GIMS DVD/Videotape Collection by Genre: Documentary

On October 30, 1977, in Rockville Center, New York, two internationally known authorities debated the subject of mental illness. Dr. Thomas Szasz held the position that mental illness is a myth, while Dr. Albert Ellis claimed that it is a fact. They also discussed methods of treating mental illness.

"Guatanamo has something else to show the world, not only the sordid reference to a territory illegally occupied by the United States where, on behalf of "Democracy," the most flagrant abuses have been committed. However, Guantanamo, being the easternmost Cuban province, also homes [sic] the oldest villa, known as Baracoa. It has a singular scenery and an ancestral culture which includes renowned poets and dance groups internationally acclaimed as well as the popular music style known as Changui. 'A Place Called Guantanamo' helps explain what can be observed from the US side of the border marked by a fence, when you look at Cuba not to the inside of the base. Of course, it also tells through testimonies and documented information the true story of the sadly famous US Naval Base of Guantanamo"--Container.

"During the summer of 1992, noted genealogist Miriam Weiner organized and led a tour of Holocaust survivors and genealogists searching for their roots on a tour of prewar Galicia, to cities and towns that today are part of Poland and the Ukraine. WIth the help of Polish and Ukrainian archival officials, the tour participants were granted access to previously 'off-limits' materials, enabling them to track down ancestral homes, burial places, and in one case, even a long-lost relative" -- Container.

"Aamakaar tells the story of preservation. A people of a village in North Kerala, India fight to preserve their village, and their livelihoods, threatened by sand mining on their estuary. For the last ten years they have been conserving Olive Ridley Turtles that come to their beach to nest. They see the preservation of a species on the verge of extinction as an extension of their fight against the destruction of their estuary, their village, and their lives."--Container.

"A documentary, mostly in color, but with historical photography and pictures in black and white. It marks 100 years of abolition (Abolicao) of slavery in Brazil." www.imdb.com

Bangalore, that much hyped "Silicon Valley" of India, is also home to a large garment industry that, until 2001, earned more foreign exchange from exporting cloth than the more glamorous trade in Information Technology! This film documents the exploitative work conditions of women workers in the garment industry in Bangalore. This Industry is largely geared towards exporting to big Brands in the West. And yet, the workers toil with extremely low wages and in an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.

"From director, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, a provocative and moving documentary on the life and work of Robert Wilson, one of the most visionary and controversial theater artists of our time. The film delivers a surprisingly candid look at Robert Wilson, who drops his characteristic reticence and speaks with unprecedented candor about his personal life." www.imdb.com

The emotionally charged story of Susan Greenberg, who, at 19, killed her abusive boyfriend. After 19 years in prison, she sought to have her sentenced overturned based on a California state law that allows women convicted of murder to ask a judge for release based on evidence of "Battered Woman Syndrome."

The May 12, 2008 arrests of nearly 400 undocumented workers at the Agriprocessors meat-packing plant in Postville, Iowa, tore apart families, pushed the town to the brink of collapse and severed an economic lifeline to one of the poorest areas in the Western Hemisphere.

Presents four vignettes concerning college student ethics.

Examines the history of the Acropolis of Athens in ancient times, its appearance, and its symbolism.

" A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers." www.imdb.com

On the political activity of Chilean secondary school students of the 1980s who opposed the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

"Acting instructor Larry Silverberg instructs students in his class on the Meisner approach to acting." www.imdb.com

Describes the armed conflict in Guatemala that led to the set of agreements known as the Acuerdos de Paz, the nature and intent of the Acuerdos, and the degree to which they have or have not been realized.

"In this program host Libby Potter travels around the world as she takes a meaningful look at the economics behind inexpensive goods for sale in big-box stores and malls. Cost-cutting through supply chain management and waste reduction, economies of scale achieved by shipping offshore-manufactured goods to market via super-container ships, the Wal-Mart effect, and the no-frills philosophy of IKEA are addressed. The triumphs and woes of China, in its role as manufacturer for the world, is given special attention, and the clothing industry is presented as a case study of the cheap goods cycle. But the program also considers the hidden societal costs of cheap goods, such as sweatshop labor and the environmental impact of cavalier overconsumption, and questions how much longer prices will continue to drop as China's standard of living rises"--Films for the Humanities & Sciences website.

Portrays the life of Hitler, from his early days as an artist to his rise to power in the Third Reich. Details the outbreak of WW2 resulting from Nazi Germany's invasions of her neighboring countries and Hitler's extermination of Jews in Europe.

Explores the historical roots of affimative action and the current debate over its usefulness. Looks at several different affirmative action programs today, from the Univ. of California, Berkeley, to the City of Chicago. Includes archival footage and features interviews with a wide array of academic scholars.

"Throughout Africa, democracy has long been touted as the cure for the continent's ongoing unrest. But can such a form of government flourish in countries where extreme poverty is the norm and violence is the chief tool of statecraft? Spanning the continent from Libya to South Africa, this program seeks to understand Africa's complex political situations, addressing the 'Big Man' syndrome and the one-party state, the destabilizing effects of armed conflict, the mismanagement of industry and natural resources, and strained relations with the industrialized world"--Container.

Traces the path of African-American literature from the shores of the U.S. to the Left Bank of Paris at the end of World War II through the late 1960s. The program provides context by first exploring the New Orleans salon poetry of Desdunes and then discussing the historic suppression of black activists in the U.S. after the Harlem Renaissance. This program primarily traces the lives of James Baldwin, Richard Wright and Chester Himes who immigrated to Paris seeking greater intellectual freedom. Includes remembrances of fellow artists and readings from their diaries and works.

A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.

Explore with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed-forging their own history, culture and society against unimaginable odds.

"An African Election is a political documentary that exposes the never-before-seen, nitty-gritty of political electioneering in Africa" www.imdb.com

In interviews with French men and women of African descent, including immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, the conflict between black and French identities, the place of blacks in French society, culture and politics, and the effects of France's colonial history are explored.

"Documentary/Historical retrospective of the Gay Rights movement from the 1969 Stonewall riots to the present." www.imdb.com

Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s was the scene of a passionate outburst of creativity by African-American visual artists. Rich archival footage, including newsreels and photographs, recalls the influential force of the exhibitions, the vibrancy of Harlem and the many significant personalities that shaped the movement, such as William E. Harmon, W.E.B. DuBois and Alain Locke.

Part one follows the trail of a medical mystery which began in 1981 when five gay men in Los Angeles were diagnosed with a deadly new disease. Traces the international response in the first years of the epidemic, contrasting moments of inspirational leadership with the tragedy of missed opportunities. Reveals the astounding spread of the infection to over 70 million infections in 2006. Part two explores the chasm that emerged between rich and poor following the development of the miraculous "triple cocktail" HIV treatment. While the discovery seemed to signal a new era in which AIDS was no longer a fatal disease, the high price of the drugs meant they were unaffordable to patients in developing nations. Also examines the next wave of the AIDS epidemic in some of the most populous and strategically important nations in the world, including Russia, India and China, and tracks the same pattern of official denial and political indifference that characterized the epidemic in so many other countries.

The poignant stories told in this program show Africans in all walks of life dying of a disease they could have prevented had they only known.

Nick Broomfield explores the life of Aileen Wuornos, the prostitute executed in Florida for killing six men. Includes examinations of her childhood, testimony at her trial by Broomfield, and a chilling speech by Wuornos herself.

A behind-the-scenes look at the life of the former Saturday Night Live comedian turned author, radio host, and political satirist.

A documentary about an Afro-Cuban tradition and its history. Musician Santos Ramírez Arango helped transform the Alacrán into the most famous comparsa celebrated in Cuban carnival.

Each of 12 brief segments is devoted to a single contemporary Cuban artist, with footage of the artist and his work as well as relevant archival footage. The soundtrack is entirely musical.

""Alexandra My Alexandra is a six part documentary series spanning 100 years of the pioneering South African township." Container

Chronicles Algeria's struggle for democracy since independence from France, tracing the rise of fundamentalist groups in the 1980's and 90's in response to the country's authoritarian leadership. The film examines Algeria's descent into a morass of massacres among the Islamic guerillas, the military and civilians. Algeria's first democratic election since independence went to the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), but when they initiated Islamic reforms, protests erupted. With the FIS positioned to win the 1991 elections, the military circumvented the democratic process and cancelled the vote, which brought about a massive revolt with many sent to prison camps that became breeding grounds for terrorism.

What were Alice Walker's motivations in writing "Everyday use?" In this program the author discusses her short story with her official biographer, Evelyn C. White. Over the course of the interview, Walker talks about the autobiographical aspects of the story, the significance of quilting to African-American women, the perception of class differences, and the important life lessons she wished to explore. - Container.

Interview in which the author's comments and recitations are juxtaposed with dramatic interpretations of her novel and clips from the film adaptation.

"American Soldiers fighting in the Iraq war and their homecomings." www.imdb.com

Provides the background of Allahabad's January 2001 great pot (or pitcher) fair (maha-kumbha-mela) and offers interviews with Hindu holy men and some of the millions of lay devotees to came to live in a tent city and bathe where the Ganges, Jamuna and invisible Saraswati Rivers meet. Talks with Muslims and members of different occupations about tolerance, justice and the mela's culture.

A documentary film about the Corpo de Dança da Maré, from the slums of the Zona Norte of Rio de Janeiro. Filmed in two stages with an interval of ten years (2002 and 2012). Captures the day-to-day trials of the members of the group as they work through choreography, costume fitting and the day of performance.

The account of the day-to-day explorations and activities of Dick Proenneke as he built a cabin in the remote wilderness of the Twin Lakes Region of Alaska.

"Like many in Sinaloa, the drug capital of Mexico, Magdiel faces two choices to better his life: traffic drugs or illegally cross the border. Yet Magdiel has a special talent that could be his ticket out: composing corridos--ballads that have served as musical underground newspapers for over 200 years. From Sinaloa to the streets of South, Central and East L.A., Al Otro Lado explores the world of drug smuggling, illegal immigration and the corrido music that chronicles it all"--Container.

Frontline examines the controversy over complementary and alternative medical treatments.

"Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid." www.imdb.com

These home-made films incorporate avant-garde strategies and techniques to achieve a true sense of cinematic intimacy"--http://www.unseen-cinema.com/.

Using clips from more than 300 of the greatest movies ever made, this series explores film history and American culture through the eyes of over 150 Hollywood insiders, including Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, and Michael Eisner. In-depth treatments present film as a powerful economic force, potent twentieth-century art form, and viable career option.

V. 1. Disc 1. The Hollywood style ; The studio system -- Disc 2. The star ; The western -- Disc 3. Romantic comedy ; The combat film

V. 2. Disc 4. Film noir ; Film in the television age -- Disc 5. The film school generation ;The edge of Hollywood -- Disc 6. Film language ; Writing and thinking about film ; Classical Hollywood style today

The Cuban leader is profiled through interviews with relatives, loyalists, and enemies in Cuba and abroad.

HBO's one-hour follow-up to the famed PBS documentary series,"An American Family" (1973), is a ten-year update on the Loud family and their reflections on becoming overnight media celebrities.

Set against the conservative early 80s political landscape, this film chronicles the homegrown hardcore punk scene that was a swift kick in the head to corporate rock and mainstream complacency, as disaffected teens adopted the same collective credo--harder, faster, louder. Features live concert footage and interviews with people involved in the scene. Some of the many bands covered are the Bad Brains, Black Flag, Flipper, MDC, Minor Threat, SS Decontrol and TSOL.

A film investigating and following the cross-country journey of photographer Robert Frank, the work ultimately featured in Frank's book "The Americans". Sé́clier interviews those who knew and worked with Frank, and invites others to consider Frank's journey in its original context, to read the images, the symbols and representations as if through the eye of the traveler himself.

The story of the pictures we have taken and where they have taken us. The series traces the profound effect photographs have had on American life-- influencing what we buy, how we dress, how we get the news, and in the matters of life and death, medicine, science, and war.

Albert and Allen Hughes turn their documentary eye to the world of street pimps in this 1999 Sundance Film Festival Documentary Competition entry.

Six interviews with pimps. Sequel to the documentary, American pimp.

Between 1776 and 1825 wars for independence erupted all across the Americas, from Boston to Buenos Airs. Within two generations, the vast European colonial empires in the Americas collapsed and 19 new independent nations emerged. This course looks at these American revolutions, beginning with the outbreak of war in British North America in 1776 and ending with the final defeat of the Spanish in South America in 1825.

Between 1776 and 1825 wars for independence erupted all across the Americas, from Boston to Buenos Airs. Within two generations, the vast European colonial empires in the Americas collapsed and 19 new independent nations emerged. This course looks at these American revolutions, beginning with the outbreak of war in British North America in 1776 and ending with the final defeat of the Spanish in South America in 1825.

Anarchism in America examines the development of anarchism in the United States, showing how anarchist thought from Russia and Europe fused with American nineteenth-century traditions of individualism. Includes archival footage of significant personalities and events in anarchist history.

Tom Schulman is the Academy winning writer of Dead Poets Society and the writer of such Hollywood comedies as Honey I Shrunk the Kids, What about Bob? and Welcome to Mooseport. In this discussion he talks about his writing process, with detailed reference to the 1991 film What About Bob?

Richard Dawkins and Lalla Ward read from Dawkins' book "The ancestor's tale."

"They stand today much as their builders left them 500 years ago. These are the cities of the Anasazi, the ancient Pueblo people of the four corners region of the western United States. Their history is the history how a civilization, against all odds, became so successful at agriculture they were able to produce a leisure society capable of not only building these incredible cities, but also producing some of the greatest pottery, rock art and trading networks the world has ever seen. How the Anasazi did this with a social organization not governed by kings or queens or other hierarchical rulers is one of the great mysteries of ancient history"--Container.

Bill Kurtis examines the harrowing story of the Texas mother who killed her five children.

This biography explores whether Americans should celebrate Jackson or apologize for him. The program reveals the world of America's 7th president, who founded the Democratic Party, yet was viewed by his enemies as an American Napoleon. The film contains reenactments, lithographs, letters and the insights of distinguished scholars.

"If hip hop music means anything to you, especially if you've lived through the last 30 years of it, this documentary will mean a lot to you. VH1 gives us the definitive chronicle of hip hop from its beginnings in 1974 with DJ Kool Herc's block parties in the South Bronx to today's infusion in all parts of the country ... The greatest thing about this film is how it shows the evolution of the music with vintage footage and interviews with just about all of the movers and shakers"--Internet Movie Database summary by Rey Pygsterio, Aug. 15, 2005.

Chronicles the history of the cumbia musical style in Peru, examining the different performers and the evolution of this genre. Accompanied by a documentary DVD entitled Ciudad chicha.

A look at the life and creative world of a revolutionary who influenced the 20th century in everything from painting to film and music.

A documentary look inside Andy Warhol's Silver Factory in New York during the 1960s, concentrating on the personalities involved at the time and at some of Warhol's artwork created there. Includes interviews with many of the regulars, including extensive segments with Ultra Violet, Taylor Mead, Mary Woronov, Billy Name, Gerard Malanga, Victor Bockris and others.

"A new bridge by a world-class architect inspires controversy and wonder in a small Northern California city." (www.worldcat.org)

"A landmark four disc Box Set - Unearthed from Moscow's legendary Soyuzmultfilm Studios, the 41 films in ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA span sixty years of Soviet history (1924 - 1984), and have never been available before in the U.S. The set is divided thematically into four discs, all dealing with different subjects of the Soviet propaganda machine. (DISC 1) AMERICAN IMPERIALISTS contains seven films, almost all of which are drawn from the Cold War era. The recurring image is of the money hungry industrialist self-destructing because of his greed. (DISC 2) FASCIST BARBARIANS is a 17 film reaction to the Nazi invasion of 1941. While Americans were mocked relentlessly, at least they remained human. After breaking the non-aggression pact and declaring war, the Nazis became animals in the propaganda films, turning into snarling warthogs and depraved vultures. (DISC 3) CAPITALIST SHARKS contains six films that take on the bourgeoisie the world over - and sometimes beyond. In INTERPLANTERY REVOLUTION (1924), capitalists escaping to Mars discover the revolution has spread throughout the galaxy. (DISC 4) ONWARD TO THE SHINING FUTURE: COMMUNISM contains 11 works, most of which mythologize the state and envision the inevitable utopias of the future. Dziga Vertov's SOVIET TOYS (1924), however, offers criticism of the state. Generally agreed to be the first Russian animated film, it satirizes the communist members who cashed in on Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP), which introduced a limited form of capitalist enterprise. - Offers a fascinating look at the history of Soviet propaganda. It is an invaluable resource that displays how one of the greatest and most reclusive powers wanted their people to envision the rest of the world, as well as being an idiosyncratic tour through Russia's rich and varied history of animated art. Russia 1924-1984" www.imdb.com

A look at the Soviet poet. Although her works were banned and weren't published for 17 years, her poem 'Requiem' became the underground anthem for the millions who suffered under Stalin. This documentary about Akhmatova and the historical context in which she wrote includes rare film footage and photographs.

Features vintage newsreel footage, photographs and a rare home movie to look beyond the celebrated pages of Anne Frank's diary. Includes interviews with her friends, family and protector, Miep Gies.

"Thousands of donor-conceived people have a deep longing to know who they belong to, where they come from, and who they look like." http://www.anonymousfathersday.com/about/

This film explores the 20-year relationship between two families, one Israeli and one Palestinian. Danae Elon last saw her childhood caregiver in 1991, and she seeks here to discover what happened to Musa, the Palestinian who helped raise her from her infancy until she joined the Israeli army. Her quest takes her to Paterson, NJ, where he had sent his own children to school, and she finds Khalid, Nāṣer, and his six other sons living happily in America. Their encounters bring out the delicate boundaries of politics, class and family relationships. A painful, contradictory, gentle and loving story takes place against the backdrop of a distant and brutal conflict.

"...reveals the untold story of resistance to U.S. miliary bases in Japan through a collage of paintings, photographs and films by Japan's most respected artists. Their stories and their art depict the struggle against the U.S. Military presence, which provoked a national uprising in 1960 and still festers today."--Container.

"Portrait of a great artist and ardent environmentalist-for whom life and art, photography and wilderness, creativity and communication, love and expression, were inextricably connected."--Container.

Edward Albee and Guy Roberts discuss Chekhov's life, Russian history and the impact that the Seagull made on Russian theater.

A visual journey over the intricately-detailed surfaces of the unique buildings designed by the Catalan architect Antonio Gaudi, whose work influenced such artists as Picasso, Miro, and Dali.

Discusses what is known about the intelligence of our nearest relatives, the great apes, especially chimpanzees and bonobos. Looks at research that shows they can use simple tools and be trained to understand spoken language and communicate in sign language. Also investigates newer research that looks at planned use of weapons, math ability, creative problem solving, reasoning, cooperation, imitation, social emotions, and other aspects of intelligence. Asks what forms the crucial differences between apes and humans.

Home to the oldest mountains on the planet and the richest forests in North America -- within a mosaic of diverse habitats and cultures, Appalachia tells the story of a people struggling to find a true and proper relationship to the natural world...Time and Terrain begins the tale -- the birth of the mountains, the evolution of the forest, the arrivals of the Native-Americans [sic] and the Europeans. Appalachia appears on the map for the first time...[In] New Green World...the contrasting attitudes of Native Americans and European settlers toward the mountains and the rich land bring bloodshed, tragedy, and longterm consequences for all forms of life...[In] Mountain Revolutions...the American Civil War tears a prospering, agrarian region apart -- politically, economically, and spiritually -- setting the stage for railroads, land buyers and vast, unpredictable change...Power and Place [shows] the effects of unchecked industrialization -- floods, forest fires, erosion and poverty -- awakening a busy nation to its responsibilities toward the mountains, the forests, the wildlife, and the people.

pt. 1. Time and terrain -- The mountains -- The forest -- The first people -- Europeans arrive -- The Cherokee -- Deerskin trade -- pt. 2. New green world -- The forest community -- The land -- French and Indian War -- Naturalist William Bartram -- Pathfinder Daniel Boone -- American Revolution -- Frontier changes -- Cherokee removal -- pt. 3. Mountain revolutions -- Biological treasure -- Healing waters -- Mountain farms -- The Civil War -- Ripe for plucking -- Trees and timber -- Cherokee homeland -- King coal -- New questions -- pt. 4. Power and place -- Flood and fire -- The Great Smokies -- The renaissance -- The American Chestnut -- The TVA -- Appalachian families -- Mountain changes -- Environmental impacts -- Final hope.

"Each year, Canada receives up thirty-five thousand immigrants with the status of refugees. These are people who often were witnesses and victims of acts of barbarity hard to imagine. Traumatized by the images he filmed during a genocidal civil war and persecution from all sides for its refusal to take part, the Burundian cameraman Mohammed-Abdillah Baranyikwa believes escape the conflict when he arrives in Canada. Upon discovering that, despite everything, for themselves and their community in exile, it is only the beginning of a difficult road to freedom and peace." Translated by Google from www.redletterfilms.com

The documentary examines the events leading to the Dominican revolution of April 1965 and the U.S. intervention in the conflict.

"An absorbing and chilling documentary about the National Socialist aesthetic, and how attempts to create the Aryan Ideal caused the extermination of millions" www.imdb.com

Documentary looking at Peruvian author José María Arguedas (1911-1969). Shows scenes from his funeral procession, mixed with contemporary footage and extracts from his speech, I'm not acculturated, which he delivered in 1968 when he received the Garcilaso de la Vega award. Includes interviews with many who knew him, and extracts from his writings.

"Detailed account of the United States' removal of Haiti's democratically elected president, Aristide. Features Aristide, Sen. Maxine Waters, Noam Chomsky, Rep. Charles Rangel, more." www.imdb.com

"A look at contemporary art and artists." www.imdb.com

"Go behind the scenes to meet today's most fascinating contemporary artists in Season Three of the Emmy-nominated ART:21--ART IN THE 21st CENTURY documentary series. Unparalled in access to today's young artists, this unique series takes viewers into artists' studios, homes, and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, creative processes, and sources of inspiration. The four one-hour programs present 18 artists working in the United States..."--Case.

"Meet contemporary artists at work and speaking in their own words--direct, accessible, and unfiltered--in Season Four of the Emmy-nominated ART:21--ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY documentary series. ... This unique four-hour series spotlights 17 artists working in the United States today, and invites viewers behind the scenes to see artists at work in their homes, communities, and unexpected sites--from an old-growth forest to a military base to a film set. The artists ... explore questions ... about politics, mortality, love, nature, science, order, chaos, and more. Themes of Romance, Protest, Ecology, and Paradox provide a connective thread between profiles ..."--Container.

Through in-depth profiles and dynamic behind-the-scenes footage featuring artists speaking directly about their inspirations and ideas, Season Five shows a broad range of artistic practice, technical innovation, and experimentation, from artists tackling large-scale collaborative projects in hangar-like studios to those working in the quiet of more intimate studio settings.

This programme examines the relationship between the slave trade and British painting in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It emphasises the connection between art collecting and slave collecting and indicates that much of the art purchased at the time was paid for with slave profits. The sanitisation of plantation life in painting and the use of negro house boys as decorative objects is also shown.

Provides an introduction to the 400-year-old tradition of Kabuki, explaining its origins and purposes, its literary sources, and the meaning of its symbolism.

"Documentary that follows the struggle for control of Dr. Albert C. Barnes' 25 billion dollar collection of modern and post-impressionist art." (www.imdb.com)

Based around a 1987 interview with Miller, this later program includes biographical information to present a portrait of the writer. The 72-year-old Arthur Miller talks with Mike Wallace about his youth and growing up during the Great Depression, particularly his relationship with his father, and the real-life antecedents for many of the characters in his plays. From the critical acceptance of "Death of a Salesman" to his marriage with Marilyn Monroe, the program offers a rare glimpse of one of America's greatest playwrights, with previously unreleased photos and footage.

Alan Yentob interviews the 72-year-old Arthur Miller about his work. Miller had recently published his autobiography, which he reads from, and discusses his life and parents.

DVD contains a documentary produced in 1978 which contains scenes from the last production of Trateme, leão by the Teatro Ipanema, titled Xarabovalha.

The line between sexual consent and sexual coercion is not always as clear as it seems, and according to to Harry Brod, this is exactly why we should approach our sexual interactions with great care.--Container.

Exposes the tangled political battles that led to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy and examines the societal shifts that have occurred since its 1993 passage. Since the law's implementation, more than 12,000 personnel have been discharged, including linguists and others whose skills are critical to military operations. Current and veteran gay soldiers tell how the policy has affected them as they struggle to maintain a double life, uncertain of whom they can trust. The film also explores how gay veterans and youth organizers are turning to activism to challenge DADT. The film looks at the history of the policy and examines its ramifications for gays and lesbians in the military and for the military itself.

Thousands of people leave their impoverished Central American countries to get into the USA. By crossing the Northern border of Guatemala into Mexico they're embarking on one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world. In a small border town in the farthest South of Mexico migrants try to jump on a freight train that shall carry them to the US-border. But hardly anybody manages to make the 5,000 km trip. Already on the outset of their journey they get mugged by youth gangs and fall prey to corrupt border officials. They fall exhausted from the train or get arrested in large-scale raids by the Mexican migration police and army, who jail them for days and deport them.

"A compilation of archival film clips beginning with the first atomic bomb detonation in the New Mexico desert. The footage, much of it produced as government propaganda, follows the story of the bomb through the two atomic attacks on Japan that ended World War II to the bomb's central role in the cold war. Shown along with the famous 'duck and cover' Civil Defense films are lesser-known clips, many of which possess a bizarre black humor when seen today"--Amazon.com. The footage is accompianied by contemporary music about the nuclear age.

"This moving documentary recounts the two months leading to Martin Luther King Jr.'s death in 1968, coinciding with the 65-day strike of 1300 Memphis sanitation workers." www.imdb.com

Follows a charismatic pastor who receives a vision from God to create a multimillion-dollar science fiction epic movie based on the biblical story of Joseph, sending him and his followers on a journey of extreme faith.

Profiles five children with autism, their parents, and acting coach Elaine Hill as they take on the enterprise of a full-length stage production.

Autumn Gem explores the extraordinary life of the Chinese revolutionary heroine and women's rights activist Qiu Jin (1875-1907).

In 1998, directors Thomas Walther and Uli Stelzer show their documentary "Los civilizadores : alemanes en Guatemala," about conflict between the German upper class and the Guatemalan natives, to thousands of viewers. This film documents reactions to the film and the debates it creates in post-war Guatemala.

"This landmark documentary celebrates the pioneering labors of early Jewish settlers in Palestine. With striking visual compositions and a remarkable soundtrack by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, the film records the technological and agricultural accomplishments of the pioneers and extols the idea of a socialist Jewish state. Footage includes shots taken at the Jaffa port, in Tel Aviv, and on various kibbutzim of the time"--Container.

"A four-part analysis of a fight in a Yanomamo Indian village between local descent groups. Includes an unedited record of the event; a slow-motion replay of the fight; a discussion of the kinship structure of the fight; and an edited version." www.imdb.com

Explores Aztec culture and history, from the role of human sacrifice in the Aztec religion to their agricultural advances. Commentary by scholars, maps, and contemporary accounts provide an overview of the events that both shaped and destroyed the Aztec empire.