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10 film(s) found

Monica Zaak and Bo Ohlen
	Soothsayers, Cigars and San Simon In Guatemala City, five warmhearted psychic healers try to solve the problems of the poorest of the poor, who search for advice, healing and comfort more »
John Zada and David Rountree, Felluca Films
	Up at Dawn: The Working Children of Egypt An investigation of child labor in Egypt, where youngsters work in carpet factories, workshops and on farms. more »
Ingo A. Zamperoni
	They Carry Their Families This beautifully filmed video reveals how hard life is for the women of Mauritania, who do all the farming and housework while the men take their ease. Tradition and Islamic religion are intertwined to reinforce strict gender roles. more »
John Zaritsky
	Rapists: Can They Be Stopped? This powerful video focuses on participants in a program at Oregon State Hospital aimed at rehabilitating sex offenders. more »
ZENIT
	The Enigma of Sleep This fascinating documentary brings viewers to laboratories in Italy, France, Israel,and Switzerland where researchers are trying to untangle the mysterious working of the brain in order to help those who suffer from these disorders. more »
Justin Choma Zimmerman
	One of Five: Families Coping with Mental Disorders Here are inspiring portraits of five loving families, each caring for an emotionally handicapped, or alcohol-addicted member, with often rewarding results. more »
Adam Zucker
	Greensboro: Closer to the Truth This documentary explores the Greensboro Massacre of 1979 and its aftermath. Members of the Communist Workers Party massed for a “Death to the Klan” rally when a caravan of Ku Klux Klan and American Nazis arrived. The Klansmen opened fire. A quarter of a century later a truth and reconcilliation committee explores the tragedy. more »
Joaquin Zuniga
	Sun and Shadows: Tourism has traditionally been presented as a factor of modernization and economic growth for poor nations. But it often develops at the expense of indigenous populations. This film looks at the issue in five countries: Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Honduras. more »
Felix Zurita de Higes
	Our Land: The Struggle for Land Rights in Nicaragua The struggle for ownership of land in Nicaragua has been particularly bitter. This film takes an in-depth look at the history of agrarian reform policies since they were first instituted by the Sandinista administration in 1979. more »
	¡Ya No Mas! (I've Had Enough!) ¡Ya No Mas! chronicles the epidemic of domestic violence in Nicaragua, as several women recount their attacks and their frustrating attempts to obtain justice from the Nicaraguan police, district attorneys, and judges. more »