Political Science
ONLY EMPTINESS REMAINSSpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Family Relations
This emotionally devastating feature documentary examines political repression and the
situation of the 'disappeared' during Argentina's 'dirty war' in the late Seventies.
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COURAGE OF THE PEOPLESpanish Language Sociology Political Science Latin-American Studies Labor Studies
A dramatic reenactment of the historic 1967 massacre of 'The Night of San Juan,' when
the Bolivian army launched a surprise nighttime attack upon striking tin miners and their
families.
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CUBA AT A CROSSROADSSpanish Language Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Cuban Studies
This four-part series examines changes in Cuban society during the post-Soviet economic
crisis between 1994-98.
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BAKWET: REFUGEES IN THEIR OWN LANDSociology Political Science Asian Studies
Examines the plight of Filipino peasants who have been forced to flee their homes as a
result of the Aquino government's military offensive against rebels of the New People's
Army, with the evacuees facing an uncertain future in crowded, makeshift camps.
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KABABAIHAN: FILIPINA PORTRAITSWomen's Studies Sociology Political Science Asian Studies Directed by Women
Profiles some of the key women involved in the grassroots organizing of the `People's
Power' revolution in the Philippines which brought down Ferdinand Marcos and swept
Corazon Aquino to power in 1989.
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ESCAPE FROM CHINAChildren & Young Adult World History Sociology Political Science Asian Studies Directed by Women
Filmed on location in the People's Republic of China under clandestine conditions, this
documentary re-creates the remarkable experience of student leader Zhang Boli after his
flight from Beijing in the repressive aftermath of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy
demonstrations in June 1989.
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BITTER PARADISE: THE SELL-OUT OF EAST TIMORPolitical Science Photography Cultural Studies Asian Studies Directed by Women
When photographer Elaine Briere visited Portuguese East
Timor in 1974, she found a
highly developed, centuries-old culture with a refined
aesthetic and social sensibility. Her
photos would become the last record of a people about
to face virtual annihilation,
because, when Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975,
the world looked the other way.
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STRANGE SPIRIT: ONE COUNTRY'S OCCUPATIONSociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Asian Studies Directed by Women
Blending archival footage and contemporary interviews, this documentary chronicles the
true story of the Chinese invasion and brutal occupation of Tibet, a country where hopes
for democracy and religious freedom are routinely punished by imprisonment and torture,
a continuing tragedy which the Chinese government bars international human rights
groups from investigating.
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LANDMINES OF THE HEARTSociology Political Science Asian Studies Directed by Women
This video examines Cambodia today, a country struggling to overcome the legacy of
more than two decades of civil war and the genocide which left two million dead in the
'killing fields' of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge.
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DHARAMSALA: TIBET IN EXILEWorld History Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Asian Studies Directed by Women
Tibetans in exile discuss the discrimination and human rights abuses their people suffer
from the occupying Chinese government. These interviews, filmed in the U.S. and in a
Buddhist monastery in Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's government in exile in Northern
India, are blended with historical footage of the Chinese invasion and occupation of Tibet,
surveillance footage of the brutal Chinese suppression of a major protest by Tibetan
monks in 1988, and contemporary footage and photos of life in Dharamsala, the second
home for Tibetan refugees.
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SENSE OF FREEDOM, ASociology Political Science African Studies
Examines Africa's smallest country, the Gambia, as one of only a few successful multi-
party democracies on the continent. Award-winning African journalist Hilton Fyle
surveys the social and economic reasons underlying this success, featuring interviews
with President Jawara and other government leaders, foreign and domestic investors and
businessmen, the EEC delegate to the Gambia, and the leader of the political opposition.
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NAMIBIA: REBIRTH OF A NATIONSociology Political Science African Studies
After twenty-three years of armed struggle against South African occupation forces,
Namibia gained its independence in 1990. This video documents the challenges facing
Namibians in rebuilding a nation dispossessed by a lifetime of colonial domination and
devastated by decades of occupation.
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