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Budrus

2009, DVD, color, 75 min.
Distributed by Ro*co Films International, llc, 80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 5, Sausolito, CA 94965; 415-332-6471
Produced by Ronit Avni, Julia Bacha, Rula Salameh

Recommended

Subjects: Middle Eastern Studies, Women’s Studies, Media Studies, Multicultural Studies, International Relations, Jewish Studies, Military Studies
Date Entered:02/18/11


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Carts of Darkness

2007, DVD, color, 59 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Tracy Friesen

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, Canadian Studies, Homelessness, Social Issues, Sports
Date Entered:02/22/10


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Dear Pyongyang

2005, DVD, color, 107 min.
Distributed by Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 212-925-0606
Produced by Toshiya Inaba

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Japanese studies; Korean studies; Women’s studies; Political Science, Cultural studies and History
Date Entered:02/11/11


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Eating Alaska

2009, DVD, color, 56 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 Ellen Frankenstein

Recommended

Subjects: Bioethics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Native American Studies, Politics of Food, & Sustainable Agriculture
Date Entered:05/20/11


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Elisha and the Cacao Trees (Elisha et les Cacaoyers)

2010, DVD, color, 17 min.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Annette Clarke

Recommended

Subjects: Agriculture, Central America, Children, Family Life & Customs, Food, Global Banquet, Global Economy
Date Entered:05/24/12


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Garbage Dreams

2009, DVD, color, 79 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Mai Iskander

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Urban Studies, City and Regional Planning, Social Issues, Environmental Studies, Labor Relations, Middle Eastern Studies, Children, Adolescence, Stereotypes
Date Entered:06/10/10


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Going Up the Stairs: Portrait of an Unlikely Iranian Artist

2011, DVD, color, 52 min.
Distributed by Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 212-925-0606
Produced by Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Contemporary Muslim and Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Women’s Studies, Art, Politics
Date Entered:03/15/13


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Grand Paris: The President and the Architect

2009, DVD, color, 50 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Bregtje Van Der Haak

Recommended

Subjects: Architecture, Urban Planning
Date Entered:10/07/10


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La Maison de la Radio

2013, DVD, color, 99 min.
Distributed by Kino Lorber Edu, 333 West 39 St, Suite 503, New York, NY 10018; 212-629-6880
Produced by Serge Lalou

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Communication, Documentary, Europe, Popular Culture, Journalism
Date Entered:08/21/14


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Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story

2010, DVD, color, 51 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Daniel H. Birman

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: Adolescence, Adoption, Child Development, Criminal Justice, Education, Ethics, Journalism, Psychology
Date Entered:10/12/11


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Mother Nature’s Child: Growing Outdoors in the Media Age

2010, DVD, color, 54 min.
Distributed by Fuzzy Slippers Productions, PO Box 184, Burlington, VT 05402-0184
Produced by Camilla Rockwell & Wendy Conquest

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: Child Development, Children, Education, Adolescence
Date Entered:07/08/11


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My Herzl

2013, DVD , color, 52 min.
Distributed by Ruth Diskin Films Ltd., P.O.Box 7153, Jerusalem, 91071, ISRAEL
Produced by Tal-El Productions & Willit Productions

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: Zionism, History, Philosophy, Israel, Middle East, Europe
Date Entered:06/03/14


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Paris, 19th Century the Invention of the Modern City

1991, DVD, b&w;, 49 min.
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by Stan Neumann

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Architecture, Art, History, Urban Planning, Regional Planning
Date Entered:08/18/10


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Photos of Angie

2011, DVD , color, 55 min.
Distributed by Third World Newsreel, 545 Eighth Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018; 212-947-9277
Produced by Alan Dominguez, David Dominguez & Jennifer Warren

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: Gender Studies, Women’s Studies, Government, Criminal Justice
Date Entered:03/22/13


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Position Among the Stars

2011, DVD, color, 111 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Leonard Retel Helmrich

Recommended

Subjects: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Family, Globalization, Global Studies, Muslim studies, Political Science, Religious Studies
Date Entered:06/04/12


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Runaway (Train En Folie)

2009, DVD, color, 9 min. 11 sec.
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by Derek Mazur & Mike Scott

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Animation, Social Issues, Humor
Date Entered:02/22/10


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Saga of a Photo

2013, DVD , 82 min., color
Distributed by Ruth Diskin Films Ltd., P.O.Box 7153, Jerusalem, 91071, ISRAEL
Produced by Tslil Landesman - Sadot Productions

Recommended

Subjects: History, Judaism, Israel, Middle East, Women’s History, World War II
Date Entered:06/20/14


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ScrapHouse: San Francisco

2006, DVD, color, 44 min.
Distributed by Green Planet Films, 21 Columbus Ave. Suite 205, San Francisco, CA 94111; 415-377-5471
Produced by Anna Fitch & Chad Grochowski

Recommended

Subjects: Architecture, Art, Environmental Studies, Urban Studies
Date Entered:03/08/10


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Shape of the Moon

2004, DVD, color, 92 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Leonard Retel Helmrich

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Family, Globalization, Global Studies, Muslim studies, Political Science, Religious Studies
Date Entered:06/04/12


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SprayMasters

2006, DVD, color, 85 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Manfred Kirchheimer

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History, Design, American Studies, Popular Culture, New York City, Urban Studies, Advertising, Graffiti Culture
Date Entered:06/10/10


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Sun, Moon, Stars: The Indonesia Trilogy

2001-2011, DVD, color, 294 min. 3 DVDs
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Leonard Retel Helmrich

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Family, Globalization, Global Studies, Muslim Studies, Political Science, Religious Studies
Date Entered:06/04/12


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The Eye of the Day (De Stand Van De Zon)

2001, DVD, color, 91 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Hetty Naaykens-Retel Helmrich

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Family, Globalization, Global Studies, Muslim studies, Political Science, Religious Studies
Date Entered:06/04/12


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The Good Mother

2008, DVD, color, 68 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Anne Labro

Recommended

Subjects: American Studies, Gender Studies, Parenting, Women's Studies, Economics, Sociology
Date Entered:06/17/10


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The Interrupters

2011, DVD, color, 142 min.; 120 min. version also available
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Alex Kotlowitz

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Adolescence, African American Studies, American Studies, Crime, Latin American Studies, Rehabilitation, Sociology, Urban Studies, & Women’s Studies
Date Entered:08/26/11


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The Singing Stream Series: A Black Family Chronicle; Reunion The Grandchildren

1985, 2015, DVD , color, 112 min.
Distributed by Davenport Films, davenportfilms@gmail.com, 540-592-3701
Produced by Tom Davenport & Landis Family Grandchildren

Recommended

Subjects: African Americans, American South, Family, Music, History, Women
Date Entered:11/02/18


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Who Gives Kisses Freely From Her Lips

2009, DVD, color, 41 min.
Distributed by Third World Newsreel, 545 Eighth Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018; 212-947-9277
Produced by Simin Farkhondeh

Recommended

Subjects: Gender Studies, Human Rights, Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Studies, Women's Studies
Date Entered:03/08/10


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Why Quilts Matter

2011, DVD, color, 250 min., 2 discs
Distributed by Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc., PO Box 6251, Louisville, KY 40206; 502-897-3819
Produced by The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc., Shelly Zegart

Recommended

Subjects: American Studies, Anthropology, Art, History, Politics, Women’s Studies
Date Entered:01/10/12


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Women of Faith: Women of the Catholic Church Speak

2009, DVD, color and b&w, 60 min.
Distributed by Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 212-925-0606
Produced by Rebecca M. Alvin

Recommended

Subjects: Religious Studies, Women’s Studies, History
Date Entered:01/31/11