Criminal & Law
GIULIANI TIMENew York City Media Studies Criminal & Law Urban Studies Terrorism Studies Political Science American Studies 2007
Could this man be the next President of the United Sates? This incisive documentary examines Rudolph Giuliani's rise to power, his policies, and their effect on the city he referred to as the 'Capital of the World.'
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MY DAD IS INTO TERRORISMTerrorism Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Political Science Middle Eastern Studies Media Studies Family Relations Europe Criminal & Law
In the 1980s, Paris was hit by a wave of deadly terrorist attacks. When the presiding judge unexpectedly released the suspected mastermind, he was vilified in the press, and several years later, took his own life. This powerful documentary explores the intersection of politics, ethics, media, and terrorism.
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THE GREAT COMMUNIST BANK ROBBERYSociology Political Science Media Studies Jewish Studies Eastern Europe Criminal & Law Cinema Studies
This striking documentary reveals the incredible story behind the greatest bank robbery that ever occurred in a Communist state - a tale of disillusionment, resistance, government propaganda, and Jewish life behind the iron curtain.
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GOLUB: LATE WORKS ARE THE CATASTROPHESTerrorism Studies New York City Kartemquin Films Women's Studies Sociology Photography Media Studies Latin-American Studies Jewish Studies Criminal & Law Art History American Studies
An acclaimed documentary on American artist Leon Golub, whose politically charged work calls attention to human rights violations and the abuse of power around the world.
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THE HEALING GARDENS OF NEW YORKUrban Studies New York City Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Environmental Studies Criminal & Law African-American Studies Directed by Women
A wonderful film that illustrates the significance of gardens and green spaces in the face of ever growing urbanization and development.
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THE ANGELMAKERSWomen's Studies Alcohol & Drug Abuse Aging / Gerontology Eastern Europe Death & Dying Criminal & Law Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Directed by Women
In a sleepy Hungarian village, after the First World War, a series of arsenic murders took place. Over 140 bodies were discovered. The victims, all men, were apparently killed by their wives.
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THE ROAD OF WOMEN: VOICES OF IRISH WOMEN POLITICAL PRISONERSWomen's Studies Irish Studies Political Science Europe Criminal & Law Directed by Women
The voices of women prisoners take us on a journey to Northern Ireland, a journey into and out of prison, a journey of personal and political struggle and growth.
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COUNTERPOINT FOR HERWomen's Studies Criminal & Law Sociology Europe Eastern Europe Directed by Women
Counterpoint For Her exposes the brutal reality of human trafficking. This eye-opening documentary follows several men and women intimately involved in the trade, including a local Bosnian girl who, while living in Italy in 1992, was sold into the trade by a good friend of her brother.
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THIS WAY OUTLGBTQ Sociology Criminal & Law Directed by Women
Tells the story of three individuals who escaped persecution at home based on their homosexuality to claim refugee status in the United States.
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POINT OF ATTACKTerrorism Studies Sociology Political Science Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies Criminal & Law American Studies Directed by Women Immigration
Point of Attack is a critically acclaimed, timely documentary that chronicles the post-9/11 racial profiling, large scale round-ups, detentions and mass deportations of Arab, Muslim and South Asian men as part of the government’s “War on Terrorism.”
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SLAVE REPARATIONS: The Final PassageSociology Labor Studies Criminal & Law American Studies African-American Studies American History 2020 Political Science
New and revised. This documentary examines the current controversy over the issue of slave reparations, addressing the most often voiced objections ("Its long over," "I had nothing to do with it," "Affirmative Action is enough," etc.) to the claim for financial restitution to the ancestors of slaves for the wealth created by black labor in previous centuries.
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THE LOOMIS GANGWorld History Sociology Criminal & Law American Studies Animation
The powerful Loomis Gang of Central New York may have been the largest family crime syndicate in 19th-century America. In this video, documentary filmmaker Brian Peter Falk returns to Waterville, New York, his boyhood home and the epicenter of Loomis power during the Civil War era, to chronicle the gang’s legend and explore the efforts by a handful of local people to revive it.
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