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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Captive Audience examines how the introduction of advertising into the classroom, along with the reliance on commercial interests to fund schools, is undermining the democratic mission of public education. The video includes close analysis of exclusive soda contracts, Channel One, and sponsored educational materials.
7502) Woubi Cheri
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
A cross-section of gender-bending pioneers describe in their own words their lives as homosexual Africans in Abijan. Woubi Chéri is the first film to give African homosexuals a chance to describe their world in their own words. Often funny, sometimes ribald, but always real, this documentary introduces us to gender pioneers demanding their right to construct a distinct African homosexuality. One needs a new language to create a new world; therefore...
7503) The Key of G
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Key of G is an award-winning documentary about disability, caregiving and interdependence. The film follows Gannet, a charismatic 22-year-old with physical and developmental disabilities, as he leaves his mother's home to share an apartment with a close-knit group of artists and musicians who support him, not only as paid caregivers, but also as friends. "Together they create a uniquely successful model of supported living, and a compelling alternative...
7504) Through a Lens Darkly
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The first documentary to explore the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present, Through a Lens Darkly probes the recesses of American history by discovering images that have been suppressed, forgotten and lost. Bringing to light the hidden and unknown photos shot by both professional and vernacular African American photographers, the film opens a window into lives,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Dictator in the Dock short film series brings viewers into the courtroom as former dictator General Efraín Ríos Montt stands trial for genocide and crimes against humanity in Guatemala. This historic case marked the first time, anywhere in the world, that a former head of state was tried for genocide in a national court, in the country where the crimes were committed. It is also the first time in the history of South or North America, that the...
7506) Race against prime time
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Race Against Prime Time is the only film to scrutinize how television news represents African Americans. This hard-hitting documentary takes us behind the scenes at the newsrooms of the three network affiliates during the Liberty City uprising in Miami which left 18 dead. It provides a classic case study of how the news gets made: what we see - and what we don't. Race Against Prime Time documents how local television newsmen anoint black community...
7507) Stambali
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Stambali is a religious ritual in Tunisia, a journey with the rhythm of the "gombri" and "chkackek," traces an individual and collective hypnosis, an annual tribute that the disciples of Sidi Saad pay to their master during an initiatory journey and rite of purification that lasts three days. The camera, video and film follow the rhythm of the possession, dances, and goes into a trance.
7508) Third Ward TX
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
THIRD WARD TX - a documentary about community, art, and real estate. How do we bring back a once thriving community—one with a vibrant African American history and culture? What was good and positive and sustaining for the people who lived there? What would this look like now? Once change is in motion—how can we manage gentrification so that it doesn’t drive out long-time residents? THIRD WARD TX introduces the artists and neighbors of Project...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With virtually no government or public outcry, the multi-billion dollar youth marketing industry has been able to use the latest advances in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience to transform American children into one of the most powerful and profitable consumer demographics in the world. American kids now influence an estimated {dollar}700 billion in annual spending, targeted virtually from birth with a relentless bombardment of sophisticated...
7510) Cowboy and Maria in Town
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Attracted by the myths of town life and the chance of work, people from villages all over Papua New Guinea have come to the towns. Cowboy and Maria in Town tells the story of two such migrants living in the settlements that surround the capital, Port Moresby. Cowboy is a reformed 'rascal'- unemployed and illiterate with a criminal record. He invents an electric guitar out of scrap materials and plays his distinctive rock-and-roll on street corners,...
7511) Clockwork
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
One hundred years ago American management faced many of the problems it confronts today - poor productivity, rapid technological change, and heightened competition. Clockwork shows how Frederick Taylor and his followers attempted to meet these challenges through "scientific management," a radical program to organize every aspect of production under a regime of quantitative measures and systematic planning. Clockwork is the only film on Taylor's work...
7512) Rogue nation
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Historian Michael Cathcart tells the epic story of how the colourful characters of early colonial Australia transformed a penal settlement into a land with rights and opportunity in a mere 40 years. This sweeping two-part dramatised documentary covers formative events in Australia's history, including the Rum Rebellion and early court cases, which established independence and civil rights for all settlers. Rogue Nation explores how a fledgling colony...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Lost Girls of South Africa is a timely and revealing feature length documentary that offers a privileged glimpse into what life is really like for young girls growing up in South Africa. It follows the stories of four girls, aged 11-13, who become victims of child rape, looking at the experience and its aftermath through their eyes and in their words.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This groundbreaking documentary takes aim at a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged from the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters. Featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack Shaheen, Reel Bad Arabs explores a long line of degrading images of Arabs, from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-toting terrorists. Along the way, it offers devastating insights...
7515) The eye: Graham Gussin
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Graham Gussin creates art in an almost bewildering variety of media: film, sound, installation, events, photography, text, painting and more. The key early work Savannah (1990) features a wooden plaque and a wall light, while the production of the ambitious film projection Remote Viewer (2002) involved a trip to Iceland and the services of someone with telepathic ability. Underpinning all of his subtle, witty, often disarmingly beautiful work is a...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter tells the inspiring and largely unknown story of Martha Hill, a woman whose life was defined by her love for dance, and who successfully fought against great odds to establish dance as a legitimate art form in America. Through archival footage, lively interviews with friends and intimates, and rare footage of the spirited subject, the film explores Hills's arduous path from a Bible Belt childhood in Ohio to the halls...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Shot in Lagos at the peak of his career in 1982, this documentary contains interviews with Fela detailing his thoughts on politics, Pan-Africanism, music and religion. For all who wish to know more about an artist at the heart of African musical history, Fela Kuti: music is the weapon is an essential film.
Publisher
Bluedot Productions
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A humorous, satirical and unique philosophical exploration of the creative process - its angst, its thrills, its purpose and its methods. Bringing together three of our worlds most unique artists, a famous quantum physicist/philosopher, and a world renown story teller; I LIVE FOR ART explores this most vital aspect; creativity straight from the trenches from which is arises. Told in an original blend of character driven documentary fused with vital...
7519) Homo Sapiens 1900
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Homo Sapiens 1900 is a stunning exploration of the history of eugenics, race hygiene and the quest to improve the human race.Emerging at the turn of the century, eugenic movements spawned government sanctioned research projects, whose stated goals were the improvement of the human species through biological means - including selective breeding, sterilization, and the elimination of all 'degenerate' members of society. Unearthing startling archival...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Filmmakers Loren and Matt Feinstein provide an eye-opening account of the downside of alternative, food-based fuel sources. Delving deep into the world of agrofuels and monocrops, they explore how the increasingly common practice of diverting food crops to the industrial production of cellulose-based fuels is devastating indigenous communities, undermining small farmers, and endangering the environment across Latin America. Turning to the promise...
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