Human Rights Grant
MOVIES at the
Duxbury Free Library
Summary:
Lured by false promises women pay high
fees to work in garment factories on the pacific island of Saipan. Powerful
hidden camera footage, along with the garment workers' personal stories, offers
a rare and unforgettable glimpse into indentured labor and the workings of the
global sweatshop.
Video 331
Summary: During the Vietnam War the U.S. Air Force dropped
an estimated 90 million cluster bombs in neighboring Laos. Bombies tells the
story of these attacks and their legacy.
Video 959.4
Books not Bars c2001 23 minutes
Summary:
Books not bars documents the inspiring youth-led movement against the massive
prison industry in the U.S. Youth activists featured in the video challenge
audiences to explore alternative options to detention and debunk public
misperceptions about youth crime rates.
Video 364.6
Calling the Ghosts 1996 63 minutes.
In Serbo-Croatian with
captions in English.
Every Mother's Son c2004 52:38 minutes
Summary:
Explores the involvement of the New York Police Department in the high profile
slayings of three men, and the mothers working for their cases to be brought to
justice. Video
364.132
Going to School 2001 64 minutes
Summary:
Going to School details the effort of the Los Angeles Unified School District
to include students with disabilities in the curriculum and provide them with
the same educational opportunities as other students. Video
305.9
Summary:
In 1980, the bodies of four American missionary women working in El Salvador
were discovered in a crude grave. Bill Ford, the brother of one of the victims,
and other family members try to bring those responsible for the murders to
justice. Video
341.48
Life + debt
c2003 86 minutes
Summary:
Life and Debt explores the effect of the International Monetary Fund's policies
on developing countries through Jamaica's experience with the organization.
DVD 972.92
Long Night's Journey into Day, c2000. 95 minutes. In English & native
languages with English subtitles.
Summary: When apartheid in South
Africa collapsed, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was formed to review
amnesty applications by those who had been involved in crimes relating to the
apartheid system. This movie focuses on four cases, revealing that the system
that imposed racial separation was anything but clear-cut. Video 968.065
Promises
c2001 102 minutes.
In Arabic, Hebrew &
English with English subtitles.
Summary:
Through the stories of seven children living in diverse areas of
Israel/Palestine, the complex political and geographic history of this region
of the Middle East is revealed. It was shot between 1997-2000 but the
statements and feelings of the children are perhaps more poignant in the light
of the current situation.
Video 956.94
State of Denial c2003 83 minutes
In English, Sotho & Zulu
with English subtitles.
Summary:
Chronicles the AIDS epidemic in South Africa through personal portrayals of
people living with AIDS, and those fighting to curb the epidemic.
Video 362.1969
Well-founded Fear c2000 119 minutes
In English with parts spoken
in foreign languages with English subtitles.
Summary:
Providing a rare glimpse of the U.S. asylum granting process through the
perspective of the Immigration and Naturalization asylum officers responsible
for reviewing asylum applications. Video 342
Third annual Media that
matters film festival c2003 74 minutes
Summary:
Fifteen short films and new media pieces on globalization, criminal justice,
civil liberties and other topics. These short films present vibrant personal
stories that have the potential to greatly impact diverse communities.
The Human Rights
Video Collection
was funded by a
grant from
National Video
Resources and
The John D. and
Catherine T.MacArthur Foundation.
Awarded to
Duxbury Free Library and