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The Nature of David Suzuki (1998)

This biography of the well known scientist and nature program host details his early life as a child in a WW2 internment camp and the development of his environmental philosophy. ...

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In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994)

A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid. ...

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Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)

A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker. ...

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Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker (1987)

Documentary about the first self-made American millionairess, Madam C.J. Walker. ...

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Nelson Mandela: Prisoner to President (1986)

This is the story of the life of the pre-eminent figures of the twentieth century, Nelson Mandela, up until his release after 27 years of prison. It takes us from boyhood with roots firmly embedded in the soil of Africa, through his political training with ...

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Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt (1986)

At its peak, one million New York Jews spent their summers in the Borscht Belt, the birthplace of Jewish-American iconoclastic humor. This film shows how these Catskills communities were run by women, and how class divisions were reflected in the resort ho ...

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A Sizwe Bansi Workshop (1981)

The play, Sizwe Bansi is Dead, follows the main character, Sizwe, as he writes to his wife after an unsuccessful search for a new job and better life for his family. This film places the viewer in the discussions between the writers of the play: Athol Fuga ...

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Generations of Resistance (1980)

Uses archival photographs, newsreel footage, and interviews to chronicle the quest by Black South Africans for economic viability and individual freedom. ...

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South Africa: The White Laager (1977)

Explores the history of the Afrikaners and Afrikaner nationalism, and the development of apartheid and its relevance to South Africa's political situation today. ...

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This Bloody, Blundering Business (1975)

In this satirical rendering of the history of American intervention in the Philippines following the Spanish-American War, the silent movie format with lively ragtime piano music is combined with a dramatically understated narration and excerpts from "news ...

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The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival (1972)

A stimulating, hilarious, provocative collection of the best American films dealing with you-know-what. Prize-winning films chosen by judges Gore Vidal, Andy Warhol, Terry Southern, Milos Forman, Holly Woodlawn, Sylvia Miles and Xaviera Hollander at the la ...

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D H Lawrence in Taos (1969)

Friends and contemporaries of the great English writer recall remarkable episodes from his life and times. ...

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The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America (1968)

News documentary from 1968 hosted by George Foster, exploring the legacy of oppression that remains over 100 years after the abolition of that peculiar institution. In Part 1, Foster visits Charleston, SC, and speaks with both descendants of slaves and sla ...

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Anatomy of Violence (1967)

Documentary of the Symposium on the Dialectics of Liberation and the Demystification of Violence, held in London, July 1967, organized by R.D.Laing, with Stokely Carmichael, Allen Ginsberg, Paul Goodman, Herbert Marcuse, John Gerassi, and many others. An i ...

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The Homosexuals (1967)

On March 7, 1967, 40 million Americans tuned in to watch CBS Reports: The Homosexuals, network television's first documentary on homosexuality. Near the top of the program, host and interviewer Mike Wallace calls homosexuals "the most despised minority in ...

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Strip (1966)

The work of strippers in the Phoenix Club of Old Compton Street, Soho. Includes interviews with the girls, the stage show and backstage scenes. ...

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Chelsea Bridge Boys (1965)

About a group of "Rockers" who belong to a British motorcycle club. Included are interviews with both male and female bikers. The film is largely based on candid interviews where the bikers respond to questions about politics, society, freedom and independ ...

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Immigrants (1965)

A fascinating, unsettling study of immigration in 1960s English cities. ...

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Pub (1962)

One of three London sketches directed by Peter Davis, Pub was filmed at the Approach Tavern on Approach Road, leading up to Victoria Park in East London. It was made for Swedish television to give an impression of a typical working-class British pub. ...

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