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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results43 Connexions Library2 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 10 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 13 Sources Library 3 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAsk a Silly Question Kastner, John Film/Video 2012 An inquiry into the polling and market industry. Through bogus street polls, we see how frequently people are willing to give opinions on subject matter they know nothing about. The Betrayal Winther, Karen Film/Video 2011 The filmmaker's personal journey to confront her past, baring her soul to those most hurt by her troubled youth when she ricocheted from far-left radicalism to neo-Nazi fascism out of a desperate need... Big Boys Gone Bananas!*  Gertten, Fredrik Film/Video 2011 First there was a film about banana workers saying the Dole Food Company had made them infertile. Then Dole attacked the filmmakers. Now it's time for a new film! Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story De Felitta, Raymond Film/Video 2012 In 1965, African-American waiter Booker Wright spoke out in a television documentary, outraging many white Southerners and resulting in his murder. Years later, the filmmaker's son returns to examine... Brink of Reality: New Canadian Documentary Film and Video Steven, Peter Book 1983 From angles both practical and philosophical, Peter Steven examines the business of making documentaries in Canada and reaching audiences with them. Call Me Kuchu Zouhall-Worrall, Malika; Fairfax, Katherine Film/Video 2012 In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato - Uganda's first openly gay man - and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the legislation while ... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 1, Number 2 - July 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 Canned Dreams Gauriloff, Katja Film/Video 2012 A simple can of ravioli propels this spectacular 30,000-kilometre, eight-country journey through all phases of food production and the far flung sources of international ingredients. Connexions: Volume 10, Number 1 - Spring 1986 - The Arts and Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Crayons of Askalan Hotait, Laila Film/Video 2011 In 1975, at the age of fifteen, Palestinian artist Zuhdi Al Adaw is sentenced and confined in the high security prison of Askalan, Israel for fifteen years. With the help of his fellow prisoners and t... Detropia Ewing, Heidi; Grady, Rachel Film/Video 2012 A documentary on the city of Detroit and its woes, which are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base. Drought Gonzalez, Evereado Film/Video 2011 As a result of the persistent drought, an entire community prepares for an inevitable exodus from their homeland in northern Mexico. Espoir Voyage Zongo, Michel K. Film/Video 2012 Like many young men of his country, Joanny travelled from Burkina Faso to the more affluent Ivory Coast in search of work and a better life. For many young Burkinabe men this emigration is a ritual an... The Field of Magic Survila, Mindaugas Film/Video 2011 Field of Magic is a docu-poem about people living for over two decades in Buda forest near the closed down Kariotiške.s dump, 40 km from Vilnius, Lithuania. A result of four year’s work, the film capt... Film as a Subversive Art Vogel, Amos Book 1974 Analyzes how aesthetic, sexual and ideological subversives use film to change and demystify. Finding North Silverbush, Lori; Jacobson, Kristi Film/Video 2012 A documentary that investigates incidents of hunger experienced by millions of Americans, and proposed solutions to the problem. G-Dog Mock, Freida Film/Video 2012 Unlikely gang expert Jesuit Father Boyle, known as G-Dog, creates Homeboy Industries, leading former gang involved youth to become a positive force in their communities. Herman's House Bhalla, Angad Singh Film/Video 2012 'What kind of house does a man who has been imprisoned in a six-foot-by-nine-foot cell for over 30 years dream of?' This film captures the remarkable creative journey and friendship of Herman Wallace,... How the System Got Trumped: Cambridge Analytica's Electoral Psyops Campaign Proyect, Louis Article 2018 Available from Cinema Libre Studios, "Trumping Democracy" provides the key to understanding how we have ended up with the most unpopular president in history. Inocente Fine, Sean; Nix, Andrea Film/Video 2012 Inocente is both a timeless story about the transformative power of art and a timely snapshot of the new face of homelessness in America: children. The Invisible War Dick, Kirby Film/Video 2012 An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military. Jai Bhim Comrade Patwardhan, Anand Film/Video 2011 India’s Dalit (oppressed) castes were abhorred as “untouchables”. The film, shot over 14 years follows the music of protest of Maharashtra's Dalits. In an age of increasing bigotry and superstition, i... John Sayles and Working-Class History Roberts, Nora Ruth Article 1997 Even if we know that community and solidarity will be harder to win than Sayles' newer efforts seem to suggest, the fact that someone is bucking Hollywood forgers of dominant ideology and that audienc... My Freedom, Your Freedom Naecke, Diana Film/Video 2012 Knowing nothing but drugs and violence since childhood, Kuebra and Salema have spent their adult years in and out of a Berlin prison, their experiences calling into question the effectiveness of incar... Peace Out Wilkinson, Charles Film/Video 2011 Charles Wilkinson explores the costs of damming, fracking, and extracting, and how they implicate every gas tank and light switch in this country. Price of Gold Zellner, Sven; Borkhu, Chingunjav Film/Video 2012 Mongolia is known for its original Nomad culture as well as the spectacular natural landscape. Since gold deposits have been discovered however, both are threatened. The Revisionaries Thurman, Scott Film/Video 2012 The Revisionaries follows the attempts of a creationist Board of Education member to revise the science and history curricula to better suit a white, Christian nation. Scarlet Road Scott, Catherine Film/Video 2011 Scarlet Road follows the extraordinary work of Australian sex worker, Rachel Wotton. Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression and the rights of sex workers, she specializes in a long over-looked... Sign Crimes/Road Kill: From Mediascape to Landscape Nelson, Joyce Book 1992 A collection of thirty short essays by Joyce Nelson, a writer specializing in the politics of the mass media. Slavery's Harrowing Reality Santamarina, Xiomara Article 2014 A review of the film "12 Years as a Slave" in the context of the literary genre of slave narratives. Smoke Traders Dorn, Jeff; Bainbridge, Catherine Film/Video 2012 Smoke Traders tells the story of the contraband tobacco trade and the effect on individual lives and communities from a Native perspective. The Socialist Register 1987: Volume 23: Conservatism in Britain and America: Rhetoric and Reality Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo; Saville, John (eds.) Book 1987 Socialist Register 1997: Volume 33: Ruthless Criticism of All that Exists Panitch, Leo (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1997 Superheroes for the Empire Estébanez, Lorenzo Article 2014 Estébanez examines the parallels between pop culture superhero fiction and contemporary politics as writers are inspired to make implicit statements about current ideologies. Through the Lens of Young Slum Dwellers Valente, Marcela Article 2009 Two dozen young slum dwellers in Buenos Aires began filming a documentary about themselves this month, in an attempt to break down the negative stereotypes with which they are portrayed in the media. Utopian Essays and Practical Proposals Goodman, Paul Book 1951 Whatever the subject, Goodman asks: What blocks and limits human freedom, joy, and creativity? What tends to release, free, liberate? In criticizing society and life his purpose is to improve. Goodman... "We don't have films you can eat": Talking to the D.E.C. Films Collective Cooper, Margaret Article 1983 An interview with members of DEC Films, a distributor of progressive films in English-speaking Canada. Where Heaven Meets Hell Friedlander, Sasha Film/Video 2011 Drawing strength from their families and their Muslim faith, Indonesian sulfur miners face gruelling labour and treacherous conditions on an active volcano, while struggling to overcome the desperate ... Who Cares? Dransfeld, Rosie Film/Video 2012 Rosie Dranfeld captures the gritty and dangerous world of Edmonton's sex-trade workers. In this post-Pickton era where the unthinkable is now a gruesome reality, women voluntarily provide police with... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesAK Press AK Press is a worker-run collective that publishes and distributes radical books, visual and audio media, and other mind-altering material. We're small: a dozen people who work long hours for short mo... Bureau of Public Secrets Articles from a Situationist perspective.
Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryCanadian Film Encyclopedia Currently, the CFE includes over 750 film title, biographical and subject entries, covering some of Canada’s foremost historical and modern films and filmmakers. The film title entries include plot su... The Cultural Industries in Canada Problems, Policies and Prospects Dorland, Michael (ed.) 1996 Dorland discusses policy problems specific to the Canadian cultural industries that produce cultural commodities, such as books, films and television programs. Documentary film Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia A broad category of moving pictures intended to document some aspect of reality. Documentary Film A Very Short Introduction Aufderheide, Patricia 2007 Takes readers in a journey through documentary history, discussing forms as various political documentaries, musical docs, wildlife docs, and diary films. Finally! Victory for Free Speech in Garcia v. Google McSherry, Corynne 2015 Free speech must remain free; regardless of how nasty the message may be. This is a story about the peservation of free speech and the abuses of copyright law. Il Posto - Wikipedia article about Ermanno Olmi's film Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Il Posto (1961) is an Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi. Life in Stills Tal, Tamar 2011 A photo shop owner and her grandson join forces to save the shop and the nearly one million negatives that document Israel's defining moments. Limelight (Wikipedia article about the 1952 film) Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Limelight is a 1952 comedy-drama film written, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, co-starring Claire Bloom, with an appearance by Buster Keaton. Man with a Movie Camera - Wikipedia article about the 1929 film Man with a Movie Camera, sometimes called The Man with the Movie Camera, The Man with a Camera, The Man With the Kinocamera, or Living Russia is an experimental 1929 silent documentary film, with no s... The Oxford Handbook of Film and Media Studies Kolker, Robert (ed.) 2008 Examines film and new media in the light of their convergence. Draws on leading scholars in the field to discuss traditional areas of history and theory of film and digital media. Its focus is on the ... Rain/Drizzle/Fog: Film and Television in Atlantic Canada Varga, Darrell (ed.) 2008 Scholarly study of film and television in Atlantic Canada. Provides a broad historical overview of film and television in the region, as well as essays on specific topics such as contemporary popular ... 17 Year Old Canadian Documentary Filmmaker Awarded Kim Phuc Youth Award for Peace Sources News Release 2015 Kasha Sequoia Slavner, 17 year old filmmaker, writer & advocate for peace was selected as the recipient of the first ever KIM PHUC YOUTH AWARD FOR PEACE by The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, for h... Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film Wise, Wyndham (ed.) 2001 A reference book on Canadian film and filmmakers, with reviews, biographical listings, and a detailed chronology of major events in Canadian film and television history.
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