13 results for your search
See details
100% Asphalt
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2009), 26 mins
"100% Asphalt" is about a street that tells its own story. A street that shelters more than 200 million children with only asphalt, noise and rage for a home. “100% Asphalt” is a film from the heart, shot on the streets in the heart of the city, and revealing unspeakable truths. 26 minutes of testimonies from...
Sample
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2009), 26 mins
Description
"100% Asphalt" is about a street that tells its own story. A street that shelters more than 200 million children with only asphalt, noise and rage for a home. “100% Asphalt” is a film from the heart, shot on the streets in the heart of the city, and revealing unspeakable truths. 26 minutes of testimonies from abandoned children, left to their misery and destitution, and surviving on violence and drugs.
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Forward Film Productions, Najwa Kassem, fl. 1993
Author / Creator
Carol Mansour, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Forward Film Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Najwa Kassem, fl. 1993
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Illegal drugs, Children, Anthropology, Lebanese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Forward Film Production
×
See details
Cafe Chavalos: Overcoming the Streets
directed by Alberto Chamorro, fl. 2006; produced by Alberto Chamorro, fl. 2006 (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2009), 1 hour 16 mins
Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America and is the poorest country in the region where 80% of the country's population survives on less than $1 per day. Managua is the capital, but Granada is its oldest city. Despite its coastal beauty and colonial architecture, the picturesque streets of Granada are l...
Sample
directed by Alberto Chamorro, fl. 2006; produced by Alberto Chamorro, fl. 2006 (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2009), 1 hour 16 mins
Description
Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America and is the poorest country in the region where 80% of the country's population survives on less than $1 per day. Managua is the capital, but Granada is its oldest city. Despite its coastal beauty and colonial architecture, the picturesque streets of Granada are littered with kids ("chavalos") who have succumbed to the country's economic circumstance. Many are uneducated and addicted to drugs. Th...
Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America and is the poorest country in the region where 80% of the country's population survives on less than $1 per day. Managua is the capital, but Granada is its oldest city. Despite its coastal beauty and colonial architecture, the picturesque streets of Granada are littered with kids ("chavalos") who have succumbed to the country's economic circumstance. Many are uneducated and addicted to drugs. The drug of choice due to its affordability and accessibility: glue-sniffing. With no means of receiving an education, learning basic job skills, or finding employment, these children are left with no options and no hope.
CAFE CHAVALOS: OVERCOMING THE STREETS follows Orlando, Oscar, Juan Carlos, and Moises as they attempt to rehabilitate their lives through a program called Cafe Chavalos - a culinary school, restaurant, and rehab center. In their young lives, they have endured drug use, gang violence, abuse, and family suicides, but miraculously found hope through this program. They learn to cook, wait tables, and run a business. However, during the course of their own journey, the Cafe runs into financial problems (funded by a non-profit group), lose their head Chef, and is forced to close. How does that affect the boys? Will the cafe re-open? Can they persevere?
Nicaraguan filmmaker, Alberto Chamorro, documents the poverty and the lives of these chavalos with compassion, respect and objectivity. Through his observation, he witnesses a transformation not only of the boys, but of a city that has been defined by its circumstances and not by its beauty.
Show more Show less
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alberto Chamorro, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Alberto Chamorro, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2008, 2009
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Speaker / Narrator
Donna Tabor
Person Discussed
Donna Tabor
Topic / Theme
Nicaragua (1960s - Present), Poverty, Rehabilitation, Addictions, At-risk youth, Anthropology, Nicaraguans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Cinema Libre Studio
×
See details
Desert Bayou
directed by Alex LeMay, fl. 2004; produced by Mike Russell, fl. 2004, James D. Morris, fl. 2007, MaryBeth Mazzone, fl. 2002, Master P, 1967-, Alex LeMay, fl. 2004 and Jimmy Finkl, fl. 2007, Third Coast Media Group and Taproot Productions (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2007), 54 mins
In the wake of the worst natural and humanitarian disasters ever to visit American shores, nearly 600 African-Americans were airlifted to the almost entirely white state of Utah...without their knowledge. DESERT BAYOU seeks to examine whether two cultures can come together in a time of utter chaos, or whether thei...
Sample
directed by Alex LeMay, fl. 2004; produced by Mike Russell, fl. 2004, James D. Morris, fl. 2007, MaryBeth Mazzone, fl. 2002, Master P, 1967-, Alex LeMay, fl. 2004 and Jimmy Finkl, fl. 2007, Third Coast Media Group and Taproot Productions (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2007), 54 mins
Description
In the wake of the worst natural and humanitarian disasters ever to visit American shores, nearly 600 African-Americans were airlifted to the almost entirely white state of Utah...without their knowledge. DESERT BAYOU seeks to examine whether two cultures can come together in a time of utter chaos, or whether their differences prove too great a challenge to overcome. In their own words, evacuees of Hurricane Katrina tell how they survived the sto...
In the wake of the worst natural and humanitarian disasters ever to visit American shores, nearly 600 African-Americans were airlifted to the almost entirely white state of Utah...without their knowledge. DESERT BAYOU seeks to examine whether two cultures can come together in a time of utter chaos, or whether their differences prove too great a challenge to overcome. In their own words, evacuees of Hurricane Katrina tell how they survived the storm of the century and, out of the rubble, ended up at a military installation in the Utah deserts. With interviews from recording artist Master P, celebrity Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, evacuees, political and military leaders, and community and social figures, the questions of race, politics and religion hurdle towards each other in this truly American story: a story of loss and reunion, of sorrow and rebirth, of anger and rejoicing, but most of all...a story of hope.
Show more
Show less
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Beverly Wright, fl. 2000, Master P, 1967-, Shmuley Boteach, 1966-, Mike Russell, fl. 2004, James D. Morris, fl. 2007, MaryBeth Mazzone, fl. 2002, Alex LeMay, fl. 2004, Jimmy Finkl, fl. 2007, Third Coast Media Group, Taproot Productions, Arthur Hoyle
Author / Creator
Alex LeMay, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Speaker / Narrator
Arthur Hoyle
Topic / Theme
Hurricane Katrina, Race and culture, Evacuations, Refugees, Survivors, Natural disasters, Tropical cyclones, Hurricane Katrina, August 23-30, 2005, Climate and the Environment, Geography, Anthropology, Politics & Policy, African Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Cinema Libre Studio
×
See details
The End of Poverty
directed by Philippe Diaz, fl. 1980; produced by Philippe Diaz, fl. 1980, Beth Portello, fl. 2003-2018, Matthew Stillman, 1967- and Richard Castro, fl. 2007, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation and Cinema Libre Studio (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2010), 1 hour 45 mins
The End of Poverty? is a daring, thought-provoking, and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery, and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals, and forced labor. Today, global poverty ha...
Sample
directed by Philippe Diaz, fl. 1980; produced by Philippe Diaz, fl. 1980, Beth Portello, fl. 2003-2018, Matthew Stillman, 1967- and Richard Castro, fl. 2007, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation and Cinema Libre Studio (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2010), 1 hour 45 mins
Description
The End of Poverty? is a daring, thought-provoking, and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery, and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals, and forced labor. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade, and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of...
The End of Poverty? is a daring, thought-provoking, and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery, and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals, and forced labor. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade, and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries.
The End of Poverty? asks why today 20% of the planet’s population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate?
The film has been selected to over 25 international film festivals and will be released in US theatres starting November 13, 2009. Directed by Philippe Diaz, produced by Cinema Libre Studio with the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, 104mins, 2008, USA, documentary in English, Spanish, and French with English Subtitles.
Show more Show less
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Philippe Diaz, fl. 1980, Beth Portello, fl. 2003-2018, Matthew Stillman, 1967-, Richard Castro, fl. 2007, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, Cinema Libre Studio, Martin Sheen, 1940-
Author / Creator
Philippe Diaz, fl. 1980
Date Published / Released
2008, 2010
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Speaker / Narrator
Martin Sheen, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Human Population Growth, Economic policy, Poverty, International trade, Globalization, Politics & Policy, Economics, History, Sociology, Ecology, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Cinema Libre Studio
×
See details
Everyone's Child
directed by Tsitsi Dangarembga, 1959-; produced by Ben Zulu, fl. 1994, John Riber, fl. 1993 and Jonny Persey, fl. 1996, Media for Development Trust (California Newsreel, 1996), 1 hour 23 mins
Everyone's Child is an eloquent call for action on behalf of Africa's millions of parentless children.
Through the tragic story of one Zimbabwean family devastated by AIDS, the film challenges Africans to reaffirm their tradition that an orphan becomes "Everyone's Child." Everyone's Child is the most recent produ...
Sample
directed by Tsitsi Dangarembga, 1959-; produced by Ben Zulu, fl. 1994, John Riber, fl. 1993 and Jonny Persey, fl. 1996, Media for Development Trust (California Newsreel, 1996), 1 hour 23 mins
Description
Everyone's Child is an eloquent call for action on behalf of Africa's millions of parentless children.
Through the tragic story of one Zimbabwean family devastated by AIDS, the film challenges Africans to reaffirm their tradition that an orphan becomes "Everyone's Child." Everyone's Child is the most recent production from Zimbabwe's Media for Development Trust (MFD). This prolific production company represents one significant trend among Africa...
Everyone's Child is an eloquent call for action on behalf of Africa's millions of parentless children.
Through the tragic story of one Zimbabwean family devastated by AIDS, the film challenges Africans to reaffirm their tradition that an orphan becomes "Everyone's Child." Everyone's Child is the most recent production from Zimbabwe's Media for Development Trust (MFD). This prolific production company represents one significant trend among African filmmakers: producing feature films to intervene explicitly in urgent social issues. For example, MFD's first feature, Neria, which called on women to exercise their newly won legal rights against patriarchal custom, broke box office records so that eventually one in three Zimbabweans saw it.
Everyone's Child was produced in direct response to the prediction that by the year 2000 there will be over 10,000,000 AIDS orphans on the African continent. At the same time, the film focuses attention on millions of other children left homeless by civil wars or abandoned because their parents could not support them. MFD first conceived Everyone's Child as a training tape for community-based orphan care programs. But the rapid spread of AIDS made the problem so acute they felt only a feature film could place the issue at the forefront of the national agenda.
Show more
Show less
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Ben Zulu, fl. 1994, John Riber, fl. 1993, Jonny Persey, fl. 1996, Media for Development Trust
Author / Creator
Tsitsi Dangarembga, 1959-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
California Newsreel
Topic / Theme
AIDS, Orphans, Children, Government aid, Community centers, Zimbabweans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 California Newsreel
×
See details
Freedom Project, Operation Hope
produced by Cable News Network (CNN), in Freedom Project (Atlanta, GA: CNN Newsource Sales, 2012), 50 mins
In May 2011, the CNN Freedom Project highlighted the story of a 7-year-old boy kidnapped off the streets of Bangladesh by a criminal gang that, according to authorities, for years snatched children, crippled them, and then forced them to beg. When this young boy refused - he was beaten, stabbed and mutilated. His...
Sample
produced by Cable News Network (CNN), in Freedom Project (Atlanta, GA: CNN Newsource Sales, 2012), 50 mins
Description
In May 2011, the CNN Freedom Project highlighted the story of a 7-year-old boy kidnapped off the streets of Bangladesh by a criminal gang that, according to authorities, for years snatched children, crippled them, and then forced them to beg. When this young boy refused - he was beaten, stabbed and mutilated. His injuries shocked everyone who saw the story. But one CNN viewer was so outraged, he took a stand. He offered to help the boy, and trigg...
In May 2011, the CNN Freedom Project highlighted the story of a 7-year-old boy kidnapped off the streets of Bangladesh by a criminal gang that, according to authorities, for years snatched children, crippled them, and then forced them to beg. When this young boy refused - he was beaten, stabbed and mutilated. His injuries shocked everyone who saw the story. But one CNN viewer was so outraged, he took a stand. He offered to help the boy, and triggered a chain reaction of goodwill that spanned the globe - and changed the boy's life. In Operation Hope, CNN Sr. International Correspondent Sara Sidner charts the boy's remarkable journey and the people who made it happen - complete strangers, half a world away. It's a story of injustice and compassion - but also a story of hope.
Show more
Show less
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Cable News Network (CNN)
Author / Creator
Sara Sidner, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
CNN Newsource Sales
Series
Freedom Project
Topic / Theme
21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright ©2012 CNN Newsource Sales, Inc.
×
See details
Freedom Project, Yazidi: Strength and Survival
produced by Cable News Network (CNN), in Freedom Project (Atlanta, GA: CNN Newsource Sales, 2015), 23 mins
A report on Yazidis, a Kurdish religious community, who are being persecuted by ISIS. Included: interviews with Yazidi women who were held as slaves under ISIS.
Sample
produced by Cable News Network (CNN), in Freedom Project (Atlanta, GA: CNN Newsource Sales, 2015), 23 mins
Description
A report on Yazidis, a Kurdish religious community, who are being persecuted by ISIS. Included: interviews with Yazidi women who were held as slaves under ISIS.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Cable News Network (CNN)
Author / Creator
Atika Shubert
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
CNN Newsource Sales
Series
Freedom Project
Topic / Theme
Yazidi, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright ©2015 CNN Newsource Sales, Inc.
×
See details
Freedom Project, Series 4, Episode 1, Children for Sale: The Fight to End Human Trafficking
presented by Jada Pinkett Smith, 1971-; produced by Paress Salinas, 1981-, Overbrook Entertainment; interview by Jada Pinkett Smith, 1971-, in Freedom Project, Series 4, Episode 1 (Atlanta, GA: CNN Newsource Sales, 2015), 41 mins
The U.S. government claims tens of thousands of people are being held in slavery conditions within its own borders. The majority of them are American children. Focusing on the city of Atlanta, CNN, and host Jada Pinkett Smith embark on a journey to uncover, understand and explain the level and means at which child...
Sample
presented by Jada Pinkett Smith, 1971-; produced by Paress Salinas, 1981-, Overbrook Entertainment; interview by Jada Pinkett Smith, 1971-, in Freedom Project, Series 4, Episode 1 (Atlanta, GA: CNN Newsource Sales, 2015), 41 mins
Description
The U.S. government claims tens of thousands of people are being held in slavery conditions within its own borders. The majority of them are American children. Focusing on the city of Atlanta, CNN, and host Jada Pinkett Smith embark on a journey to uncover, understand and explain the level and means at which children are being exploited. Pinkett Smith talks to prosecutors, victims, advocates and even human traffickers themselves in hopes of catal...
The U.S. government claims tens of thousands of people are being held in slavery conditions within its own borders. The majority of them are American children. Focusing on the city of Atlanta, CNN, and host Jada Pinkett Smith embark on a journey to uncover, understand and explain the level and means at which children are being exploited. Pinkett Smith talks to prosecutors, victims, advocates and even human traffickers themselves in hopes of catalyzing a nationwide conversation about how to better protect our children from those who would seek to exploit them.
Show more
Show less
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Paress Salinas, 1981-, Overbrook Entertainment
Author / Creator
Jada Pinkett Smith, 1971-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
CNN Newsource Sales
Series
Freedom Project
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, History, Sociology, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright ©2015 CNN Newsource Sales, Inc.
×
See details
Frontline, Season 34, Episode 6, Chasing Heroin
directed by Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018; produced by Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018, Public Broadcasting Service, in Frontline, Season 34, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2016), 1 hour 53 mins
Facing a heroin epidemic, America is experimenting with radical new approaches to the drug problem.
Sample
directed by Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018; produced by Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018, Public Broadcasting Service, in Frontline, Season 34, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2016), 1 hour 53 mins
Description
Facing a heroin epidemic, America is experimenting with radical new approaches to the drug problem.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018, Public Broadcasting Service, Will Lyman, 1948-
Author / Creator
Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Frontline
Speaker / Narrator
Will Lyman, 1948-
Topic / Theme
Government aid, Drug abuse, Crisis management, Addiction rehabilitation, Medicine, Law, Borders and Identity, Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Public Broadcasting Service
×
See details
Julian Bond
directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; produced by Soledad Liendo, fl. 2000-2017 and Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, Heritage Film Project (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 34 mins
This enlightening portrait joins African American social activist Julian Bond as he traces his roots back to slavery. A leader in the Civil Rights Movement, Julian Bond was among the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a leader of the 1963 March on Washington, and a Georgia legislator for tw...
Sample
directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; produced by Soledad Liendo, fl. 2000-2017 and Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, Heritage Film Project (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 34 mins
Description
This enlightening portrait joins African American social activist Julian Bond as he traces his roots back to slavery. A leader in the Civil Rights Movement, Julian Bond was among the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a leader of the 1963 March on Washington, and a Georgia legislator for twenty years. Now in his seventies, Bond recalls the experience of growing up in the segregated south, where his parents’ belief in har...
This enlightening portrait joins African American social activist Julian Bond as he traces his roots back to slavery. A leader in the Civil Rights Movement, Julian Bond was among the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a leader of the 1963 March on Washington, and a Georgia legislator for twenty years. Now in his seventies, Bond recalls the experience of growing up in the segregated south, where his parents’ belief in hard work and education lifted the family out of what he describes as an apartheid system. An erudite, well-spoken man, audiences visit his classroom at the University of Virginia where he shares with a new generation the turbulent years of the Civil Rights Movement. Julian Bond’s recollections chronicle several turbulent decades of American history, as society was evolving to allow more opportunity to African Americans. An essential documentary for African American Studies, American History, and Sociology courses. College Adult High School Junior High School
Show more
Show less
Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Soledad Liendo, fl. 2000-2017, Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, Heritage Film Project
Author / Creator
Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Politics, Race and culture, Race relations, Civil rights, Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Black Studies, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
×
