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HOPE
(Asian Studies, Religious Studies & History Programs) Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, is an ancient spiritual practice based on the universal principles of truth, compassion, and forbearance. In 1999, the Chinese government banned this practice. Many of millions of practitioners were jailed and beaten. Even some were persecuted to death. HOPE is the story of one man from Canada who was destined to go to Tiananmen Square to appeal for Falun Gong with other practitioners from more than a dozen countries. He knew the dangers of traveling to Beijing. However, his determination to help spread the truth surpassed even his fear for his safety and the safety of his fellow Falun Gong practitioners.
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HIGH, FAST and WONDERFUL
A personal documentary from forensic psychologist/producer Maryanne Galvin that approaches faith from a Western Judeo-Christian angle minus the religious overtones, HIGH, FAST and WONDERFUL explores the personal cultural and spiritual ramifications of individuals seeking respite in some very unusual places from life's tragedies in an attempt to rekindle their faith. Tracking ministries serving "People On The Move," the film probes the hopes, fears and faith of a diverse flock who exist at that place where peril and pleasure intersect. Daredevil circus clowns, champion race car drivers and migrant workers reveal to Dr. Galvin that even the briefest encounter can inspire relief from life's ups and downs. HIGH, FAST and WONDERFUL prompts viewers to consider a rather unique perspective on building spiritual relationships and communities as a means to cope with many of life's most difficult challenges, including death, illness, separation from loved ones and social struggles. An interior as well as surface journey, the film also offers a compilation of intimate interviews, rare archival footage, animation, a still photo montage and a lively musical score.
Price: $195.00
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THE NEVER ENDING PATH
The state of Tamil Nadu is located along the south east coast of the Indian subcontinent. The Tamil culture and language is said to have its origins in prehistoric times and is related to the ancient Dravidian culture of Southern India. The rural region of interior Tamil Nadu is made up of thousands of small villages, most with no electricity, inadequate health care and on-going problems with inadequate sanitation and water supplies. Health care is not affordable for most families. Produced and directed by Professor Annette Danto of Brooklyn College, THE NEVER ENDING PATH tells the stories of the women living in rural Tamil Nadu. From 5 family units, the women share many of the concerns facing mothers and their daughters throughout rural regions OF Southeast Asia. As with women from poor villages in many parts of the world, issues of dowry, their daughters' educational opportunities, and economic hardship are discussed, along with inter-caste and arranged marriages.
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A PERFECT WORLD (2004)
What is perfection and why are so many of us striving to reach perfection in ourselves and our future children? Through interviews with a plastic surgeon and one of his patients, an egg donor and the director of Egg Donation, Inc., the co-founder of the Human Genome Project, people who are not happy with their imperfections, A PERFECT WORLD examines various procedures available to modern society in its ongoing search for perfection.
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HARD TO BELIEVE (2004)
(For Psychology & Mental Health programs) A person's Spirituality (whether or not it involves religious beliefs) influences strongly how they see themselves in the world and society. It is now recognised that peoples' Spirituality is an area that mental health services may have ignored or overlooked in the past. Some staff feel out of their depth in this area, some see such beliefs as being symptoms of mental ill health, and some may feel that religious beliefs have harmed people. It is also the case that some people from Faith communities lack knowledge and understanding of mental health issues, even though there is evidence that spiritual well-being is an integral part of good mental health. A documentary about spirituality and mental health, HARD TO BELIEVE tells the story of three service users, how their Spirituality was perceived by mental health services, and the role that Spirituality has played as part of their recovery. Produced in the UK by Mind In Croydin -- a significant provider of mental health services -- HARD TO BELIEVE explores models of good practice in terms of how mental health services can work better to meet peoples' spiritual needs and also how faith communities can develop a better understanding of mental health problems and thus support people in their community who may be experiencing such difficulties. (55 min. DVD only Price $219.95 S&H $8.95)
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WONDROUS HEALING (2004)
Students will have the opportunity to explore the power of belief and trance states on healing in a new documentary produced by Emily Edwards, professor in the Department of Broadcasting and Cinema at UNCG. The 55-minute film is a joint project between Edwards and Dr. Jim McClenon, a sociology professor at Elizabeth City State University. Edwards directed and produced the film, which was inspired by McClenon's book, also called “Wondrous Healing.” The documentary explores phenomena such as hypnotic and placebo effects, extrasensory perception and 'hallucinations of bereavement,' in which those who have lost loved ones have claimed the dead have visited them in the afterlife. More than 100 people were interviewed, including medical doctors and lawyers. "I hope this film helps people understand this important component to health," McClenon said. "It's more than surgery and taking drugs. There is a psychological component and it is linked to spirituality." (55 min. DVD only Price $199.95 S&H 8.95)
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THE PEOPLE OF TIBET: SILENCE, . . .
THE PEOPLE OF TIBET: SILENCE, PRISON OR EXILE (2005)
(For Asian Studies & Religious Studies Programs)
The people from Tibet has faced to continuous violations of their fundamental human rights during more than four decades. Those individuals who have lifted their voices to reveal the truth in Tibet, have been constantly punished. The Tibetan people represents the protection of a culture, an identity and a different civilization. This is a documentary shot in Tibetan refugee camps entirely , and that gathers the experiences of a reality of men and women who across their organizations have expressed what they are, what they feel and their desires of a better world.
(55 min. DVD only Price $199.95 S&H $8.95)
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KUMBH MELA
(For Religious Studies & Anthropology Programs)
A Hindu spiritual fair that takes place every 12 years alternating between the most sacred Indian towns of Allahabad, Hardwar, Nasik and Ujjain, the KUMBH MELA is largest human gathering on earth, attracting an estimated 100 million people in January and February of 2001 in Allahabad and over 40 million in Ujjain in 2004. A temporary spiritual parliament that creates and destroys the largest city in earth that only lives 40 days, the Kumbh Mela is where spiritual leaders, holy men and every day people alike gather to bathe in holy bodies of water. Ascetics and sadhus cover great distances to attend this event where they meet others who come to share the knowledge acquired on the road to enlightenment. Whether the pilgrims worship Vishnu, the Creator, Shiva, the Destroyer or Brahman, the All Pervading, each uses a different path to reach liberation, free from the constraints of this world.
(48 Min. DVD only Price $199.95 S&H $8.95)
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SAMADHI
(For Religious Studies & Anthropology Programs)
A widely known practice among yogis in the Himalayas, SAMADHI is a state of suspended animation -- a virtual death where all bodily functions are suspended. This state has been repeatedly demonstrated by Pilot Baba, a Hindu mystic. Although a pilot in the Indian Air Force who fought the 1965 and 1971 wars against Pakistan, the path of his life made him renounce the secular world at the age of 35 to become a yogi. After 7 years of studying with various teachers, Pilot Baba attained self-realization and hence the capacity to maintain the state of Samadhi. He has taken many underground Samadhis, where he will remain buried in a small space as in Agra for 7 days, in Devidhura for 15 days and in an ice cave in the Himalayas for 33 days. Pilot Baba has also taken Samadhi in an airtight glass at Mavlankar Hall in New Delhi and at several other places. In this completed episode he undertakes Samadhi in an airtight glass in the town of Dewas in Madhya Pradesh for 96 hours. (48 Min. DVD only Price $199.95 S&H $8.95)
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CASSADAGA
(For Religious Studies & Anthropology Programs)
Situated between Orlando and Daytona Beach, the town of Cassadaga, Florida is populated exclusively by mediums, healers and clairvoyants. The home of the Southern Cassadaga Spiritualist Campmeeting Association, CASSADAGA is the oldest active spiritual community in the Southern U.S. In an environment reminiscent of the turn of the century, mediums speak to the spirits of the dead, healers practice the laying on of hands and clairvoyants use such tools as psychometry and aura readings to discern problems and offer solutions. Viewers will be introduced to practitioners who follow the American Indian path and worship the elements as a conduit to their ministry. You will meet people who make Angels and get a glimpse of the healing properties of these dolls. You will hear tales of reincarnation and top-secret information unintentionally breached by clairvoyants at Cassadaga, but more astounding, you will experience physical phenomena first hand when a group conducts a séance that is captured by a night-vision camera to witness spirit communication as never seen before. (48 Min. DVD only Price $199.95 S&H $8.95)
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AS IS: A DOWNSIZED LIFE
(for Sociology, Psychology & Philosophy Programs)
A new documentary film from forensic psychologist Maryanne Galvin, the award-winning AS IS: A DOWNSIZED LIFE presents 4 gritty real accounts of the fallout of unemployment and displacement. The program is saved, however, from utter bleakness by the hope infused accounts of 5 others who have embraced voluntary economic simplicity for a variety of reasons. AS IS delves into themes of self-respect, honor and freedom, attainable for some through total disengagement from consumer society and others by losing everything and starting over. Former Disney artists, entertainers, physicians, monastic nuns, educators all dispossessed and challenging the axiomatic " more, more, more" with the idea that a well-lived life has less to do with more and more to do with better.
(75 min. DVD only Price $219.95 S&H $8.95)
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SATANISM (2004)
(For Religious Studies & Sociology Programs) The end of the millennium crisis brought about many apocalyptic messengers that openly displayed their worship of forces classified as occult or dark before public opinion. But this type of cult has always existed. This documentary will revise the beliefs linked with Satanism. It also focuses our attention on sinister cases that occurred lately in which the cult of devil is related to violent crime. People who have escaped from satanic sects will offer also viewers impressive evidence on the existence of Satinism in the world today.
(54Min. DVD only. Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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REPLAY REVENGE (2006)
(For international Studies, Political Science & Psychology Programs)
Basil Khalil, an English-Irish-Israeli-Palestinian young filmmaker presents viewers with a tongue-in-cheek, entertaining and refreshing approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Targeting a [younger] audience that’s ignorant of the conflict, REPLAY REVENGE documents Basil journey from his home in Scotland to Israel and Palestine, where he was raised. As he drives around Israel and Palestine, Basil presents a very human point-of-view on the conflict, where people, victims and party-animals try to stay sane and away from the sense of revenge. Viewers are introduced to a variety of people trying to live ‘normal’ life, ignoring the war around them as they maintain a sense of humour within that bloody mess. while ever aware that terrorism is just round the corner. On his journey, Basil encounters a dead terrorist, a DJ, Israeli soldiers, a one-legged Palestinian, a frustrated politician and Israeli- Arab with large appetite for pork. While uncovering an ever-present urge for revenge, Basil learns about the true, yet cynical face of ‘terrorism’, as it shows on both sides. After leaving Israel and Palestine for the UK, Basil documents how the outside world sees the conflict--a battle of angry young men waving guns in the air, bloody bus attacks and angry mobs on both sides seeking revenge. Students should be prepared to laugh, be shocked, feel disgusted and become educated.
(43 min. DVD Only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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CAN YOU HEAR ME?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?: Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace (2006)
Directed by Lilly Rivlin & narrated by Debra Winger, Can You Hear Me? looks at several Israeli women’s groups committed to the co-existence of Israel and Palestine, focusing on two individuals on opposite sides in the peace movement. Leah Shakdiel is a Jewish civic leader dedicated as much to Zionism as she is to working with Palestinian activists toward a lasting peace. Maha Abu Dayyah is a Christian Palestinian who has committed her life to improving the welfare of Palestinians while reaching out to Israeli women to find a solution for both sides. Another focus of the film is “Women in Black,” an activist group that has gathered every Friday since 1988 on street corners in Israeli cities to carry signs protesting Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories. This has remained an open wound on both sides since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. Rivlin’s film reveals the passion of these women and their relentless pursuit of peace despite the overwhelming odds that they face. Their story is a beacon for hope, not only in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but also in conflicts throughout the world.
(51 min. DVD only Price $239.95 S&H $8.95)
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STEALING INNOCENCE
(For Middle East & Peace/Justice/Conflict Programs)
A gripping portrayal of the ongoing hostilities in the Israeli-Palestine conflict through the eyes of two girls, STEALING INNOCENCE is an educational film that helps explain the tragedy in simple human terms. Rachel, the Israeli and Ayat, the Palestinian raised in . Rachel and Ayat are best friends in spite of all the horror going on around them. Unfortunately events spin out of their control, testing their friendship. Produced by American Girl Productions, the film depicts a tragedy that leaves its victims without dignity or hope and gives a human dimension to the violence in the Middle East.
(15 min. DVD only Price $179.95 S&H $8.95)
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HIGHER POWERS (2007)
(For Religious Studies & Behavioral Sciences Programs)
Is there a Higher Power that controls our lives? If so, is there an escape from the fate it chooses for us? What happens after death? Are some people luckier than others? Motivated by the terminal illnesses of his father and sister, British artist Peter Harris explores the big questions, gleaning personal wisdom and discovers the secrets to life from a cast of mavericks and wise men. Interviewees include the famous, the infamous and the man on the street, among them a politician, a gangster, a police chief, a holy man, a transvestite, an agony aunt, a film director, musicians and artists. Punctuating the interviews are short artistic responses by Harris, brought to life with magical special effects often involving unique collaborations with some of those featured, such as a spoon-bending encounter with Uri Geller and a protest to god with reggae music legend Lee 'Scratch' Perry. HIGHER POWERS is one man's journey from death to birth via inspiration.
(51 min. DVD only Price $219.95 S&H $8.95)
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BUDDHA WILD:
BUDDHA WILD: THE MONK IN A HUT (2008)
(For Religious Studies & Cultural Studies Programs)
Produced & narrated by Anna Wilding, www.buddhawild.com, Buddha Wild provides viewers with a well-judged glimpse into the monastery world of the Buddhist Monk and the real world of those who follow the precepts and principals of Buddhism. The documentary centers on the life of the Buddhist monks. They are a kind lot of warm hearted and enlightened men who are eager to share their religious doctrines of faith. Buddha Wild is a journey of discovery. The monks are honest in the telling of their lives, hopes, and disappointments. They speak freely about their lives, limitedly about the absence of physical closeness and sexual activity, and in depth about the world challenges faced by a Buddhist. The monks were clearly enamored by Ms. Wilding and their generosity of information from taboo subjects exhibits this fact. It appears that being a monk is not so much a calling as a culture. There is a break from the seriousness of the narration with the invitation by one of the Monk’s to visit his hut – hence the title “The Monk in a Hut.”
(60 min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95
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LIFE WITH PRINCIPLE :
LIFE WITH PRINCIPLE : THOREAU'S VOICE IN OUR TIME (2007)
(For Philosophy, Ethics & Sociology Programs)
Life With Principle is a an educational documentary that introduces Thoreau's timeless and provocative ideas in a 21st Century context. The interactive program contains over 2 hours of interactive video content and additional features. The documentary includes interviews with historian Howard Zinn, Daniel Ellsberg and noted linguistics expert Noam Chomsky, along with other individuals who forthrightly explain how they have learned to cope in today's modern world. Produced in cooperation with The Thoreau Society, Life With Principle features a comprehensive Thoreau curriculum, study guide and scholarly commentary. The DVD's special features include Profiles In Social Disobedience, Thoreau's Concord/Walden Pond, 12 minute film, and the BOATMEN Bill & Ben, an animated short story.
(56 min. DVD only Price $249.95 S&H $8.95)
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VARANASI (2004)
(For South Asian Studies, Religious Studies & Cultural Studies Programs)
”Varanasi is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together.” – Mark Twain, 1897. Produced by Samsara Films, VARANASI is a cinematic meditation on a remarkable ancient city, where both life and death are encountered daily on the historic Ganges River. This film is a rare account of cremation rituals at Manikarnika Ghat, India’s holiest cremation ground
(60 min. DVD only Price $199.95 S&H $8.95)
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KE GARNE: What to do … (2008)
(For Asian Studies, Political Science & Cultural Studies Programs)
Nepal is currently experiencing the worst political crisis of its fifteen year old democracy. The King has sacked the government and assumed absolute military and political power. KE GARNE is the story of how Nepal’s king tried to consolidate his power over the people by attempting to crush the nation’s free, independent media. Pradip, who works for Kantipur, Nepal’s largest and most popular independent media agency, is the sole support of his extended family. The pressure is on when the King clamps down on Kantipur, threatening Pradip’s job. This brash move by the king is perceived by many to be the final straw and thousands of protesters take to the streets as the fight for real democracy in Nepal truly begins.
(36 min. DVD only Price $219.95 S&H $8.95)
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TEN DAYS (2007)
(For Religious Studies, Music & Cultural Studies Programs) An ethnographic / ethnomusicological exploration of ritual, symb olism and devotion amongst the Shi'a religious minority community in Pakistan. The film is entirely told, without narration, through the actual participants of the annual Ashura mourning processions. Ten Days captures the raw energy of this controversial event which is rarely understood by outsiders. The film was selected for screening at a number of international film festivals. TEN DAYS is a serious and sympathetic exploration of religious ritual and cultural symbolism, introducing a new genre of devotional music known as ‘qaseedas’ and ‘nuhas’, performed by one of Pakistan’s best known – and loved – zakirs, Sayyed Shafqat Mohsan, to an international audience for the first time.
(41 min. DVD only Price $229.95 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 $219.95 S&H $8.95)
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YYoga (2008)
(For Health Sciences & Behavioral Studies Programs)
Produced by Arthur Klein, YYoga is a sentimental documentary that illuminates the proactice and philosophy of yoga, taking viewers on a voyeuristic journey through the producer's personal love affair with the American yoga scene. The producer takes his camera to to visit teachers, studios and students rather from Santa Monica's Power Yoga, to yoga in a South Central LA elementary school, demonstrating the diversity of people affected by the practice of yoga. The film is not a how-to manual. Rather YYoga puts yoga under a microscope with interviews with teachers and students and their anecdotal stories of how and why they practice yoga, their relationship with yoga, and how yoga has transformed their lives.
(88 min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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SEX & ETHICS (2009)
(For Religious Studies, Philosophy & Human Sexuality Programs)
Divided in to 4 discreet films - Natural Law, Situation Ethics, Utilitarianism and Kant & Sex -- SEX & ETHICS provides teachers and students with dynamic lessons on ethical theories and sexual ethics. (89 min. DVD only Price $239.95 S&H $8.95)
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SECRET CIRCLES, HIDDEN PRAYERS
SECRET CIRCLES, HIDDEN PRAYERS (2008)
(For Religious Studies & Sociology Programs)
SECRET CIRCLES, HIDDEN PRAYERS follows a cross-section of Americans who consider themselves Neo-Pagans. In a country where there is a Judeo-Christian paradigm firmly in place, the cost of deviation can be social alienation, and a need for secrecy. At odds with the mainstream, four modern Pagan families reinterpret spirituality outside the conventional American context and reveal why they've been hesitant to 'come out of the broom closet'. In the movie, a solitary practicing Wiccan, or 'witch' talks about her childhood growing up as a Christian and what led her to Wicca. A Pagan family addresses issues and fears they have raising children under their faith. And a Nevada war widow fights to get her husband's religious emblem recognized by the Veteran's Administration.
(55 min. DVD only Price 219.95 S&H $8.95)
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THE JEWS OF VIENNA: 100 YEARS OF HI
THE JEWS OF VIENNA: 100 YEARS OF HISTORY (2002)
(For European Studies, Jewish Studies & Religious Studies)
More than 50 years after The Holocaust, this Austrian Documentary examines the history of the Jews in Vienna. It is a story of alternating toleration and expulsion dating back to the 10th Century when the first Jewish community in Vienna began. Vienna's unique culture owes much to its Jewish residents. Vienna's Jews like Sigmund Freud, Theodore Herzl, Gustav Mahler, as well as numerous writers, painters and architects are discussed in the film. Even the celebrated Johanne Strauus had Jewish ancestors who influenced his music. Former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal remember Vienna Jews who were victims of the Nazis and find hope in today's generation of Austrians.
(30 min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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WHICH WAY TO THE WAR? (2009)
(For Conflict Studies, Religious Studies & Political Science) The story of the global conflict you can't find on the map. When Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation was also becoming the world's 3rd largest democracy with its free elections in 1998, the majority of the country remained remarkably peaceful. However, a remote area on the island of Sulawesi - Poso fell victim to brutal communal fighting. Fueling it was the underlying struggle for control of local politics, commercial enterprise, and religious identity in this forgotten corner of the world where religious identity was used as the agitator that exploited and widened the conflict. Which Way To the War? reveals the true story of the wrenching Poso conflict, telling the story of Poso's redeeming rehabilitation in the conflict's aftermath. This is a story that throws new light on religious conflicts not just in Indonesia, but throughout the entire world.
(100 min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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GAIA & GENESIS (2009)
(For Religious Studies & Environmental Studies)
This DVD from the British producer of SEX & ETHICS contains 5 short films on environmental ethics. Gaia -- By comparing the life of the planet to the life of a 45 year old woman, Gaia takes us on a breathtaking journey from our beginnings to these last few seconds of biological time which have witnessed our meteoric rise to ascendancy - but at what cost? Genesis -- For 2.000 years, the Genesis injunction to have dominion over nature has been misinterpreted as a licence to dominate at all costs. But while Christianity might have been more concerned with saving souls than with saving seals is it solely to blame for today's environmental crisis? Stewards & Slayers -- Western civilization has largely ignored Biblical and mystic calls to revere creation and today we face the stark realization that in an interdependent world unethical stewardship of the animal kingdom ultimately afflicts us all. The Rapture--- Christian fundamentalists believe that the environmental disasters we currently face are of little concern as they are signs that the Rapture is close at hand...for others however, visions of the end time have given new impetus to the principle of stewardship. All Things Are Connected --- While Christian colonisers, mapmakers, missionaries and mercenaries, believed that the natural world existed entirely for human gain, the indigenous Indians of the Americas experienced nature as a sacred web of interdependent phenomena.
(91 min. DVD only Price $239.95 S&H $8.95)
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VOICES IN EXILE (2008)
(For Asian Studies & Religious Studies) As the Tibetan people stand at the edge of extinction, "Voices in Exile" speaks out against the continued brutal policies of the Chinese government.Most film and photography on Tibet is from the Western eye looking in. "Voices in Exile," by first-time Tibetan director Tenzin Wangden Andrugtsang, presents the Tibetan exile community from the rarely seen Tibetan point of view. Never before seen footage includes many surprising interviews on the future of Tibet and inspiring accounts of life in exile. "Voices in Exile" has been produced in association with The Tibetan Photo Project. The Tibetan Photo Project offers the first collection of photos taken by Tibetans living in exile, images of the Dalai Lama, informational texts and rare 1932 pictures of TibetThe perspective provided from the modern history of Tibet and China reveals a great deal about the nature of China's future leadership. The lessons have become even more relevant with the rise to power by Hu Jintao, China's former hard-line secretary to Tibet. (95 min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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WAR & PEACE (2009)
(for Religious Studies, Ethics & History Programs)
From the producers of SEX & ETHICS and GAIA & GENESIS, Ethics Online in the UK offers four short films (HOLY WAR, JUST WAR, THE PRIEST WHO BLESSED THE BOMB and CONTEMPT OF CONSCIENCE) specifically designed to assist teachers in delivering dynamic lessons on the ethics of war and peace including. Teachers' notes, scripts & classroom activities accompany each film. Produced with much skill, this film explains clearly and succinctly the challenges faced by those who have the terrible responsibility of engaging in a war and how those who are engaged should behave. (44 min. DVD only Price $229.95 S&H $8.95)
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CONTEMPT OF CONSCIENCE (2007)
(for Religious Studies, Ethics & History Programs)
At the beginning of the 20th century 80% of war casualties were combatants. At the beginning of the 21st century 80% of war casualties were civilians. Today, civilians pay for war like never before. As the global economic system plunges from crisis to crisis governments continue to spend a trillion dollars a year on the preparation or pursuance of war. At the outbreak of the Iraq war in 2003, seven British taxpayers: a Doctor, three teachers, a toymaker, a Buddhist and an accountant asked that the military portion of their taxes be spent on more constructive ways of resolving conflict. Receiving its world premiere at theMilan Film Festival in 2008, Contempt of Conscience is a timely reminder to never underestimate the power of a small group of individuals to change the world. After all, it is the only thing that ever has.
(55 min. DVD only Price $239.95 S&H $8.95)
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