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Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law
directed by Lorie Conway, 1956-; produced by Lorie Conway, 1956- (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2013), 57 mins
Savage police beatings, an absence of common law, and a corrupt judiciary form the backdrop for the work of a human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe. Beatrice Mtetwa has been waging a David and Goliath battle, her life mission to defend in court those jailed by the Mugabe government. This revealing documentary is an incr...
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directed by Lorie Conway, 1956-; produced by Lorie Conway, 1956- (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2013), 57 mins
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Savage police beatings, an absence of common law, and a corrupt judiciary form the backdrop for the work of a human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe. Beatrice Mtetwa has been waging a David and Goliath battle, her life mission to defend in court those jailed by the Mugabe government. This revealing documentary is an incredible snapshot of Beatrice's life on the front-line of a 20 year battle as Zimbabwe's civil society slowly crumbled beneath the oppres...
Savage police beatings, an absence of common law, and a corrupt judiciary form the backdrop for the work of a human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe. Beatrice Mtetwa has been waging a David and Goliath battle, her life mission to defend in court those jailed by the Mugabe government. This revealing documentary is an incredible snapshot of Beatrice's life on the front-line of a 20 year battle as Zimbabwe's civil society slowly crumbled beneath the oppressive weight of the Mugabe dictatorship.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lorie Conway, 1956-
Author / Creator
Lorie Conway, 1956-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Speaker / Narrator
Beatrice Mtetwa, fl. 1989
Person Discussed
Beatrice Mtetwa, fl. 1989, Robert Mugabe, 1924-
Topic / Theme
Legal defense, Lawyers, Human rights, Legal system, Political corruption
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Copyright © 2011 by Journeyman Pictures
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Europe's Last Dictator
directed by Juan Luis Passarelli, fl. 2010 and Mathew Charles, fl. 2009; produced by Guerrilla Pictures (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2012), 55 mins
Irina is the sister of imprisoned Belarussian presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov. Through her eyes this documentary charts the violent crackdown that followed the 2010 rigged elections and its dreadful aftermath. Award-winning photography captures Orwellian images of brute force used against unarmed men and wo...
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directed by Juan Luis Passarelli, fl. 2010 and Mathew Charles, fl. 2009; produced by Guerrilla Pictures (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2012), 55 mins
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Irina is the sister of imprisoned Belarussian presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov. Through her eyes this documentary charts the violent crackdown that followed the 2010 rigged elections and its dreadful aftermath. Award-winning photography captures Orwellian images of brute force used against unarmed men and women. We see the torture, murder and kidnap that defines Belarus today. A rare glimpse into Europe's most repressive state.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Guerrilla Pictures, Joanna Lumley
Author / Creator
Juan Luis Passarelli, fl. 2010, Mathew Charles, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Speaker / Narrator
Irina Bogdanova, fl. 2010, Eva Neklayeva, fl. 2010, Joanna Lumley
Person Discussed
Irina Bogdanova, fl. 2010, Eva Neklayeva, fl. 2010, Alexander Lukashenko, 1954-, Iryna Khalip, 1967-, Andrei Sannikov, 1954-, Alexander Neklayeva, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Political prisoners, Police brutality, Political demonstrations, Political violence, Social conflict, Elections, Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2010 by Journeyman Pictures
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The Regime Must Fall
directed by Antonio Martino, fl. 2004; produced by Gloria Giorgianni, fl. 2012 and Roberto Ruini, fl. 2012, Pulsemedia (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2012), 53 mins
Group after group of uniformed Syrian troops proudly display their ID cards as they defect to the Free Syrian Army. This is the inside story of the Syrian uprising, from the kids brutally beaten for challenging the regime to the soldiers stories of the terrible events that lead them to defect. This striking docume...
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directed by Antonio Martino, fl. 2004; produced by Gloria Giorgianni, fl. 2012 and Roberto Ruini, fl. 2012, Pulsemedia (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2012), 53 mins
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Group after group of uniformed Syrian troops proudly display their ID cards as they defect to the Free Syrian Army. This is the inside story of the Syrian uprising, from the kids brutally beaten for challenging the regime to the soldiers stories of the terrible events that lead them to defect. This striking documentary presents a unique insiders' view of a collapsing nation. A shocking and definitive film skilfully blending original footage and d...
Group after group of uniformed Syrian troops proudly display their ID cards as they defect to the Free Syrian Army. This is the inside story of the Syrian uprising, from the kids brutally beaten for challenging the regime to the soldiers stories of the terrible events that lead them to defect. This striking documentary presents a unique insiders' view of a collapsing nation. A shocking and definitive film skilfully blending original footage and dramatic phone recorded images from the front-line.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gloria Giorgianni, fl. 2012, Roberto Ruini, fl. 2012, Pulsemedia
Author / Creator
Antonio Martino, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Topic / Theme
Political violence, Soldiers, Revolutions, Revolutionaries, Political demonstrations, Social conflict
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Journeyman Pictures
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An African Answer
directed by Alan Channer, fl. 1986-2001; produced by Imad Karam, 1976-, FLT Films (London, England: FLT Films, 2010), 38 mins
More than one thousand people were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes, following disputed elections in Kenya at the end of 2007. Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye – former militia leaders turned peace-makers from Nigeria – were invited to mediate in the worst-affected district...
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directed by Alan Channer, fl. 1986-2001; produced by Imad Karam, 1976-, FLT Films (London, England: FLT Films, 2010), 38 mins
Description
More than one thousand people were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes, following disputed elections in Kenya at the end of 2007. Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye – former militia leaders turned peace-makers from Nigeria – were invited to mediate in the worst-affected district. An African Answer depicts their dramatic bid to bring healing and reconciliation after death and destruction.
The film depicts the d...
More than one thousand people were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes, following disputed elections in Kenya at the end of 2007. Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye – former militia leaders turned peace-makers from Nigeria – were invited to mediate in the worst-affected district. An African Answer depicts their dramatic bid to bring healing and reconciliation after death and destruction.
The film depicts the dynamics of an effective, African approach to conflict resolution between rival ethnic groups. It demonstrates that durable, peaceful coexistence between communities formerly in conflict is feasible in Kenya and beyond.
Above all, the film gives hope that grassroots communities can reject violence and rebuild peace and prosperity.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Imad Karam, 1976-, FLT Films, Kathleen Openda
Author / Creator
Alan Channer, fl. 1986-2001
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
FLT Films
Speaker / Narrator
Kathleen Openda
Person Discussed
James Wuye, fl. 2010, Imam Muhammad Ashafa, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Elections, Social conflict, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of FLT Films. All rights reserved.
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Louis Theroux, Episode 1, Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos
directed by Jason Massot, fl. 1995; presented by Louis Theroux, 1970-; produced by Jason Massot, fl. 1995, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Louis Theroux, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 59 mins
On the streets of Lagos, it is not the police who wield power but gangs of fight-hardened young men known as Area Boys. Louis spends time with several outfits, joining them as they patrol their turf, clash with local rivals and keep the peace in a brutal and haphazard fashion. The main income for the Area Boys is...
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directed by Jason Massot, fl. 1995; presented by Louis Theroux, 1970-; produced by Jason Massot, fl. 1995, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Louis Theroux, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 59 mins
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On the streets of Lagos, it is not the police who wield power but gangs of fight-hardened young men known as Area Boys. Louis spends time with several outfits, joining them as they patrol their turf, clash with local rivals and keep the peace in a brutal and haphazard fashion. The main income for the Area Boys is an arbitrary and unofficial form of taxation, extracted from local businesses and commercial drivers. Louis gets to know the rich and g...
On the streets of Lagos, it is not the police who wield power but gangs of fight-hardened young men known as Area Boys. Louis spends time with several outfits, joining them as they patrol their turf, clash with local rivals and keep the peace in a brutal and haphazard fashion. The main income for the Area Boys is an arbitrary and unofficial form of taxation, extracted from local businesses and commercial drivers. Louis gets to know the rich and glamorous Area Boy leader MC, a former street youth himself, who has now become a friend of the most powerful men in the city. Taken under MC's wing, Louis experiences the top levels of the Area Boys' world from the inside, complete with a tour of MC's grand residence and extensive shoe collection, and ending in a chaotic mini-riot with gunshots, blood, and mayhem. On the side of the law, Louis rides with KAI, the government's Kick Against Indiscipline paramilitary task force, as they storm different city districts. With bulldozers and arrest warrants, KAI use their own strong-arm tactics, and are in their way as feared as the Area Boys. In Law and Disorder in Lagos, Louis wrestles with life in a world in which the forces of law and the forces of disorder are not always readily distinguishable and nothing is quite what it seems.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jason Massot, fl. 1995, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Jason Massot, fl. 1995, Louis Theroux, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Louis Theroux
Topic / Theme
Criminal justice, Law enforcement, Armed forces, Group dynamics, Leadership roles
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 by British Broadcasting Corporation; Distributed under license from Educational Publishers LLP
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Who's Afraid of HIV?, Russia
directed by Andrew Veitch; produced by Andrew Veitch, in Who's Afraid of HIV? (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 24 mins
Over five million people in India have the HIV virus and nearly 25 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. In South America, a problem was confined mainly to the more prosperous southern regions of Brazil, but AIDS has made its way to the northern city of Salvador. The city of Kaliningrad is among the worst AIDS aff...
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directed by Andrew Veitch; produced by Andrew Veitch, in Who's Afraid of HIV? (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 24 mins
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Over five million people in India have the HIV virus and nearly 25 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. In South America, a problem was confined mainly to the more prosperous southern regions of Brazil, but AIDS has made its way to the northern city of Salvador. The city of Kaliningrad is among the worst AIDS affected in Russia. Four unique regions around the world, all struggling with the same disease. Watch how they tackle this epidemic and wh...
Over five million people in India have the HIV virus and nearly 25 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. In South America, a problem was confined mainly to the more prosperous southern regions of Brazil, but AIDS has made its way to the northern city of Salvador. The city of Kaliningrad is among the worst AIDS affected in Russia. Four unique regions around the world, all struggling with the same disease. Watch how they tackle this epidemic and what the believe caused it's dramatic spread.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrew Veitch
Author / Creator
Andrew Veitch
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Who's Afraid of HIV?
Speaker / Narrator
Andrew Veitch
Topic / Theme
General medical conditions, Current Affairs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
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Theory And Practice: Conversations With Noam Chomsky And Howard Zinn
produced by PM Press (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 48 mins
Two of the most venerable figures on the American Left--Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky--converse with Sasha Lilley about their lives and political philosophies, looking back at eight decades of struggle and theoretical debate.
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produced by PM Press (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 48 mins
Description
Two of the most venerable figures on the American Left--Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky--converse with Sasha Lilley about their lives and political philosophies, looking back at eight decades of struggle and theoretical debate.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary, Interview
Contributor
PM Press
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Speaker / Narrator
Howard Zinn, 1922-2010, Noam Chomsky, 1928-
Person Discussed
Howard Zinn, 1922-2010, Noam Chomsky, 1928-
Topic / Theme
Philosophy, Educational philosophies, Politicians, Political life
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
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The Raval Eleven
directed by Cristina Rivas, fl. 2009 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2009), 36 mins
How should governments tackle possible threats of 'terrorist' attacks? In the past few years it’s been a constant dilemma for authorities and police all over the world. In Spain, the authorities believe they have prevented a massive attack. Eleven immigrants - 10 Pakistanis and one Indian - were arrested almost...
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directed by Cristina Rivas, fl. 2009 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2009), 36 mins
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How should governments tackle possible threats of 'terrorist' attacks? In the past few years it’s been a constant dilemma for authorities and police all over the world. In Spain, the authorities believe they have prevented a massive attack. Eleven immigrants - 10 Pakistanis and one Indian - were arrested almost a year and half ago and charged with plotting bomb attacks on underground railways in Barcelona and other European cities. What should...
How should governments tackle possible threats of 'terrorist' attacks? In the past few years it’s been a constant dilemma for authorities and police all over the world. In Spain, the authorities believe they have prevented a massive attack. Eleven immigrants - 10 Pakistanis and one Indian - were arrested almost a year and half ago and charged with plotting bomb attacks on underground railways in Barcelona and other European cities. What should one make of Mohammed Ayub, one of the accused? Family, friends and neighbours see this naturalised Spanish citizen as an elderly pastry cook and pious Muslim who dotes on his grandchildren. The Instructing Judge sees him as the head of a Jihadist terror cell linked to the Tablig movement. This documentary looks at the case and the issues it raises such as the nature of the fight against terrorism and the erosion of Constitutional freedoms.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Cristina Rivas, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
SW Pictures
Topic / Theme
Terrorism, Current Affairs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
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China Vs. USA: Empires At War
directed by Anthony Dufour, fl. 2010 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Ampersand, 2007), 52 mins
America's intelligence community is quietly preparing for a new conflict, one which hasn't made headlines yet: the Chinese Threat is America’s new war. If Taiwan is today the most explosive strategic issue between China and the USA, there are already skirmishes (some public and some secret) such as the NATO bomb...
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directed by Anthony Dufour, fl. 2010 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Ampersand, 2007), 52 mins
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America's intelligence community is quietly preparing for a new conflict, one which hasn't made headlines yet: the Chinese Threat is America’s new war. If Taiwan is today the most explosive strategic issue between China and the USA, there are already skirmishes (some public and some secret) such as the NATO bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade or the Chinese cyber attack on the German defense ministry.
Using testimonies from Western and...
America's intelligence community is quietly preparing for a new conflict, one which hasn't made headlines yet: the Chinese Threat is America’s new war. If Taiwan is today the most explosive strategic issue between China and the USA, there are already skirmishes (some public and some secret) such as the NATO bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade or the Chinese cyber attack on the German defense ministry.
Using testimonies from Western and Chinese specialists, this film is the thrilling account of a new form of conflict taking shape: an unrestricted war with countless battlefields, ranging from space to the Internet and from finance to the control of natural resources.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Anthony Dufour, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Ampersand
Topic / Theme
Military tactics, War, Current Affairs
Copyright Message
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Panorama, Tony Blair: The Long Goodbye
produced by Jonathan Brunert, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Panorama (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 46 mins
If he is to avoid an unpopular war in Iraq becoming his defining legacy, he must push through an ambitious program of radical public service reform.
He wants to introduce choice, internal competition and market systems throughout the NHS and education services, and regrets not being more radical sooner.
Since th...
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produced by Jonathan Brunert, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Panorama (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 46 mins
Description
If he is to avoid an unpopular war in Iraq becoming his defining legacy, he must push through an ambitious program of radical public service reform.
He wants to introduce choice, internal competition and market systems throughout the NHS and education services, and regrets not being more radical sooner.
Since the start of the year, Panorama has filmed behind the scenes at Westminster, as Number 10 aides struggle to strike a balance between Labo...
If he is to avoid an unpopular war in Iraq becoming his defining legacy, he must push through an ambitious program of radical public service reform.
He wants to introduce choice, internal competition and market systems throughout the NHS and education services, and regrets not being more radical sooner.
Since the start of the year, Panorama has filmed behind the scenes at Westminster, as Number 10 aides struggle to strike a balance between Labour Party "core values" and the prime minister's new objectives.
Many Labour MPs are in open revolt over his Education White Paper and, if the prime minister needs Tory support to get it through, it could cripple his authority and speed his own departure.
Nobody expects Mr Blair to leave office as distressed as Mrs Thatcher - but can he achieve a legacy as historic as hers?
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Brunert, British Broadcasting Corporation, Steve Bradshaw, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Panorama
Speaker / Narrator
Steve Bradshaw, fl. 1970
Person Discussed
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Heads of state, Government services, Government policy, Politics, Politicians, Current Affairs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by the British Broadcasting Corporation
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