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A Community Concern

dvd, 75 min.

Across the United States, graduation rates in most urban districts still remain between 50 and 60 percent. A Community Concern is a documentary about people who refuse to accept the system’s failures, and are working for change. Their spirit, passion and commitment shows that when organizers, parents, youth and educators work together, they are successful. It brings together stories of people facing different challenges, but share similar goals. Our prime audiences are educators, youth, organizers, parents and community members concerned with the state of education.

“Your work is possibly the most important part of the current debate because it drives home the issue of systemic failure from local and community standpoint, but also opens the door to hope for change.” – Steve Ausburg, Director, Brooklyn College Community Partnership

A Community Concern can be screened in organizations, workshops, classrooms, forums, conferences, community gatherings or in your own home

A Community Concern (DVD) is sectioned into chapters, so that the film can be viewed:

as a whole (75 mins)
as individual stories: Oakland, The Bronx and Boston
as a thematically grouped set of clips – see suggestions in the Viewer Guide

A Community Concern Viewer Guide (full color, 40 pages) includes:

• How to Host a Screening
• Discussion and Activity Sections for Parents and Guardians, Students, Educators and Community Organizers
• Reflection essays from an Oakland community organizer, Bronx youth organizer and Boston parent leader
• Evaluation / Feedback forms to use in your screenings and in the classroom

Visit our website at www.acommunityconcern.org for more information.

A Cricket In The Court Of Akbar

DVD, 2008, 1 hour 22 minutes

In the winter of 2003, my guru, sitar maestro Pandit Krishna Mohan Bhatt, invited me to travel with him to Jaipur, India to study North Indian classical music. While I was there I learned of a music competition, and Krishna Ji's family encouraged me to sign up. Much to my amazement, I ended up winning the competition. What's more, this competition was the largest of it's kind in the state of Rajasthan, and I was the first American ever to participate.

A Cricket in the Court of Akbar documents my return to India to compete again at the Sri Mahendra Bhatt Music Competition, this time in the Tournament of Champions. I soon discover that my western identity is at odds with the Indian musical community, and that to truly pursue this art form I must understand and embrace the Guru Shishia Parampara—the important relationship between the Guru and the disciple. Sitar in hand, I attempt to navigate the ancient tenets of Hindustani music before the final face-off against India's newest generation of classical musicians.

Throughout the film, a variety of experts from India and the United States offer insight into the timely issue of global cultural exchange and the timeless appeal of North Indian classical music.

A Drop Of Life

DVD, 2007

Set in the near future, A DROP OF LIFE is the story of two women, a village teacher in rural India and an African American corporate executive, whose disparate lives intersect when they are both confronted with lack of access to clean drinking water.

Mirabai, an impassioned schoolteacher, has left her urban lifestyle to teach in Kutch, Gujurat. When Mira witnesses growing illness among the village children after a pre-paid water meter is installed, she decides to take action.

Nia, an ambitious young African-American executive, represents the interests of Hydron, a Manhattan-based water corporation. Nia goes to this Indian village to demonstrate Hydron's new pilot project water pump that dispenses water with a swipe from a pre-paid credit card. When Nia finds herself in need of drinking water without a pre-paid card, both women must confront the horror of this system.

Create a community of activists. 7th Empire Media presents a potent tool to stimulate discussion in living rooms, classrooms, and public forums. The DVD with special features includes the award-winning film A DROP of LIFE, Theatrical Trailer, Director’s Commentary, and news footage. By purchasing this DVD, you are supporting the possibility of making a difference.

A Fine Week of Soaring

69 minutes, video. Available on DVD or VHS (NTSC) and VHS (PAL)
An exciting insiders view of the Mifflin, Pennsylvania regional contest from the back seat of a Duo Discus high performance glider, with 15-time US national champion Karl Striedieck at the controls. Flying at high speed at treetop level over the Appalachian ridges or climbing under majestic snow showers, we get a sense of how a champion plies his craft. The supporting cast includes competition director Charlie Spratt, two-time world champion George Moffat, still a formidable competitor at 75, and the contest pilots and organizers.

A Trip to the Country

2008, 75 min.
A voyage in search of the illusion of modernity, which haunts Cameroonian society. A Trip to the Country questions, sometimes ironically, the notion of development associated in Africa with a tropical modernity which can be summarized as follows: Everything from Europe is modern, while all things local are archaic and must be discarded. After the ravages of slavery and colonialism, the African continent now faces another threat: educational systems, which perpetuate inferiority complexes and dependence vis-à-vis the West. This self-destructive mentality also establishes a social hierarchy placing modern city dwellers above backward rural people. A Trip to the Country is a personal reflection on our obsession with modernity, our desire to conform to a certain model of development, which ironically turns our backs on the possibility of real progress, and perpetuates our dependency to Humanitarian so-called aid.

A War In Hollywood (Hollywood contra Franco)

A war in Hollywood is a featured length documentary about the impact and influence that had the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) in Hollywood film production during the years of strife and the evolution of his image over various political periods: from the affection and support towards the Republican cause and the romantic vision of war by many liberal artists and creators, to the upholding Franco’s in the 40’s and 50’s. This evolution is also narrated through the personal story of Alvah Bessie, a short story writer, critic and journalist who fought as a member of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War and its close relationship with the modern history of Spain at different periods of his life.

Able to Laugh

An amusing and informative glimpse into the world of disability as interpreted by six professional comics who have a variety of disabilities

#805: Abusive Relationships: Get Help, Get Out

Many teens think an abusive relationship is usually a guy hitting a girl and just beating her observes one of the many perceptive teens in this powerful program about abuse in adolescent relationships. What this young woman already knows and viewers will soon discover is that abuse comes in many different forms and it can be hard to recognize at first. Teenagers of diverse backgrounds including Native Americans speak frankly about their experiences with dating violence. What makes this program particularly unique are the stories from a male victim as well as siblings and friends. The program is organized into sections which first teach teens how to identify abuse and then answer these important questions: What happens next? Why not leave? When did you realize? How do you get out? Who can help? Where do you go from here? What would you tell others? This program raises awareness about the various resources available - teachers counselors friends parents - and also encourages bystanders to speak out. "...a great resource for engaging teens in discussion about dating violence and abuse. it's honest, and it's paced to keep teens interested. It's also one of the only videos that addresses the taboo issue of a male being abused by his female partner." - Kerry Moles, LMSW, Director, Family Wellness Program, The Children's Aid Society, NYC "A winner for health classes and counseling sessions." - School Library Journal. *DVDs are also available on over 50 other topics of critical interest to teens. For full descriptions, transcripts, video clips, discussion guides, lesson plans and more on this and other topics, please visit our website, inthemix.org. For one day shipping orders or volume discounts please call 800-343-5540. Note: VHS copies are also available for some programs.

Access Denied

A videotape by ReproVision, Directed by Marco Williams, 1991, 28 min., Color
This empowering videotape addresses cutbacks in women's reproductive freedom and civil rights against the backdrop of Operation Rescue.

Act of Faith

2002 6 min. USA
In the history of Islam, love between men is a centuries-old phenomenon. Yet Koranic tradition forbids choosing a mate of the same sex. Kyriell, an Imam's son, struggled with reconciling his love for men with his love for Islam and eventually came back to the faith. Pakistani-born Arslan saw no compromise in Islam and discarded his religion, and Iftekar, a Muslim community leader, admits that Islam needs to be brought into the twenty-first century. Through the words of these men, the struggle of gay Muslims is revealed.

Acting Blind

Takes audiences behind the scenes as a company of non-professional actors rehearse a play about life without sight. The performers have no problem imagining themselves in these roles: they are blind themselves.
Takes audiences behind the scenes as a company of non-professional actors rehearse a play about life without sight. The performers have no problem imagining themselves in these roles: they are blind themselves.

Acting Our Age: A film About Women Growing Old

A film by Michal Aviad, 1987, 58 min., Color
This classic film offers empowering insights about women and aging for every generation. Personal portraits of six ordinary women in their 60's and 70's who share their lives. In candid interviews that tackle a range of thought-provoking topics, including self-image, sexuality, financial concerns, dying, and changing family relationships, members of the group display both a vibrant strength of spirit and inspiring zest for life.

#403: Action Against AIDS

We all have the power to help stop the AIDS epidemic! On location at the AIDS Dance-A-Thon in New York City, In the Mix interviews Rosie Perez, Queen Latifah, KRS-1, and teens about what they're doing for the cause. Plus, a look at an AIDS Hotline started by students for other students that answers questions about HIV/AIDS and STDs. In a compelling segment, we also meet teens who are living with HIV and AIDS to see how it affected their lives and to dispel misconceptions. Finally, teens respond to viewer questions about sex and abstinence. Winner: 1999 AANNY Award from the AIDS and Adolescents Network of New York *DVDs are also available on over 50 other topics of critical interest to teens. For full descriptions, transcripts, video clips, discussion guides, lesson plans and more on this and other topics, please visit our website, inthemix.org. For one day shipping orders or volume discounts please call 800-343-5540. Note: VHS copies are also available for some programs.

Actions Of Today, Blueprints For Tomorrow: Youth Organizing To Transform Education

17 minutes
Fifty years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, America is still struggling to provide equal access and opportunity for all students. EVC producers examine the current challenges of youth organizing around school reform. They profile two youth groups and explore their struggles and successes as they fight for a better, more equitable education system.

Activist Blogger: The Josh Wolf Story

Blogger Josh Wolf sparked a national debate and gained international prominence when, at the risk of imprisonment, he refused to surrender his video of a San Francisco demonstration to federal authorities. He consequently spent over seven months in a federal penitentiary - the longest in U.S. history for a journalist protecting his source material.

While praised by many members of both the established and 'new' media for his courage in upholding the principles of a free press, Wolf's activism and blogger status led others to question his standing as a true journalist.

After his release and in the wake of his new celebrity, Wolf demonstrated his commitment to activism by running for mayor of San Francisco on the platform of “creating true participatory democracy.”

This fascinating documentary profiles Wolf, examines the constitutional and journalistic issues surrounding the controversial U.S. vs. Wolf case, and explores the case's impact on the journalistic community and beyond.

"...essential viewing for any journalist, media scholar and law student who want to better understand the dramatic changes that are reshaping our media environment...will spark debate and inspire reflection..." - Henry Jenkins, Professor of Communications, Journalism, Cinematic Arts & Education, USC

"This film is a fascinating snapshot of an important moment in our history, and will serve as a valuable teaching tool for educators, journalists, lawyers, and anybody who cares about a free press." - David Greene, Executive Director, The First Amendment Project

Adam

1996 4 min. USA
In this tender claymation, a little girl is mistaken for a boy and relishes the opportunity. Illuminating the innocence of first sexual experiences and the fluidity of gender identity, Adam is a delightful reminiscence of childhood.

¡Adelante Mujeres!

A videotape by the National Women's History Project, 1992, 30 minutes, Color, VHS
Spanning five centuries, this comprehensive video, produced by the National Women's History Project, focuses exclusively on the history of Mexican-American/Chicana women-from the Spanish invasion to the present.

Adio Kerida (Goodbye Dear Love)

2002, 82 minutes, Color, VHS, Spanish/English, Subtitled
Distinguished Anthropologist Ruth Behar (recipient of the McArthur Genius Award) returns to her native Cuba to profile the islands remaining Sephardic Jews and chronicle her familys journey to the U.S. as Cuban-Jewish exiles.

Advance Directives Training Kit

Talking with patients about the dying process and the use of life-sustaining technology can be emotionally challenging for all concerned. This unique and invaluable resource gives healthcare professionals the tools they need to help their patients plan fo
This training package provides tools for helping patients make healthcare choices; it includes two videos a resource guide and laminated photos illustrating medical interventions.

Adynata

1983, 30 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm/DVD
A formal 1861 portrait of a Chinese Mandarin and his wife is the starting point for this allegorical investigation of the fantasies spawned in the West about the East, particularly that which associates femininity with the mysterious Orient. ADYNATA presents a series of oppositions-male and female images, past and present sounds-which in and of themselves construct a minimal and fragmentary narrative, an open text of our imaginations, fears and fantasies.

Affirmations

1990 10 min. USA
An exploration of Black gay male desires and dreams. Affirmations starts with an affectionate, humorous confessional and moves on to a wish for empowerment and incorporation.

Afflicted

1982 25 min. Israel Hebrew w/English subtitles
From renowned gay director of Amazing Grace and the first Israeli director to deal openly with homosexuality in Israel, tells the story of a young, closed, wasted Israeli man who visits a drag bar one night in search of sexual expression. Afflicted was Gutman's third short a used as the basis for his debut feature of the same title. Barroom scenes are vintage-style drag footage from another Israel during another time, permeated by hope and desire. Includes music by Lene Lovich.

Afghanistan Unveiled

Afghanistan, 2003, 52 minutes, Color, VHS/DVD, Subtitled
Filmed by the first ever team of women video journalists trained in Afghanistan, this rare and uncompromising film explores the effects of the Talibans repressive rule and recent U.S.-sponsored bombing campaign on Afghani women. None of the fourteen journalist trainees had ever traveled outside Kabul. Except for one, none had been able to study or pursue careers while the Taliban controlled their country. Leaving Kabul behind for the more rural regions of the country, the filmmakers present heartbreaking footage of Hazara women whose lives have been decimated by recent events. With little food and no water or electricity, these women have been left to live in caves and fend for themselves, abandoned in the wake of the U.S. invasion. While committed to revealing such tragedies to the world, the filmmakers also manage to find moving examples of hope for the future. A poetic journey of self-discovery, Afghanistan Unveiled is a revelatory and profound reminder of the independent medias power to bear witness and reveal truth.

Afghanistan: The Lost Truth (Haghighat-e Gomshodeh)

Iran, 2003, 64 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitled
Iranian filmmaker Yassamin Maleknasr takes an unprecedented journey across Afghanistan from Herat to Balkh, becoming the only woman and filmmaker to have traveled such distances since the fall of the Taliban. Despite the turmoil and suffering they have endured, the women, men and children she encounters have heroically held on to their hopes for the future. Maleknasrs survey is thoughtful and diverse, ranging from rural families who dream of steady employment and peace, to proud female medical students who aspire to serve their country. Extraordinary interviews include a frank discussion about Taliban repression with one of the countrys only women judges, and an emotional conversation with filmmaker Siddiq Barmak, director of the Afghani feature Osama, describing the regimes senseless destruction of countless films and works of art. Exquisite camerawork throughout captures subtle facial expressions, architectural grandeur and a landscape of disarming beauty, painting a vivid portrait of both the Afghani people and their country. The film is a remarkable tribute to a people in search of equilibrium and determined to rebuild their beloved nation, and a fascinating look at Afghanistan from an Iranian perspective.

Africa, Africas

Cameroon/Ethiopia/Burkina Faso, 2001, 62 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitled
A rare collection from the emerging voices of African documentary filmmaking, this unique series daringly explores the social and cultural realities experienced in Africa today including the infiltration of Western beauty standards, territorial displacement and high unemployment. FANTACOCA by Agnes Ndibi (23 minutes) presents the disturbing cultural phenomenon of skin bleaching in Cameroon and the challenge it is now posing on notions of black pride and identity. THE RIVER BETWEEN US by Maji-da Abdi (18 minutes) documents the alarming effects of war on a community of Ethiopian women and children who were forcibly relocated into refugee camps. LAAFI BALA by Fanta Regina Nacro (20 minutes) demonstrates the glaring causes of wide-spread unemployment and poverty in Burkina Faso, where few institutional resources and government support available, and the debilitating effects this is having on women and youth.

Africa, I Fleece you...

1992, 88 min.
1990: thirty years after Africa's wave of independences, the end of the cold war and the dramatic political changes taking place around the world, inspire a generation of young Africans to take the streets and challenge the one-party state and its attendant nepotism, corruption and economic failure. In a daring free style construction, Afrique, je te plumerai mixes past and present, establishing a link between yesterday's colonial experience and today's violence and corruption in Cameroon, the only African country colonized by three European powers. Afrique, je te plumerai provides a devastating overview of 100 years of cultural genocide in Africa.

After America ...After Japan

The impact of culture is underestimated by most persons. In the last 25 years, there has been a migration of Americans to Japan and Japanese to America. Some people have made this choice on a personal basis, seeking to broaden themselves in a foreign country and in a foreign culture. For many others the choice has been one of career and economics, persons sent to the foreign land by their company or institution for a short or long term stay. At the end of their stay be it personal or professional, they return "home", or in this case, their home country and make an attempt to return to their life as they knew it prior to departure. The reality for many is that life is never again the same. Regardless of how long or short the exposure in the foreign country and culture, they are forever changed and soon realize that their life will now be a blending of both cultures, the culture of their birth and the acquired culture of the foreign land. AFTER AMERICA ...AFTER JAPAN a documentary film, will examine the lives of a selected group of persons in both countries who continue to face the challenges to determine their new cultural identity.

After Hours

1984, 26 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
A confronting and realistic short drama by Academy Award-winning director, Jane Campion, about sexual harassment in the office. A young office worker alleges her boss sexually harassed her when she worked late at his request. She loses her job as a result of the claim. The investigator for the case finds it difficult to gather evidence from the tight-lipped and uncooperative office workers. Delicately drawn, AFTER HOURS raises important questions about discrimination, sexual harassment, gender relations and the interpretation of events.

After the Earthquake

1979, 23 minutes, BW, VHS, Subtitled
This dramatic story follows a young Nicaraguan immigrant, Irene, as she faces the challenges of life in the U.S. and re-evaluates her relationships with her boyfriend and family. AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE explores the immigrant experience, particularly the cultural, political and economic differences between life in North and Latin America. Written with Nina Serrano, Lourdes Portillo was nominated for an Academy Award for her next film, LAS MADRES DE LA PLAZA DE MAYO, produced with Susana Munoz.

After the Montreal Massacre

Canada, 1990, 27 minutes, Color, VHS
On December 6, 1989, a gunman entered the engineering building at the University of Montreal and killed fourteen women. This forceful, moving documentary situates this extraordinary crime within the context of other kinds of violence against women. A wounded survivor and other students describe the harrowing event, widely understood as a backlash against feminism. Activists and journalists explain its impact, linking the massacre with cases of rape, sexual harassment and torture worldwide. This lucid, thought-provoking tape is indispensable for organizations dealing with violence against women, as well as for women's studies classes.

Afterschool Delight

2003 10 min. USA
Twelve-year-old Scout and her best friend Angie spend an afternoon getting into and avoiding trouble and end up discovering some of life's delights.

Age 12 Love with a Little L

1990, 22 minutes, Color, VHS
Unforgettable in its vivid construction of lesbian identity, AGE 12 is a riveting amalgam of forbidden desire, transgression and piercing self-recognition. Raw adolescent memories of girl cliques in kilts, cruel games and a hidden stash of Playboys counterpoint staged scenes exploring mechanisms of power and submission.

Aging in America: The Years Ahead

Total Running Time: 57 minutes
Aging in America: The Years Ahead is a journey across the topography of aging in search of what it means to have a 'good old age.' This film traverses the experience of our elders from the wellderly to the elderly, as told through a series of intimate vignettes of people who are living the new old age. Through their stories, we laugh and cry as they celebrate their freedom, apply their wisdom, and suffer the consequences of their bodies' limitations. This film and its companion book are the result of seven years of fieldwork by the internationally-acclaimed team of writer Julie Winokur and photographer Ed Kashi. They traveled across the country, collecting scores of personal histories that, when taken collectively, challenge the culture of aging in America.

AIDS Work

Two physicians and four nurses reflect on the fears frustrations - and rewards - of caring for patients with HIV/AIDS.
Two physicians and four nurses reflect on the fears frustrations - and rewards - of caring for patients with HIV/AIDS.

AIDS-Wise, No Lies

22 minutes VHS
Ten young people whose lives are affected by AIDS reveal thoughts, feelings, and experiences in their own words from their own environments. Deeply moving, not sentimental, their stories break through the youthful sense of being invulnerable, ultimately leaving viewers feeling empowered, knowing they have choice & control over contracting AIDS.

AISHA, THE AMERICAN

AISHA, THE AMERICAN is a short fiction film about a young Muslim-American woman studying abroad in London. Aisha is dating the roguish Rashid but lives with her devout, hijab-wearing cousin Fatimah. When her two world's collide, Aisha is forced to reconcile her faith with her desires. Shot and produced in London, England with the assistance of the UK Fulbright Commission and the Islamic Sister Group at King's College.

Al Otro Lado

DVD (NTSC), 2005 66 min

An aspiring corrido composer from Sinaloa, Mexico, faces two choices to better his life: traffic drugs or cross the border and search for work in the United States. From the remote coast of Mexico to South Central L.A., Al Otro Lado explores the conflicts around drug smuggling, immigration, and the corrido music that chronicles it all. Jon Pareles writes in The New York Times: "The documentary is handsomely filmed, whether in sun-drenched landscapes or crowded nightclubs. Itís not a history of corridos, which have roots that reach back to medieval songs; itís a glimpse of art running parallel to daily life

Al'leessi...An African Actress

Niger, 2004, 69 minutes, Color, VHS/DVD, Subtitled
Zalika Souley is in her fifties. She lives with four children in a two-bedroom apartment with neither electricity nor water in Niamey, the capital of Niger. But thirty years ago, she was a movie star and Africa's first professional female actress, working with such celebrated directors as Niger's Oumarou Ganda and Moustapha Alassane. Souley was once the legendary bad girl of African cinema defying directors with her compelling improvisations. Yet, despite her fame, her life was beset by difficulty. In moving and often heart-breaking interviews, Souley speaks wistfully about how audiences confused her with the women she portrayed - vamps, adulteresses, prostitutes - and how, as her stardom rose abroad, she became a pariah in her own country. More than a simple chronicle of Souley's extraordinary career, the film is a moving homage to the heyday of Nigerien cinema in the 1960s when a cottage industry of Westerns, detective films and thrillers delighted audiences. African actors donned cowboy hats and channeled their heroes - Steve McQueen, Jimmy Stewart and Ronald Reagan. AL'LEESSI (meaning "a destiny" in Songhoy) encapsulates the condition of women in modern African society and the history of cinema in Niger which has all but dissolved in recent years. Equally essential for women's studies, cinema studies, African and post-colonial studies, AL'LEESSI is a love letter to this pioneer of Nigerien cinema and a poignant meditation on the current state of the African film industry.

Alabbá

Alabbá looks at the fascinating history of Santería and how its historic roots have transformed into a contemporary religion in modern day Cuba. Alabbá focuses on three women of African descent who arrived in Cuba in the 19th century, tracing their influence on the development of Santería. The documentary includes interviews with current practitioners and historians.

(Spanish with English Subtitles, 40 minutes, 2010)

#416: Alcohol: What You Don't Know

It's true: What you don't know CAN hurt you! So In the Mix takes a hard look at drinking with hard facts. We meet some teens who are recovering alcoholics and a boy who paid a high price for drinking and driving: he was left partially brain damaged from an accident. In a powerful segment, two 21 year-olds test the real physical effects of alcohol on the body as they drink and drive under supervision of the police and a doctor. They dispel myths about alcohol and ways to sober up. In other segments we take a look at a high school program in which upperclassmen hold workshops on drinking for younger students; and we see what really goes on at a police sobriety checkpoint. "I saw the Alcohol show and it changed my outlook on drinking. I never knew it was that dangerous. Thank you so much for that show it really made me think." Meredith Foss, student *DVDs are also available on over 50 other topics of critical interest to teens. For full descriptions, transcripts, video clips, discussion guides, lesson plans and more on this and other topics, please visit our website, inthemix.org. For one day shipping orders or volume discounts please call 800-343-5540. Note: VHS copies are also available for some programs.

Alex's Wedding

2002, 45 min.
Chronicle of a rather particular afternoon during which the lives of three people change dramatically: Alex, the husband, goes to his in-laws to bring home his second wife. Elise, Alexs childhood sweetheart and first wife, accompanies himas she must, according to tradition. And Josephine, the young bride, leaves her parents to begin a new life. Pressed into service by a neighbor, Jean-Marie Teno turns what might have been a typical wedding video into a subtle and intimate portrait of polygamy in contemporary Cameroon. Filming the celebration in great cultural detail, Teno is also implicated in the interpersonal drama of the welcoming of the second wife into an already established household. Members of Alexs family and his friends sing songs about the harmony that the new wife, Josephine, will bring, but the silence of Elise, the first wife, and the tears of Josephine herself, force spectators to imagine how Alex and his wives will negotiate the new arrangements.

Algeria: Women At War

England, 1992, 52 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitled
ALGERIA: WOMEN AT WAR offers a rare insight into the key role Algerian women played in their countrys liberation struggle from the French thirty years ago and their equally important place in todays politics. Produced for Channel Four Television, this high-quality documentary uses a combination of interviews and archival footage to ponder the position of women in Algeria in the light of thirty years of single party rule, the rise of Islam and increasing political violence. It raises critical questions about the balancing act between womens and national liberation struggles.

Algun Dia

vhs, 28 min, 1999
Set during the Proposition 187 campaign happening in California, "Algún Día" (Someday) looks at the Gonzalez family as they strive to overcome xenophobic injustices running rabid through their neighborhood which is confused about this "immigrant problem".

Alice Neel

1978, 19 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
Alice Neel has been acclaimed as one of the most profound portrait painters of the modern era. This fascinating documentary chronicles Neel's career from an early marriage to a Cuban painter, through the Depression and her work with the WPA, to her long residence in Spanish Harlem.

ALIENATED: Undocumented Immigrant Youth

29 minutes Comes with Study Guide
Alienated gives voice to undocumented youth immigrants facing the challenges of life after high school with no options for legalized work or college. A determined young woman from St. Vincent commutes from Brooklyn to New Jersey to work as a nanny for $4 an hour, while another young woman from St. Lucia tells how she was detained in seven U.S. prisons between the ages of 17 and 20. Meanwhile, anti-immigrant groups rally around lobbying efforts that seek to impose ever harsher policies and to "protect our borders." Through interviews with legal counselors, youth service providers, and activists on both sides of the immigration debate, Alienated examines what it means to be young, able, and "illegal" in America.

All Flash, No Cash

22 minutes
Commissioned by The McGraw-Hill Companies, this documentary provides a critical look at the credit card industry which targets youth as new consumers and promotes the "buy now, pay later" philosophy. Interviews with young people in debt and financial experts are combined with engaging and easy-to-understand tips for teens on how to get out and stay out of debt.

All God's Children

26 minutes
All God's Children (26 minutes) examines sexual orientation in African-American communities. Politicians, religious leaders, academics, and family members address the human toll of the unspoken stigmatization and alienation of gay men and lesbians. In the film, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun, and Princeton professor Cornel West are among those leaders who call for spiritual reconciliation and a commitment to equal rights and social justice for all people. All Gods Children was awarded Best Documentary in the 1996 National Black Arts Film Festival.

All in this Tea

DVD, 2007
All In This Tea (2007) is an appropriately rich and complex brew that will prove fascinating not just to connoisseurs but also to viewers interested in the spiritual, historical, scientific, political, and religious aspects of this age-old pick-me-up. As a young man, David Hoffman took what became a permanent break from college, becoming a self-described "vagabond" in China because it had the best tea on earth, spending time with monks and sipping with the Dalai Lama. Many years later, we follow Hoffman's long odyssey to bring artesian teas grown and cultivated by traditional means into America - watching as an idealistic businessman turns from rapture over the tea to frustration with language barriers and corporations that won't allow him to do business with the farmers. All In This Tea is an arty and entertaining documentary that features additional comments from scholars, enthusiasts, and authors (as well as a rather baffling cameo by director Werner Herzog). All In This Tea is both captivating and eye-opening, and many will be surprised to learn that crafting tea is as intensively artistic as making wine (in the Oolong competition alone, for example, the top winning tea is sold for $20,000 a pound).

All of Us and AIDS

30 minutes VHS
It's not about how you get AIDS; it's about how you don't!

All That I Can Be

22 minutes Comes with Study Guide
All That I Can Be follows the stories of William, Dorian and Shinel as they embark on separate journeys with the U.S. Army. At once an intimate portrait and an exploration of the promises and realities of the military in post-9/11 America, this award-winning documentary reveals the lives of young people making their way in a society in which joining the military seems to be their best or only option.

All Under Heaven

(58 min., 1985)
All Under Heaven is a compressed social history of Long Bow over the past few decades. Village elders recount tales of famine, drought, disease, and exploitation before explicating various shifts in the political line - from the land reforms of 1949 and the collectivization of the early 50s, through the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the current Four Modernizations. (The latest developments, encouraging household farming, are not universally appreciated: 'Now even if you sleep till noon no one will bug you - you'll just go hungry.') Replete with village rituals (including funerals, markets, and playing Ping-Pong on a round stone table with a brick 'net'), All Under Heaven gives you an appreciation for the successive waves of Chinese history.

All Water Has a Perfect Memory

Mexico/US, 2001, 19 minutes, Color/BW, VHS, Spanish/English, Subtitled
ALL WATER HAS A PERFECT MEMORY is a poignant experimental documentary that explores the effects of tragedy and remembrance on a bi-cultural family. At seven months old, filmmaker Natalia Almada lost her two-year-old sister, Ana Lynn, in a drowning accident at her childhood home in Mexico. Inspired by an essay written by Toni Morrison, in which she speaks of the Mississippi Rivers ability to conjure memories, this moving piece serves as a meditation on the cultural and gender differences between the filmmakers North American mother and Mexican father in the face of their daughters death. Through personal recollections narrated by each family member, including her brother, Almada incorporates Super-8 home movies, photographs and fabricated images to weave together a touching and moving visual memory of Ana Lynn.

Almost Home

An unsentimental look at the lives of three children who live in a homeless shelter and at the adults who try to help them.
An unsentimental look at the lives of children who live in a homeless shelter and at the adults who try to help them.

Almost There

2003 52 min. Greece
Almost There is the story of a lesbian couple's move away from Israel and the problems they wish to leave behind. Joelle lived in Tel-Aviv for eleven years but tired of this city wrapped in violence. Sigal, hiding her true sexual identity from her family, needs to distance herself to be able to have a more complete life with her partner. Together they travel through Greece in search of a new home. The couple tape each other throughout their travels, producing a video diary, each expressing her feelings as she observes the other. Their unfurling journey pushes them to question the very heart of their search; essential dilemmas such as: "Where do I belong?" "What is home?" and "How can we be part of our families when we are different from them?" Almost There presents a couple that dares: dares to change their life, dares to deal with personal fears, dares to search for happiness...and most of all, dares to make a documentary which carefully explores the beauty and difficulties of intimacy, sexual identity, and the complexity of family relationships--all difficult to examine, unless we turn the camera upon ourselves.

Alone Together

Profiles of young people - straight and gay male and female from a variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds - who were affected by AIDS in their teens.
Profiles of young people - straight and gay male and female from a variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds - who were infected with HIV in their teens.

Alzheimers Care Series

This important three-part video series addresses common but often misunderstood behaviors of patients with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
This three-part series addresses common but often misunderstood behaviors of patients with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. With the methods of interaction and intervention presented caregivers can redirect and defuse these behaviors while keepin

Alzheimer's Disease: Inside Looking Out

Through the stories of eight people with Alzheimer's disease this touching video allows viewers to get a real and vivid sense of what it's like to experience the early stages of progressive memory loss.
Through the stories of eight people with Alzheimer's disease this touching video gives viewers a real and vivid sense of what it's like to experience the early stages of progressive memory loss.

Am I Normal?

22 minutes VHS 22 minutes 16 mm
These acclaimed videos for grades 5-8 teach the facts and feelings of puberty with humor and reassurance. AM I NORMAL? (for boys) and DEAR DIARY (for girls) feature pre-teen characters full of questions about their changing bodies and roller-coaster feelings. They, their parents and friends learn the facts about male and female sexual development, and important lessons about self-image, peer pressure and readiness to date. Winners of over 20 educational awards.

The Amasong Chorus: Singing Out

53 min.
The first video to document the growing subculture of lesbian and gay musical choruses, THE AMASONG CHORUS: SINGING OUT chronicles the rise of one small-town lesbian chorus and how the beauty of their music comes to win acceptance from a conservative community. As we watch the group grow into a nationally recognized, award-winning ensemble, THE AMASONG CHORUS: SINGING OUT shows how one person's spirit and dedication can help transform a community.

Amazon Sisters

England, 1992, 60 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitled
AMAZON SISTERS portrays the vision and strength of women surviving in the hotly contested Amazon rainforests. While international attention has focused on saving the rainforests, considerably less attention has been paid to the plight of the human inhabitants of Amazonia. Women are at the frontline of the struggle to save their environment and to rebuild a region suffer-ing the effects of inappropriate development. A film which beautifully expresses the strength, humor and ability of the women of the Amazon Region. It sharply reminds us, however, that simply feeling romantic about rainforests isnt enough. The need for serious support for both the environment and the health and safety of the people there is made abundantly clear. Margaret Prosser, National Womens Secretary Transport and General Workers Union.

Amazonia

US, 2001, 8 minutes, Color/BW, VHS
In this highly personal and visually evocative testimonial, critically acclaimed South Asian filmmaker Nandini Sikand poignantly presents her sisters triumphal recovery from the emotional and physical scars of breast cancer. Lyrically incorporating poetry, experimental video and Super-8 montage, this moving piece looks at the myth of Amazonian women warriors who were said to have cut off their right breast to become better archers and compares their legendary battles to the war being waged against breast cancer. As Sikands sister reads passages describing her fight with the disease, the geography of her body is explored and compared to the scared landscape of the urban environment. Traversing the pulsating and dizzying streets, the city and body become one to highlight womens lives as triumphant urban warriors. Moving and inspiring, this short experimental video is a tribute to all women who have struggled with breast cancer.

America's Invisible Backbone

19 minutes Comes with Study Guide
EVC youth producers explore what the U.S. would be like without immigrants in this 2006 new release. At the height of recent protests and mass media coverage, students interview politicians, activists and new Americans about immigration reform and the link between immigration rights and the foundations of American democracy.

America's Victoria

1995, 56 minutes, Color/BW, VHS
In 1872 Victoria Woodhull became the first woman to campaign for US President. AMERICA'S VICTORIA is a wonderful chronicle of the life of one of the most important and unrecognized women in US history. Although she was a radical suffragist, she refused to restrict her Presidential campaign to the issue of women's suffrage. Instead, she advocated a single sexual standard for men and women, legalization of prostitution and reform of marriage. AMERICA'S VICTORIA combines rare archival images, Woodhull's own words (read by Kate Capshaw), and illuminating interviews with contemporary feminists such as Gloria Steinem to present a fascinating portrait of this remarkably brave woman.

American Casino

DVD,2009,89min

"American Casino is a powerful and shocking look at the subprime lending scandal. If you want to understand how the US financial system failed and how mortgage companies ripped off the poor, see this film."

The American Egypt

vhs, 57 min., 2001

"The American Egypt" revisits the first socialist government of the Americas, the Mexican Revolution on the Yucatan peninsula, 1915-24. Within the study of Mexico's past, the Yucatan merits consideration as a thing apart. Attempts to secede in the 19th Century suggest Yucatan was, like Texas and California, only imperfectly attached to the Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Until the middle of the 20th Century, neither highway nor railroad joined the peninsula to the rest of the nation, and ties were closer with the United States and the Caribbean. Totalitarian rule and the monocrop agriculture turned Mexico's poorest backward into its richest.

An American Family Revisited

American Family Revisited is a ten-year update on the Loud family and their reflections on becoming the first reality TV stars. Filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond, who filmed the original 12-hour cinema vérité series An American Family and spent seven months recording over 300 hours of film, revisited the Loud family a decade later for a new family profile. The Raymonds had continued their friendship with the family members over these past ten years and knew that their unique experience of becoming media celebrities, coupled with the effects of a family's divorce, had changed them in many ways. The filmmakers wanted to explore a first-hand report from each family member on how they were affected by these two dramatic life experiences.

60 min. 1983

American Odyssey

34 minutes VHS
As Americans, theres little we cherish more than our freedom. Our mobility is our lifeblood. What better example than the Wally Byam Caravan Club, a tight-knit band of older Americans who pack up their Airstream trailers and retire on the road. AMERICAN ODYSSEY looks at this groups unconventional lifestyle and comes to the conclusion that in these parts we dont vilify the rootless; we envy them. The Wally Byam Caravan Club manages to find unity, closeness and support from the very thing that tore us all apart in the first place: the road. A funny and inspiring tribute to the creation of community in America.America.

American Tongues

Southerners talk too slowly. New Yorkers are rude. New Englanders don't say much at all. Anybody who lives in the U.S. knows the clichés about how people in the various parts of the country handle the English language. American Tongues is the first documentary to explore the impact of these linguistic attitudes in a fresh and exciting manner. For over ten years American Tongues has entertained and educated audiences from the high school level on up. It is in use in thousands of colleges, universities, corporate training offices, military installations, TESL classes, and other institutions. American Tongues has been an enormously useful teaching tool for helping students and workers hear examples of regional speech and attitudes and relate them to their own lives.

American Tongues

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The Americana Project

Topaz Adizes

A 2 Disc DVD set + 30 page Study Guide. The Americana Project consists of 3 award winning films: Americana (feature documentary 91min; teachable as a whole or in 15 short chapters), Trece Años (short 8 min), and City (short 7 min). Shot collectively in 11 countries around the world, these films juxtapose the compelling stories of two high school seniors enlisting in the U.S. Army, with an epic exploration of American identity at home and abroad. An invaluable supplement to any teacher's English, Social Studies, Film, or Humanitites curriculum. Visit www.theamericanaproject for more information.

Among Good Christian Peoples

Video. 30 min. 1991. Funded in part by Frameline. Winner: Best Documentary Charlotte Film and Video Festival 1992; Runner-up Non-Fiction Visions of U.S. AFI/Sony 1991; Jury Award University of Oregon Queer Film Festival 1993.
This is the story of an African American lesbian raised as a Jehovah's Witness whose spiritual yearnings and self-image provide rich material for exploration. Unable to abandon either her religious beliefs or her current lifestyle, she ultimately finds a way to practice her faith within a supportive and nurturing. The video features the gospel music of The Lavender Light Chorus.

Amos Gutman, Filmmaker

1997 64 min. Israel
From 1977 to his untimely death in 1993, Amos Gutman directed six films, all of them deeply personal reflections of his own life. Interviews with lovers, famliy and friends--including some of the most important people in Israeli cinema--tell the gripping story of a strikingly handsome, charismatic and deeply passionate gay man who has become a revered cult figure in Israeli cinema.

An Acquired Taste

26 minutes VHS 26 minutes 16 mm
A filmmaker turns 40 and casts a wry look back at the school, work, and media influences which have shaped his life (and all our lives) through four decades. The film poses critical questions about the pursuit of success--that particularly American fixation with being "number one."

Ana Mendieta Fuego de Tierra

1987, 52 minutes, Color/BW, VHS
This beautiful video is a portrait of the life and work of Cuban-born American artist Ana Mendieta. Mendieta used her own body, the raw materials of nature, and Afro-Cuban religion to express her feminist political consciousness and poetic vision. Interview footage with Mendieta and her own filmed records of her earthworks and performances are incorporated to render a vivid testament to her energy and extraordinary talent after her tragic, untimely death in 1985.

Ancestors In The Americas: Chinese In The Frontier West

Ancestors In The Americas: Coolies, Sailors And Settlers

ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS is the first in-depth television series to present the untold history and contemporary legacy of early Asian immigrants to the Americas, from the 1700s to the 1900s. Creating first-person voices through an innovative "documemoir" approach, ANCESTORS brings to life a largely unexplored past, not found in standard textbooks, and invites a new understanding of American history.
Most people think of Asians as recent immigrants to the Americas, but the first Asians--Filipino sailors--settled in the bayous of Louisiana a decade before the Revolutionary War. Asians have been an integral part of American history since that time. COOLIES, SAILORS AND SETTLERS explores how and why people from the Philippines, China and India first arrived on the shores of North and South America, and it portrays their survival amid harsh conditions, their re-migrations, and finally their permanent settlement in the New World.

Ancestors In The Americas: Crossing The Continent, Crossing The Pacific

ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS is the first in-depth television series to present the untold history and contemporary legacy of early Asian immigrants to the Americas, from the 1700s to the 1900s. Creating first-person voices through an innovative "documemoir" approach, ANCESTORS brings to life a largely unexplored past, not found in standard textbooks, and invites a new understanding of American history.
The third program in the series begins in the 1860s and ends in the 1930s when other key Asian groups--Japanese, Asian Indians, Koreans and Filipinos--have arrived and settled in America, and the second generation of Chinese immigrants is establishing itself. Program 3 starts with a revealing look at the Chinese role and sacrifices in building the western half of the monumental Transcontinental Railroad. Their actual experience is a part of our history which is not commonly known today. Here, the Chinese were 80 - 90% of the workforce and built one of the most difficult parts of the railroad, over the Sierra Nevada mountain range. They were forced to work from sun up to sun down, labor in very dangerous conditions, and sleep in tents in the middle of winter, without any protection against the cold or avalanches which swept whole camps down mountainsides.

And Still I Rise

England, 1993, 30 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
Inspired by a poem by Maya Angelou, this powerful film explores images of Black women in the media, focusing on the myths surrounding Black women's sexuality. Like COLOR ADJUSTMENT, in which Marlon Riggs looked at images of Black people on television, AND STILL I RISE uses images from popular culture to reveal the way the media misrepresents Black women's sexuality. A combination of fear and fascination produces a stereotypical representation which in turn impacts on the real lives of Black women. AND STILL i RISE intercuts historical and media images with hard-hitting contemporary views of women of African heritage as they struggle to create a new and empowered perspective. Both a celebration and a critique, AND STILL I RISE is essential viewing for those interested in African American studies, women's studies, media studies and popular culture. From the director of THE BODY BEAUTIFUL and COFFEE COLORED CHILDREN.

And the Home of the Brave

# Format: Video 1/2" VHS and DVD # Length: 18 minutes

And the Home of the Brave is the story of Lillian Ross, an 84-year-old, ailing widow, on her first day of admission to a nursing home. She quickly learns about institutional living: her possessions are reduced to a handbag and a suitcase; she is assigned a room with a stranger; her first encounters with caregivers are uneasy; and in the dining hall, among other residents, she finds personal contact just as elusive. Through it all, Mrs. Ross struggles to maintain her dignity and a measure of control over her life. In the end she breaks through the isolation.

And the March Continues!

1997 30 min. Mexico
And the March Continues! combines documentary and narrative forms to present a history of the lesbian movement in Mexico from its origins to the present. Testimonies from Mexican lesbians and movement leaders give impressions of daily life in their country. A dramatized encounter between Frida Kahlo, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (acclaimed 17th Century Mexican poet) and modern day Mexican revolutionary, Adelita, is a humorous but poignant acknowledgement of the historical and cultural impact made by these and other Mexican lesbians.

...And Woman Wove It in a Basket

1989, 70 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
For the Klickitat Indians in Oregon, basketweaving is a way of reclaiming native forms and heritage. This evocative portrayal of basketweaver Nettie Jackson Kuneki and her family explores Klickitat river culture within an investigation of documentary practice and cultural preservation. Capturing native life as experienced by a contemporary Klickitat woman, the film presents her daily activities through seasonal changes, the documentation of her craft and a visual history of Indian tales and legends. Voices of the filmmakers' own quest supplement Kuneki's reflections, creating a unique tapestry of personal memory and cultural collaboration that is invaluable for ethnographic film studies, Native American collections and women's studies.

The Andre Show

The filmmaker and her adopted son who was born with HIV share the story of their extraordinary friendship and of the challenges of Andre's short yet intense life.
The filmmaker and her adopted son who was born with HIV share the story of their extraordinary friendship and of the challenges of Andre's short yet intense life.

Anemia Falciforme

Dubbed in Spanish. Nearly 50 to 80 thousand African-Americans have sickle cell anemia a genetic disease in which red blood cells become stiff and misshapen. This program examines the devastating impact of the diease and stresses the importance of increas
(Sickle Cell Anemia) The children and young people seen in this moving documentary appear healthy yet they live with the daily threat of excruciating pain and hospitalization. This program examines the devastating impact of sickle cell disease on

Angela's Journey

Angela Vecchio-Ozmon is a young mother with two small children. She?s bright attractive and instantly likeable ? and she has terminal breast cancer. Rather than retreat into privacy though she has chosen to be extraordinarily candid sharing everything
Angela is a bright attractive young mother with two small children and terminal breast cancer. This candid compelling documentary follows Angela as she visits her physician and explores treatment options while dealing with issues of body image loneli

Angola Is Our Country Angola E A Nossa Terra

England, 1988, 45 minutes, Color, VHS
Angolan women are rarely heard describing the impact of South Africas undeclared war against their country. This moving documentary, produced in conjunction with the Organization of Angolan Women (OMA), highlights the contribution women make to the reconstruction of a country where war has consumed more than half the national budget and produced at least a million internal refugees.

The Angry Heart

African-Americans die from heart disease at rates which are disproportionately higher than those of white Americans. Yet while it is hard to find an African-American family whose lives have not been touched by heart disease the American Heart Associatio
Spotlights the epidemic of heart disease among African Americans through the story of 45-year-old Keith Hartgrove who has already experienced two heart attacks and quadruple bypass surgery.

Animaquiladora

DVD, 10 min., 1997

A significant amount of the hand drawn animation seen on television today is cartooned in sweatshop-like animation factories in Korea, China, and the Philippines. The writers and animators who form ANIMAQUILADORA sharpened their skills in one such factory located in Tijuana, Mexico. After years of animating logos for the American talk show "Regis and Kathie Lee," Lalo Lopez and Alex Rivera escaped from the hellish sweatshop in Tijuana and now are seeking better lives in Los Angeles and New York. The videos produced by ANIMAQUILADORA use a combination of the latest in digital imaging technology and cutting edge Latino political satire.

Anna from Benin

Germany/Benin, 2000, 45 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitled
ANNA FROM BENIN is an extraordinary portrait of an extraordinary 17th year old. Anna is one of 31 children that her father has had with his 5 wives. As the star of her familys orchestra, the Tek Stars, she went to study in France on scholarship a rare event in Central Africa, where most girls dont get the opportunity to get an education. As a result the entire countries hopes are pinned on her success. This beautiful documentary focuses on Annas struggles as an independent teenager with a domineering father in Central Africa and as an African teenager in France without the protection of her siblings and her five mothers. Congolese filmmaker, Monique Phobas portrait allows us a rare view of the lives of girls in Africa at the beginning of a new century.

Another Home for Mom

A couple confront the difficult decision of whether to place the husband's mother who has Alzheimer's disease in a nursing home.
A couple confront the difficult decision of whether to place the husband's mother who has Alzheimer's disease in a nursing home.

Another Brother

1998, 50 minutes, color, 16mm/video
ANOTHER BROTHER is a moving biographical mosaic of one ordinary yet extraordinary man, Clarence Fitch. An African American veteran of the Vietnam War, Clarence was like many veterans in the hardships he endured racism, poverty, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS yet uncommon in his ability to transform these experiences through a life of political activism. In telling Clarence's gripping personal story, the film provides a unique window onto the Vietnam War, racism in America, and a host of social problems which have ravaged America for the past three decades. The film is narrated chiefly by Clarence in an audio taped interview by William Short, a fellow Vietnam veteran, before Clarences death from AIDS in 1990.

Another Side of Peace

60 minutes VHS 60 minutes DVD
ANOTHER SIDE OF PEACE introduces Roni Hirshenzon, a 60 year old Israeli man who has suffered as much as any parent can imagine: Both of Ronis sons are dead. Each died at age nineteen as a direct result of the violence in the region. Putting hatred and despair aside, Roni cofounded the Parents Circle, a support group for bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families who have lost children in the conflict. The film follows Ronis internal journey to come to terms with the deaths of his two sons and his efforts to reach reconciliation and promote peace. He works with Ghazi Briegieth, his Palestinian counterpart, to connect with other bereaved parents in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Their worldwide message is simple: No More Death.

Anthem

1991 9 min. USA
Marlon Riggs' experimental music video politicizes the homoeroticism of African-American men. With images--sensual, sexual and defiant--and words intended to provoke, Anthem reasserts the "self-evident right" to life and liberty in an era of pervasive anti-gay, anti-Black backlash and hysterical cultural repression.

Anything You Want To Be

8 minutes VHS 8 minutes 16 mm
This classic is one of the most popular films of the early Women's movement and continues to inspire discussions about socialization for today's audiences.

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Are the Kids Alright?

Filmed in courtrooms correctional institutions treatment centers and family homes this searing documentary examines the results of the tragic decline in mental health services for children and adolescents at risk.
Filmed in courtrooms correctional institutions treatment centers and family homes this searing documentary examines the results of the tragic decline in mental health services for children and adolescents at risk.

The Arrow

vhs, 32 min., 1996

In a timeless landscape, the two protagonists set off North in search for Aztlan, the place of origin of the Aztec people. The journey becomes an inner one.

The Art of Hiring Leaders

Book
The development of this book is the culmination of hundreds of executive transitions. The Art of Hiring Leaders describes a step-by-step search process so that boards and search committees can make knowledgeable and informed decisions throughout the executive transition process.

Artist

US, 1999, 10 minutes, Color, VHS
Internationally acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Tracey Moffatt takes the viewer on a fast-paced journey through Hollywood's depiction of the artist. Using a wealth of clips from classic cinema bio pics and popular television sitcoms, the video voyage spans centuries of art and art-making to reveal how five decades of mainstream media have perceived the creative process and creators themselves. A lively music track underscores the fervor and passion we have come to associate with artists and their typical one-dimensional representations on the large and small screen. Punctuated by recurrent gestures--the confident whisk of the paint brush, the futile laugh of frustration, and the violent destruction of one's own work--this amusing, thought-provoking array of well-known images paints an incisive portrait of the artist as a total Hollywood fabrication.

Artist on Fire Joyce Wieland

Canada, 1987, 54 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
A pioneer of feminist avant-garde cinema, Joyce Wieland has explored the crux of nationalism, feminine sexuality and ecology for more than thirty years in films such as her influential RAT LIFE AND DIET AND REASON OVER PASSION. This richly suggestive portrait surveys Wieland's involvement in structural filmmaking with Michael Snow and Hollis Frampton in the 1960s and her reinvention of women's crafts in her artwork.

#602: Arts Education...A+

What does art mean to you? Wynton Marsalis, the highly acclaimed jazz musician and composer highlighted in this program says, The arts are created to give us an objective way to look at ourselves. This In the Mix special features diverse teens who describe how arts education has had a positive impact on their attitudes, emotions, behavior, academic and even athletic performance, as well as their relationships with peers and parents. It also highlights creative ways in which schools are making arts education available in the face of budget cuts. Segments include: Wynton Marsalis and teens who participate in the national Lincoln Center High School Jazz Competition; a Los Angeles mentoring program that teaches poetry, songwriting and more; and a dance program available to high school students. Young Adult Library Services Associations Selected Videos/DVDs List Energized teens comment on their unexpected success and the joy that art brings to their lives. Useful to spark interest in high school art classes, this insightful program should be mandatory viewing for school board and administrators considering elimination of arts programs. Booklist in addition to providing a wonderful inspiration for creative teens, the video will be useful for individuals or groups looking to offer or expand arts programming in their school or communities School Library Journal *DVDs are also available on over 50 other topics of critical interest to teens. For full descriptions, transcripts, video clips, discussion guides, lesson plans and more on this and other topics, please visit our website, inthemix.org. For one day shipping orders or volume discounts please call 800-343-5540. Note: VHS copies are also available for some programs.

As I Remember It: A Portrait of Dorothy West

1991, 56 minutes, Color, VHS
This intimate portrait of writer Dorothy West explores the forgotten role of women in the Harlem Renaissance. From the perspective of her 83 years, the still active writer relates her memories of growing up African American, privileged and enthralled by literature. Archival footage and photographs, interviews and excerpts from her autobiographical novel, THE LIVING IS EASY, capture West's fascinating story.

As the Mirror Burns

Australia, 1990, 58 minutes, Color, VHS
Most representations of the Vietnam War show women as innocent by-standers who sometimes became caught up in the conflict but who were otherwise uninvolved. AS THE MIRROR BURNS is an amazing redressing of this misconception. It is estimated that over 70% of the guerrilla forces in the war were women who were not victims but who were active participants in the struggle against foreign domination. AS THE MIRROR BURNS shows how the war still shapes life for the women of Vietnam as they continue their work in the fields and factories, on the roads and in the homes, to restore peace to their land. Study guide available.

As Time Goes By

Senior citizens openly discuss sexuality in their lives.
It is a misconception that our needs for intimacy fade as we age. The seniors profiled in this documentary openly share their experiences with love romance and growing older.

ASSEMBLAGE 26

A showcase of Noel Schwerin's x-ray art in the art, architecture and design theory journal.

At Home In Utopia

DVD, 57 Min.
They wanted to change the American dream. In the mid-1920s, thousands of immigrant Jewish garment workers managed to catapult themselves out of urban slums and ghettos by pooling their resources and building four cooperatively owned and run apartment complexes in the Bronx. They believed that owning one's home went a long way toward controlling one's fate. "At Home in Utopia" focuses on the United Workers Cooperative Colony, aka the Coops, the most grass-roots and member-driven of the Jewish labor housing cooperatives, where many of the residents were Communists. Almost as soon as they moved in to their new buildings, they were hit by the Great Depression. The garment industry was hit hard; they were unemployed; and they could no longer pay their mortgage.

At My Mother's Breast

The filmmaker's mother grandmother and great-grandmother all had breast cancer; she grew up knowing that she might be next. An extraordinary portrait of a family of brave strong women finding unity in facing a terrifying and tragic genetic legacy.
The filmmaker's mother grandmother and great-grandmother all had breast cancer; she grew up knowing that she might be next. An extraordinary portrait of a family of brave strong women finding unity in facing a terrifying and tragic genetic legacy.

At One Time Or Another: How Teens Grieve

20 minutes
A look at how young people learn to cope with the loss of loved ones despite living in a culture that often denies death. Youth producers probe their own feelings about death and dying while posing questions to friends and acquaintances who understand what it means to grieve.

Atlantic City Trolley Days

42 minutes
Atlantic City Trolley Days is a 40-minute tour that literally covers the waterfront---from the Maine Avenue car barns to the Shore Fast Line. Along the way you'll see plenty of fascinating traction operations, including the car barn, fan trips, and snowy winter work, plus a variety of cars used during the system's last years. Atlantic City's Trolleys is painstakingly researched and brimming with rare archival footage.

Atlantic Slave Trade Project, The

The transatlantic trade in African slaves is among the longest and greatest tragedies in human history. Yet the slave trade -- as distinct from the experience of slavery in the United States -- remains largely unexamined in popular culture, and the impact of the trade on contemporary life remains unknown to the general public. The Atlantic Slave Trade Project (working title), a multimedia project encompassing a four-hour documentary film series for public television and a content-rich website, will be the first major media effort to make this critical history accessible to a popular American audience.

The Attendant

1992 8 min. UK
From the maker of The Darker Side of Black, Looking for Langston and Young Soul Rebels, Isaac Julien's attendant is older, wiser, black, and works in an art museum, where -- with a young white man as his erotic memory he sees a nineteenth-century painting of slaves and chains, "Scene on the Coast of Africa," come to life. Vivid imagery reveals the attendant's fascination with the psychic pleasures of sadomasochistic relationships.

The Audition

England, 1990, 24 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
The filmmaker's sister, Jane Campion, journeys home to New Zealand to audition her onetime actress mother for a small role as a schoolteacher in her film adaptation of Janet Frame's autobiographies, AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE. The mother is somewhat resistant to the role, the camera and what she perceives as her daughter's manipulation. The daughter has her own resistance-to her mother's dark vision of the world. This deceptively simple drama, filmed with elegance and restraint, reveals nuances of mother/daughter roles while challenging the realist aesthetic.

Autism: A World Apart

The stories of three families show us what the textbooks and studies cannot: what it's really like to love and care for children with autism.
The stories of three families show us what the textbooks and studies cannot - what it's really like to love and care for children with autism.

Autoexamen del Seno

(Breast Self Exam) focuses on the importance of breast self-examination and the effects that cancer can have on one's life. Part of the Nuestra Salud Series. In Spanish with English Subtitles
(Breast Self-Examination) Focuses on the importance of breast self-examination despite obstacles Latina lesbians may experience in seeking healthcare. (Nuestra Salud Series: in Spanish with English Subtitles.)

Certain Grace

Photographer Zelda meets more than a model when Alice answers an ad to be photographed from a "feminist" perspective. The two become inseparable as Zelda discovers answers to the unconscious questions that prompted her to work on a photographic essay of women. Meanwhile, Zelda's moody musician boyfriend gets frustrated and jealous and tries to intervene. But Zelda's newly found passion is not so easily squelched.

A Healthy Baby Girl

1996, 57 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
In 1963 filmmaker Judith Helfand's mother was prescribed the ineffective, carcinogenic synthetic hormone diethylstilbestrol (DES), meant to prevent miscarriage and ensure a healthy baby. At twenty-five, Judith was diagnosed with DES-related cervical cancer. After a radical hysterectomy she went to her family's home to heal and picked up her camera. The resulting video-diary is a fascinating exploration of how science, marketing and corporate power can affect our deepest relationships. Shot over five years, A HEALTHY BABY GIRL tells a story of survival, mother-daughter love, family renewal, and community activism. Intimate, humorous, and searing, it is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the relationship between women's health, public policy, medical ethics and corporate responsibility.