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| WHEN I WAS 14: A SURVIVOR REMEMBERS |
WHEN I WAS 14: A SURVIVOR REMEMBERS (1996)
(For History & Psychology Programs)
Since 1977 Gloria Hollander Lyon has borne witness to the Holocaust, seeking to find meaning and teach the lessons of this great tragedy of incomprehensible scale through the experiences of one who lived through it. Although her family was rounded up and shipped to Auschwitz, Gloria managed to avoid the gas chamber and later survived six other concentration camps. In this very personal documentary, Gloria recounts that traumatic period, revisits the camps, reunites with her Swedish "family" that liberated her, and celebrates survival and life.
(57 Min. DVD only Price $59.95 S&H $8.95)
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| IN THE FACE OF EVIL |
Winner of the American Film Renaissance and The Liberty Film Festival awards for best documentary in 2004, the critically acclaimed IN THE FACE OF EVIL is an uncompromising look at political leadership and moral courage. The film tells the story of Ronald Reagan’s journey through the heart of darkness, a journey that changed the United States and the rest of the world. Based on Peter Schweizer’s best-seller, In The Face of Evil, the documentary chronicles the often brutal Cold War conflict between totalitarianism and freedom as seen through Reagan’s forty-year confrontation with Soviet Communism. Bonus features include: 4 of Reagan’s most important speeches, forwards by Peter Schweizer & Edwin Meese and the movie Santa Fe Trail starring Ronald Reagan.
(110 min. DVD & VHS)Price: $79.95
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| IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE (2005) |
Veterans of America's longest war never talked about - until a Huey came to town. Produced by Cheryl Fries and directed by Patrick Fries, IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE is an emotion-filled documentary that follows the 10,000-mile journey of a battle-scarred UH-1 "Huey" helicopter into the backyards of America to hear the untold stories of Vietnam War veterans and their families who waited for them to come home. The evocative healing power of this educational film has been described as "the most important thing to happen to Vietnam veterans since the dedication of the wall." The DVD also includes more than an hour of special features including interviews with the crew of the Huey about what they saw and felt.
(105 min. DVD only Price 89.95 S&H $8.95)
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| THE LION MOUNTAINS (2006) |
THE LION MOUNTAINS: A Journey Through Sierra Leone's History (2006)
(For African-American & African Studies and History Programs)
THE LION MOUNTAINS is the story of a journey to Sierra Leone, West Africa as seen through the eyes of Louis Buckley is a 25-year-old Jamaican born Englishman who had long dreamed of visiting the land from which his ancestors had come. Although rich in natural resources, Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world. Louis arrives in Sierra Leone as it is in the earliest stage of recovery from an 11 year civil war, which devastated the entire nation. Offering a unique narrative and perspective, Louis heads out to discover first hand about the country's past in the days of the British Empire and how Sierra Leone get to this point in its troubled history. Featuring a hip-hop & reggae fused soundtrack and stunning visuals, THE LION MOUNTAINS looks at pre-colonial Africa, the beginnings of European trade, slavery, resistance, the 1807 Abolition Act, as well as the effects of Western imperialism and colonial rule.
(54 min. DVD only Price $89.95 S&H $8.95)
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| A TAILOR IN THE MAKING (2007) |
(For History, Holocaust Studies & Art Programs)
A TAILOR IN THE MAKING is a well-conceived documentary about how some artists who were forced into Nazi concentration camps managed to use their creativity to survive the harsh treatment and de-humanizing techniques of the Nazis. This underground art movement within the barbed wire and fences of the prisons produced some of the most heart-breaking and personal works of art ever made. The "tailor" in the film is Ben Altman, who survived 5 concentration camps in Poland. His skill as a tailor made him valuable to his captors and saved his life, but it was only when he was able to express his experiences through his painting that he felt truly alive.
(73 min. DVD only Price $89.95 S&H $8.95)
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| GERNIKA LIVES (2007) |
(For History & Cultural Studies Programs)
Ever since she was a child, writer and director Begonya Plaza could remember her father telling her stories of his childhood memories: running from the bombs, hiding, hearing the sounds of other Basque people screaming, and seeing the death all around him. For the 50th anniversary of those atrocious days, when the Nazis bombed the beautiful city of Gernika from the skies. It was the first time a city was bombed from the air and it was a precursor to World War II. Begonya and her father taraveled to Gernika to try to understand and to see that peace is promoted instead, throughout this troubled world. Hosted by actor John Randolph and GERNIKA LIVES was filmed in the Basque Country and rlater in New York after the tragic events of 9/11 with commentary by historian/writer, Mario Salegi.
(45 min. DVD only Price $89.95 S&H $8.95)
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| HISTORICAL DISASTERS |
HISTORICAL DISASTERS: BLACK CHRISTMAS (2006)
In 1910, over 10 million tons of coal were mined in the United Kingdom. The cost was the death of 344 men and boys at the Pretoria Pit near Bolton, England. At the time, it was britains's second biggest mining disaster. In HISTORICAL DISASTERS: BLACK CHRISTMAS, Reel vision films tells the harrowing story and looks at how mining safety has evolved up to present day. The documentary investigates why the disaster happened through inteviews with local experts, family members of those involved, computer graphic reconstruction and actual photographs of the terrible aftermath. As we know from the recent disasters in US and Canadian mines, these often unnecessary tragedies still happen today.
(52 Min. DVD only Price $59.95 S&H $8.95)
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| THE OTHER SIDE OF TORA BORA (2007) |
(for Cultural Studies & 21st Century History Programs)
More than five years on from the Battle of Tora Bora and the US military’s ‘Operation Enduring Freedom’, first-generation American Alia Ayub returns to her tribal home in the North West Frontier Provinces of Pakistan. Just 12 km from the border with Afghanistan, and with growing Taliban and sectarian tensions in the area, this largely autonomous region remains closed to outsiders. Through unique access, THE OTHER SIDE OF TORA BORA looks beyond this veil of infamy giving insight into a largely misunderstood and under-represented way of life, exposing an ancient culture on the cusp of change, and a region under growing threat from Taliban forces.
(30 min. DVD only Price $89.95 S&H $8.95)
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| KUMBH MELA: Songs Of the River |
KUMBH MELA: Songs Of the River (2004)
(For South Asian Studies, Religious Studies & Cultural Studies Programs)
The Allahabad Kumbh Mela religious festival in India in January 2001 was the final mela in a series of 12 full cycles: the “Maha Kumbh Mela” that occurs every 144 years. This increased spiritual powe drew an estimated 70 million people to vast encampments on the sand over a 44 day period, making this religious and spiritual celebration the largest single gathering of humanity in recorded history. Produced by Samsara Films, this documentary is a fascinating look at our humanity and how our spirituality manifests in the world.
(50 min. DVD only Price $89.95 S&H $8.95)
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| THE ORANGE CHRONICLES (2007) |
(For Slavic Studies, Political Science & European History Programs)
The 2004 Orange Revolution in Ukraine was a massive demonstration of people for democracy and against electoral fraud. Millions braved freezing weather conditions to fight against stolen elections. THE ORANGE CHRONICLES is a powerfully moving and unique examination of Ukraine's Orange Revolution from the perspective of an intrep id Ukrainian-American filmmaker. Director Damian Kolodiy, criss-crossed the country in the weeks before the remarkable events of 2004 as a volunteer International Election Observer, recording the build-up to what turned out to be one of the most astonishing bloodless political turnarounds in recent history . THE ORANGE CHRONICLES documents operations and sentiments on the ground during the lead up to the elections, and provides a clear understanding of the dramatic confrontations and high stakes of that time. It also explores what motivated the people to activate, as well as the emotional conflicts among a bitterly divided populace. Lessons about the power of organized activism can be applied the world over to successful opposition against electoral corruption. (98 min. DVD only Price $79.95 S&H $8.95)
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| HISTORY IS A TEACHER (2008) |
(For History & Cultural Studies Programs)
The bitter struggles for freedom in Bosnia and Rwanda are the backdrop for first 2 installments on the importance of History in shaping national identity. In Bosnia, where memories of conflict are still very fresh children are growing up with a one-sided account of History. In multi ethnic towns schools are divided and in the same building Croat children are taught in seperate classrooms from Muslims. In Rwanda, for eight years following the 1994 genocide, history was not taught in Rwandan schools. Over the last 4 years, historians and educators have tried to re-introduce history into the curriculum with limited success. The problem is that history has been so manipulated to justify political actions that impartial accounts of Rwanda’s history are very hard to come by. Started by the Belgian Administration 150 years ago and then inflamed by Hutu figure heads for the last 50 years, the social structure of Rwanda has been divided into Tutsi elite and Hutu labourers. Archaeologists are finding evidence to prove that this division into distinct ethnic groups was never the case.
(45 min. DVD only Price $79.95 S&H $8.95)
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| CHILDREN OF CONGO: FROM WAR TO... |
CHILDREN OF CONGO: FROM WAR TO WITCHES (2008)
(For African Studies, History & Conflict Studies)
Over 5 million people have died as a direct result of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the aftermath of brutal war, the children of Congo have endured the brunt of the suffering. This film documents the plight of thousands of street children living in Kinshasha and confirms the wide-spread accusations of child witchcraft, torture and child prostitution. CHILDREN OF CONGO also examines the efforts to reintegrate demobilized child soldiers, displaced refugees , and orphaned children following the eruption of the massive Nyiragongo volcano in Eastern Congo.
(67 min. DVD only Price $89.95 S&H $8.95)
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| IN SEARCH OF MOZART (2006) |
(For Music & European Studies)
From the director of the award-winning documentary, THE BOY WHO PLAYS ON THE BUDDHAS OF BAMIYAN, IN SEARCH OF MOZART is an utterly fascinating documentary which brings the brilliant, sometimes tragic, bawdy and all too human composer to life. Using a combination of his letters read evocatively by leading actors, hundreds of musical clips of orchestras and singers, interviews with scholars and musicians, as well as present day footage of the very long roads he traveled (he was on tour about 1/3 of the days of his short life), Mozart becomes as real as if he sat down to dinner with you. This is the story of a 25,000 mile journey along every route Mozart followed. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson, and produced in association with the world's leading orchestra, this bio-doc is a detective story that travels to the heart of old Europe, to the heart of genius itself.
(128 min. DVD only Price $89.95 S&H $8.95)
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| SURVIVING HISTORY (2009) |
(For Justice Studies & History Programs)
SURVIVING HISTORY presents the life stories of seven individuals who survived the Holocaust in Lithuania, where ninety-five percent of the 240,000-strong pre-war Jewish population was annihilated, many at the hands of Lithuanian shooters. The narrators represent a rapidly diminishing community. Today, approximately 2,800 Jews live in what was once known as the "Jerusalem of the North." Of this number, there are only one hundred and six ghetto and camp survivors and less than one hundred former partisans and soldie rs. In most cases, they are the lone survivors among extended families of over one hundred people to have come through alive. Even today, more than sixty years on from the atrocities, as Vilnius takes on the role of European capitol of culture, these individuals face horrific echoes of the past: a recent Neo-Nazi march through the city, the Jewish community center defaced, last August, by images of Swastikas, smokestacks and gallows, a palpable surge in Anti-Semitic rhetoricThe film explores their stories, taking us into the heart of their memories, but it also looks at the specific time and place in which we encounter them and discovers that which is meaningful to them today. Juxtaposing the historical and the contemporary, the private and the personal, it offers a lyrical, poetic, and, at once, harrowing journey through the core of Lithuanian Jewish life.
(28 min. DVD only Price $69.95 S&H $8.95)
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