A documentary about Nicaragua that explores the lives and work of the U.S. community residing in Managua.
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Voices of Orchid Island focuses on the Yami community on Orchid Island, a small island located 45 miles off the southeast coast of Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean. The film explores the complex and often troubled relationship between the Yami and the outside world by looking at three different cases of “invasion.”
UntitledThe Terror is British colonialism and cold war imperialism The Time is 1953. This documentary treats colonialism and western cold war imperialism in the context of the British army invasion of Guyana in 1953. Focusing on the economic and cultural repression of the Guyanese people, the Victor Jara Collective captures the force of the historical events that clarifies the struggles of the working and peasant class. Centering around historical references, interviews and nine Poems of Resistance by Martin Carter, the film deals critically with the total impact of the period. It reveals the complex nature of colonialist domination in daily life presenting images which examine the psychological consequences of poverty and oppression. In examining the effective use of Carter's poetry, which was banned in Guyana, Eusi Kwayana, leading member of the working people's alliance, sees the collection as a cultural product to enrich the struggle with "ideological nourishment."
UntitledThis video of DeeDee Halleck is a look at the american media representation of Latin America. Since the early twentieth century in the U.S., media have promoted stereotypes of Latin America to justify the concept of dominance and leadership throughout the hemisphere. 3 Mostra de Vídeo Independent de Barcelona 1996.
The Hadhramaut region in the south east of Yemen is well known for its mud brick architecture. Throughout the centuries, the population has developed very sophisticated building techniques and created a unique architectural environment. Spectacular structures such as ten-story mud brick tower houses rise up from the valley's floor. In interviews throughout the documentary, the masons describe their working techniques and the challenges they face with the introduction of new, imported building materials. The Architecture of Mud documents the vernacular architecture, the building craft and the society they belong to.
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A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict, Occupation 101 presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions. The film also details life under Israeli military rule, the role of the United States in the conflict, and the major obstacles that stand in the way of a lasting and viable peace.
UntitledMecca. The new King of Iraq. For decades, Movietone was one of the major international news broadcasting agencies. It shaped the collective imaginary, created by the mass media, of a large cross-section of Americans and Europeans.
Classic adventure film based on the H. Rider Haggard novel. Kathy O'Brien convinces explorer/adventurer Alan Quatermain to lead a small rescue party to search for her father who abandoned her to find the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon. www.archive.org
This highly kinetic tableaux of uprooted sights and sounds works most earnestly to expose the racial biases concealed in familiar images. Relying on valuable snippets from feature films such as Exodus, Lawrence of Arabia, Black Sunday, Little Drummer Girls, and network news shows, the filmmakers have constructed an oddly wry narrative, mimicking the history of Mid East politics.
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