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African
Influences in Latin America
| Callnumber: |
AFLA BRA 09 VIDEO C
02 |
| Title: |
Quilombo
Country |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
"Quilombo Country,
Afrobrazilian Villages in the 21st Century" is a film directed
by Leonard Abrams. Brazil, once the world's largest slave colony,
was a brutal and deadly place for millions of Africans. But thousands
escaped and rebelled. Today their communities confront the modern
world. Quilombo Country is their story. ("Quilombo" is
an Angolan word meaning "encampment.") Quilombo Country
ranges from the Northeastern sugar regions to the heart of the Amazon
rainforest, discussing issues of political identity, land rights,
and racial and socioeconomic discrimination. We observe daily activities
that allow the quilombolas to survive in relative isolation, including
food preparation, construction, hunting and fishing. Also included
is rare footage of Macumba and Paje ceremonies, Danca Crioulla,
and Boi Bumba celebrations, and festivals of the Mast. 2006 |
| Language: |
English
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| Length: |
74
min. |
Modern
Art
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| Callnumber: |
AM
MEX 37 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
Siqueiros:
Artist and Warrior |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
The life of Mexican
muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974) was one of passion,
political commitment and controversy, perilous adventure, and
prolific artistic achievement. Together with Diego de Rivera and
Jose Orozco, Siqueiros was a leader of the Mexican mural movement.
While each of these artists were concerned with producing popular,
public, and political art for a revolutionary society, Siqueiros
was the most politically active of them all. A stormy, iconoclastic
personality, he was one of the great desperadoes of modern art.
Siqueiros regarded his life and painting as a battle with himself
and against social justice. A revolutionary, innovative and talented
creator, he loved, fought and painted with extreme passion and
with hot fury. Narrated by Ricardo Montalban, (Cheyenne autumn).
Written and directed by Hector Tajonar. |
| Language: |
English |
| Length: |
59
min. |
Art,
Precolumbian; Anthropology/Archaeology (general)
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Dance and
Festivals
| Callnumber: |
DF
BRA 06 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
Grupo
Corpo: Companhia de Dança |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
Grupo
Corpo, the Brazilian dance company, combines the sensuality of
Afro-Brazilian dance forms and the technical prowess of ballet
with a contemporary, highly theatrical sensibility, and energy
to burn. Brazilian music and a pastiche of folk songs, innovative
lighting and scenery, and vivid costumes all add to the experience.
The result is a vibrant spirit and sense of exuberant energy that
is both visually riveting and viscerally charged. An extensive
documentary as a special feature on this DVD shows the ensemble
at work, in rehearsal, and on tour, including excerpts from performances
as well as interviews with members and friends of the company.
2001 |
| Language: |
English |
| Length: |
86
min. |
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Economic
Development
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Education,
International
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Education,
Cross-Cultural
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| Callnumber: |
EC LA 21 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
Tales
from...The Latin American Indians |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
This program presents
treasures from children's literature which reflect ancient traditions
of storytelling that is the heritage of children the world over.
The stories reveal insights into different cultures and traditions
of distant land and times. The universal themes that run through
these tales have withstood the test of time. Viewing them will
build an appreciation and respect for this important literary
treasure and insight into other people and their ideals. |
| Language: |
English |
| Length: |
28
min. |
Dance
and Festivals
Folk
Arts
Food
and Drink
Feature
Films
| Callnumber: |
FF
BRA 70 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
Chronically
Unfeasible |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
Set in exotic Brazil,
director Sérgio Bianchi's bitterly sarcastic political
comedy skewers race and class relations with witty precision as
it presents a society in chaos. The story revolves around six
characters who serve as a microcosm of modern Brazil, a people
besieged by corruption, exploitation, sexual oppression and social
discord. How these characters interact and strive for identity
is at the core of a controversial, original and unsettling look
at the class struggle that is funny as it is intelligent. Not
since Luis Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
has a film balanced biting social critique, a kaleidoscope of
memorable characters, and humor tinged with the realities and
hypocrisies of everyday life. 2000 |
| Language: |
Portuguese
with English subtitles |
| Length: |
101
min. |
| Callnumber: |
FF
BRA 71 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
Mango
Yellow |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
The
hothouse atmosphere of Brazil comes alive in Mango Yellow, where
lust and economic desperation combine in a volatile brew of provocative
cinema. On the mean streets of the coastal town of Recife, and array
of characters including a jaded waitress, a gay cook, a philandering
butcher, and his evangelical wife emerge as "full dimensional
people in touch with their explosive feelings" (The New York
Times). "The movie surreal flavor underscores its message:
This is how the lower half lives in Brazil, and by extension, humanity
at its most basic, getting along without the rose-colored protections
that affluence affords." (The New York Times). 2002. |
| Language: |
Portuguese
with English subtitles |
| Length: |
100
min. |
| Callnumber: |
FF
BRA 72 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
The
Middle of the World |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
Romão,
illiterate and unemployed, feels destiny drawing him on an odyssey
to Rio de Janeiro in pursuit of a job and a decent life. Based on
a true story, The Middle of the World follows a family of seven
on a journey 2000 miles across the hinterlands of Brazil on bicycles.
Along the way, director Vicente Amorim beautifully explores the
inner dynamics of a family facing a great challenge. The Middle
of the World is an unimaginable road movie, both graceful and tender,
about having the courage to pursue your dreams. 2004. |
| Language: |
Portuguese
with English subtitles |
| Length: |
86
min. |
| Callnumber: |
FF
BRA 73 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
Justice |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
How
and for whom does the judicial system work in Brazil? Without attempting
to provide definite answers, Maria Ramos takes her camera to a place
rarely seen by outsiders: a criminal courtroom in Rio de Janeiro.
Ramos observes the daily routine of several individuals, people
on both sides: those who work there every day (public attorneys,
judges, prosecutors) and those who are merely passing through (the
accused). Strongly reminiscent of the work of Frederick Wiseman,
the camera is used as an instrument to see the social theater and
the structures of power--things generally invisible to us. The corridors
of the Courts of Justice, the design and layout of the courtroom,
the discourse, the codes, postures--all the little visual details
and the sounds become relevant. The filmmaker does not interpret
what she films: she gives us no interviews or narration; the camera
simply records what goes on in front of it. The film cuts between
scenes of hearings and images shot outside the closed world (in
the direction centre at some of the character's homes), linking
the courtroom with the society of which it is part and showing its
impact on people's lives. 2004
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| Language: |
Portuguese
with English subtitles |
| Length: |
102
min. |
Geography
and Environment
| Callnumber: |
GE
CA 02 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
Environment
Under Fire: Ecology and Politics in Central America |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
Environment Under
Fire explores the political and social issues behind Central America's
environmental crisis, including poverty, pesticides, cattle farming,
war and land reform. |
| Language: |
English |
| Length: |
27
min. |
History
(15th - 19th Centuries)
Contemporary
History and Politics
| Callnumber: |
HC
LA 19 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
Telenovelas,
Love, TV, and Power |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
If
TV is the opiate of today's masses, then the Latin American telenovela--broadcast
six days a week in prime time to more than 120 countries--is the
leading genre. This classic program examines the cultural impact
of the telenovela and its influence on Latin American power politics.
Interviews with sociologist Joan Luis von Tilburg, media moguls
Emilio Azcarrage and Roberto Marinho, and others are included,
along with generous clips from the sensational By These Streets,
which closely parallels Venezuelan news events, sand the mega-popular
Brazilian romantic melodrama Body and Soul. 2005 |
| Language: |
English
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| Length: |
59
min. |
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| Callnumber: |
HC HAI 04 VIDEO C
02 |
| Title: |
The
Agronomist |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
From Academy Award
winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme, "The Agronomist" tells
the story of Haitian national hero, journalist, and freedom fighter
Jean Dominique, whom Demme first met and filmed in 1986. As owner
and operator of his nation's oldest and only free radio station,
Dominique was frequently at odds with his country's various repressive
governments and spent much of the 80's and early 90's in exile
in New York, where Demme continued to interview him over the years.
Dominique fought tirelessly against his country's overwhelming
injustice, oppression, and poverty but it was Dominique's shocking
and still unsolved assassination in April of 2000 that gave the
director the impetus to assemble more than a decade's worth of
material into a celebration of this dynamic man and his legacy.
2003 |
| Language: |
English
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| Length: |
91
min. |
Hispanics
in the United States
Humanities
Inca
Introductory
Materials
Contemporary
Indigenous Peoples
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- Language
Pre-Columbian
Literature
Literature,
Modern
Literature,
Nineteenth Century
Markets
Music
| Callnumber: |
MU
CUB 14 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
A
Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
The indisputable founding
father of "bebop," Dizzy Gillespie remains one of the
most recognizable and popular figures in jazz history. During
his heyday in the 1940s, Dizzy was one of the first American jazz
musicians to incorporate the electrifying sound of Afro-Cuban
rhythms into a big-band setting. Forty years later, the legendary
jazz trumpeter was invited to Cuba, the wellspring of his inspiration,
to headline the Fifth International Jazz Festival in Havana. The
journey, as documented in this star-studded film, was a spiritual
and triumphal homecoming for the musical
genius.
Featuring
outstanding performances with then-rising stars trumpeter Arturo
Sandoval and pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, among other celebrated
Cuban musicians, director John Holland expertly offers a carefully
fleshed-out portrait of a musician "whose robust musical
ebullience is matched by an earthly sense of humor" (The
New York Times). Among the film's performances, Dizzy delivers
speed-of-light bop licks on his Afro-Latin and calypso tinged
tunes "A Night in Tunisia" and "Manteca,"
and is candidly captured as he plays, scats, dances, and jokes,
with a joy and exuberance that light up the stage. 1998 |
| Language: |
English |
| Length: |
84
min. |
Maya
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| Callnumber: |
MY 52 VIDEO C 01 |
| Title: |
Worlds
Apart |
| Mediatype: |
Video
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| Description: |
In
Southern Belize, Pedro, a 23 year old Maya, with the help of Indigenous
partners from Canada, is combining ancient wisdom with modern
technology to help preserve the rainforest and the Maya’s way
of life. Roads, logging, lack of land rights and a devastating
hurricane are just a few of the challenges Pedro must face in
his battle to preserve the rainforest and its treasure trove of
medicinal plants. In his efforts to protect and rejuvenate the
rainforest, Pedro is learning both the ancient wisdom of traditional
healers and modern techniques of satellite mapping. Maps like
the ones Pedro is learning to make are being used by Maya leaders
in negotiations with government for a co-management agreement
that will give the Maya a say in how their ancestral lands will
be developed. But, if the Maya and other Indigenous peoples of
the world are going to win their struggle with development it
will be up to young people like Pedro to create a sustainable
balance between traditional and modern lifestyles. Directed by
Steve Wolfson, Les Productions Rivard 2002. |
| Language: |
English |
| Length: |
48
min. |
Religion
-
Social
Issues and Human Rights
| Callnumber: |
SI GUA 09 VIDEO C 01 |
| Title: |
Hospitalito,
Santiago Atitlán |
| Mediatype: |
DVD |
| Description: |
At the end of September,
2005, the Hospitalito of Santiago Atitlán in the highlands
of Guatemala, supported by volunteer work and funding was up and
running. A new wing was being built, while the main building already
housed working clinics, a pharmacy, and a laboratory. This film
was intended to be a progress report on the Hospitalito, but in
the early hours of October 5, 2005....everything changed. Shot and
directed by Andrew Weeks to support the Pueblo a Pueblo Santiago
Atitlan Disaster Relief Fund in rebuilding this hospital. 2005 |
| Language: |
English and Spanish with English and Spanish subtitles |
| Length: |
14 min. |
| Callnumber: |
SI HAI 02 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
Of
Men and Gods |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
A frank look at a
largely unexplored area, Of Men and Gods examines the daily existence
of several Haitian men who are openly gay. Prevalent, yet still
taboo, homosexuality and gay culture are allowed to flourish within
the context of Haiti's Vodou religion. As "children of the
Gods" these men find an outlet for theatrical expression
through exhilarating performances in which they embody the gods.
Meanwhile the AIDS epidemic looms as a continual threat and adds
a disquieting degree of nihilism to their relatively optimistic
attitudes toward life and happiness in Port-au-Prince. 2002 |
| Language: |
in
Creole with English subtitles |
| Length: |
52
min. |
| Callnumber: |
SI LA 19 VIDEO C 02 |
| Title: |
Wetback |
| Mediatype: |
Video |
| Description: |
"Wetback, The
Undocumented Documentary" is a feature length documentary that
follows several migrants from Central America and Mexico on an extraordinary
and extremely dangerous journey to North America. More than 3,000
Latin Americans a day embark upon this journey. Less than 300 make
it to their destination. This film begins in Nicaragua and takes
the viewer on a journey through five borders. Border control tightens
as the migrants move North. Gangs in Mexico and vigilante groups
in the USA are some of the perils the migrants might have to face
on their way to the American Dream. 2004 |
| Language: |
English
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| Length: |
87
min. |
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