American Studies
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 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 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 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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Three Queer Mice
This short youth-produced animation exposes homophobia to the tune of "Three Blind Mice".
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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
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
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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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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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 documents the Voting and Human Rights March organized by the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
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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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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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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 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
Dancers from different Indigenous traditions perform "Women and Men are Good Dancers."
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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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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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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 #)
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
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
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
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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