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 <[email protected]> To: videolib <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Jan 24, 2014 2:08 pm Subject: Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements Hi Matthew, As Jessica predicted, we have hundreds! Hereare a few which come to mind: Marx Reloaded - A newexploration into the relevance of Karl Marx's ideas for understanding theglobal economic and financial crisis. Class of Struggle - Workersat the Yema Watch Factory in Besan on depict their own labor struggles in thiscollective production initiated by Chris Marker. Far From Vietnam - Thelandmark collaboration between Jean-Luc Godard, Joris Ivens, William Klein,Claude Lelouch, Chris Marker and Alain Resnais in protest of the Vietnam war. Flower in Otomi - Tellsthe story of Den Prieto Stock, killed by the Mexican army in 1973. Fragments of a Revolution- A view of the Iranian Green Revolution protest movement, which followedMahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed 2009 election victory. Goodbye Mubarak - Egypt in themonths leading up to the Tahrir Square demonstrations-and a revolution alreadysimmering under the surface. The Miners Hymns - Theill-fated coal mining communities in North East England are the subject of thisinspired documentary by multi-media artist Bill Morrison. Neither Allah Nor Master- An explosive, personal look at secularism in the Muslim country of Tunisia. Tahrir: Liberation Square- Director Stefano Savona lived and filmed on the front lines in Tahrir Square,Cairo, to make this film from the heart of the protests that overthrew Mubarakin Egypt. Milestones - A lilting,free-associative masterpiece that follows dozens of characters as they try toreconcile their ideals with the realities of American life. Philosophers: Debates andDialogues - Four debates filmed in 1971 between renowed philosophersincluding Noam Chomsky, Michel Foucault, Arne Naess, Karl Popper, and others. There are many, many more on our pagesfor Social Movements,Civil Rights, Environment, Indigenous Peoples, Gay & Lesbian Studies,etc. Feel free to contact me offline if you need to preview or discuss any ofthese or others! Nina Riddel Sales Associate Icarus Films 718-488-8900 [email protected] From:[email protected][mailto:[email protected]] OnBehalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 24, 20141:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] documentaryfilms on radical social movements A professor is interested indocumentaries on radical, leftist social movements (not particularlymainstream), on various topics, environmental, racial, glbt, native american,economic inequality, etc. We have the following but more film suggestionsin this genre appreciated: FreeAngela Davis and All Political Prisoners AGood Day to Die NowaCumig: The Drum will Never Stop. Thanks, Matthew Matthew Wright Head of Collection Development and Instructional Services William S. Boyd School of Law University of NevadaLas Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451080 Las Vegas, NV 89154-1080 (702) 895-2409; (702) 895-2410 (fax) 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 evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
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 evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
