Cultural Studies
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RECALLING ORANGE COUNTYPolitical Science Latino Studies Education Cultural Studies Chicano Studies American Studies Directed by Women Immigration
An unflinching look inside the contentious recall of an immigrant rights activist in California, and the fierce conflict it sparked within the Latino community, between recent and assimilated immigrants, over what it means to be an American.
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A TALE OF TWO TEENSWomen's Studies Human Sexuality Health Cultural Studies Children & Young Adult American Studies AIDS African Studies
The AIDS pandemic in Africa as seen through the eyes of two young girls, an American and South African teenager, featuring the music of the Dave Matthews Band and U2.
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A BRIEF PEACEDeath & Dying Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Cultural Studies Sociology
Revealing an aspect of Iranian society rarely exposed to the West, filmmaker Ata Hayati brings his cameras to Behesht Zahra, Tehran's biggest cemetery, to witness Iran's distinctive culture of death.
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LONG JOURNEY HOMESociology Native American Studies Cultural Studies
How does an American Indian tribe preserve its heritage while functioning in modern America? Long Journey Home tells the story of walking in two worlds through the family of Dee Ketchum, tribal chief of the Delaware Indians from 1998 through 2002.
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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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THE NATIVE AMERICANS (Series)Native American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies
This ten-part series examines the history of the North American Indian, exploring their social, political and economic systems, as well as their art, religion, and educational values
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THE UNAPOLOGETIC LIFE OF MARGARET RANDALLWomen's Studies Sociology Literature Cultural Studies Directed by Women Immigration
This portrait of Margaret Randall—activist, poet, writer, teacher and photographer—comes at a particularly appropriate time, as patriotism is being equated in some quarters with keeping silent about important issues.
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TO LIVE TO BE 140Latin-American Studies Death & Dying Cultural Studies Anthropology Aging / Gerontology Sociology
This video features an interview with Dr. Alexander lief, a gerontology specialist at Harvard University and the Massachusetts General Hospital, who discusses his on-location study of the people living in the Andean village of Vilcabamba in Ecuador.
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THE DANCE
Beginning with cultures of prehistory and primitive dance forms,
this film depicts the concert forms of native dancing in the works
of Katherine Dunham. The second part of the film deals with folk
dances of more than fifteen nations.
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PERSISTENT WOMEN ARTISTSArt History African-American Studies Asian-American Studies American Studies Cultural Studies Women's Studies Native American Studies Sociology
In this video, artist and art educator Betty LaDuke presents the lives and work of three American women artists of diverse heritages—Lois Mailou Jones, Mine Okubo, and Pablita Velarde.
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THE ART OF RESISTANCEArt History Chicano Studies Cultural Studies Latino Studies Media Studies Photography Sociology Directed by Women
Surveys the contemporary Chicano art movement by tracing its development during the height of Chicano political activism in the late Sixties and Seventies, blending archival footage with interviews with the artists and samples of their work, including photographs, murals, graphics, films, paintings, and ephemeral art.
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GOOD FORTUNEAmerican Studies Asian Studies Cultural Studies Family Relations Sociology Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
Examines the adoption of Chinese children by U.S. parents, profiling six diverse families who share their adoption stories, meeting a parent who worked inside an orphanage before ever planning to adopt, one who lived through China's Cultural Revolution, and another who has spent over twenty years researching adoption in China. It is a video about building families, as well as overcoming cultural myths and misunderstandings.
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THE DAY OF THE DEADCultural Studies Death & Dying Latin-American Studies Religion & Spirituality Spanish Language
This documentary examines one of the most significant holidays on the Mexican calendar, showing how it is celebrated today and tracing its historical background, which goes back 3,000 years.
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120 WOOSTER STREETArt History African-American Studies New York City Native American Studies Cultural Studies American Studies Directed by Women
This video profiles Frederick Brown, one of America’s most prolific expressionist painters, whose Soho loft studio in New York served as a gathering place for artists, musicians, writers, dancers and other creative personalities during the Sixties and Seventies.
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LOS PASTORES: The Shepherd's PlayReligion & Spirituality Performing Arts Latino Studies Cultural Studies Directed by Women
Portrays the revival of Los Pastores (The Shepherd's Play), an ancient Christmas morality play that has long been part of Hispanic folk traditions in the American Southwest.
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KAFE KUUMBA: WELCOME TO OPEN MIKESociology Performing Arts Literature Cultural Studies African-American Studies
This entertaining documentary features a variety of African-American poets from all over America, who have gathered to perform at Kafe Kuumba in Indianapolis, a local cultural center sponsored by the Midtown Writers Association.
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IF THESE WALLS COULD SPEAK!: MURAL PAINTING IN BELFASTSociology Irish Studies Cultural Studies Art History Directed by Women
This documentary examines the tradition of both the Catholic/Nationalist and Protestant/Loyalist communities in Northern Ireland of painting huge murals on building walls, both as a way to celebrate cultural heroes or commemorate significant historical events as well as to demarcate their respective neighborhoods.
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ALBANIAN JOURNEY: END OF AN ERASociology Political Science Eastern Europe Cultural Studies
Examines the rise and fall of socialism in Albania, tracing the nation's history from its
1944 establishment as a communist republic by Enver Hoxha to its recent emergence from
decades of authoritarian rule following Hoxha's death in 1985.
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WHAT ABOUT MACEDONIA?Sociology Political Science Economics Eastern Europe Cultural Studies
Examines the former Yugoslav Republic and newly independent country of Macedonia
and its efforts to make the difficult transition from socialism to capitalism and to forge a
democratic society in which ethnic minorities share equally in political and economic
decision making.
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SPIRIT OF A PEOPLE: A NEW PORTRAIT OF RUSSIAFamily Relations Sociology Cultural Studies Russia
Chronicles recent changes in Russia, from before the 1991 coup attempt and focusing on
life today in post-Soviet Russia.
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