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#ReGENERATION: The Politics of Apathy & Activism

2012, DVD , color, 81 min.
Distributed by Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic St., Northampton, MA 01060; 800-897-0089
Produced by Anonymous Content and Engine 7 Films

Recommended

Subjects: Adolescence, Economics, Education, Ethics, Human Rights, Information Literacy, Media Studies, Popular Culture, Sociology, Urban Studies
Date Entered:03/07/13


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A Dress Rehearsal for an Execution

2013, DVD, color with b&w, 47 min.
Distributed by Magic Lantern Films, PO Box 8567, New York, NY 10116; 646-926-6760

Recommended

Subjects: Human Rights, Iran, Media, Photography
Date Entered:08/09/16


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Admissions : Student Stories from Undocumented America

2012, DVD , color, 50 min.

Produced by Chloe Smolarski and Tasha Darbes

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Immigration, Multicultural Studies, American Studies, Latin American Studies, Asian American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Eductation, Law, Human Rights, Criminal Justice
Date Entered:04/24/13


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And Still I Sing

2023, Streaming, 90 mins
Distributed by Docuseek2
Produced by Leslie Johnson

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Human Rights; Women's Rights
Date Entered:04/22/24


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Anonymous Father’s Day

2011, DVD, color, 43 min.
Distributed by The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, 3380 Vincent Rd Ste HUB, Pleasant Hill CA 94523-4324; 925-407-2660
Produced by Jennifer Lahl

Recommended

Subjects: Bioethics, Health Sciences, Sociology
Date Entered:06/28/12


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Be My Voice

2021, Streaming, 83 mins
Distributed by The Video Project, 145 - 9th St., Suite 230, San Francisco, CA 94103; 800-475-2638
Produced by Nahid Persson and Setareh Lundgren

Recommended

Subjects: International Relations; Iran; Women’s Rights
Date Entered:05/15/23


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Castaways (Wyrzutki)

2013, DVD , 17 min.
Distributed by LogTV Ltd., 4 La Rue Road, Spencer, NY 14883; 917-864-0715
Produced by Stanislaw Zywolewski, LogTV Ltd.

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Jewish Holocaust, Poland, World War II
Date Entered:09/05/13


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Charlotte: Life or Theater

1992, VHS, color, 62 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Esther Hoffenberg

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Biography, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Date Entered:06/09/04


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Crònica d’una Mirada: Filmmaking in Franco's Spain, 1960 - 1975

2004, DVD, color and b&w, 620 min., 6 discs
Distributed by Pragda Films, 302 Bedford Avenue #136, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Produced by Manuel Barrios

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Film Studies
Date Entered:03/29/10


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Danny

1977, DVD, color, 90 min.
Distributed by Janson Media, 88 Semmons Road, Harrington Park, NJ 07640; 201-784-8488
Produced by Wombat Productions

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Adolescence, Children's Literature, Animal Behavior
Date Entered:07/14/06


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Drunks

1997, DVD, color, 86 min.
Distributed by New Day Films, 190 Route 17M, P.O. Box 1084, Harriman, NY 10926; 888-367-9154 or 845-774-7051
Produced by Peter Cohn, Ilene Landress, Gary Lennon

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: Drama, Film Studies, Theater, Urban Studies
Date Entered:08/14/13


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Flowers from the Heartland

2004, DVD, color, 25 min.
Educational distribution currently being negotiated. Available through Amazon.com.
Produced by Peter Daulton

Recommended

Subjects: Gay and Lesbian Studies
Date Entered:09/27/05


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Fragments of a Revolution

2011, DVD, color, 57 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Mille et Une Films, Virginie Guibbaud & Gilles Padovani

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Middle East, Political Science, Politics, Human Rights, Activism, Social Movement, Green Movement, Imam Khomeini, 1979 Iranian Revolution, Comparative Government, and Repressive Government
Date Entered:06/04/12


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Frauenzimmer (Silver Girls)

2010, DVD, color and b&w, 74 min., German with English subtitles
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Caroline Daube

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Aging, Gender Studies, Human Sexuality, Psychology, Women’s Studies
Date Entered:12/07/11


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Gaumont Treasures Vol. 2, 1908-1916

2011, DVD, b&w (some Special Features in color), 598 min.
Distributed by Kino Lorber Edu, 333 West 39 St, Suite 503, New York, NY 10018; 212-629-6880
Produced by Bret Wood

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Film Studies
Date Entered:08/08/11


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Gay Sex in the 70s

2005, VHS, color, 72 min.
Distributed by Frameline, 145 Ninth St., Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94103; 415-703-8650
Produced by Lovett Productions

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: Gay and Lesbian Studies, Sociology, Sexuality
Date Entered:10/25/05


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Hate and the Internet: Web Sites and the Issue of Free Speech

1999, VHS, color, 22 min.
Distributed by Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Box 2053, Princeton, NJ 08543-2053; 800-257-5126
Produced by Films for the Humanities and Sciences

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Popular Culture
Date Entered:11/09/18


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Hope on the Street

2002, VHS, color, 56 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Produced by Michael Isip and KQED

Recommended

Subjects: Psychology, Sociology, Social Work
Date Entered:11/09/18


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If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

2011, DVD , color and b&w, 85 min.
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Marshall Curry Productions. LLC

Recommended

Subjects: Activism, American Studies, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Environment, Ethics, Forestry, History, Nature, National Security, Protest, Sociology, Terrorism, Wildlife
Date Entered:02/27/13


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Jihad TV: Terrorism and Mass Media

2006, DVD, color, 48 min.
Distributed by Films Media Group, PO Box 2053, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2053; 800-257-5126
Produced by Paul Eedle

Recommended

Subjects: Middle Eastern Studies, Islam, Media Studies, Terrorism
Date Entered:03/14/08


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Los Angeles Plays Itself

2014, DVD , color, 170 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Producer n/a

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Acting, Architecture, Documentaries, Film Novelizations, Films, Geography, Popular Culture, Urban Areas, Western United States
Date Entered:01/22/15


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Machanic Manyeruke: The Life of Zimbabwe’s Gospel Music Legend

2020, Streaming, 85 mins
Distributed by Documentary Educational Resources, 108 Water Street, 5A, Watertown, MA 02472; 617-926-0491
Produced by James Ault

Recommended

Subjects: International Relations; Music; Religion
Date Entered:08/14/23


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Making Grace

2004, VHS, color, 86 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Catherine Gund

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Gay and Lesbian Studies, Women's Studies
Date Entered:07/07/05


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Mambar Pierrette

2023, Streaming, 93 mins
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Geoffroy Cernaix and Rosine Mbakam

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Cameroon; Entrepreneurship; Women's Health
Date Entered:01/09/24


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Myanmar Diaries

2022, Streaming, 70 mins
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Myanmar Film Collective

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Civil Disobedience; Military coup; Myanmar
Date Entered:08/04/23


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One Alcoholic to Another: Demystifying AA

2011, DVD, color, 45 min.
Distributed by Films Media Group, 132 West 31st St., 17th Floor, New York, NY 10001; 800-257-5126
Producer n/a

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Substance Abuse, Alcoholism
Date Entered:03/01/12


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Recovering Krystal

2003, VHS, color, 45 min.
Distributed by Fanlight Productions, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by David Tucker

Recommended

Subjects: Adolescence, Rehabilitation
Date Entered:11/09/18


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Romeo Romeo

2012, DVD, color, 75 min.
Distributed by Good Docs
Produced by Lizzie Gottlieb, Eden Wurmfeld, Michael Young

Recommended

Subjects: Assisted Reproduction, Family, Homosexuality
Date Entered:07/25/14


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Sānsūr

2023, Streaming, 86 mins
Distributed by Good Docs
Produced by Rieneke Van Santen

Recommended

Subjects: Censorship; Discrimination; Women's Rights
Date Entered:03/01/24


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Shadows and Lies: The Unseen Battle of Eating Disorders

1999, VHS, color, 24 min.
Distributed by Fanlight Productions, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Karen Pascal, Windborne Productions

Recommended

Subjects: Psychology, Women's Studies, Health Sciences
Date Entered:11/09/18


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Societies Under the Influence

1997, VHS, color, 52 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Eric Michel and National Film Board of Canada

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Sociology, Criminal Justice, Political Science
Date Entered:11/09/18


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The Anonymous People

2013, DVD, color, 88 min.
Distributed by Kino Lorber Edu, 333 West 39 St, Suite 503, New York, NY 10018; 212-629-6880
Produced by Greg Williams

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Alcoholism, Substance Abuse
Date Entered:04/08/14


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The First Year

2023 (restoration of 1972 original), Streaming, 96 mins
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by María Teresa Guzmán

Recommended

Subjects: Chile; Political Science; Social Movements
Date Entered:03/28/24


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The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo

2007, DVD, color, 76 min.
Distributed by Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 212-925-0606
Produced by Lisa F. Jackson

Highly Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Crime, Postcolonialism, Women's Studies
Date Entered:07/31/08


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The Guantanamo Trap

2011, DVD, color, 56 min., English and German with English subtitles
Distributed by Films Media Group, 132 West 31st St., 17th Floor, New York, NY 10001; 800-257-5126
Produced by Thomas Kufus, Amit Breuer, Marcel Hoehn, and Christoph Jörg

Recommended

Subjects: Criminal Justice, Ethics, Human Rights, International Relations, Law, and Political Science
Date Entered:07/13/12


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The Necktie

2008, DVD, color, 12 min., French and English
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Producer n/a

Recommended

Subjects: Animation, Careers, Film Studies, Music
Date Entered:01/12/10


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The New Rulers of the World

2001, VHS, color, 53 min.
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Carlton International Media, Ltd.

Recommended

Subjects: Asian Studies, Business, Economics, Ethics, Labor
Date Entered:11/09/18


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The Noise of Cairo: Arts After the Arab Spring

2012, DVD, color, 52 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Produced by Heiko Lange

Recommended

Subjects: Human Rights, Middle East, Politics, Government, Arab Spring
Date Entered:01/06/14


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The Solitary Life of Cranes

2008, DVD, color, 27 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Odd Girl Out Productions presents in association with the Channel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation

Recommended

Subjects: Architecture, Urban Studies, Psychology, Sociology
Date Entered:01/25/10


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The Taliban Legacy

2001, VHS, color, 35 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, Suite 901, New York, NY 10016; 212-808-4980
Produced by Televisió de Catalunya, SA

Recommended

Subjects: Multicultural Studies, Women's Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Studies
Date Entered:11/09/18


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The Underground Orchestra

1998, VHS, color, 108 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Heddy Honigmann

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Music, History, Multicultural Studies
Date Entered:11/09/18


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Theory of Obscurity – A Film about The Residents

2015, DVD , color, 87 min.
Distributed by Film Movement
Produced by Barton Bishoff, Don Hardy Jr., and Josh Keppel

Recommended

Subjects: Music, Art Rock, Video Art, Popular Music, Alternative Music
Date Entered:12/19/17


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These Walls (Estos Muros)

2021, Streaming, 67 mins
Distributed by Pragda, 302 Bedford Ave., #136, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Produced by Alberto Pascual Rodríguez

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Criminal Justice; Documentaries; History; Political Science; Social Sciences
Date Entered:04/26/23


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Those That, at a Distance, Resemble Another

2019, Streaming, 67 mins
Distributed by Grasshopper Film, 12 East 32nd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Produced by Beli Martinez and Jessica Sarah Rinland

Recommended

Subjects: Experimental Film; Industries; Museums
Date Entered:02/11/21


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Truth in Numbers

2010, DVD, color, 85 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Scott Glosserman and Michael Ferris Gibson

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Information Literacy, Popular Culture, Writing
Date Entered:11/28/11


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Ujirei

2019, Streaming, 54 mins
Distributed by Documentary Educational Resources, 108 Water Street, 5A, Watertown, MA 02472; 617-926-0491
Produced by Ayoreo Video Project in collaboration with Video Nais Aldeias

Recommended

Subjects: Anthropology; Indigenous People
Date Entered:01/16/24


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Vasco da Gama's Voyage of Discovery

1999, VHS, color, 50 min.
Distributed by Chip Taylor Communications, 2 East View Drive, Derry, New Hampshire, 03038; 800-876-CHIP
Produced by Chip Taylor Communication

Recommended

Subjects: History
Date Entered:11/09/18


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Vessel

2015, DVD, color, 97 min.
Distributed by Kino Lorber Edu, 333 West 39 St, Suite 503, New York, NY 10018; 212-629-6880
Produced by Diana Whitten, Mitchell Block

Recommended

Subjects: Reproductive Rights, Activism, Human Rights, Women’s Rights,
Date Entered:12/17/15


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We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists

2012, DVD, color, 93 min.
Distributed by Ro*co Films International, llc, 80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 5, Sausolito, CA 94965; 415-332-6471
Produced by Luminant Media

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Computer Science, Crime, Ethics, Political Science, Popular Culture, Technology
Date Entered:03/22/13


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Weightless

2010, DVD, color, 39 min.
Distributed by New Day Films, 190 Route 17M, P.O. Box 1084, Harriman, NY 10926; 888-367-9154 or 845-774-7051
Produced by Organized Chaos Mediaworks

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Women’s Studies, Gender Studies
Date Entered:09/24/12


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Wired for Sex, Lies and Power Trips: It’s a Teen’s World

2009, DVD, color, 45 min.
Distributed by Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 212-925-0606
Produced by Teensworld Productions

Recommended

Subjects: Adolescence, Popular Culture, Media Studies, Gender Studies, Women’s Studies, Psychology, Social Sciences
Date Entered:01/07/11