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Directed by Mori Tatsuya, 1998
In 1996, filmmaker Tatsuya Mori received permission to tape the inside activities of Japan's religious cult Aum Shinrikyo-the enigmatic group that released sarin gas into Tokyo's subway system in 1995. In Japanese with English subtitles.
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Directed by Mori Tatsuya, 1998
In 1996, filmmaker Tatsuya Mori received permission to tape the inside activities of Japan's religious cult Aum Shinrikyo-the enigmatic group that released sarin gas into Tokyo's subway system in 1995. In Japanese with English subtitles.
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Directed by Mori Tatsuya, 2001
Documentary filmmaker Tatsuya Mori continues the story of the notorious Aum Shinrikyo cult in this provocative follow?up to his critically acclaimed A. With Aum leader Shoko Asahara on trial for his role in the 1995 poison-gas attack in the Tokyo subways, his followers struggle to maintain their beliefs and doctrines. In Japanese with English subtitles.
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Directed by Mori Tatsuya, 2001
Documentary filmmaker Tatsuya Mori continues the story of the notorious Aum Shinrikyo cult in this provocative follow?up to his critically acclaimed A. With Aum leader Shoko Asahara on trial for his role in the 1995 poison-gas attack in the Tokyo subways, his followers struggle to maintain their beliefs and doctrines. In Japanese with English subtitles.
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AFRICAN LEADERS:
AMILCAR CABRAL & FRANTZ FANON
Amilcar Cabral directed by Ana Ramos Lisboa, 2001
Franz Fanton directed by Cheikh Djemai, 2001
In this two-DVD set, two African leaders who defied colonialism are profiled and given their places in history.
Amilcar Cabral: An icon of Africa, Amilcar Cabral was the founder of the African Party for Independence of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) who led the Liberation Movement against Portugal for those countries. Using rare archival footage, director Ana Lucia Ramos Lisboa accurately chronicles both the personal and public Cabral. In Portuguese with English subitles.
Franz Fanton: His Life, His Struggle, His Work: Frantz Fanon, a psychiatrist, philosopher, and political leader, became a spokesman for the Algerian revolution against French colonialism. Author of Black Skin, White Masks, he documented the effects of colonialism and racism on the people of colonized countries. Director Cheikh Djemai uncovered scores of Fanon's former associates and interviewed them for this important documentary. In French with English subtitles.
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AMILCAR CABRAL & FRANTZ FANON
Amilcar Cabral directed by Ana Ramos Lisboa, 2001
Franz Fanton directed by Cheikh Djemai, 2001
In this two-DVD set, two African leaders who defied colonialism are profiled and given their places in history.
Amilcar Cabral: An icon of Africa, Amilcar Cabral was the founder of the African Party for Independence of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) who led the Liberation Movement against Portugal for those countries. Using rare archival footage, director Ana Lucia Ramos Lisboa accurately chronicles both the personal and public Cabral. In Portuguese with English subitles.
Franz Fanton: His Life, His Struggle, His Work: Frantz Fanon, a psychiatrist, philosopher, and political leader, became a spokesman for the Algerian revolution against French colonialism. Author of Black Skin, White Masks, he documented the effects of colonialism and racism on the people of colonized countries. Director Cheikh Djemai uncovered scores of Fanon's former associates and interviewed them for this important documentary. In French with English subtitles.
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AFRO-CUBA: YESTERDAY AND TODAY
Directed by Octavio Cortazar, 1992
Two exciting, colorful films spotlight the African roots of Cuba's culture by focusing on two legendary artists in this unique 2-DVD set. The life of Cuba's last great rumbero is detailed in The Last Rumba of Papa Montero, a bold story that captures Cuban traditions and culture through beautiful imagery, sensual music, and the most scorching Latin dance ever invented. Acclaimed filmmaker Sara Gomez comes to life in the rich, multilayered documentary Sara Gomez: An Afro-Cuban Filmmaker. Though trained in ethnography, Gomez became the first female Cuban filmmaker. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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Directed by Octavio Cortazar, 1992
Two exciting, colorful films spotlight the African roots of Cuba's culture by focusing on two legendary artists in this unique 2-DVD set. The life of Cuba's last great rumbero is detailed in The Last Rumba of Papa Montero, a bold story that captures Cuban traditions and culture through beautiful imagery, sensual music, and the most scorching Latin dance ever invented. Acclaimed filmmaker Sara Gomez comes to life in the rich, multilayered documentary Sara Gomez: An Afro-Cuban Filmmaker. Though trained in ethnography, Gomez became the first female Cuban filmmaker. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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AMERICAN PIT BULL
Directed by Marilyn Braverman, 2007
American Pit Bull explores the evolution of the breed from an upper-class working dog and beloved companion to a fighter and guard dog for inner city residents. It examines the stereotypes associated with the Pit Bull, which is also known as the American Staffordshire Terrier.
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Directed by Marilyn Braverman, 2007
American Pit Bull explores the evolution of the breed from an upper-class working dog and beloved companion to a fighter and guard dog for inner city residents. It examines the stereotypes associated with the Pit Bull, which is also known as the American Staffordshire Terrier.
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2
Directed by Mike Gray & Howard Alk, 1969
A rare cinematic treasure that captures the social upheaval that followed the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. From the riots that followed, two disparate groups, the Black Panthers and the Young Patriots (a group of poor Southern whites living in Chicago), emerge to unite against prejudice and injustice in their city.
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Directed by Mike Gray & Howard Alk, 1969
A rare cinematic treasure that captures the social upheaval that followed the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. From the riots that followed, two disparate groups, the Black Panthers and the Young Patriots (a group of poor Southern whites living in Chicago), emerge to unite against prejudice and injustice in their city.
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THE ANNA AKHMATOVA FILE
Directed by Semyon Aranovich, 1990
A portrait of the extraordinary Soviet poet Anna Akhmatova. Although her work was banned and went unpublished for seventeen years, her poem "Requiem" became the underground anthem for the millions who suffered under Stalin. Russian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Semyon Aranovich, 1990
A portrait of the extraordinary Soviet poet Anna Akhmatova. Although her work was banned and went unpublished for seventeen years, her poem "Requiem" became the underground anthem for the millions who suffered under Stalin. Russian with English subtitles.
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AT THE DEATH HOUSE DOOR
Directed by Steve James & Peter Gilbert, 2008
Carroll Pickett served as minister to death row inmates at a Texas penitentiary for 15 years, believing that the death penalty was just. Then he met inmate Carlos de Luna, whom Pickett believed to be innocent, sending him on a gutwrenching quest to uncover the facts surrounding the poor man's highly questionable arraignment.
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Directed by Steve James & Peter Gilbert, 2008
Carroll Pickett served as minister to death row inmates at a Texas penitentiary for 15 years, believing that the death penalty was just. Then he met inmate Carlos de Luna, whom Pickett believed to be innocent, sending him on a gutwrenching quest to uncover the facts surrounding the poor man's highly questionable arraignment.
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AXIS OF EVIL
Directed by Carmine Cervi, 2004
A powerful new documentary that asks a very fundamental question: What is evil? Interviews with 16 journalists, artists, scholars, and activists explore the concept of evil and how it has been used to justify political and military actions throughout the world. In English.
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Directed by Carmine Cervi, 2004
A powerful new documentary that asks a very fundamental question: What is evil? Interviews with 16 journalists, artists, scholars, and activists explore the concept of evil and how it has been used to justify political and military actions throughout the world. In English.
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BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
Directed by Chuck Braverman, 2002
This documentary chronicles a season with the Somerset Patriots, a minor league baseball team in a race for the championship. Interviews with players and coaches reveal that the heart and soul of America's national pastime is not with the overpaid, scandal-ridden major leagues but in the farm clubs and minors where team members play out of a true passion for the game.
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Directed by Chuck Braverman, 2002
This documentary chronicles a season with the Somerset Patriots, a minor league baseball team in a race for the championship. Interviews with players and coaches reveal that the heart and soul of America's national pastime is not with the overpaid, scandal-ridden major leagues but in the farm clubs and minors where team members play out of a true passion for the game.
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CARLITO'S MEDELLIN
Directed by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire, 2004
A harrowing account of life on some of the world's most dangerous streets, this hard-hitting documentary follows thirteen-year-old Carlito as he shows his decimated neighborhood to filmmaker Jean-Stephane Sauvaire. Carlito lives in Medellin, Colombia's second-largest city, where armed boys hold out against the paramilitary, gangs of criminals, and violent guerrillas. In Spanish with English or French subtitles.
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Directed by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire, 2004
A harrowing account of life on some of the world's most dangerous streets, this hard-hitting documentary follows thirteen-year-old Carlito as he shows his decimated neighborhood to filmmaker Jean-Stephane Sauvaire. Carlito lives in Medellin, Colombia's second-largest city, where armed boys hold out against the paramilitary, gangs of criminals, and violent guerrillas. In Spanish with English or French subtitles.
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CAVALLO BEHIND BARS
Directed by Shula Erenberg, Laura Imperiale & Maria Ines Roque, 2006
In this real-life story of dictators, political agents, and secret identities, Argentine businessman Ricardo Miguel Cavallo used the code name "Serpico" as an officer of the National Reorganization Process, the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Cavallo allegedly committed horrific acts of torture and terrorism against innocent civilians during the junta's "Dirty War" — and he almost got away with it. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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Directed by Shula Erenberg, Laura Imperiale & Maria Ines Roque, 2006
In this real-life story of dictators, political agents, and secret identities, Argentine businessman Ricardo Miguel Cavallo used the code name "Serpico" as an officer of the National Reorganization Process, the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Cavallo allegedly committed horrific acts of torture and terrorism against innocent civilians during the junta's "Dirty War" — and he almost got away with it. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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A CHRISTMAS FAMILY TRAGEDY:
The Legend of the 1929 Lawson Family Murders
Directed by Matt Hodges, 2007
On Christmas Day, 1929, respected tobacco farmer Charlie Lawson shot his wife and six of his children, and then turned the gun on himself in one of the most brutal murder-suicides in Southern history. Why would a family man commit such a horrific act? Charlie took his reasons to the grave, but his crime has since sparked gossip, ghost stories, folk ballads, and even family feuds.
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The Legend of the 1929 Lawson Family Murders
Directed by Matt Hodges, 2007
On Christmas Day, 1929, respected tobacco farmer Charlie Lawson shot his wife and six of his children, and then turned the gun on himself in one of the most brutal murder-suicides in Southern history. Why would a family man commit such a horrific act? Charlie took his reasons to the grave, but his crime has since sparked gossip, ghost stories, folk ballads, and even family feuds.
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CITIZEN VACLAV HAVEL GOES ON VACATION
Directed by Jan & Adam Novak, 2006
Before he became president of the Czech Republic after the Velvet Revolution, Vaclav Havel -- playwright, essayist, intellectual -- was a leading dissident, repeatedly jailed by the communist government. This extraordinary documentary by novelist/screenwriter/filmmaker Jan Novak and Adam Novak recreates with irony a little-known episode in Havel's life as a dissident: the decision to test the limits of the secret police by taking an extended "vacation" to visit his friends all over Czechoslovakia.
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Directed by Jan & Adam Novak, 2006
Before he became president of the Czech Republic after the Velvet Revolution, Vaclav Havel -- playwright, essayist, intellectual -- was a leading dissident, repeatedly jailed by the communist government. This extraordinary documentary by novelist/screenwriter/filmmaker Jan Novak and Adam Novak recreates with irony a little-known episode in Havel's life as a dissident: the decision to test the limits of the secret police by taking an extended "vacation" to visit his friends all over Czechoslovakia.
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CONGO: WHITE KING, RED RUBBER, BLACK DEATH
Directed by Peter Bate, 2004
King Leopold II of Belgium turned Congo into its private colony between 1885 and 1908, transforming it into a gulag labor camp of shocking brutality. Leopold posed as the protector of Africans fleeing Arab slave-traders but, in reality, he carved out an empire based on terror to harvest rubber.
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Directed by Peter Bate, 2004
King Leopold II of Belgium turned Congo into its private colony between 1885 and 1908, transforming it into a gulag labor camp of shocking brutality. Leopold posed as the protector of Africans fleeing Arab slave-traders but, in reality, he carved out an empire based on terror to harvest rubber.
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CONFESSION
Directed by Alexander Sokurov, 1998
A powerful and unique documentary that chronicles the lives of a soul-searching ship's captain and his young sailors as they sail the Arctic region in a Russian naval ship. Narrated mostly by the captain, the film focuses on the daily duties associated with a ship based in the Arctic, but it is also an engrossing study in human solitude and the effects of isolation. In Russian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Alexander Sokurov, 1998
A powerful and unique documentary that chronicles the lives of a soul-searching ship's captain and his young sailors as they sail the Arctic region in a Russian naval ship. Narrated mostly by the captain, the film focuses on the daily duties associated with a ship based in the Arctic, but it is also an engrossing study in human solitude and the effects of isolation. In Russian with English subtitles.
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CUBA: AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY
Directed by Jihan El Tahri, 2007
When Africa called on Cuban guerillas to aid them in their struggles against Cold-War forces, Castro and Cuba stepped in to build a new offensive strategy, which would have longlasting influence on developing countries in their battles against colonialism.
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Directed by Jihan El Tahri, 2007
When Africa called on Cuban guerillas to aid them in their struggles against Cold-War forces, Castro and Cuba stepped in to build a new offensive strategy, which would have longlasting influence on developing countries in their battles against colonialism.
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A DEDICATED LIFE
Directed by Kazuo Hara, 1994
Kazuo Hara, who rattled the Japanese establishment with The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On and Goodbye CP, turns his camera on controversial writer Mitsuharu Inoue in this powerful documentary. In Japanese with English subtitles.
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Directed by Kazuo Hara, 1994
Kazuo Hara, who rattled the Japanese establishment with The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On and Goodbye CP, turns his camera on controversial writer Mitsuharu Inoue in this powerful documentary. In Japanese with English subtitles.
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DIAL H-I-S-T-O-R-Y
Directed by Johan Grimonprez, 1997
DIAL H-I-S-T-O-R-Y is a devastatingly powerful look at the history of plane hijackings. We see how "romantic" skyjackers fought their revolutions and won airtime on the passenger planes of the 1960's and 1970's. However, by the 1990's the situation had changed; the colorful characters were replaced on our TV screens by stories of anonymous bombs in suitcases. Grimonprez combines archival news footage of hijackings with an array of enticing images, from the surreal to the ordinary. In English.
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Directed by Johan Grimonprez, 1997
DIAL H-I-S-T-O-R-Y is a devastatingly powerful look at the history of plane hijackings. We see how "romantic" skyjackers fought their revolutions and won airtime on the passenger planes of the 1960's and 1970's. However, by the 1990's the situation had changed; the colorful characters were replaced on our TV screens by stories of anonymous bombs in suitcases. Grimonprez combines archival news footage of hijackings with an array of enticing images, from the surreal to the ordinary. In English.
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DIALOGUES WITH SOLZHENITSYN
Directed by Alexander Sokurov, 1999
In this evocative two-part portrait of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, director Alexander Sokurov interprets the acclaimed writer's life based on two lengthy talks with Solzhenitsyn and his wife. Dialogues is not a straightforward biography but instead focuses on Solzhenitsyn's monologues and his discussions with Sokurov about Russian literature, folklore, history, and language. In Russian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Alexander Sokurov, 1999
In this evocative two-part portrait of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, director Alexander Sokurov interprets the acclaimed writer's life based on two lengthy talks with Solzhenitsyn and his wife. Dialogues is not a straightforward biography but instead focuses on Solzhenitsyn's monologues and his discussions with Sokurov about Russian literature, folklore, history, and language. In Russian with English subtitles.
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DRESS REHEARSAL: THE BRAVE HURR'S TA'ZIEH
Directed by Nasser Taghvai, 2005
From Nasser Taghvai (Tales of Kish), one of the original filmmakers of the Iranian New Wave, comes his latest documentary. This rare glimpse into Iranian culture chronicles the performance of a ta'zieh, an ancient and uniquely Iranian passion play that celebrates the glory of martyrdom for the sake of justice. In Persian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Nasser Taghvai, 2005
From Nasser Taghvai (Tales of Kish), one of the original filmmakers of the Iranian New Wave, comes his latest documentary. This rare glimpse into Iranian culture chronicles the performance of a ta'zieh, an ancient and uniquely Iranian passion play that celebrates the glory of martyrdom for the sake of justice. In Persian with English subtitles.
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ELEGY OF A VOYAGE
Directed by Alexander Sokurov, 2001/1996
From the uncompromising vision of Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) comes two short films caught in the cross-section of painting and film. In Elegy of a Voyage, Sokurov crosses vast landscapes, sails the high seas, and stumbles through congested cities to bask in the power of a beautiful landscape by Peter Saenredam. In Hubert Robert, a Fortunate Life, Sokurov meditates on the work of French romantic painter Hubert Robert, whose paintings of lost ruins evoke the same nostalgia and lyricism of Sokurov's own films. In Russian with choice of English, French, Spanish, and Italian subtitles.
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Directed by Alexander Sokurov, 2001/1996
From the uncompromising vision of Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) comes two short films caught in the cross-section of painting and film. In Elegy of a Voyage, Sokurov crosses vast landscapes, sails the high seas, and stumbles through congested cities to bask in the power of a beautiful landscape by Peter Saenredam. In Hubert Robert, a Fortunate Life, Sokurov meditates on the work of French romantic painter Hubert Robert, whose paintings of lost ruins evoke the same nostalgia and lyricism of Sokurov's own films. In Russian with choice of English, French, Spanish, and Italian subtitles.
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ELEGY OF THE LAND
Directed by Alexander Sokurov, 1977-78
Elegy of the Land contains two shorts by Alexander Sokurov about the significance of the land to Russia, where it has an almost spiritual meaning. Both films are embued with the director's signature moody melancholy. Maria, made in memory of Russian peasant Maria Semionovna Voinova, serves as not only a requiem for a hard-working woman but also for a way of life. The Last Day of a Rainy Summer was shot in 1978 on a Russian collective farm called a kolkhoze. In Russian with option of English, French, Spanish, or Italian subtitles.
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Directed by Alexander Sokurov, 1977-78
Elegy of the Land contains two shorts by Alexander Sokurov about the significance of the land to Russia, where it has an almost spiritual meaning. Both films are embued with the director's signature moody melancholy. Maria, made in memory of Russian peasant Maria Semionovna Voinova, serves as not only a requiem for a hard-working woman but also for a way of life. The Last Day of a Rainy Summer was shot in 1978 on a Russian collective farm called a kolkhoze. In Russian with option of English, French, Spanish, or Italian subtitles.
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THE EMPEROR'S NAKED ARMY MARCHES ON
Directed by Kazuo Hara, 1987
Director Kazua Hara's absorbing documentary follows former auto mechanic Kenzo Okuzaki - a veteran of Japan's New Guinea campaign during WWII - as he searches out those responsible for the mysterious deaths of several fellow soldiers in his unit. Though Okuzaki holds Emperor Hirahito ultimately accountable for all the suffering caused by WWII, he painstakingly tracks down former military officers and accuses them of specific war crimes, including the wrongful execution of Japanese soldiers. In Japanese with English subtitles.
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Directed by Kazuo Hara, 1987
Director Kazua Hara's absorbing documentary follows former auto mechanic Kenzo Okuzaki - a veteran of Japan's New Guinea campaign during WWII - as he searches out those responsible for the mysterious deaths of several fellow soldiers in his unit. Though Okuzaki holds Emperor Hirahito ultimately accountable for all the suffering caused by WWII, he painstakingly tracks down former military officers and accuses them of specific war crimes, including the wrongful execution of Japanese soldiers. In Japanese with English subtitles.
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EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974
Directed by Kozuo Hara, 1974
In this intensely intimate documentary, filmmaker Kazuo Hara offers a portrait of a complex, strong-willed woman named Takeda Miyuki -- his former lover. A feminist and bisexual in 1970s Japan, Miyuki is a maverick in a rigid society driven by convention and tradition. As much a participant in this film as he is the filmmaker, Hara follows Miyuki to Okinawa and documents her uncommon life as his feelings unravel in front of the camera. In Japanese with English subtitles.
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Directed by Kozuo Hara, 1974
In this intensely intimate documentary, filmmaker Kazuo Hara offers a portrait of a complex, strong-willed woman named Takeda Miyuki -- his former lover. A feminist and bisexual in 1970s Japan, Miyuki is a maverick in a rigid society driven by convention and tradition. As much a participant in this film as he is the filmmaker, Hara follows Miyuki to Okinawa and documents her uncommon life as his feelings unravel in front of the camera. In Japanese with English subtitles.
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FAITH OF THE CENTURY:
A HISTORY OF COMMUNISM
Directed by Patrick Rotman & Patrick Barberis, 1999
Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, this two-disc set explores the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold.
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A HISTORY OF COMMUNISM
Directed by Patrick Rotman & Patrick Barberis, 1999
Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, this two-disc set explores the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold.
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FAR FROM POLAND
Directed by Jill Godmilow, 1984
A brave meditation on the Polish Solidarity movement and on the possibility of documentary truth. Denied a visa to shoot in Poland, director Jill Godmilow constructs a film from afar through personal testimony in a documentary recreation. "A Must See!" (East Village Eye).
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Directed by Jill Godmilow, 1984
A brave meditation on the Polish Solidarity movement and on the possibility of documentary truth. Denied a visa to shoot in Poland, director Jill Godmilow constructs a film from afar through personal testimony in a documentary recreation. "A Must See!" (East Village Eye).
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FIELD DIARY/ARENA OF MURDER
Directed by Amos Gitai, 1982/1996
Two documentaries by Amos Gitai: Field Diary consists of about 50 sequence shots, mostly filmed from a moving car in the occupied territories before and during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Arena of Murder investigates the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin three weeks after the event. In Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and English w/English subtitles.
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Directed by Amos Gitai, 1982/1996
Two documentaries by Amos Gitai: Field Diary consists of about 50 sequence shots, mostly filmed from a moving car in the occupied territories before and during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Arena of Murder investigates the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin three weeks after the event. In Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and English w/English subtitles.
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THE FORGOTTEN MEN OF THE
VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Directed by Jerome Prieur, 2002
The men who immortalized the Pharaohs by building, carving, and painting their monumental tombs are honored in this remarkable documentary that takes you back 3000 years to Deir el-Madinah near Luxor in the Valley of the Kings. Explore the big tombs of the New Kingdom -- masterpieces upon which no human eyes were supposed to gaze. Directed by Jerome Prieur (Corpus Christi; Origin of Christianity), this film shows how these artists and craftsmen worked and lived in the workers' village of Deir el-Madinah. In French or English.
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Directed by Jerome Prieur, 2002
The men who immortalized the Pharaohs by building, carving, and painting their monumental tombs are honored in this remarkable documentary that takes you back 3000 years to Deir el-Madinah near Luxor in the Valley of the Kings. Explore the big tombs of the New Kingdom -- masterpieces upon which no human eyes were supposed to gaze. Directed by Jerome Prieur (Corpus Christi; Origin of Christianity), this film shows how these artists and craftsmen worked and lived in the workers' village of Deir el-Madinah. In French or English.
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FREE CINEMA
1952-1963
Highly influential in cinema history, the Free Cinema movement not only reinvented documentary in the 1950s but also spearheaded the British New Wave of social-realist feature films. This three-disk collection has brought together the films that represent the best of Free Cinema. Some were shot on a shoestring budget with a 16mm Bolex by first time directors such as Karel Reisz and Tony Richardson (Momma Don't Allow), while others were more ambitious 35mm featurettes, including those by Lindsay Anderson (Every Day Except Christmas) and Karel Reisz (We Are the Lambeth Boys).
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1952-1963
Highly influential in cinema history, the Free Cinema movement not only reinvented documentary in the 1950s but also spearheaded the British New Wave of social-realist feature films. This three-disk collection has brought together the films that represent the best of Free Cinema. Some were shot on a shoestring budget with a 16mm Bolex by first time directors such as Karel Reisz and Tony Richardson (Momma Don't Allow), while others were more ambitious 35mm featurettes, including those by Lindsay Anderson (Every Day Except Christmas) and Karel Reisz (We Are the Lambeth Boys).
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5 GIRLS
Directed by Maria Finitzo, 2001
Filmmaker Maria Finitzo followed five adolescent girls for two years, shooting footage of the group as they went through adolescence. The result is an authentic portrait of young girls at a key point in their lives.
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Directed by Maria Finitzo, 2001
Filmmaker Maria Finitzo followed five adolescent girls for two years, shooting footage of the group as they went through adolescence. The result is an authentic portrait of young girls at a key point in their lives.
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GOODBYE CP
Directed by Kazuo Hara, 1972
Maverick documentary filmmaker Kazuo Hara once again criticizes the mores and customs of Japanese society in this unsentimental portrait of adults with cerebral palsy (CP). In Japanese with English subtitles.
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Directed by Kazuo Hara, 1972
Maverick documentary filmmaker Kazuo Hara once again criticizes the mores and customs of Japanese society in this unsentimental portrait of adults with cerebral palsy (CP). In Japanese with English subtitles.
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GREAT DAY IN HAVANA
Directed by Laurie Ann Schag & Casey Stoll, 2000
The state of the arts in Cuba's capital city is examined in this documentary by American filmmakers Laurie Ann Schag and Casey Stoll. Cuban artists, filmmakers and musicians discuss their work and reveal their personal feelings toward Fidel Castro, the U.S. embargo against Cuba, and their country's political climate. English and Spanish with English subtitles.
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Directed by Laurie Ann Schag & Casey Stoll, 2000
The state of the arts in Cuba's capital city is examined in this documentary by American filmmakers Laurie Ann Schag and Casey Stoll. Cuban artists, filmmakers and musicians discuss their work and reveal their personal feelings toward Fidel Castro, the U.S. embargo against Cuba, and their country's political climate. English and Spanish with English subtitles.
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THE GUERRILLA & THE HOPE:
LUCIO CABAÑAS
Directed by Gerardo Tort, 2005
Teacher-turned-guerrilla leader Lucio Cabañas was beloved by the poor of South Mexico, scorned by his government, and clandestinely watched by U.S. covert agencies. In a seven-year campaign of robberies, kidnappings, and shootouts, Cabañas, acquired a mystique reminiscent of Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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LUCIO CABAÑAS
Directed by Gerardo Tort, 2005
Teacher-turned-guerrilla leader Lucio Cabañas was beloved by the poor of South Mexico, scorned by his government, and clandestinely watched by U.S. covert agencies. In a seven-year campaign of robberies, kidnappings, and shootouts, Cabañas, acquired a mystique reminiscent of Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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H.H. HOLMES
Directed by John Borowski, 2004
U.S. tabloids dubbed him "the American Jack the Ripper," and Borowski focuses on Holmes' entire life of crime and villainy, from childhood to his death sentence and ultimate execution.
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Directed by John Borowski, 2004
U.S. tabloids dubbed him "the American Jack the Ripper," and Borowski focuses on Holmes' entire life of crime and villainy, from childhood to his death sentence and ultimate execution.
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HOME FOR LIFE
Directed by Gordon Quinn & Gerald Temaner, 1966
Home for Life depicts the experiences of two elderly people in their first month at a home for the aged. One is a woman whose struggle to remain useful in her son and daughter-in-law's home is no longer appreciated. The other is a widower, without a family, who suddenly realizes he can no longer take care of himself.
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Directed by Gordon Quinn & Gerald Temaner, 1966
Home for Life depicts the experiences of two elderly people in their first month at a home for the aged. One is a woman whose struggle to remain useful in her son and daughter-in-law's home is no longer appreciated. The other is a widower, without a family, who suddenly realizes he can no longer take care of himself.
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HOUSE/A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM
Directed by Amos Gitai, 1979/1998
Two documentaries by Amos Gitai: Censored by Israeli television, House chronicles the inhabitants of a residence in West Jerusalem; eighteen years later, Gitai returns in A House in Jerusalem to observe the changes in the new residents as well as in the neighborhood. In Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and English with English subtitles.
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Directed by Amos Gitai, 1979/1998
Two documentaries by Amos Gitai: Censored by Israeli television, House chronicles the inhabitants of a residence in West Jerusalem; eighteen years later, Gitai returns in A House in Jerusalem to observe the changes in the new residents as well as in the neighborhood. In Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and English with English subtitles.
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HOW TO LIVE IN THE
GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC
Directed by Harun Farocki, 1990
Before the collapse of the Berlin Wall reunified Germany, the country was divided politically and culturally. Most westerners demonized East Germany because of its communist ideology, but in How to Live in the German Federal Republic, avant-garde filmmaker Harun Farocki sharply dissected life in West Germany with his camera and his rapier wit. Composed entirely of 32 short scenes take from instructional and training classes, Farocki's film revealed West Germany as a country where nothing happened without rehearsal, training, or preparation. In German with English subtitles.
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Directed by Harun Farocki, 1990
Before the collapse of the Berlin Wall reunified Germany, the country was divided politically and culturally. Most westerners demonized East Germany because of its communist ideology, but in How to Live in the German Federal Republic, avant-garde filmmaker Harun Farocki sharply dissected life in West Germany with his camera and his rapier wit. Composed entirely of 32 short scenes take from instructional and training classes, Farocki's film revealed West Germany as a country where nothing happened without rehearsal, training, or preparation. In German with English subtitles.
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HUNGRY FOR MONSTERS
Directed by Paul Csicsery, 2003
When a teenage girl confesses to a teacher that her father molested her, the entire household is turned upside down. During therapy sessions to recover her "repressed memories," the daughter exaggerates and embellishes her accusations as social workers, therapists, and officers of the court inadvertently egg her on.
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Directed by Paul Csicsery, 2003
When a teenage girl confesses to a teacher that her father molested her, the entire household is turned upside down. During therapy sessions to recover her "repressed memories," the daughter exaggerates and embellishes her accusations as social workers, therapists, and officers of the court inadvertently egg her on.
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HUNKY BLUES
Directed by Peter Forgacs, 2009
The Hungarian immigrant experience is revealed and revered in this special documentary by internationally acclaimed director Peter Forgacs. Forgacs weaves photographs, home-movie footage, and interviews into an epic saga of escape and emigration, and integration and assimilation, as he chronicles the wave of Hungarian immigrants who arrived in America between 1890 and 1921. From the rural countryside of Eastern Europe to Ellis Island, the film follows the struggles of ordinary Hungarians as they travel the well-trodden path to the American Dream.
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Directed by Peter Forgacs, 2009
The Hungarian immigrant experience is revealed and revered in this special documentary by internationally acclaimed director Peter Forgacs. Forgacs weaves photographs, home-movie footage, and interviews into an epic saga of escape and emigration, and integration and assimilation, as he chronicles the wave of Hungarian immigrants who arrived in America between 1890 and 1921. From the rural countryside of Eastern Europe to Ellis Island, the film follows the struggles of ordinary Hungarians as they travel the well-trodden path to the American Dream.
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I WAS STALIN'S BODYGUARD
Directed by Semyon Aranovich, 1989
Stalin's last surviving personal bodyguard provides unprecedented first-hand testimony, which is combined with rare footage (including Stalin's home movies) for a singular portrait of a complex era. In Russian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Semyon Aranovich, 1989
Stalin's last surviving personal bodyguard provides unprecedented first-hand testimony, which is combined with rare footage (including Stalin's home movies) for a singular portrait of a complex era. In Russian with English subtitles.
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I WORKED FOR STALIN
Directed by Semyon Aranovich, 1990
Combining the testimony of eyewitnesses with rare archival photos and film footage, this documentary is an insider's look at the tortured history of the U.S.S.R. and Josef Stalin's reign of terror. The film follows Zhdanov, Andreyev, Krushchev, Malenkov, Suslov, and Molotov--Stalin's inner circle--as they jockey for power and position.. In Russian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Semyon Aranovich, 1990
Combining the testimony of eyewitnesses with rare archival photos and film footage, this documentary is an insider's look at the tortured history of the U.S.S.R. and Josef Stalin's reign of terror. The film follows Zhdanov, Andreyev, Krushchev, Malenkov, Suslov, and Molotov--Stalin's inner circle--as they jockey for power and position.. In Russian with English subtitles.
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AN IMAGE
Directed by Harun Farocki, 1983
Harun Farocki chronicles the process of shooting a Playboy centerfold photo. Shot in four days at Playboy's photography studio in Munich, the film begins with the building of the set and follows through to the dismantling of the set at the end of the job. Farocki includes all phases of the photo shoot and shows the participation of the many people involved in making one photo. In German with English subtitles.
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Directed by Harun Farocki, 1983
Harun Farocki chronicles the process of shooting a Playboy centerfold photo. Shot in four days at Playboy's photography studio in Munich, the film begins with the building of the set and follows through to the dismantling of the set at the end of the job. Farocki includes all phases of the photo shoot and shows the participation of the many people involved in making one photo. In German with English subtitles.
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INDOCTRINATION
Directed by Harun Farocki, 1987
Harun Farocki recorded a five-day seminar designed to teach management executives how to better present themselves using basic rules of dialectics and rhetoric. Throughout the seminar, a group of young professionals learn verbal skills so they can "sell themselves" better; then they are trained in body language, posture, and facial expression. Using no titles, talking heads, narration, or other conventions of documentary, Farocki manages to expose how big business uses psychology and principles of rhetoric to sell ideas and products. In German with English subtitles.
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Directed by Harun Farocki, 1987
Harun Farocki recorded a five-day seminar designed to teach management executives how to better present themselves using basic rules of dialectics and rhetoric. Throughout the seminar, a group of young professionals learn verbal skills so they can "sell themselves" better; then they are trained in body language, posture, and facial expression. Using no titles, talking heads, narration, or other conventions of documentary, Farocki manages to expose how big business uses psychology and principles of rhetoric to sell ideas and products. In German with English subtitles.
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INQUIRING NUNS
Directed by Gordon Quinn & Gerald Temaner, 1968
A provocative but enlightening documentary featuring a pair of nuns who pound the pavement on the gritty streets of 1968 Chicago asking everyone from hippies to professors to much maligned African-American comedian Stepin Fetchit, "Are you happy?" The honest human emotion lifts the film beyond the interview format as it offers a window into 1968 America -- one of the country’s most turbulent years.
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Directed by Gordon Quinn & Gerald Temaner, 1968
A provocative but enlightening documentary featuring a pair of nuns who pound the pavement on the gritty streets of 1968 Chicago asking everyone from hippies to professors to much maligned African-American comedian Stepin Fetchit, "Are you happy?" The honest human emotion lifts the film beyond the interview format as it offers a window into 1968 America -- one of the country’s most turbulent years.
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THE INTERVIEW
Directed by Harun Farocki, 1997
In this unique documentary, Farocki draws on the anxiety of unemployment as he follows the efforts of several candidates who take part in a training program designed to teach them how to apply for a job. The goal is to learn how to market and sell themselves, a goal that Farocki exposes as demeaning and superficial. In German with English subtitles.
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Directed by Harun Farocki, 1997
In this unique documentary, Farocki draws on the anxiety of unemployment as he follows the efforts of several candidates who take part in a training program designed to teach them how to apply for a job. The goal is to learn how to market and sell themselves, a goal that Farocki exposes as demeaning and superficial. In German with English subtitles.
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IRAN: THE HUNDRED YEAR WAR
Directed by Jean-Michel Vecchiet, 2008
Iran remains a controversial nation constantly in the headlines, because of its nuclear ambitions and its desire to become a world power. Iran: The Hundred Year War poses the question: What kind of world power is Iran becoming, and how will Western countries contend with it? In English, French, or German.
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Directed by Jean-Michel Vecchiet, 2008
Iran remains a controversial nation constantly in the headlines, because of its nuclear ambitions and its desire to become a world power. Iran: The Hundred Year War poses the question: What kind of world power is Iran becoming, and how will Western countries contend with it? In English, French, or German.
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JUAN, I FORGOT I DON'T REMEMBER
Directed by Juan Carlos Rulfo, 1999
Director Juan Carlos Rulfo expanded his award-winning short El abuelo Cheno y otras historias (Grandfather Cheno and Other Stories) into this cutting-edge documentary about his legendary father, poet and novelist Juan Rulfo. The director abandons the conventional biographical documentary in favor of an artful reflection on the passing of time. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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Directed by Juan Carlos Rulfo, 1999
Director Juan Carlos Rulfo expanded his award-winning short El abuelo Cheno y otras historias (Grandfather Cheno and Other Stories) into this cutting-edge documentary about his legendary father, poet and novelist Juan Rulfo. The director abandons the conventional biographical documentary in favor of an artful reflection on the passing of time. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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KARTEMQUIN: THE EARLY YEARS, VOL.1
Directed by Gerald Temaner & Gordon Quinn, 1968
This DVD offers a rare look at two early but vital documentaries from Gerald Temaner and Gordon Quinn, the founders of Chicago's world-renowned filmmaking collective, Kartemquin Films (Hoop Dreams; At the Death House Door). In Parents, a parish youth group in a lower-middle-class Chicago neighborhood discusses parental authority, coming of age, and the struggle to communicate with parents. Thumbs Down is the name of a teenage youth group that decides to bring the real meaning of Christ to their neighborhood by holding an antiwar Mass in their conservative parish.
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Directed by Gerald Temaner & Gordon Quinn, 1968
This DVD offers a rare look at two early but vital documentaries from Gerald Temaner and Gordon Quinn, the founders of Chicago's world-renowned filmmaking collective, Kartemquin Films (Hoop Dreams; At the Death House Door). In Parents, a parish youth group in a lower-middle-class Chicago neighborhood discusses parental authority, coming of age, and the struggle to communicate with parents. Thumbs Down is the name of a teenage youth group that decides to bring the real meaning of Christ to their neighborhood by holding an antiwar Mass in their conservative parish.
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THE KARTEMQUIN FILMS COLLECTION:
THE EARLY YEARS VOLUME 2, 1969-1970
Three documentaries from Chicago's legendary Kartemquin Films capture the 1960s counterculture at the University of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute, providing a snapshot of the era’s politics and passions. In Anonymous Artists of America, the psychedelic rock-music collective of the same name performs at the University of Chicago, the artists' alma mater. Once the opening act for the Grateful Dead and connected to Ken Kesey's Acid Test Graduation, Anonymous Artists use one of the first analog synthesizers created by Don Buchla. Hum 255 chronicles the impact of a student strike at the University of Chicago not only from the perspective of those who were expelled but also from those who remained in school. What the Fuck Are These Red Squares? is a "fascinating time capsule of radical rhetoric," according to Fred Camper of the Chicago Reader. Striking students meet at the Art Institute in response to the violence at Kent State and Jackson State and invasion of Cambodia. They ponder the role of artists in a capitalist society.
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THE EARLY YEARS VOLUME 2, 1969-1970
Three documentaries from Chicago's legendary Kartemquin Films capture the 1960s counterculture at the University of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute, providing a snapshot of the era’s politics and passions. In Anonymous Artists of America, the psychedelic rock-music collective of the same name performs at the University of Chicago, the artists' alma mater. Once the opening act for the Grateful Dead and connected to Ken Kesey's Acid Test Graduation, Anonymous Artists use one of the first analog synthesizers created by Don Buchla. Hum 255 chronicles the impact of a student strike at the University of Chicago not only from the perspective of those who were expelled but also from those who remained in school. What the Fuck Are These Red Squares? is a "fascinating time capsule of radical rhetoric," according to Fred Camper of the Chicago Reader. Striking students meet at the Art Institute in response to the violence at Kent State and Jackson State and invasion of Cambodia. They ponder the role of artists in a capitalist society.
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KARTEMQUIN: THE EARLY YEARS, VOLUME 3, 1970
Directed by Kartemquin Films, 1970
When the wife of one of the filmmakers in the Kartemquin cooperative becomes pregnant, the group decides to chronicle the experience of natural childbirth in the cinema verite style. The real drama unfolds when the couple faces the hostile reactions of the established medical community over their decision to choose a natural childbirth. They finally find a receptive doctor in Wisconsin, but that means they must race over the state line when it's time for the baby to come. Marco follows the young couple as they learn about natural childbirth, discuss plans with medical staff, and experience the birth of their son, Marco.
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Directed by Kartemquin Films, 1970
When the wife of one of the filmmakers in the Kartemquin cooperative becomes pregnant, the group decides to chronicle the experience of natural childbirth in the cinema verite style. The real drama unfolds when the couple faces the hostile reactions of the established medical community over their decision to choose a natural childbirth. They finally find a receptive doctor in Wisconsin, but that means they must race over the state line when it's time for the baby to come. Marco follows the young couple as they learn about natural childbirth, discuss plans with medical staff, and experience the birth of their son, Marco.
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LABOR STORIES
Directed by Kartemquin Films, 1975
Kartemquin, renowned for its legacy of artistic and socially relevant documentaries, (its alumni created the celebrated Hoop Dreams) offers the stories of the epic struggles of three separate unions in this anthology. These films not only allowed the workers and their unions to tell their compelling stories but they also affected the course of events for each union.
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Directed by Kartemquin Films, 1975
Kartemquin, renowned for its legacy of artistic and socially relevant documentaries, (its alumni created the celebrated Hoop Dreams) offers the stories of the epic struggles of three separate unions in this anthology. These films not only allowed the workers and their unions to tell their compelling stories but they also affected the course of events for each union.
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CLAUDE LÉVI-STRAUSS: IN HIS OWN WORDS
Directed by Pierre-Andre Boutang & Annie Chevallay, 2008
This film recounts the extraordinary career path of Claude Lévi-Strauss, the father of structural anthropology, whose theories made an impact on anthropology, linguistics, mythology, and even pop culture studies. Author of A World on the Wane (Tristes Tropiques) and The Savage Mind, Lévi-Strauss is a man curious about the nature of man, a confirmed ecologist, and a fierce defender of the diversity of cultures and people. A profound intellectual with the temperament of an artist or poet, Lévi-Strauss still dominates the landscape of Western thinking.
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Directed by Pierre-Andre Boutang & Annie Chevallay, 2008
This film recounts the extraordinary career path of Claude Lévi-Strauss, the father of structural anthropology, whose theories made an impact on anthropology, linguistics, mythology, and even pop culture studies. Author of A World on the Wane (Tristes Tropiques) and The Savage Mind, Lévi-Strauss is a man curious about the nature of man, a confirmed ecologist, and a fierce defender of the diversity of cultures and people. A profound intellectual with the temperament of an artist or poet, Lévi-Strauss still dominates the landscape of Western thinking.
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A LITTLE FAMILY CONVERSATION
Directed by Helene Lapiower, 1999
rench actress Helene Lapiower steps on the other side of the camera to shoot this intimate documentary about her working-class Jewish family who immigrated to France from Poland decades ago. Originally intending to preserve images of her family’s background and culture, which was slowly slipping away, she began a seven-year odyssey that yielded so much more. In French, English, and Yiddish with French or English subtitles.
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Directed by Helene Lapiower, 1999
rench actress Helene Lapiower steps on the other side of the camera to shoot this intimate documentary about her working-class Jewish family who immigrated to France from Poland decades ago. Originally intending to preserve images of her family’s background and culture, which was slowly slipping away, she began a seven-year odyssey that yielded so much more. In French, English, and Yiddish with French or English subtitles.
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LONDON
Directed by Patrick Keiller, 1994
Architect-turned-director Patrick Keiller and actor Paul Scoffield visit historical sites associated with such famous authors as Poe and Baudelaire, only to discover pollution, urban blight, and IRA bomb scares have changed the flavor of their beloved London forever.
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Directed by Patrick Keiller, 1994
Architect-turned-director Patrick Keiller and actor Paul Scoffield visit historical sites associated with such famous authors as Poe and Baudelaire, only to discover pollution, urban blight, and IRA bomb scares have changed the flavor of their beloved London forever.
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LONG LIVE PAKISTAN
Directed by Pascale Lamche, 2007
Produced for the 60th anniversary of the creation of Pakistan, this compelling documentary explores the country’s brief but turbulent past in order to understand its volatile present. Pakistan has always been a prisoner of its geo-political situation, and this documentary reveals how this has hampered the country’s political and economic development.
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Directed by Pascale Lamche, 2007
Produced for the 60th anniversary of the creation of Pakistan, this compelling documentary explores the country’s brief but turbulent past in order to understand its volatile present. Pakistan has always been a prisoner of its geo-political situation, and this documentary reveals how this has hampered the country’s political and economic development.
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MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH:
TERRA INCOGNITA
Directed by Maria Finitzo, 2007
When Dr. Jack Kessler was invited to head up the Neurology department at Northwestern, his focus was on using stem cells to help cure diabetes. However, after his daughter Allison was paralyzed from the waist down in a skiing accident, he changed the focus of his research to look for a cure for spinal cord injuries using embryonic stem cells.
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TERRA INCOGNITA
Directed by Maria Finitzo, 2007
When Dr. Jack Kessler was invited to head up the Neurology department at Northwestern, his focus was on using stem cells to help cure diabetes. However, after his daughter Allison was paralyzed from the waist down in a skiing accident, he changed the focus of his research to look for a cure for spinal cord injuries using embryonic stem cells.
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MARC JACOBS & LOUIS VUITTON
Directed by Loïc Prigent, 2007
With unprecedented access to one of the world's hottest and busiest designers, Loïc Prigent offers an intimate and revealing portrait of the reclusive Marc Jacobs and the world of haute couture. Jacobs endures unimaginable pressure to chart new paths in fashion as he straddles the demands of the Louis Vuitton conglomerate and his own Marc Jacobs label.
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Directed by Loïc Prigent, 2007
With unprecedented access to one of the world's hottest and busiest designers, Loïc Prigent offers an intimate and revealing portrait of the reclusive Marc Jacobs and the world of haute couture. Jacobs endures unimaginable pressure to chart new paths in fashion as he straddles the demands of the Louis Vuitton conglomerate and his own Marc Jacobs label.
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MASSILLON
Directed by William E. Jones, 1991
William E. Jones's autobiographical film about growing up gay in the small Ohio town of Massillon pushes the boundaries of documentary by offering a poignant self-portrait within the context of gay political history. Combining provocative voiceover with evocative imagery, Massillion gets its message across and tells Jones's story without the presence of onscreen human narrators or actors. "Part One: Ohio" offers shots of Massillon, a Rust Belt town victimized by outsourcing, as Jones recounts memories of his youth. "Part Two: The Law" shows images of government buildings as Jones recites laws restricting sexual activity. And, "Part Three: California" contrasts the neutral landscapes of Santa Clarita with a narration detailing the history of sexual persecution.
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Directed by William E. Jones, 1991
William E. Jones's autobiographical film about growing up gay in the small Ohio town of Massillon pushes the boundaries of documentary by offering a poignant self-portrait within the context of gay political history. Combining provocative voiceover with evocative imagery, Massillion gets its message across and tells Jones's story without the presence of onscreen human narrators or actors. "Part One: Ohio" offers shots of Massillon, a Rust Belt town victimized by outsourcing, as Jones recounts memories of his youth. "Part Two: The Law" shows images of government buildings as Jones recites laws restricting sexual activity. And, "Part Three: California" contrasts the neutral landscapes of Santa Clarita with a narration detailing the history of sexual persecution.
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MAU MAU SEX SEX
Directed by Ted Bonnitt, 2001
As affectionate as it is frequently profane and hilarious, this portrait of aging exploitation producers David Friedman and Dan Sonney offers a first-hand reminiscence of the glory years of the grindhouse.
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Directed by Ted Bonnitt, 2001
As affectionate as it is frequently profane and hilarious, this portrait of aging exploitation producers David Friedman and Dan Sonney offers a first-hand reminiscence of the glory years of the grindhouse.
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MÉXICO, THE FROZEN REVOLUTION
Directed by Raymundo Gleyzer, 1970
Using rare newsreel footage of Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata, Gleyzer connected the betrayal of the 1910 Mexican Revolution with the failure of revolution in his own time. At risk to his own safety, he then exposed the PRI -- the party that governed Mexico for almost 70 years -- as corrupt. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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Directed by Raymundo Gleyzer, 1970
Using rare newsreel footage of Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata, Gleyzer connected the betrayal of the 1910 Mexican Revolution with the failure of revolution in his own time. At risk to his own safety, he then exposed the PRI -- the party that governed Mexico for almost 70 years -- as corrupt. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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MILKING THE RHINO
Directed by David E. Simpson, 2009
A ferocious kill on the Serengeti... warnings about endangered species. These clichés of nature documentaries make the mistake of ignoring the villagers who live in Africa and navigate the dangers and costs of living with wildlife. Two of the world's oldest cattle-cultures — the Masai and the Himba — have suffered from the conservation efforts forced on them by whites. This hard-hitting documentary chronicles recent efforts by villagers to embrace ecotourism, which focuses on community-based conservation that balances the needs of the people and the wildlife.
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Directed by David E. Simpson, 2009
A ferocious kill on the Serengeti... warnings about endangered species. These clichés of nature documentaries make the mistake of ignoring the villagers who live in Africa and navigate the dangers and costs of living with wildlife. Two of the world's oldest cattle-cultures — the Masai and the Himba — have suffered from the conservation efforts forced on them by whites. This hard-hitting documentary chronicles recent efforts by villagers to embrace ecotourism, which focuses on community-based conservation that balances the needs of the people and the wildlife.
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LEE MILLER: THROUGH THE MIRROR
Directed by Sylvain Roumette, 1995
Lee Miller, a photographer, Vogue model, and muse to notorious artist Man Ray, lived an exceptionally rich, full life -- almost like a character from a movie. Inspired by the artist's community in Montparnasse in the 1930s, she made a name for herself as a post-surrealist photographer and a war correspondent -- accomplishments much different from those of other Vogue models. In English, French, and German with English subtitles.
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Directed by Sylvain Roumette, 1995
Lee Miller, a photographer, Vogue model, and muse to notorious artist Man Ray, lived an exceptionally rich, full life -- almost like a character from a movie. Inspired by the artist's community in Montparnasse in the 1930s, she made a name for herself as a post-surrealist photographer and a war correspondent -- accomplishments much different from those of other Vogue models. In English, French, and German with English subtitles.
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MOSCOW ELEGY
Directed by Alexander Sokurov, 1986-87
Moscow Elegy is a subjective portrait of the legendary Andrei Tarkovsky, whose shadow looms large over Russian cinema, despite his exile to Western Europe at the end of his life. Sokurov, who shot the film while working at Leningrad State Documentary Productions (LSDF), focuses on Tarkovsky's absence from the then-Soviet Union and meditates on what he left behind. In Russian and Italian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Alexander Sokurov, 1986-87
Moscow Elegy is a subjective portrait of the legendary Andrei Tarkovsky, whose shadow looms large over Russian cinema, despite his exile to Western Europe at the end of his life. Sokurov, who shot the film while working at Leningrad State Documentary Productions (LSDF), focuses on Tarkovsky's absence from the then-Soviet Union and meditates on what he left behind. In Russian and Italian with English subtitles.
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MUHAMMAD ALI THE GREATEST
Directed by William Klein, 1964-1974
This documentary by acclaimed photographer and filmmaker William Klein is a vibrant, intimate portrait of one of the greatest sports figures of modern times. Includes glimpses of such notables as Malcolm X, Norman Mailer, and The Beatles.
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Directed by William Klein, 1964-1974
This documentary by acclaimed photographer and filmmaker William Klein is a vibrant, intimate portrait of one of the greatest sports figures of modern times. Includes glimpses of such notables as Malcolm X, Norman Mailer, and The Beatles.
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THE MURDER OF FRED HAMPTON
Directed by Howard Alk & Mike Gray, 1971
In an infamous moment in Chicago history and politics, over a dozen policeman burst into Hampton's apartment while its occupants were sleeping, killing Hampton and fellow Panther Mark Clark and brutalizing the other occupants. Filmmakers Mike Gray and Howard Alk arrived a few hours later to shoot film footage of the crime scene that was later used to contradict news reports and police testimony.
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Directed by Howard Alk & Mike Gray, 1971
In an infamous moment in Chicago history and politics, over a dozen policeman burst into Hampton's apartment while its occupants were sleeping, killing Hampton and fellow Panther Mark Clark and brutalizing the other occupants. Filmmakers Mike Gray and Howard Alk arrived a few hours later to shoot film footage of the crime scene that was later used to contradict news reports and police testimony.
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MY NAME WAS SABINA SPIELREIN
Directed by Elisabeth Marton, 2002
In 1977, a surprising find in Switzerland led to the re-discovery of one of the most important female figures in the early history of psychoanalysis. The found diaries and letters revealed an extensive relationship between the unknown Russian-Jewish psychiatrist Sabina Spielrein and two founding fathers of pyschoanalysis, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. In German with English subtitles.
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Directed by Elisabeth Marton, 2002
In 1977, a surprising find in Switzerland led to the re-discovery of one of the most important female figures in the early history of psychoanalysis. The found diaries and letters revealed an extensive relationship between the unknown Russian-Jewish psychiatrist Sabina Spielrein and two founding fathers of pyschoanalysis, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. In German with English subtitles.
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