Europe
BUILDING THE GHERKINArchitecture Urban Studies Europe Environmental Studies Business Directed by Women
Can a single building impact the career of an architect, the image of a global company and the future of a major city? Building the Gherkin chronicles the design, planning and construction of the controversial Swiss Re building, dubbed 'the erotic gherkin' by the British press.
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GILLES' WIFE (narrative)Narrative Films Women's Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Europe
A haunting tale of love and betrayal in 1930's France from the director of An Affair of Love (Une Liaison Pornographique) and starring the extraordinary Emmanuelle Devos.
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RIVER OF TIMEScience Russia Physical Science Europe Eastern Europe
A poetic journey into the groundbreaking theories of Russian scientist Igor Novikov, renowned for his work in astrophysics and amazing theories on the concept of time.
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THE INHERITANCE (narrative)Labor Studies Europe Cinema Studies Business Narrative Films
Selected by Time Magazine as one of the ten top films of 2004, Per Fly’s The Inheritance is a powerful and timely drama about a man torn between family and business.
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UNDER FIRE: Soviet Women Combat Veterans Of World War IIWomen's Studies Sociology Russia Europe Eastern Europe Directed by Women
Under Fire captures powerful first-person accounts by five decorated Soviet women as they describe stepping into a man’s world and fighting amid blood and death.
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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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META-MECANO: THE CREATION OF THE JEAN TINGUELY MUSEUMUrban Studies Europe Art History Architecture
This video follows the sculptures of the late Jean Tinguely (1925-1991), one of Europe’s most popular artists, as they are transported from his Swiss studio to their new home at the Museum of Basel.
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PICTURES FROM THE OLD COUNTRYSociology Europe Eastern Europe Cultural Studies Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This video chronicles the filmmaker’s quest to uncover the mystery of her Slovak identity and heritage. As a young girl growing up during the Cold War, she was curious about the 'strange' language spoken by her grandmother and the enigma that shrouds her past.
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LOURDESAnthropology Europe Health Religion & Spirituality Sociology
Examines the most famous of Marian shrines, in France, which is visited by more than five million pilgrims each year.
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FAREWELL, BARBIANA!Education Europe Sociology Religion & Spirituality Children & Young Adult
Tells the story of Don Lorenzo Milani, a Catholic priest sent in the Sixties to the small isolated village of Barbiana in Tuscany, where the children of the local peasants and farmer workers had been neglected by the state educational system.
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NO EASY WALK (series)African Studies Anthropology Europe Political Science Sociology World History
This series chronicles the history of colonialism and the
struggle for independence in three African countries - Ethiopia,
Kenya, and Zimbabwe.
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GRENADA: THE FUTURE COMING TOWARDS USLatin-American Studies Europe Political Science Spanish Language World History Directed by Women
Examines the aims and accomplishments of the New Jewel Movement and the reasons for the Fall 1983 U.S. military invasion.
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PORRAIMOS: EUROPE'S GYPSIES IN THE HOLOCAUSTSociology Jewish Studies Health Europe Eastern Europe Directed by Women
This historical video chronicles the Roma (Gypsy) Holocaust—Porraimos, or "the devouring." It is the first American documentary to expose how
the pseudo-science of eugenics was used to persecute not only Jews,
but also Gypsies.
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MARQUIS DE SADE: PORNOGRAPHER OR PROPHET?, THEWorld History Sociology Literature Human Sexuality Europe
This provocative and emotionally unsettling video examines the realities behind the myth of the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), the French author who, charged with numerous sexual offenses, spent half of his adult life in prisons or asylums.
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PREDICTIONS OF FIREWorld History Sociology Political Science Peace & Conflict Eastern Europe Europe
Predictions of Fire is a revealing study of the controversial and
internationally acclaimed Slovenian arts collective NSK, as seen through the lens of 20th
century European history.
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MY CYPRUS: THE COUNTRY,THE CONFLICT, THE MISSINGPeace & Conflict Europe Directed by Women
Provides an informative historical overview of the ongoing conflict between the Greek and
Turkish Cypriot communities initiated over twenty years ago by the Turkish invasion of
this Mediterranean island.
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WEIMAR: A MODERN DAY RENAISSANCE CITYWorld History Sociology Urban Studies Performing Arts Europe Cultural Studies
Weimar: A Modern Day Renaissance City is a
celebration of the small town that has capped its triumphant comeback by being
recognized as the Culture city of Europe in 1999. This video looks at Weimar's past and
present.
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NO EASY WALK: ZIMBABWEAfrican Studies Anthropology Europe Political Science Sociology World History
Part of the No Easy Walk series, this video begins in March 1896
when the Ndebele people of what was then known as Rhodesia
rose in armed rebellion against European settlers such as
Cecil Rhodes, who had taken over much of their land in the
search for gold and other minerals.
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NO EASY WALK: KENYAAfrican Studies Anthropology Europe Political Science Sociology World History
Part of the No Easy Walk series, this video traces the history of
Kenya's opposition to white rule, from the arrival of the
first settlers in the 19th century to the Mau-Mau rebellion
in 1952, in which the struggle for land rights was central.
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