VIDEO
TITLE |
CALL
NUMBER |
Political
& Economic Perspectives |
|
|
“T-Shirt
Travels: A Documentary on Secondhand Clothes and Third
World Debt in Zambia”
Globalization
“A Documentary on Secondhand Clothes and Third
World
Debt in Zambia” |
IA
FS 229 |
|
“ Frontline:
Hunting Bin Laden”
Frontline video discussing the latest attacks on US
embassies
in Africa by terrorists. |
IA
FS 226 |
|
“Building
a Better World”
International Book Bank
Video produced by the IBB stressing the role of education
for
the growth of Africa |
IA
FS 223 |
|
“Divine
Carcasse”
Producer: California Newsreel
A Study on European Encounters with the people of Benin |
IA
FS 195 |
*** AFRICA
ON THE MOVE
The Bullfrog
Project, 1991. 55:00 (in three parts).
M, HS, Adults.
With study guide.
A remarkable
new look at Africa which goes beyond the stereotypical
images and allows Africans to speak for themselves.
Through scenes of a farming family in Uganda and through
brief interviews with Ugandan leaders, we come to see
such families as agents of change. |
IA FS 113 |
ASSIGNMENT:
AFRICA
Christian
Science Monitor. 60:00, in short segments. 1992
There are
short segments on each of the following topics: Zambian
democracy and schools, the Nigerian economy, a Nigerian
singer and women's rights advocate named Christy, the
Tanzanian economy, AIDS in Tanzania, the Maasai, family
planning in Kenya, and drought. |
IA FS 122 |
BANKING ON
LIFE AND DEBT
Maryknoll
World Production. 1995. 30:00.
HS, Adult
This documentary
traces the post-World War II changes which led to the
current world economic order. It focuses on the policies
of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) in Ghana, Brazil and the Philippines. |
IA FS 143 |
DELTA FORCE
Director:
Glenn Ellis. 1994. 54:00.
HS, Adult
This powerful
documentary discusses the ecological, economic and social
turmoil caused by Shell Oil and the Nigerian government
in Ogoniland. Graphic footage and powerful interviews
(including murdered poet Ken- Saro Wiwa) makes this
film highly provocative and informative. |
IA FS 148 |
FACING THE
FUTURE
Beacon Films.
1990. 15:00
M, HS
Asks the
question what does it mean to be modern? Examines the
influence of western values and technology on Africans,
and how Africans are creating a balance between traditional
and modern ways. |
IA FS 94 |
HOPES ON THE
HORIZON
Director:
Onyekachi Wambu. 2001 2:00:00.
HS, Adult
Through
on-camera interviews and video footage of key events,
HOPES ON THE HORIZON chronicles the rise of pro-democracy
movements in six African countries during the 1990s.
Journey to Benin, Nigeria, Rwanda, Morocco, Mozambique,
and South Africa to follow the dramatic and often dangerous
efforts to bring about fundamental changes in social
structures, governance, and economic and civil rights. |
IA FS 32 |
LAGOS: RICH
MAN, POOR MAN
Geographical
Eye Over Africa. 1994. 20:00.
M, HS, Adult
This program
shows the enourmous contrast between the lives of two
children in Nigeria's bustling metropolis, thereby illustrating
how the city works and its people survive. |
IA FS 151 |
*** MANDELA
Producer:
Home Box Office Inc. 1987. 2:15
M, HS, Adult
Documentary/
drama featuring Danny Glover in the role of Nelson Mandela;
part biography and part history of the ANC. |
IA FS 38 |
MOZAMBIQUE,
WAKING FROM THE NIGHTMARE
UNICEF Committee
of Greater Boston. 1990, 14:00
A group
of Americans visit UNICEF projects inMozambique and
get an overview of the country and of UNICEF projects. |
IA FS 123 |
*** THE NEW
ZIMBABWE
Maryknoll
World Video. 1982. 28:00
Blacks and
whites who once lived in separate societies in colonial
Rhodesia now hope to work together in the new Zimbabwe.
Filmed from a missionary perspective, this film documents
the struggle of building a society based on reconciliation
and equality, and also offers historic insights into
the problems of achieving that goal. |
IA FS 104 |
UNHEARD VOICES:
CELEBRATING CULTURES OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Returned
Peace Corps Volunteers of Madison, Wisconsin. 1:42
HS, Adult
Interview
with African citizens of Tunisia, Kenya, Somalia and
Liberia currently living and working in the U. S. Recollections
of selected life experiences. |
IA FS 84 |
A WORLD OF
IDEAS: CHINUA ACHEBE
Films for
the Humanities, 1994 30:00 Color
In an interview
with Bill Moyers, writer Chinua Achebe discusses his
observations and criticism of both African and Western
politics and culture. |
IA FS 133 |
