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1989: A Statesman Opens Up
(Icarus Films, 2015), 59 mins
Forty-year-old academic economist Miklos Nemeth was more surprised than anyone when he was named Prime Minister of Hungary. It was 1989, and the Communist system was on the brink of collapse. Nemeth, an outsider with few friends in the Party, was charged with the seemingly impossible task of saving the country fro...
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(Icarus Films, 2015), 59 mins
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Forty-year-old academic economist Miklos Nemeth was more surprised than anyone when he was named Prime Minister of Hungary. It was 1989, and the Communist system was on the brink of collapse. Nemeth, an outsider with few friends in the Party, was charged with the seemingly impossible task of saving the country from bankruptcy.1989 is a gripping documentary that takes us behind the scenes of Nemeth's administration, during the most critical year i...
Forty-year-old academic economist Miklos Nemeth was more surprised than anyone when he was named Prime Minister of Hungary. It was 1989, and the Communist system was on the brink of collapse. Nemeth, an outsider with few friends in the Party, was charged with the seemingly impossible task of saving the country from bankruptcy.1989 is a gripping documentary that takes us behind the scenes of Nemeth's administration, during the most critical year in recent European history. As Nemeth travels to Berlin, Bonn, Bucharest, and Moscow, meeting with his increasingly worried fellow Warsaw Pact leaders and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the film reveals the unsung role Hungary played in the fall of the Berlin Wall and subsequent collapse of Communism throughout Eastern Europe. Convinced that free elections are coming (and that the Communist Party will lose) Nemeth seeks to avoid a repeat of 1956, when Hungarians' rebellion against the USSR ended with tanks in the streets. We join him as he seeks the tacit blessing of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, sidelines the hardliners in East Germany, and navigates the crisis that erupts within the Party when the body of executed Prime Minister Imre Nagy, one of the heroes of 1956 Hungarian, is discovered buried in a Budapest field. All in the space of a few months. Despite the personal dangers (he wears a bullet proof vest and is told to keep his head moving), Nemeth persists. And when he allows tens of thousands of holidaying East Germans to flee to the West during the summer of 1989, he makes the historic events that would soon grip Berlin inevitable. Built around extensive contemporary interviews with Nemeth, 1989 creatively uses archival footage and meeting transcripts voiced by actors, providing a unique sense of immediacy and urgency to this remarkable story. How a political ingenue guided Hungary through its most critical period in three decades - and laid the groundwork for the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs, History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Icarus Films
Topic / Theme
Comparative Government, Hungary
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6000 A Day: An Account of a Catastrophe Foretold
directed by Philip Brooks, 1953-2003 (Boston, MA: Icarus Films, 2001), 56 mins
6000 A DAY - ACCOUNT OF A CATASTROPHE FORETOLD reveals how the world's top decision makers knowingly failed to prevent the spread of the AIDS. It examines the failure of key individuals, prominent NGO's, and governments to act as they allowed a catastrophe to fester - a catastrophe that undoubtedly could have been...
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directed by Philip Brooks, 1953-2003 (Boston, MA: Icarus Films, 2001), 56 mins
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6000 A DAY - ACCOUNT OF A CATASTROPHE FORETOLD reveals how the world's top decision makers knowingly failed to prevent the spread of the AIDS. It examines the failure of key individuals, prominent NGO's, and governments to act as they allowed a catastrophe to fester - a catastrophe that undoubtedly could have been avoided. Since it appeared 20 years ago, AIDS has left behind it a trail of destruction. It has already killed 30 million people, and...
6000 A DAY - ACCOUNT OF A CATASTROPHE FORETOLD reveals how the world's top decision makers knowingly failed to prevent the spread of the AIDS. It examines the failure of key individuals, prominent NGO's, and governments to act as they allowed a catastrophe to fester - a catastrophe that undoubtedly could have been avoided. Since it appeared 20 years ago, AIDS has left behind it a trail of destruction. It has already killed 30 million people, and infected another 50 million. By the end of this current decade an estimated 100 million people will have perished from this disease. Why did the world wait so long to react? This film answers the question, and dissects the key moments in the global response to the epidemic. By examining this human catastrophe, the film reveals a global rift that helped the disease to spread. 6000 A DAY - AN ACCOUNT OF A CATASTROPHE FORETOLD is also about a virus shrouded in taboo and fantasy because of its primary means of transmission: sex. The taboo and stigma surrounding AIDS are so profound that 20 years after its emergence, people all over the world continue to deny its existence.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Philip Brooks, 1953-2003
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Icarus Films
Topic / Theme
AIDS, Health Care Policy, History of Medicine
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 Dominant 7 - Arte France. Used by permission of Icarus Films.
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17th Of August
directed by Alexander Ilyich Gutman; produced by Krzysztof Kopczynski and Alexander Ilyich Gutman, Telewizja Polska, Atelier Film Alexandr and Eureka Media (Montréal, QC: Journeyman Pictures, 2012), 53 mins
On a remote island in Northern Russia Boris is serving a life sentence for triple murder. He is one of the first to do so in post-Soviet Russia after the death penalty was abolished in 1993. This unsettling documentary brings us inside, not only Boris' dark, cold, claustrophobic cell but also the hidden recesses o...
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directed by Alexander Ilyich Gutman; produced by Krzysztof Kopczynski and Alexander Ilyich Gutman, Telewizja Polska, Atelier Film Alexandr and Eureka Media (Montréal, QC: Journeyman Pictures, 2012), 53 mins
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On a remote island in Northern Russia Boris is serving a life sentence for triple murder. He is one of the first to do so in post-Soviet Russia after the death penalty was abolished in 1993. This unsettling documentary brings us inside, not only Boris' dark, cold, claustrophobic cell but also the hidden recesses of his mind. For us it's just a picture, but on the other side of the lens Boris' mind has to deal with the reality that the squalid spa...
On a remote island in Northern Russia Boris is serving a life sentence for triple murder. He is one of the first to do so in post-Soviet Russia after the death penalty was abolished in 1993. This unsettling documentary brings us inside, not only Boris' dark, cold, claustrophobic cell but also the hidden recesses of his mind. For us it's just a picture, but on the other side of the lens Boris' mind has to deal with the reality that the squalid space offers against the infinity of his 'life' sentence.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Krzysztof Kopczynski, Alexander Ilyich Gutman, Telewizja Polska, Atelier Film Alexandr, Eureka Media
Author / Creator
Alexander Ilyich Gutman
Date Published / Released
2009-08-12, 2012
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Topic / Theme
Prison sentences, Prisoners, Prisons, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Journeyman Pictures. 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: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 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: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 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
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
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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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
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Africa in the 21st Century, Somalia: The Neglected Civil War
produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
Independent since 1960, Somalia has seen virtually constant political upheaval. Chaos still reigns in the capital, Mogadishu, and throughout Somalia. Some eighty percent of the nation is under the power of guerrillas and local warlords. Taking advantage of the chaos, Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda...
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produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
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Independent since 1960, Somalia has seen virtually constant political upheaval. Chaos still reigns in the capital, Mogadishu, and throughout Somalia. Some eighty percent of the nation is under the power of guerrillas and local warlords. Taking advantage of the chaos, Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda frequently infiltrate. Suspected to be the main financial source for al Qaeda, all assets in the al Barakaat bank, the country’s main...
Independent since 1960, Somalia has seen virtually constant political upheaval. Chaos still reigns in the capital, Mogadishu, and throughout Somalia. Some eighty percent of the nation is under the power of guerrillas and local warlords. Taking advantage of the chaos, Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda frequently infiltrate. Suspected to be the main financial source for al Qaeda, all assets in the al Barakaat bank, the country’s main bank, were frozen and remittances from workers abroad to their families at home were stopped, which aggravated the confusion and deepened poverty in the nation. Finally, Somalia has become a target in the post-Afghanistan "war" against terrorism. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
NHK International Inc.
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Africa in the 21st Century
Topic / Theme
War, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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African Studies Series, The Congo and Sudan: Mission Impossible
produced by Journeyman Pictures, in African Studies Series (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 2011), 39 mins
What motivates missionaries to travel to some of the most inhospitable parts of the globe, to treat terrible diseases like leprosy, to help those most in need? In this poignant documentary we meet three missionaries: Father Alfredo, who lives in Dondo, a village in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo; Fa...
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produced by Journeyman Pictures, in African Studies Series (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 2011), 39 mins
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What motivates missionaries to travel to some of the most inhospitable parts of the globe, to treat terrible diseases like leprosy, to help those most in need? In this poignant documentary we meet three missionaries: Father Alfredo, who lives in Dondo, a village in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo; Father Claudino, who also lives in the DRC, in the eastern village of Bambilo; Sister Dorinda, who lives in Marial Lou, a village in Sout...
What motivates missionaries to travel to some of the most inhospitable parts of the globe, to treat terrible diseases like leprosy, to help those most in need? In this poignant documentary we meet three missionaries: Father Alfredo, who lives in Dondo, a village in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo; Father Claudino, who also lives in the DRC, in the eastern village of Bambilo; Sister Dorinda, who lives in Marial Lou, a village in Southern Sudan. We learn of their lives in these villages, and come to understand why they have chosen to dedicate their lives to their work.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Journeyman Pictures
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Chip Taylor Communications
Series
African Studies Series
Topic / Theme
Curling (Game), Religion, Current Affairs, Religion & Philosophy
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by Permission of Chip Taylor Communications
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After the Raj, Series 1, Episode 2, Cashing In
directed by David Wickham; presented by David Dimbleby; produced by Keith Bowers, British Broadcasting Corporation, in After the Raj, Series 1, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 50 mins
After fifty years of independence, India is poised to become one of the world's economic and political giants and it could be one of the region's most ferocious tigers. This personal journey discovers a surprising new India struggling to emerge from the old and the conflict it's provoking. The programme explores t...
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directed by David Wickham; presented by David Dimbleby; produced by Keith Bowers, British Broadcasting Corporation, in After the Raj, Series 1, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 50 mins
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After fifty years of independence, India is poised to become one of the world's economic and political giants and it could be one of the region's most ferocious tigers. This personal journey discovers a surprising new India struggling to emerge from the old and the conflict it's provoking. The programme explores the dilemmas facing a country which is home to one-sixth of the world's population and which bears all the hallmarks of a continuing gro...
After fifty years of independence, India is poised to become one of the world's economic and political giants and it could be one of the region's most ferocious tigers. This personal journey discovers a surprising new India struggling to emerge from the old and the conflict it's provoking. The programme explores the dilemmas facing a country which is home to one-sixth of the world's population and which bears all the hallmarks of a continuing growth in numbers.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Keith Bowers, British Broadcasting Corporation, David Dimbleby
Author / Creator
David Wickham, David Dimbleby
Date Published / Released
1997, 2013
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
After the Raj
Speaker / Narrator
David Dimbleby
Topic / Theme
Agriculture, Relationships, Population policies, Poverty, Indian people, Economic conditions, Social castes, Social classes, Current Affairs, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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All Restrictions End
(Icarus Films, 2010), 32 mins
In the early days of the Iranian revolution, anyone with press lines on his trousers would be dismissed from work. How can one say his prayers to Allah without breaking his trousers' press lines?' This and other reflections on Islam and clothing characterize the thought-provoking free-form documentary ALL RESTRICT...
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(Icarus Films, 2010), 32 mins
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In the early days of the Iranian revolution, anyone with press lines on his trousers would be dismissed from work. How can one say his prayers to Allah without breaking his trousers' press lines?' This and other reflections on Islam and clothing characterize the thought-provoking free-form documentary ALL RESTRICTIONS END.
With clothing as the leitmotif, the filmmaker provides the history of Iran, the country of his birth, where beheadings and ha...
In the early days of the Iranian revolution, anyone with press lines on his trousers would be dismissed from work. How can one say his prayers to Allah without breaking his trousers' press lines?' This and other reflections on Islam and clothing characterize the thought-provoking free-form documentary ALL RESTRICTIONS END.
With clothing as the leitmotif, the filmmaker provides the history of Iran, the country of his birth, where beheadings and hangings are commonplace occurrences. It is an endless series of confrontations between groups that all want something different for their country. Clothing remains the point of departure in the stories about Iran, a land that has tottered for centuries between East and West, the present and the past, freedom and repression. In Baudelaire's words, fashion is the mirror of the times, and that makes it a great metaphor for what is going on in a country.
The film is structured like a collage, interweaving archival footage from Iranian cinema, imagery from various stylistic epochs in the history of Persian painting, graphics from the period of the Islamic Revolution, and works provided by various artists.
Reflections on Islam and clothing, Iranian cinema, Persian painting and more characterize this thought-provoking artistic documentary.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Icarus Films
Topic / Theme
Middle Eastern History, Cultural and Ethnic Studies, Islam, Iran
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Environmental Agriculture Workbooks
in Amazon Projects: Agenda 31, Video in the Villages (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 2 mins
In this segment we learn about the value of keeping notebooks to record work incidents.
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in Amazon Projects: Agenda 31, Video in the Villages (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 2 mins
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In this segment we learn about the value of keeping notebooks to record work incidents.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mari Correa, fl. 1986, Vincent Carelli, 1953-
Author / Creator
Mari Correa, fl. 1986, Vincent Carelli, 1953-
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Video in the Villages
Topic / Theme
Environment, Reptiles and amphibians, Planting, Forests, Tribal and national groups, American Indians
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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