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ArtWatch: The Scandal Behind Art Restoration

2003, VHS, color, 59 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Produced by AB Film Productions

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History, Museums
Date Entered:09/23/05


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Awa: A Mother in West Africa

200?, VHS, color, 28 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Produced by Alexis Curtis and Sahelis Productions

Highly Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Women's Studies
Date Entered:09/09/05


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Bacon’s Arena: An Art of Pain and Beauty

2005, DVD, color, 96 min. including 65 min. of bonus material
Distributed by Films Media Group, PO Box 2053, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2053; 800-257-5126
Produced by Anthony Wall

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art
Date Entered:01/07/09


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Banking the Unbanked

2009, DVD, color, 52 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Sarah Vos

Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Business, Economics, Ethics, Gambia
Date Entered:12/02/10


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Big River: A King Corn Companion

2009, DVD, color, 27 min.
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Ian Cheney, Wicked Delicate Films and the Independent Television Service (ITVS)

Recommended

Subjects: Agriculture, American Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Food, Water
Date Entered:03/12/10


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Capitalism Hits the Fan: Richard Wolff on the Economic Meltdown

2009, DVD , color, 60 min.
Distributed by Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic St., Northampton, MA 01060; 800-897-0089
Produced by Sut Jhally

Recommended

Subjects: Business, Economics, History
Date Entered:06/30/09


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Corporations in the Classroom

2007, DVD, color, 45 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Make Believe Films, Inc.

Recommended

Subjects: Advertising, Education, Marketing, Ethics
Date Entered:01/07/09


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Dali in New York

1965, DVD, b&w, 57 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Jack Bond

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Biography
Date Entered:01/07/09


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Design : Applying the Elements

2004, DVD, color, 27 min.
Distributed by Films Media Group, PO Box 2053, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2053; 800-257-5126
Produced by Shopware; Mark McAuliffe

Recommended

Subjects: Architecture, Art, Business
Date Entered:09/08/06


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Dirt The Movie

2009, DVD, color, 80 min. (reviewed) and 40 min.
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Bill Benenson, Gene Rostow and Eleonore Dailly

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Environmental Studies, Economics
Date Entered:09/20/10


Discoveries Africa Series. Tanzania; Arusha & Lake Manyara National Parks; Tarangire National Park; Ngorongoro Crater & Conservation Area; Southern Serengeti cover image

Discoveries Africa Series. Tanzania; Arusha & Lake Manyara National Parks; Tarangire National Park; Ngorongoro Crater & Conservation Area; Southern Serengeti

2009, DVD, color, each disc 50-60 min.
Distributed by Bennett-Watt Entertainment, 13021 244th Ave. Southeast, Issaquah, Washington 98027; 800-327-2893
Produced by Bennett-Watt HD Productions

Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Travel and Tourism
Date Entered:06/30/09


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Food Design

2009, DVD, color, 52 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Martin Hablesreiter and Sonja Stummerer

Recommended

Subjects: Food, Nutrition, Psychology, Science, Chemistry, Business
Date Entered:09/20/10


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For the Best and for the Onion

2008, DVD, color, 52 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Adalios

Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Agriculture, Economy, Sociology
Date Entered:12/02/10


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Frank Lloyd Wright's Home & Studio

2008, DVD, color, 60 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Marcus Sakamoto and Su-Fei Wang

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Architecture, Biography
Date Entered:07/31/09


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Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West

2008, DVD, color, 60 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Marcus Sakamoto and Su-Fei Wang

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Architecture, Biography
Date Entered:07/31/09


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Freedom Road

2004, VHS, color and b&
Distributed by Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 212-925-0606
Produced by Lorna Ann Johnson

Recommended

Subjects: Criminal Justice, Women's Studies, Writing
Date Entered:07/14/05


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Garden Insects

2006, DVD, color, 51 min.
Distributed by Breathe Deep Productions, PO Box 98, Burkesville, KY 42717; 270-864-4167
Produced by Chris Korrow

Recommended

Subjects: Environmental Studies, Science
Date Entered:01/14/08


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Gone to Pat

2005, VHS, color, 30 min.
Distributed by Documentary Educational Resources, 101 Morse Street, Watertown, MA 02472; 617-926-0491
Produced by Adirya Kashyap

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Asian Studies, Anthropology
Date Entered:04/14/05


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Grace Hartigan: Shattering Boundaries

2008, DVD, color, 36 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Alice Shure and Janice Stanton

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History, Biography, Women's Studies
Date Entered:06/30/09


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Heartland: The Life and Art of Bo Bartlett

200?, DVD, color, 60 min.
Distributed by Chip Taylor Communications, 2 East View Drive, Derry, NH 03038-4812; 800-876-CHIP (2447)
Produced by Nancy Glass Productions

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Biography
Date Entered:01/07/09


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Hermitage Dwellers

2003, VHS, color and b&, 73 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Aliona Van Der Horst

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History, Russia, World War II, Soviet Union, Sociology, Museums
Date Entered:05/26/06


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Hermitage-niks: A Passion for the Hermitage

2003, VHS, color and b&, 2 tapes, 125 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Aliona Van Der Horst

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History, Russia, World War II, Soviet Union, Sociology, Museums
Date Entered:05/26/06


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J.M.W. Turner: a National Gallery of Art Film Presentation

2007, DVD, color, 30 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Carol Moore and the Department of Exhibition Programs, National Gallery of Art, Washington

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History
Date Entered:04/09/08


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Jean-Pierre Perreault: Giant Steps

2006, DVD, color, 53 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Amérimage Spectra (Lisa Cochrane) and the National Film Board of Canada (Yves Bisaillon)

Recommended

Subjects: Dance
Date Entered:10/27/06


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King Corn: You Are What You Eat

2007, DVD, color, 90 min.
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Aaron Woolf, Ian Cheney, Curt Ellis

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Agriculture, American Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Food, Nutrition
Date Entered:09/03/08


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Malick Sibidé

2006, VHS, color, 8 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Susan Vogel

Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Photography, Art, Biography
Date Entered:09/08/06


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Malls R Us

2008, DVD, color, 78 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Ina Fichman

Recommended

Subjects: Architecture, Business, Popular Culture, Sociology, Urban Studies
Date Entered:01/12/10


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Master of the Killer Ants

2007, DVD, color, 60 min.
Distributed by WGBH Boston, 125 Western Avenue, Boston, MA 02134; 617-300-2000
Produced by WGBH Educational Foundation

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: African Studies, Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Area Studies
Date Entered:09/03/08


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Milk in the Land: Ballad of an American Drink

2007, DVD, color, 75 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Ariana Gerstein and Monteith McCollum

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: Agriculture, Food, Economics, Nutrition
Date Entered:01/07/09


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Milking the Rhino

2008, DVD, color, 54 and 83 min. (reviewed) versions
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by David E. Simpson

Highly Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Conservation, Environmental Studies, History, Community Studies
Date Entered:07/31/09


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north-south.com

2007, DVD, color, 53 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by François Ducat

Recommended

Subjects: Multicultural Studies, Belgium, Cameroon, African Studies, Women's Studies
Date Entered:12/17/09


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Paul Soldner: Playing with Fire

2004, DVD, color and b&, 59 min.
Distributed by Renegade Pictures Inc., 275 Rosario Park Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105; 805.967.4679
Produced by Renee Bergan

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History
Date Entered:04/14/05


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Shadya

2005, DVD, color, 52 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Udi Kalinsky and Danny Hakim

Recommended

Subjects: Women's Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Sports
Date Entered:09/21/07


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Shop ‘Til You Drop: The Crisis of Consumerism

2010, DVD , color, 52 min. (Education Version-reviewed); 82 min. uncut (not reviewed)
Distributed by Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic St., Northampton, MA 01060; 800-897-0089
Produced by Gene Brockhoff

Recommended

Subjects: Environmental Studies, Ethics, Popular culture, Economics, Business
Date Entered:09/20/10


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Slow Food Revolution

2003, VHS, color, 52 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Produced by Carmelo Musca

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Food, Multicultural Studies, Sociology
Date Entered:12/02/05


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stash SIXPACK

2001-2006, DVD, color
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by STASH Magazine

Recommended

Subjects: Animation, Art, Business, Film Studies, Media Studies, Technology, Graphic Design, Advertising
Date Entered:01/14/08


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Stolen Art

2007, DVD, color, 56 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Simon Backès

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Crime, Philosophy
Date Entered:09/20/10


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Tangier Treehouse

2005, DVD, color, 57 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by David Shadrack Smith, Charlotte Mangin and the Independent Television Service

Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Architecture, Area Studies
Date Entered:09/03/08


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The Collector: Allan Stone’s Life in Art

2006, DVD, color, 62 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Olympia Stone

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Contemporary Art History
Date Entered:01/14/08


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The Future of Mud: A Tale of Houses and Lives in Djenne

2006, DVD, color, 58 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Susan Vogel, Samuel Sidibé

Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Architecture, Sociology
Date Entered:01/14/08


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The Heretics

2009, DVD, color, 95 min.
Distributed by Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 212-925-0606
Produced by Crescent Diamond and Joan Braderman

Recommended

Subjects: Art History, Women's Studies, Writing
Date Entered:09/20/10


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The Moroccan Labyrinth

2007, DVD, color, 90 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Intermedia Producciones

Recommended

Subjects: Morocco, African Studies, Spain, Postcolonialism, History, European Studies
Date Entered:12/17/09


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The Value of Life: AIDS in Africa

2004, VHS, color, 52 min.
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Judy Jackson for CBC’s The Nature of Things

Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Sociology, Health Sciences, Women's Studies
Date Entered:01/10/05


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Thin Ice

2007, DVD, color, 57 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Fredrik Gertten

Recommended

Subjects: Women's Studies, Asian Studies, India, Sports, Popular Culture
Date Entered:09/21/07


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Through My Eyes: A Film About Rwandan Youth

2005, DVD, color, 44 min.
Distributed by Choices, Inc., 3740 Overland Ave., Ste. F, Los Angeles CA 90034; (310) 839-1500
Produced by Eric Kabera

Not Recommended

Subjects: African Studies, Education, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Date Entered:03/20/07


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Tim Marlow with…Gilbert & George

2007, DVD, color, 63 min.
Distributed by Seventh Art Releasing, 7551 Sunset Blvd., Suite 104, Los Angeles, CA 90046; 323-845-1455
Produced by Phil Grabsky

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History
Date Entered:04/09/08


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Vito Acconci: In Conversation at Acconci Studio

2008, DVD, color, 78 min.; CD: 40 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Christie Poggi and Aaron Levy

Recommended

Subjects: Architecture, Museums
Date Entered:01/07/09


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Waste = Food

2006, DVD , color, 51 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Rob Van Hatten

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Architecture, Business, Environmental Studies
Date Entered:01/14/08


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We All Fall Down: The American Mortgage Crisis

2009, DVD , color, 66 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Kevin Stocklin

Highly Recommended

Subjects: American Studies, Real Property, Economics
Date Entered:07/31/09


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We Feed the World

2005, DVD, color, 96 min.
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Helmut Grasser

Recommended

Subjects: Agriculture, Business, Economics, Environmental Studies, European Studies
Date Entered:01/14/08


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Why Dance?

2005, DVD, color, 1 hr. 52 min.
Distributed by James E. Manning Inc., P.O. Box 1237, Santa Clara, CA 95052
Produced by James E. Manning & Shely Pack-Manning

Recommended

Subjects: Dance
Date Entered:02/08/06