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SOMEBODY'S CHILDRENAfrican Studies Children & Young Adult Sociology
Examines the plight of tens of thousands of children in South Africa who, driven by
poverty and dysfunctional family lives, struggle to live on city streets.
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RAISING FACE: A MENSTRUAL JOURNEYChildren & Young Adult Sociology Health Women's Studies Directed by Women
Features intimate discussions among women, as well as a class of fourth and fifth grade
girls, about their menstruation experiences and their difficulties in talking about their
periods.
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MISGUIDANCEChildren & Young Adult Women's Studies Sociology Health Directed by Women
This video, focusing on the experience of a frightened teenager, exposes the deceptive
practices of so-called "Crisis Pregnancy Centers," which advertise themselves as
women's health clinics, but which are actually staffed by anti-abortion volunteers who
use misinformation and scare tactics to dissuade women from having abortions.
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BOMBING L.A.Children & Young Adult Urban Studies Sociology Criminal & Law American Studies
This video on the subculture of graffiti features interviews with numerous graffiti
'artists,' follows them on "bombing" expeditions, attends a national graffiti art
conference, and records encounters between graffiti writers and adults angry about
defacement of private and public property.
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CITIZEN: THE POLITICAL LIFE OF ALLARD K. LOWENSTEINChildren & Young Adult Political Science American Studies Directed by Women
In chronicling the career of the political activist and former NY Congressman, this
documentary vividly recreates the Civil Rights and antiwar struggles of the '60s and '70s.
It traces Lowenstein's life from his formative childhood influences to the political causes
that motivated his adult life right up to his assassination in 1980.
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THE THIRD GENERATIONEurope Jewish Studies Middle Eastern Studies Peace & Conflict Children & Young Adult
Focusing on the activities of the German-Israeli Youth Exchange Program, this video
shows three generations of Germans and Israelis who, confronted with the historical
legacy of the Holocaust, are actively involved in building new personal relationships while
trying to come to terms with ambivalent, often negative, attitudes about one another.
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BREAKING THE SILENCE: THE GENERATION AFTER THE HOLOCAUSTJewish Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Women's Studies Children & Young Adult
Profiles the members of a Second Generation group of children of Holocaust survivors
who openly discuss the impact of the Holocaust on their lives and the need to
communicate with their parents. Interwoven throughout the film, in addition to
emotionally moving family scenes, are interviews with psychologists, authors and
historians.
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STORY ABOUT A BAD DREAM, AEastern Europe Jewish Studies World History Children & Young Adult
This compelling docu-drama about the Holocaust, based on the memoirs of Eva Erbenova,
recounts from a child's-eye view her experiences as a thirteen-year-old girl in
Czechoslovakia during World War II, the only one from her family to survive the war.
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THE HISTORY BOOK (Series)Animation Europe World History Children & Young Adult
Beginning with the Middle Ages and continuing to the present
day, this series of nine animated films surveys the development
of society throughout the ages from a grassroots perspective,
showing history as it has been lived and experienced by common
people.
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NOT ALL PARENTS ARE STRAIGHTChildren & Young Adult Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry LGBTQ Family Relations
Examines the dynamics of the parent-child relationship within several different
households where children are being raised by gay and lesbian parents.
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EARLY MISGIVINGS: A FILM ON CHILD ABUSEAmerican Studies Children & Young Adult Criminal & Law Family Relations Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology
Examines the problem of child abuse and its root causes and shows methods of treatment
and prevention. The film includes interviews with parents, doctors, counselors and other
professionals, as well as former victims of child abuse, stressing the need for an
interdisciplinary approach to this far-reaching problem.
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SHADOW CHILDRENChildren & Young Adult Criminal & Law Family Relations Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Urban Studies
Examines the plight of homeless children through interviews with more than a dozen
youngsters living on the streets of California's Bay Area.
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FOR THE LOVE OF BEN: A FATHER'S VIEWChildren & Young Adult Family Relations Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology
Filmed over a period of four years, this documentary examines the emotional agony
experienced by father and son when separated by divorce, distance and a protracted legal
battle for custody. Interviews with a child psychologist, family friends, and babysitter, as
well as the child himself (in periodic interviews at the ages of three, five, and six) reveal
the psychological impact of this separation on the youngster.
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FAST TRACKChildren & Young Adult Environmental Studies Family Relations Native American Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Urban Studies
Examines the hectic lifestyles of "fast track" couples, members of the Baby Boom
generation whose desire to succeed--at the office, in social circles and through their
children's accomplishments--leads to living in a state of chronic stress.
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HARDWOOD DREAMSAfrican-American Studies Education Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Urban Studies Children & Young Adult
Chronicles one season in the life of the Morningside High School basketball team, the
defending California state champs, whose school is situated in a crime-ridden L.A.
neighborhood.
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BREEDING OF IMPOTENCE, THEChildren & Young Adult Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Education
Examines the culture of failure that is endemic among children of poverty and children of
color in our society, its causes, its consequences, and the prognosis for overcoming it.
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CHILDREN ARE THE HOPE OF THE WORLDChildren & Young Adult Spanish Language Latin-American Studies Education Cuban Studies
This video examines the educational system in Cuba, visiting a preschool, elementary
school, middle school, a boarding school for special education students, a ballet academy
and a sports academy.
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CHILDREN OF SUMMERHILL, THEEducation Europe Children & Young Adult
This video tells the story of the famous school, founded in England in 1921 by A.S. Neill,
which achieved worldwide fame through the publication of his book Summerhill.
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DOING JUSTICECriminal & Law Dance Psychology & Psychiatry Children & Young Adult
Examines America's juvenile justice system, focusing on three young people in trouble
with the law throughout their adolescence.
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STEPPIN'African-American Studies Dance Latin-American Studies Performing Arts Political Science Sociology Children & Young Adult
Introduces viewers to the step show, an exciting dance style popular among black
fraternities and sororities. In addition to many rousing, crowd-pleasing
performances, the program examines the cultural roots of steppin' in African dancing,
military marching and hip-hop music, and discusses its contemporary social significance
on college campuses.
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