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The Earth Belongs to the People (Newsreel #57)

The Earth Belongs to the People (Newsreel #57)

The Earth Belongs to the People (Newsreel #57)

An analysis of the ecological crisis, this film dispells the myths that big business and big government had been telling the people about the global ecological crisis.
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The Good Son

The Good Son

The Good Son

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The Grand Circle

The Grand Circle

The Grand Circle

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The Kitchen Blues

The Kitchen Blues

The Kitchen Blues

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The KKK Boutique Ain't Just Rednecks (76 minutes)

The KKK Boutique Ain't Just Rednecks (76 minutes)

The KKK Boutique Ain't Just Rednecks (76 minutes)

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The KKK Boutique ain't Just Rednecks: A Docu/Fantasy about Everybody's Racism

The KKK Boutique ain't Just Rednecks: A Docu/Fantasy about Everybody's Racism

The KKK Boutique ain't Just Rednecks: A Docu/Fantasy about Everybody's Racism

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The Lower 9: A Story of Home (Long Version)

The Lower 9: A Story of Home (Long Version)

The Lower 9: A Story of Home (Long Version)

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The Lower 9: A Story of Home (Short Version)

The Lower 9: A Story of Home (Short Version)

The Lower 9: A Story of Home (Short Version)

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The Momentary Enemy

The Momentary Enemy

The Momentary Enemy

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The Multiplicity of Us

The Multiplicity of Us

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The Multiplicity of Us

A series of three short documentary films created by a group of immigrant and first generation women.
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The Nation Erupts

The Nation Erupts

The Nation Erupts

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The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn

The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn

The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn

The 20-year journey of an unlikely band of activists who take an ancient music from the hills of Haiti and reinvent it on the streets of Brooklyn.
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The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn (72)

The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn (72)

The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn (72)

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The Promised Land

The Promised Land

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The Pyre

The Pyre

The Pyre

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The Right to Vend

The Right to Vend

The Right to Vend

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The Throwaways

The Throwaways

The Throwaways

THE THROWAWAYS is a timely and provocative look at the impact of mass incarceration and police brutality on black males in America. Recommended by Video Librarian Magazine.
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The Women Outside: Korean Women and the U.S. Military

The Women Outside: Korean Women and the U.S. Military

The Women Outside: Korean Women and the U.S. Military

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The World Saxophone Quartet

The World Saxophone Quartet

The World Saxophone Quartet

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The Yellow Pages

The Yellow Pages

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The Yellow Pages

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There's More to Life (AGEM Short)

There's More to Life (AGEM Short)

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There's More to Life (AGEM Short)

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Three Queer Mice

Three Queer Mice

Three Queer Mice

This short youth-produced animation exposes homophobia to the tune of "Three Blind Mice".
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To Be Me: Tony Quon

To Be Me: Tony Quon

To Be Me: Tony Quon

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To Love, Honor & Obey

To Love, Honor & Obey

To Love, Honor & Obey

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Toc Storee

Toc Storee

Toc Storee

The first in a series by the artist addressing Asian/Pacific Islander Gay experiences, this multilevel narrative explores sexuality, identity, tradition and personal recollection through gay Asian storytelling.
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Tongues of Heaven

Tongues of Heaven

Tongues of Heaven

Four young indigenous women from Taiwan and Hawai’i share their questions, desires and challenges of learning the language of their forebears—languages that are endangered.
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Trans Lives Matter! Justice for Islan Nettles

Trans Lives Matter! Justice for Islan Nettles

Trans Lives Matter! Justice for Islan Nettles

A powerful document of a community vigil for Islan Nettles, a Transgender Womyn of Color who was beaten to death in 2013.
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Two Dollar Dance

Two Dollar Dance

Two Dollar Dance

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Two Months to Home

Two Months to Home

Two Months to Home

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Two Spirits: Native American Lesbians and Gays

Two Spirits: Native American Lesbians and Gays

Two Spirits: Native American Lesbians and Gays

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Umbilical Cord

Umbilical Cord

Umbilical Cord

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Undertow

Undertow

Undertow

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Unspoken

Unspoken

Unspoken

Through letter-writing, a community discussion, and a drag performance, six queer and trans Asian Americans grapple with their queerness and consider what family acceptance might look like.
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Vintage: Families of Value

Vintage: Families of Value

Vintage: Families of Value

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Voces de Fillmore

Voces de Fillmore

Voces de Fillmore

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Voice of the Faceless

Voice of the Faceless

Voice of the Faceless

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Voices of the Gods

Voices of the Gods

Voices of the Gods

This documentary captures the rich legacy of ancient African religions practiced in the United States.
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Voting Rights Now

Voting Rights Now

Voting Rights Now

VOTING RIGHTS NOW documents the Voting and Human Rights March organized by the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
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Waiting for Mercy: The Case against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref

Waiting for Mercy: The Case against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref

Waiting for Mercy: The Case against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref

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Walking With FUREE

Walking With FUREE

Walking With FUREE

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War for Guam

War for Guam

War for Guam

The first public television documentary about the experience and impact of WWII on Guam, a US territory since 1898.
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Wataridori: Birds of Passage

Wataridori: Birds of Passage

Wataridori: Birds of Passage

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Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification

Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification

Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification

An original and visionary work, this cathartic film links the present with the ancestral past.
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Wave: A True Story in Hip Hop

Wave: A True Story in Hip Hop

Wave: A True Story in Hip Hop

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We Always Danced

We Always Danced

We Always Danced

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We Demand Freedom

We Demand Freedom

We Demand Freedom

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We the People

We the People

We the People

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We, Too, Sing America: Racist Backlash in the Aftermath of September 11

We, Too, Sing America: Racist Backlash in the Aftermath of September 11

We, Too, Sing America: Racist Backlash in the Aftermath of September 11

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What Are Our Women Like in America?

What Are Our Women Like in America?

What Are Our Women Like in America?

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What is a Line?

What is a Line?

What is a Line?

Weaving a narrative of a jilted lover with footage of a train in motion, this video is a darkly comedic study of the physical, psychological and emotional traumas jilted lovers go through.
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Whatever It Takes

Whatever It Takes

Whatever It Takes

WHATEVER IT TAKES follows the amazing first year of a cutting-edge public high school in NYC’s South Bronx.
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Women and Men Are Good Dancers

Women and Men Are Good Dancers

Women and Men Are Good Dancers

Dancers from different Indigenous traditions perform "Women and Men are Good Dancers."
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Women of Substance

Women of Substance

Women of Substance

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Work and Respect

Work and Respect

Work and Respect

New updated version includes footage of New York State Governor David Paterson signing the 2010 Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights.
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Work in Progress

Work in Progress

Work in Progress

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X 1/2: The Legacy of Malcolm X

X 1/2: The Legacy of Malcolm X

X 1/2: The Legacy of Malcolm X

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Yanqui WALKER and the OPTICAL REVOLUTION

Yanqui WALKER and the OPTICAL REVOLUTION

Yanqui WALKER and the OPTICAL REVOLUTION

This film explores a now-obscure American expansionist, William Walker, who through military force and coercion became president of Nicaragua in 1856.
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Yari Yari Pamberi: Black Women Writers Dissecting Globalization

Yari Yari Pamberi: Black Women Writers Dissecting Globalization

Yari Yari Pamberi: Black Women Writers Dissecting Globalization

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Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future

Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future

Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future

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Zulaikha

Zulaikha

Zulaikha

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Stories Within: A Film by the Austin Asian American Community

Stories Within: A Film by the Austin Asian American Community

Stories Within: A Film by the Austin Asian American Community

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North Korea: Beyond the DMZ

North Korea: Beyond the DMZ

North Korea: Beyond the DMZ

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Heart of Harlem

Heart of Harlem

Heart of Harlem

HEART OF HARLEM traces the life and times of Holcombe Rucker, who founded a summer basketball league while working for New York Citys Parks Department in order to give young people a positive alternative to the streets.
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Either Or (Newsreel #)

Either Or (Newsreel #)

Either Or (Newsreel #)

A short newsreel showing the grassroots organizing efforts of the East Coast Panthers as they attempted to implement community-based social programs while simultaneously battling severe harassment from local and federal authorities.
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Voices of Chinatown: Here to Stay

Voices of Chinatown: Here to Stay

Voices of Chinatown: Here to Stay

Fifth-generation shopkeepers Mei Lum and Gary Lum speak to how their work exists as everyday resistance to gentrification and creates sustained community in the heart of New York City.
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Blueprint for My People

Blueprint for My People

Blueprint for My People

This short film illuminates the African-American experience by lyrically interweaving spoken-word narration of Margaret Walker’s epic poem, “For My People” with contemporary images and rare 19th century cyanotypes (blue photographic prints known as “blueprints”) of African Americans.
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To Build a Monument

To Build a Monument

To Build a Monument

Three Black queer individuals reflect on their connections to their ancestors. Inspired by Sakia Gunn's legacy, the film meditates on grief, death, queerness and ancestorhood.
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