Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

"Writ Writer" is a film about the prisoners' rights movement in Texas in the 1960s and 1970s. It focuses on the legal battle waged by a state prisoner against the Texas Department of Corrections. It is available from New Day Films, where there are a number of other excellent films in this catego

Re: [Videolib] Fwd: documentary films on radical social movements

I don't think anyone has mentioned "Finally got the news" yet, which is on the Icarus site. I would highly recommend it . "... reveals the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers inside and outside the auto factories of Detroit." The more things change, the more they stay th

Re: [Videolib] Fwd: documentary films on radical social movements

Hi, Matthew, Here are several relevant films from Filmakers Library: *Melvin & Jean: An American Story * https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/melvin-jean-american-story *The F Word: Who Wants To Be a Feminist?* https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/f-word-who-wants-be-feminist *Birth Sto

Re: [Videolib] keeping DVDs alive

Answers follow each question deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 On 1/23/14 12:38 PM, "videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu" wrote: > >Hi All: > >I was wondering what some of you

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

It may be too personal and essayistic, too European, too epic and wide-ranging, or it may provide just the historical perspective the professor is looking for: in my opinion no documentary on radical politics can match Chris Marker's "A Grin without a Cat" (1977), on the turmoil of the 60s and 7

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

"With Babies and Banners: The Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade" about the 1937 strike against GM in Flint, organized by said ladies "Margaret Sanger: A Public Nuisance" about the eponymous birth control activist  who founded the first birth control clinic in 1916 and founded the precursor to

[Videolib] Fwd: documentary films on radical social movements

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Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

Hi Matthew, Women Make Movies has some titles you may want to consider: The Feminist Initiative A film by Liv Weisberg The Feminist Initiative reveals the passion, pitfalls and promise

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

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Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

Hi Elizabeth! You reminded me of the incredible documentary "Rachel Carson's Silent Spring" about the grandmother of the environmental rights moving, whose book really pissed off the federal government. She was painted as a fringe radical, but her legacy is long-lasting. Elizabeth >_

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

Hurry Tomorrow involuntary treatment in a state hospital and the roots of the patients rights movement Deadly Force police accountability in Los Angeles Taylor's Campaign homelessness and poverty in Santa Monica and stemming the tide of prejudice Going To School (Ir a la Escuela) inclusion, speci

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

Woops! I forgot "Your Mommy Kills Animals" about the animal rights movement, and covers the mainstream organizations that have lost most credibility with activists, and the radicals within the movement, which has spawned many getting arrested (often for going into animal testing labs and liber

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Thank you for your inquiry, Matthew. Sounds like the professor is teaching an interesting class. Here are some titles from the National Film Board of Canada you may consider. They can all be found at www.nfb.ca/USeducation WIEBO'S WAR "A gripping eco-drama" (Video Librarian) that tells the s

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

So many!! It'll be an embarrassment of riches for the professor! "Stop the Church" on Act UP's activism against AIDs "How to Survive a Plague" on same subject "The Battle for Brooklyn" about the movement opposing and fighting back against eminent domain in Brooklyn blessed by Bloomberg and handle

[Videolib] Documentary films on radical social movements

Hi, Matthew, Here are several relevant films from Filmakers Library: *Melvin & Jean: An American Story * https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/melvin-jean-american-story *The F Word: Who Wants To Be a Feminist?* https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/f-word-who-wants-be-feminist *Birth Sto

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

Thanks for your inquiry, Matthew! Here are titles from Bullfrog Films for your consideration. Environmental Movement A FIERCE GREEN FIRE ~ The first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement - grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change.

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

The African American Freedom Movement has in many respects provided a paradigm for other social justice movements in this country from Abolition down to the present. Newsreel has over fifty documentaries which offer definitive social histories of various phases of that movement, including recen

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

I would also recommend: If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front The Weather Underground Behind the Mask (Animal Liberation Front) Harlan Co., USA (Miner strike in early 70s, in southeastern Kentucky) Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Libr

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Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson At the Edge of the World Behind the Mask The Cove If a Tree Falls VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolvin

Re: [Videolib] Is Viewing a Movie on an aggregator a Copyright /piracy issue?

I am a little confused since I honestly don't watch stuff online but if I understand this correctly the patron is watching an illegal copy from an illegal source. I think it is aggregator who is trying to skirt the law by saying they don't actually "host" the title but the person who watches it is

[Videolib] Is Viewing a Movie on an aggregator a Copyright /piracy issue?

Hello, A patron just asked a very interesting question: is it piracy or a copyright issue if he watches free movies on a website that aggregates the movies from other sources. The following is from the site he's been using to watch movies, Megavideo. " The content is hosted on other sites s

[Videolib] Films on Radical Social Movements

If you can find a copy, "The Uprising of '34," which aired on the PBS show, Point of View, captures the spirited labor movement that began in the textile mills of the South and threatened to change the nation. Ralph Tomlinson, MLS Adult Services Librarian Olathe Public Library 201 E. Park Stree

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Hi Mathew, Greenpeace is considered one of the most radical environmental groups- Greenpeace: The Story The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence had their fair share of controversy in LGBT- Joy! Portrait of a Nun Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs aren't considered so radical now but back in the day

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

also don't forget World Cat, you have to spend time with it, but you will get great results. Lisa Flanzraich -Original Message- From: Jim Davis To: videolib Sent: Fri, Jan 24, 2014 2:38 pm Subject: Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements There are a number of

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

United in Anger: a history of ACT UP Sent from my iPad On Jan 24, 2014, at 2:46 PM, "Jim Davis" mailto:j...@docuseek2.com>> wrote: There are a number of titles on Docuseek2. Assuming you are interested in just U.S. movements, these titles are relevant: BALLOT MEASURE 9 - battle over gay right

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

"Seeing Red" by Jim Klein and Julia Reichert about American Communists. Distributed through New Day Films. Joanne Hershfield New Day Films Liaison VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic cont

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THE REVOLUTIONARY www.revolutionarymovie.com WITNESS TO REVOLUTION http://stourwater.com/films/witness-to-revolution/ Lucy Ostrander - Stourwater Pictures www.stourwater.com 11431 Miller Road NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 (206) 780-6928 On 1/24/2014 10:35 AM, matthew.wri...@unlv.edu wrote:

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

There are a number of titles on Docuseek2. Assuming you are interested in just U.S. movements, these titles are relevant: BALLOT MEASURE 9 - battle over gay rights measure in Oregon (2008, Collective Eye) BETTER THIS WORLD - two youth arrested on terrorism charges because of activities at 2008

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

maybe a pathfinder-- also hard copy filmographies would be more orderly--like UC Berkeley always has good on line pathfinders; I will try to think of others--there will be quite a few Lisa Flanzraich Queens College/CUNY Flushing, NY 11367 -Original Message- From: Nina Riddel To: vi

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

Hi Matthew, As Jessica predicted, we have hundreds! Here are a few which come to mind: Marx Reloaded - A new exploration into the relevance of Karl Marx's ideas for understanding the global economic and financial crisis. Class of Strugg

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

Hello Matthew, Zeitgeist Films has a number of documentaries that might fit your proverbial bill: I'd HIGHLY recommend our latest doc: Let the Fire Burn: "On May 13, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial radical urban group MOVE came to a deadly climax. B

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

Could I suggest THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI? Also, I am assuming the subject is limited to America? Best, Elizabeth Elizabeth Sheldon Senior Vice President Kino Lorber, Inc. 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503 New York, NY 10018 (212) 629-6880 www.kinolorberedu.com On Jan 24, 2014, at 1:37 PM, Jessic

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

I predict the longest thread of titles in videolib history. On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 1:35 PM, wrote: > A professor is interested in documentaries on radical, leftist social > movements (not particularly mainstream), on various topics, environmental, > racial, glbt, native american, economic ineq

[Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

A professor is interested in documentaries on radical, leftist social movements (not particularly mainstream), on various topics, environmental, racial, glbt, native american, economic inequality, etc. We have the following but more film suggestions in this genre appreciated: Free Angela Davis

[Videolib] The Boys of St. Columb's

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to locate a region 1 DVD of the Irish film The Boys of St. Columb's. Does anyone know where I could purchase one? The distributor is Digital Classics and it was produced by West Park Pictures, but I'm not having luck finding contact information for either of those compan