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Lines of Blood: The Drug War In Colombia
directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by Brian Moser, fl. 1960 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 53 mins
This is a powerful investigation of the drug war which is raging in Colombia, the cocaine capital of the world. For almost a decade, the United States, backed by Britain and other Western countries, has tried to smash the powerful and wealthy drug cartels with little success. Coca growing has increased and has now...
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directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by Brian Moser, fl. 1960 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 53 mins
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This is a powerful investigation of the drug war which is raging in Colombia, the cocaine capital of the world. For almost a decade, the United States, backed by Britain and other Western countries, has tried to smash the powerful and wealthy drug cartels with little success. Coca growing has increased and has now spread into new areas. For 5,000 years the Indians of the Andes have relied on coca, the raw material of cocaine, to ease the harsh re...
This is a powerful investigation of the drug war which is raging in Colombia, the cocaine capital of the world. For almost a decade, the United States, backed by Britain and other Western countries, has tried to smash the powerful and wealthy drug cartels with little success. Coca growing has increased and has now spread into new areas. For 5,000 years the Indians of the Andes have relied on coca, the raw material of cocaine, to ease the harsh realities of their life. Coca has been at the very heart of their culture and economy. But when Western- ers began reducing it down to make cocaine, a savage industry of vast proportions was unleashed. Murder and terrorism have become commonplace as drug cartels protect their territory.The film criticizes the rigidity of U.S. policy which doggedly pursues the foreign producers and traffickers, while ignoring the domestic social problems that create the demand. Extradition of drug traders to stand trial in the United States has led to a blood bath against judges, politicians and law enforcement agents in Colombia. And meantime, poor people in inner cities of both countries have had their lives torn apart by the drug scourge. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Brian Moser, fl. 1960
Author / Creator
Brian Moser, fl. 1960
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Politics, Business, Economics, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Politics, Business, Economics
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No Man Is an Island
directed by Dominique Marchais, fl. 2000; produced by Paul Rozenberg, fl. 1964 and Mélanie Gerin, fl. 2002 (Paris, Ile-de-France: The Party Film Sales, 2017), 1 hour 36 mins
No Man Is an Island travels across Europe, from the farmers working together in the Galline Felici cooperative in Sicily to the architects, craftspersons and elected representatives who collaborate in the Swiss Alps and in Austria. All are engaged in politics through their work and all believe in a common destiny....
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directed by Dominique Marchais, fl. 2000; produced by Paul Rozenberg, fl. 1964 and Mélanie Gerin, fl. 2002 (Paris, Ile-de-France: The Party Film Sales, 2017), 1 hour 36 mins
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No Man Is an Island travels across Europe, from the farmers working together in the Galline Felici cooperative in Sicily to the architects, craftspersons and elected representatives who collaborate in the Swiss Alps and in Austria. All are engaged in politics through their work and all believe in a common destiny. Is the local level the last possible place for a viable utopia?
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Paul Rozenberg, fl. 1964, Mélanie Gerin, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Dominique Marchais, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2017-11-26
Publisher
The Party Film Sales
Topic / Theme
Politics, Local government
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Film Platform
Subject
Politics, Local government
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People You May Know
directed by Katharina Gellein Viken, fl. 2009 and Charles Kriel, fl. 2020; produced by Lindsay Roberts, fl. 2020 and Dorsey Carson, 1971-, Metrotone Media (London, England: Abacus Media Rights, 2020), 1 hour 32 mins
People You May Know follows Charles Kriel, specialist advisor to UK Parliament on disinformation, when he discovers Cambridge Analytica collaborating with a software company creating a microtargeting platform for US churches, targeting vulnerable people - the poor, the grieving, the addicted - to radicalise them f...
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directed by Katharina Gellein Viken, fl. 2009 and Charles Kriel, fl. 2020; produced by Lindsay Roberts, fl. 2020 and Dorsey Carson, 1971-, Metrotone Media (London, England: Abacus Media Rights, 2020), 1 hour 32 mins
Description
People You May Know follows Charles Kriel, specialist advisor to UK Parliament on disinformation, when he discovers Cambridge Analytica collaborating with a software company creating a microtargeting platform for US churches, targeting vulnerable people - the poor, the grieving, the addicted - to radicalise them for far-right politics. With US 2020 elections coming, Kriel gathers a team of whistleblowers and journalists, and journeys across Ameri...
People You May Know follows Charles Kriel, specialist advisor to UK Parliament on disinformation, when he discovers Cambridge Analytica collaborating with a software company creating a microtargeting platform for US churches, targeting vulnerable people - the poor, the grieving, the addicted - to radicalise them for far-right politics. With US 2020 elections coming, Kriel gathers a team of whistleblowers and journalists, and journeys across America with his young family, where he discovers a powerful organisation with ties to the heart of the White House. The man who commissioned CA is a member of the most powerful secret political organisation in the United States, with an agenda to rewrite the Constitution according to Christian law. Going undercover, he risks everything to gain access where no outsider has ever set foot.
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Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lindsay Roberts, fl. 2020, Dorsey Carson, 1971-, Metrotone Media
Author / Creator
Katharina Gellein Viken, fl. 2009, Charles Kriel, fl. 2020
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Abacus Media Rights
Speaker / Narrator
Charles Kriel, fl. 2020
Person Discussed
Charles Kriel, fl. 2020
Topic / Theme
Dissemination of information, Social justice, Politics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Abacus Media Rights
Subject
Dissemination of information, Social justice, Politics
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Frontline, Season 2019, Episode 19, On the President's Orders
directed by Olivier Sarbil, fl. 2015 and James Jones, fl. 2014; produced by Daniel Edge, fl. 2004-2018 and James Jones, fl. 2014, Mongoose Pictures and Frontline Films, in Frontline, Season 2019, Episode 19 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 53 mins
This is the story of President Duterte's campaign against drug dealers and addicts in the Philippines, told with unprecedented and intimate access to both sides of the bloody war--the Manila police and an ordinary family from the slums.
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directed by Olivier Sarbil, fl. 2015 and James Jones, fl. 2014; produced by Daniel Edge, fl. 2004-2018 and James Jones, fl. 2014, Mongoose Pictures and Frontline Films, in Frontline, Season 2019, Episode 19 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 53 mins
Description
This is the story of President Duterte's campaign against drug dealers and addicts in the Philippines, told with unprecedented and intimate access to both sides of the bloody war--the Manila police and an ordinary family from the slums. General Audience
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Daniel Edge, fl. 2004-2018, James Jones, fl. 2014, Mongoose Pictures, Frontline Films
Author / Creator
Olivier Sarbil, fl. 2015, James Jones, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2019-10, 2019
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Frontline
Person Discussed
Rodrigo Duterte, 1945-
Topic / Theme
Politics, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Police brutality, Drug dealers, Drug abuse
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 WGBH Educational Foundation
Subject
Politics, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Police brutality, Drug dealers, Drug abuse
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Rats in the Ranks
directed by Bob Connolly, 1945- and Robin Anderson, 1948-2002; produced by Bob Connolly, 1945- and Robin Anderson, 1948-2002, Film Australia Ltd. (Acton, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 1996), 1 hour 34 mins
Politics is a bruising business. The best policies in the world mean nothing unless you've got the numbers. This film takes a behind-locked-doors look at how politicians get the numbers. Every September Sydney's Leichhardt Council elects its mayor. Incumbent Larry Hand is popular with the citizenry but they don't...
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directed by Bob Connolly, 1945- and Robin Anderson, 1948-2002; produced by Bob Connolly, 1945- and Robin Anderson, 1948-2002, Film Australia Ltd. (Acton, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 1996), 1 hour 34 mins
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Politics is a bruising business. The best policies in the world mean nothing unless you've got the numbers. This film takes a behind-locked-doors look at how politicians get the numbers. Every September Sydney's Leichhardt Council elects its mayor. Incumbent Larry Hand is popular with the citizenry but they don't vote for mayor, the 12 councillors do and after three years of Larry some of them are after his job.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bob Connolly, 1945-, Robin Anderson, 1948-2002, Film Australia Ltd.
Author / Creator
Bob Connolly, 1945-, Robin Anderson, 1948-2002
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Australia. National Film and Sound Archive
Person Discussed
Larry Hand, fl. 1996
Topic / Theme
Politicians, Government councils, Politics, Mayors, Elections
Copyright Message
A Film Australia and Arundel Films Co-Production in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Channel Four and La Sept ARTE. Copyright © 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
Subject
Politicians, Government councils, Politics, Mayors, Elections
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Whose Children Are These?
directed by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004; produced by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 33 mins
This film examines the harrowing experiences of three Muslim-American teenagers affected by Special Registration, a post-9/11 security measure. Initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the measure required male non-citizens from twenty-five predominately Muslim nations to register with the government. Although...
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directed by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004; produced by Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 33 mins
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This film examines the harrowing experiences of three Muslim-American teenagers affected by Special Registration, a post-9/11 security measure. Initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the measure required male non-citizens from twenty-five predominately Muslim nations to register with the government. Although none were charged with a terrorist-related crime, nearly 14,000 Muslim men were put into deportation proceedings after 83,000 register...
This film examines the harrowing experiences of three Muslim-American teenagers affected by Special Registration, a post-9/11 security measure. Initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the measure required male non-citizens from twenty-five predominately Muslim nations to register with the government. Although none were charged with a terrorist-related crime, nearly 14,000 Muslim men were put into deportation proceedings after 83,000 registered.The hardship imposed by this ruling, denounced by the American Civil Liberties Union, can be seen on the lives of the three teenagers profiled. Mohammad, 18, was born in Pakistan, but has lived in the U.S. since the age of seven. A typical American teenager, he faced the possibility of being sent back to a country he scarcely knew. Fortunately, his congressman intervened at the last minute and he was granted permission to stay. Navila,19, from Bangladesh, carries on a futile struggle to save her father who was deported back to the very country from which he had fled. Sixteen-year-old Hagar Youssef, who has dealt with slurs and prejudice because she wears a headscarf, has mobilized groups to combat bias crimes in New York City. She discusses her experiences as well as the ramifications faced by immigrant communities of the Special Registration program. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
Theresa Thanjan, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Demographics, Ethnic groups, Politics, Ethnic Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Demographics, Ethnic groups, Politics
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The Dangerous Adventures of Baroness Cox
directed by Nick Gray, fl. 2001; produced by Nick Gray, fl. 2001 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2001), 49 mins
In Sudan, human trafficking is big business. Thousands are taken by Arab militiamen and forced into slavery. For a price, Arab traders buy them back and return them to their families. This is where Baroness Caroline Cox, a deputy speaker at the House of Lords, has decided to step in. She has set up a deal with the...
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directed by Nick Gray, fl. 2001; produced by Nick Gray, fl. 2001 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2001), 49 mins
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In Sudan, human trafficking is big business. Thousands are taken by Arab militiamen and forced into slavery. For a price, Arab traders buy them back and return them to their families. This is where Baroness Caroline Cox, a deputy speaker at the House of Lords, has decided to step in. She has set up a deal with the traders, and Christians in Britain are donating increasing amounts of money to her cause. But others, including Mike Dottridge of Anti...
In Sudan, human trafficking is big business. Thousands are taken by Arab militiamen and forced into slavery. For a price, Arab traders buy them back and return them to their families. This is where Baroness Caroline Cox, a deputy speaker at the House of Lords, has decided to step in. She has set up a deal with the traders, and Christians in Britain are donating increasing amounts of money to her cause. But others, including Mike Dottridge of Anti-Slavery International, say that by paying the traders, she is fuelling the trade. We follow the Baroness on her controversial and dangerous mission.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nick Gray, fl. 2001, John McCarthy, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Nick Gray, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Caroline Cox, Baroness, 1937-, John McCarthy, fl. 2001
Person Discussed
Caroline Cox, Baroness, 1937-
Topic / Theme
Politics, Travel, War, Religion & Philosophy
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 BBC Worldwide
Subject
Politics, Travel, War
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Economist Video, Can Brazil Survive Bolsonaro?
produced by The Economist, in Economist Video (London, England: The Economist, 2021), 14 mins
Since coming to power President Jair Bolsonaro has shaken democracy, accelerated deforestation in the Amazon and played down the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, with calamitous results. Could Brazil survive another four years of his leadership?
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produced by The Economist, in Economist Video (London, England: The Economist, 2021), 14 mins
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Since coming to power President Jair Bolsonaro has shaken democracy, accelerated deforestation in the Amazon and played down the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, with calamitous results. Could Brazil survive another four years of his leadership?
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
The Economist
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
The Economist
Series
Economist Video
Topic / Theme
Democracy, Deforestation, Corruption, Politics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2021 The Economist
Subject
Democracy, Deforestation, Corruption, Politics
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Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
directed by Nicholas D. Wrathall, fl. 2003; produced by Nicholas D. Wrathall, fl. 2003 (Marina del Rey, CA: Amnesia, 2013), 1 hour 30 mins
No twentieth-century figure has had a more profound effect on the worlds of literature, film, politics, historical debate, and the culture wars than Gore Vidal. A public intellectual of the first degree, Vidal voiced his political conscience throughout a 50 year career in American politics and letters. Now that he...
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directed by Nicholas D. Wrathall, fl. 2003; produced by Nicholas D. Wrathall, fl. 2003 (Marina del Rey, CA: Amnesia, 2013), 1 hour 30 mins
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No twentieth-century figure has had a more profound effect on the worlds of literature, film, politics, historical debate, and the culture wars than Gore Vidal. A public intellectual of the first degree, Vidal voiced his political conscience throughout a 50 year career in American politics and letters. Now that he has passed away, it is the duty of the academic community to unravel his legacy, learning what we can from the experience of this inte...
No twentieth-century figure has had a more profound effect on the worlds of literature, film, politics, historical debate, and the culture wars than Gore Vidal. A public intellectual of the first degree, Vidal voiced his political conscience throughout a 50 year career in American politics and letters. Now that he has passed away, it is the duty of the academic community to unravel his legacy, learning what we can from the experience of this intellectual giant. Anchored by intimate one-on-one interviews with the man himself, Nicholas Wrathall’s new documentary Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia is a fascinating and entertaining portrait of the last lion of the age of American liberalism. Commentary by those who knew him best—including filmmaker Burr Steers and the late Christopher Hitchens—is blended with footage from Vidal’s legendary on-air career to remind us why he will forever stand as one of the most brilliant and fearless critics of our time. Gore Vidal’s return to America in 2005 marked the last great stage in his creative career. Giving insight into these final years, The United States of Amnesia represents an extraordinary opportunity to share his view on America in the twenty-first century. Featuring candid vérité footage of Vidal, the film explores his enduring global impact on art, politics, and everything in between. This is Gore Vidal’s last word and testimony.
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Field of Study
Literature
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nicholas D. Wrathall, fl. 2003
Author / Creator
Nicholas D. Wrathall, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Amnesia
Person Discussed
Gore Vidal, 1925-2012
Topic / Theme
Liberalism, Political debates, Politicians, Politics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Amnesia LLC. All rights reserved.
Subject
Liberalism, Political debates, Politicians, Politics
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Inside Story, Rector Versus Clinton
produced by Christopher Olgiati, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Inside Story (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1993), 54 mins
During the campaign for the democratic nomination Bill Clinton was faced with an anguishing decision, whether or not to execute a man on death row whose self-inflicted brain injury had left him with the mind of a six year old. Clinton authorised the execution even stepping off the campaign trail to attend. The pol...
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produced by Christopher Olgiati, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Inside Story (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1993), 54 mins
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During the campaign for the democratic nomination Bill Clinton was faced with an anguishing decision, whether or not to execute a man on death row whose self-inflicted brain injury had left him with the mind of a six year old. Clinton authorised the execution even stepping off the campaign trail to attend. The political value of the execution was clear, it proclaimed Clinton's commitment to the death penalty.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Christopher Olgiati, British Broadcasting Corporation
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Inside Story
Person Discussed
Ricky Ray Rector, 1950-1992, William Jefferson Clinton, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Executions, Politics, Current Affairs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 BBC Worldwide
Subject
Executions, Politics
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