Human Rights Grant Films
Behind the Labels c2001 46 minutes
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
Bombies c2001 57 minutes
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.
Summary: Examines the devastating impact of the war in Bosnia on women through the stories of personal stories describing the systematic rape that was used as a means of humiliation and annihilation. Video 949.742
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
Justice and the Generals 85 minutes
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
Lost Boys of Sudan c2003 87 minutes
Summary: Follows two young Sudanese boys on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America
. DVD 305.23
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.
Contents: Vision test (5:39 Min.) -- Esmeraldas : petroleum and poverty (9:00 min.) -- How to make a bird (:32 min) -- Rebel (8:00 min.) -- Holla back Dubai! (8:00 min.) -- Luv me latex (2:00 min.) -- Storm (8:00 min.) -- No escape, prison rape (7:00 min.) -- CopWatch (8:00 min.) -- Is my neighbor Latino? (1:00 min.) -- As we sleep (no time) -- We were humans (no time) --Face to face : stories from the aftermath of infamy (no time) -- Silence speaks (no time) DVD 302.23
The Human Rights Video Collection
was funded by a grant fromNational Video Resources and
The John D. and Catherine T.MacArthur Foundation.
Awarded toDuxbury Free Library and
Anti-defamation League's No Place for Hate
2004
