American Studies
BINGO: YOU BETCHA!American Studies Sociology Directed by Women
Examines the American subculture of bingo, a game played by some 35,000,000
Americans each week and which has become a big business generating an annual gross of
$35 billion for the charities and religious organizations which operate the games.
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HALFTIME: FIVE YALE MEN AT MIDLIFEAmerican Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology
This award-winning documentary profiles five men from the Yale University class of
1963 who candidly look back at their lives as planned and as ultimately lived.
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PAUL JACOBS AND THE NUCLEAR GANGAmerican Studies Death & Dying Health Media Studies Political Science Directed by Women
Profiles the journalist and political activist who exposed the U.S. government's cover-up
of the health hazards from low-level radiation, chronicling this scandal from atomic fallout
contamination of soldiers during early tests in the Fifties and Sixties to problems facing
nuclear industry workers today.
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THREE LETTER WORD FOR LOVE, AAmerican Studies Human Sexuality Sociology
Shot in Harlem, this film features young minority men and women speaking frankly about
their thoughts, feelings, misconceptions, and fantasies about sex.
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CONTRACEPTION: THE STALLED REVOLUTIONAIDS American Studies Health Human Sexuality Women's Studies
Journalist Linda Ellerbee examines the state of contraception in the U.S. today, including
women's dissatisfaction with the methods currently available.
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CHOOSING SUICIDEAmerican Studies Death & Dying Health Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology
An emotionally compelling examination of NY artist and psychotherapist Jo Roman's
pioneering work in developing a philosophy of "rational suicide" as a basic human right.
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CHUCK SOLOMON: COMING OF AGE
An intimate portrait of Chuck Solomon, a mainstay of the San Francisco theatrical
community, who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1985.
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AIDS IN THE BARRIOShort Films American Studies Aging / Gerontology AIDS Health Latino Studies Sociology Directed by Women
Examines the impact of AIDS within Hispanic-American communities, focusing on the
specific economic, social and cultural factors which influence perception of the AIDS
crisis, including macho attitudes about sexuality, traditional relations between men and
women, prejudices against homosexuality, and the prevalence of drug abuse.
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HEROISM: A COMMUNITY RESPONDSAIDS American Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Short Films
Looks at the many individuals and organizations that have met the challenge of providing
services for people with AIDS (PWAs) in San Francisco, including volunteers who
provide vital services that government agencies have been unable or unwilling to provide.
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FREEDOM RINGSShort Films American Studies Performing Arts Children & Young Adult
Follows a class of six- and seven-year-olds through a six-week summer drama school at
Philadelphia's Freedom Theatre, where intensive theater training provides the youngsters
with valuable lessons of self-discipline and self-confidence.
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BROTHER BREAD, SISTER PUPPETAmerican Studies Art History Performing Arts Children & Young Adult
The Bread and Puppet Theater has become famous in America over the last thirty years
for its street theater and political satire utilizing giant papier-māche puppets, masks and
twelve foot high stilt walkers.
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AMERICA AND LEWIS HINEAmerican Studies Art History Photography Directed by Women Immigration
Portrays the life of America's pioneer social photographer, Lewis Hine (1874-1940), who
recorded the waves of immigration around the turn of the century and the development of
industrial America during the first four decades of the 20th century, from the sweatshops
of New York's Lower East Side to the mines, mills and factories across the nation. The
video blends Hine's photos with historical footage and interviews.
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