Sociology
POINT OF ATTACKTerrorism Studies Sociology Political Science Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies Criminal & Law American Studies Directed by Women Immigration
Point of Attack is a critically acclaimed, timely documentary that chronicles the post-9/11 racial profiling, large scale round-ups, detentions and mass deportations of Arab, Muslim and South Asian men as part of the government’s “War on Terrorism.”
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JIM MAGUIRE: A LIFE ON WALL STREETEconomics Business American Studies Sociology New York City
This video chronicles the history of Wall Street, America’s financial center since 1949, exploring the last half-century of economic history through the life of Jim Maguire.
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THE AMERICAN DREAM: PUERTO RICANS AND MEXICANS IN NEW YORKUrban Studies Spanish Language Sociology Puerto Rican Studies New York City Latino Studies Latin-American Studies American Studies Directed by Women Immigration
This documentary examines two migrant experiences, one from the Caribbean and one from Latin America, which comprise an important part of the Hispanic experience in New York.
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GIRL BEAT: POWER OF THE DRUMWomen's Studies Spanish Language Sociology Music Latino Studies Dance Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This video profiles members of Banda Dida, an all-girl drumming and vocal group in Salvador, Brazil.
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SYRIA: Between Iraq and a Hard PlaceTerrorism Studies Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science
Imagine a nation located between Israel, with its ongoing Palestinian tensions, and Iraq occupied by US forces. High U.S. officials threaten Syria, accusing it of accumulating weapons of mass destruction and having links to terrorists. A Syrian filmmaker’s journey back to Quneitra, his childhood hometown destroyed in 1973 after the Israeli army’s withdrawal from the captured Golan Heights, reveals unresolved tensions between Israel and Syria jeopardizing peace in the region
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SLAVE REPARATIONS: The Final PassageSociology Labor Studies Criminal & Law American Studies African-American Studies American History 2020 Political Science
New and revised. This documentary examines the current controversy over the issue of slave reparations, addressing the most often voiced objections ("Its long over," "I had nothing to do with it," "Affirmative Action is enough," etc.) to the claim for financial restitution to the ancestors of slaves for the wealth created by black labor in previous centuries.
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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 CRYSTAL ARCH PROJECTSociology Art History Architecture American Studies
This video chronicles, from inception to completion, the creation of a commissioned art work, showing how one community comes together to make a vision a reality.
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THE LOOMIS GANGWorld History Sociology Criminal & Law American Studies Animation
The powerful Loomis Gang of Central New York may have been the largest family crime syndicate in 19th-century America. In this video, documentary filmmaker Brian Peter Falk returns to Waterville, New York, his boyhood home and the epicenter of Loomis power during the Civil War era, to chronicle the gang’s legend and explore the efforts by a handful of local people to revive it.
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A FARM PICTURE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LONG ISLAND FARMSEnvironmental Studies Sociology American Studies
Examines the history and current status of the region's family and commercial farms. It begins in the pre-settlement periods of 1640 and continues up to the present day, featuring interviews with numerous local farmers who explain how an increasing number of farms are vanishing from the Long Island landscape.
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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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POLA'S MARCHEastern Europe Jewish Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology
This inspirational video chronicles the emotional journey home of one Holocaust survivor—Pola Susswein.
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