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55 Reviews

A Tribe of His Own: The Journalism of P. Sainath

2001, VHS, color, 50 min.
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Moulins Media with the participation of the Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund, the Saskatchewan Communications Network, The Knowledge Network, Canadian Television Fund; and Canadian International Development Agency

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Media Studies, Journalism, Asian Studies, Biography, Human Rights, Social Sciences
Date Entered:11/09/18

ADHD: Out of Control Kids

2003, VHS, color, 43 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Produced by Vincent Burke, Top Shelf Productions

Recommended

Subjects: Disability Studies, Education, Learning Disabilities, Psychology
Date Entered:11/09/18

Afghanistan Unveiled

2003, VHS, color, 52 min.
Distributed by Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 212-925-0606
Produced by Florent Milesi

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Journalism, Middle Eastern Studies, Women's Studies
Date Entered:11/03/04

After the Black Book

2005, VHS, color, 55 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Grace Barnes

Recommended

Subjects: Human Rights, Journalism, Latin American Studies, Law, Media Studies, Political Science, South American Studies
Date Entered:12/21/05

Al Jazeera: Voice of Arabia

2003, VHS, color, 52 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Tewfik Hakem

Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Journalism, Media Studies, Middle East, Political Science, Religious Studies, Women's Studies
Date Entered:12/10/03

All the Difference

2016, DVD, color, 83 min.
Distributed by Collective Eye Films, 2305 SE Yamhill Street, Suite 101, Portland OR 97214; 503-232-5345
Produced by Tod Lending

Highly Recommended

Subjects: African American Culture, Education, Poverty, Social Problems, Sociology
Date Entered:10/11/17

Body Typed: 3 Short Films on Media and Physical Perfection

2009, DVD, color, 31 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 Jesse Epstein and Trish Dalton

Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Journalism, Gender Studies, Media Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Women's Studies
Date Entered:11/03/09

Brooklyn Castle

2012, DVD , color, 102 min.
Distributed by First Run Features, 630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 1213, New York, NY 10036; 212-243-0600
Produced by Katie Dellamaggiore

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Adolescents, African Americans, Education, Educational Films, Human Development, Sociology, and Teachers
Date Entered:10/16/13

Class of ’27

2016, DVD , color, 60 min.
Distributed by Lost Nation Pictures, 1300 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02135; 978-204-8935
Produced by James Rutenbeck, Dustinn Craig, and Nina Alvarez

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Early Childhood Education, Education, Poverty, Social Problems, Sociology
Date Entered:09/20/17

Dateline Afghanistan: Reporting the Forgotten War

2007, DVD, color, 54 min.
Distributed by Choices, Inc., 3740 Overland Ave., Ste. F, Los Angeles CA 90034; (310) 839-1500
Produced by Bill Gentile

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Human Rights, Journalism, Media Studies, Military Studies, Political Science, Women's Studies
Date Entered:06/27/07

Deadline Every Second: On Assignment with 12 Associated Press Journalists

2011, DVD, color, 58 min.
Distributed by Ken Kobre Photography. 415-931-6720
Produced by Kenneth Kobrè and John Hewitt

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Ethics, Journalism, Photography, Media Studies
Date Entered:10/04/12

Democracy on Deadline

2006, VHS, color, 114 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Jed Rothstein

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Business, Communication, Human Rights, Journalism, Media Studies, Social Science
Date Entered:03/20/07

Developing Good Study Skills

2004, VHS, color, 38 min.
Distributed by Human Relations Media, 41 Kensico Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; 800-431-2050
Produced by Anson W. Schloat and Eric Juhola

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Education, Information Literacy, Writing
Date Entered:04/19/04

Erasing David: Surveillance vs. Privacy in the 21st-Century Data State

2010, DVD, color, 80 min.
Distributed by Films Media Group, 132 West 31st St., 17th Floor, New York, NY 10001; 800-257-5126
Produced by Ashley Jones

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Ethics, Law, Political Science, Social Sciences, Sociology, Technology
Date Entered:09/27/12

First Degree

2015, DVD, color, 27 min.
Distributed by Alexander Street Press, 350 7th Ave/Ste 1100, New York, NY 10001
Produced by Roger Weisberg

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Correctional Institutions, Correctional Services, Corrections, Criminal Justice, Education, Prisoners, Prisons, Rehabilitation, Social Science
Date Entered:08/09/16

Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez

2015, DVD , color, 90 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Kate Horne

Recommended

Subjects: Biography, History, Latin Americans, Literature, Politics
Date Entered:01/20/16

I Am Jane Doe

2017, DVD , color, 99 min.
Distributed by 50 Eggs Films, 231 Forest St., Woodland Hill, Bldg. 4, Babson Park MA 02457
Produced by Mary Mazzio and Alex Sokolow

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Activism, Child Abuse, Constitutional Law, Human Trafficking, Justice, Law, Legislation, Sex Crimes
Date Entered:07/25/18

In the Line of Fire

2001, VHS, color, 47 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Produced by Sandworks, Inc. in cooperation with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Human Rights, Journalism, Media Studies
Date Entered:11/09/18

Intelligent Lives

2018, Streaming, 70 mins
Distributed by Passion River Films, 154 Mt. Bethel Rd., Warren, NJ 07059; 732-321-0711
Produced by Dan Habib

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Disabilities, Education, Psychology, Social Work
Date Entered:05/18/20

Invasion of the Space Lobsters

2006, DVD, color, 6 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by National Film Board of Canada

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Animation, Communication, Multicultural Studies
Date Entered:10/27/06

James Moloney: Writing from Experience

2003, VHS, color, 30 min.
Distributed by Chip Taylor Communications, 2 East View Drive, Derry, NH 03038-4812; 800-876-CHIP (2447)
Produced by VEA Productions, Inc.

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Literature, Storytelling, Writing
Date Entered:02/04/04

McCullin

2014, DVD , color, 90 and 56 min. versions
Distributed by Good Docs
Produced by Jacqui Morris

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Anthropology, Communication, Ethics, History, Journalism, Mass Media, Photography, War
Date Entered:06/19/15

McLuhan’s Wake

2002, VHS, color, 94 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Primitive Entertainment in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada; Michael McMahon, Kristina McLaughlin, Gerry Flahive, and David Sobelman, producers

Recommended

Subjects: Biography, Canadian Studies, Journalism, Media Studies, Social Sciences
Date Entered:11/09/18

Minor Keys

2004, VHS, color, 54 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Meiko Ouchi

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Adolescence, Child Development, Education, Music
Date Entered:03/03/05

Miss Kiet’s Children

2016, DVD, color, 113 min., Dutch and Arabic, with English subtitles
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Peter Lataster

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Child Development, Children, Education, Elementary Education, Immigration, Interpersonal Communication, Social Skills, Teachers
Date Entered:07/10/18

Out of the Question: Women, Media, and the Art of Inquiry

2009, DVD , color, 39 min.
Naomi McCormack, Out of the Question film project
Produced by Naomi McCormack

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Media Studies, Sociology, Women’s Studies
Date Entered:05/02/13

Paper Tigers

2015, DVD, color, 102 min.
Distributed by Tugg, Inc., 855-321-8844
Produced by James Redford and Karen Pritzker

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Education, Rehabilitation, Social Behavior, Teachers
Date Entered:08/09/16

Playing the News

2005, VHS, color, 22 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Jigar Mehta and Jeff Plunkett

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Adolescence, American Studies, Business, Communication, Journalism, Media Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Psychology, Technology
Date Entered:03/20/07

Reflections on Media Ethics

2011, DVD, color, 25 min.
Distributed by Parallel Lines, 760 12th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118; (631) 676-1070
Produced by Annette Danto

Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Ethics, Journalism, Media Studies
Date Entered:09/27/12

Reporters at War: War, Lies, and Videotape

2004, DVD, color, 46 min.
Distributed by Films Media Group, PO Box 2053, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2053; 800-257-5126
Produced by Jon Blair

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Ethics, Journalism, Media Studies, Military Studies, Political Science
Date Entered:05/27/05

Returning Fire: Interventions in Video Game Culture

2011, DVD , color, 44 min.
Distributed by Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic St., Northampton, MA 01060; 800-897-0089
Produced by Jeremy Earp

Highly Recommended

Subjects: American Studies, Communication, Media Studies, Military Studies, Popular Culture, Psychology, Sociology, Technology
Date Entered:12/21/11

RiP! A Remix Manifesto

2008, DVD, color, 86 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Mila Aung-Thwin, Kat Baulu, and Germaine Ying Gee Wong

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Ethics, Film Studies, Law, Music, Popular Culture, Technology
Date Entered:11/03/09

Schools That Change Communities

2012, DVD, color, 58 min.
Distributed by The Video Project, PO Box 411376, San Francisco, CA 94141-1376; 800-475-2638
Produced by Bob Gliner

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Education, Environmentalism, Service Learning, Social Problems, Social Sciences, Sociology, Teacher Education, Teacher Training
Date Entered:10/16/13

Sex, Lies and Tabloids!

2015, DVD, color, 52 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Jean-Baptiste Péretié

Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Ethics, Journalism, Mass Media
Date Entered:08/09/16

Sexual and Racial Stereotypes in the Media

2008, DVD, color, 2 discs, 38-42 min. each
Distributed by Films Media Group, PO Box 2053, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2053; 800-257-5126
Produced by Chris Scherer, Jerry Baber, and Films for the Humanities & Sciences

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Journalism, Media Studies, Multicultural Studies, Psychology, Sociology
Date Entered:06/03/08

Sexy Inc. Our Children Under Influence

2007, DVD, color, 35 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Patricia Bergeron

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Adolescence, Child Development, Education, Gender Studies, Media Studies, Parenting, Psychology, Sociology
Date Entered:11/12/08

Shadows of Liberty

2012, DVD , color, 93 and 53 min. versions
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Jean-Philippe Tremblay

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Business, Capitalism, Communication, Ethics, Government, Mass Media, Journalism, Political Science, Politics, Sociology
Date Entered:10/16/13

Stolen Education

2014, DVD, color, 67 min.
Distributed by The Video Project, PO Box 411376, San Francisco, CA 94141-1376; 800-475-2638
Produced by Enrique Alemán, Jr., and Rudy Luna

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Desegregation, Discrimination, Early Childhood Education, Education, Hispanic Americans, Justice, Law, Sociology
Date Entered:11/26/14

Stranger with a Camera

2000, DVD, color, 61 min.
Distributed by Appalshop, Inc., 91 Madison Avenue, Whitesburg, KY 41858; 606-633-0108
Produced by Elizabeth Barret

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Appalachian Studies, Criminal Justice, Ethics, Film Studies, Journalism, Media Studies, Sociology
Date Entered:11/08/07

Team Learning: Cooperative Learning in the Science Classroom

2002, VHS, color, 27 min.
Distributed by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo, State University New York, Science and Engineering Library, 228 Capen Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260-1672; 716-645-6064, ext. 272
Produced by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Biology, Education, Science, Teacher Training
Date Entered:11/09/18

The Corridor

2017, Streaming, 55 mins
Distributed by Good Docs
Produced by Annelise Wunderlich and Richard O’Connell

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Criminal Justice; Education; Sociology
Date Entered:12/11/19

The Danish Poet

2006, DVD, color, 14 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Mikrofilm AS and National Film Board of Canada

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Animation, Ethics, Storytelling, Writing
Date Entered:10/27/06

The Drama of Creation: Writers on Writing

2005, DVD, color, 46 min.
Distributed by Films Media Group, PO Box 2053, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2053; 800-257-5126
Produced by the William Inge Center for the Arts and Films for the Humanities & Sciences

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Drama, Theater, Writing
Date Entered:03/09/06

The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians Through Film

2007, DVD , color, 96 min.
Distributed by Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic St., Northampton, MA 01060; 800-897-0089
Produced by Ann Seidl

Highly Recommended

Subjects: American Studies, Careers, Education, Film Studies, Gender Studies, History, Popular Culture
Date Entered:05/10/10

The Man Who Waited

2006, DVD, color, 7 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Valkyrie Films and National Film Board of Canada

Recommended

Subjects: Animation, Literature, Philosophy
Date Entered:10/27/06

The Pushouts

2018, DVD, 56 mins
Distributed by Good Docs
Produced by Katie Galloway, Dawn Valadez, and Daniella Brower Sueuga

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Criminal Justice; Education; Social Work
Date Entered:10/24/19

The Selling Game: A New Era in Advertising

2007, DVD, color, 44 min.
Distributed by Films Media Group, PO Box 2053, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2053; 800-257-5126
Produced by Susan Teskey

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Business, Communication, Economics, Marketing, Media Studies, Social Sciences
Date Entered:03/11/09

The Three Wishes

2006, DVD, color, 4 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by PMA Productions and National Film Board of Canada

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Animation, Children's Literature, Jewish Studies, Storytelling
Date Entered:10/27/06

The Use of Case Studies and Group Discussion in Science Education

2002, VHS, color, 26 min.
Distributed by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo, State University New York, Science and Engineering Library, 228 Capen Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260-1672; 716-645-6064, ext. 272
Produced by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Biology, Education, Science, Teacher Training
Date Entered:11/09/18

To Tell the Truth: The Liu Binyan Story

2006, DVD, color, 59 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Meggie Miao

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Asian Studies, Biography, Human Rights, Journalism, Media Studies, Political Science
Date Entered:11/08/07

To Tell the Truth: The Strategy of Truth

2012, DVD , color and b&w, 56 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Ali Pomeroy

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Documentaries, Films, History, Propaganda, Racism, U.S. History, World History, World War II
Date Entered:04/18/14

To Tell the Truth: Working for Change

2012, DVD , color, 56 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Ali Pomeroy

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Documentaries, Films, History, Mass Media, Social Movements, U.S. History, and World History
Date Entered:04/18/14

Walter Rosenblum: In Search of Pitt Street

1999, VHS, color, 56 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Nina Rosenblum and Sonya Starr

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Media Studies, Photography
Date Entered:09/21/05

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

2013, DVD, color, 66 min. + 153 min. extras
Distributed by TDC Entertainment, 220 East 23rd St., Suite 405, New York, NY 10010
Produced by Robert Greenwald

Recommended

Subjects: Activism, Democracy, Ethics, Government, Justice, Politics
Date Entered:11/26/14

We Want Roses Too (Vogliamo Anche Le Rose)

2007, DVD , color, 84 min., Italian with English subtitles
Distributed by Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 212-925-0606
Produced by Gianfilippo Pedote and Francesco Virga

Recommended

Subjects: Gender Studies, Media Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Women's Studies
Date Entered:11/12/08