A Daring Flight
2005, DVD, color and b&w, 60 min.
Distributed by WGBH Boston, 125 Western Avenue, Boston, MA 02134; 617-300-2000
Produced by Carl Charlson
Highly Recommended
Subjects: History, Transportation
Date Entered:06/07/05
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Adrift on the Nile
1971, DVD, b&, 115 min.
Distributed by Arab Film Distribution, 10035 35th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98125; 206-322-0882
Produced by Mamdouh El-Leithy
Highly Recommended
Subjects: Middle Eastern Studies, Film Studies, Music, Theater
Date Entered:04/07/04
Afrita Hanem (The Genie Lady)
1950, DVD, b&, 111 min.
Distributed by Arab Film Distribution, 10035 35th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98125; 206-322-0882
Produced by Farid Al Atrache
Recommended
Subjects: Film Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Music, Theater
Date Entered:04/07/04
Busting Out
2004, VHS, color, 57 min.
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Francine Strickwerda and Laurel Spellman Smith
Recommended
Subjects: Women's Studies, Gender Studies, American Studies, Psychology
Date Entered:02/08/06
FANG: An Epic Journey
2001, VHS, color, 8 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Ed De Carbo
Highly Recommended
Subjects: African Studies, Anthropology, Art History, History, Museums
Date Entered:02/06/04
Ferry Tales
2003, VHS, color, 40 min.
Distributed by Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 212-925-0606
Produced by Katja Esson, Sabine Schenk, Corinna Sager
Highly Recommended
Subjects: Women's Studies, Urban Studies, American Studies
Date Entered:12/01/04
Hard Work “To Make Both Ends Meet”: Maine Women’s Voices, 1888
2004, DVD, color and b&, 59 min.
Distributed by Folkfilms, Jim Sharkey, 193 Main St., Orono, ME 04473; 207-866-7762
Produced by Jim Sharkey
Highly Recommended
Subjects: History, Women's Studies, American Studies
Date Entered:06/07/05
Huckleberry Finn
2003, DVD, color, 60 min.
Distributed by Discovery Channel School
Produced by Dale Miner, Gordon Hyatt, and the Discovery Channel School
Highly Recommended
Subjects: Literature, History
Date Entered:12/01/04
Kon-Tiki: Collector’s Edition
2006, 1951, DVD, color and b&, 124 min.
Distributed by Janson Media, 88 Semmons Road, Harrington Park, NJ 07640; 201-784-8488
Produced by Thor Heyerdahl and Janson Media
Highly Recommended
Subjects: South American Studies, History, Archaeology, Anthropology
Date Entered:11/22/06
Law and Disorder: Animated Justice
2003, VHS, color, 15 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010;800-267-7710
Produced by National Film Board of Canada
Highly Recommended
Subjects: Law, Human Rights, Animation
Date Entered:12/10/03
Merle Oberon: The ‘Trouble’ with Merle
2003, VHS, color, 55 min.
Distributed by Chip Taylor Communications, 2 East View Drive, Derry, NH 03038-4812; 800-876-CHIP (2447)
Produced by Film Australia and David Noakes
Recommended
Subjects: Communication, Biography, Film Studies
Date Entered:12/10/03
Period: The End of Menstruation?
2006, DVD, color, 54 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Giovanna Chesler
Recommended
Subjects: Women's Studies, Health Sciences
Date Entered:01/09/07
Prison Lullabies
2003, VHS, color, 83 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Produced by Lina Matta & Odile Isralson
Highly Recommended
Subjects: Criminal Justice, Sociology, Social Work, Women's Studies
Date Entered:02/06/04
Prom Night in Kansas City
2002, VHS, color, 54 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Golden Pig Productions/Hali Lee and Peter von Ziegesar
Highly Recommended
Subjects: American Studies, Sociology
Date Entered:09/01/04
Scream! The History of Anesthetics
2005, DVD, color, 49 min.
Distributed by Films Media Group, PO Box 2053, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2053; 800-257-5126
Produced by Wingham Rowan
Highly Recommended
Subjects: Health Sciences, History
Date Entered:04/05/06
The Enigma of Sleep
2004, VHS reviewed; available on DVD, color, 52 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Produced by Enrico Cerasuolo and Sergio Fergnachino
Recommended
Subjects: Health Sciences
Date Entered:01/09/07
The Return of Sara Baartman
2003, VHS, color, 52 min.
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Zola Maseko and Black Roots Productions
Recommended
Subjects: African Studies, Human Rights, Women's Studies, History
Date Entered:02/06/04