AFRO@DIGITAL looks at the impact of various digital technologies across a broad swath of present-day African life and asks how the technology is affecting African culture and how it can best serve the interests of Africa and the global South. in English, French, Jula and Yoruba with English subtitles
A biography of the labor, activist and pioneer civil rights leader who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters led the fight to desegregate the military and defense industries, and planted the seeds for the 1963 March on Washington.
This award-winning documentary tells the unforgettable story of the deterioration and destruction of our world’s intellectual heritage and the global crisis in preserving library materials. Sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources. Millions of pages of paper in books, photographs,…
HOME-USE ONLY. For educational and non-theatrical streaming, please <a href="https://shop.mediaed.org/war-made-easy-p125.aspx">click here</a>. This critically acclaimed look at American war propaganda exhumes five decades of remarkable archival footage to show how presidents…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/so-long-asleep-p996.aspx by David Plath color, 60 min, 2016 in English, Korean and Japanese with English subtitles Thanks to books and films such as Unbroken and Bridge Over the River Kwai many Americans…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/gods-and-kings-p768.aspx by Robin Blotnick produced by Rachel Lears color, 87 min, 2012 In the muddy market square of Momostenango, Guatemala, where shamans burn offerings in the shadow of the Catholic church,…
Directed by Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman Producted by YUZU Productions In coproduction with Al Jazeera, in collaboration with ARTE - La Lucarne and VGTV Casey is a reporter, going into dangerous regions of the world; Alessandro, a filmmaker from Rome. Told through their video correspondence,…
A coming-of-age documentary about a child of the television generation. Both her fantasy world and her real world are heavily influenced by the hugely popular Australian drama series from the 1980’s, The Flying Doctors. FAN is about chasing your childhood dreams and confronting reality. How does…
Iran's most famed and feared judge has sentenced around 4,000 people to death, more than any other judge in the country’s history. This powerful documentary offers unique access into the professional and private lives of Iran's most feared legal official. It constructs an intimate yet…
This is the story of Hollywood colliding with a group of veterans who are tired of the typical PTSD and valor-portrayed movies to make an original dark comedy zombie apocalypse film, entitled “Range 15”, all on their own. Featuring: Sean Astin (Self), William Shatner (Self), Bryan Callen…
©1998, NL, Produced by Framemedia Produkties, Directed by Tony Boumans. This film tells the story of Frieda Belinfante (1904-1995), a remarkable woman who was the first female conductor to have her own symphony orchestra in Holland and later in Orange County, United States. Controversial,…
A short documentary which captures the fierce and passionate eye and the prolific work of one of the great portrait artists of America. The film explores the complex and mysterious relationship between artist and subject in a richly detailed, intimate, and exciting journey through the creative process.…
