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Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006. features Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker, Quincy Jones, Sara-Lawrence-Lightfoot, Mae Jemison, T.D. Subject Area(s): African Americans History, African American families History, African Americans Genealogy, DNA fingerprinting, Documentary television programs, Television programs for the hearing impaired.Ī compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa. Each location is examined through 5 themes: Rural Society, Education, Rural Economy, Women, and Beliefs.ĭistributor: Documentary Educational ResourcesĪFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES (2006, 240 minutes)įilmmaker(s): Henry Louis Gates, William Grant, Peter W. The Faces of Change Collection examines 5 cultures selected for the diversity of their geographic location: starting with the China Coast at sea level and moving up to Taiwan, then to Afghanistan, Kenya and finally to the mountains of Bolivia. The film and accompanying instructor notes in this series embrace five different and complex units of analysis concerning how political change occurs individual attitudes, ethnic identity, national loyalties, institutional affiliations, and ideological beliefs. The theme of the film focuses on political and religious beliefs. In their camp, and in commerce with the townspeople, the Maldar reveal the mixture of faith and distrust that has kept nomads and sedentary people separate and interdependent over the centuries. Subject Area(s): Cultural Anthropology, Afghanistan, Religion, PoliticsĪt dawn a nomad caravan descends on Aq Kupruk from the foothills of the Hindu Kush. Media/VideoĪFGHAN NOMADS: THE MALDAR (2007, 21 minutes)įilmmaker(s): Herbert DiGioia, David Hancock
All three nations are democracies, with constitutions and mixed societies, but with very different social and cultural norms and contexts. In this film are featured three countries- South Africa, the United States, and India. This is an hour-long documentary about how women in different countries are using the law to transform their lives and change their communities.
A Corporation for Public Broadcasting co-production. Editor, Dena Mermelstein director of photography, Eli Yonova. Subject Area(s): Women Social conditions, Women Legal status, laws, etc, Women South Africa Social conditions, Women United States Social conditions, Women India Social conditions. World Area(s): Asia, Africa, North America GONZALEZ-CAJIGAX XETI AON COAYBAY" (1997, 31 minutes)ĭistributor: WarParty Film/Video Productions, Inc Her camera effectively and movingly captures the personal stories behind a very public clash of traditional culture and globalization.Ī SANDPAINTER'S JOURNEY: AN INTRODUCTION TO A TAINO ARTIST - "MELANIO J. The result was what THE NEW YORK TIMES called "the world’s first postmodern revolution." Years into the uprising, filmmaker Nettie Wild traveled to the jungle canyons of southern Mexico to film the elusive and fragile life of the rebellion.
Fighting for indigenous Mexicans to regain control over their lives and the land, the Zapatistas and their charismatic leader, guerilla poet Subcomandante Marcos, began sending their message to the world via the Internet. The government deployed its troops, and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. On January 1, 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army-made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas-took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico. Series: Character Formation in Different Cultures SeriesĪ JOURNEY INTO ONE OF THE ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS OF THE TAINOS: BORIKEN (1997)ĭistributor: WarParty Film/Video Productions Inc.Ī PLACE CALLED CHIAPAS (1998, 89 minutes) Study of a Balinese family and the ways in which the father and mother treat the three youngest children: lap baby, knee baby, and child nurse. Subject Area(s): Cultural Anthropology, Bali, Kinship, Social Life and Customs As Steve Kroft reports, it's still famous for its samba dancing, Carnival, and the beaches of Ipanema, but Brazil is also poised to become the fifth largest economy in the world.įilmmaker(s): Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson Subject Area(s): Culture, politics, society, economicsĪirdate: 12/12/10 As the United States and most of the world's countries limp along after the crippling recession, Brazil is off and running with jobs, industry, and resources.
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