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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.
Subject
Business, Economics
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Budgeting for a New Era of Responsibility
produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2010), 11 mins
President Obama announces the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget that makes critical investments in job creation and continued economic recovery, while bringing a new level of responsibility to how tax dollars are spent.
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produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2010), 11 mins
Description
President Obama announces the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget that makes critical investments in job creation and continued economic recovery, while bringing a new level of responsibility to how tax dollars are spent.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Conference materials
Contributor
United States. White House
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
United States. White House
Speaker / Narrator
Barack Obama, 1961-
Person Discussed
Barack Obama, 1961-
Topic / Theme
Economics, Government, Humanities, Current Affairs, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
Subject
Economics, Government
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Money and Life
directed by Katie Teague, fl. 2009-2013; produced by Katie Teague, fl. 2009-2013, StormCloud Media (San Francisco, CA: The Video Project, 2013), 57 mins
Money and Life is a compelling cinematic journey that examines the origins of money, how the role of money has changed over time, how it shapes our lives and world today, and the emerging movement to create new economic models that redefine our relationships with money.
The film presents a tapestry of expert inte...
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directed by Katie Teague, fl. 2009-2013; produced by Katie Teague, fl. 2009-2013, StormCloud Media (San Francisco, CA: The Video Project, 2013), 57 mins
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Money and Life is a compelling cinematic journey that examines the origins of money, how the role of money has changed over time, how it shapes our lives and world today, and the emerging movement to create new economic models that redefine our relationships with money.
The film presents a tapestry of expert interviews, narration, animated graphics and stories of individuals, communities, and small businesses who are seeking innovative ways to t...
Money and Life is a compelling cinematic journey that examines the origins of money, how the role of money has changed over time, how it shapes our lives and world today, and the emerging movement to create new economic models that redefine our relationships with money.
The film presents a tapestry of expert interviews, narration, animated graphics and stories of individuals, communities, and small businesses who are seeking innovative ways to transform their relationship with money at the personal, local and global level. Experts include economists, authors, religious leaders, and a former JP Morgan executive.
Money and Life helps viewers understand the history and fundamentals of money in order to be more informed participants in the economic transformation happening around us.
Ultimately, the film asks, how can we move beyond being merely consumers, debtors, and creditors, and create a more equitable and sustainable economy that meets the needs and realities of the 21st Century?
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Katie Teague, fl. 2009-2013, StormCloud Media, Marga Laube, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Katie Teague, fl. 2009-2013
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
The Video Project
Speaker / Narrator
Marga Laube, fl. 2013
Topic / Theme
Debt, Personal finances, Economics, Money
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Speciality Studios, The Video Project
Subject
Debt, Personal finances, Economics, Money
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On the Road to Europe
directed by Christoffer Guldbrandsen, 1971-; produced by Henrik Grunnet (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2003), 1 hour
For the first time ever a camera unit has managed to get behind the facade of the EU power apparatus. This historic documentary gives us never before seen access to the European leaders during the crucial negotiations to admit new member states into the union.
A controversial documentary that has stirred an inter...
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directed by Christoffer Guldbrandsen, 1971-; produced by Henrik Grunnet (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2003), 1 hour
Description
For the first time ever a camera unit has managed to get behind the facade of the EU power apparatus. This historic documentary gives us never before seen access to the European leaders during the crucial negotiations to admit new member states into the union.
A controversial documentary that has stirred an international debate and caused a crisis in the Prime relationship between the Danish Prime Minister and his counterparts in France and Germ...
For the first time ever a camera unit has managed to get behind the facade of the EU power apparatus. This historic documentary gives us never before seen access to the European leaders during the crucial negotiations to admit new member states into the union.
A controversial documentary that has stirred an international debate and caused a crisis in the Prime relationship between the Danish Prime Minister and his counterparts in France and Germany.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Henrik Grunnet
Author / Creator
Christoffer Guldbrandsen, 1971-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Topic / Theme
Economics, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Danish Broadcasting Corporation.
Subject
Economics
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Pepino Mango Nance
written by Bann Roy, fl. 1993 and Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996; directed by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996 and Bann Roy, fl. 1993 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1997), 11 mins
Pepino Mango Nance was a class project made under the strict "rules" of CNTV 508 (at USC). The rules of the class were: the film had to be non-sync 16 mm, the number of shoot days could not exceed 10, the shooting ratio could not be more than 1:3, only two sessions of 4 hours each were allowed for the sound mix, a...
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written by Bann Roy, fl. 1993 and Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996; directed by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996 and Bann Roy, fl. 1993 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1997), 11 mins
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Pepino Mango Nance was a class project made under the strict "rules" of CNTV 508 (at USC). The rules of the class were: the film had to be non-sync 16 mm, the number of shoot days could not exceed 10, the shooting ratio could not be more than 1:3, only two sessions of 4 hours each were allowed for the sound mix, and the finished film could not be longer than 400 Feet in length (approx. 11 minutes). Pepino Mango Nance was a class project made at U...
Pepino Mango Nance was a class project made under the strict "rules" of CNTV 508 (at USC). The rules of the class were: the film had to be non-sync 16 mm, the number of shoot days could not exceed 10, the shooting ratio could not be more than 1:3, only two sessions of 4 hours each were allowed for the sound mix, and the finished film could not be longer than 400 Feet in length (approx. 11 minutes). Pepino Mango Nance was a class project made at USC. The rules of the class were: the film had to be non-sync 16 mm, the number of shoot days could not exceed 10, the shooting ratio could not be more than 1:3, only two sessions of 4 hours each were allowed for the sound mix, and the finished film could not be longer than 400 feet in length (approx. 11 minutes). The filmmakers were inspired by Mike Davis's "City of Quartz" and started conducting research about day labor and their own work experiences in the households and businesses of the rich. They met Joseph Julian Gonzales, a second generation Chicano and music composer who was beginning an experimental composition for a string quartet inspired by hawker calls of the vendors of downtown Los Angeles. Most of the street vendors were first generation immigrants-many of them "illegal" from Central America. The film and the developing score influenced each other. In the course of shooting, a close friendship evolved between the filmmakers and Marta-Julia Lemus, the street vendor whose story runs parallel with Joseph's in the film. In the end the film is a complex mix weaving art, politics, law, and culture into 10 minutes, an example of what is possible under very restricted means to other students of film. It also can be used in classroom discussions of immigration, urban America, politics and law as well as providing an inside look at the act of creation.
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Date Written / Recorded
1995
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bann Roy, fl. 1993, Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996, Marta-Julia Lemus, Joseph Julián González, fl. 1995
Author / Creator
Bann Roy, fl. 1993, Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Central American, Music composition, Immigration and emigration, Economics, Urban life, Ethnography, Central Americans
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
Subject
Music composition, Immigration and emigration, Economics, Urban life
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President Obama Nominates Ben Bernanke for Chairman of the Federal Reserve
produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2009), 7 mins
The President nominates Ben Bernanke for a second term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. August 25, 2009.
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produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2009), 7 mins
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The President nominates Ben Bernanke for a second term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. August 25, 2009.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Conference materials
Contributor
United States. White House
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
United States. White House
Speaker / Narrator
Barack Obama, 1961-
Person Discussed
Barack Obama, 1961-, Ben Bernanke, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Economics, Political appointments, Humanities, Current Affairs, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
Subject
Economics, Political appointments
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Statement on the Budget
produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2009), 8 mins
Remarks by the President on the Budget.
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produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2009), 8 mins
Description
Remarks by the President on the Budget.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Proceeding
Contributor
United States. White House
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
United States. White House
Speaker / Narrator
Barack Obama, 1961-
Person Discussed
Barack Obama, 1961-
Topic / Theme
Economics, Politics, Humanities, Current Affairs, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
Subject
Economics, Politics
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Weekly Address: Clean Energy to Out-Innovate the Rest of the World
produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2011), 4 mins
Speaking from a hybrid vehicle transmission company in Indiana, the President explains how investments in a clean energy economy are the only solution to high gas prices in the long term.
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produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2011), 4 mins
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Speaking from a hybrid vehicle transmission company in Indiana, the President explains how investments in a clean energy economy are the only solution to high gas prices in the long term.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Speech/Address
Contributor
United States. White House
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
United States. White House
Speaker / Narrator
Barack Obama, 1961-
Person Discussed
Barack Obama, 1961-
Topic / Theme
Economics, Energy industry, Humanities, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
Subject
Economics, Energy industry
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Weekly Address: Financial Reform to Protect Consumers
produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2009), 5 mins
The President explains his plan to address one of the major causes of the current economic crisis – the breakdown of oversight leading to widespread abuses in the financial world. The new Consumer Financial Protection Agency will have the sole job of look
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produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2009), 5 mins
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The President explains his plan to address one of the major causes of the current economic crisis – the breakdown of oversight leading to widespread abuses in the financial world. The new Consumer Financial Protection Agency will have the sole job of look
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Speech/Address
Contributor
United States. White House
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
United States. White House
Speaker / Narrator
Barack Obama, 1961-
Person Discussed
Barack Obama, 1961-
Topic / Theme
Economics, Personal finances, Humanities, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
Subject
Economics, Personal finances
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Weekly Address: GOP Rewarding Corporations that Create Jobs Overseas
produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2010), 4 mins
The President lays out his agenda to foster investment here at home. He vows to close the tax loopholes for sending jobs and profits overseas the Congressional Republicans have tried to protect.
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produced by United States. White House (District of Columbia: United States. White House, 2010), 4 mins
Description
The President lays out his agenda to foster investment here at home. He vows to close the tax loopholes for sending jobs and profits overseas the Congressional Republicans have tried to protect.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Speech/Address
Contributor
United States. White House
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
United States. White House
Speaker / Narrator
Barack Obama, 1961-
Person Discussed
Barack Obama, 1961-
Topic / Theme
Business, Economics, Humanities, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
Subject
Business, Economics
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