditional male society of the Maghreb. It is a film about men who prefer to live life as an abstract game and the free-spirited woman who changes everything. Said and Youssef have fulfilled a life-long dream by opening a "chess bar" in the middle of the desert. They sit around drinking palm wine, playing board games and composing love poetry to imaginary women. All this changes with the a...
This film explores the impact of the modern world on the traditional male society of the Maghreb. It is a film about men who prefer to live life as an abstract game and the free-spirited woman who changes everything. Said and Youssef have fulfilled a life-long dream by opening a "chess bar" in the middle of the desert. They sit around drinking palm wine, playing board games and composing love poetry to imaginary women. All this changes with the arrival of Sarah, a sexually liberated, uninhibited métisse who easily lures Youssef into an affair. Soon he is dreaming not about chess but about opening a coffee bar in Genoa. The friendship is destroyed, the bar sold. Youssef, dressed in Western clothes, waits to leave with Sarah; will she show up? Said boards a train and sits down next to a Westernized woman bearing a resemblance to Sarah...
Sabriya was written by Abderrahmane Sissako as part of the Africa Dreaming project.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Dora Fourati, fl. 1994, Nomadis Images
Author / Creator
Abderrahmane Sissako, 1961-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
California Newsreel
Series
Africa Dreaming
Topic / Theme
Ambition, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 California Newsreel
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Africa Dreaming, So Be It
directed by Joseph Gaï Ramaka, 1952-, in Africa Dreaming (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1997), 32 mins
Based on a play by Wolé Soyinka, The Strong Breed, So Be It offers an emotionally searing allegory of present-day Africa's bloody internecine convulsions. Michael, an idealistic foreign doctor (Martinican star Alex Descas), has had little success bringing the promises of modernity to a dusty village of the damned...
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directed by Joseph Gaï Ramaka, 1952-, in Africa Dreaming (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1997), 32 mins
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Based on a play by Wolé Soyinka, The Strong Breed, So Be It offers an emotionally searing allegory of present-day Africa's bloody internecine convulsions. Michael, an idealistic foreign doctor (Martinican star Alex Descas), has had little success bringing the promises of modernity to a dusty village of the damned in the Sahel. His lover, Sunma, a teacher and native of the place, has no illusions about the village, believing it to be "a world whi...
Based on a play by Wolé Soyinka, The Strong Breed, So Be It offers an emotionally searing allegory of present-day Africa's bloody internecine convulsions. Michael, an idealistic foreign doctor (Martinican star Alex Descas), has had little success bringing the promises of modernity to a dusty village of the damned in the Sahel. His lover, Sunma, a teacher and native of the place, has no illusions about the village, believing it to be "a world which will cannibalize its children" (according to a Wolof incantation) in a futile effort to compensate for human powerlessness. She simply wants to live and love - and leave before the killing starts. But Michael is transfixed; he stays and tries, ineffectively, to prevent the villagers from sacrificing a mentally disturbed mute boy he has befriended. Perhaps Michael sees in himself, even in his hope for scientific progress, a reflection of the villagers' own horror at human fate. Director Gai Ramaka has described the origins of this African Heart of Darkness: "I had to make this film to exorcize the terror of this continent, trapped inside me and driving me, so that on that day I will not be able to say, 'I did not know.'"
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Film
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Performance
Author / Creator
Joseph Gaï Ramaka, 1952-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
California Newsreel
Series
Africa Dreaming
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships, Town life, Violence, Medical doctors, Wolof
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Africa Dreaming, Sophia's Homecoming
directed by Richard Pakleppa, 1961-; produced by Bridget Pickering, fl. 1996-2014, Onland Productions, in Africa Dreaming (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1997), 26 mins
Sophia's Homecoming reminds us that the devastating personal effects of the massive social dislocations caused by apartheid can never be erased. Sophia, like so many other women, becomes a self-reliant provider for her family, working as a domestic for a white family in Windhoek for 12 years. When her husband Naf...
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directed by Richard Pakleppa, 1961-; produced by Bridget Pickering, fl. 1996-2014, Onland Productions, in Africa Dreaming (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1997), 26 mins
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Sophia's Homecoming reminds us that the devastating personal effects of the massive social dislocations caused by apartheid can never be erased. Sophia, like so many other women, becomes a self-reliant provider for her family, working as a domestic for a white family in Windhoek for 12 years. When her husband Naftali finally finds a job, she returns home with the dream of resuming her former family life. She quickly discovers that during her abs...
Sophia's Homecoming reminds us that the devastating personal effects of the massive social dislocations caused by apartheid can never be erased. Sophia, like so many other women, becomes a self-reliant provider for her family, working as a domestic for a white family in Windhoek for 12 years. When her husband Naftali finally finds a job, she returns home with the dream of resuming her former family life. She quickly discovers that during her absence her sister Selna has replaced her in the affections of her children - and her husband. Naftali reluctantly admits that he prefers Selna; he is ashamed of Sophia because she has had to support the family. Sophia pressures Selna to leave but her sister confesses she is pregnant with Naftali's child. Sophia realizes that she alone has developed the strength to make a new life for herself and returns with her three children to Windhoek, an ironic homecoming.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Bridget Pickering, fl. 1996-2014, Onland Productions
Author / Creator
Richard Pakleppa, 1961-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
California Newsreel
Series
Africa Dreaming
Topic / Theme
Family, Women in workforce, Marital estrangement, Sisters
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 California Newsreel
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Africa Dreaming, The Gaze of the Stars
directed by João Ribeiro, 1962-; produced by Pedro Pimenta, fl. 1991, Ebano Multimedia, in Africa Dreaming (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1997), 26 mins
At the center of this story is a woman felt only by her absence - in other words, a dream of a woman, perhaps symbolic of the lost dream for a post-independence Mozambique. Salomão owns a bar in Maputo, still down at the heels after the civil war, where the local machos drink and talk of soccer and women. He rath...
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directed by João Ribeiro, 1962-; produced by Pedro Pimenta, fl. 1991, Ebano Multimedia, in Africa Dreaming (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1997), 26 mins
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At the center of this story is a woman felt only by her absence - in other words, a dream of a woman, perhaps symbolic of the lost dream for a post-independence Mozambique. Salomão owns a bar in Maputo, still down at the heels after the civil war, where the local machos drink and talk of soccer and women. He rather gruffly takes care of his adopted nephew Betinho, a war orphan. Some years before, a young woman, Julia, left him because he refused...
At the center of this story is a woman felt only by her absence - in other words, a dream of a woman, perhaps symbolic of the lost dream for a post-independence Mozambique. Salomão owns a bar in Maputo, still down at the heels after the civil war, where the local machos drink and talk of soccer and women. He rather gruffly takes care of his adopted nephew Betinho, a war orphan. Some years before, a young woman, Julia, left him because he refused to let her work or study outside the house. Instead, she married Saide, the man next door. Nothing has been heard of her for months, but the sound of constant wife-beating comes from inside Saide's house. When Salomão finally decides to put a stop to the beatings, he discovers that Julia left Saide long ago because he blamed her for his own sterility. The mock beatings were Saide's pathetic way of convincing the world he still had a wife. In this wry but pessimistic film, the men sense their machismo has driven away what they most desire but lack the strength to change. Salomão explains to Betinho that they are like the stars, cursed to look for their lost dream forever.
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Film
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Performance
Contributor
Pedro Pimenta, fl. 1991, Ebano Multimedia
Author / Creator
João Ribeiro, 1962-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
California Newsreel
Series
Africa Dreaming
Topic / Theme
Spousal abuse, Broken relationships, Domestic matters, Marital relations, Mozambicans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 California Newsreel
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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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After the Wedding
directed by Bart Freundlich, 1970-; designed by Arjun Bhasin, fl. 1998; produced by Joel B. Michaels, fl. 1971-2009, Julianne Moore, 1960-, Bart Freundlich, 1970- and Harry Finkel, fl. 1925, Riverstone Pictures and Ingenious Media; performed by Julianne Moore, 1960-, Michelle Williams, 1980-, Billy Crudup, 1968- and Abby Quinn (Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures Classics, 2019), 1 hour 52 mins
As if driven by an inescapable force, Isabel (Michelle Williams) has devoted her life to running an orphanage in a Calcutta slum. With funds running dry, a potential donor appears, requiring Isabelle to travel from India to New York. The city she deliberately hasn't returned to in over two decades.Once in New York...
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directed by Bart Freundlich, 1970-; designed by Arjun Bhasin, fl. 1998; produced by Joel B. Michaels, fl. 1971-2009, Julianne Moore, 1960-, Bart Freundlich, 1970- and Harry Finkel, fl. 1925, Riverstone Pictures and Ingenious Media; performed by Julianne Moore, 1960-, Michelle Williams, 1980-, Billy Crudup, 1968- and Abby Quinn (Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures Classics, 2019), 1 hour 52 mins
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As if driven by an inescapable force, Isabel (Michelle Williams) has devoted her life to running an orphanage in a Calcutta slum. With funds running dry, a potential donor appears, requiring Isabelle to travel from India to New York. The city she deliberately hasn't returned to in over two decades.Once in New York, Isabel meets the orphanage's possible benefactor, Theresa Young (Julianne Moore), a multi-millionaire media mogul accustomed to getti...
As if driven by an inescapable force, Isabel (Michelle Williams) has devoted her life to running an orphanage in a Calcutta slum. With funds running dry, a potential donor appears, requiring Isabelle to travel from India to New York. The city she deliberately hasn't returned to in over two decades.Once in New York, Isabel meets the orphanage's possible benefactor, Theresa Young (Julianne Moore), a multi-millionaire media mogul accustomed to getting what she wants. From the glittering skyscraper where she runs her successful business, to the glorious Oyster Bay estate, where she lives happily with her artist husband, Oscar Carlson (Billy Crudup), 21-year-old daughter, Grace (Abby Quinn), and eight-year-old twins, Theo and Otto, Theresa's life couldn't appear to be more perfect and different from Isabel’s. But appearances are only skin deep and the two women have more in common than meets the eye.While Isabel thinks she'll immediately be returning to her beloved orphanage, Theresa has other plans, insisting Isabel attend Grace's wedding at the family's estate. The joyful event becomes a catalyst for a revelation that upends the lives of both women.
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Field of Study
American Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Julianne Moore, 1960-, Michelle Williams, 1980-, Billy Crudup, 1968-, Abby Quinn
Contributor
Julio Macat, Arjun Bhasin, fl. 1998, Joel B. Michaels, fl. 1971-2009, Julianne Moore, 1960-, Bart Freundlich, 1970-, Harry Finkel, fl. 1925, Riverstone Pictures, Ingenious Media, Mychael Danna, 1958-
Author / Creator
Bart Freundlich, 1970-, Julianne Moore, 1960-, Michelle Williams, 1980-, Billy Crudup, 1968-, Abby Quinn, Anders Thomas Jensen, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Theresa Young, Isabel Andersen, Oscar Carlson, Grace Carlson
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Sony Pictures Classics
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After Tiller
directed by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson, 1983-; produced by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson, 1983-, Code Red; performed by George Tiller, 1941-2009 and Warren Hern, 1938- (New York, NY: Oscilloscope Pictures, 2013), 1 hour 28 mins,
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AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in th...
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directed by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson, 1983-; produced by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson, 1983-, Code Red; performed by George Tiller, 1941-2009 and Warren Hern, 1938- (New York, NY: Oscilloscope Pictures, 2013), 1 hour 28 mins,
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AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. Directors Martha Shane and Lana Wilson have created a moving and unique ex...
AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. Directors Martha Shane and Lana Wilson have created a moving and unique exploration of one of the most incendiary topics of our time, and they’ve done so in an informative, thought-provoking, and compassionate way.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
George Tiller, 1941-2009, Warren Hern, 1938-
Contributor
Emily Topper, fl. 2003, Hillary Spera, fl. 2005, Martha Shane, Lana Wilson, 1983-, Code Red, Andy Cabic, fl. 2009-2014, Eric D. Johnson, 1976-
Author / Creator
Martha Shane, Lana Wilson, 1983-, George Tiller, 1941-2009, Warren Hern, 1938-, Greg O'Toole, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Person Discussed
George Tiller, 1941-2009
Topic / Theme
Medical doctors, Abortions, Pro-life advocacy, Assassinations, Himself 1, Himself 2
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 yes and no films
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After Twilight
directed by Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994; performed by Althea Allen, fl. 1994, Chris Cook, fl. 1994, Masami Horiuchi, 1950- and Yuku Tanaka, 1955- (Japan: Privately Published), 30 mins
Contains nudity
An experimental film in which a young man chases the shadow of love in a dream-like world of childhood memories.
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directed by Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994; performed by Althea Allen, fl. 1994, Chris Cook, fl. 1994, Masami Horiuchi, 1950- and Yuku Tanaka, 1955- (Japan: Privately Published), 30 mins
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An experimental film in which a young man chases the shadow of love in a dream-like world of childhood memories. College
Date Written / Recorded
1997
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Althea Allen, fl. 1994, Chris Cook, fl. 1994, Masami Horiuchi, 1950-, Yuku Tanaka, 1955-
Contributor
Tanikawa Kensaku, 1960-
Author / Creator
Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994, Althea Allen, fl. 1994, Chris Cook, fl. 1994, Masami Horiuchi, 1950-, Yuku Tanaka, 1955-
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Photography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 Used by permission of Kohei Ando.
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Afterbirth
directed by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-; produced by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957- (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1982), 36 mins
AFTERBIRTH poetically explores the unpredictable relationship between appearance and identity, challenging notions of cultural essentialism with a call for spiritual transcendence. A “documentary” montage featuring white, black and yellow Chinese characters, some fictional, others real, confront the meaning of...
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directed by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-; produced by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957- (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1982), 36 mins
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AFTERBIRTH poetically explores the unpredictable relationship between appearance and identity, challenging notions of cultural essentialism with a call for spiritual transcendence. A “documentary” montage featuring white, black and yellow Chinese characters, some fictional, others real, confront the meaning of language, ritual and skin color to realize a true Asian American identity. Produced in 1983, the cast includes Jack Tchen, now directo...
AFTERBIRTH poetically explores the unpredictable relationship between appearance and identity, challenging notions of cultural essentialism with a call for spiritual transcendence. A “documentary” montage featuring white, black and yellow Chinese characters, some fictional, others real, confront the meaning of language, ritual and skin color to realize a true Asian American identity. Produced in 1983, the cast includes Jack Tchen, now director of New York University’s Asian/Pacific/American Institute; Gopal Sukhu, now chair of the Chinese Language department at Columbia University; Fay Chiang, former director of Basement Workshop, now Program Developer at Project Reach, a youth crisis center in NYC’s Chinatown; experimental media artist Shu Lea Cheang; and the director, Jason Kao Hwang, now a highly-regarded jazz violinist/composer. (see jasonkaohwang.com) AFTERBIRTH premiered at the Museum of Modern Art in 1983.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-
Author / Creator
Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-
Date Published / Released
1982
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Topic / Theme
Racial identity, Cultural identity, Asian Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1982 by Center for Asian American Media
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