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Title
Format
Year
Location & Availability
Call #
1.
DVD
2008
DVD Pray
Pray the devil back to hell
Pray the devil back to hell
Documentary about a group of brave and visionary women who demanded peace for Liberia, a nation torn to shreds by a bloody civil war, violent warlords, and the corrupt Charles Taylor regime. Includes interviews, archival images, and scenes of present-day Liberia woven together to recount the experiences and memories of the women who were instrumental in bringing peace to their country.
2.
DVD
2011
DVD
Until the well runs dry : medicine and the exploitation of black bodies
Until the well runs dry
"The practice of disinterring cadavers (grave robbing or bodysnatching) for purposes of medical dissection was widespread in the 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. Those individuals whose job was to secure bodies for the dissecting labs of medical colleges were known as Resurrectionist. Richmond, Virginia during the 1800's was a bustling market for the domestic trade in enslaved Africans, and as a consequence had become a literal black market in Black bodies, both living and dead. African American cemeteries were especially vulnerable to the nighttime activities of the Resurrectionist and produced most of the anatomical material for the Medical College of Virginia. The legacy of grave-robbing is so indelibly etched into the psyches of African Americans that today man [...]
3.
DVD
2011
DVD Cyclon
Cyclone!
Cyclone!
"National Geographic chronicles some of the world's most shocking storms with gripping footage and scenes of heart-thumping, real-life drama: roofs ripped from houses, trees snapped like toothpicks, and trucks tossed about like children's toys. From twisters sweeping across the Midwest's "Tornado Alley," to the vicious force of Florida's Hurricane Andrew, to the deadly powerful typhoons of the Pacific, these forces of nature are among the most powerful forces on earth. Before the next killer storm, scientists are rushing to unlock the mysteries of the 'Cyclone'!" -- Container.
4.
DVD
2001
DVD BATTLE
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway
A close-up look at the battle of Midway Island analyzes this crucial naval victory, which marked the turning point for the American fleet in the Pacific theater of World War II.
5.
DVD
2010
Killing us softly 4 : advertising's image of women
Killing us softly 4
"In this new, highly anticipated update of her pioneering Killing us softly series, the first in more than a decade, Jean Kilbourne takes a fresh look at how advertising traffics in distorted and destructive ideals of femininity. The film marshals a range of new print and television advertisements to lay bare a stunning pattern of damaging gender stereotypes--images and messages that too often reinforce unrealistic, and unhealthy, perceptions of beauty, perfection, and sexuality. By bringing Kilbourne's groundbreaking analysis up to date, Killing us softly 4 stands to challenge a new generation of students to take advertising seriously, and to think critically about popular culture and its relationship to sexism, eating disorders, and gender violence"--Container.
6.
DVD
2009
DVD
The Delian mode : le mode Delian
The Delian mode
"The Delian mode is an audio-visual exploration of the life and work of electronic music pioneer Delian Derbyshire. A collage of sound and image created in the spirit of Derbyshire's experimental processes, this film illuminates her unique soundscapes onscreen while paying tribute to a woman whose work has influenced electronic musicians for decades". Ms. Derbyshire also composed music for BBC TV and radio shows, the best known being the Dr. Who series.
7.
DVD
2007
DVD Brick
Brick by brick : a civil rights story
Brick by brick
"Uses the bitter struggle over equal housing rights in Yonkers, New York, during the 1980s to show the 'massive resistance' the Civil Rights movement confronted when it moved North"--Container.
8.
DVD
2012
DVD
Symphony of the soil
Symphony of the soil
"Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. By understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we come to appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of this precious resource. The film also examines our human relationship with soil, the use and misuse of soil in agriculture, deforestation and development, and the latest scientific research on soil's key role in ameliorating the most challenging environmental issues of our time. Filmed on four continents, featuring esteemed scientists and working farmers and ranchers"--Container.
9.
DVD
2012
DVD Art21
Art:21. Season six : art in the twenty-first century
Art:21
Contemporary art reflects the ideas of our time, and artists are the creative role models grappling with today's most timely questions. What is the nature of reality? How do we respond to a world in flux? Why do some historical events shape the way we think today, and why have some been forgotten? Explore these ideas and many more in Season Six of Art in the Twenty-First Century. Spotlights contemporary artists at work from Nigeria to New York City, from Beijing to Brazil.
10.
DVD
2004
DVD
Wet sand : voices from L.A.
Wet sand
"Dai Sil Kim-Gibson's 1993 documentary Sa-i-gu stands as one of the crucial texts to offer a Korean American perspective on the events surrouding the [1992] Los Angeles riots ... With Wet sand, Kim-Gibson revisits Los Angeles to learn what changes have occurred since then, only to discover that living conditions have deteriorated and that few remedies have been administered to the communities most stricken. Through interviews with a multi-ethnic set of first-hand witnesses, this follow-up probes deeper into the racial and economic issues that not only shaped the climate of 1992 Los Angeles, but continue to affect all Americans today"--Container.
11.
DVD
1993
DVD
Sa-I-Gu : from Korean women's perspectives
Sa-I-Gu
Explores the embittering effect the Rodney King verdict and subsequent April 29, 1992 riot had on Korean American women shopkeepers who suffered more than half of the material losses in the conflict. Film underscores the shattering of their American dream while taking the media to task for playing up the "Korean-Black" aspect of the rioting.
12.
DVD
2010
Fuel
Fuel
A powerful portrait of America's overwhelming addiction to, and reliance on, oil. Having been born and raised in one of the USA's most oil-producing regions, Josh Tickell saw firsthand how the industry controls, deceives, and damages the country, its people, and the environment, and after one too many people he knew became sick, he knew he just couldn't idly stand by any longer.
13.
DVD
2004
DVD16949
Dix-sept ans
Dix-sept ans
"Jean-Benoît a dix-sept ans et débute un apprentissage de mécanicien diéseliste. Entre son travail, sa relation avec Hélèna, les conflits avec sa mère, le film montre l'incapacité de Jean-Benoît à apprendre et à sortir d'une enfance marquée par la disparition de son père. Pourtant, peu à peu, il commence à se reconstruire., Jean-Benoit is 17 and beginning an apprenticeship as a mechanic. Between work, his relationship with Hélèna and fights with his mother, the film shows his inability to learn and to let go of a childhood marked by the disappearance of his father. However, little by little, he begins to remake himself.
14.
DVD
2012
DVD
Kati with an I
Kati with an I
Presents an intimate portrait of 18-year-old Kati Genthner as she prepares to graduate from high school. Examines Kati's relationship with her parents and boyfriend and explores her apprehensions about the future.
15.
DVD
2011
DVD16950
16.
DVD
2008
DVD
Aimé Césaire. Journal intime du Cahier : Cahier d'un retour au pays natal /cun film de Philippe Bérenger
Aimé Césaire
Actor Jacques Martial reads Aimé Césaire's iconic poem on negritude, Cahier d'un retour au pays natal, and the film crew attempts to understand it better through textual analysis.
17.
DVD
2011
DVD
Into the cold : a journey of the soul
Into the cold
"The film follows noted environmental advocate, photographer and polar traveler Sebastian Copeland through his intensive training before embarking on the two-month, 400+ mile trip on foot across the frozen ice cap with his partner Keith Heger. From personal reflections to last minute preparations, the story shifts when the two men are dropped onto the ice, faced with temperatures in excess of -50F degrees, alone for milions of square miles, and armed only with their courage and determination." -- Cover
18.
DVD
2008
DVD
Aimé Césaire : un nègre fondamental
Aimé Césaire
A biography of the life and work of the African-Martinican francophone poet, author and politician. He was "one of the founders of the négritude movement in Francophone literature".
19.
DVD
2013
DVD20194
Soul food junkies
Soul food junkies
Filmmaker Byron Hurt looks at the past and future of soul food, covering its roots in Western Africa, its incarnation in the American South, and the role it plays in the health crisis in the African American community. Examines the socioeconomics of the modern American diet, and how the food industry profits from producing cheap calories while healthy options remain expensive and hard to find.
20.
DVD
2005
DVD04261
Blue vinyl
Blue vinyl
(Producer) Skeptical of her parents' decision to "re-side" their home with vinyl siding (polyvinyl chloride or PVC), Judith Helfand set out with Daniel B. Gold in search of the truth about vinyl.