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The 10 Conditions of Love
directed by Jeff Daniels, 1955- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 54 mins
Meet Ms Rebiya Kadeer, a human rights activist twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the impassioned though graying exiled leader of the Uyghurs, a Muslim people whose ancestral home, East Turkestan, was annexed by the Chinese in 1949 and re-named Xinxiang province. Since then the Chinese have dominate...
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directed by Jeff Daniels, 1955- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 54 mins
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Meet Ms Rebiya Kadeer, a human rights activist twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the impassioned though graying exiled leader of the Uyghurs, a Muslim people whose ancestral home, East Turkestan, was annexed by the Chinese in 1949 and re-named Xinxiang province. Since then the Chinese have dominated politically, culturally and economically, much as they have done in Tibet. Ms Kadeer was fiercely nationalistic since her youth. Marr...
Meet Ms Rebiya Kadeer, a human rights activist twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the impassioned though graying exiled leader of the Uyghurs, a Muslim people whose ancestral home, East Turkestan, was annexed by the Chinese in 1949 and re-named Xinxiang province. Since then the Chinese have dominated politically, culturally and economically, much as they have done in Tibet. Ms Kadeer was fiercely nationalistic since her youth. Married off at an early age and bearing six children in close succession, she was divorced by her husband for her activism. Penniless, she rose through her wits and industry to become one of the wealthiest people in China, after Deng ushered in an era of capitalism. Remaining politically active, she paid the price. Several of her sons languish in Chinese prisons while she and her second husband, in exile, keep alive the protest movement from abroad. Using archival footage, the film traces the violent conflict between Chinese and Uyghurs. She is the tireless head of the Uyghur American Association, based in Washington DC, where she lobbies Congress to press for human rights in China. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Jeff Daniels, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Rebiya Kadeer, 1948-
Topic / Theme
Politics, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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91%
directed by John Richie, fl. 2000; produced by John Richie, fl. 2000, Brock LaBorde, 1979- and Ashley Anderson, fl. 2016, John Richie Films (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2016), 1 hour 4 mins
In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, a poll revealed that 91% of Americans support comprehensive background checks that could prevent thousands of similar gun violence tragedies nationwide. 91%: A Film about Guns in America allows for those permanently affected by the aftermath of gun violence to have a voice.
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directed by John Richie, fl. 2000; produced by John Richie, fl. 2000, Brock LaBorde, 1979- and Ashley Anderson, fl. 2016, John Richie Films (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2016), 1 hour 4 mins
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In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, a poll revealed that 91% of Americans support comprehensive background checks that could prevent thousands of similar gun violence tragedies nationwide. 91%: A Film about Guns in America allows for those permanently affected by the aftermath of gun violence to have a voice.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Richie, fl. 2000, Brock LaBorde, 1979-, Ashley Anderson, fl. 2016, John Richie Films
Author / Creator
John Richie, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Topic / Theme
Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Newtown, Connecticut, December 12, 2012, War and Violence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 The Cinema Guild, Inc.
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645 Wellington
directed by Kaveh Nabatian, fl. 2000; produced by Germaine Wong, fl. 1989-2009, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2002), 54 mins
A stone's throw from downtown Montreal, quirky artists, blue-collar workers and unconventional families are being forced to leave their old neighbourhood as high-tech firms move in. Like in so many other cities, the tech companies arrive with the promise of a rosy future--but it's one built on demolitions, evictio...
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directed by Kaveh Nabatian, fl. 2000; produced by Germaine Wong, fl. 1989-2009, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2002), 54 mins
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A stone's throw from downtown Montreal, quirky artists, blue-collar workers and unconventional families are being forced to leave their old neighbourhood as high-tech firms move in. Like in so many other cities, the tech companies arrive with the promise of a rosy future--but it's one built on demolitions, evictions and the conversion of low-rent property to high-priced condos.
This is a portrait of one building and its residents--people like C...
A stone's throw from downtown Montreal, quirky artists, blue-collar workers and unconventional families are being forced to leave their old neighbourhood as high-tech firms move in. Like in so many other cities, the tech companies arrive with the promise of a rosy future--but it's one built on demolitions, evictions and the conversion of low-rent property to high-priced condos.
This is a portrait of one building and its residents--people like Constanzo 'Fartman' Manna, an eccentric shipper and packer who's headed for Chile to marry the love of his life and bring her back to Montreal; artist Luc Bourbonnais, who is fighting desperately to hold on to the loft that inspires so much of his art; and Cuban émigré Rolando Zambrano, who ran a neighborhood snack bar for nearly 30 years.
Shot over a period of six months and set to a pulsing Latin and rock soundtrack, 645 Wellington not only opens a window onto the lives of the building's residents but brings the building itself to life. We come to know the dark hallways, the corners and the doorways. We get to know them well. Just as they are about to change, forever.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Germaine Wong, fl. 1989-2009, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Kaveh Nabatian, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Topic / Theme
Artists, Communities, Economic development, Neighborhoods, Buildings, Current Affairs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by the National Film Board of Canada
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9/11: Truth, Lies and Conspiracies
directed by Nick London, fl. 1999; produced by Nick London, fl. 1999, Blakeway (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 51 mins
Ever since the attacks on America in September 2001, conspiracy theories – some credible, others less so – have persisted about what actually took place. Fifteen years after 9/11, this documentary takes a look at some of the theories surrounding the attacks and investigates whether information is still being h...
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directed by Nick London, fl. 1999; produced by Nick London, fl. 1999, Blakeway (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 51 mins
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Ever since the attacks on America in September 2001, conspiracy theories – some credible, others less so – have persisted about what actually took place. Fifteen years after 9/11, this documentary takes a look at some of the theories surrounding the attacks and investigates whether information is still being held back. The film presents a range of views from families who say they haven’t been told the full story by the US administration to...
Ever since the attacks on America in September 2001, conspiracy theories – some credible, others less so – have persisted about what actually took place. Fifteen years after 9/11, this documentary takes a look at some of the theories surrounding the attacks and investigates whether information is still being held back. The film presents a range of views from families who say they haven’t been told the full story by the US administration to insiders who say how they believe the attacks could have been prevented.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
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Nick London, fl. 1999, Blakeway, Tara Fitzgerald, 1967-
Author / Creator
Nick London, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Tara Fitzgerald, 1967-
Topic / Theme
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, War and Violence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 BBC Worldwide
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20th Century with Mike Wallace, 20th Century With Mike Wallace: Crisis In Iran. Death of the Shah and the Hostage Crisis
in 20th Century with Mike Wallace (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1998), 46 mins
This documentary, published by A&E Television Networks, is about the revolution that led to the fall of the Shah of Iran and the Iranian hostage crises.
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in 20th Century with Mike Wallace (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1998), 46 mins
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This documentary, published by A&E Television Networks, is about the revolution that led to the fall of the Shah of Iran and the Iranian hostage crises.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
20th Century with Mike Wallace
Speaker / Narrator
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980, Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Person Discussed
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980, Jimmy Carter, 1924-, Ruhollah Mussavi Khomeini, 1902-1989, Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004
Topic / Theme
Government models, International relations, Islam, Political corruption, Iranian Revolution, 1978-1979, American History, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
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7l West Broadway, Ground Zero, N.Y.
directed by Beverly Peterson; produced by Beverly Peterson (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 20 mins
Like thousands of New Yorkers who live downtown, the filmmaker Beverly Peterson witnessed close-up the horrific events of 9/11. Her first instinct was to grab her video camera in order to bear witness to the tragedy unfolding. Filming became a way of surviving the following months as she documented what was happen...
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directed by Beverly Peterson; produced by Beverly Peterson (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 20 mins
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Like thousands of New Yorkers who live downtown, the filmmaker Beverly Peterson witnessed close-up the horrific events of 9/11. Her first instinct was to grab her video camera in order to bear witness to the tragedy unfolding. Filming became a way of surviving the following months as she documented what was happening to her community. Beverly and her husband were forced to evacuate their apartment on West Broadway for several weeks. Then the hard...
Like thousands of New Yorkers who live downtown, the filmmaker Beverly Peterson witnessed close-up the horrific events of 9/11. Her first instinct was to grab her video camera in order to bear witness to the tragedy unfolding. Filming became a way of surviving the following months as she documented what was happening to her community. Beverly and her husband were forced to evacuate their apartment on West Broadway for several weeks. Then the hard work of cleaning up began. Some businesses in the neighborhood had been forced to close, others limped along, helping each other survive. Many were owned by recent immigrants to N.Y.C. who are featured in the film. The community was forced to organize to demand financial assistance from the government for the cleaning and rehabilitation of individual residences and businesses. They are still rebuilding their lives thanks to their strenuous efforts to help themselves and each other. High School College
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Beverly Peterson
Author / Creator
Beverly Peterson
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
History curriculums, Current Affairs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Abortion, Corruption and Cops - The Bertram Wainer Story
directed by John Moore, fl. 2008 (Acton, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 2005), 52 mins
In 1967 a young woman came to Dr Bertram Wainer's Melbourne surgery seeking emergency medical treatment after a backyard abortion. She was desperately ill yet too afraid to go to hospital. For Wainer this was the start of a long, hard struggle to overturn laws that made abortion an offence punishable by up to 15 y...
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directed by John Moore, fl. 2008 (Acton, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 2005), 52 mins
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In 1967 a young woman came to Dr Bertram Wainer's Melbourne surgery seeking emergency medical treatment after a backyard abortion. She was desperately ill yet too afraid to go to hospital. For Wainer this was the start of a long, hard struggle to overturn laws that made abortion an offence punishable by up to 15 years in jail. In the process he uncovered a web of corruption involving highly paid doctors, backyard abortionists, high-ranking police...
In 1967 a young woman came to Dr Bertram Wainer's Melbourne surgery seeking emergency medical treatment after a backyard abortion. She was desperately ill yet too afraid to go to hospital. For Wainer this was the start of a long, hard struggle to overturn laws that made abortion an offence punishable by up to 15 years in jail. In the process he uncovered a web of corruption involving highly paid doctors, backyard abortionists, high-ranking police and power-broking politicians. It would lead to attempts against his life and the first major public enquiry into a state police force, as he fought to make abortions accessible, affordable and safe.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
John Moore, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Australia. National Film and Sound Archive
Person Discussed
Bertram Wainer, 1928-1987
Topic / Theme
Australian, Women's health issues, Health care issues, Medical treatments and procedures, Pregnancy, Abortions, Australians
Copyright Message
A Film Australia National Interest Program in association with John Moore Productions. Developed and produced with the assistance of Film Victoria. Produced in association with SBS Independent. Copyright © 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Film Victoria
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Abstinence Comes To Albuquerque
written by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001; directed by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001; produced by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 31 mins
Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque provides a glimpse into a nationwide debate over what young people should be taught about sexuality. Through personal stories, community profiles, and expert interviews, the program highlights the differences between a strict abstinence-only-until-marriage approach and more comprehe...
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written by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001; directed by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001; produced by Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 31 mins
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Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque provides a glimpse into a nationwide debate over what young people should be taught about sexuality. Through personal stories, community profiles, and expert interviews, the program highlights the differences between a strict abstinence-only-until-marriage approach and more comprehensive sexuality education. Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque provides a glimpse into a nationwide debate over what young people should be...
Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque provides a glimpse into a nationwide debate over what young people should be taught about sexuality. Through personal stories, community profiles, and expert interviews, the program highlights the differences between a strict abstinence-only-until-marriage approach and more comprehensive sexuality education. Abstinence Comes to Albuquerque provides a glimpse into a nationwide debate over what young people should be taught about sexuality. Through personal stories, community profiles, and expert interviews, the program highlights the differences between a strict abstinence-only-until-marriage approach and more comprehensive sexuality education. In the documentary film a ninth grader tells her mother that she’s heard some unusual things from a sexuality education program in her school. The family talks about their problems with the program, and a school board member speaks about its weaknesses. The film then profiles an abstinence-only-until-marriage program as well as a more balanced sexuality education program. Following the documentary are interviews with national experts on sexuality education and adolescent health.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Charles C. Stuart, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2006, 2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
American, Education Law/Legal Issues, Community and Family Issues, Behavior, Political causes, Birth control, Education, School curriculums, Sexual behavior, Sex education, Secondary, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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Acting Like a Thief
written by Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996 and P. Kerim Friedman, fl. 2006; directed by P. Kerim Friedman, fl. 2006 and Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996; produced by P. Kerim Friedman, fl. 2006 and Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 15 mins
Acting Like a Thief is about a Chhara tribal theatre group in Ahmedabad, India. Starting with the arrest of playwright DaKxin Bajrange (Chhara), the documentary reveals how the Budhan Theatre has transformed the lives of adults and children within the community.
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written by Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996 and P. Kerim Friedman, fl. 2006; directed by P. Kerim Friedman, fl. 2006 and Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996; produced by P. Kerim Friedman, fl. 2006 and Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 15 mins
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Acting Like a Thief is about a Chhara tribal theatre group in Ahmedabad, India. Starting with the arrest of playwright DaKxin Bajrange (Chhara), the documentary reveals how the Budhan Theatre has transformed the lives of adults and children within the community. Acting Like a Thief is about a Chhara tribal theatre group in Ahmedabad, India. Starting with the arrest of playwright DaKxin Bajrange (Chhara), the documentary reveals how the Budhan The...
Acting Like a Thief is about a Chhara tribal theatre group in Ahmedabad, India. Starting with the arrest of playwright DaKxin Bajrange (Chhara), the documentary reveals how the Budhan Theatre has transformed the lives of adults and children within the community. Acting Like a Thief is about a Chhara tribal theatre group in Ahmedabad, India. Starting with the arrest of playwright DaKxin Bajrange (Chhara), the documentary reveals how the Budhan Theatre has transformed the lives of adults and children within the community. Chhara tribals were notified as "natural criminals" by the British in 1871 and imprisoned in a labor camp in Ahmedabad. After Indian independence, they were de-notified, but the stigma of being a "born criminal" follows them to this day. The Budhan Theatre was inspired by the activism work of Mahasweta Devi.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996, P. Kerim Friedman, fl. 2006, Dakxin Bajrange, fl. 2005
Author / Creator
Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996, P. Kerim Friedman, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Chhara, Politics, Theatrical productions, Tribal and national groups, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Ethnic relations, Ethnography, Haryanvi
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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Afghan Ladies' Driving School
directed by Sean Langan, fl. 2006; produced by Ben Rumney, fl. 2006 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 59 mins
Mr Mamozai's Driving School is the first driving school in Kabul to teach both men and women how to drive. And probably the only driving school for women in the world that is run by men who don't really think women should drive at all. But then the driving instructors at Mr Mamozai's are all ex-Taliban, so clearly...
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directed by Sean Langan, fl. 2006; produced by Ben Rumney, fl. 2006 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 59 mins
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Mr Mamozai's Driving School is the first driving school in Kabul to teach both men and women how to drive. And probably the only driving school for women in the world that is run by men who don't really think women should drive at all. But then the driving instructors at Mr Mamozai's are all ex-Taliban, so clearly this is no ordinary driving school. The programme provides a revealing look at how life has in some ways radically changed for women i...
Mr Mamozai's Driving School is the first driving school in Kabul to teach both men and women how to drive. And probably the only driving school for women in the world that is run by men who don't really think women should drive at all. But then the driving instructors at Mr Mamozai's are all ex-Taliban, so clearly this is no ordinary driving school. The programme provides a revealing look at how life has in some ways radically changed for women in Afghanistan since the collapse of the Taliban, but in other ways, remains difficult. At times hilarious, and shocking, this documentary charts the women's struggle in a male-dominated world, but also puts a human face on a country often in the news.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ben Rumney, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Sean Langan, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Topic / Theme
Postwar reconstruction, Afghan people, Women, Current Affairs, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 BBC Worldwide
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