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2 Or 3 Things But Nothing for Sure

A film by Tina DiFeliciantonio and Jane C. Wagner , 1997, 12 min., Color
Acclaimed author Dorothy Allison (BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA) is profiled in this moving, inspiring film. Combining poetic imagery with powerful readings...

24 Girls

A film by Eva Ilona Brzeski , 1998, 29 min., Color
Set on the borderland between childhood and adolescence, between dream and reality, Eva Ilona Brzeski's 24 GIRLS presents fleeting glimpses of girls o...

24/7

Profiles two families exhausted by the struggle to provide all day every day care for their developmentally disabled adult children at home while simultaneously battling for the help and resources they need. How long can they do it alone?
Profiles two families exhausted by the struggle to provide all day every day care for their developmentally disabled adult children at home while simultaneously battling for the help and resources they need. How long can they do it alone?

3 Girls I Know

54 minutes | No Excuses Productions | c.2004 | DVD | VHS
Maggie, Ari and Tishaun, three ethnically diverse teenagers from Montana, San Francisco and Baltimore- find their lives abruptly altered by the impact of sexual decision. How each girl subsequently deals with the consequences gives an up-close-and-personal look at teenage life: peer pressure, parents, relationships, sexuality, pregnancy and HIV/AIDS.

5 Girls

A film by Kartemquin Educational Films , 2001, 113 min., Color
From the production company that made HOOP DREAMS, comes this inspiring and honest portrait of five diverse girls as they bravely make their way throu...

#445: 9-11: Looking Back...Moving Forward

Since September 11, 2001, Americans have heard conflicting messages: the world is forever changed, but we must return to our normal routines and activities. Through the eyes of high school teens near Ground Zero and others living outside New York, this program explores how the tragedy and ongoing events have impacted the way todays teens view the world and their future. We see who and what has helped them (school, parents, friends), and what they are doing to help each other. A school counselor stresses the importance of expressing their feelings. They also discuss issues such as stereotyping, cultural understanding, the media, and civil liberties. We meet a Muslim girl who copes with the emotional impact of prejudice and misunderstanding through writing. The teens also relate the positive changes such as feeling closer to family and friends; gaining more perspective on whats important in life; realizing the need for tolerance; and having a new interest in world affairs. As one teen explains: in the past they had sympathy for teens in other countries who live with the daily threat of violence; now, they have empathy. Young Adult Library Services Associations Select list This uplifting title not only prompts discussion but shows viewers how positive lessons can be learned from this shattering tragedy.L.A. Times *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. **Related Products - "Living with Change" In this program, we highlight how teens across the country have responded to and coped with the impact of the ongoing events of the past year. Note: VHS copies are also available for some programs.

9/12: From Chaos to Community

60 Min.
"9/12" is a character-driven feature documentary about a group of New York City residents who volunteered at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks. Combining vibrant cinema-verite footage, emotional in-depth interviews, still photographs and archival footage, the film examines the relationships the volunteers formed among themselves and with the rescue and recovery workers they cared for. As the characters moving, sad, funny, colorful stories unfold, the film reveals a diverse community of people transcending politics and culture as they come together in an effort to heal their city and themselves.

90 Miles

A Cuban-born filmmaker recounts the strange fate that brought him as a groomed young communist to exile in Miami in 1980 during the dramatic Mariel boatlift.  90 Miles is the candid and moving story of an immigrant family, and how the historical forces around them have shaped their personal relationship and their attitudes towards the world around them.

90 Miles (Director's Cut)

A Cuban-born filmmaker recounts the strange fate that brought him as a groomed young communist to exile in Miami in 1980 during the dramatic Mariel boatlift. 90 Miles is the candid and moving story of an immigrant family, and how the historical forces around them have shaped their personal relationship and their attitudes towards the world around them.

900 Women

A film by Laleh Khadivi , 2000, 72 min., Color
?The Louisiana Correctional Institute is located in the swamps of southern Louisiana in the small town of St. Gabriel. Built in 1970 to house an incre...

976

976 is a clever and engaging short spoof on phone sex, the style of 1990's 976 ads in light of AIDS, and one very creative alternative to the standard phone sex ad..."If you're tired of talking dirty and just want to talk dirt," then 976 will fill your every need.

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.

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

Abode of Illusion: The Life and Art of Chang Dai-Chien

A profile of the much-acclaimed Chinese artist whose works bridge past and present, East and West. Chang was the first Chinese artist to achieve international recognition through his original works as well as for his skill at emulating and forging past masterpieces. Whether fake or genuine, Chang Dai-Chien's art illustrates essential differences between Western and Chinese approaches to art, and how originality and tradition, abstraction and representation are valued and interpreted by both East and West.
A profile of the much-acclaimed Chinese artist Chang Dai-Chien.

About Tap

This captivating film focuses on the artistry and style of three of America's leading male tap dancers, Steve Condos, Jimmy Slyde and Chuck Green. Introduced by Gregory Hines, who shares his childhood memories of watching and imitating the tap dance greats at the Apollo Theater, ABOUT TAP features simply staged but bravura performances that display this engaging and graceful art at its finest. The films asks the question, How does an artist discover his own individual style? Through their recollections and performances, each of the featured dancers ofers a distinctive and highly entertaining answer.

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Also from filmmaker George Nierenberg:
No Maps On My Taps
About Tap/No Maps On My Taps (2-video set)
An overview of tap dancing in America and its cultural roots.

#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. its honest, and its paced to keep teens interested. Its 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 Childrens 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.

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.

Adirondacks

The majesty and mystery of New York State's Adirondack Park is thoughtfully explored in this beautiful documentary. Using original landscapes, interviews with long-time residents, rare archival photographs, and motion pictures, the film traces major themes in Adirondack history, early exploration and settlement, commercial development, wilderness travel, art, craft and architecture geography and geology. Woven throughout this chronology are the recurring motifs of fascinating Mohawk Indian lore, lake guides and guide boats, grand tourist hotels and spas, mining and lumber camps and the ever-present sense of spiritual awe that haunts the mountains and valleys. The Adirondacks provides a comprehensive human history of the region as well as a balanced discussion of the problems and possibilities that face the area today.
This documentary traces major themes in the history of the Adirondack Park in New York while raising an urgent contemporary issue: the effects of acid rain on an important natural sanctuary.

Adirondacks

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 film is available as a five part series, a 112 minute Director's Cut and a 60 minute version for broadcast.
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.

Agitation...It's a Sign

Shows appropriate and compassionate techniques which can prevent or diffuse patients' anxiety agitation and aggression.
Shows appropriate and compassionate techniques which can prevent or diffuse patients' anxiety agitation and aggression.

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 Show: Artists Involved With Death and Survival

The AIDS show was made by Robert Epstein, director of the Academy Award-winning The Times of Harvey Milk and Peter Adair who produced (and co-directed with Epstein) Word is Out. We had talked for a long time about doing a documentary that looked at the impact of AIDS on our community, says Adair, Not a medical film, but one that would address the more intangible, invisible effects. Says Epstein, We were moved by the powerful interplay of humor and drama in the show and were struck by how accessible it was for diverse audiences. We set out to capture its spirit on film. Their narration ties the work together informatively, while retaining the play's engaging theatrics.

In the video one young man speaks gently of scattering the ashes of his best friend. Another, an AIDS patient, chides a doting companion, Stop being supportive. Just be my friend. An embittered nurse complains of the dangers she thinks she is exposed to by AIDS patients on the cancer ward. A mother speaks simply yet eloquently of love and acceptance for her gay son who lies dying. These are only a few over the voices -- poignant, humorous and profound - which explore the emotional impact of the disease.

This thoughtful and provocative documentary is suitable for high school, college and adult audiences. It portrays social interaction among gays in a way that is neither purged nor sanitized. Yet the messages of the work are important for a community much larger than only gays. The AIDS Show is ideal not only for discussions of the AIDS epidemic and health, but also for studies of human sexuality, prejudice and understanding, theatre performance, death and dying, ritual and friendship. With both pride and humor, The AIDS Show demonstrates that while the epidemic is a major tragedy, society can rebound, becoming stronger and more compassionate than ever.
Deals with the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the gay community.

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'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.

#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 American High

This insightful documentary captures on film a uniquely American experience - senior year in a suburban high school. Seen through the eyes of a foreign exchange student from Finland, the rites of passage that are familiar to every high school student in the U.S. take on an exotic flavor. From the first day of the year to the Senior Prom, All American High presents new perspectives on the timeless social rituals of educational institutions in the United States.
A documentary about the trials and life of High School, a uniquely American experience.

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 One Basket

Follows three women through the process of paid egg donation to explore ethical questions about the use of hormones genetic selection for preferred physical traits the role of money in reproductive medicine and informed consent.
Follows three women through the process of paid egg donation to explore ethical questions about the use of hormones genetic selection for preferred physical traits the role of money in reproductive medicine and informed consent.

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.

Alone Across Australia

In 2001 Jon Muir and his dog, Seraphine, began an odyssey to cross Australia on foot, from the coast of South Australia to the north coast of Queensland. 128 days and 2,500 kilometers later, on the point of starvation and exhaustion, Jon arrived in Burketown, becoming the first person to walk solo and unassisted across the continent of Australia.

Jon Muir OAM is no stranger to extreme adventures. He has climbed Mt. Everest, walked to the South Pole and the North Pole, paddled alone in a sea kayak to the tip of Cape York; but this solo walk, which took him across four of the driest deserts in the world, was to be his toughest challenge to date. His only equipment was two trekking poles and a homemade cart, containing a few essentials, which he pulled behind him. The bulk of his food came from what he could hunt or gather along the way.

Alone Across Australia is a film about Jon's epic and spiritual journey into the heart and soul of Australia.

For more information about this film and for a free study guide, click here

Alone Across Australia

Alone Across Australia is a film about Jon's epic and spiritual journey into the heart and soul of Australia.

For more information about this film and for a free study guide, click here
One man's solo trek across Australia on foot.

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: Lost and Found

This compilation of rare footage counterpointed by a trenchant and touching narration conveys the psychological impact of the economic and social collapse that accompanied the Great Depression in the U.S.

Three and a half years were spent researching and assembling period film, photographs and other materials. Guided by historians, the filmmakers have accumulated revealing images of how America reacted to the loss of its dreams of prosperity and how these dreams were rebuilt.
Well-made documentary explores the social and psychological impact of the Great Depression.

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
We All Lost I dont think most people really understood that they were in a casino says award-winning financial reporter Mark Pittman. When youre in the Streets casino, youve got to play by their rules. This film finally explains how and why over $8 trillion of our money vanished into the American Casino. For chips, the casino used real people, like the ones we meet in Baltimore. These are not the heedless spendthrifts of Wall Street legend, but a high school teacher, a therapist, a minister of the church. They were sold on the American Dream as a safe investment. Too late, they discovered the truth. Cruelly, as African Americans, they and other minorities were the prime targets for the subprime loans that powered the casino. According to the Federal Reserve, African-Americans were four times more likely than whites to be sold subprime loans. We meet the players. A banker explains that the complex securities he designed were fourth dimensional and sold to idiots. A senior Wall Street ratings agency executive describes being ordered to guess the worth of billion dollar securities. A mortgage loan salesman explains how borrowers incomes were inflated to justify a loan. A billionaire describes how he made a massive bet that people would lose their homes and has won $500 million, so far. Finally, as the global financial system crumbles and outraged but impotent lawmakers fume at Wall Street titans, we see the casinos endgame: Riverside, California a foreclosure wasteland given over to colonies of rats and methamphetamine labs, where disease-bearing mosquitoes breed in their millions on the stagnant swimming pools of yesterdays dreams. Filmed over twelve months in 2008, American Casino takes you inside a game that our grandchildren never wanted to play.

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 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 familys 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.

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.

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.

Amish and Us, The

An offbeat, at times even amusing, look at the growing commerce between the traditional horse-and-buggy Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and the millions of tourists every year who come to gawk at them and buy their wares. Although trade is a boon to the Amish, the constant contact with outsiders threatens to erode the traditional values that are the foundation of the Amish way of life: community decision-making, simple living, and quiet non-conformity.
An offbeat look at the growing commerce between the traditional horse-and-buggy Pennsylvania Amish and the millions of tourists every year who come to gawk at them and buy their wares.

Amish And Us, The

Amish And Us, The (DVD)

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 We Knew How to Dance: Women in World War I

Twelve Canadian women, aged between 86 and 101, recall their entry into what had formerly been a 'man's world' of munitions factories and farm labor. The film celebrates their wartime accomplishment, suggesting that their determination helped lead the way to momentous changes for women in postwar society -- changes such as voting rights and expanded career opportunties -- that solidified the early gains of the women's rights movement in Canada.
Examines the experience of Canadian women during WWI who took over jobs previously only filled by men.

...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

Angels of Vengeance

For many, the war was not over in May, 1945. Angels of Vengeance is the untold story of a small group of Jews who were determined to punish the perpetrators of the Holocaust. Under the leadership of Abba Kovner, a charismatic, young poet and partisan, this band of avengers tracked down know Nazis and executed them without judge or jury. For the first time, the avengers tell how British and American intelligence unwittingly provided them with information crucial to their campaign of retribution.

Part of the larger series:

Archives of the Mossad: Isreal's Secret Hunt for Nazi War Criminals

(Includes the following four titles):

Untold story of an underground group of Jews who set out to execute Nazis post-WWII.

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 featuring Why Cybraceros?

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.

Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman

Antonia celebrates the determination and accomplishments of a musical pioneer who broadened the criteria for success as a woman and an artist in America. In 1930, at the age of twenty-eight, Antonia Brico stepped up to the podium of the Berlin Philharmonic and became the first woman to conduct what at the time was considered the world's greatest orchestra. In this landmark 1974 film, singer/songwriter Judy Collins and filmmaker Jill Godmilow filmed the pioneering orchestra conductor in Denver, where she lived and worked for 30 years.
Documents the life and work of pioneering orchestra conductor Antonia Brico. Made by singer Judy Collins and filmmaker Jill Godmilow.

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.

Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, The

A sumptuous comprehensive survey of Wright's life and career, from his apprenticeship with Louis Sullivan in Chicago to his final days at Taliesin in Wisconsin. Featuring rare recordings of Wright's own reflections on his work and the principles that guided him, the film combines beautiful camerawork with imaginative use of period detail to capture the buildings that continue to evoke awe and admiration today. More the film shows Wright as a pioneer not only of functional design, but of such utopian projects as the build-it-yourself Usonian automatic house and an early prototype for a solar residence. Narrated by Wright's granddaughter, actress Anne Baxter.
A sumptuous comprehensive survey of Wright's life and career.

Archives of the Mossad Collection

ARCHIVES OF THE MOSSAD is a two-series collection produced by filmmaker Dan Setton. See:

The two Archives of the Mossad sets: Israel's Secret Hunt for Nazi War Criminals and Israel's Secret Hunt for Terrorists

ARCHIVES OF THE MOSSAD: Israel's Secret Hunt for Nazi War Criminals

Part of the two-film ARCHIVES OF THE MOSSAD series, Israel's Secret Hunt for Terrorists is a two-hour boxed set including the following two titles:

Shaheed: The Making of a Suicide Bomber
Mikdad: Into the Mind of a Terrorist
See also:
Archives of the Mossad: Israel's Secret Hunt for Nazi War Criminals
(Includes the following four titles):
Angels of Vengeance
The Disappearance of Martin Bormann
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
Josef Mengele: The Final Account

Part of the two-subject ARCHIVES OF THE MOSSAD series, Israel's Secret Hunt for Nazi War Criminals is a four-tape, boxed set that includes: Angels of Vengeance,The Disappearance of Martin Bormann,The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann, and Josef Mengele: The Final Account. (See individual titles for further details.)

ARCHIVES OF THE MOSSAD: Israel's Secret Hunt for Terrorists

Part of the two-film ARCHIVES OF THE MOSSAD series, Israel's Secret Hunt for Terrorists is a two-hour boxed set including the following two titles:

Shaheed: The Making of a Suicide Bomber
Mikdad: Into the Mind of a Terrorist
See also:
Archives of the Mossad: Israel's Secret Hunt for Nazi War Criminals
(Includes the following four titles):
Angels of Vengeance
The Disappearance of Martin Bormann
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
Josef Mengele: The Final Account

Part of the two-subject ARCHIVES OF THE MOSSAD series. Israel's Secret Hunt for Terrorists is a two-hour boxed set including the following two titles: Shaheed: The Making of a Suicide Bomber, Mikdad: Into the Mind of a Terrorist. (See individual titles for details.)

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.

Arshile Gorky Strokes of Genius

Born in Armenia, Arshile Gorky fled the Turkish persecution and arrived in America in 1920. One of America's most poetic and powerful painters, Gorky's influence on his contemporaries gave birth to the New York School of abstract expressionist painting.

In rare glimpses into his studio and through interviews with family and friends, this film recreates Gorky's world, examines the progression of his painting to the later, deeply felt work, that suggests the beauty and anguish of his lost Armenian homeland.

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Hosted by actor Dustin Hoffman.

Study of Armenian emigre and one of American's most poetic and powerful painters.

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.

Art of Remembering, The

The Art of Remembering presents work by fifty-four contemporary British lettercutters based on themes of memory and loss. These works include arches, standing stones, sundials, boulders, benches, rough-hewn stones as well as headstones and tablets. All are finely lettered and carved by hand from a wide variety of British stones and slates with one or two examples in wood and cast iron.

Professor Ewan Clayton (University of Sunderland) provides a commentary that considers the relationship between memorials, people, and landscapes and reveals how the works shown stem from an ancient tradition, revived in the 1920s by the pioneering designer/craftsman, Eric Gill.
Presents work by 54 letter-cutters based on themes of memory and loss, all finely carved by hand from variety of British stones and slates.

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.

The Assumption of Lupe Velez

vhs, 25 min., 1999
The Assumption of Lupe Velez starts with a reproduction of an Andy Warhol film entitled "Lupe." Warhol's film is loosely based on the last night of the famous Mexican star Lupe Velez' life. The Assumption of Lupe Velez utilizes accounts and renditions of Velez's last night in Hollywood to examine the her portrayals in the mainstream entertainment press (accounts by Hedda Hopper) as well her transformation into underground cult icon (by Kenneth Anger, Andy Warhol and the little known Puerto Rican experimental filmmmaker Jose Soltero).

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.

Augustus Saint Gaudens: An American Original

One of the greatest American sculptors, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) came of age during the Civil War and was a leading figure in the rebirth of American art that took place in the closing decades of the nineteenth century. The son of a French shoemaker and an Irishwoman who arrived in the United States when Augustus was two months old. Saint-Gaudens grew up in New York City and, after study in Paris, went on to create some of the most resonant and influential sculptures of the age. Among his best-known works are the statue of General Sherman in New York's Central Park, Boston's Robert Gould Shaw Memorial, the female nude Diana, and the 1881 statue of admiral David Farragut.

Augustus Saint Gaudens: An American Original draws on photographs, letters, literary documents and the artist's works -- which are found in major cities, public parks and museums throughout the United States -- to create a beautiful and informative portrait of a neglected giant of American art. Centering on the artist's adopted home of Cornish, New Hampshire, the film is an excellent introduction to the man and his times, and to the work that helped a weary nation begin to make sense of the war that almost tore it apart.
An examination of one of the greatest American sculptors, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907).

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.

B.D. Women

England, 1994, 20 minutes, Color, VHS
B.D. WOMEN is a wonderful celebration of the history and culture of Black lesbians. Lively interviews feature Black women talking candidly about their sexual and racial identities. These contemporary views are cleverly interwoven with a dramatized love story, set in the 1920s, in which a sultry romance develops between a gorgeous jazz singer and her stylish butch lover. B.D. WOMEN rewrites the vanished history of Black lesbians' lives in an eloquent and entertaining way.

B.U.C.K.L.E.

Video. 11 min. 1993.
A humorous, fast-paced parody of women cruising, dancing and picking up women at New York's legendary Clit Club.

Bachelorette34

2008
Kara's mother is obsessed with getting her daughter married. Kara, a single artist and filmmaker in San Francisco, has her doubts. Through the microcosm of her often hilarious interactions with her mom, Kara Herold's Bachelorette, 34 examines the pressure society puts on women to find "Mr. Right."

BACK OFF: The Inside View on Youth Anger

15 minutes
This powerful documentary focuses on how teenagers deal with anger and violence at home, in their communities and at school. EVC youth filmmakers explore domestic violence, child abuse and the pressure on young people to fi ght.

Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale

What if your life-saving medicine contained deadly viruses and the drug manufacturers, the government, and your own doctors knew but failed to warn you? Through the eyes of survivors and family members, BAD BLOOD chronicles how a miracle treatment for hemophilia became an agent of death for 10,000 Americans. Faced with evidence that pharmaceutical companies and government regulators knew the product was contaminated with deadly viruses from the 1960s through the early 1990s, they launched a powerful and inspiring fight to right the system that failed them and to make it safer for all.

Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale (Home Use)

Bad Boys

1978 National Broadcast PBS TV LAB at WNET 2 hrs.http://s13130.gridserver.com/admin/index.php/films/add
This uncompromising program looks into the complex problems of juvenile crime and the problems these children present to our society--from the high school school yard to a maximum security detention center for boys under sixteen years.

Badass Supermama

?I?ve got a crush on a woman named Foxy Brown.?

THE BALLAD OF GREENWICH VILLAGE

70 MIN
Tells the story of the artists, rebels, and bohemians who came to New York 's Greenwich Village over many decades, and changed the face of American culture through their art and politics. The film portrays important political and social movements that started in Greenwich Village - such as the first interracial jazz club, the earliest Socialist newspapers from before World War I, and the Stonewall rebellion that sparked gay liberation. The film interweaves on-camera stories from well-known celebrities who got their start in Greenwich Village . Actor/director Tim Robbins speaks about growing up in the Village and going to early protest rallies. Beat poet Allen Ginsberg shows us the coffee house where he first read poetry. Playwright Edward Albee relates stories of how his controversial plays found a venue here. Other stories are told by poet Maya Angelou, author Norman Mailer, director Woody Allen, jazz drummer Roy Haynes, and folk singers Peter, Paul, & Mary, Judy Collins, and Richie Havens - as well as local Village painters, drag queens, activists, and club owners. Actress Lili Taylor is the narrator. Interweaving past and present, and combining 16mm footage, archival photographs, Hollywood movies, cartoons, stories from people living and dead, famous and obscure - and with a soundtrack ranging from ragtime to bebop to folk music- the film is a celebration of what was America 's true bohemia.

Baltimore Light Rail

53 minutes
The first part of this DVD shows a northbound trip from Camden Yards to Timonium from numerous points of view, both on-train and trackside. The second part follows construction from groundbreaking through opening day, showing details of tracklaying (both in-street and conventional), overhead construction, and the arrival and testing of the new cars. This DVD will appeal to both railfans and light rail advocates. All color, with full soundtrack.

Banking Our Genes

Invites viewers to think about the ethical public policy and privacy issues involved in the collection and banking of DNA data about individuals.
Invites viewers to think about the ethical public policy and privacy issues involved in the collection and banking of DNA data about individuals.

Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour

53 min./82 min.
The new BARBIE NATION COLLECTORS EDITION includes the original BARBIE NATION used by more than 1,000 colleges and universities, plus nine short films updating the critique. Barbie is not just the world's most popular toy, she's a Rorschach test, revealing attitudes about sexuality, body image, gender roles and creativity. Journeying from Barbie conventions to anti-Barbie demonstrations, from girls' play dates to Barbie web pages, the film plumbs the cult of the Barbie doll, and tells the story of Barbie creator Ruth Handler. DVD EXTRAS: Directors Update Interview; Black Barbie Exploring African-American Barbies, and Nora & Claire: Still Best Friends BARBIE NATIONS child stars grow up.us.

Basement Girl, The

Canada, 2000, 12 minutes, Color, 16mm
Abandoned by her lover, a young woman finds comfort and safety in her basement apartment. Mundane routines, a diet of junk food and the warmth of the television insulate her from the pain and betrayal of her ill-fated relationship. Eventually, THE BASEMENT GIRL emergestransformed and ready to "make it on her own". This latest film by Midi Onodera (TEN CENTS A DANCE, SKIN DEEP) breaks new cinematic territory by employing multiple formats from traditional 16mm film to toy cameras including a modified Nintendo Game Boy digital camera and the Intel Mattel computer microscope. "Midi Onodera's latest film is a witty and wonderful meditation on how women translate the images that surround them (from Bionic Woman to That Girl!, from Barbra Streisand to Maya Deren). The film is funny and touching at the same time, as it looks at familiar texts in new contexts. For anyone interested in women and visual culture, this is an absolute must-see." Judith Mayne, Ohio University

Battered Hearts

Domestic abuse is not always physical. Focusing on abusers as well as their victims this documentary looks at the devastating range of physical verbal and emotional assaults which abusers may inflict but also profiles successful programs which offer a
Domestic abuse is not always physical. Focusing on abusers as well as their victims this documentary looks at the devastating range of physical verbal and emotional assaults which abusers may inflict but also profiles successful programs which offer a

Battle for the Minds

52 min.
Religion, politics and sociology collide in this award-winning, critically acclaimed film. With shocking honesty, BATTLE FOR THE MINDS documents the rise of fundamentalism in Americas largest Protestant denomination and the subsequent impact of that rise on women. Fundamentalist assaults on women in leadership are indicative of the alarming outbreak of the intolerant religious right in America today.

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2003, 90 minutes, Color, VHS/DVD
BEAH: A BLACK WOMAN SPEAKS, the directorial debut of actress LisaGay Hamilton, celebrates the life of legendary African American actress, poet and political activist Beah Richards, best known for her Oscar nominated role in GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER. While Richards struggled to overcome racial stereotypes throughout her long career onstage and onscreen in Hollywood and New York, she also had an influential role in the fight for Civil Rights, working alongside the likes of Paul Robeson, W.E.B. DuBois and Louise Patterson. After performing with Richards in Jonathan Demme's Beloved, Hamilton was compelled to get her inspiring story on film, and began the project with Demme as co-producer. Hamiltons intimate interviews capture Richards feisty passion and enduring elegance, and are woven together with a cache of archival material of her work as an actress and activist, including riveting performances of some of her most famous poems. Enlightening and moving, the film is a fitting tribute to Richards life of integrity, leadership and service to the two cultures she loved so deeplythe arts and the African American community.

Bearing Witness: Jocelyn Morton

Follows sculptor Jocelyn Morton over the course of her last four months as she copes with her impending death from cancer.
Follows sculptor Jocelyn Morton over the course of her last four months as she copes with her impending death from cancer.

Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior

A year in the life of Luke Melchior a passionate advocate for people with disabilities who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy a progressive wasting disease of the muscles.
A year in the life of Luke Melchior a passionate advocate for people with disabilities who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy a progressive wasting disease of the muscles.

Beauty In Aging

From a group of friends who share their experiences of normal aging to a woman stricken with facial paralysis to nursing home beauty contestants to an 85-year-old social butterfly and humanitarian this program compiled from excerpts from four videos
From a group of friends who share their experiences of normal aging to a woman stricken with facial paralysis to nursing home beauty contestants to an 85-year-old social butterfly and humanitarian this program compiled from excerpts from four videos

Beauty Does Lie

Although to others they may appear healthy approximately 15 million Americans are living with chronic potentially debilitating autoimmune diseases. Most of them — about 75 percent — are women. As a group autoimmune diseases are among the te
Approximately 15 million Americans live with chronic debilitating autoimmune diseases; about 75 percent are women. Seven African American women who are living with lupus multiple sclerosis Sjogren's syndrome pernicious anemia and myasthenia gravis de

Beauties Without a Cause

Four lawless drag queens prepare for a night of light crime. Beauties Without a Cause is a delirious moral comedy with compelling hairdos and an excitable soundtrack.

Beauty Before Age

22 min.
This groundbreaking film explores the power of youth and beauty in the gay community. A diverse group of gay men, ages 19 to 77, negotiate their fears of becoming old, undesirable, and alone. The film critically examines the pressure to look young and attractive, the lack of positive older role models, and the ways in which AIDS intensifies the fear and process of aging. BEAUTY BEFORE AGE offers a male perspective on a historically female issue, and illuminates the larger societal obsession with physical appearance.

Beauty in the Bricks

29 min.
What 20 years ago was a positive look at four African American teenage girls growing up in an urban housing project, today remains an uplifting film that goes beyond cultural stereotypes. The film captures the energy and determination of four friends and the importance of community. A film to inspire girls from all ethnicities.

Beca de Gilas

vhs, 20 min., 1999
In "Beca de Gilas: Rebeca's Story," his 1999 20-minute video documentary, Urquijo paints an intimate portrait of Rebeca Armendáriz, a 21-year-old Chicana battling Prop. 209 in rural California. "Beca" is a gorgeous, passionate work, revealing without resorting to talk-show tawdriness, earnest but not bludgeoning. Deservingly, "Beca," which was funded in part by Pacific News Service, garnered both a Golden Spire award and an honorable mention for grand prize at this year's San Francisco International Film Festival.

Becoming American

30 min./58 min.
This award winning classic resettlement story is now available on DVD. Previous VHS / 16mm owners will receive a 30% discount when purchasing a DVD. Hang Sou and his family, preliterate tribal farmers, await resettlement in a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing their war-torn native Laos. Becoming American records the odyssey as they travel to and resettle in the United States. As they face nine months of intense culture shock, prejudice, and gradual adaptation to their new home in Seattle, the family provides a rare insight into refugee resettlement and cultural diversity issues.

Bedevil

Australia, 1993, 90 minutes, Color, VHS/35mm
BEDEVIL is the stunning debut feature from Tracey Moffatt (NIGHT CRIES, NICE COLORED GIRLS) and the first feature directed by an Australian Aboriginal woman. Inspired by ghost stories she heard as a child from both her extended Aboriginal and Irish Australian families, Tracey Moffatt has constructed a sublime trilogy in which characters are haunted by the past and bewitched by memories. All three stories are set in Moffatts highly stylized, hyper-real, hyper-imaginary Australian landscape. In the first story MISTER CHUCK, a young boy is fascinated and terrified by a swamp that is haunted by the ghost of an American GI. CHOO CHOO CHOO CHOO finds a family living by railroad tracks haunted by strange happenings. The mother (played by Moffatt) is drawn to the tracks at night as she senses the horror of a past tragedy. The final story, LOVIN THE SPIN I'M IN, follows a woman who resists eviction attempts by her landlord so she can keep vigil for her dead son. Made with the participation of the Australian Film Finance Corporation. "BEDEVIL captures the allusive quality of parochial, local, familial ghost stories, the sort of stories that are passed down through generations, that are repeated and embroidered upon so that eventually they are woven into quotidian discourse and a passing reference can evoke a complex texture of ghostliness. Lesley Stern, Photofile

Before Mickey: An Animated Anthology

Animation didn't begin with Mickey Mouse. Long before Mickey arrived on the scene in 1928, artists and cartoonists had been creating a wide variety of animated films which were both entertaining and often surprisingly sophisticated. Before Mickey is a mammoth international anthology that presents a comprehensive and fascinating look at the pre-history of animation. These pioneering works were the precursors to everything from Disney's classic animated features to Saturday morning cartoons.

Before Mickey presents examples of virtually every genre of animation, from line drawings and cutouts to early pixillation, and includes among its treasures many rare films not in distribution elsewhere. Ranging in length from snippets of 30 seconds to complete 5-minute shorts, the wealth of material includes works by Winsor McCay (creator of Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur), Max and Dave Fleischer, Otto Messmer (creator of Felix the Cat, as well as some early efforts by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney.

Accompanied by an original piano score by Christopher Penny, historic images of early animation are brought to life in this informative and immensely enjoyable collection. Both in and out of the classroom, Before Mickey offers an invaluable resource that will prove irresistible not only to the film scholar and animation buff, but to everyone who wants to know what cartoons were like before the advent of the famous rodent.
The history of early animation

Beirut: The Last Home Movie

1988, 120 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm/DVD
BEIRUT: THE LAST HOME MOVIE is an imaginative film which challenges documentary form and concepts of reality by exposing a personal response to a global eventthree months in the life of a Lebanese family living in a heavily-bombed Beirut neighborhood. This extraordinary film captures the real-life experiences of a family living in one of the most chaotic wars in history and provides insight into the psychology of war, 20th century-style. It also reveals the power of cinema verité at its best: a seemingly simple recording of everyday life becomes a fascinating, complex and many-layered look at the connections between personal and political lives.

Belfast Girls

Sweden/Ireland, 2006, 58 minutes, Color, VHS/DVD, Belfast English, Subtitled
BELFAST GIRLS is a quiet, powerful story of two young women growing up in a city where neighbors are cut off from each other by permanent concrete and corrugated iron screens. These so-called peace walls have also become mental walls, dividing one community from another.

Beloved Murderer!

Two lesbian hit women are hired to bump each other off in this darkly romantic animated film noir. The narration of the letter left by the victim prophetically proclaims, "You'll find this letter on me, after having me killed." A beautifully animated mixture of desire and intrigue.

Best of All a Dancer

The story of Rusty Harmon, a 32-year old man with Down's Syndrome. This beautifully evocative film demonstrates how Rusty uses painting, music and movement to create unique performance pieces. His inspirational example has great potential value for teachers, health professionals, parents and others who work with the developmentally disabled.
The inspiring story of Rusty Harmon, a 32-year-old man with Down's Syndrome.

Betty Tells Her Story

20 min.
What starts out as a simple story of Bettys search for the perfect dress becomes a subtle yet striking exploration of our culture's emphasis on female beauty. Betty tells her story twice: First in witty and delightful detail; then later, disclosing her underlying feelings of vulnerability, sadness and pain. In this classic documentary about self-image, the contrast between the two stories is both haunting and revealing.

Between the Lines

A visually lyrical experimental documentary about women who cut themselves.
A visually lyrical, experimental documentary about women who cut themselves, this film explores the fine line between self-destructive behavior and self-preserving coping mechanisms.

Between the Lines: Asian American Women's Poetry

US, 2001, 60 minutes, Color, VHS
BETWEEN THE LINES offers rare interviews with over 15 major Asian-Pacific American women poets. Organized in interwoven sections such as Immigration, Language, Family, Memory, and Spirituality, it is a sophisticated merging of Asian-American history and identity with the questions of performance, voice, and image. This engaging documentary serves as poetry reading, virtual anthology, and, perhaps most importantly, moving testimony about gender, ethnicity, aesthetics, and creative choice. The carefully edited interviews and poems read reflect the filmmaker's desire to show both individual voice and diversity within the Asian-American womens community. Theoretically as rich as the images and poems provided, there is also an implicit conversation in the video about the possibility and usefulness of an Asian-American womens aesthetic/poetic. Using carefully selected archival images, historical footage, and brilliant photography as the scrim through which we hear the poets, BETWEEN THE LINES provides important and lively viewing for literature, history, ethnic and womens studies classes. - Joseph Boles, Visiting Scholar, Center for Visual Culture, Bryn Mawr

Bevel Up: Drugs, Users & Outreach Nursing

How can nurses deliver effective and compassionate healthcare to drug users? This taut compelling documentary follows a team of ?street nurses? as they reach out to prevent HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases by taking their services directl
How can nurses deliver effective and compassionate healthcare to drug users? This compelling documentary follows a team of street nurses as they reach out to prevent AIDS and other STDs by going directly to the young people sex workers and homeless me

Beyond the Loss of the Breast

Explores the meaning and impact of breast cancer through the personal narratives and poetry of the filmmaker and two other women.
Explores the meaning and impact of metastatic breast cancer through the personal narratives and poetry of the filmmaker and two other women.

Beyond Beijing

England, 1996, 42 minutes, Color, VHS
The 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women and the parallel Forum (NGO) that took place in Beijing assembled the largest global gathering of women in recorded history. BEYOND BEIJING, a personal document of the epoch-making events, captures their exciting spirit and shows the strength of the worldwide movement to improve the status of women. Moving back and forth from NGO workshops convened by grassroots activists to ceremonies commemorating women's art and achievements, the film also includes informal cross-cultural get-togethers, compelling North-South exchanges and candid interviews with individual participants. English and Spanish versions available. Discussion Guide/Action Kit available.

Beyond Black and White

1994, 28 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
BEYOND BLACK AND WHITE is a personal exploration of the filmmakers bicultural heritage (Caucasian and Asian/Begali) in which she relates her experiences to those of five other women from various biracial backgrounds. In lively interviews and group discussions these women reveal how they have been influenced by images of women in American media, how racism has affected them, and how their families and environments have shaped their racial identities. Their experiences are placed within the context of history, including miscegenation laws and governmental racial classifications. BEYOND BLACK AND WHITE is a remarkable celebration of diversity in American society.

Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise

2004, 60 min., DVD or VHS
On May 17, 1954, in its decision in Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the doctrine of "separate but equal," ending legal segregation in American education. Fifty years later, the full promise of Brown v. Board of Education has yet to be fulfilled. To mark the 50th Anniversary of Brown, Firelight Media produced Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise, as the centerpiece of PBS's commemoration of this historic event. Beyond Brown explores the challenges of pursuing the promise in several locations across the United States. In Boston, officials consider abandoning a voluntary busing program that shepherds inner-city African-American students to better schools. Inequitable funding of New York schools perpetuate racial and economic disadvantage. Los Angeles schools separate Latino and African-American students from their White and Asian counterparts with "ability tracking." And thousands of minority third-graders in Florida risk being held back by high-stakes testing. Beyond Brown aired on PBS on May 12, 2004 during primetime.

Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson & the Little Review

1991, 30 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
Bold literary visionary Margaret Anderson founded the journal Little Review in 1914, an overlooked but profound influence on American literature. Anderson introduced writers such as Gertrude Stein, Emma Goldman, Djuna Barnes and Ezra Pound, and went to trial for publishing excerpts from James Joyce's new work, ULYSSES. Immersed in her own pointed, charismatic writings, this engrossing profile follows Anderson's inspiring life and travels. Anderson resisted censorship, meager finances and mediocrity in her unflagging search for literary enchantment; this film reveals her life to be her greatest creation.

Beyond The Sea

2003, 80 min.
It began with a bus crashing through the gates of an embassy in Havana and unraveled into one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of human migrations. As Fidel Castro briefly allowed Cubans to leave the island, nearly 130,000 of them left their homeland in an unrelenting stream of vessels bound for America. 25 years later, the personal stories surrounding the Mariel Boatlift continue to resonate with an energy that can only be described as surreal and powerful. Weaving together these riveting stories along with rare historical images and footage from present-day Cuba, this film recreates this "explosion of 1980," a crisis that shook the very foundations of Cuban as well as American society. With unprecedented access to archival material, and numerous interviews to murielitos, Pérez-Rey constructs the most complete work to date on the infamous Mariel Boatlift.

Beyond Voluntary Control

2000, 30 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
Acclaimed filmmaker Cathy Cook (THE MATCH THAT STARTED MY FIRE) breaks new cinematic territory by devising a new visual language that explores the psychological and emotional effects of physical confinement in her latest film, BEYOND VOLUNTARY CONTROL. Stimulating the senses through haunting and poetic images, the film imaginatively conveys the obsessions, phobias and illnesses constricting personal freedom. While lyrically meditating on the limits of the body, Cook incorporates the evocative movements of modern dancer, David Figueroa, and blends a mesmerizing soundtrack set to the poems by Emily Dickinson and Sharon Olds. Through Figueroas gestures and dance, along with a moving interview of Cooks own mother suffering from Parkinsons, the film succeeds in humanizing and reconciling the effects of physical metamorphosis and stasis. Through artistry and visual astuteness, BEYOND VOLUNTARY CONTROL innovatively investigates the limits of human physicality and movement.

Bhangra Jig

4 minutes, VHS
A vibrant short video about how young Asian people in Scotland celebrate desire and self-pride through dance and music.

Big Enough

Meet seven people leading typical American lives pursuing middle-class careers and living in the suburbs. Yet their lives have been anything but typical. They are dwarfs and this film chronicles the changes and challenges in their lives in the 20 years
Meet seven people leading typical American lives pursuing middle-class careers and living in the suburbs. Yet their lives have been anything but typical. They are dwarfs and this film chronicles the changes and challenges in their lives in the 20 years

Big Spill, The

A look at the failure of technology and policy in preventing, containing and cleaning up the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. Broadcast nationally by PBS on NOVA.

Bikini

An animated musical, Bikini stars a young man, dolled up in his mother's yellow swim suit, who is afraid to come out of the changing room.  With the encouragement of a pair of happy twins he emerges, but their lady friend would rather receive all the attention herself.

Billy Turner's Secret

Billy and Rufus live together and share everything, except Billy's secret ? he's gay.  Rufus just isn't ready to deal with it: the only thing he hates more than a faggot is a pushy woman.  But when the cousin of Rufus' girlfriend drops by unexpectedly, it looks like Billy's secret might be out of the bag.  Billy Turner's Secret is a hip, urban comedy, an inadvertent look at the connection between misogyny and homophobia, and among the first African-American films to deal with these subjects.

Bionic Beauty Salon

22 min.
BIONIC BEAUTY SALON addresses the insecurities in women of all ages who learn to place their self-worth in the measure of their beauty. Its personal voice and funny, adolescent sensibility make it intellectually accessible to girls and women of all ages. The film offers a model for how to reclaim the media and find ones self through ones own voice. Its primary audience is teenage girls but should include anyone who struggles to understand female socialization, and anyone who has ever assessed the physical beauty of a woman.body

Bird in the Hand

Video. 30 min. 1992.
Simone and Kaya are lovers trying desperately to escape New York City for the weekend and the reality of their friend Ayo's abusive relationship. Along the way, Kaya, who is Ayo's ex-lover, becomes more and more obsessed with tracking her down before they leave. In this experimental narrative, the couple confronts exemplary urban obstacles of broken pay phones, jealousy and other unexpected encounters. At times humorous, at times discomforting, Bird in the Hand addresses issues around co-dependency and obsession through passionate, honest characterizations of lesbian culture.

Bird in the Hand

Simone and Kaya are lovers trying desperately to escape New York City for the weekend and the reality of their friend Ayo's abusive relationship. Along the way, Kaya, who is Ayo's ex-lover, becomes more and more obsessed with tracking her down before they leave. In this experimental narrative, the couple confronts exemplary urban obstacles of broken pay phones, jealousy and other unexpected encounters. At times humorous, at times discomforting, Bird in the Hand addresses issues around co-dependency and obsession through passionate, honest characterizations of lesbian culture.

Birth of Language

What is the meaning of language? How and where did it begin? This highly original and challenging film examines these questions as it explores human evolution and the development of language. The Birth of Language uses a unique combination of extraordinary documentary footage, expert interviews and dramatic re-enactments to unravel the fascinating origins of language, the essential differences between human and animal communication and the relationship between language and thought.

Featuring such renowned experts as anthropologists Jane Goodall and Sherwood Washburn, the film compares the special language ability of humans to the instinctual and involuntary form of communication used by animals. Theories are illustrated by remarkable animal footage including the famous Chantek ape experiment in which an orangutan is taught to communicate with American Sign Language. The varied information presented in The Birth of Language strongly supports Charles Darwin's theories on evolution and natural selection.

Presenting complex social and biological concepts in a logical and accessible format, The Birth of Language explains the mystery that sets the human race apart from all other animals: the ability to think and translate our abstract ideas into concrete realities.
Examines the origins and evolution of human language and communication.

Black Dawn: The Next Pandemic

For the moment we seem to have escaped the threat of a global bird flu pandemic but what about next time? This gripping docudrama imagines what it would be like if what we feared actually happened: human-to-human transmission of the virus leading to th
We seem to have escaped the threat of a global bird flu pandemic but what about next time? This gripping docudrama based on scientific reality imagines what it would be like if it actually happens. Many experts predict that such a pandemic will

Black and White

New Zealand, 2006, 17 minutes, Color, VHS/DVD, English
BLACK AND WHITE shines a sensitive light on a subject that is too often either shunned or sensationalized: the experiences of intersex people (sometimes called hermaphrodites).

Black Hair and Black Eyed

From what sources does a young Korean-American woman draw her sense of identity?   From her mother, who provides the kim chee recipe and offers to pick up what she needs from the Price Club?  From fashion magazines, or her own short haircut, which brings her the berating of her entire extended family?  From the boy she dances with, the girl she sleeps with, or her own barren apartment?   Black Hair and Black Eyed may raise more questions than it answers.  In its own quirky way it asks the questions that matter.

Black Kites

1996, 26 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm/35mm
Based on 1992 journals of Bosnian visual artist Alma Hajric who was forced into a basement shelter to survive the siege of Sarajevo, BLACK KITES is the outcome of a chance encounter between Hajric and filmmaker-choreographer Andres. Focusing on Hajric's inner landscape, it skillfully merges reality-based content with interpretive visual material to reveal the simple, sometimes beautiful, yet brutal truth of her existence. Non-linear, dreamlike and spectral, BLACK KITES is a testament to artistry, imagination and the resiliency of the human psyche. Features sensitive performances by Steve Buscemi, Mimi Goese and Mira Furlan, a prominent actress from the former Yugoslavia, as the narrator.

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

1998, 86 min.
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords is a powerful and engaging account of the pioneering black newspapermen and women who gave voice to black America. From facilitating the migration of Southern blacks to northern cities to honoring black soldiers in World War II, the black press documented people who were otherwise ignored.

Black Sheep

Australia, 1999, 26 minutes, Color, VHS
Lou Glover grew up in New South Wales repeating the same homophobic and racist taunts she heard around her. Though she was raised in a white family, she was dark-haired and dark-eyed and was often asked if she was Aboriginal--a suggestion she vehemently denied. It wasn't until she came out as a lesbian and left the racist and homophobic environment in which she was raised that she began to explore her ancestry. And that's when she uncovered the secret that her father's family had been hiding for three generations. In this upbeat tape from Australia, Lou Glover tells her own story as lesbian, one-time police officer, and recently-discovered Aboriginal woman.

Black Women of Brazil: Mulheres Negras

Brazil, 1986, 25 minutes, Color, VHS, Voiceover
Despite official jargon to the contrary, Brazilians live in a racially segregated class system. This upbeat, sensitive and elegantly composed documentary, produced by Lilith Video Collective, looks at the ways Black women have coped with racism while validating their lives through their own music and religion.

Black Women On: The Light, Dark Thang

1999, 52 minutes, Color, VHS
BLACK WOMEN ON: THE LIGHT, DARK THANG explores the politics of color within the African-American community. Women representing a variety of hues--from honey-vanilla to brown-sugar chocolate--speak candidly about the longstanding "caste system" that permeates black society. These women share provocative, heart-wrenching personal stories about how being too light or too dark has profoundly influenced their life and relationships--from childhood on and throughout their adult years. Originating in a culture of slavery, the "light, dark thang" still persists. Even today it haunts black women's individual and collective memories. Both entertaining and transformative viewing, BLACK WOMEN ON: THE LIGHT, DARK THANG combines personal interviews and historical footage with literary and dramatic vignettes.

Black, Bold and Beautiful: Black Women's Hair

Canada, 1999, 40 minutes, Color, VHS
Afros, braids or corn rows--hairstyles have always carried a social message, and few issues cause as many battles between black parents and their daughters. To "relax" one's hair into straight tresses or to leave it "natural" inevitably raises questions of conformity and rebellion, pride and identity. Today, trend-setting teens happily reinvent themselves on a daily basis, while career women strive for the right "professional" image, and other women go "natural" as a symbol of comfort in their Blackness. Filmmaker Nadine Valcin meets a diverse group of black women who reveal how their hairstyles relate to their lives and life choices. BLACK, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL celebrates the bonds formed as women attend to each other's hair while exploring how everyday grooming matters tap into lively debates about self-determination and society's perceptions of beauty.

Bleach, Teach, and Outreach

Video. 25 min. 1989. Produced for the Gay Men's Health Crisis, "Living With AIDS" cable TV series.
Documents the emergence of a problematic city-sponsored needle exchange program to combat the spread of HIV.

Blind Justice

24 minutes
Blind Justice explores the phenomenal increase in the prison population from 250,000 in 1975 to over two million in the year 2000. Interviews with former prisoners, lawyers and prison rights advocates challenge the notion of prison as rehabilitation and caution against the privatization of prisons and their growing importance to the U.S. economy.

Blind Spot: Murder by Women

2000, 87 minutes, Color, VHS
Because murder by women is still relatively rare--only one out of eight murders in the United States is committed by a woman--women's own stories provide unique insights into the circumstances leading to these violent acts. In this absorbing documentary, intimate one-on-one interviews with six women murderers are combined with re-enactments of their background experience and visual re-creations of their interior lives. Sharing and reflecting on their memories, fantasies, dreams, and anger, the six women candidly describe their actions as perpetrators in detail and address the issue of having taken a life. Interspersed between their separate stories are their individual reflections on coping strategies, and life and relationships in prison. From the Academy and Emmy-award winning filmmakers responsible for DIALOGUES WITH MADWOMEN, BLIND SPOT is a provocative and riveting encounter with throw-away children, out-of-control adults, and the emotional, psychological and spiritual consequences of murder.

Blonds (Los Rubios), The

Argentina, 2003, 89 minutes, Color/BW, VHS, Spanish, Subtitled
Albertina Carris second feature is a look at Argentinas recent history from the perspective of a generation forced to mourn those of whom they have no recollection. Carri, who lost her parents to Argentinas brutal military junta when she was three years old, travels through Buenos Aires with her crew to unravel the factual and emotional mysteries of her parents life, disappearance and death. Traces of Carris family emerge, colored by sharply conflicting perspectives. Who were the Carris? How did they disappear? Were they blonde, brunette, parents, heroes or merely a fiction of those who remember them? Crossing the line between documentary and fiction filmmaking, Carri enlists an actor, her parents former comrades, fading photographs and happy Playmobil dolls to investigate her parents untimely end. In the end, merging fact, rumor and imagination, Carri succeeds in reconstructing both her parents history and her own construction of them. Emotionally fraught and intellectually provocative, THE BLONDS has resonance far beyond the tragic history of Argentinas dirty war.

Blue Diary

Through voiceover and static San Francisco landscapes this experimental narrative short tells the melancholy story of a young dyke pining over a one night stand with a straight girl.

Bodies and Souls

Sister Manette a nurse practitioner and a white Catholic nun runs the only health clinic in Jonestown a largely African-American town in the heart of the Mississippi delta where many people haven't seen a doctor more than once or twice in their lives
Sister Manette a nurse practitioner and a white Catholic nun runs the only health clinic in Jonestown a largely African-American town in the heart of the Mississippi delta where many people haven't seen a doctor more than once or twice in their lives

Body Beautiful,The

England, 1991, 23 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
This bold, stunning exploration of a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her Black daughter who embarks on a modeling career reveals the profound effects of body image and the strain of racial and sexual identity on their charged, intensely loving bond. At the heart of Onwurahs brave excursion into her mothers scorned sexuality is a provocative interweaving of memory and fantasy. The filmmaker plumbs the depths of maternal strength and daughterly devotion in an unforgettable tribute starring her real-life mother, Madge Onwurah.

Body of a Poet: A Tribute to Audre Lorde,The

England, 1995, 29 minutes, Color, VHS
An imaginary biopic, THE BODY OF A POET centers on the efforts of a group of young lesbians of color to devise a fitting tribute to one of this century's great visionaries. Its genre-bending celebration of the life and work of Audre Lorde, black lesbian poet and political activist, daringly meshes diverse media conventions and techniques as it explores Lorde's trajectory from birth to death. Refreshing and visually stunning, this brave film features assured acting by a dedicated cast and a taut script comprising the work of contemporary African American lesbian poets.

BOOK WARS

Documentary Feature RT 78:00 / 56:40 NTSC]
Camerado's first award-winning feature, the IFP Gotham Award-nominated documentary BOOKWARS is the gritty world of New York City street booksellers told in a remarkable story that chronicles their lives and loves and their unique perspectives on life...

Borders

DVD, 10 min., 2002
Borders tells three small stories to illuminate a much larger one: the consequences of a world order in which products freely cross borders that people may not.

Born in the USA

60 MINUTES, COLOR, DVD
Meet three birth caregiversa obstetrician, a nurse-midwife, and a licensed homebirth midwifeeach with a dramatically different idea about what constitutes best care for birthing women. Learn how they see their work and what factorsmedical, legal, and culturalinfluence women's choices in the birthing room.

The Boy Inside

The harrowing story of the filmmaker's son Adam a 12-year-old with Asperger Syndrome during a tumultuous year in the life of their family. AS makes Adam's life in seventh grade a minefield where he finds himself isolated and bullied. As he struggles to
The harrowing story of the filmmaker's son Adam a 12-year-old with Asperger Syndrome during a tumultuous year in the life of their family. AS makes Adam's life in seventh grade a minefield where he finds himself isolated and bullied. As he struggles to

Boy In The World

For many three and four-year-olds learning how to live in the world begins in a preschool classroom. Children with developmental disabilities are no exception. This intimate documentary follows four-year-old Ronen a young boy with Down syndrome who att
Following four-year-old Ronen a young boy with Down syndrome this intimate documentary concretely demonstrates that inclusive preschool classrooms benefit both children with special needs and their typical peers. It examines the nuts and bolts of succes

Boy I Am

2000, 56 min., Color
Tackling the resistance of some women in feminists and lesbian communities who view FTM transitioning as at best a "trend" or at worst an anti-feminist act that taps into male privilege, this groundbreaking film opens up a dialog between the lesbian, feminist, and transgender communities while also promoting understanding of transgender issues for general audiences.

A Boy Named Sue

2000, 56 minutes, Color, VHS/DVD
Julie Wyman's compelling documentary chronicles the transformation of a transsexual named Theo from a woman to a man over the course of six years. The film successfully captures Theo's physiological and psychological changes during the process, as well as their effects on his lesbian lover and community of close friends. Taking full advantage of the unlimited access she received into an extraordinarily personal process, Wyman carefully composes a moving story about gender identity, relationships, and how even things that seem permanent can change. A BOY NAMED SUE is one of the best videos to date on female-to-male transsexual experience. Wyman spent six years taping Sue's transformation into Theo and then organized a huge archive of material into a moving, informative and smart rendering of what a difference sex reassignment surgeries can make not only to the transsexual himself but also to all those in his immediate circle. Theo is a great subject and Wyman is a talented and imaginative documentarian. If you are looking for a sensitive and sophisticated representation of transsexual experience, look no further." Judith Halberstam, University of California, San Diego

Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema

Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema showcases six of the finest gay shorts produced in the 1990's. This feature-length program, spanning the work of filmmakers from the U.S., Canada,  England and Australia, exemplifies the quality, defiance and self-affirmation of The New Queer Cinema.  B. Ruby Rich, in her ground-breaking article in Sight & Sound on The New Queer Cinema, wrote: "These works are irreverent, energetic, alternatively  minimalist and excessive. Above all, they're full of pleasure."

Brats

In this lively film, a young woman comes to terms with being an army daughter. Tired of the regimented life on the base, Libby Hinckle organizes a protest rally. However, when her plans go awry, a GI friend helps her to recognize the human qualities beneath the uniform.
In this lively short fictional film, a young woman comes to terms with being an army daughter.

Breadcrumbs

In this touching and humorous short documentary, the filmmaker's father admits he isn't wild about his son's homosexuality, but he still wants Ruven's boyfriend to bring a little bit of San Francisco with him when he comes to visit.

Breakaway

This provocative documentary tells the story of the conflicted relationship between two men coping with the consequences of severe traumatic brain injury. At once inspiring and disturbing this film is not just about coping with disability but about the
This provocative documentary tells the story of the conflicted relationship between two men coping with the consequences of severe traumatic brain injury.

Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence

Healthcare workers are in a unique position to detect the problem and to intervene to break the cycle of violence. They may be the first to observe the physical symptoms of abuse and if they have good relationships with their patients may be the ones
This program will help nurses physicians social workers and other healthcare workers to detect domestic violence and intervene to break the cycle.

Breakin' the Glass

As exciting and fast-paced as the game itself, Breakin? the Glass examines the promise and power of women?s professional basketball. Leech and Munsch interview the founders and players of the American Basketball League. Athletes discuss what it means for women finally to have the opportunity to play professional basketball in the US. Chronicling the rise and fall of the ABL, Breakin? the Glass provides insight into the politics of professional sports. A testament to the importance of women role models, Breakin? the Glass is an excellent motivational and empowerment tool for women and girls of all ages.

BREAKING LEAVES

30 MIN
In the Haitian countryside - where people have little access to doctors, hospitals, or conventional medicine - the peasants use local leaves, herbs, and massage as a way of curing simple ailments. This video follows several men and women as they take us into the bush to look for leaves. We follow them home where they explain and demonstrate their way of preparing the poultice or infusion. Narrated by the people themselves, the film is poetic as well as infomative.

Breaking Silence

58 minutes VHS 30 minutes VHS
BREAKING SILENCE is the definitive film on incest and child sexual abuse. Personal stories told by survivors and their families, woven with telling drawings by abused children, give viewers a realistic understanding of how incest destroys trust and bonding and limits the lives of its victims. BREAKING SILENCE celebrates survivors who are finding the courage to break silence and regain their lives.

Breaking Silence: The Story of the Sisters at Desales Heights

58 min.
A rare and intimate insight into a way of life that may soon be gone forever, this film raises important questions about the changing role of women in society and what happens to those whose roles are no longer valued. This compelling documentary reveals life behind the cloistered walls of a 150-year-old monastery, as it follows the twelve elderly nuns preparing to face the outside world for the first time in their adult lives. BREAKING SILENCE: THE SISTERS AT DESALES HEIGHTS examines the effects on the members of this unusual community as they respond to pressures from the unfamiliar world around them.

Breaking the Rule of Thumb

1997, 35 minutes, Color, VHS
Combining powerful interviews with documentary footage, this timely and compelling videotape takes a comprehensive look at the issues still confronting battered women twenty years after the beginning of the domestic violence movement. Featuring the stories of three women - one a police officer - who went through the Philadelphia family courts to ensure their safety, BREAKING THE RULE OF THUMB examines contemporary domestic violence in terms of changing historical definitions of abuse. Incorporating individual stories into a strong argument for legal reform, filmmaker Andrea Elovson exposes how domestic violence's seemingly personal gender issues are inextricably tied to flawed ideas of civil justice.

Breaking Through Stereotypes

15 minutes
Using clips from Hollywood movies, Nazi propaganda and other films, this documentary takes a hard-hitting look at racial and ethnic stereotypes and how they shape our interactions with others. Produced from a youth perspective, this tape is an excellent discussion tool for multicultural curriculum and trainings in conflict resolution and human dynamics.

Breath Taken

Explores the tragic personal and social impact of asbestos-related disease through the stories of several former asbestos workers.
Explores the tragic personal and social impact of asbestos-related disease through the stories of several former asbestos workers.

Breathing Lessons

Academy Award winning portrait of poet/journalist Mark O'Brien who contracted polio in childhood and has spent much of his life in an iron lung.
Academy Award winning portrait of poet and journalist Mark O'Brien who contracted polio in childhood and spent much of his life in an iron lung.

Breathe Easy

When 78-year-old Lois Perelman's Emphysema a form of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) recently became severe she was devastated at the thought that she would have to carry an oxygen tank around for the rest of her life. It was hard to accept
When 78-year-old Lois Perelman recently developed Emphysema she was devastated at the thought that she would have to carry an oxygen tank around for the rest of her life. Determined not to let her own past stereotypes of people on oxygen affect her enthu

#903: Bridging The Years: Teens and Seniors Mix It Up

Intergenerational programs are on the rise across the country, providing a place for teenagers and senior citizens to come together to share talents, resources, and support. First, we see how much fun high school art students and older adults at the senior center have working together to create murals and mosaic tables to beautify a local community park in their small town. Then we visit an intergenerational center with a unique program that pairs autistic teens with surrogate grandmas and grandpas who work patiently to improve the teens communication and social skills. High school volunteers also enjoy helping at the center. We close with a theatrical flourish as older Hispanic women and at-risk students in NYC inspire each other as they create and perform a play to a full house. Throughout this program we hear how stereotypes are dispelled as the groups realize how much they have in common. In addition to having fun, the teens find emotional support and welcome advice, and the seniors feel useful. Its a win-win for everyone, and encourages teens to volunteer with seniors. This program was made possible by MetLife Foundation. *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.

Brincando El Charco: Portrait of a Puerto Rican

1994, 55 minutes, Color/BW, VHS/16mm, Subtitled
Refreshingly sophisticated in both form and content, BRINCANDO EL CHARCO contemplates the notion of identity through the experiences of a Puerto Rican woman living in the US. In a wonderful mix of fiction, archival footage, processed interviews and soap opera drama, BRINCANDO EL CHARCO tells the story of Claudia Marin, a middle-class, light-skinned Puerto Rican photographer/videographer who is attempting to construct a sense of community in the US. Confronting the simultaneity of both her privilege and her oppression, BRINCANDO EL CHARCO becomes a meditation on class, race and sexuality as shifting differences. BRINCANDO EL CHARCO was funded by the Independent Television Service (ITVS) with funds provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Bringing It All Back Home

England, 1987, 48 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
This fascinating documentary analyzes how the patterns of international capital investment and the exploitation of Third World women workers in free trade zones are being brought home to the First World. Issues discussed include: the internationalization of local economies, the growing schism between the rich and poor and the changing nature of women's work.

Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter

In 1990, Dr. Peter Jepson-Young learned he had AIDS. Believing that there's no logical end point to education, he began taping a series of two-minute video diaries that document the fullness of his life and offer insights both as a patient and as a doctor. Without sentimentalizing or dramatizing his experiences, the film gives AIDS a human face, and profoundly demonstrates the strength of the human spirit.
Academy Award-nominee. A doctor infected with the AIDS virus documents his experience through a series of 2-minute diaries over many months.

Broken Sky

Broken Sky blends both past with present and fact with fiction as it dramatizes the deep, lasting impact of an actual 1948 plane crash in which 28 Mexican nationals were killed near Fresno, California. Inspired by the haunting folk ballad Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) by Woody Guthrie, the film tells the story of Rodrigo Cortinas (Victor Campos), a former migrant worker who was supposed to be on the plane and lost his wife in the crash. Now, 50 years later, as he approaches death, Rodrigo is visited by the spirit of Rosario (Diane Uribe), the wife he lost long ago. Meanwhile, his grown son Mario (Robert Beltran) feels it is time to move him into a nursing home. In a journey that is both funny and sad, the irascible old man sets out to catch the plane he missed years ago a journey that, spiritually at least, finally heals him.

Brooklyn Matters

50 minutes DVD Closed Captioned
In an era of urban growth and vitality, many neighborhoods are being threatened by intense pressure to develop on a large scale. Brooklyn Matters exposes how, in one community, powerful real estate interests and politicians collaborate to circumvent local laws, seize private property through eminent domain, and manipulate public participation to push forward what could become the densest development in the United States. Brooklyn Matters raises critical issues for urban planners, architects, environmentalists, policy makers, and community residents.

Brooklyn Matters

DVD, 50 Min. (Home Use)
Brooklyn Matters is a riveting look at how big real estate, politics, community voices, and the desperate need for jobs and housing clash in one of the largest development proposals in the history of New York City. (HOME USE ONLY)

Brooklyn Matters

Brother Born Again

57 min.
A Jewish woman's jouirney to find her born again Christian brother

Bubbeh Lee & Me

35 min.
For her filmmaker grandson, a young gay man born to a Jewish mother and Protestant father, 87-year old Bubbeh Lee is a vital link to selfand cultural identity. This spirited film examines legacies passed through generations, and shows that the journeys of self-discovery and reconciliation can begin at any age.

Buddha Wild

"Anna Wilding's film provides a "marvellously well-judged" glimpse into the world of Buddhist monks in living in the western world "

Bullet

19 minutes
In1931, the Philadelphia and Western rebuilt their track for high-speed operation and took delivery of ten lightweight streamlined cars from the J. G. Brill Co. Quickly nicknamed Bullets, five of these legendary cars were still in service when we shot them in action during 1988 and 1989. We have edited nearly eight hours of footage to recreate a spectacular 14-minute high-speed run from 69th Street to Norristown. Unlike our other DVDs, this one has no narration; just a bit of music while we see some of the intense and varied activity at 69th Street, and then the soundtrack belongs to four 100 horsepower traction motors in glorious binaural stereo.

Bullets for Breakfast

1992, 77 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
BULLETS FOR BREAKFAST is a sublime essay film which sits at the frontier of its genre. Holly Fisher describes the film as a Western filtered through a post-feminist sensibility. Moments from John Fords classic 1946 Western MY DARLING CLEMENTINE are repeatedly interwoven with art postcards depicting Renaissance paintings of women, footage of women working in a herring smoking house and landscapes of Maine. Ryerson Johnson, a 91 year old writer who wrote more than 200 cowboy stories for pulp Western magazines reads from his unpublished autobiography. Feminist Nancy Nielson, who lined the interior of her outhouse with art postcards, reads her poetry. By playing with differences between poetry, story telling and visual narrative, BULLETS FOR BREAKFAST gradually unravels the seductive power of collective myths and stereotypes. Its a blatant hybrid of experimental and documentary techniques. Stories are told and re-told, images reordered like musical motives, in a structure which is cyclic and open-ended.

Bundle of Blues

The stories in this thoughtful documentary represent a range of experiences from minor postpartum depression through postpartum psychosis. It stresses that PPD can happen to any new mother but that it can be managed.
The stories in this thoughtful documentary represent a range of experiences from minor postpartum depression through postpartum psychosis. It stresses that PPD can happen to any new mother but that it can be managed.

Buoyant

2004, 28 minutes, Color/BW, VHS/DVD
Julie Wymans ebullient experimental documentary intertwines the story of the Padded Lilies, a troupe of fat synchronized swimmers, Archimedes, the Greek mathematician obsessed with floating bodies, and the inventor of the Drystroke Swimulator to investigate, proclaim and celebrate the fact that fat floats! As the Padded Lillies prepare for their appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", BUOYANT follows their rigorous training and strategizing as they promote their message of body-acceptance, fat-empowerment, and fitness at any size. A school-marmish voiceover moves on to tell the story of Archimedes, classical Greek mathematician and discoverer of pi, as he tackles one of his more difficult problems: how to measure the volume of an irregularly shaped object. The final vignette, performed by Wyman herself, captures the trials and tribulations of the inventor at work on the Drystroke Swimulator (patent pending) -- a contraption designed to allow its user to swim outside of water. Giddy and irreverent, moving fluidly between color and black and white, video and film, handheld and locked-down camera styles, Buoyant draws attention to its own surface and leaves us with the exuberant possibility of a fat body that literally and culturally rises, like cream, to the top.

The Burden of Knowledge

Seven couples their caregivers and others explore the ethical and emotional implications of prenatal testing for genetic defects.
Seven couples healthcare and genetic specialists and others explore the ethical and emotional implications of prenatal testing for genetic defects.

Burning Wall

A dozen years after the collapse of East Germany and the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hava Beller movingly investigates the profoundly contemporary dilemma of individual resistance within a totalitarian state. The Stasi, the secret police that employed over 100,000 agents (many of them ordinary citizens) assembled files on one-third of the East German population. Former dissidents tell of kafkaesque stories of the psychological warfare they endured while former Stasi agents candidly detail their techniques for destroying the lives of their opponents.

The Burning Wall depicts the developing opposition to the East German government from the first stirring of single acts of resistance by individuals, through an emerging dissident movement, all the way to the astounding groundswell of defiance that brought down the Berlin Wall and resulted in the collapse of the GDR regime.This documentary also traces these stories through the use of archival footage as well as through interviews with Vaclav Havel, Richard von Weizsacker, Gunter Grass, Stephan Heym, and prominent resisters Robert and Katja Havemann.

Also by filmmaker Hava Beller:
The Restless Conscience
An overview of the resistance to the East German regime which led ultimately to the collapse of the communist government and the dismantling of the Berlin Wall.

Business as Usual

An international look at people with disabilities who have created successful businesses which provide employment income and self-reliance for themselves and others.
An international look at people with disabilities who have created successful businesses which provide employment income and self-reliance for themselves and others.

...But Then, She's Betty Carter

1980, 53 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
This lively film is an unforgettable portrait of legendary vocalist Betty Carter, one of the greatest living exponents of jazz. Uncompromised by commercialism throughout her long career, she has forged alternative criteria for success including founding her own recording company and raising her two sons as a single parent. Parkerson's special film captures Carter's musical genius, her paradoxical relationship with the public and her fierce dedication to personal and artistic independence.

Buying Time

Should campaigns in the media (in this case soliciting contributions to pay for bone marrow transplants) be allowed to influence the allocation of precious healthcare resources?
Should media campaigns (in this case soliciting contributions to pay for bone marrow transplants) be allowed to influence the allocation of precious healthcare resources?

By Invitation Only

56 minutes DVD Closed Captioned
New Orleans filmmaker Rebecca Snedeker explores the insular world of the elite, white Carnival societies and debutante balls of Mardi Gras. Questioning their racial exclusivity, she takes an unprecedented insider's look at the pageantry and asks: what does it really mean to be the queen of the masked men? As she examines her own place in this captivating tradition, Snedeker challenges viewers to reflect on the roles that we play in our lives. Ideal for courses in Anthropology, American Studies, Gender Studies, Multicultural Studies, Sociology, Southern History and Psychology.

Cafeteria, The

An evocative film adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's most beloved short works. The film tells the moving story of Jewish refugees in post-World War II New York city as they try to escape their past. The main location of the story is a cafeteria -- an orginal which burns to the ground -- and its replacement, a new flashy eatery. This vignette considers how the past returns to haunt the living.
Film adaptation of one of Isaac Bashevis Singer's most beloved short works. Portrays the story of Jewish refugees in post-World War II New York city as they try to escape their past.

Calaveras

DVD, 30 min.
Calaveras is a 30 minute documentary on the altars that are built to remember and honor the deceased on the Day of the Dead. Popular in Latin America and parts of Asia, this tradition is based on the belief that the spirits of the dead return from the underworld each year for one day only. In recent years, the celebration has been adopted in many U.S. cities and the themes of the altars have evolved, so that they now are used to call attention to social concerns.

California's North Coast Logging Railroads

70 minutes VHS Only Black and White, color and full sound track.
In 1854, the first railroad in the western U.S. was built to haul logs from northern California's vast stands of coastal redwoods to the tideland. For the next century, railroads played a vital role in a thriving lumber industry. "California's North Coast Logging Railroads" features operations of the Caspar, Union, Holmes-Eureka, Northern Redwood, Simpson Redwood, Hammond, Dolbeer and Carson, and Pacific Lumber Companies and their railroads. Also shown are the Arcata and Mad River and the Northwestern Pacific Railroads.

Call To Witness

VHS and DVD, 59 min.
Call to Witness focuses on three extraordinary people who are willing to put their lives on the line for what they believe in. The Lutheran pastors in Call to Witness and the congregations that support them want to open not only their pews but also their pulpits to all people, including gay men and lesbians. Call to Witness is an excellent discussion starter and makes an important contribution to any religious or lgbt studies curricula.

Calling the Ghosts: A Story about Rape, War and Women

1996, 63 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm, Subtitled
An extraordinarily powerful documentary, CALLING THE GHOSTS is the first-person account of two women caught in a war where rape was as much an everyday weapon as bullets or bombs. Jadranka Cigelj and Nusreta Sivac, childhood friends and lawyers, enjoyed the lives of "ordinary modern women" in Bosnia-Herzegovina until one day former neighbors became tormentors. Taken to the notorious Serb concentration camp of Omarska, the two women, like other Muslim and Croat women interned there, were systematically tortured and humiliated by their Serb captors.

Calling The Shots

This riveting documentary embraces the accomplishments of women in front of and behind the camera. It is a heartfelt look at contemporary women who are directing dramatic feature films throughout the world today.

Utilizing film clips and candid interviews with directors, producers, screenwriters and actresses, Calling the Shots focuses on the diversity of films being made by women, the power structure of the industry, and the women who hold such power. Using the cinema verite style so brilliantly displayed in their 1982 Genie Award-winning P4W: Prison for Women and acclaimed Hookers on Davie (1984), Cole and Dale delicately weave an entertaining yet compelling tale of women's struggle and acceptance in the film industry. The result is a powerful documentary that not only explores the unique contribution of women to film but illuminates the personal side of these women's accomplishments.
Focuses on contemporary female filmmakers, producers, writers, and actresses and the increased influence of women in Hollywood.

Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again

England, 1991, 10 minutes, Color/BW, VHS/16mm
A delightful short drama,CAME OUT, IT RAINED, WENT BACK IN AGAIN explores the perils of coming out as it follows the day in the life of one young girl who would be a lesbian. Waking up one morning with the striking revelation "I'm gay!" wide-eyed innocent Jane Horrocks travels to the big city under the illusion that "they're all gay in London". There she encounters a number of gently caricatured cliches including a lesbian poetry group and a country and western bar, but her enthusiasm, conviction and a wicked grin, in the end, see her through.

Can We Make a Better Doctor? and So You Want To Be a Doctor?

The first and second of an ongoing series about how we educate our doctors. A portrait of six aspiring doctors as they go through their medical training. Broadcast nationally by PBS on NOVA.

Can You Take It

Waiting in the station for a train, a group of strangers are detained.  Through the eyes of a teenage girl, social misconceptions unfold in this film-noir psychological drama.

Can't You Take a Joke?

Australia, 1989, 26 minutes, BW, VHS/16mm
Can you fall in love and still have a sense of humor? This delightful, stylish comedy, in which boy meets boy and girl meets girl, uses the romantic music and visuals of Hollywood film noir to explore the ideal of love at first sight.

Cancer in Two Voices

1994, 43 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
Im the first among our friends to have cancer... Many will see their future in the way I handle mine, Barbara Rosenblum wrote after learning she had advanced breast cancer. For three years Barbara had yet to live, she and her partner, Sandra Butler, documented their lives with courage and frankness. This stunning film provides a unique view into the intimacy of a relationship in a time of crisis. The two women talk about their identity as Jewish women and as lesbians, and they speak openly about the difficult issues each is facing: anger, guilt, feelings about their bodies and changing sexuality, about death and loss. Never once losing either its balance or its fierce emotional integrity, CANCER IN TWO VOICES provides a practical example of dealing with death with sensitivity and a deep commitment to living.

Canine Instinct

DVD (NTSC), 2010, 62 min (plus 10 minutes extra footage)
He's not afraid to jump into the middle of a dog fight to bring order from chaos. He runs through brambles, streams, and over rock-faces training his dogs in Search & Rescue techniques, because as Kyle Warren himself will tell you: "If I can teach my dogs something that can save lives, I can't think of a better way to spend my time." Discover why people call Kyle the Dog Man of Ulster County, NY in this home-spun documentary portrait of a true American original.

Cannibal Tours

When tourists journey to the furthermost reaches of the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea, is it the indigenous tribespeople or the white visitors who are the cultural oddity? This film expolores the difference (and the surprising similarities) that emerge when civilized and primitive people meet. With dry humor and acute observation Cannibal Tours explodes cultural assumptions as it provides a pointed look at a fabulous phenomenon.

Cannibal Tours reveals its charm little by little. The two tribes eloquently tell their own stories, and imagery becomes increasingly important: bikinis among the crocodiles, a Pepsi-Cola T-shirt among the shuffling tribal dancers. And throughout there is comedy -- a tribal elder recalls: When the first Europeans arrived, the people cried out, 'Our dead ancestors have returned!' So now when we see tourists we say about them, 'The dead have come back!'?We don't seriously believe it, but we do say it.

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See also:

THE FILMS OF DENNIS O'ROURKE

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This film explores the difference (and the surprising similarities) that emerge when civilized and primitive people meet at the furthermost reaches of the Sepik River of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific.

Cannibal Tours

Direct Cinema Limited distribute the films of Dennis O'Rourke for use in the USA and Canada only. To order the films for use in all other parts of the world, please contact Camerawork Pty Ltd.

See also:

THE FILMS OF DENNIS O'ROURKE

Canto a la Vida: Song to Life

Australia, 1990, 48 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm, Subtitled
CANTO A LA VIDA illuminates exile through the remarkable stories of Chilean women, including the assassinated presidents widow Hortensia de Allende, their niece, author Isabel Allende, and folk singer Isabel Parra. In this powerful exploration of cultural displacement, language loss and personal dislocation, seven different women discuss their altered notions of home, work and daily life. Moving testimonies are underscored by archival footage, paintings, songs and memories. Since Pinochets ouster in 1989, many Chileans have journeyed back to their birthplace, and are now faced with the difficult decision of whether to remain in Chile or return to their adoptive countries. Filmmaker Briones, who herself left Chile in 1986, presents a beautiful, unforgettable testament to life in exile.

CANVAS: The Skateboarding Documentary

Please see SKATEBOARDING: THE 900 DEGREE AUSTRALIAN TOUR.
Please see SKATEBOARDING: THE 900 DEGREE AUSTRALIAN TOUR.

Capturing the Past: How to Prepare and Conduct an Oral History Review

Everyone has a story to tell. People tell stories about their own lives, and when those stories are preseved and passed down to future generations, an oral history is created. Often, it is history the way we remember it, the way our parents and grandparents remember it, or the way we lived it. Capturing the Past takes the viewer through an oral history interview, providing step-by-step instructions. The viewer will learn how to plan, prepare, conduct and perserve oral history, using audio and video tape.
Takes the viewer through an oral history interview, providing step-by-step instructions.

Capturing the Past: How to Prepare and Conduct an Oral History Review

#404: Careers In The Music Industry

So you want to make some music? In the Mix explores different careers in the music industry, including public relations, music production, and marketing releases to radio stations. We go on location at a radio station to see what really happens behind the mike, as well as how new music makes it onto the air. Then, Julio meets Chubb Rock in the studio as he records a new album and Melanie accompanies singer/songwriter Poe as she goes on interviews. *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.

#412: Careers: Focus On Your Future

Is it possible to do what you love, and love what you do? In the Mix explores some of todays hottest careers through interviews with an actor, a radio music director, the NY Rangers physical therapist, a PR agent, a car designer, and a district attorney. Then, teens get advice on what to do and not to do on a job interview. We also take a backstage look at a daytime drama and break the ice with Mark Messier at a practice session. "Black-and-white footage, jerky camera angles, and other hip techniques orient this lively program to teens." -Booklist *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.

Caring at the End of Life

This moving film focuses on the key roles of nursing staff in end-of-life care and decision making. It profiles six severely ill hospitalized patients. Their stories offer no easy answers but raise many key issues including the role of technology decid
Based on six case studies of seriously ill hospitalized patients this moving film focuses on the key roles of nursing staff in improving patient-clinician communication in end-of-life care.

Caring...Sharing

Explores the frustrations fears loneliness anger and guilt — as well as the moments of joy — experienced by those who care for loved ones with Alzheimer's Disease.
Explores the frustrations fears loneliness anger and guilt  as well as the moments of joy  experienced by those who care for loved ones with Alzheimer's Disease.

Caring at the End of Life Series

This three-part series profiles severely ill patients who agreed to be a part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's SUPPORT Study on end-of-life care and decision making. These moving films focus on the key roles of nursing staff in patient care and com
This three-part series deals with end-of-life care and decision making in the hospital through profiles of several severely ill patients and the staff who deal with them.

Carmelita Tropicana

vhs, 28 min., 1994
An award winning portrait. Mixing Carmelita Tropicana's monologues and drag performance, the women's prison film and American musicals, this Lower East Side day-in-the-life of the self styled "superintendent-performance artiste" wreaks havoc with cultural stereotypes. Starring Carmelita Tropicana aka Alina Troyano. Broadcast rights available, US and foreign; for videocassettes please see First Run Features.

Carmen Carrascal

Colombia, 1982, 30 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitled
This moving portrait offers a glimpse into the life of a Latin American woman struggling to overcome the many obstacles she encounters in this triple role as mother, wife and talented craftswoman living in an isolated area of Colombia.

Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business

USA/Brazil, 1995, 92 minutes, Color, VHS/35mm
This fascinating film skillfully combines reenactments, interviews with confidants and commentators, and footage from her many films to tell the haunting story of 1940s superstar Carmen Miranda. Charting Mirandas transformation from famed Brazilian singer to Hollywoods first Latina star to independent artist, award-winning Brazilian filmmaker Helena Solberg shows how Mirandas saga exemplifies contradictions in the relationship between Latin America and the United States that persist today. At the convergence of sexual politics, cultural colonialism, and one womans life, this moving film powerfully explores the complex factors behind the image and life of the Tutti-Frutti Woman, Carmen Miranda.

Carry Greenham Home

England, 1984, 66 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
An extraordinary record of daily life at the women's peace encampment at Greenham Common in England. Kidron went on to direct ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT for the BBC.

Carved from the Heart

Filmed in Alaska this powerful story intertwines the process of carving and erecting a totem pole with stories of personal loss grief substance abuse suicide and violence.
When native carver Stan Marsden decided to create a totem pole in his son's memory the project became a focus for the entire community's need to deal with loss tragedy and healing.

Carved from the Heart

30 min./45 min.
One man loses his son to a cocaine overdose. Grieving, Stan Marsden, a Tsimshian wood carver, decides to create a totem pole and invites the town of Craig, Alaska, to help. As the project grows, it brings people of diverse backgrounds and ages together. They acknowledge common problems of personal loss, inter-generational grief, substance abuse, suicide, and violence. CARVED FROM THE HEART promotes healing within the community.

Carvey Davis's Baltimore Streetcar Films

55 minutes
Carvey Davis's Baltimore Streetcar Films is a selection of this talented photographer's 16mm footage taken during the late 1940s and early 1950s. The program is arranged geographically, covering most of the major routes in operation during this period from end to end.

Catching Out

The phrase 'Catching Out' describes the act of hopping a freight train. In the documentary film "Catching Out," the adventure begins on the porch of a grainer hurtling through the arid expanse of the Mojave Desert. The journey continues into the unconventional terrain of an American sub-culture. The film features a seasoned eco-activist named Lee, a young nomad named Jessica, and a tramp couple named Switch and Baby Girl. In three interwoven stories, "Catching Out" follows these contemporary trainhoppers as they navigate between the constraints of society and the freedom of the road.

Catching Up with the World

NHS - 30 Min
Catching Up with the World is about an on-going rehabilitation program at a state psychiatric facility. The videotape presents the underlying philosophy of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Integrated Services Model at Medfield Mass. State Hospital. The model is based on the idea that patient involvement in treatment can lead to increased functional ability and improved quality of life regardless of their degree of disability.

A Celebration of Birds with Roger Tory Peterson

Explore some of America's birding hotspots with Roger Tory Peterson as he looks back on the changes he has seen during more than seven decades of watching birds. Peterson's Field Guide to the Birds, first published in 1934, changed the way we look at nature.

CELEBRATION!

30 min
Every year in Brooklyn , New York , America 's largest Caribbean community puts on a carnival that is modeled after the one "back home" in the islands. This film captures the joy and pride of Brooklyn's Caribbean carnival. Colorful costumes, calypso music, steel bands, historical information, and the demonstration of the making of the costumes highlight this upbeat film that explodes with color, music, and pride in tradition.

Challenge

Introduces us to people with a variety of disabilities who participate in a outdoor sports including rock climbing tennis and skiing. It focuses on a number of determined people whose lives have been renewed through their participation in athletics.
Introduces us to people with a variety of physical and developmental disabilities who participate in a outdoor sports including rock climbing tennis golf and skiing.

A Chance to Grow

An experienced nurse gives viewers a perspective on what infants parents and staff go through in the newborn intensive care unit or NICU. Within this unique world critically ill and premature infants receive a level of high-tech care never before possi
Follows three families whose babies are in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Their stories demonstrate the capacity of ordinary individuals to adapt to crises with extraordinary grace and courage.

Changes

(Living with Spinal Cord Injury series): Coming to terms with spinal cord injury and the beginnings of rehabilitation.
Living with Spinal Cord Injury series: Looks at the process of coming to terms with a spinal cord injury and the beginnings of rehabilitation.

A Change of Character

Truett Allen's personality changed drastically after a series of strokes resulted in damage to the frontal lobes of his brain. This captivating video features neuroscientist Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg author of The Executive Brain as well as neurologi
Truett Allen's personality changed drastically after a series of strokes resulted in damage to the frontal lobes of his brain. This captivating video features neuroscientist Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg author of The Executive Brain as well as neurologi

Changing Identities: A Story of Traumatic Injury and Art

Each year approximately 1.5 million people have their lives suddenly changed by brain and spinal cord injuries or stroke. Bill Richards has developed a studio program that doesn't see art just as a form of therapy but as a means for participants to rede
Each year approximately 1.5 million people have their lives suddenly changed by brain and spinal cord injuries or stroke. Bill Richards has developed a studio program that doesn't see art just as a form of therapy but as a means for participants to rede

Change Makers

The dynamic story of the U.S. Consumer Movement since World War II, based on interviews with 25 prominent consumer leaders from the fields of education, government and consumer activism. Change Makers emphasizes the role of the consumer in our economy. It explains the fundamental of the buyer/seller relationship in a remarkable clear fashion. The film's aim is to benefit all consumers, from students to senior citizens, in virtually every community. Knowledge of the past, in this case, is an investment in our future. (See also Death on the Job.)
The dynamic story of the U.S. Consumer Movement since WWII, based on interviews with 25 prominent consumer leaders.

Changing Our Minds

Academy Award winning director Richard Schmiechen (The Times of Harvey Milk) vividly portrays the life and work of the woman described by the Los Angeles Times as "The Rosa Parks of Gay Rights" in Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker.

Chasing the Cancer Answer

There are predictions that in the next generation almost one in two North Americans will be diagnosed with cancer. After Canadian television host Wendy Mesley was diagnosed she began a long and personal journey. She had followed all the Cancer Society?s
There are predictions that one in two North Americans in the next generation will be diagnosed with cancer. Wendy Mesley had followed all the rules for healthy living but she still got sick. In her quest for answers she comes across disturbing clues abou

The Checker King

Fighting poor health and depression 81-year-old Harold O'Brien journeys to the National Checker Championship after losing his wife Norma. This warm and inspiring story is honest about the darker realities of aging and depression.
Fighting poor health and depression 81-year-old Harold O'Brien journeys to the National Checker Championship after losing his wife Norma. This warm and inspiring story is honest about the darker realities of aging and depression.

The Chemo Ate My Homework

Kids with cancer are kids first. In between their surgeries radiation and chemotherapy they want and need to continue with the things that make up their ordinary lives. At St. Jude Children?s Research Hospital in Tennessee a brave dedicated and exce
Kids with cancer are kids first. In between surgeries radiation and chemotherapy they want and need to continue with their ordinary lives. A brave dedicated and skilled corps of teachers help to give young patients a measure of normalcy. But not all t

The Chicago Maternity Story

60 min.
Women fight for the survival of a home-birth center.

Chicana

1979, 23 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm/DVD
CHICANA traces the history of Chicana and Mexican women from pre-Columbian times to the present. It covers women's role in Aztec society, their participation in the 1810 struggle for Mexican independence, their involvement in the US labor strikes in 1872, their contributions to the 1910 Mexican revolution and their leadership in contemporary civil rights causes. Using murals, engravings and historical footage, CHICANA shows how women, despite their poverty, have become an active and vocal part of the political and work life in both Mexico and the United States.

Chief!

1999, 61 min.
During the month of December, 1997, I witnessed several troubling events in Cameroon: In my village a young boy was nearly lynched by a mob people's justice in a lawless state. I went to a wedding and learned that, by law, the husband is the ruler of the family. A highly respected journalist was imprisoned without a trial for writing an article about the health of the president. While seemingly unrelated, these incidents bear witness to disturbing tendencies in Cameroon today: they are all point to the ways in which the abuse of power permeates everyday life in an authoritarian society. CHIEF! brings these events together to allow us to reflect upon the current state of Cameroonian society with its hierarchies, inequalities and lack of respect for human rightsall the by-products of a dictatorship.

Children in No Man's Land

DVD, 39 Min.
Children In No-Mans Land is a documentary that uncovers the current plight of the 100,000 unaccompanied minors entering the United States. The film will give this timely political debate about the U.S.-Mexico border a human face by exploring the stories of Maria de Jesus (13) and her cousin Rene (12) as they attempt to cross the US/Mexico border alone to reunite with their mothers in the Midwest. Focusing on minors crossing through the Sonora Desert area in Nogales, Arizona, this film will explore every detail of these children's journey as well as the journeys of other children we meet on the way as we uncover in an intimate and personal way where they are coming from, what their journeys have been like and how they've gone about it, through to the arrival at their destination their new home, The United States of America.

Children In War

At the end of the 20th Century, the targeting and killing of children in war has become another crime against humanity. Although the Principles of Protection and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in wartime are clearly defined by international law, these accepted standards of decency are routinely violated by governments and military leaders. In today's wars 90 percent of the casualties are civilians, compared to 50 percent in World War II. In the past ten years, two million children have been killed in wars throughout the world. CHILDREN IN WAR is a powerful, compassionate and disturbing report on the effects of war and terrorism on children caught in the midst of armed conflict. Filmed on location in Bosnia, Rwanda, Israel and Northern Ireland, this feature-length documentary explores war-torn neighborhoods, orphanages, schools and refugee camps. Through the eyes of children, the tragedy of war is witnessed.

CHILDREN OF SHADOWS

54 MIN
In Haiti , many parents are forced by destitution and desperation to give away their children. The children - who may be as young as four years old - then go to live and work for other families as unpaid domestic servants, or slaves. Portraying the restavek children of Haiti , the film follows the children as they go through their daily chores - the endless cycle of cooking, washing, sweeping, mopping, going to the market, fetching water, running errands, etc. Children speak openly and shyly about the lives they are forced to lead. The women who take them in speak about all the work that they are able to get out of "their" restavek. The camera goes deep into the countryside to interview the peasant families as to what kind of situation would force them to give away one or more of their children. Narrated by the people themselves in Creole with English subtitles, this is the first time anyone has spoken openly on camera about this subject.

Children of the Crocodile

Australia, 2001, 52 minutes, Color, VHS, Tetum/Portuguese, Subtitled
This documentary tells the story of two young Timorese-Australian activists one a high profile human rights worker, the other a performance artist and lesbian and their personal journey to further the cause of peace in the homeland they were forced to flee. Although merely infants when their families left East Timor to seek political asylum in Australia, Cidalia Pires and Elizabeth Exposto carry on their parents human rights work promoting the Timorese struggle. Their tireless activist efforts are documented through two amazing years in East Timors history - from the joy of voting for freedom in August 1999 to the rage at the destruction that followed and time of renewed commitment and hope. Their countrys independence fulfills their lifetime dream, but it also brings hard choices and painful returns for them both. Cidalia, in particular, faces the additional challenge of being an openly gay Timorese woman in a culture heavily steeped in tradition and conservative gender roles. CHILDREN OF THE CROCODILE tells a story which is personal yet universal - about ideals, identity, and the strength of an exile community that is committed to furthering the cause of peace in their native land.

Children of the Left

57 min.
Red diaper babies describe growing up communist in 1950s America

Children We Sacrifice,The

2000, 61 minutes, Color, VHS
Shot in India, Sri Lanka, Canada and the United States, and screened in 18 countries, this evocative, visually powerful documentary is about incestuous sexual abuse of the South Asian girl child. By interweaving survivors' narratives, including the producer's own story, with interviews with South Asian mental health professionals, and with statistical information, as well as poetry and art, THE CHILDREN WE SACRIFICE discloses the many layers of a subject traditionally shrouded in secrecy. Insights into the far-reaching psychological, social and cultural consequences of incest are accompanied by thoughtful assessments of strategies that have helped adult women cope with childhood trauma. The video also analyzes social and cultural resistance in South Asia and the Diaspora to dealing with incest's causes and its effects on its victims. This personal and collective letter from South Asian incest survivors and their advocates is both a validation of their struggle and a compelling charge to protect future generations of children better.

Chimps: So Like Us

For three decades, Jane Goodall has studied the chimpanzees of Gombe National Park in Tanzania. In CHIMPS: SO LIKE US, she provides a glimpse into this special universe, sharing her vision and passionate concern for her simian neighbors. With uncompromising conviction, the film argues the case for the chimpanzees' right to live in freedom in their natural habitat and for humane treatment when in captivity.
Jane Goodall introduces us to the world of chimpanzees and makes a case for both their humane treatment in captivity and their right to live in a natural habitat.

Chocolate Babies

An underground band of HIV-positive, queer, urban,transvestite, activists of color is making headlines in New York.  In an effort to expose political corruption surrounding the AIDS epidemic, these urban guerrillas stage a series of surprise attacks against conservative politicians whom they believe are collecting secret lists of HIV-positive individuals.  The masterminds behind the action include ?to-the-death!? diva Max Mo-Freak; his determined sister, Jamela; Larva, a sex-crazed crossdresser with attitude; Lady Marmalade, a junkie transvestite songstress; and Sam, an idealistic young Asian militant and Max Mo?s lover.  Caught up in their extreme methods of activism and self-destructive drug and alcohol binges, the group becomes torn by infighting and begins to lose sight of their mission and loyalty to each other.  Will they find the peace and justice they seek?  Between fantasy, tragedy and comedy, Chocolate Babies is a roller-coaster ride that is sure to provoke laughter and dialogue.

Choice and Challenge

Presents a series of real-life situations in which healthcare providers must cope with behaviorally impaired and aggressive elders.
Presents a remarkable series of real-life situations in which healthcare providers must cope with behaviorally impaired and aggressive elders.

The Choice of a Lifetime: Returning From the Brink of Suicide

Over five million people alive today have made a suicide attempt at some time in their lives.
The disturbing but ultimately inspiring stories of six people 21 to 73 and from a variety of backgrounds who stepped back from the brink of suicide.

The Choice of a Lifetime: Returning From the Brink of Suicide

53 min.
THE CHOICE OF A LIFETIME tackles one of the most difficult and urgent issues of our times: suicide. Six diverse people, ages 21 to 73, describe the circumstances that brought them to the brink, the forces that pulled them back, and the methods of healing each discovered. Therapy, support groups, artistic expression and spirituality are all explored in this inspiring celebration of life and hope.

Choice Thoughts: Reflections on the Birth Control War

1996, 10 minutes, Color, VHS
In a witty mix of rare archival footage and sound bites from religious and political leaders, filmmaker Jacqueline Frank takes a fast-paced look at 100 years of the fight for birth control and legalized abortion. Featuring a concise overview of the work of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, CHOICE THOUGHTS illuminates how access to birth control became seen as a human right and how this dialogue continues around present day issues of choice. Discussion Guide available.

Choosing Children

From the director (Debra Chasnoff) of It's Elementary and That's A Family, Choosing Children is a well-crafted exploration of the issues facing lesbians who choose to have children.

Chris and Bernie

25 min.
CHRIS AND BERNIE is a moving personal documentary about two 25 year old women, both working and divorced with young children. The problems they face, the solutions they've found, and their hopes for the future are clear and powerful in this warm, lively and well-made film.

Chrissy

Breaking records as the most watched documentary on Australian television, where it first aired on World AIDS Day in 1999, Chrissy is an honest and daring film. Ex-runaway and street kid, Chrissy was diagnosed HIV+ at age 18. She did not reveal her sexual orientation or her illness to her family until eight years later. As we follow Chrissy, her mother and three younger sisters for the next year, we are given access to a world one must see to really understand. Beginning at the time Chrissy revealed her HIV+ status to her family, filmmaker, Jacqui North takes us on a personal journey of a family learning about acceptance and love.

Christmas at Starcross

This subtle and gentle film celebrates the spiritual commitment of an unusual community in Northern California. Starcross, a lay Catholic monastery, supports itself by selling Christmas trees and wreaths.

In the wake of the AIDS epidemic, the three founders of Starcross opted to take in babies infected with the disease for the purpose of providing them the joy and happiness all children duly deserve. Christmas at Starcross follows these three deeply caring individuals from one Christmas season to the next, becoming a poetic tribute to life itself, however brief.
Follows the three founders of a Catholic lay Monastery in Northern California as they take in and raise three AIDS-infected infants.

Chronic And Other Films

1993, 58 minutes, Color/BW, VHS/16mm
This collection of films from emerging filmmaker Jennifer Reeves includes THE GIRL'S NERVY, MONSTERS IN THE CLOSET, and CHRONIC. Innovative, perceptive, and powerful, each challenges filmic conventions. THE GIRL'S NERVY is a cut and paste study of the single frame and the eye's rhythms. MONSTERS IN THE CLOSET links stories of little girls and girl gangs with tales from the closet of adolescence. CHRONIC is an experimental narrative of one young woman living with "so-called" mental illness. Beautiful and skillful, it probes her misogynistic and violent surroundings for the motives behind her compulsive self-mutilation.

Cinematic Jazz of Julie Dash,The

1992, 27 minutes, Color, VHS
From her innovative short works to her critically acclaimed feature debut DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST, the films of Julie Dash have broken new cinematic ground and redefined black women's images on screen. In this wide-ranging interview, Dash talks about her background, development and approach to movie making, as well as the struggles, victories and interdependence of African American women filmmakers. Excerpts from early films and Daughters of the Dust, the dramatic feature about different generations of South Carolina sea islanders which has thrilled audiences across the nation, underscore the originality of this immensely gifted artist.

City Transport: The Way Forward

75 minutes, all color
This DVD from England makes a persuasive case for all forms of public transportation, but the emphasis is definitely on light rail. It shows examples of all modes, including rapid transit, guided busways, trolleybuses and diesel buses, commuter rail, and monorails, traveling from the UK to Continental Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia in search of the newest ideas as well as the tried and true.

Claiming a Voice: The Visual Communications Story

1990 Video One hour English color
1969: Campus strikes. Anti-war protests. Civil rights demonstrations. American politics and culture were changing. Third World communities sought self-determination and the Asian American movement sprang up from storefront organizations all across the nation. And out of this turmoil came Visual Communications. CLAIMING A VOICE: THE VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS STORY is a one-hour documentary chronicling the twenty-year history of the first arts group dedicated to productions by and about Asian Pacific Americans. Combining interviews with clips from over twenty Visual Communications films, this video traces the important role alternative media played in the Asian American movement.

Claire's Story

Claire is a nurse but she says I've learned some things since I was the patient. When the physician gave her the diagnosis of ovarian cancer she understood the words but I couldn't hear anything he was saying. One in a series of brief one-charact
Claire is a nurse but she says I've learned some things since I was the patient. When the physician gave her the diagnosis of ovarian cancer she understood the words but I couldn't hear anything he was saying. One in a series of brief one-charact

Clandestine

1996, 98 min.
Proud and determined, the hunter set out, leaving behind his village ravaged by a terrible drought. All the villagers came out to wish him well, and everyone gave what he could: an egg, a handful of peanuts or a few kola nuts... As in the folktale, Sobgui, a former computer programmer who now drives a "clando" cab in Douala, flees to Europe to escape a life in Cameroon which has become unbearable. In Cologne (Germany), , Sobgui joins a community of African emigrants. Most are hard-working and ambitious people. Sobgui begins a love affair with Madeleine, a German political activist who encourages Sobgui and his friends to return home and fight for change.

Clear Pictures: Reynolds Price

Four-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim traces the life of distinguished author Reynolds Price through his writings and the remembrances of those who guided him toward maturity in the small towns and countryside of North Carolina. The film touches on the simple but extraordinary life of his parents, their passionate marriage and secret failings; the teachers who inspired him with a love of literature; the shattering experience of his father's death; and his mind-altering bout with pain and illness that changed his life and enhanced his gifts.
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim traces the life of distinguished American author Reynolds Price.

#436: Cliques: Behind The Labels

In this companion program to School Violence, we explore the various cliques that exist in schools, each with their own set of dress codes, slang, and behavioras well as the reasons for being part of a group. Viewers meet, among others, the popular girls, skaters, goths, and floaters. From the popular group to the loners, kids say they experience harassment and often feel misunderstood. Teens who were loners also speak frankly about how they reached out to make friends. We see how stereotyping creates rifts among groups and often leads to cruelty and mistreatment of individuals. Through understanding the people behind the labels, viewers discover they are individuals with a lot more in common than they thought. This video will make an excellent discussion starter, and every high schooler will have an opinion on this very relevant topic. Recommended.-Video Librarian *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.

Close to Home (DVD)

It is estimated that there are 60 million survivors of childhood sex abuse crimes in the United States and that 90 percent of the abusers are people children know, love or trust. Close to Home takes an unprecedented look at this crime and the complexities surrounding its disclosure when the offenders are trusted community members.
Running time: 79 min., Year released: 2007

Close to Home Discovery Health version (DVD)

This version, as seen on the Discovery Health Channel, differs from the original theatrical release at the Sundance Film Festival. It is now hosted by David Schwimmer and narrated by Robin Quivers, and has been re-edited for television broadcast with extended sequences. This version also contains updated statistics on child abuse. This expanded program ends with a roundtable discussion of the film by its participants as well as the filmmakers. (We recommend that educators purchase this version.)
Running time: 94 min., Year released: 2007

Closer

UK, 2000, 24 minutes, Color, VHS/35mm
An experimental documentary which has at its heart a poignant character study of a 17 year-old lesbian living in Newcastle, England, CLOSER innovatively explores the process of documentary filmmaking and boldly challenges traditional forms of storytelling. Produced without a script and in close collaboration with the subject, Annelise Rodger, the filmmaker presents a hypnotizing array of montages and fictive sequences to introduce the day-to-day happenings of this extraordinary person. From the streets of Newcastle where we find Annelise speaking frankly to the camera about her experiences as a young lesbian to the emotionally charged reenactment of her coming out to her mother, this highly original film provides a rare auto-portrait where fiction and documentary collide. In the end what emerges is not only a remarkable encounter with a young woman, but also a story that has broader implications about being young, being at the cusp of adulthood, and finding one's identity. A Bridge & Tunnel Production.

A Closer Walk

(This DVD is multi-region viewable.)

This new PBS version is now available. It includes an updated section on AIDS in the African-American community, the most recent global public health statistics, and Ethan Zohn from Grassroot Soccer.

A Closer Walk is the first film to depict humankind's confrontation with the global AIDS epidemic.

Reviewing A Closer Walk Jack Garner, Chief Film Critic of the Gannett News Service, wrote: This is an artful motion picture and a beautifully told story of human suffering that inspires hope and action. This film rates a '10', a must-see film if ever there was one. Also reviewing A Closer Walk, Robert Butler of the Kansas City Star wrote: This is one of the most artful, heartrending and inspirational documentaries I have ever seen. It has the potential to actually change lives. Its real power comes from the way the filmmaker understands human psychology.

Directed, written, and produced by Oscar nominee Robert Bilheimer, narrated by Glenn Close and Will Smith, A Closer Walk explores the intricate relationship between health, dignity, and human rights, and shows how the harsh realities of AIDS in the world are an expressions of the way the world is.

The film features interviews with prominent individuals from all walks of life including The Dalai Lama, Kofi Annan, and Bono; stories, portraits, and vignettes of children, women, and men living with AIDS on four continents; and breathtaking cinematography by Richard D. Young that celebrates human dignity, even as it bears witness to immense human suffering.

The film also includes an original musical score, and contributions by artists including Annie Lennox, the Neville Brothers, Dido, Eric Clapton, Moby, Geoffrey Oryema, and Sade. .

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Documents the worldwide epidemic of AIDS, and the efforts to combat it.

A Closer Walk

A Closer Walk is the first film to depict humankind's confrontation with the global AIDS epidemic.

The film also includes an original musical score, and contributions by artists including Annie Lennox, the Neville Brothers, Dido, Eric Clapton, Moby, Geoffrey Oryema, and Sade. .

For more information about this film, click here
For information on renting 35mm prints, please contact us.

Code Gray

Academy Award nominee for Best Short Documentary. Explores four open-ended cases in which nurses confront serious moral dilemmas in their day-to-day work.
Academy Award nominee for Best Short Documentary. Explores four open-ended cases in which nurses confront serious ethical dilemmas in their day-to-day work.

Coffee Colored Children

England, 1988, 15 minutes, Color/BW, VHS/16mm
This lyrical, unsettling film conveys the experience of children of mixed racial heritage. Suffering the aggression of racial harassment, a young girl and her brother attempt to wash their skin white with scouring powder. Starkly emotional and visually compelling, this semi-autobiographical testimony to the profound internalized effects of racism and the struggle for self-definition and pride is a powerful catalyst for discussion.

Collateral Damage: Bad Medicine in Tennessee

(23 minutes)
In 2005, when Governor Phil Bredesen of Tennessee announced he would reform his states Medicaid program, people took him at his word. Little did they know that Bredesens idea of reform meant cutting 190,000 people off the program almost overnight. The size and speed of the cuts were unprecedented; the suffering they caused was immeasurable. The sickest, neediest people were denied medical care while the nation sat by and watched, and the Governor boasted to other heads of states about his success reigning in the rising cost of health care. This intense, moving film exposes the injustice that occurred in Tennessee and its implications for Medicaid cuts nationwide. In the richest nation in the world, where people die every day because they lack access to health care, the disparities revealed in this film are chilling.

Collector of Bedford Street,The

34 minutes VHS Closed Captioned 34 minutes DVD Closed Captioned
At age 60, community activist and fundraiser Larry Selman who has developmental disabilities has built up enormous social capital. When Larrys 80 year-old uncle cant care for him, Larrys neighbors create a trust fund for Larry that allows him to continue to live independently. THE COLLECTOR OF BEDFORD STREET is a story of community inclusion in the unexpected setting of New York City.

#408: College: A Crash Course

Is college just about parties, pranks, and professors? Spend a day in the life of Nathan Marshall, our reporter and freshman at Ithaca College -- and find out what college life is really like. Plus, we follow reporter Andrea Barrow, a high school junior, on the start of the long and winding college application journey. She gets the inside info for you on what admissions officers look for and what turns them off, the best way to complete an application, and how to pick the right school and find financial aid. I found your show very informative and perfect for teenagers who are college bound and may be overwhelmed by the entire application process. The show thoroughly covered all the requirements for collegeall within a context that is clear but not condescending to teenagers.-Elizabeth Ruiz Quintana, Advisor, New York, NY *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.

The Colonial Misunderstanding

2004, 78 min.
In The Colonial Misunderstanding Jean-Marie Teno sheds light on the complex and problematic relationship between colonization and European missionaries on the African continent. The film looks at Christian evangelism as the forerunner of European colonialism in Africa, indeed, as the ideological model for the relationship between North and South even today. In particular it looks at the role of missionaries in Namibia on the centenary of the 1904 German genocide of the Herrero people there. It reveals how colonialism destroyed African beliefs and social systems and replaced them with European ones as if they were the only acceptable routes to modernity. As Prof. F. Kangué Ewané says in the film: I can forgive Westerners for taking away my land ...but not for taking away my mind and soul.

Color Schemes

1989, 28 minutes, Color, VHS
An upbeat, ironic look at Americas multicultural society, COLOR SCHEMES uses the metaphor of color wash to tackle conceptions of racial assimilation. Challenging stereotypes, twelve writer/performers collaborate on four performance sequencessoak, wash, rinse and extract. Spinning through this tumble- jumble of Americas washload, the performers scheme to claim racial images that remain color vivid.

Columbus on Trial

1993, 18 minutes, Color, VHS
Inspired by the controversy surrounding the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' "discovery" of America, Portillo has fashioned a fanciful version of a courtroom were Columbus to return from his grave to stand trial. Cross-examined by the Latino comedy group, Culture Clash, Columbus is charged with atrocities against the Native peoples of the New World, including the rape and violent treatment of women. Satire and parody rule in this dynamic document about American history and colonization.

Coming of Age

58 min.
Teenagers confront intimate feelings about race, family and sexuality.

Coming Out Under Fire

1994 16mm Theatrical Version: 71 minutes Broadcast Versions: 57 or 59 minutes Black & White U.S.A. English
Coming Out Under Fire features nine gay and lesbian veterans who recount how they joined the patriotic war against fascism in the 1940s only to find themselves fighting two battles: one for their country and another for their right to serve. They first remember warm and entertaining stories of finding each other in a compulsory heterosexual environment and reminisce over tales of first love and deep friendships. Their good times were short-lived, however, as they became targets of newly created anti-homosexual policies which called for witch hunts, dehumanizing interrogations, involuntary psychiatric treatments, and the incarceration of suspected homosexuals into "queer stockades." The final humiliation was a dishonorable discharge which stripped a soldier of all veterans benefits as well as being officially branded a "sex pervert" for life.

Coming to Terms

Alone in his college dorm room, a young man struggles with his family?s reaction when he is pressured into coming out to them over the telephone. Damian sinks into depression as he realizes that both he and his family have an arduous journey ahead if they are to heal old wounds and accept his sexuality.

Common Heroes

This revealing new video follows the nurses physicians social workers and clergy who make up the hospice team and demonstrates the way they collaborate to help families develop care plans that will maximize each patient's quality of life during the end
Follows the nurses physicians social workers and clergy who make up the hospice team and demonstrates the ways they collaborate to help patients and families.

Community Voices

Hear the voices and perspectives of nurses doctors outreach workers medical interpreters and patients people from a fascinating range of backgrounds who make up today's healthcare system. This innovative video offers a window into the challenges and
A multi-cultural array of patients clinicians and other healthcare workers explore the many ways that differences in culture race and ethnicity affect health and the delivery of healthcare services.

Compensation

US, 1999, 92 minutes, BW, VHS
COMPENSATION the first feature by award-winning filmmaker Zeinabu irene Davis (Cycles and A Powerful Thang), presents two unique African-American love stories between a deaf woman and a hearing man. Inspired by a poem written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, this moving narrative shares their struggle to overcome racism, disability and discrimination. An important film on African-American deaf culture, Davis innovatively incorporates silent film techniques (such as title cards and vintage photos) to make the piece accessible to hearing and deaf viewers alike, and to share the vast possibilities of language and communication.

#409: Competition and Stress

Is winning everything? In the Mix explores the different aspects of competition and takes a look at how some teens handle the stress of competing and losing. We meet an Olympic skier and a high school ski team, a string quartet preparing for a performance and teens going through dance auditions. We also follow a championship high school basketball team and their coach through a game. In response to viewer mail, teens speak out about what causes stress in their life and how they deal with it as they offer advice to other teens. *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.

Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter

1994, 44 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm/DVD
With profound insight and a healthy dose of levity, COMPLAINTS OF A DUTIFUL DAUGHTER chronicles the various stages of a mother's Alzheimer's Disease and the evolution of a daughter's response to the illness. The desire to cure the incurable-to set right her mother's confusion and forgetfulness, to temper her mother's obsessiveness-gives way to an acceptance which is finally liberating for both daughter and mother. Neither depressing nor medical, COMPLAINTS OF A DUTIFUL DAUGHTER is much more than a story about Alzheimer's and family caregiving. It is ultimately a life-affirming exploration of family relations, aging and change, the meaning of memory, and love.

The Complete Gacaca Film Series by Anne Aghion

4 DVD Series
Save $390 when you purchase the entire Gacaca film series. Gacaca (Ga-CHA-cha), which literally means "justice on the grass", is a form of citizen-based justice which Rwandans decided to put into place in an attempt to deal with the crimes of the 1994 genocide. Filming for over a decade in a tiny rural hamlet, director Anne Aghion has charted the impact this experiment in transitional justice has had on survivors and perpetrators alike. The films in this highly acclaimed series have earned numerous awards, including an Emmy in 2005 and the Human Rights Watch Nestor Almendros Award in 2009. The series consists of 4 DVDs: My Neighbor My Killer is the culmination of ten years of documenting Gacaca justice in Rwanda. This feature length documentary film spans the following trilogy. (80', 2009) Gacaca, Living Together Again in Rwanda? Follow the first steps in one of the worlds boldest experiments in reconciliation. 2003 Unesco Fellini Prize. (55', 2002) In Rwanda we say... The family that does not speak dies The second film looks at the impact of the return of a prisoner on his community before his trial. 2005 Emmy Winner. (54', 2004) The Notebooks of Memory The third film focuses exclusively on the Gacaca trials, with citizen-judges weighing survivor accounts of the massacres against the testimony of perpetrators. (53', 2009)

#425: Computer Literacy and Careers: Get Plugged In

In the Mix shows how computers play an integral part in a wide range of fields, especially those of high interest to teens, such as communications, music composing and fashion design. We meet teen girls who see how easy it is to use the Internet for everything from homework to international chats. We demonstrate how computer literacy gives you a big advantage when job hunting and can lead to higher salaries. Finally, this special directs teens to where they can obtain access and training on computers if they do not have one at home. The program definitely accomplishes its main goal: to convince teens that computer literacy is not only fun, but crucial to their futuresHighly recommended. Video Librarian *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.

Coney

To purchase the DVD of this title, please go to five by two: five animated shorts, an anthology of 5 films of filmmakers Frank and Caroline Mouris.

Through a combination of special visual effects and skillful editing, Coney itself becomes the world`s greatest amusement ride that kids of all ages will want to take again and again.

Through a combination of special visual effects and skillful editing, CONEY itself becomes the world`s greatest amusement ride that kids of all ages will want to take again and again.

Coney

Through a combination of special visual effects and skillful editing, Coney itself becomes the world's greatest amusement ride that kids of all ages will want to take again and again.

Through a combination of special visual effects and skillful editing, CONEY itself becomes the world's greatest amusement ride that kids of all ages will want to take again and again.

Coney Island

This elegant and absorbing documentary tells the story of Coney Island from its emergence in the mid-1800's as America's premier playground, through the glorious heyday of the parks, to its demise after World War II. Featuring rare archival photographs and dazzling newsreel footage, the film includes re-enactments of the Boer War, and the burning of Dreamland in 1907. It captures the invention and spirit of a new age, when Coney Island became the unofficial capital of the new mass culture.
This elegant documentary tells the story of Coney Island from its emergence in the mid-1800's as America's premier playground, to its demise after World War II.

Confession

US, 2001, 19 minutes, BW, VHS, English/Russian, Subtitled
"I want to make a confession. I used my camera as a weapon to manipulate a now defenseless person and she has been haunting me ever since," declares filmmaker Marina Petrovskaia in her pioneering documentary, CONFESSION, Petrovskaia journeys to Germany with the explicit purpose of confronting her ailing aunt and coaxing her into disclosing an unsavory episode in their familys history. Shot in black and white, with generous use of archival images and artfully placed text, Petrovskaia challenges conventional documentary techniques by purposely manipulating interviews and incorporating experimental devices to disjoint the disturbing narrative reluctantly offered by her aunt. While chronicling her confessional, the filmmaker calls into question her own moral authority over her investigation and, ultimately, presents a probing critique on the ethics of non-fiction filmmaking.

#905: Conflict Resolution...Thinking It Through

In this 17-minute program we follow a group of high school students as they participate in a conflict resolution workshop led by an experienced facilitator and social worker who encourages them develop their own solutions. After each student describes a recent conflict with a friend or family they explore ways they commonly handle conflicts, avoiding, confronting or problem solving and communication finding it is often based on the situation. One student points out that conflict can be an opportunity to strengthen relationships if dealt with properly; however it is difficult. The facilitator then helps them understand basic communication skills including how to use 'I' messages to open a discussion and what it takes to be a good listener. The students practice these skills, applying them to their recent conflicts. This program is useful to open discussion on conflict resolution and communication. It can also be used to train teachers and others in conducting similar workshops. *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.

Congregation,The

THE CONGREGATION, a cinema vérité documentary by Alan and Susan Raymond, profiles a progressive United Methodist church in the midst of profound change as it struggles with the arrival of a new minister and must reinvent itself under new leadership.

Conjure Women

1995, 85 minutes, Color/BW, VHS/16mm
CONJURE WOMEN is an exciting performance-based documentary exploring the artistry and philosophy of four African American female artists. Celebrated choreographer and dancer Anita Gonzalez was a founding member of and performer with Urban Bush Women and is now Artistic Director of Bandana Women. Robbie McCauley is a critically-acclaimed performance artist and theater director whose personal vision has consistently explored the 'herstory' of Black women. The stunning photography of Carrie Mae Weems captures a variety of images of African Americans. Vocalist and composer Cassandra Wilson (Grammy award winner for Best Jazz Vocalist) has released nine recordings of her work and was acclaimed in the New York Times as "the most important singer to come along in jazz in the last ten years." These four artists use their disciplines to reclaim their 'africanisms', a intuitive experience of what their foreparents had to deny if they were to survive. CONJURE WOMEN is a moving and entertaining record of the work of these remarkable women. It is also, as filmmaker Demetria Royals notes, "telling the story of African Americans in our own distinct and self-defined voices."

Conscience and the Constitution

vhs, 60 min.
Learn about the largest organized resistance to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans

#432: Consumer Smarts

Did you know that teens will spend over 100 BILLION dollars this year on all kinds of stuff? Are we getting the most for our money or are we getting scammed? Our In the Mix interns worked around the clock to bring you their favorite consumer segments. Find out how to make a demo tape, break into the music biz or simply what audio cassette is best for creating your own hot mixes. Plus everything you need to know if you're thinking about getting a tattoo. From car repairs to modeling In the Mix gives you the lowdown on how NOT to get ripped off. *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.

Contact

The first of a two-part set, Contact deals with the relationship of gay men in their twenties to AIDS. In this revealing semi-autobiographical short, Remington explores travel, loneliness and the emotions which cause young men to put themselves at risk for infection.

Contrary Warriors

Contrary Warriors chronicles the Crow Indians' century-long battle for survival. In spite of every effort by the U.S. government to assimilate the people and acquire tribal land, the crows have persisted -- their language, family and culture intact. They continue to live on their ancestors' land in what is now southeastern Montana, but like tribes everywhere, the Crows' future is a high-risk gamble.

This film brings the past into the present by focusing on the life of Robert Yellowtail, a 97-year old tribal leader whose courage and brilliance saved Crow lands and traditions. At four, Yellowtail was taken from his mother and sent to boarding school where it was forbidden to even speak Crow. He went on to teach himself law, and in 1910 began a seven-year battle before the U.S. Senate to save Crow lands. He succeeded and went on to spend 60 years shaping the course of the Crow tribe. The first Indian appointed Bureau of Indian Affairs superintendent of his own tribe, Yellowtail used federal funds to restore traditions and bring back the buffalo. In his eighties, he was called on to unite and advise the tribe on the critical issue of coal development. Even today, Yellowtail speaks out for tribal autonomy and economic rehabilitation.

Intimate ceremonies, never before filmed, demonstrate the spiritual strength and ties to the lands that sustain the Crow people. The filmmakers spent three years with the Crows filming Contrary Warriors. The result is a moving, intimate film that reveals Crow life and history from the inside.
Contrary Warriors examines the impact a century of struggling for survival has on a native people.

Conversations Across the Bosphorous

1995, 42 minutes, Color, VHS
CONVERSATIONS ACROSS THE BOSPHOROUS intertwines the stories of two Muslim women from Istanbul - Gokcen, from an orthodox Islamic family who takes off her veil after years of struggle; and Mine, from a secular family, who discovers her faith living as an immigrant in San Francisco. Both women demonstrate how their relationship to their faith has shaped and determined their personal lives. Combining evocative visual imagery with poetic and lively debate, CONVERSATIONS ACROSS THE BOSPHOROUS provides a deeper understanding of Turkish society and the current tensions between fundamentalist and secular forces.

Conversations with Willard Van Dyke

59 min.
In 1935, photographer Willard Van Dyke moved to New York with the belief that films could change the world and began a new career as a filmmaker. A candid portrait, this film includes conversations with colleagues Ralph Steiner, Joris Ivens and Donald Richie; footage of Edward Weston, his close friend and mentor; and many excerpts. It explores the dilemma of anyone with a social conscience who must face the harsh realities of earning a living while retaining their integrity.

Copy Me - I Want to Travel

Germany, 2004, 68 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitled
With the cadence of a classic spy film, COPY ME - I WANT TO TRAVEL takes three female computer programmers and three female filmmakers on a goose chase around Bulgaria in search of the worlds most notorious virus programmer, the Dark Avenger. Perhaps surprisingly, tiny Bulgaria with its abundance of trained but unemployed programmers became known as the world's "virus factory" in the 1990s. The film presents a provocative hypothesis: with the collapse of socialism and the demise of the Bulgarian computer industry in 1989, viruses were used as a form of social protest against increasing western encroachment during the transition from socialism to capitalism. The film also sets out to unravel the murky history of womens roles in the socialist republics through the fascinating story of the development of the first personal computer in Bulgaria: the Pravetz II. While billed as Bulgarias technological innovation, the computer was actually a reverse-engineered replica of the Apple Macintosh. Women played essential roles in the development of the Pravetz II; however, they were mysteriously erased from the official history of the Bulgarian computer industry. This quirky film noir documentary offers a cogent analysis of womens labor in transition economies, globalization, women and technology and the bizarre machinations of east and west during the Cold War.

CORPUS: A Home Movie for Selena

1999, 47 minutes, Color, VHS/DVD, Spanish, Subtitled
This classic rerelease from award-winning filmmaker Lourdes Portillo (Señorita Extraviada, Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo ) is a complex tribute to Selena, the Tejana superstar gunned down in 1995 at the age of 23 by the president of her fan club, just as she was on the brink of blockbuster crossover fame. While the story of her murder, which was filled with sex, glamour and betrayal, caught the attention of many outside the Chicano community, this film moves well beyond the sensational to present a nuanced feminist analysis of Selena's story. Clips of rare home movies, family photos, and glossy music videos from later in Selena's career are interspersed with lively conversations with her father, sister and Latina intellectuals that shed light into just who Selena was and what makes her such a powerful figure today. Staying true to the home movie feel, Portillo interviews ordinary people in Selena's hometown of Corpus Christie, including starry-eyed teenaged fans and tearful strangers who visit her grave. With a compassionate lens, Portillo places Selena's life and legacy in a cultural context, revealing powerful social forces that transformed a popular entertainer into a Chicana cultural icon turned modern-day saint.

Could Be Worse!

DVD, NTSC, 2005, 90 Min.
Could Be Worse! is the ultimate family coming out story. Meet the Stratis family as they are confronted by their son Zack's homosexuality on the eve of his parent's 50th wedding anniversary. The youngest of four siblings, Zack wants to examine the dynamic that holds the family together by making a movie in which they are the stars. Rather than just shooting a straight documentary, Zack blends interviews, scripted drama and musical numbers into a unique family portrait. The result is a hilarious, deeply moving, and thought-provoking educational film on family hierarchy, the meaning of marriage, ethnic issues, male/female roles and sexuality. In the end, Zack unexpectedly learns that everyone has his or her own story to tell and issues to come out about.

Couldn't Be Fairer

With astonishing honesty, Couldn't Be Fairer depicts the alcoholism, racial violence and political oppression still facing Australia's Aboriginal people. The Film also profiles the work of Mick Miller, an Aboriginal activist who collaborated with director Dennis O'Rourke on the production and serves as the film's narrator. Using archival footage to give historical depth to scenes of contemporary desolation and abuse, Couldn't Be Fairer makes a hard-hitting statement about racial conflict.

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THE FILMS OF DENNIS O'ROURKE

Cannibal Tours
Cunnamulla
Good Woman of Bangkok
Half Life
Ileksen
The Shark Callers of Kontu
Yap
Depicts the alcoholism, racial violence and political oppression still facing Australia's Aboriginal people.

Country Doctors, Rural Medicine
Health care in rural America is in trouble. While rural populations grow older poorer and sicker doctors nurse-practitioners and other healthcare providers are in critically short supply. Yet there are many rewards for professionals who choose to serv
Health care in rural America is in trouble. While rural populations grow older poorer and sicker doctors nurse-practitioners and other healthcare providers are in critically short supply. Yet there are many rewards for professionals who choose to serv

Countdown
Germany, 1991, 189 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm, Subtitled
From one of Berlins leading directors comes COUNTDOWN, a fascinating chronicle of the divided Germanys final days. Ulrike Ottingers documentary sharply observes the historic transformations taking place -- and what remains unchanged and unaffected by the unification process. Shot over the ten-day period leading to the union of the two currencies on July 1, 1990, the films ten episodes record the people and streets of East and West Berlin. Evoking the melancholy of Walter Benjamins writing and the same barbed sense of social criticism, this film memoir visits monuments such as the Reichstag, the death strip and Jewish cemeteries. Pockets of Berlin ignored by the other cameras are revealed: tavern workers, souvenir vendors, East German gays demonstrating for the first time in Alexanderplatz and the Turkish and Rumanian immigrants who remain on the periphery. What counts and what is counted out? Ottinger recounts the fanfare from an insiders perspective with subtle irony and humor.

Couples and Robbers
Two couples - one with all the riches that dreams are made of, the other with only dreams and schemes - are brought together by the plotting of the poorer couple. A pair of newlyweds wander through the city streets, bickering about their poverty, until they are distracted by the opulent home of a lawyer. Impulsively, the couple makes off with the lawyer's vehicle for one night of extravagant indulgence. This charming and sophisticated comedy reveals much about contemporary values.
Two couples - one rich, one poor, are brought together by the scheming of the poorer couple. This fictional short is a comedic examination of contemporary values.

Covered: The Hejab in Cairo, Egypt
Egypt, 1995, 25 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitled
Just over a decade ago it was hard to find women on the streets of Cairo who veiled, a custom that their forebears struggled to overthrow at the beginning of the twentieth century. But today, many Muslim women in Egypt wear a head scarf called the hejab, and in more extreme cases they cover their entire faces. This absorbing documentary offers a rare opportunity to examine the restoration of veiling and the reasons for its pervasiveness through the eyes of Egyptian women. In unique interviews with women of different ages and backgrounds, "Covered" reveals that Islamic tradition, religious fundamentalism, and growing nationalism are not solely responsible for decisions to wear the hejab. Diverse social, economic and political factors, as well as personal preferences, often play prominent roles. As timely as it is compelling, the film shows how complex causes account for a phenomenon that is poorly understood outside the Muslim world.

Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair is the third feature-length documentary produced by the Empowerment Project. The shadow government of assassins, arms dealers, drug smugglers, former CIA operatives and top US military personnel who were running foreign policy unaccountable to the public, revealing the Reagan/Bush administration's plan to use FEMA to institute martial law and ultimately suspend the Constitution. Strikingly relevant to current events.

Cowboy Poets
American cowboys have been writing poetry for more than a century. This little-known literary tradition both belies the macho image of the Western Heroes and serves as an imaginative form of oral history.Cowboy Poets travels to the big sky country of Nevada, Montana, and Arizona to explore the tradition and to introduce three working cowboys and the poetry they write about the lifestyle and land they love.
Cowboy Poets profiles three cowboy reciters -- Waddie Mitchell, Slim Kite and Wally McRae -- representing three different aspects of the cowboy-poetry tradition. Waddie Mitchell is a young working cowboy who runs a small ranch in northern Nevada; his flashy buckaroo clothes show the world that he is proud to be a cowboy. Slim Kite is a retired cowboy of the old school -- he believes that there is no more cow-punching, not the way he learned it. His poems, all learned from other reciters over the past sixty years, connect him with generations of cowboys and the way of life he loved. Wally McRae is a third-generation rancher in northern Montana, a gentleman-pholosopher, who uses his considerable poetic gifts to make personal statements about continuity within the ranching community and the strenth of cowboy traditions under siege in the modern world.
An important documentary of an endangered lifestyle, Cowboy Poets offers a unique perspective on the American West and is an innovative addition to courses in folklore, anthropology, oral history, poetry, American literature and American history.
Documentary travels to the Big Sky country of Nevada, Montana and Arizona to celebrate the little-known 100-year-old literary tradition of working American cowboys who write and recite poetry.

Cowgirls: Portraits of American Ranch Women
The cowgirls in this documentary are modern-day women aged 6 to 60 who ride, rope and tough out the elements just as well as their more famous cowboy counterparts.
The film spans three generations, telling the real life stories of two women and two little girls. It begins with Norma Hapgood of Nevada, a 60-year-old rancher who faces life with a smile and boundless energy. The film then moves to Wyoming, where Melody Harding, age 34, works as the foreman for a large cattle operation. A private, vigorous person, Harding prefers the company of animals to that of people, and endures many hours of strenuous ranchwork alone. Next we meet two young ranch daughters, Cricket and Nondi Long, ages 9 and 6, who take pride in the strength and abilities they learn on their parents' ranch in Oregon.
Produced and directed by former cowgirl Nancy Kelly, Cowgirls presents inspiring, positive role models for women of all ages from every type of background. The film is about women who are living their own dream-come-true existences. It inspires both women and men to pursue their own dreams.
Examines women ranchers and several little girls who dream of that life. Excellent role models and inspiring stories.

Cowhand's Song: Crisis on the Range
This evocative documentary examines the plight of the ranchers of Nevada and California, who find their grazing areas increasingly threatened by many groups (even environmentalists) competing for use of the same public lands on which these ranchers depend. With its graceful images and emphasis on community and continuity, A Cowhand's Song makes a strong case for the preservation of a traditional way of life.
Examines the plight of the ranchers of Nevada and California who find their grazing areas increasingly threatened by many groups.

Crack Clouds Over Hell's Kitchen
18 minutes
EVC students visit a park in New York City's infamous "Hell's Kitchen" neighborhood to interview crack addicts caught in a vicious cycle of addiction and crime. Often chilling in its candor, this program is a compelling portrait of life on the city streets.

Creating Wellness Series
DVD Session #1 - Key Concepts for Mental Health 52 min Session #2 - Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) 32 min Session #3 - The Wellness Toolbox 28 min
This three-part series - based on a workshop with renowned author Mary Ellen Copeland - presents simple, effective, and non-invasive self-help strategies for anyone dealing with emotional, behavioral, or psychiatric challenges. This workshop provides useful information about how to get well and stay well. It is invaluable for in-service trainings and for self-help and support groups.

Crimean War, The: A Clash of Empires
A scrupulously researched, vibrant chronicle of this devastating conflict, detailing the long-held antagonisms that presaged wars to follow. With a profound eloquence and less than sanguine tone, the narration spoken by Ted Hallock relates the details of the war's episodes while capturing the spirit of these staggering events. The evocative music accompanies a rich display of more than 1,600 illustrations, paintings and etchings from the period, bringing to life this long-ago skirmish.
A scrupulously researched, vibrant chronicle of this devastating conflict, detailing the long-held antagonisms that presaged wars to follow.

Crisis Bargaining
35 minutes
I n 1978, New York City went through the most difficult public-sector bargaining in memory. Three years earlier, the city had been saved from bankruptcy by a massive infusion of state and federal aid. With the money came an Emergency Financial Control Board and a municipal wage freeze. The wage freeze expired in 1978, and the city had to negotiate with all six of its major unions: the transit workers, the municipal workers, the teachers, the housing authority workers, the police, and the firefighters. At the table were Mayor Ed Koch, labor leaders Victor Gotbaum, Sam DeMilia, and Barry Feinstein; US Senators Daniel Moynihan and William Proxmire, and labor mediator Theodore Kheel. What does it feel like to live through 98 days of bargaining? What are the problems faced by elected officials, union leaders, and city residents? If it didn't succeed in reaching a settlement, New York City faced bankruptcy, the shutdown of the transit system, and disruption of municipal services. How did New York avoid catastrophe? This 35 minute video, made in 1979, tells the story in cinéma vérité fashion, using television footage of the times. This video uses both color and black and white footage. Although the problems faced by New York City in 1978 are bigger than any city faces today, the same issues crop up everywhere in public-sector bargaining during times of limited financial resources.

Crossing Borders
Al Otro Lado Mexico, 2005, 70 min. Beyond the Sea USA/Cuba, 2003, 80 min. Under California - The Limit of Time Mexico, 1998, 96 min.
This package explores the political, cultural and personal implications of crossing borders. Consisting of two documentaries and a narrative feature, these films take a nuanced look at different phenomena arising from realities of transnationalization in Mexico and Cuba, and consider the emotionally complex, two-way nature of this process.

Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice
58 min., dvd
"During his extraordinary life, Cruz Reynoso has been one of those rare individuals who are not only shaped by history-they make history. Sowing the Seeds of Justice paints a portrait of Cruz Reynoso, a man who felt the sting of injustice as a child and later, as a lawyer, judge and and law professor, fought for over five decades to eradicate discrimination and inequality for all."

Cry of the Beluga, The
For many years, determined men and women have tried to save the beluga of the St. Lawrence, which has finally been recognized as one of the world's mose valuable resources. We travel with scientists and experts, as they attempt to find the exact causes of the beluga's vulnerability to pollution in the St. Lawrence, and to find the means to protect this species now threatened with extinction.
Part of the Discover Nature Series
Includes titles: The Cry of the Beluga and The Mystery of the Blue Whale.
Details the plight of the men and women struggling to save the Beluga whales of the polluted St. Lawrence river from extinction.

Crystal Fear, Crystal Clear
Methamphetamine or ?crystal meth? as it is sometimes known is the third most abused street drug in the world and has become the drug of choice for teenagers in small towns across North America. Highly addictive cheap and easy to get meth is also an
Methamphetamine or crystal meth has become the drug of choice for teenagers in small towns across North America. Highly addictive cheap and easy to get it can cause psychosis permanent brain damage and even death. This program documents a year in t

Cuban Studies
Suite Habana Cuba/Spain, 2003, 80 min. Young Rebels USA/Cuba, 2005, 70 min. Beyond the Sea USA/Cuba, 2003, 80 min.
Featuring critically acclaimed works by Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson) and Fernando Pérez, this package provides unparalleled insight into the lived reality of an island that is alternately idealized and demonized, but very rarely understood on its own terms. The films in this package provide a glimpse into the rich and often overlooked cinematic production coming from the island, and are an ideal supplement to the study of Cuban politics, culture and history.

Cuestion de Equilibrio
(A Question of Balance) Explores the stresses that may be a factor in mental illnesses in Lesbian Latinas who may not feel fully accepted in society as lesbians as latinas and even as immigrants. In Spanish with English Subtitles.
(A Question of Balance) Explores stresses including lack of acceptance that may be a factor in mental illnesses among Lesbian Latinas. (Nuestra Salud Series: in Spanish with English Subtitles.)

Cuidado Preventivo
(Preventive Care) Latinas share their experiences and fears in seeking preventive care. Part of the Nuestra Salud Series. In Spanish with English Subtitles
(Preventive Care) Latina lesbians share their experiences with the medical system and their fears about seeking care. (Nuestra Salud Series: in Spanish with English Subtitles.)

The Culture of Emotions
This video program explores the variety of ways the diverse cultures of America understand mind and body - and the disorders to which they are subject. It is designed to introduce cultural competence and diversity skills to mental/behavioral health profes
Designed to introduce cultural competence and diversity skills to mental/behavioral health professionals and students who deal with multi-cultural client populations.

A Culture Undiscovered
Explores the needs and experiences of college students from diverse racial and/or ethnic backgrounds who have learning disabilities.
Explores the needs and experiences of college students from diverse racial and/or ethnic backgrounds who have learning disabilities.

Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla, 800 kilometres west of Brisbane, is the end of the railway line. In the months leading up to a scorching Christmas in the bush, there's a lot more going on than the annual lizard race.
Arthur patrols the sunbaked streets in his Flash Cab, the only taxi in town. He's as terse as the company motto -- no cash, no Flash. His wife Neredah knows everyone's business and tells it all. My father told me never to marry anyone from the end of the line, -- they just jump off here and you don't know where they've come from, she says.
Marto, the local DJ, is into heavy metal and body piercing. He dreams of making it big with his band. His girlfriend Pauline sticks up for him, but her parents don't approve. Jack, a pensioner who adopted Marto as a baby, wants him to get a steady job with the local council.
Cara and Kellie-Anne have dropped out of school. They're trying not to get pregnant and longing for the day they can escape to the city. Paul is just 18 and about to go to jail for the first time. Herb, the scrap merchant who lives alone with his dogs and guinea fowls, wages endless battles with the bloody government. Now he's at odds with Ringer, the tow's official dog-catcher and undertaker.
In Cunnamulla, Aboriginal and white Australians live together but apart. Creativity struggles against indifference, eccentricity against conformity. Daily dramas unfold.
Famous country-and-western singer Slim Dusty is coming to town, a teenage concert pianist is touring with her pet cat, and Santa Claus is on his way.
Sometimes sad, often hilarious, Cunnamulla is an astonishingly honest portrait of life in a small, isolated outback community.
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Cunnamulla, 800 kilometres west of Brisbane, is the end of the railway line. In the months leading up to a scorching Christmas in the bush, there's a lot more going on than the annual lizard race.

Cunnamulla (DVD)
Cunnamulla, 800 kilometres west of Brisbane, is the end of the railway line. In the months leading up to a scorching Christmas in the bush, there's a lot more going on than the annual lizard race.
Running time: 82 min., Year released: 2006

Current Events
33 min./56 min.
How can one be a "mensch" in the 21st Century? The film is a great antidote to the evening news.

Curtain Call
38 minutes DVD 38 minutes VHS
This charming, Oscar nominated, documentary was shot at the Actor's Fund Home in Englewood N.J., a retirement community for showbiz professionals. No ordinary nursing home, many of these residents are still full of vitality as they recall tales of Broadway's golden age, Hollywood and life on the road.

Cusp
US, 2000, 25 minutes, Color, VHS/35mm, Closed Captioned
There is an electric moment for girls on the cusp of adolescence, as they leave behind the bold egoism of girlhood for the shaky self-consciousness of their teens. CUSP is a portrait of Alice, a spirited 12 year old, hitting the wall of early adolescence. Her fierce struggle to retain her sense of self, despite the onslaught of other voices, denotes the unique experience of a girl coming of age. As Alice teeters on the edge of adolescence, her connection to her mother begins to seesaw and the tensions of sixth grade social order begin to dramatically play themselves out. Alice is left as an anthropologist of her own culture, bravely attempting to understand her initiation into the world as a young woman. A provocative depiction of a girls struggle to form her own identity, CUSP sensitively captures the difficult journey out of girlhood and the even more painful entry into the teen years.

Cut
In this short documentary six boys discuss their bodies and the pressures and expectations they feel are placed on them by their peers and by society.
In this short documentary six boys discuss their bodies and the pressures and expectations they feel are placed on them by their peers and by society.

Cuz It's Boy
Video, shot with a PXL2000 camera. 13 min. 1994.
Have you ever wanted to be a boy? Would that be different from being a lesbian or a passing woman? What does the story of Brandon Teena have to offer lesbians?

Cycles
1989, 17 minutes, BW, VHS/16mm
Rasheeda Allen is waiting for her period, a state of anticipation familiar to all women. Drawing on Caribbean folklore, this exuberant experimental drama uses animation and live action to discover a film language unique to African American women. The multilayered soundtrack combines a chorus of women's voices with the music of Africa and the diaspora-including Miriam Makeba, acappella singers from Haiti and trumpetiste Clora Bryant.

The Colonial Misunderstanding
2004, 78 min.
In The Colonial Misunderstanding Jean-Marie Teno sheds light on the complex and problematic relationship between colonization and European missionaries on the African continent. The film looks at Christian evangelism as the forerunner of European colonialism in Africa, indeed, as the ideological model for the relationship between North and South even today. In particular it looks at the role of missionaries in Namibia on the centenary of the 1904 German genocide of the Herrero people there. It reveals how colonialism destroyed African beliefs and social systems and replaced them with European ones as if they were the only acceptable routes to modernity. As Prof. F. Kangué Ewané says in the film: I can forgive Westerners for taking away my land ...but not for taking away my mind and soul. Through an examination of the work of German missionary societies in Africa whose vocation was to bring Christianity and by extension, European culture and European rule to the heathens, Jean Marie Teno reveals The Colonial Misunderstanding.

D-Day Remembered (DVD)
Running time: 53 min., Year released: 1994 Close captioned?: N, Color?: Y Avail. formats: dvd
It was the beginning of the liberation of Europe from Hitler and Nazi tyranny and the single most definable moment of the Allied victory in World War II. A pivotal point in history at which the future of the civilized world hung in the balance, it was the largest and most ambitious logistical undertaking attempted by humankind. It demonstrated, in General Eisenhower's words, "the incomparable power of an aroused democracy." The invasion of Europe at Normandy of June 6, 1944 by the Allied forces was an event the like of which the world will never see again. In "a kind of filmmaking miracle" (L.A. Times), D-Day combines footage and photographs from American, British and German archives with the voices of the people who participated in the planning and execution of the invasion to create a stunning and unforgettable portrait of "Operation Overlord." From paratroopers jumping off into the darkness, to the tremendous bombardment of key German positions, to the perilous crossing of the English Channel and the landing of some 150,000 troops and 30,000 vehicles on the fortified beaches, D-Day Remembered presents a thrilling, inspiring and unromanticized account of the most significant military engagement of the 20th century.

D-Day Remembered (VHS)
Running time: 53 min, Year released: 1994 Close captioned?: N, Color?: Y Avail. formats: VHS
It was the beginning of the liberation of Europe from Hitler and Nazi tyranny and the single most definable moment of the Allied victory in World War II. A pivotal point in history at which the future of the civilized world hung in the balance, it was the largest and most ambitious logistical undertaking attempted by humankind. It demonstrated, in General Eisenhower's words, "the incomparable power of an aroused democracy." The invasion of Europe at Normandy of June 6, 1944 by the Allied forces was an event the like of which the world will never see again. In "a kind of filmmaking miracle" (L.A. Times), D-Day combines footage and photographs from American, British and German archives with the voices of the people who participated in the planning and execution of the invasion to create a stunning and unforgettable portrait of "Operation Overlord." From paratroopers jumping off into the darkness, to the tremendous bombardment of key German positions, to the perilous crossing of the English Channel and the landing of some 150,000 troops and 30,000 vehicles on the fortified beaches, D-Day Remembered presents a thrilling, inspiring and unromanticized account of the most significant military engagement of the 20th century. Price listed is for home video use only

Daddy & Papa
57 min./68 min.
What happens when gay men decide to raise kids? DADDY & PAPA takes us inside four families, including the filmmakers own, to explore the personal, cultural, and political implications of gay fatherhood. From surrogacy, foster care, and interracial adoption, to the complexities of gay divorce, to the battle for full legal status as parents, DADDY & PAPA presents a revealing look at the evolving picture of the American family.

Dancing From the Inside Out
Portraits of three performers with the acclaimed AXIS dance troupe which includes both disabled and non-disabled dancers.
Moving portraits of three outstanding performers with the acclaimed AXIS dance troupe which includes both disabled and non-disabled dancers.

Dancing for Mr. B
George Balanchine's legacy lives on in the dancers who are the direct heirs of his training. The film profiles six of Balanchine's celebrated American ballerinas: Maria Tallchief, Melissa Hayden, Mary Ellen Moylan, Allegra Kent, Merrill Ashley and Darci Kistler. These eloquent stars of New York City's Ballet reveal the methods and the mystique of their legendary mentor.
The film profiles six of George Balanchine's celebrated American ballerinas.

Daring to Resist: Three Women Face the Holocaust
A film by Martha Goell Lubell and Barbara Attie , 1999, 57 min., Color
Why would a young person choose resistance rather than submission during Hitler's reign of terror while her world was collapsing around her? In this ...

The Dark Side of the Moon
Documents the struggles and successes of three formerly homeless men with mental illnesses.
The stories of three mentally disabled men formerly homeless who have overcome despair stigma and isolation to become valued members of their community.

Daughter of Suicide
A film by Dempsey Rice , 1999, 72 min., Color
"My mother's suicide is the single most defining event in my life. It's like there's before and there's after and everything is different after." Dem...

Daughter of the Bride
A wry and sensitive look at how a widowed 66 year-old mother's remarriage affects the dynamics of her family. Less than a year after their father's death, filmmaker Terri Randall and her siblings deal with the new man in their mother's life, his numerous children and grandchildren and planning their Mom's wedding.
Less than a year after their father's death, filmmaker Terri Randall and her siblings deal with the new man in their mother's life, his numerous children and grandchildren and planning their Mom's wedding.

Daughter Rite
A film by Michelle Citron , 1979, 53 min., Color
In this remarkable and groundbreaking film, one of the most widely used feminist films in cinema studies classes, Citron has produced a complex and un...

Daughters and Sons
Daughters and Sons - Preventing Child Trafficking in the Golden Triangle is a poignant documentary about the efforts of human rights activist, Sompop Jantraka, to combat the spreading plague of child sex slavery. The film opens with a pedophile describing sex with a 10 year old little girl as just the way it is here. Jantraka passionately disagrees and has devoted his life to combating trafficking at its source by convincing families that education is a better alternative to selling their children.

Daughters of Dykes
1994, 14 minutes, Color, Video
This is an up-beat and at times humorous glimpse into the thoughts of a group of teenage girls raised by lesbian mothers. It candidly asks questions that the neighbors want to, but never dare. "How do lesbians have sex?" "Does having a lesbian mother turn you into one?" Told through the experience of its eighteen-year-old director, this frank video invites its audience to laugh and, at the same time, to feel comfortable questioning their own sexuality.

Daughters of War
A videotape by Maria Barea , 1998, 30 min., Color
How does a 17 year old mother and leader of a girl gang survive in a region where violence and abuse has become the norm? In DAUGHTERS OF WAR, Peruvia...

David Holzman's Diary
A young filmmaker attempts to understand his life by recording it on film, only to have his experiment turn into an alienating, voyeuristic obsession. One of the neglected milestones in contemporary film history, this legendary independent classic captures the state of mind and the state of the art in late 1960s America.
A filmmaker starts to record his life on film, and it turns into an obsession.

David Smith: Steel Into Sculpture(Strokes of Genius)
Steel Into Sculpture traces the three major phases of sculptor David Smith's career, featuring representative pieces and scenes of the artist at work. Examining family and friends, the film provides a personal account of his relationship to his art, his materials, and his landscape.
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Hosted by actor Dustin Hoffman.

Traces the three major phases of sculptor David Smith's career, featuring representative pieces and scenes of the artist at work. Examining family and friends, the film provides a personal account of his relationship to his art, his materials, and his landscape.

Dawn's Early Light
57 min.
Ralph McGill and the segregated South.

The Day I Will Never Forget
A film by Kim Longinotto , 2002, 92 min., Color
THE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET is a gripping feature documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Kim Longinotto (Divorce Iranian Style and Runaway) that examines ...

A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo
Bonnie Consolo is like any other suburban housewife and mother; she has children, she does groceries, and she?_(tm)sinvolved in the everyday concerns and activities that any other suburbanhousewife and mother engages in. With one difference; Bonnie does not have arms, and her everyday activities - whether she?_(tm)s testing a piece of fruit for ripeness or baking a loaf of bread are done solely with her feet. She?_(tm)s had a lifetime to adapt, and would shrug off any suggestion that her life is informed by the world ?_?disability.?__
Includes alternate Spanish-language track.
One day in the life of housewife Bonnie Consolo, who was born without arms yet lives a full life nonetheless.

A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo
Bonnie Consolo is like any other suburban housewife and mother; she has children, she does groceries, and she?_(tm)s involved in the everyday concerns and activities that any other suburban housewife and mother engages in. With one difference; Bonnie does not have arms, and her everyday activities - whether she?_(tm)s testing a piece of fruit for ripeness or baking a loaf of bread are done solely with her feet. She?_(tm)s had a lifetime to adapt, and would shrug off any suggestion that her life is informed by the world ?_?disability.?__
A short film about housewife Bonnie Consolo, who was born without arms, but who lives a rich and full life.

A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo (DVD)
Bonnie Consolo is like any other suburban housewife and mother; she has children, she does groceries, and shes involved in the everyday concerns and activities that any other suburban housewife and mother engages in. With one difference; Bonnie does not have arms, and her everyday activities - whether shes testing a piece of fruit for ripeness or baking a loaf of bread are done solely with her feet. Shes had a lifetime to adapt, and would shrug off any suggestion that her life is informed by the world disability.
Running time: 22 minutes, Year released: 2004

A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo (VHS)
Bonnie Consolo is like any other suburban housewife and mother; she has children, she does groceries, and shes involved in the everyday concerns and activities that any other suburban housewife and mother engages in. With one difference; Bonnie does not have arms, and her everyday activities - whether shes testing a piece of fruit for ripeness or baking a loaf of bread are done solely with her feet. Shes had a lifetime to adapt, and would shrug off any suggestion that her life is informed by the world disability.
22 minutes, Year released: 2006

The Day You Love Me
A videotape by Florence Jaugey , 1999, 61 min., Color
A close-up look at the varieties and complexities of domestic violence, THE DAY YOU LOVE ME takes us into the daily life of policewomen and social wor...

A Day's Work, A Day's Pay
57 minutes VHS Closed Captioned 57 minutes DVD-R Closed Captioned
A DAYS WORK, A DAYS PAY portrays the frustrations and triumphs of three New York City welfare recipients as they battle against Mayor Rudolph Giulianis workfare program, which forces welfare recipients to work at city jobs for one fourth the union wage. Facing political and personal obstacles as they fight for living-wage jobs and protections for workfare workers, the characters stories shed light on the process of organizing, political empowerment, and the complex challenges of moving from welfare to work. This film captures both the impact of historic changes in the American social safety net and the heroism these changes inspire in New Yorks welfare recipients..

DAYS OF AWE
43 min
Ancient Jewish traditions are carried out year-round in Brooklyn 's religious communities. But for one month in autumn, many holidays are observed with prayer, song, ecstatic dancing, and celebration. Traditions that go back thousands of years are set against the backdrop of a modern New York City, as people make processions to rivers, light candles for the dead, blow the ram's horn, build temporary huts adorned with greenery, perform sacred circling in the temple, and dance with abandon in the streets. Avoiding the use of an outside narrator, the people themselves tell the story.

Days of Resistance
This anti-war video, produced and directed by Barbara Trent, contains 2 distinct 1/2 hour programs, "Pledge of Resistance" and "No attack on Iraq", as well as a 5 minute trailer. The video is a moving documentation of the growing resistance movement in the US and includes stage appearances and interviews with Jesse Jackson, Patti Smith, Susan Sarandon, Martin Sheen, Tim Robbins, Gabriel Byrne, Al Sharpton, Ramsey Clark, and leaders of a myriad of peace movement...

De Colores
28 minutes
De Colores (28 minutes), brings the viewer into the lives of families of gay and lesbian Latinos and Latinas as they struggle to accept their gay children. Ultimately, prejudice and fear give way to love and tolerance. De Colores won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Short at the Los Angeles Outfest, 2001.

de Kooning on de Kooning (Strokes of Genius series)
Willem de Kooning is regarded as the most illustrious abstract expressionist painter of the New York School. This award-winning film offers probing interviews with de Kooning himself as he recalls his early struggles, remembers his camaraderie with key figures in the Greenwich Village avant-garde of the 1940's, and offers glimpses into his inspirations and motivations. Rare historical film footage enlivens de Kooning's words, showing him slashing paint onto canvas and masterfully creating large-scale drawings. This landmark document delivers a dynamic portrait of one of America's most acclaimed artists.
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Lively and intimate portrait illustrates the different phases of de Kooning's career, capturing the vivid individualism of this prolific painter.

Dead Boys' Club, The
The Dead Boys' Club is the story of a young man in a world haunted by the absence of an entire generation of men that have gone before him: a generation that he should have known but, because of AIDS, is a generation that he can only imagine.

Deadly Inheritance
Examines the social and emotional issues involved in genetic testing as it follows one family during their months-long wait for the results of the mother's test for Huntington's disease.
Examines the social and emotional issues involved in genetic testing as it follows one family during their months-long wait for the results of the mother's test for Huntington's disease.

Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons, and Our Environment
27 min.
With poignant drama and dark humor, DEADLY DECEPTION juxtaposes GEs rosy We Bring Good Things To Life commercials with the true stories of workers and neighbors whose lives have been devastated by the companys involvement in building and testing nuclear bombs. These tragic stories are answered by the inspiring activism of the GE Boycott, a grassroots campaign designed to pressure GE out of the nuclear weapons industry. Nine months after this powerful video won an Oscar in 1992, GE did indeed pull out of the deadliest business of all. Ideal for classes on business ethics, advertising, environmental issues, the arms race, media literacy, and community organizing.

Deaf Heaven
Steve Levitt's Deaf Heaven is about AIDS, angels, faith and the Holocaust; it is also an accomplished and affecting drama about a young man tending to his dying lover.

#439: Dealing With Death
Were constantly surrounded by death in the media, in the news, and in our own lives. Yet its often a taboo subject in families, schools, and communities; teens who lose loved oneswhether to illness, suicide, or violenceare left to face their pain alone. With this special, In the Mix breaks the silence and encourages young people to express their thoughts and experiences surrounding the issue. We meet young video makers, writers, and photographers who are using artistic resources and creativity to help themselves and their peers confront issues of dying. Laura, a teen surviving under the shadow of cystic fibrosis, talks about how it feels to outlive her friends, and one young man shares his heartbreak over his fathers suicide. The program also visits a bereavement support group where teens participate in frank discussion and creative activities, empowering them to cope with loss. The message from all these young people is loud and clear: Its not only OK to talk about death, its essential. These frank discussions about a painful subject could be used with support groups, by individuals or as part of a unit of study on death and grieving. 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.

#503: Dealing With Differences
This program explores what schools, groups and individuals are doing to promote racial, religious and cultural understanding at a time when growing numbers of Arab-Americans and Muslims are being victimized. A Sikh teen that has been harassed and Muslim teens from various countries dispel stereotypes by providing information about their religions and the true teachings of Islam... They discuss how they have been affected and explain the differences between them and the extremists. We also hear from Palestinian and Israeli teens who are looking for solutions to the Middle East conflict. Plus, we see how a diverse group of young peer educators from Global Kids present workshop activities to raise awareness that help prevent any form of stereotyping. Winner 2002 CINE Golden Eagle Award. *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.

Dear Diary
24 min.
The film on puberty for girls

Dear Joan
A letter to that heroine of butch dykeness, Joan of Arc, in which the filmmaker uncovers the past and present mysteries of this now Lesbian-Day-Saint.

Dear Lisa: A Letter to My Sister
45 min.
Women's dreams, women's stories

Dearly Loved
In this short trigger film three young adults from different cultural backgrounds talk frankly and movingly about what it has been like to experience the death of a parent.
In this short trigger film three young adults from different cultural backgrounds talk frankly and movingly about what it has been like to experience the death of a parent.

Death on Request
A physician and his patient's wife carry out the patient's wish to be helped to die. Filmed in the Netherlands English subtitles.
With the help of his physician and his wife a man in the last stages of Lou Gehrig's disease chooses euthanasia to end his suffering. Filmed in the Netherlands; English Subtitles. Not Available for Rental.

Death on the Job
A revealing look at how workers' safety is being compromised with tragic results. Interviews with accident investigators, co-workers, and victims' families detail the causes and consequences of accidents, while extensive news footage and home videos taken by accident survivors and family members expose the hazards of such industries as commercial fishing, construction and chemical refineries. An indictment of inadequate governmental safeguards, this important film makes a plea for the protection of workers.
A revealing look at how workers' safety is being compromised with tragic results.

Deception
A nurse and physician confront the hospital's ethics committee with their conflict over whether to withhold the truth about their patient's condition.
A nurse and physician confront the hospital's ethics committee with their conflict over whether to withhold the truth about their patient's condition.

Delirium
A videotape by Mindy Faber , 1993, 23 min., Color
Taking her mother's mental illness as its point of departure, Mindy Faber's DELIRIUM exposes the historical relationship between women and madness wit...

Depression in Older Adults
Presents interviews with actual patients who have experienced or are now experiencing severe depression late in life. The topics covered in this provocative documentary include the prevalence of depression among the elderly its causes and current approa
Explores the prevalence of depression among the elderly its causes and approaches to treatment. The video features interviews with patients as well as commentary from professionals.

Depression: Fighting the Dragon
Produced by an award-winning Canadian journalist this compelling documentary explores the growing disease of depression and the research breakthroughs that could finally unlock its secrets.
This compelling documentary explores the growing prevalence of depression and the research breakthroughs that could finally unlock its secrets.

#429: Depression: On The Edge
This program, co-hosted by popular music group Third Eye Blind, covers teen angst, from normal blues to clinical depression and suicide, and shows when, how, and where teens can get help. In the Mix also visits Pierre, South Dakota, a small town with the highest per capita rate of teen suicide in the United States. Teen activists in Pierre have joined together to institute a program to help other teens deal with depression and prevent suicide in their community. Most importantly, the program breaks down the social stigma of depression that leads many teens to deny and hide their problem. Through information and dialogue, teens will get the facts and be better able to help themselves and their peers battle this growing national epidemic. Winner of the 1999 National Mental Health Associations Award for journalistic excellence. On the Edge provides counselors with an opportunity to lead a discussion as a preventive strategy: It should be used in every middle and high school. Nancy Perry, Executive Director, American School Counselor Association *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.

#902: Depression: What YOU Can Do!
There's no question that serious depression, self-mutilation, suicide attempts and deaths are increasing among middle school age youth. The earlier it is identified and treated the better the prognosis. However, the signs are often dismissed as typical adolescent 'moods'. Friends are often the first to suspect a problem and are often the only ones the person will confide in with the pressure to promise not to tell anyone. Sadly most young teens are reluctant to break a promise, fearing to lose a friend or seem untrustworthy. The program helps young teens recognize the signs of serious depression in themselves and others de-stigmatizes and dispels misconceptions about depression, encourages a depressed teen to talk to someone, preferably an adult, educates about what not to say or do when a friend or sibling confides they are depressed; and makes it clear what to say and do changes the common belief that you must never break a trust or promise identifies trusted adults to talk to such as a parent, school counselor, teacher, clergy The video includes: A diverse group of 13 year olds whose discussion of what they would do if a friend confided they were cutting or thinking of suicide and other issues is interwoven through the video. A compelling interview with Sandrina, still a teen who at 15 was depressed, cutting herself, became involved in an abusive relationship and eventually attempted suicide. She shares her experiences of severe depression and recovery to help others. *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.

The Desert Is No Lady
A film by Shelley Williams in collaboration with Susan Palmer , 1995, 45 min., Color
With provocative imagery and spirited juxtapositions, THE DESERT IS NO LADY looks at the Southwest through the eyes of its leading contemporary women ...

Desire
A film by Julie Gustafson and Teenage Girls' Documentary Project , 2005, 84 min., Color
Nearly a decade in the making, this refreshingly honest film documents the challenges and desires of a group of young women in New Orleans by letting ...

The Desired Number
A film by Ngozi Onwurah , 1995, 28 min., 1 in series, Color
THE DESIRED NUMBER uses the Ibu Eze ceremony in Nigeria to highlight how family planning issues often conflict with traditional family values. Nigeri...

Destination Nicaragua
Witness the experiences of average Americans who embark on an extraordinary journey out of conscience and an intense desire to understand Nicaragua and the impact of U.S. foreign policy on their citizens. At last, a hard-hitting yet informative and entertaining program about one of the hottest and most controversial issues of the 1980's--Nicaragua. Experience the adventures of U.S. citizens as they embark on an extraordinary journey to this hotbed of Central America. Travel with them as they discover for themselves the people, the issues, and war zones. Visit the mothers of the martyrs, watch the contras as they embark on their covert missions, and join thousands as they take this issue back to the streets of America.

Destroying Angel
Destroying Angel  relates two stories of illness and weaves them into a tapestry of family history, memory and loss.  The narrator, confronted with his own mortality, guides us through a landscape of recollections, dreams, close friendships and family ties.  Narratives about present-day events interplay with lyrical reminiscenses of the past.  Eventually, just as the past always informs the present, the two styles of narrative begin to merge.  In the end, we are left with a moving portrait of the struggles involved in dealing with AIDS, cancer, memory and intimate relationships.

The Devil Never Sleeps
A film by Lourdes Portillo , 1996, 82 min., Color
Academy Award nominated filmmaker Lourdes Portillo (LAS MADRES: THE MOTHERS OF PLAZA DE MAYO) mines the complicated intersections of analysis and auto...

Devil's Twilight
vhs, 20 min., 1998
A clown, a carnival devil and a small Mexican town are conjured up by a Brooklyn shopkeeper for a young Latino boy who must make an important decision.

Dhamma Brothers
76.min., DVD, 2008
Donaldson Correctional Facility is situated in the Alabama countryside southwest of Birmingham. 1,500 men, considered the state's most dangerous prisoners, live behind high security towers and a double row of barbed and electrical wire fences. Within this dark environment, a spark was ignited. A growing network of men had been gathering to meditate on a regular basis. Intrigued by this, Jenny Phillips, cultural anthropologist and psychotherapist, first visited Donaldson Correctional Facility in the fall of 1999. She planned to observe the meditation classes facilitated by inmates and to interview the inmate meditators about their lives as prisoners.

Dialogues with Madwomen
A film by Allie Light , 1993, 90 min., Color
"I was always so afraid that someone would ask me (where I was when JFK was shot), and I would have to say I was in a mental institution", says direct...

DiAna's Hair Ego:
A videotape by Ellen Spiro , 1990, 29 min., Color
Realizing the extreme inadequacy of local information on AIDS prevention, cosmetologist DiAna DiAna, with her partner Dr. Bambi Sumpter, took on the t...

Did You Used to Be R.D. Laing?
Drawing on stories from Laing's own life and from his patients' experiences, and following him through a series of lectures and workshops, the film presents a portrait of the radical psychiatrist as an engaging, witty and irreverent character. Laing shares his insights into the art of therapy, the lies we tell each other in the name of love, the recurring patterns of behavior that sometimes can be traced to birth, and the regrettable human instinct to suppress any behavior and thought that is strange or disturbing. The film reveals its subject as a thinker of great originality and genius whose compelling charisma and gusto made him an equally effective storyteller and prankster.
Drawing on stories from Laing's own life and from his patients' experiences, and following him through a series of lectures and workshops, the film presents a portrait of the radical psychiatrist as an engaging, witty and irreverent character.

Did You Used to Be R.D. Laing? (DVD)
Drawing on stories from Laing's own life and from his patients' experiences, and following him through a series of lectures and workshops, the film presents a portrait of the radical psychiatrist as an engaging, witty and irreverent character. Laing shares his insights into the art of therapy, the lies we tell each other in the name of love, the recurring patterns of behavior that sometimes can be traced to birth, and the regrettable human instinct to suppress any behavior and thought that is strange or disturbing. The film reveals its subject as a thinker of great originality and genius whose compelling charisma and gusto made him an equally effective storyteller and prankster.
Running time: 90 min, Year released: 1992

Different From You
As a result of the 'deinstitutionalization' of mental patients people with mental illnesses now make up a majority of the homeless in many areas. This video explores the problem through the work of a compassionate physician who cares for mentally ill peo
As a result of the 'deinstitutionalization' of mental patients people with mental illnesses now make up a majority of the homeless in many areas. This video explores the problem through the work of a compassionate physician who cares for mentally ill peo

A Different Image
A film by Alile Sharon Larkin, 1982, 52 min., Color
A highly-acclaimed film, A DIFFERENT IMAGE is an extraordinary poetic portrait of a beautiful young African American woman attempting to escape becoming a sex object and to discover her true heritage. Through a sensitive and humorous story about her relationship with a man, the film makes provocative connections between racism and sexual stereotyping. The screenplay of A DIFFERENT IMAGE is published in Screenplays of the African American Experience, edited by Dr. Phyllis R. Klotman.

Different Kind Of Black Man, A
A powerful look at the ideas and feelings of successful, black gay men on such issues as sexuality, masculinity and their perception of and their role within the black community.

Different Shades of Pink
Different Shades of Pink examines cross-cultural love through the lives of three Sydney couples. James, a white man, and his partner Paul, originally from Singapore, talk about their lives together; Howard, a Chinese man from Malaysia, and his white boyfriend David relive the moment they first met on Lady Jane Beach; and Dan, also a white man, recalls memories of his greatest love, Bruce, an African American man from Los Angeles. Exploring cultural stereotypes, coming out in repressive societies and the tricky navigation of difference, Different Shades of Pink addresses notions of self within the context of loving relationships. Humorous and intimate, it is an in-depth look at race and a celebration of love.

Dirty Laundry
vhs, 15 min., 2000
Dirty Laundry is an experimental narrative that weaves together fictional footage, home movies, and images from real-world telenovelas to tell the story of Sandra, a young girl caught on the border between her family's Mexican traditions, and her devious, American instincts.

Dirty Secrets: Jennifer, Everardo & the CIA in Guatemala
57 min.
Jennifer Harburys courageous search for her missing husband Everardo, a Mayan rebel leader, reveals the dark legacy of decades of CIA complicity in Guatemalan human rights abuses. DIRTY SECRETS tells a remarkable story of speaking truth to power as it follows Harbury through a frightening journey to save Everardo and stop the killing in Guatemala.

Disappearance of Martin Bormann
In 1997, the District Attorney of Frankfurt consented to perform a DNA test on bones unearthed in 1973. This was to determine whether the remains were those of Martin Bormann, Hitler's right-hand man who allegedly disappeared at the end of WW II. With international focus on the return of this unsolved mystery, this film sifts through the rumors and theories and reveals possible answers to the question: what happened to Martin Bormann?
The Disappearance of Martin Bormann explores the likelihood of Bormann's escape, the plausibility of a suicide and also presents new evidence suggesting a postwar life in Italy.
- Angels of Vengeance
- The Disappearance of Martin Bormann
- The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
- Josef Mengele: The Final Account
A study of the mystery of Martin Bormann, Hitler's right-hand man who allegedly disappeared at the end of WW II.

Discussing Advance Directives
From the Caring at the End of Life Series..a nursing team meet with the physician who is their SUPPORT Project principle investigator to discuss the difficulties they encounter in working with patients on advance directives.
A nursing team and physician meet to discuss the difficulties they encounter in working with patients on advance directives. Part of the Caring at the End of Life series.

A Disease Called Pain
What is chronic pain what are its triggers and what can be done about it? Clinicians and researchers explore chronic pain through the personal stories of several individuals suffering from the disease.
What is chronic pain what are its triggers and what can be done about it? Clinicians and researchers explore chronic pain through the personal stories of several individuals suffering from the disease.

Disorderly Conduct
27 minutes
Disorderly Conduct bears witness to the growing epidemic of police violence bears witness to the growing epidemic of police in poor neighborhoods and communities of color. Through archival footage, recent news reports and interviews with the National Black Police Association, the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights and Amnesty International, this sobering documentary examines police culture, the history of police abuse and the growing problem of police brutality. Produced by community organizers, this video is a highly effective tool for mobilizing action.

The Displaced View
A film by Midi Onodera , 1988, 52 min., Color
THE DISPLACED VIEW is a film that movingly depicts the odyssey of an American-born Japanese granddaughter in search of her identity through her grandm...

Dissolve
The second of Remington's set, Dissolve is a mockumentary of young men in search of positive role-models, and relationships between younger and older men. A sad and then menacing tone present throughout most of this piece gives way to a tender love story sparked by a young man?s memory of his father.

Divine Horsemen-The Living Gods of Haiti
A film by Maya Deren , 1977, 52 min., BW
A journey into the fascinating world of the Voudoun religion edited from footage shot by Deren in Haiti....

#703: Divorce and Stepfamilies: Breaking Apart, Coming Together
This unique program speaks to a diverse group of middle and high school teenagers who have been impacted by divorce, including those whose parents have recently separated or are in the process of divorce, and teens in stepfamilies. Teens and counselors explore solutions to problems such as custody arrangements, visitation, and building new relationships with single parents. In another support group, high school teens mentor children in grades 4-6 who are coping with similar situations. We also meet an interracial stepfamily and see how they successfully work at coming together. Through sharing personal experience and advice on how to deal with the confusing and unpleasant emotions that often accompany divorce, this program helps teens across the country who have had similar experiences. It also provides ways friends can offer support. This highly personal, upbeat, and forward-looking collage of feelings and reflection is a welcome breath of fresh air and a terrific discussion starter. --- Booklist *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.

Divorce Iranian Style
A film by Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini , 1998, 80 min., Color
Hilarious, tragic, stirring, this fly-on-the-wall look at several weeks in an Iranian divorce court provides a unique window into the intimate circums...

DNA and Cystic Fibrosis
The stories of two teens with Cystic Fibrosis make the point that many of the medical breakthroughs seemingly promised by genetic science have yet to be achieved.
The stories of two teens with Cystic Fibrosis make the point that many of the medical breakthroughs seemingly promised by genetic science have yet to be achieved.

DNA: Discovering the Blueprint
Looks back at the astounding discovery 50 years ago of the structure of the genetic code and recognizes the crucial but often unrecognized role played by a woman scientist Rosalind Franklin.
Looks back at the astounding discovery 50 years ago of the structure of the genetic code and recognizes the crucial but often unrecognized role played by a woman scientist Rosalind Franklin.

Do Not Enter: The Visa War Against Ideas
58 min.
The Patriot Act and increasing restrictions on freedom make this timeless documentary more relevant today. It is a thought-provoking and entertaining investigation of the profound effects of the 1952 McCarran Walter Act. The Patriot Act revived much of this McCarthy era law that had been used to bar 250,000 foreigners from the U.S. on political grounds. Intercutting historic footage to provide context, the filmmakers traveled to twelve countries to interview Nobel prize winners, a NATO general and others invited to participate in U.S. cultural activities, to learn why they had been denied U.S. visas and what they might have told us if allowed to enter the U.S.

Does Anyone Die of AIDS Anymore?
Despite the much-hyped advances in treatment which for some patients have transformed HIV from a death sentence to a chronic illness tens of thousands of people are still dying of AIDS in the United States.
For some patients advances in treatment have transformed HIV from a death sentence to a chronic illness tens of thousands are still dying of AIDS in the U.S. and more will die because of ignorance and denial.

Doing Time: Life Inside The Big House
News and Documentary Emmy Award for Best Director of Documentary, Special Academy Award Nomination Best Documentary Feature, Ace Award Best Director - Directors Guild of America Nomination and AFVF Honorable Mention 60 min.
The film explores the psychological effects of long-term incarceration on inmates in the federal prison system, where rehabilitation and parole have all but been abandoned.

Don't Give Up
A year in the life of a four-year-old who has autism focusing especially on a special therapy program designed to break through Adrian's communications barriers.
A year in the life of a four-year-old who has autism focusing on a special therapy program designed to break through Adrian's communications barriers.

Don't Ask Why
A videotape by Sabiha Sumar , 1999, 58 min., Color
Anousheh lives with her strict Muslim parents and two brothers in Karachi, Pakistan. At 17, she is at an age where daughters are usually married off. ...

Don't Divorce the Children
Every thirty seconds, a child's parents divorce. According to some experts, divorce is the single most traumatic experience in a child's life. For the 1.1 million children in the United States affected by divorce each year, the emotional trauma of this experience can be serious and far-reaching, often resulting in poor perfromance in school, behavioral problems, and low self-esteem. Don't Divorce the Children is an enlightening and poignant film that explores the various effects divorce can have on these children and their families.
Profiling six divorced families, this moving film examines their behavior and interaction. In some cases, the parents have joint custody of their children; in others, the children live exclusively with either their mother or father. Through case histories, Don't Divorce the Children reveals the intricate dynamics of family relationships as parents and children alike try to cope with difficult changes in their lives. For all those involved in a divorce, from the parents and children, to psychologists and lawyers, the film provides valuable insights about the emotional needs of these children and offers some solutions to help alleviate the tug-of-love that divorced families experience. Narrated by Timothy Busfield.
For all those involved in a divorce, from the parents and children, to psychologists and lawyers, the film provides valuable insights about the emotional needs of these children and offers some solutions to help alleviate the tug-of-love that divorced families experience.

Don't Fence Me In
A film by Nandini Sikand, 1998, 55 min., Color
Against the broader backdrop of modern India's political and social history, this lyrical documentary tells the story of the life of Krishna Sikan the filmmaker's mother, from childhood to maturity.

Don't Fence Me In
A film by Nandini Sikand , 1998, 55 min., Color
Against the broader backdrop of modern India's political and social history, this lyrical documentary tells the story of the life of Krishna Sikand, t...

Donner Party, The
CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE.
This haunting film tells the story of the ill-fated party of pioneers and their doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival, the Donner Party's nightmarish journey penetrated to the very heart of the American nation's dream of manifest destiny. Touching on some of the most powerful social, economic, and political currents of the time, this extraordinary narrative remains one of the most compelling and enduring episodes to come out of the West.
This haunting film tells the story of the ill-fated party of pioneers and their doomed attempt to get to California in 1846.

The Double Burden: Three Generations of Working Mothers
56 min.
What is it like to grow up in a family where mothers have always worked outside the home? THE DOUBLE BURDEN vividly portrays the lives of three families one Mexican-American, one Polish-American, and one African-American each with three generations of women who worked outside the home while also raising families. The film instills tremendous respect for the accomplishments of women and for women of different races, social classes and life-styles.

Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun
A videotape by Pratibha Parmar , 1992, 25 min., Color
A rare and lively examination of disability and homosexuality as it affects both women and men, DOUBLE THE TROUBLE, TWICE THE FUN, advocates for accep...

DOUBLES: Japan and Americas Intercultural Children
A 58 minute English version and an 83 minute Japanese version are also available with Japanese subtitles and narration by Jon Kabira.
September 2, 1945 the instrument of surrender is signed ending the war in the Pacific against Japan. Under the reign of General Douglas MacArthur, Japan entered its first period of occupation. Despite orders forbidding it, fraternization between United States soldiers and Japanese women resulted in a number of children being born in and out of wedlock. Some of the children were fortunate enough to leave Japan, to avoid living with a stigma, but many stayed and some were abandoned by both father and mother. What has become of these children? Since the end of the war, Japan itself has risen from the ashes to become an economic giant and, in contrast, many American women have intermarried with Japanese men producing a new generation of intercultural children who are growing up in both America and in Japan. What is life like for them in Japan? In America? What about the generation of interculturals who can trace their roots back to the turn of the century and even before--where are they today?

Doubletalk
In this clever dramatic short, a boy arriving to pick up his date gets stuck making inane small talk with the girl's parents. Humorous yet poignant, this classic film uses overlapping soundtracks to reveal the true thoughts of three people and to explore the nuances of spoken and unspoken communication.
Humorour short film of a boy arriving to pick up his date and is forced to make small talk with the parents.

A Doula Story
Community-based doulas (birth attendants) provide prenatal childbirth and parenting support and are a reassuring presence before during and after birth. This program documents one woman's fierce commitment to empower pregnant teenagers with the skills
Community-based doulas (birth attendants) provide prenatal childbirth and parenting support and are a reassuring presence before during and after birth. This program documents one woman's fierce commitment to empower pregnant teenagers with the skills

Downpour Resurfacing
28 minutes VHS 28 minutes DVD
Dr. Robert Hall generously opens his own story of child sexual and physical abuse to convey how he transformed their repercussions into a life of confidence and peace. Offering emotional wisdom and analytic clarity from his decades of personal and professional experience, Hall inspires hope in abuse survivors and other trauma victims alike. The intricate, lyrical imagery powerfully conveys the story as dreams do, echoing Hall's heritage and innovation in somatic therapies.

Downside UP
56 min.
What happens when a working-class town decides that its best hope for survival lies within the world of contemporary art? Can these disparate worlds benefit each other? And why would they try? DOWNSIDE UP captures the beginnings of MASS MoCA (the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) and the rebirth of its host-city, North Adams. Through the eyes of filmmaker Nancy Kelly and her family, most of whom worked in the factory before it closed, the film renders the subtle changes in the spirit of a region. DOWNSIDE UP is about the tentative, dangerous notion of hope in a town widely viewed as hopeless.

Dreams and Dilemmas
This compelling documentary follows one couple and their premature twin sons over the course of six months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Without narration or preaching it allows viewers to experience and share in the dilemmas confronted by parents
Follows a couple and their premature twins during six months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as it explores ethical dilemmas raised by advances in neonatal medicine.

Dreams and Dilemmas DVD Set
Two DVD Set. Follows a couple and their premature twins during six months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as it explores ethical dilemmas raised by advances in neonatal medicine.
Two DVD Set. Follows a couple and their premature twins during six months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as it explores ethical dilemmas raised by advances in neonatal medicine.

Dream Girls
A film by Kim Longinotto and Jano Williams , 1993, 50 min., Color
This fascinating documentary, produced for the BBC, opens a door into the spectacular world of the Takarazuka Revue, a highly successful musical theat...

Dreaming Rivers
A Sankofa film directed by Martine Attille , 1988, 30 min., Color
From Sankofa Film and Video comes this bittersweet and nostalgic short drama illustrating the spirit of modern families touched by the experience of m...

Dreams of Jagodina
A film by Nora Malone , 2005, 29 min., Color
Scripted from interviews with Serbian ?migr? Suzana Jeremic, DREAMS OF JAGODINA merges experimental, dreamlike visuals and documentary storytelling to...

Dress Him While He Walks
This sensitive and realistic video addresses several difficult behavior patterns of Alzheimer's patients. It demonstrates practical ways of dealing with behaviors such as wandering angry outbursts and delusions.
This sensitive and realistic video addresses several difficult behavior patterns of Alzheimer's patients. It demonstrates practical ways of dealing with behaviors such as wandering angry outbursts and delusions.

Drive North, The
Two youths bicker their way up the East Coast and through a discomforting and poignant transition into adulthood. Using still images, animation, Super-8 and an experimental score composed and performed by the filmmaker, The Drive North subverts the typical coming-of-age tale with social commentary, humor and an understated identity-politics slant. This savvy short demonstrates the skills of the next generation of media makers, seamlessly incorporating an astute sense of self-reflection, rebellion and family relationships.

Drive-In Blues
In 1933, Richard Hollingshead invented the drive-in movie theatre, a cinema for Americans infatuated with the automobile. For fifty years, the drive-in asserted its place in American culture as a Mecca for families and restless teenagers. The popularity of these theaters peaked in 1957 when 5000 drive-ins illuminated the American landscape. Today for most Americans, the passion pit with pix is just a memory, replaced by multiplex theaters and the comfort of a home entertainment system. Laced with unusual archival movie trailers, the film is both a tongue-in-cheek tribute and an affectionate portrait that preserves a piece of the vanishing American landscape.
Laced with unusual archival movie trailers, the film is both a tongue-in-cheek tribute and an affectionate portrait that preserves a piece of the vanishing American landscape -- the drive-in movie theater.

The Drop-in Group
A training package which profiles an AIDS prevention and education program for the mentally ill.
A training package which profiles an AIDS prevention and education program for the mentally ill.

#433: Drug Abuse: Altered States
Drug abuse among teens is a harsh realityin cities, suburbs and small towns. Co-hosted by Art Alexakis of the rock band Everclear, this half-hour special dispels the image of drugs as cool and glamorous. Dr. Alan Leshner, former Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, gives the hard facts on how different drugs affect the body and counters common myths. Viewers also see the social consequences of drugs as In the Mix visits a prison boot camp, where teen cadets are straightening out their lives, and a residential treatment center, where teens are dealing with their addiction. We also meet teens who are taking a tough stand against drugs, who show that it is possible to say No and remain cool. To get the Dope on drugs, this is the program to watch. Winner of the PRISM Award a hard-hitting look at teenage drug abusefast, edgy editing, creative shooting, celebrity co-host and a distinctively teenage perspective. Recommended. Video Librarian *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.

Dry Kisses Only
A videotape by Jane Cottis and Kaucyila Brooke , 1990, 75 min., Color
Through manipulated film clips, the hilarious commentary of Theory Woman and interviews with the Lesbian on the Street, this marvelous videotape explo...

Dry Kisses Only/War on Lesbians
Two videotapes by Jane Cotis and Kaucyila Brooke , 1992, 100 min., 2 in series, Color
Through manipulaed film clips, the hilarious commentary of Theory Woman and interviews with the Lesbian on the Street, DRY KISSES ONLY (1990, 75 mins....

Dual Diagnosis
VHS - 2 Hours
Mental illness and substance disorders frequently occur together but have traditionally been treated separately - often in isolation and unsuccessfully. Dr. Kenneth Minkoff, a dynamic speaker and nationally known expert in dual diagnosis, outlines how care can be integrated despite differences in treatment philosophy. Well-versed in both the mental health and the substance abuse systems, Dr. Minkoff illustrates how each system can learn from the other. What emerges is a set of key principles for an integrated model of care that promotes both hope and recovery. This two-hour videotape is for mental health and substance abuse professionals and others concerned with this challenging field. A set of handouts is included with the tape; additional sets are available.

Dyke Drama
A compilation of four short lesbian stories of couples, cruising and coming out.

Dylan Thomas: Return Journey
A dramatic recreation of poet Dylan Thomas touring America, giving readings and speaking to audiences toward the end of his life. Originally a successful stage production, the show was adapted for this video version by renowned actor Anthony Hopkins in his directorial debut. The program includes excerpts from Thomas's stories and letters and readings from, Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night, My Thirtieth Year to Heaven, and others. Stars actor Bob Kingdom.
A dramatic recreation of poet Dylan Thomas touring America, giving readings and speaking to audiences toward the end of his life. Originally a successful stage production but adapted for this video version by renowned actor Anthony Hopkins in his directorial debut.

Dylan Thomas: Return Journey
A dramatic recreation of poet Dylan Thomas touring America, giving readings and speaking to audiences toward the end of his life. Originally a successful stage production, the show was adapted for this video version by renowned actor Anthony Hopkins in his directorial debut. The program includes excerpts from Thomas's stories and letters and readings from, Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night, My Thirtieth Year to Heaven, and others. Stars actor Bob Kingdom.
A dramatic recreation of poet Dylan Thomas touring America, giving readings and speaking to audiences toward the end of his life. Originally a successful stage production but adapted for this video version by renowned actor Anthony Hopkins in his directorial debut.

Dylan Thomas: Return Journey (DVD)
A dramatic recreation of poet Dylan Thomas touring America, giving readings and speaking to audiences toward the end of his life. Originally a successful stage production, the show was adapted for this video version by renowned actor Anthony Hopkins in his directorial debut. The program includes excerpts from Thomas's stories and letters and readings from, "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," "My Thirtieth Year to Heaven," and others. Stars actor Bob Kingdom.
Running time: 53 min, Year released: 2007

Dyslexia
Looks at the experiences of people with these learning disabilities as well as the potential value to society of their alternative ways of learning. This video is not available for rental.
Explores the experiences of people with dyslexia as well as treatment approaches; examines the potential value to society of their alternative ways of learning. Not Available for Rental.

Eager For Your Kisses, Love and Sex at 95
35 minutes DVD
After mourning the loss of his wife of fifty years, Bill Cane, a 95-year-old singer/songwriter and music teacher, put an ad in the personals and went ballroom dancing in search of a new companion. He soon embraced a revitalized life full of romance, sex and music. Bill experienced a resurgence of creative energy and started writing and performing songs again; he compiled two CDs and set up an MP3 web site.

Earth and the American Dream
This beautiful and disturbing film recounts America's story from the environment's point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness living of the 16th and 17th centuries, through the agrarian lifestyle of the 18th century, the changes from the Industrial Revolution, to the 20th century when most of the planet's resources have been depleted -- this film examines the North American landscape and all the wildlife destruction, deforestation, soil depletion and pollution that have been wrought to make the