Re: [Videolib] need a change from the daily grind...i need help!

[Elizabeth Stanley]

Hi, Rhonda,

Great questions!  We've come up with a list of titles from Bullfrog Films that 
may be interesting to the faculty who made this request.

The True Cost  http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/true.html
Groundbreaking investigation of fast fashion reveals that while the price of 
clothing has been decreasing for decades
the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically.

Human Terrain: War Becomes Academic  
http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/humt.html
Examines and questions the US military's new counterinsurgency initiative, 
'Human Terrain Systems', under which
social scientists are embedded with combat troops.

Life Apps  http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/la.html
Part of the "Reframing Rio" Series, this 5-part series features tech-savvy 
young adults from around the globe who create mobile apps for a better, more 
sustainable world.

Xmas Without China  http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/xmas.html
Explores the intersection of consumerism and immigration in American culture.

Shadows of Liberty http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/sol.html
Uses shocking examples of cover-ups and censorship by the US media to show how 
a few mega corporations exercise control over the content of our news.

The American Ruling Class  http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/arc.html
A dramatic, musical, documentary satire on class in America that attempts to 
answer the question 'Who rules America?'

Have a great weekend!

Elizabeth Stanley
Bullfrog Films


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Subject: [Videolib] need a change from the daily grind...i need help!

I got  a whopper of a faculty request and I'd love some ideas from you all...

Faculty is looking for documentaries ABOUT THE POWER OF MEDIA to create social 
change and social justice.

* a documentary ABOUT political rap music, or conscious reggae music 
aimed at political issues, or political punk music. (I SUGGESTED Hip-Hop: 
Beyond Beats and Rhymes)

* a documentary ABOUT radical movies that take on social justice 
issues. not talking about documentaries about the issues themselves, like a 
documentary about racism, but specifically a documentary about the USE OF THE 
MEDIA to address racism, for instance.

Social justice issues could include: environmental issues, racism, sexism, 
economic inequality, war, etc.



Or a documentary about the use of the internet for political movements and 
efforts at social change. Could be international, for instance, how the Arab 
Spring movements used the internet to organize.

How about a documentary about WikiLeaks?  (--I SUGGESTED  Citizenfour and The 
Internet's Own Boy)



Or any documentary about anti-consumerism / anti-materialism and/or media 
reform.



Also, does anyone know of if there is a video on this guy:

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir --a New York City based radical 
performance community, with 50 performing members and a congregation in the 
thousands. We are wild anti-consumerist gospel shouters and Earth loving urban 
activists who have worked with communities on four continents defending 
community, life and imagination. Our Devils over the 15 years of our "church" 
have remained the same: Consumerism and Militarism.


Love to hear from you all.thanks!
Rhonda

Rhonda Rosen| Circulation Services Librarian
William H. Hannon Library | Loyola Marymount University
One LMU Drive, MS 8200 | Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu 
310/338-4584|
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Re: [Videolib] Film about Syrian refugees

[Steinhoff, Cindy]

Thanks to all of you who responded with suggestions for films about Syria!

Cindy


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A faculty member is seeking a documentary about the Syrian refugee situation.  
Any suggestions?

Many thanks,

Cindy Steinhoff
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD



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Re: [Videolib] videolib Digest, Vol 97, Issue 9

[William Hilbert]

Hi Rhoda,

Chiming in from distributor BOND/360 as a few of our newer titles hit both of 
your mentioned requests. 


Politically driven rap documentary:

SHAKE THE DUST
>From executive producer and rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones and 
>journalist-turned-filmmaker Adam Sjöberg, Shake the Dust chronicles the 
>influence of breakdancing, exploring how it strikes a resonant chord in the 
>slums, favelas and ghettos of the world and far beyond. Showcasing some of the 
>most jaw-dropping breakdancing moves ever committed to film, Shake the Dust is 
>an inspiring tribute to the uplifting power of music and movement.


Radical movies that take on the justice system:

THE NOTORIOUS MR BOUT
Viktor Bout was a Russian entrepreneur, a war profiteer, an aviation magnate, 
an arms smuggler and, strangest of all, an amateur filmmaker. Until three days 
prior to his 2008 arrest on charges of conspiring to kill Americans, Bout kept 
the camera running, documenting a life spent in the grey areas of international 
law. Dubbed the "merchant of death" and portrayed by Nicolas Cage in Lord of 
War, Viktor Bout can justifiably be called the world's most famous arms dealer. 
With unprecedented access to Bout's home movies and DEA surveillance material 
gathered during the sting operation to bring him down, The Notorious Mr. Bout 
is a portrait of a life much mythologized but little understood.


DEEP WEB 
Deep Web gives the inside story of one of the the most important and riveting 
digital crime sagas of the century -- the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 
convicted 30-year-old entrepreneur accused to be 'Dread Pirate Roberts,' 
creator and operator of online black market Silk Road. The film explores how 
the brightest minds and thought leaders behind the Deep Web are now caught in 
the crosshairs of the battle for control of a future inextricably linked to 
technology, with our digital rights hanging in the balance.


Please feel free to reach out to me directly!


Best,
Will Hilbert
Education Manager
BOND/360


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I got  a whopper of a faculty request and I'd love some ideas from you all...

Faculty is looking for documentaries ABOUT THE POWER OF MEDIA to create social 
change and social justice.

* a documentary ABOUT political rap music, or conscious reggae music 
aimed at political issues, or political punk music. (I SUGGESTED Hip-Hop: 
Beyond Beats and Rhymes)

* a documentary ABOUT radical movies that take on social justice 
issues. not talking about documentaries about the issues themselves, like a 
documentary about racism, but specifically a documentary about the USE OF THE 
MEDIA to address racism, for instance.

Social justice issues could include: environmental issues, racism, sexism, 
economic inequality, war, etc.



Or a documentary about the use of the internet for political movements and 
efforts at social change. Could be international, for instance, how the Arab 
Spring movements used the internet to organize.

How about a documentary about WikiLeaks?  (--I SUGGESTED  Citizenfour and The 
Internet's Own Boy)



Or any documentary about anti-consumerism / anti-materialism and/or media 
reform.



Also, does anyone know of if there is a video on this guy:

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir --a New York City based radical 
performance community, with 50 performing members and a congregation in the 
thousands. We are wild anti-consumerist gospel shouters and Earth loving urban 
activists who have worked with communities on four continents defending 
community, life and imagination. Our Devils over the 15 years of our "church" 
have remained 

Re: [Videolib] need a change from the daily grind...i need help!

[Amy Aquilino]

Hi Rhonda!

Here are some films from WMM that I think would be perfect.

FORBIDDEN VOICES: HOW TO START A REVOLUTION WITH A 
COMPUTER
Their voices are suppressed, prohibited and censored. But world-famous bloggers 
Yoani Sánchez, Zeng Jinyan and Farnaz Seifi are unafraid of their dictatorial 
regimes. These fearless women represent a new, networked generation of modern 
rebels. In Cuba, China and Iran their blogs shake the foundations of the state 
information monopoly, putting them at great risk. This film accompanies these 
brave young cyberfeminists on perilous journeys. Eyewitness reports and 
clandestine footage show Sánchez's brutal beating by Cuban police for 
criticizing her country's regime; Chinese human rights activist Jinyan under 
house arrest for four years; and Iranian journalist and women's advocate Seifi 
forced into exile, where she blogs under a pseudonym. Tracing each woman's use 
of social media to denounce and combat violations of human rights and free 
speech in her home country, FORBIDDEN VOICES attests to the Internet's 
potential for building international awareness and political pressure.

SARABAH
Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal and an 
unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female genital 
cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a grassroots 
campaign, "Education Without Excision," which uses her music and persuasive 
powers to end the practice. But until 2010 there's one place she had never 
brought her message - back home to her own village of Thionck Essyl, where she 
fears rejection. SARABAH follows Sister Fa on this challenging journey, where 
she speaks out passionately to female elders and students alike, and stages a 
rousing concert that has the community on its feet. A portrait of an artist as 
activist, SARABAH shows the extraordinary resilience, passion and creativity of 
a woman who boldly challenges gender and cultural norms. It's an inspiring 
story of courage, hope and change.

GRRRL LOVE AND REVOLUTION: RIOT GRRRL 
NYC
Fed up with the calcification of punk into a male-dominated, misogynistic and 
increasingly mainstream movement, the birth of Riot Grrrl inthe late 1980s 
brought together feminism and pop culture in an empowering, noisy union. The 
angry music of Riot Grrrl bands such as Bikini Kill and Bratmobile became a 
creative outlet to confront issues too often silenced in the media: rape, 
domestic abuse, sexuality, racism and female empowerment. Riot Grrrl created a 
feminist subculture which made its members active, front and center 
participants in the alternative punk scene. Filmmaker Abby Moser was at the 
heart of the NYC Riot Grrrl movement, filming them between 1993 and 1996, 
creating an invaluable archive for students learning the history of feminism. 
She captured the excitement of the times, and the articulate self-awareness of 
its members. She also documents their frustration with a mainstream media which 
dismissed feminism as a hobby, and the group's own difficulties respecting the 
race and class divisions amongst themselves. Interweaving contemporary 
interviews with archival footage, this documentary examines the role of Riot 
Grrrl in launching third-wave feminism, and changing the face of women in music 
for future generations.

SONITA (AVAILABLE SPRING 2016)
If 18-year old Sonita had a say in things, Michael Jackson would be her father 
and Rihanna her mother. She captures her dream of being a famous rapper in her 
scrapbook. For the time being, her only fans are the other teenage girls in a 
Tehran shelter. There, Sonita, a refugee from Afghanistan, gets counseling for 
the traumas she has suffered and guidance in shaping her future. Her family has 
a very different future planned for her: as a bride she's worth $9,000. What's 
more, women aren't allowed to sing in Iran. How can Sonita still succeed in 
making her dreams come true?
Director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami ends up personally involved in answering that 
question, reigniting the discussion as to how documentary makers should relate 
to their subjects. This is just one of the many unexpected twists in an 
exciting journey replete with the setbacks and successes of a young women 
looking for her own path. The film's core consists of Sonita artistically 
arguing against the disastrous forced marriage practices that obstruct her 
freedom in an impressive, dramatic rap video. - IDFA Catalogue

Best,

Amy Aquilino
Distribution and Sales Manager
115 West 29th Street, Suite 1200
New York, NY 10001
212-925-0606 ext. 305


[cid:3435308539_30121745]

WMM newest release, SONITA, winner of the IDFA 
Audience Award and the Youth Docs Jury Award will make its North American 
premiere 

Re: [Videolib] need a change from the daily grind...i need help!

[Troy Davis]

check out http://www.culturejamthefilm.com (for rev. billy)



On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Amy Aquilino  wrote:

> Hi Rhonda!
>
>
>
> Here are some films from WMM that I think would be perfect.
>
>
>
> FORBIDDEN VOICES: HOW TO START A REVOLUTION WITH A COMPUTER
> 
>
> Their voices are suppressed, prohibited and censored. But world-famous
> bloggers Yoani Sánchez, Zeng Jinyan and Farnaz Seifi are unafraid of their
> dictatorial regimes. These fearless women represent a new, networked
> generation of modern rebels. In Cuba, China and Iran their blogs shake the
> foundations of the state information monopoly, putting them at great risk.
> This film accompanies these brave young cyberfeminists on perilous
> journeys. Eyewitness reports and clandestine footage show Sánchez's brutal
> beating by Cuban police for criticizing her country's regime; Chinese human
> rights activist Jinyan under house arrest for four years; and Iranian
> journalist and women's advocate Seifi forced into exile, where she blogs
> under a pseudonym. Tracing each woman's use of social media to denounce and
> combat violations of human rights and free speech in her home country,
> FORBIDDEN VOICES attests to the Internet's potential for building
> international awareness and political pressure.
>
>
>
> SARABAH 
>
> Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal
> and an unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female
> genital cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a
> grassroots campaign, “Education Without Excision,” which uses her music and
> persuasive powers to end the practice. But until 2010 there’s one place she
> had never brought her message – back home to her own village of Thionck
> Essyl, where she fears rejection. SARABAH follows Sister Fa on this
> challenging journey, where she speaks out passionately to female elders and
> students alike, and stages a rousing concert that has the community on its
> feet. A portrait of an artist as activist, SARABAH shows the extraordinary
> resilience, passion and creativity of a woman who boldly challenges gender
> and cultural norms. It’s an inspiring story of courage, hope and change.
>
>
>
> GRRRL LOVE AND REVOLUTION: RIOT GRRRL NYC
> 
>
> Fed up with the calcification of punk into a male-dominated, misogynistic
> and increasingly mainstream movement, the birth of Riot Grrrl inthe late
> 1980s brought together feminism and pop culture in an empowering, noisy
> union. The angry music of Riot Grrrl bands such as Bikini Kill and
> Bratmobile became a creative outlet to confront issues too often silenced
> in the media: rape, domestic abuse, sexuality, racism and female
> empowerment. Riot Grrrl created a feminist subculture which made its
> members active, front and center participants in the alternative punk
> scene. Filmmaker Abby Moser was at the heart of the NYC Riot Grrrl
> movement, filming them between 1993 and 1996, creating an invaluable
> archive for students learning the history of feminism. She captured the
> excitement of the times, and the articulate self-awareness of its members.
> She also documents their frustration with a mainstream media which
> dismissed feminism as a hobby, and the group’s own difficulties respecting
> the race and class divisions amongst themselves. Interweaving contemporary
> interviews with archival footage, this documentary examines the role of
> Riot Grrrl in launching third-wave feminism, and changing the face of women
> in music for future generations.
>
>
>
> SONITA (AVAILABLE SPRING 2016) 
>
> If 18-year old Sonita had a say in things, Michael Jackson would be her
> father and Rihanna her mother. She captures her dream of being a famous
> rapper in her scrapbook. For the time being, her only fans are the other
> teenage girls in a Tehran shelter. There, Sonita, a refugee from
> Afghanistan, gets counseling for the traumas she has suffered and guidance
> in shaping her future. Her family has a very different future planned for
> her: as a bride she's worth $9,000. What's more, women aren't allowed to
> sing in Iran. How can Sonita still succeed in making her dreams come true?
>
> Director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami ends up personally involved in answering
> that question, reigniting the discussion as to how documentary makers
> should relate to their subjects. This is just one of the many unexpected
> twists in an exciting journey replete with the setbacks and successes of a
> young women looking for her own path. The film's core consists of Sonita
> artistically arguing against the disastrous forced marriage practices that
> obstruct her freedom in an impressive, dramatic rap video. - *IDFA
> Catalogue*
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Amy Aquilino
>
> Distribution and Sales Manager
>
> 115 West 

[Videolib] need a change from the daily grind...i need help!

[Rosen, Rhonda]

I got  a whopper of a faculty request and I'd love some ideas from you all...

Faculty is looking for documentaries ABOUT THE POWER OF MEDIA to create social 
change and social justice.

* a documentary ABOUT political rap music, or conscious reggae music 
aimed at political issues, or political punk music. (I SUGGESTED Hip-Hop: 
Beyond Beats and Rhymes)

* a documentary ABOUT radical movies that take on social justice 
issues. not talking about documentaries about the issues themselves, like a 
documentary about racism, but specifically a documentary about the USE OF THE 
MEDIA to address racism, for instance.

Social justice issues could include: environmental issues, racism, sexism, 
economic inequality, war, etc.



Or a documentary about the use of the internet for political movements and 
efforts at social change. Could be international, for instance, how the Arab 
Spring movements used the internet to organize.

How about a documentary about WikiLeaks?  (--I SUGGESTED  Citizenfour and The 
Internet's Own Boy)



Or any documentary about anti-consumerism / anti-materialism and/or media 
reform.



Also, does anyone know of if there is a video on this guy:

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir --a New York City based radical 
performance community, with 50 performing members and a congregation in the 
thousands. We are wild anti-consumerist gospel shouters and Earth loving urban 
activists who have worked with communities on four continents defending 
community, life and imagination. Our Devils over the 15 years of our "church" 
have remained the same: Consumerism and Militarism.


Love to hear from you all.thanks!
Rhonda

Rhonda Rosen| Circulation Services Librarian
William H. Hannon Library | Loyola Marymount University
One LMU Drive, MS 8200 | Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu 
310/338-4584|
http://library.lmu.edu

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