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Skillfully compiled from still photographs smuggled out of China, eye witness accounts and news sound tracks, this short film recreates this tragic event in Chinese history. more »
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This joyful film shows how the spirit and soul of the West African people has been passed down through the black marching band. more »
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This film, ten years in the making, investigates the death of Jonny Gammage at the hands of Brentwood (Pittsburgh) police officers. It develops into an impassioned plea for ending police brutality. more »
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n the 1980's thousands of Salvadorans fled to refugee camps in Honduras. After years of exile, they decided to return to rebuild their country although the war was still raging. more »
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In this profoundly touching, intergenerational documentary, a charismatic Holocaust survivor inspires her family to connect to relatives they could never meet. Focusing on her brother Kalman, Anna recounts tales of a mischievous boy who tried to escape the Warsaw ghetto with her. more »
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Cheating the Stillness: The World of Julia Peterkin chronicles the life of a remarkable woman and author who rebelled against expectations of Southern women in the early twentieth century. more »
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This film celebrates the long and rich tradition of Latin culture in a multicultural community in Florida which was founded on the cigar industry. more »
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When the Pinochet dictatorship came to an end, it left a legacy of bereaved mothers, sisters and wives, who were determined to find out the fate of their loved ones who had "disappeared." more »
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This provocative film raises complex bioethical issues arising from fertility advances such as "in vitro" fertilization and the implantation of fertilized eggs. more »
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Today Native Americans stand stronger than they have done for the past 150 years. They now play a whole new role in American society, both economically and culturally. more »
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From the rice paddies in the country to the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, this lively film allows us to view contemporary Vietnam through a unique perspective: the culture of rice. The history of this small grain is intertwined with rites and customs that are an integral part of Vietnamese life and culture. more »
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In today's Arab-Muslim culture, the most taboo subject for women is sex. In this film, eight enlightened Muslim women living in France speak out frankly about their sexual education and experiences in relation to Islamic tradition. more »
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A portrait of Millie Jeffrey, an indomitable activist for social change, who was awarded the Medal of Freedom by former President Clinton more »
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Guinea has now become the third biggest oil producing nation in sub-Saharan Africa, with production at 300,000 barrels a day. Despite this, the country is in shambles and the oil revenues are being stolen by a corrupt government. Because of its location, away from the Arabian peninsula, Guinea is important to the U.S. since it helps the U.S. in its goal to diversify its sources of oil. more »
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When Jim’s health begins deteriorating and his need for a kidney transplant remains unmet, he turns to the internet, where many donors abroad are eager to sell their organs. But once Jim arrives in Pakistan, he meets countless donors left with health problems and regret over their decision. more »
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These spontaneous, close-up portraits of individuals coping with affairs of daily life in China - finding a mate, running a business, negotiating local politics - put a human face on a nation of over a billion people that is in rapid transition. Please note the varying lengths. more »
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These spontaneous, close-up portraits of individuals coping with affairs of daily life in China—finding a mate, running a business, negotiating local politics—put a human face on a nation of over a billion people that is in rapid transition. more »
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It is the first day of school in grade four of the Shanghai Experimental Primary School. The film follows the children through the semester as they learn, misbehave, flirt, play, and take exams under their teacher's watchful eye. more »
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What is it like to be an entrepreneur in today's China? This engrossing film provides an up-close view of the daily life of a tour operator in Shanghai determined to become wealthy. more »
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The focus in this film is the social dynamics of a fifth grade class in Jerusalem. Here we meet Omnri, an unwilling outcast who tries to fit himself into a puzzle of competition and conformity. more »
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A pair of small feet -- three-inch golden lilies -- were once the male-designated yardstick for feminine beauty in China. A young girl's feet were broken and bound inwards along the instep, a process that caused excruciating pain. Systematically bound, day after day, the stunted feet began to take on the coveted look of that profoundly sensuous image, the lotus bulb. more »
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Lady Warriors is the story of seven Native American teenage girls who are Arizona state cross-country running champions more »
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In 1947, Japanese American basketball player Wat Misaka was the first person of color to be drafted into the NBA. This film shares his journey to overcome discrimination during this turbulent period in history. more »
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This gripping documentary introduces a young public defender in Washington, D.C., extraordinarily committed to young black men and women who cannot afford representation. more »
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The filmmaker was born in Shanghai to a privileged family that lived an enviable life style. When the Communists came to power the family fled. This beguiling film records her first visit back to the land of her birth and the relatives she left behind. more »
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This companion film to Contemporary Chinese Art: Artists working in China focuses on the ground-breaking Chinese art being exhibited in the US that has excited Western curators and collectors alike more »
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There has been an astounding flowering of innovative, energetic and challenging contemporary art in China. The film travels to artists studios, galleries and museums where this art is evolving and displayed, and the artists explain their techniques and philosophies. Art experts bring historical context to the new movement.
Accompanying film: Chinese Contemporary Art Comes to America more »
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Strong-Cuevas sculpts powerful, larger than life pieces that can hold sway on a hilltop, and conjure up tribal pieces from Africa or Oceania. In this film, we follow her from her studio in Amagansett, Long Island to the foundry up the Hudson where her pieces take their final shape in its glowing furnace. more »
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This unique film takes a journey down the Niger River in Mali, West Africa, past rarely seen traditional African architecture. The strikingly beautiful ancient mosques and palaces of legendary cities like Timbuktu and Djenne were built with mud and have stood for over a thousand years. more »
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In this eye-opening film, the award-winning African journalist Sorious Samura reveals how corruption has become normal and accepted in Africa -- it is one of the root causes of Africa's many problems. Sadly, most aid money given by the West never reaches those it is meant to help; it gets siphoned off by corrupt governments. more »
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Two hundred million farmers have left their roots and migrated to the cities in search for a better life. The film focuses on one young man and his travails in participating in the new economy. more »
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Despite China's economic success, there has been no progress in civil rights. Workers can be sent away for "reeducation" if they complain about working conditions. People charged with crimes do not get adequate legal representation. more »
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This film exposes the persecution of Christians in Egypt as Moslem fundamentalism continues to grow. Inducements to convert from Coptic Christianity range from financial and social rewards to threats of violence. more »
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This unique documentary traces the fantastic journey of Africa¹s most popular shoes: the flip-flop. Beginning life in the factories of Mombasa, they are a staple of dress all over Africa. Cobblers specialize in rejuvenating them, but when at last they are beyond repair, their colorful remains are recycled into fanciful toys and mobiles and sold in boutiques back in Mombasa. more »
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Lesley Bilinda, the Scottish widow of a Rwandan black pastor, returns ten years after the 1994 Rwandan genocide to search for his murderers only to find the truth illusive and forgiveness impossible. Lesley had met Charles when she was working as a nurse in Rwanda but their life together was shattered as genocide swept the country. more »
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The truth of Pinochet¹s brutal regime is revealed in this secretly filmed record of one of the concentration camps, in the desert where prisoners were held without a trial. more »
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This provocative documentary examines the political, social, and economic causes of the schism between the Islamic world and the West. more »
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In 1991 Iraqi troops destroyed nearly 80% of Kuwait's oilfields. Now, with the international spotlight back on Saddam Hussein, stability in the region is once again threatened. This production takes both to the streets and corridors of power to examine how Kuwait has progressed in the last decade. more »
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This stunning film takes us to a rare matriarchal community in southwest China. The ancient Mosuo culture has survived both the time of the concubines and the Cultural Revolution. more »
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To establish a utopian homeland in Liberia was the dream of Black Americans in the 19th Century. Instead, the country has been racked with civil war and violence. more »
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Timbuktu has been the center of the salt trade since ancient times. Nomads and miners still carry on the trade despite civil war and poverty more »
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An exploration of the opinions of international law experts, American legislators, and many others on the Helms-Burton Act. more »
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The Shining Path, despite their Marxist philosophy, wreaked havoc on the lives of poor Indians, not understanding their culture. After years of terror, the Indians are now rebuilding their devastated villages more »
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The civil war has resulted to women and children being abducted into slavery. more »
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The film traces the rise of Islamic Fundamentalism in Sudan which has led to the civil war between the Muslim North and the Christian South. Included is a view of a Koranic school, where boys are chained and whipped for misdemeanors. more »
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The film captures the complexities of modern day Turkey. Geographically, it straddles Europe and the Middle East; culturally, it is caught between Western cosmopolitanism and traditional Muslim values. more »
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This documentary provides a personal insight into the plight of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) under the brutal regime of Mugabe. What was to be a liberation movement turned into despair, with rage, riots, killing and starvation rampant. more »
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This film explores the stories of three adult children who have returned to live with their parents as they grapple with current struggles, future dreams, and past failures. more »
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When aging mothers move in with their grown daughters, the role reversals trigger social conflict, emotional adjustments, and unexpected difficulties. more »
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This is a funny, sometimes irreverent statement about growing up Asian-American in a white society. Suzanne's mother unwittingly fostered a "Chinese self-hatred" which her daughter had to overcome. more »
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This intelligent and provocative film investigates the complex issues raised by the rap genre, such as ritualized machismo, misogyny, homophobia, and gun glorification. more »
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As the gap between the rich and the poor in India turns to a chasm, a renowned news journalist questions the social stability of a country that will soon enter the top five of the world's economic giants. more »
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This remarkable film, ten years in the making, documents the aging and death of a grandfather in the care of his family. more »
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