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- DirectorBenjamin EichertRick RowleyStaale SandbergStarsMumia Abu-JamalMedea BenjaminBlase BonpaneJan. 1 1994: The Day the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went in effect. A few minutes after midnight in Southeastern Mexico, several thousand Indian soldiers take over half the state of Chiapas, declaring a war against global corporate power and for humanity. They call themselves the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN). Zapatista is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. it is the story of the Mayan peasant uprising, armed with sticks and their word against a first world military. It is the story of a global movement that has fought 175,000 federal troops to a standstill and transformed Mexican culture and international political cultural forever. Transcribed from back of VHS box.
- DirectorSimone DobmeierTorsten StriegnitzStarsFriederike Solak
- DirectorAlan LandsburgStarsMike Wallace
- DirectorTherese DennyStarsRobert McKenzieZedong MaoEdgar Snow
- DirectorJohn GianvitoStarsNoam ChomskyCarolyn ForchéAuthor, activist, lecturer, and crusader for those with disabilities, the extraordinary Helen Keller was unable to see or hear, yet through hard work became highly accomplished and famously outspoken. Her autobiography The Story of My Life and its dramatic adaptation The Miracle Worker made Keller's name a household word. John Gianvito's new film Her Socialist Smile is a spare, pure, and beautifully composed account of her political life as a supporter of progressive causes. Incorporating footage of her home life, her surroundings, and her teacher Anne Sullivan, the film's focal point shifts to Keller's own words-her many speeches-as she ardently advocates on behalf of the causes in which she so firmly believed.
- DirectorDoug AubreyPeri IbrahimTue Steen MüllerTells the story of a man in search of himself, his people, his gun and a country that doesn't exist.
- DirectorClarisse Hahn
- DirectorStefano SavonaStarsKazim CavuldakAramSiyarAkif left Germany to join up with the PKK guerrilla fighters. His diary records the doubts, dreams and political discussions that the fighters share as they march through the mountains, and in the meetings where the women criticize male prejudices.
- DirectorPhil ChilversDavid G. CroftKen O'NeillStarsBeverley CravenChris De BurghGloria EstefanThis five-hour telethon, produced by Tony Hollingsworth of Tribute, was organised just after the Gulf War, as Kurdish refugees fled to the mountains. The broadcast reached 36 countries and raised $15 million. The main concert was staged at Wembley, with five satellite sites beaming concerts from around the world. The result was the first ever "World Juke Box" allowing artists on tour in the USA, Australia, the Netherlands and the UK to help the Red Cross provide aid to Kurdish refugees.
- DirectorGabar CholiStarsHarman AulakhGabar CholiGandi HajiFacial tattoo of a lost man holds a tragic secret.
- DirectorReber DoskyThe Kurdish struggle for freedom from the Caliphate, as told by those who endured it.
- DirectorYüksel YavuzStarsAbdulkadir AyganBeriwanIsmail Besikçi
- DirectorArnold SchwartzmanStarsBen KingsleyMiriam MargolyesPatrick StewartLiberation tells the dramatic story of the battle waged on two fronts during World War II - the Allied campaign to liberate Europe and Hitler's genocidal campaign against the Jews.
- StarsJeffrey JacobsDieuwke de MooijThomas Brodie-Sangster'Voices of Liberation' is a 11-part documentary series about the international memorial route that connects important milestones of the liberation from west to east at the end of the Second World War.
- DirectorAlexandru SolomonStarsGeorge BecaliGeorge CoposDan DiaconescuAn imaginary return of dictator Ceausescu after 20 years of capitalism in his country, Romania, where he finds a new society but also old habits in the country's businessmen.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreWilliam BlackJimmy CarterAn examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.
- CreatorBruno NahonIlan ZivStarsRobert BoyerThomas PikettyMichael HudsonIn the early days of the system, that came to be known as Capitalism, political economists of all stripes struggled to understand the laws that govern the flow of capital - and of Capitalism's related activities. As a result, a critical assessment and sketchy understanding of how Capitalism worked began to emerge. But in recent times, as the system, and the world, has grown a hundredfold more complex we have veered away from the pursuit of any clear, critical understanding of the phenomenon. Economic departments in most major universities in the English-speaking world have abolished courses in the history of Economic and political economy. We are left with incomprehensible mathematical models whose relevance to the real world is hotly disputed. We were told very little about Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus yet their names have been used to give legitimacy to contemporary economic activities. To further obscure the issues, this « econo speak » has been supplemented by endless superficial news reports, pundits discussions and analysis filled with clichés and superficial information. Our series intends to puncture this veil of opacity to go beyond the current « econo- speak » to re examine the ideas which have been used in the past 40 to reshape the world. Is today's economic crisis a temporary blimp on the road to progress or a symptom of a deeper crisis of the system as a whole? Can the big ideas of the at the heart of our Economic system help us understand today's economic crisis, or obscure it? And more importantly - can they show us a way out?
- DirectorTricia ReganStarsHillary AaronJoe AaronLexi AaronFollows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production.
- DirectorTricia ReganStarsRichard Cannon IIIJoe AaronLexi AaronAutism: The Sequel revisits the stars of this musical 12 years later as the original subjects, now in their early 20s, navigate what independence means to them as they manage both challenges and triumphs as adults living on the autism spectrum.
- DirectorMatt FullerAutism in Love follows the story of four adults with autism spectrum disorders as they search for and manage romantic relationships.
- DirectorErik LinthorstStarsCaroline BennerJan BlacherJasmin BoardFive diverse students on the autism spectrum take us into their lives and into their classrooms to show us how they're making college work.
- DirectorAlex LehmannStarsNoah BrittonEthan FinlanJack HankeIn this coming of age documentary, four friends on the Autism spectrum whom have bonded through humor and performed as the comedy troupe "Asperger's Are Us" will prepare for one final, ambitious show before going their separate ways.