ARGENTINA |
BOLIVIA| BRAZIL | CHILE | COLOMBIA | COSTA RICA | CUBA |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | ECUADOR | EL SALVADOR | GENERAL | GUATEMALA |
HAITI | MEXICO | NICARAGUA | PANAMA | PERU
Borges and I
[Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision, c1983.
1 videocassette (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide.
Explores the life and works of author Jorge Luis Borges. The program relates Borges' profoundly original stories to his personal experience, and attempts to reconcile the public and private images of this major 20th century writer.
PQ7797.B635 Z538 - Videocassette
PQ7797.B635 Z538 - Guide
Los Desaparecidos = The disappeared ones
Morgan Hill, Calif. : Grass Valley Films, c2003.
1 videocassette (33 min., 40 sec.) : ad., b&w with col. sequence; 1/2 in.
In the 1970s a military dictatorship murdered over 30,000 young people in Argentina. Mothers of some of those people tell their stories. The mothers marched until the public joined them and the government was doomed.
JC599. A7 D47 2003 - Videocassette
Doing Business In Argentina
Boulder, Colo. : Big World, c1997.
1 videocassette (ca. 43 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 instructor's guide (36 p. ; 22 cm.)
Provides information on business customs in Argentina, including the background of the country and its economy, business relationships, communicating, negotiating, and management.
HF3096 .D65 - Videocassette
HF3096 .D65 - Guide
Evita
[California?] : Hollywood Pictures Home Video ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1997?].
1 videocassette (ca. 135 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
True-life story of Eva Peron, who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve fortune and fame as the wife of the president of Argentina Juan Peron.
M1500.L59 E85 - Videocassette
Evita: The Story of Eva Peron
Minneapolis, Minn. : Simitar Entertainment, 1996.
1 videocassette (ca. 57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This life of Eva Peron is interwoven with interviews with Madonna, who portrays her in the musical film about Argentina's president and his wife.
F2849.P37 E9593 - Videocassette
The Garden of Forking Paths
South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A series of programs looking at contemporary Latin America. This program focuses on Argentina - its history, politics and government, and economic and social problems and conditions.
F2849.2 .G37x - Videocassette
Great Decisions 1994
New York : Foreign Policy Association, c1994.
2 videocassettes (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Discussion of eight foreign policy issues that face the United States.
E744 .G732 tape 2 - Videocassette
Malajunta: Bad Company
New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 1996.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the 1976-1983 period in Argentina, when that nation was terrorized by one of the cruelest military dictatorships in Latin American history which resulted in the kidnapping and "disappearing" of over 30,000 people and the imprisonment and torture of more than 10,000 political prisoners. Film also documents the 1983 return to democracy, the subsequent trials and pardons of the military leaders, and their bitter legacy which continues to divide the country, blending archival footage with interviews with historians, writers, artists, lawyers and the children of "disappeared" persons.
JC599.A7 M34 - Videocassette
To Live With Terror: The Unsolved Attacks in Buenos Aires
New York : Filmakers Library, [2002?]
1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
In the 1990s there were two terrorist attacks against the Jewish community in Buenos Aires, both of which faded quickly from the memory of the international community. This film uncovers the lackluster investigations conducted by the Argentine government and exposes the layers of official corruption as well as the pervasive anti-semitism in Argentina.
F2849.2 T6 2002 - Videocassette
Una Vista A Buenos Aires
Huntsville, TX : Educational Video Network, 1993.
1 videocassette (19 min.) : sd., col ; 1/2 in. + 1 script (17 p.)
Tours through the beautiful capital city of Argentina.
F3001 .V57 - Videocassette
F3001 .V57 - Script
The Aymara : A Case Study In Social Stratification
[Fountain Valley, CA : Coastline Community College, 1994], c1983.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col, ; 1/2 in.
Examines the inequities of a sharp class division between the Spanish-speaking mestizos and the subordinate Aymara Indians.
GN491.45 .A952 - Videocassette
Bolivia: Coca, Food For The Poor
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1997.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Among the impoverished women of Bolivia, the coca plant has a pervasive influence. While the raw leaves of the plant may provide "food" for the poor, its derivative product, cocaine, enriches those whose oppressive policies keep the women and their families at a subsistence level.
HD6121 .B64 1997 - Videocassette
Ernesto "Che" Guevara : le journal de Bolivie=das bolivianische Tagebuch = the Bolivian diary
[Livonia, MI] : Fox Lorber Home Video, c1998.
1 videocassette (94 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Documentary based on Guevera's diary of his futile 11-month attempt to spark a revolution in Bolivia in 1967.
F2849.22 G85 E75 1998 - Videocassette
Explore Bolivia. Part I and II
[S.I.]: Gaylord Production Co./Southern Cross Productions, c1986.
1 videocassette : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
In Orphans of the Sun, explorers search for the last Incas. In Magic Healing, Magic Death, explorers meet with healers who can cure tuberculosis.
F3429 .E86 1986 - Videocassette
Mirrors Of The heart
South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A series of programs looking at contemporary Latin America. This program focuses on identity, race and ethnicity in three Latin American countries - Bolivia, Dominican Republic and Haiti.
F3359.A1 M57x - Videocassette
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Agua Preta= Black Water
[Bahia, Brazil] : Universidade Federal da Bahia, c1990.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Tells the story of how pollution from a nearby paper factory has affected the people of the village of Sao Braz, Brazil, whose livelihood comes from the waters and estuaries of the area.
TD424.4.B6 A38x - Videocassette
Brazil
[New York : Distributed by New Video Group], c1996.
1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines Brazil's changing economy. Brazil has the largest economy in Latin America, but also has a long history of inflation and corruption. Includes an interview with President Fernando Henrique Cardoso describing the step his administration has taken to open up and privatize Brazil's market.
HC187 .B85 - Videocassette
The Buck Stops In Brazil
New York : Learning Corporation of America ; Northbrook, Ill. : MTI Teleprograms [distributor], c1983.
1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide.
Eric Sevareid hosts this program which takes an inside look at the high-stakes world of international banking. Shows why the world's largest banks continue to invest in Brazil, a country which already owes $70 billion it can never hope to repay.
HG3881 .B78x - Videocassette + Guide
Capital Sins
South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A series of programs looking at contemporary Latin America. This program focuses on Brazil - its economic and social conditions, people, resources, politics and government.
F2510 .C36 - Videocassette
Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil
[New York] : Filmakers Library, c1990.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col., 1/2 in.
This documentary, shot in one of the most remote corners of the Brazilian Amazon, graphically depicts the devastating impact of contact with the outside world on an isolated indigenous tribe, the Yanomami Indians, who are considered to be the last major Stone Age people in the Amazon.
F2520.1.Y3 C65x - Videocassette
Doing Business In Brazil
Boulder, Colo. : Big World, c1997.
1 videocassette (ca. 38 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (32 p.)
Provides information on business customs in Brazil, including the background of the country and its economy, business relationships, communicating, negotiating, and management.
HF3083 .D65 - Videocassette
HF3083 .D65 - Guide
Favelas: um documentario = Slums
[New York, NY] : Cinema Guild, between 1986 and 1991.
1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
Documentary film explores the squatter settlement slum areas, or favelas, of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Discusses the factors leading to their creation and their subculture. Interviews with social service workers and inhabitants of the favelas are interspersed with poetic narrative commentary on and photographic observation of life in the favelas.
HN290.S33 F38 - Videocassette
The Feast
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, [1997?]
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the first stages of alliance formation between two mutually hostile Yanoman of Indian villages in southern Venezuela and northern Brazil. Describes in detail the preparations for a feast involving the inhabitants of the villages and presents scenes of chanting, dancing, and trading at the feast.
F2520.1.Y3 F42 - Videocassette
Great Decisions 1994
New York : Foreign Policy Association, c1994.
2 videocassettes (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Discussion of eight foreign policy issues that face the United States.
E744 .G732 tape 1, tape 2 - Videocassette
The Kayapo: Out of the Forest
Chicago, IL : [released by] Films Inc., c1989.
1 videocassette (52 min., 7 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Documents the opposition of the Kayapo Indians of central Brazil to the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Altamira. Includes the demonstration by 600 Kayapo against the proposed dam and their success in stopping its construction.
F2520.1.C45 K39x - Videocassette
The Last of the Hiding Tribes: A Record Filmed Over 30 Years, 1967-1998
[Oley, PA] : Bullfrog Films, [c1999]
3 videocassettes (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in, 3 parts.
Films are set in the Brazilian Amazon and trace the history of three tribes on the edge of extinction. The first tells of the search for a young white settler who was kidnapped by members of the Uru Eu Wau Wau tribe, and the fate of the tribe facing invading civilization. The second chronicles the efforts of Claudio Villas Boas to first save the remnants of the Panara tribe by removing them to the safety of a national park and then returning them to their ancestral lands. The third highlights the efforts of a government agency to locate the remnants of the nearly extinct Ava-Canoeiro tribe.
F2519.1.A6 L28 1999 pt. 1-3 - Videocassette
Life And Debt
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, 1992.
1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This film shows how dire economic conditions in Brazil have led to the murder of 500 street children per year. A staggering debt, uncontrolled deforestation, and massive dislocation have all contributed to this scandalous murder spree.
HC187 .L53 - Videocassette
The Mehinacu
Chicago, Ill. : Films Incorporated Video [distributor], 1991.
1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The Mehinacu live in a small village in the central Brazilian rain forest. The focus of this program is their annual celebration designed to ensure a good fruit harvest. Their peaceful way of life is threatened by a planned road through the forest.
F2520.1.M44 M43 - Videocassette
Miracles Are Not Enough
South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A series of programs looking at contemporary Latin America. This program examines the changing role of religion and the Catholic Church in Brazil and Nicaragua. In the last 30 years, the religious landscape has changed dramatically, with new religions challenging Catholicism, old and new beliefs mingling, and the Catholic Church undergoing remarkable changes.
BR600 .M57x - Videocassette
The Price Of Progress
Oley, PA. : Bullfrog Films, c1989.
1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Investigates massive resettlement schemes sponsored by the World Bank in India, Indonesia, and Brazil.
HB2160 .P75 -Videocassette
Que bom te ver viva: How nice to see you alive
[New York, NY : Distributed by Women Make Movies, 1989]
1 videocassette (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Based on a March 1961 Brazilian coup that suspended civil rights. Torture was common for those against the regime. This tape is about the coup and its survivors.
F2538.2 .Q42x - Videocassette
Rain Forests: Proving Their Worth
Oakland, CA : The Video Project [distributor] ; c1990.
1 videocassette (31 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Discusses a plan to use the renewable resources of the rain forests to sell to make money so the rain forests will be worth as much or more than the land they occupy would be if the rain forests were destroyed.
SD414.B73 R35x - Videocassette
A Twentieth Century Medicine Man
[Chicago, Ill.] : Public Media Education, [1994], c1990.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Bill Kurtis journeys to the northern tip of Brazil where ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin studies among the Trio Indians. A Trio healer takes Dr. Plotkin and Kurtis deep into the Amazon rain forest and reveals which plants have medicinal uses. The search for knowledge continues at the National Cancer Institute near Washington, D.C., where thousands of previously unknown plant species collected by ethnobotanists are tested as possible cures for cancer and AIDS.
F2420.1.T7 T84 - Videocassette
Yakoana
New York : Parabola Video, c1997.
1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd. col. ; 1/2 in.
Participants in the First World Conference of Indigenous Peoples on Territory, Environment and Development discuss their concerns about environment, development and the survival of their cultures in anticipation of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro.
GN380 .Y33 - Videocassette
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La batalla de Chile: la lucha de un pueblo sin armas = The struggle of an unarmed people
New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, [199-?]
2 videocassettes (183 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
A two-part documentary on the fate of Salvador Allende's Popular Unity government filmed throughout Chile from February to September 1973. Part one examines the escalation of rightist opposition following the left's victory in congressional elections in March. Part two examines the attmepted military coup of June, 1973, and the subsequent successful military assault on the presidential palace that resulted in the installation of Augusto Pinochet.
F3100. B37 1990z pt. 1-2 - Videocassette
Avenue Of The Americas
[New York? : Cinema Guild], c1975.
1 videocassette (82 min.): sd, col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Discusses Chilean political and economic conditions during the early 70s. The influence that U. S. industries have tried to exert on Chile through the efforts of the U.S. government is discussed. Through a number of interviews with Chileans it is shown how conditions were improved under Allende's socialism, which rejected United States' influence. Also discusses the coup in 1975.
F3100 .A84 - Videocassette
Chile: Defeat Of A Dictator
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c2000.
1 videocassette (34 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
General Augusto Pinochet seized power in a 1973 military coup. He banned political parties, closed newspapers, and spread fear throughout the country. The democratic opposition realized that the constitution Pinochet wrote in 1980 called for a plebicite--a chance for people to vote "Yes" or "No" on another eight years of military rule. On October 5, 1988, Pinochet was voted out.
F3100 .C47 2000 - Videocassette
Chile: Obstinate Memory
New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, 1997.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Patricio Guzman returns to Chile 23 years later and shows his film The Battle of Chile about the military coup of September 11, 1973, when Salvador Allende's democratically-elected government was overthrown by General Augusto Pinochet's army, and the violent counter-revolution that followed, to his old friends and to a student group.
F3100.C476 1997 - Videocassette
Cien Ninos Esperando un Tren
New York : First Run/Icarus Films, c1988.
1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
In Chile, a group of elementary students learn about film making and film history.
TR852 C54 - Videocassette
Great Decisions 1994
New York : Foreign Policy Association, c1994.
2 videocassettes (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Discussion of eight foreign policy issues that face the United States.
E744 .G732 tape 2 - Videocassette
In Women's Hands
South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A series of programs looking at contemporary Latin America. This program focuses on the women of Chile and how political and social changes since the 1970s has changed the traditional role of women. Women have become a new force, changing families, their communities and their country.
F3100 .I52x - Videocassette
Inside Pinochet's prisons
New York : Filmakers Library, c1999.
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
Secretly filmed by East German journalists who penetrated the concentration camps in Chile 1973, scenes of life there and the truth of Pinochet's regime are laid bare.
F3100 .I57 1999 - Videocassette
Isabel Allende: the Chilean Storyteller: the House of Spirits
Princeton, NJ.:Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2005.
1 videodisc (46 min.): sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.
..."Isabel Allende discusses why she turned to writing novels, the impact of Chile's 1973 coup, her life as an emigre, and her recurring literacy theme of exile" -- Container.
PQ8098.1 L54 Z698 2005 - Videodisc
Missing
Universal City, Calif. : MCA Videocassette, c1982.
1 videocassette (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Based on an actual event, the story involves the search by his wife and father for a young American who disappeared during a South American coup.
PN1997.85 .M567 - Videocassette
Pablo Neruda: Chile's master poet
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2001.
"The life and work of Pablo Neruda -- Nobel Laureate, statesman, renowned poet -- both reflect and embody the events that shaped the 20th century. Born in Chile, he fled as a political refugee in 1948, not to return until 1952. Through archival materials, Neruda's writings, and interviews with the family, friends and scholars, this program presents Neruda's life and times that molded it." --Container
PQ8097 .N4 Z7193 2001 - Videocassette
The Pinochet Case
New York : First Run/Icarus Films, 2001.
1 videocassette (110 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Investigates the legal case against Augusto Pinochet, dictator of Chile, for crimes against humanity. This was a historic case in that the House of Lords stripped him of his legal immunity and ruled that even heads of states can be held accountable for crimes against humanity.
KD373.P55 P55 2001- Videocassette
Threads Of Hope
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Science, 1996.
1 videocassette (51 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Threads of Hope is the powerful story of a group of Chilean women who banded together in silent protest and dared to defy a dictatorship. They are the sisters, mothers and wives of Pinochet's 'disappeared' and, armed with scraps of cloth, sewing needles and the overwhelming desire to find their loved ones, they set to work telling their stories by creating arpilleras: colorful handmade tapestries that chronicled the horror and injustice of Chile's reign of terror.
HQ1236.5.C5 T47 - Videocassette
Amor, mujeres y flores [videorecording] = Love, Women And Flowers
New York, N.Y. : Women Make Movies, 1988.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Describes the health hazards workers in Colombia's flower growing industry face from pesticides.
RA1270.P4 A46 1988 - Videocassette
Cocaine: The Source & The Consequences
[S.l.] : Bridgestone Group, c1990.
1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd. col. ; 1/2 in.
Reveals how cocaine is processed from coca leaves, how the Kogi Indians in Colombia center their lives around the coca plant, how the Medellin cocaine/drug cartel reaps huge profits from drug trafficking, how revolutionary movements are financed through guerilla control of cocaine harvests and flow, and how cocaine fields are impacting the world environment.
HV5840.C7 C62x - Videocassette
An Ecology Of Mind
Alexandria, VA : PBS Video [distributor], 1992.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Tribal cultures seek harmony with nature, and Western societies try to control it. Visit the Gabra of northern Kenya, whose unique relationship to their harsh environment is the key to their survival; the Makuna of Colombia, whose complex myths and rituals reveal to us a sophisticated ecological awareness; and a modern gardener who resists the Western world's control of nature with a new attitude about sowing Earth's garden.
GF21 .E26x - Videocassette
Embera: The End of the Road
Chicago, IL : Films Incorporated, c1971.
1 videocassette (ca. 55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The Embera Indians of the Choco area of Colombia, South America, are a river people; hunting, fishing and growing food. The coming of the Pan American highway through their land threaten to change their way of life.
F2270.2.E43 E43x - Videocassette
Get Up, Stand Up
South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A series of programs looking at contemporary Latin America. This program focuses on the issue of sovereignty of Caribbean and Latin American nations, looks at Jamaica and Colombia. Examines political, economic and social problems in these countries and the effects of intervention by the United States in their affairs.
F1887 .G47x - Videocassette
Palenque: un canto
[Hohokus, N.J.] : New Day Films, c1992.
1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Narration, participants' comments and camera show the daily life of the villagers of San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia, where the descendants of African rebel slaves still cherish their African traditions.
F2291.S25 P34 - Videocassette
Secrets Of The Choco
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, c1995.
1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The Choco in Colombia is one of the largest relatively unspoiled rainforests on the planet. It still hides thousands of undiscovered plants and animals, and contains kingdoms of ancient forests and shorelines that have never been disturbed. But large scale development plans and the impending completion of the Pan American Highway threaten the future of the Choco and the lives of the blacks and Indians who live along the banks of its maze of rivers.
F2281.C5 S42 - Videocassette
Tales Beyond Solitude
Chicago, Ill.: Home Vision, c1989.
1 videocassette (59 min.) : sd., col.;1/2 in.
In this interview, the Nobel Prize-winning South American author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, speaks about his novels, his role in Latin-American cinema, and his recent foray into melodramatic soap opera.
PQ8180.17 A73 Z9293 1989 - Videocassette
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Costa Rican Monkeys
Montreal, Quebec : National Film Board of Canada, c1998.
1 videocassette (approx. 26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Linda Fedigan studies the New World monkeys of the Santa Rosa wildlife sanctuary in Costa Rica. Fedigan was one of the first wave of female primate researchers who have chosen to study social relations and male-female interactions. This video most closely follows the Capuchin monkeys.
QL737.P925 C67 1998 - Videocassette
Rain Forests: Proving Their Worth
Oakland, CA : The Video Project [distributor] ; c1990.
1 videocassette (31 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Discusses a plan to use the renewable resources of the rain forests to make money so the rain forests will be worth as much, or more than the land they occupy would be if the rain forests were destroyed.
SD414 .B73 R35x - Videocassette
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1973, Guerrilla Wars
Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, c1999.
1 videocassette (60 min) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in.
Examines how highly-motivated guerrillas have organized revolts that eventually defeated large well-equipped governments. Using interviews and archival footage this film examines the Cuban revolution, America's futile struggle in Vietnam and the Soviet Union's equally unsuccessful attempts to control Afghanistan.
F1788 .A22 - Videocassette
And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, 1992.
1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Using poetry, interviews, music, and clips from television shows, this film highlights the effects of American television broadcasts on local cultures in the Caribbean. The film looks at Cuba's attempts to produce locally-oriented broadcasting, and the response to this from the United States by introducing the anti-Castro station TV Marti.
PN1992.6 .A52 - Videocassette
Arte Cubano: Contemporary Art And Culture In Cuba
[Morgan Hill CA] : Grass Valley Films, c1999.
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Focuses on the real art produced in contemporary Cuba, with interviews and profiles of the artists and musicians.
N6603.2 .A785 1999 - Videocassette
Balseros
[United States] : Docurama ; [New York, N.Y.] : Distributed by New Video Group, 2005, c2002
1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Account of seven Cuban refugees who risked everything in pursuit of the American Dream. Follows a lively group of rafters, many of whom were detained at the Guantanamo naval base before being allowed onto American soil.
E184.C97 B34 2005 - Videodisc
The Bay Of Pigs
[S.l.] : PBS Video, c1997.
1 videocassette (ca. 57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Using documentary footage and eyewitness interviews, this video explores the Bay of Pigs invasion.
F1788 .B38 1997 - Videocassette
Buena Vista Social Club
Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Entertainment, c1999.
1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
In 1996, a group of legendary Cuban musicians were brought together by Ry Cooder to record a CD. This documentary shows some of their songs being recorded in the studio, concert footage from Amsterdam and New York City, and some of the musicians talking about their lives in Cuba and how they got started in music.
M1681.C9 B84 1999 - Videocassette
Castro's Cuba
New York : Ambrose Video, c1991.
2 videocassettes (45 min. ea.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (19 p.)
Fidel Castro has delivered to his people the education and health care he promised, but the communist bloc that has backed him is crumbling. Will the Revolution outlast the revolutionary?
F1788 .C3 C37 pts. 1 & 2 - Videocassette
F1788 .C3 C37- Guide
Crisis In Central America
Wilmette, IL : Films Incorporated, c1985.
4 videocassettes (VHS) (220 min.) : sd., col. with b & w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Pt . 2 Castro's challenge: Reviews Central America's history of dictatorships, revolutions, class struggles, human rights abuses, and foreign intervention. Draws on specially compiled interviews with political leaders, soldiers and civilians of Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, France and the U.S. Features archival footage from the film libraries of these countries as well as of private individuals. Covers U.S. involvement from the turn of the century to the invasion of Granada.
F1436.7.C74x pt. 2 - Videocassette
Crisis: Missiles In Cuba
Culver City, Calif. : Zenger Video, c1989.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (12 p.)
Documentary depicting the tensions, decison making and diplomatic maneuvering of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
E841 .C75 - Videocassette, Guide
Cuba And Cocaine
c1991.
1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Discusses Cuba's trading drugs for weapons to support Communist insurgents in Latin America.
F1788 .C8252x - Videocassette
Cubans
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanitities, 1989.
1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This documentary examines Cuban social and political conditions using the example of the townspeople of Cienfuegas.
F1788 .C84 - Videocassette
El Che
West Long Branch, NJ:
White Star, 1997.
1 videocassette (97 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in
Discusses the life of the Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara including his meeting with Fidel Castro, his travels around the world as Cuba's ambassador, and his leading of guerilla warfare.
F2849.22.G85 C44 1997- Videocassette
Ernesto "Che" Guevara: le journal de Bolivie=das bolivianische Tagebuch = The Bolivia Diary
[Livonia, MI] : Fox Lorber Home Video, c1998.
1 videocassette (94 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Documentary based on Guevera's diary of his futile 11-month attempt to spark a revolution in Bolivia in 1967.
F2849.22 G85 E75 1998 - Videocassette
Export TV: Anatomy Of An Electronic Invasion
[New York : Cinema Guild], c1990.
1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences, 1/2in.
The program discusses issues related to U.S. television broadcasting to Cuba.
HE8700.8 .E86x - Videocassette
Fidel
New York : The Cinema Guild, [199-?]
1 videocassette (96 min) : sd., col., ; 1/2 in.
Fidel Castro talks about his revolution, his relationship with the people of Cuba, his school years, and the Bay of Pigs incident.
F1788.22.C3 F53 - Videocassette
Fidel [videorecording] / a First Run Features presentation ; presented by Bravo Film & Fort Point Entertainment ; a film by Estela Bravo
[United States] : First Run Features, 2001
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Look at one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time through interviews with Castro himself, historians, public figures and close friends, with footage from the Cuban State archives.
F1788.22 C3 F533 2001
Havana, Nairobi, Dakar
[United States?] : PowerSports International, c1997
1 videocassette (90 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Description of Havana, the capital city of Cuba; Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya; and Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
DT12.25 .H38 - Videocassette
The Last Revolutionary
[United States] : CBS News Productions, c1996.
1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Dan Rather interviews Fidel Castro and visits scenes from his revolutionary days to build a personal portrait of this complex and contradictory leader.
F1788.C3 L37 - Videocassette
Luchando! Cuba's Struggle To Survive
[Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources], c1994.
1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Consists mostly of interviews with Cubans about their opinions on living in Cuba, its revolutionary process, the blockade by the United States against Cuba and famous Cubans of the past such as Jose Marti. Also includes Cuban music.
F1788 .L82 - Videocassette
Rumblings Of The Earth: Wifredo Lam: His Work and Words
New York : Filmakers Library, c1993.
1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Follows Wifredo Lam, an artist from Cuba who was a leader in the Negritude movement and a friend of Picasso, from his student days in Havana through his development as an artist in Europe. Also includes his writings and interviews with authorities on art and Caribbean culture.
ND305.L3 R84 - Videocassette
Voices Of The Orishas
Berkeley, CA : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, c. 1993.
1 videocassette (37 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This is an ethnographic documentary demonstrating the survival and strength of the Yoruba cultural and religious heritage in the contemporary life of Caribbean African-Hispanics. The program was filmed in Havana among practitioners of Santeria, and documents a ritual ceremony that features dancing, singing, praying and drum beating, invoking the twenty-two Orishas, or deities, of the Yoruba religion.
BL2532.S3 V65 - Videocassette
Worlds Apart ; Following Fidel ; Shades of Freedom
[New York, NY] : Ambrose Video Pub., [c1992]
1 videocassette (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Program five: East Indians are the largest single population in Guyana and Trinidad. The influence of their strong cultural identity is examined. Program six: Life in Cuba under the Communist regime of Fidel Castro offers contrasts in improved education but inadequate housing. However, some of the population prefer the present situation to the former dependence on America. Program seven: A Caribbean identity cannot be found by simply discovering the past. Host Stuart Hall visits Jamaica and Antigua in search of the new Caribbean identity.
F2169 .W67x - Videocassette
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Mirrors Of The Heart
South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A series of programs looking at contemporary Latin America. This program focuses on identity, race and ethnicity in three Latin American countries - Bolivia, Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
F3359.A1 M57x - Videocassette
Paradise Lost; La Grande Illusion
[New York, NY] : Ambrose Video Pub., [c1992]
1 videocassette (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Program three: The Spanish legacy in the Caribbean is examined with a look at life in the Dominican Republic. Program four: the identity crisis faced by Martinique and the French Caribbean is examined - do they belong to the Caribbean or to the economy of Europe?
F2169 .P37x - Videocassette
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Ecuador And The Galapagos Islands
San Ramon, Calif. : International Video Network, c1994
1 videocassette (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
Explore with traveller Justine Shapiro as she experiences Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Based on the Lonely Planet Guidebooks.
F3709.5 .E28 1994 - Videocassette
Flames In The Forest
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1992.
1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Since the 1950s, the Amazon Indians of eastern Ecuador have bitterly resisted the invasion of international oil companies which, with the encouragement of the Ecuadorian government, seek to use the resource-rich region for intensive oil production.
F3430.1.A25 F53x - Videocassette
Nomads Of The Rainforest
[Boston] : WGBH Educational Foundation, c1984.
1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
Presents an anthropological study of the Waorani Indians of The Amazon River in Ecuador. This dwindling Stone Age tribe's way of life is threated by the encroachments and environmental depridations of the outside world.
F3722.1.H83 N64 - Videocassette
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18 with a bullet
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2006.
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Presents the reality of gang life in El Salvador, where deported gang members from the United States easily recruit teenagers into two warring gangs.
HV6439.S2 E34 2006 - DVD
Crisis In Central America
Wilmette, IL : Films Incorporated, c1985.
4 videocassettes (VHS) (220 min.) : sd., col. with b & w sequences ; 1/2 in.
pt. 4. Battle for El Salvador: Reviews Central America's history of dictatorships, revolutions, class struggles, human rights abuses, and foreign intervention. Draws on specially compiled interviews with political leaders, soldiers and civilians of Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, France and the U.S. Features archival footage from the film libraries of these countries as well as of private individuals. Covers U.S. involvement from the turn of the century to the invasion of Granada.
F1436.7 .C74x - pt.4 - Videocassette
Enemies Of War
[New York, N.Y.] : New Day Films, c1999.
1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the murders of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter in El Salvador in 1989, the U.S. Congressional investigation that incident spurred and the questions it raised about a decade of U.S. policy in El Salvador, and discusses the story of El Salvador's civil war and the political corruption embedded in it.
F1488.3 .E54 1999 - Videocassette
Fire In The Mind
South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A series of programs looking at contemporary Latin America. As Latin American countries struggle to come to terms with their problems, many demand fundamental structural change - revolution. This program focuses on revolutions in two countries: El Salvador and Peru. It examines the conflict in El Salvador, rooted in issues of land and poverty and where some of the problems are being addressed. But in Peru, serious economic conditions and poverty have resulted in a violent and more deadly revolutionary group, the Shining Path.
F1488.3 .F55x - Videocassette
Free Trade Slaves
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1999.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Film discusses free trade zones and the accompanying human problems that have arisen with human rights, exploitation of workers, and environmental degradation. Filmed on location in Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Mexico and Morocco
HB72 .F74 1999 - Videocassette
If The Mango Tree Could Speak
Hohokus, N.J. : New Day Films, 1993.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (30 p.)
A documentary about children, 12 to 15, and war in Guatemala and El Salvador.
HQ784.W3 I38 - Videocassette
HQ784.W3 I38 - Guide
Justice And The Generals
New York : First Run/Icarus Films [distributor], c2002.
1 videocassette (ca. 86 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
On December 2, 1980, three nuns (Ita Ford, Maura Clarke, and Dorothy Kazel) and one lay worker (Jean Donovan) were abducted, raped, and murdered by El Salvadoran National Guardsmen. This documentary covers the initial investigation, the trial of the Guardsmen, and later attempts to bring to justice the military leaders (Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, director of the National Guard, and Jose Guillermo Garcia, head of the Ministry of Defense) who ordered the murders.
HV6322.3 S2 J87 2002 - Videocassette
Media War In El Salvador
New York, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, c1989.
1 videocassette (24 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the use and influence of the media during elections in El Salvador.
HE8700.76 S2 M43 - Videocassette
Our Forgotten War
Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, c1988.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd. ; col. ; 1/2 in.
A portrait of the country of El Salvador and the impact of American programs and policies on the country, people and war.
F1488.3 O97x - Videocassette
A Question Of Conscience: The Murder of the Jesuit Priests In El Salvador
[New York, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films], c1990.
1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This documentary focuses on the November 16, 1989 murder of six Jesuit priests in El Salvador by uniformed soldiers, and its consequences. The film looks at the personal histories of the priests and their murderer, the history of El Salvador during their time, and the role and attitude of the church and the University in Salvadoran society.
F1488.3 Q48x - Videocassette
Romero
Los Angeles, Calif. : Vidmark Entertainment, 1997.
1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and the oppression in his country. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.
PN1995.9 D6 R55 - Videocassette
Salvador
Santa Monica: MGM Home Entertainment, c2001.
1 videocassette (123 min.) sd. col.; 4 3/4 in.
In 1980, Richard Boyle, a veteran war photographer whose career needs a boost, heads for El Salvador to cover the civil war there. He forms an uneasy alliance with both guerrillas in the countryside who want him to get pictures out to the U.S. press, and the right-wing military, who want him to bring them photographs of the rebels. After the murder of Archbishop Romero, the rape and murder of an American nurse and three nuns, and the death of a fellow journalist, Boyle attempts to escape El Salvador with his Salvadorean girlfriend Maria and her family.
PN1995.9 W3 S24 2001 - Videocassette
Stories From Cuscatlan
[New York, N.Y.? : Icarus Films], c1989.
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Discusses the violence and repression in El Salvador and how it has changed the lives of the refugees and the exiles from El Salvador. Also discusses the relations between El Salvador and the United States.
F1488.3 S76x - Videocassette
Toilets, Trees, And Transformation
Ben Lomond, CA : Video Project, 1995.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Discusses the many practical and ingenious methods that the common people of El Salvador are using to reclaim their land, water and forests.
TD794.5 .T65 - Videocassette
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500 Nations
Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, c1995.
8 videocassettes (390 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Discusses the native human history of North America using archival first-hand accounts, location filming, and virtual-reality recreations.
E77 .A18 tapes 1-8 - Videocassette
The Americans
South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This program examines the impact that Hispanics in the United States are having on American society, culture and politics. It looks at three groups: Cubans in Miami, Puerto Ricans in New York City and Chicanos in Southern California.
E184.S75 A45x - Videocassette
Autocracy And Rebellion In Mesoamerica
[New York, NY] : Cinema Guild, c1996
1 videocassette (42 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Documentary film with dramatized segments describing the political behavior of Mesoamericans through a historical and cultural analysis of the cultural traits of autocracy and rebellion.
JL1231 .A87 - Videocassette
Builders Of Images
S. Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The roles of writers, musicians and the theater are shown in preserving cultural identity and bringing about social change in Latin America. Examples from Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina are shown.
F1408.3 B83 - Videocassette
Central America: The Burden of Time
New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Publishing, 1991.
1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The sophisticated civilizations of the Aztecs, the Maya, and the Inca, their near obliteration by the Conquistadors, the parts that survive today, and their influence on our lives today.
F1219.73 C45x - Videocassette
The Columbian Exchange
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1991.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This program examines the interchange of horses, cattle, corn, potatoes, and sugar cane between the Old World and the New, and the lasting impact of this interchange on the people of both worlds.
E111.C64 - Videocassette
Conquistadors
[Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Video, c2001.
4 videocassettes (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 index sheet.
Four part series on the discovery of the Americas by the Spanish conquistadors and the subsequent fall of the Aztec and Inca empires.
E123.C65 2001 PT. 1-4 Videocassette
Crisis In Central America
Wilmette, IL : Films Incorporated, c1985.
4 videocassettes (VHS) (220 min.) : sd., col. with b & w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Reviews Central America's history of dictatorships, revolutions, class struggles, human rights abuses, and foreign intervention. Draws on specially compiled interviews with political leaders, soldiers and civilians of Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, France, and the U.S. Features archival footage from the film libraries of these countries as well as of private individuals. Covers U.S. involvement from the turn of the century to the invasion of Granada.
F1436.7 .C74x Pt. 1-4 - Videocassette
Engineering an empire
[New York] : A&E Television Networks : Distributed by New Video, 2007.
4 videodiscs (ca. 564 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Explores the architectural and engineering legacies of some of the world's most powerful empires from the past.
TA15. E53 2007 v.1 -4 - DVD
Environment Under Fire: Ecology and Politics In Central America
Oakland, CA : Distributed by Educational Film & Video Project, c1988.
1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the way export crops, pesticides and war contribute to mass poverty and ecological destruction in Central America. Discusses the role of U.S. policies in that destruction, and Nicaragua's attempts to preserve the natural environment.
HC79 .E5E576 - Videocassette
Free Trade Slaves
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1999.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Film discusses free trade zones and the accompanying human problems that have arisen with human rights, exploitation of workers, and environmental degradation. Filmed on location in Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Mexico and Morocco.
HB72 .F74 1999 - Videocassette
Hispanic Americans: The New Frontier
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998.
7 videocassettes (ca. 44 min. each) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Dozens of Hispanics explore what it means to be Hispanic American.
E184.S75 H558 1998 pt. 1-7 - Videocassette
Hispanics in America
[New York?] : A&E Television Networks: Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, c1998.
1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
A history of the recent immigration of Hispanics to the United States, beginning with the Cuban exiles in 1959.
E184.S75 H587 1998 - Videocassette
Inside The School Of The Assassins
New York, NY : Richter Productions, c1996.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Describes the military assistance and training that the United States provides to Latin American countries at the U.S. Army School of the Americas. Also discusses why Fr. Roy Bourgeois, a human rights advocate, would like to see the school closed.
F1418 .I57 - Videocassette
Introducing Latin America
Huntsville, TX : Educational Video Network, c1994.
2 videocassettes (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 2 sheets.
From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, the tropical settings combine with mountainous terrain to create climate patterns different from those in North America. Spanish is the dominant language but Portuguese and Native American languages combine to form peoples from many backgrounds working to build new futures.
F1409.3 .I53 pts. 1 & 2 - Videocassette
The Lannan literary series no. 47, Eduardo Galeano
Los Angeles : Lannan Foundation, 1989-
1 videocassette (ca. 60 min. each) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Eduardo Galeano, born in Montevideo, Uruguay, is a journalist, historian, caricaturist, and political activist who is best known for Memory of Fire, a fictive historical trilogy of the America's from the first native myths to modern times. The trilogy is a brilliant collage that strives to restore the cultural heritage of Latin America.
PN1270.5 L35 no. 47 - Videocassette
Lost Kingdoms Of The Maya
c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
An exploration of the forests of Central America and Mexico on the trail of the ancient Maya. Distinguished scientists unearth artifacts, reconstruct cities and decipher the hieroglyphics of an extraordinary civilization.
F1435.L83 - Videocassette
Maya Lord Of The Jungle
[S.l.] : PBS Video, c1988.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 sheet.
Visits ancient sites on the Yucatan Peninsula where new findings are forcing a reappraisal of the past of the Mayans. Researchers display and interpret their findings, setting aside the errors of the past, and quietly working a revolution in pre-Columbian archaeology.
F1376.M39 - Videocassette
The NAFTA Debate
c1993.
2 videocassettes (ca. 146 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Vice-president Al Gore and Texas businessman Ross Perot debate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). They also respond to pre-screened viewer calls. After the debate, reporters discuss it, and a news program is at the end of the second videotape.
HF1746 .N332 pts. 1 & 2 - Videocassette
Native Land: Nomads Of The Dawn
[New York, NY : Cinema Guild], c1986.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the history and culture of the Native Americans who discovered and civilized the North and South American continents. Concentrates on the Incas of the South American Andes, covering their achievements, inventions, political struggles, religious ideals, and mythology. Incorporates dance, animation, theater, computer graphics, and the exotic scenery of Ecuador and Peru.
F3429.N38x - Videocassette
A Naturalist In The Rainforest
Oley, Pa. : Bullfrog Films, c1995
1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide
Tells the story of Alexander Skutch and reveals the splendors of tropical nature that have captivated him for over half a century. One of the great naturalists of our time, Skuch travelled around Central America for years uncovering the secrets of tropical birdlife. His later efforts to live and farm in harmony with the rainforest in Costa Rica, make Skutch's story relevant today.
QL31.S53 N37 - Videocassette
QL31 .S53 N37 - Guide
The Nature Of Culture
[Shawnee Mission, KS : RMI Media Productions], c1994.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col, ; 1/2 in.
Studies the diversity of cultures which have evolved, flourished, and, in some instances, died in ages past and present.
GN320 .N382 - Videocassette
Onward Christian Soldiers
New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, c1989.
1 videocassette (57 min., 48 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Shows how Protestant fundamentalism, spearheaded by crusading television and radio evangelists, are competing with the Catholic Church in Latin America. The contention is not only about theological perspectives; the outcome will have profound social and political consequences.
BV3777.L37 O58x - Videocassette
Power Of Place: World Regional Geography
[S. Burlington, VT] : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1996.
13 videocassettes (ca. 60 min. ea.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (243 p.)
Introduction to geography. Includes case studies filmed on location in thirty-eight countries and computer-generated maps and animation to help illuminate concepts.
G128 .P68 cass. 7 & 8 - Videocassette + Guide
Quechua
Chicago, IL : Films Incorporated, c1974.
1 videocassette (51 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The Quechua, who live in the Andes Mountains, desperately want a road to link them with the outside world and its benefits.
F2230.2.K4 Q43x - Videocassette
The Recognition of Russia: Climate of Mutual Mistrust ; Latin America : Intervention In Our Own Backyard
Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, c1989.
1 videocassette (51 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The first half of the video examines the wave of working class militancy that swept the world after the boom decade of the 20s and the Roosevelt administration's official recognition of the U.S.S.R. in the first detent in 1933. The second half of the video examines four decades of U.S. intervention in Latin America from the Spanish American War in 1898 until World War II.
E183.8.S65 R42 - Videocassette
Religion In Mesoamerica
[New York, NY] : Cinema Guild, c1996.
1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
Examines the religious history of the people of Mesoamerica as their religious practices and beliefs shaped and influence cultural system of the society.
BL2530.M4 R44 - Videocassette
School Of The Americas: At War With Democracy?
Washington, D.C. : Center for Defense Information, c1994.
1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Presents a program describing the military assistance and training that the United States provided to Latin American countries during the period of the Cold War. A specific program examined is the School of the Americas located at an Army base in the United States.
F1418 .S36 - Videocassette
School of the Americas: school of assassins
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1996.
1 videocassette (19 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
Describes the military assistance and training that the United States provides to Latin American countries at the U.S. Army School of the Americas. All too often the graduates of the school have used their training in attacks against their own people. Human rights advocates would like to see the school closed.
F1418 .S364 - Videocassette
Smithsonian World. Voices of Latin America
Washington, D.C. : WETA, c1987.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Presents an introduction to five Latin American writers including Garcilaso de la Vega, Sor Juana de la Cruz, Jose Marti, Jorge Luis Borges, and Elena Poniatowska. Filmed on location in Mexico and Peru with host David McCullough.
PQ7081.A1 S65x - Videocassette
The Sword And The Cross
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1991.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The Americas evolved largely from the blend of peoples, diseases, motives, and attitudes brought to the New World by Columbus and those who followed him. This program explores the interests of the conquistadors and the church, and their effect on the indigenous population.
E111 .S86 - Videocassette
The US In Latin America: Yankee Go Home
New York : A&E Home Video : Distributed by New Video Group, c1997.
1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Looks at the relationship between the U.S. and Latin America. Turns a critical eye toward the invasions of Grenada and Panama and the occupation of Haiti. Respectively, these operations were ordered by Presidents Reagan, Bush and Clinton. Extensive footage shows American forces in action, and foreign policy experts examine the stated goals and results. Interviews Dr. Robert A. Pastor, who personally negotiated with Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega and Haitian dictator Raoul Cedras.
F1418. U2 1998 - Videocassette
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Daughters Of Ixchel: Maya Threads Of Change
Berkeley, CA : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, c1993.
1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Looks at Maya women today and their ancient process of weaving while also examining the forces at work that are profoundly affecting both women and the weaving.
F1435.3.T48 D38 - Videocassette
Discovering Dominga
Berkeley, CA : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, c2002.
1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Denese Becker, born Dominga Sic Ruiz, is a survivor of the 1982 Rio Negro massacre in Guatemala. Nine years old at the time of the massacre, during which both of her parents were killed, Denese was adopted by an American family and raised in Iowa. As an adult she begins to confront her memories and nightmares, returning to Guatemala almost twenty years after the massacre and ultimately becoming an advocate for the victims and survivors at great personal cost.
F1466.5 .D57 2002 - Videocassette
Hidden Scars: A Film
Berkeley, CA : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, c1994.
1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in.
By focusing on the story of Miguel, a Quiche Maya falsely accused of collaborating with Guatemalan guerillas, tortured, then dumped on a roadside near Guatemala City, this documentary provides a broad overview of the scope of torture in Latin America. It also outlines the shattering effects that torture can bring to a victim's life.
HV8599.G9 H53 - Videocassette
If The Mango Tree Could Speak
Hohokus, N.J. : New Day Films, 1993.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (30 p.)
A documentary about children, 12 to 15, and war in Guatemala and El Salvador.
HQ784.W3 I38 - Videocassette
HQ784.W3 I38 - Guide
The Long Road Home: A 30 Minute Documentary About Guatemalan Refugees.
[United States] : New Day Films, c1993.
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide (34 p. ; 19 cm.)
Follows Ricardo Hernandez, a Guatemalan refugee whose family lived for several years in a refugee camp in Mexico until they escaped to the United States and were given protection by the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation of Evanston, Illinois, to his former refugee camp in Chiapas, Mexico. Discusses why he had to leave Guatemala, how he adjusted to life in America, what life is like in a refugee camp, and how the refugees are working together to return to their homeland.
F1466.7 .L65 - Videocassette
F1466.7 .L65 - Guide
Rigoberta Menchu: Broken Silence
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993.
1 videocassette (21 min.): sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This program focuses on 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchu, as she discusses the lack of human rights for the indigenous people of Guatemala and her commitment to the struggle for a more egalitarian society.
F1466.5 R53 - Videocassette
El silencio de Neto= The Silence of Neto
New York, NY : Morningside Movies, 1994
1 videocassette (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Produced entirely in Guatemala and filmed in the colonial city of Antigua, this film tells the story of a young boy's coming of age while his country struggles to preserve democracy amidst CIA cold-war propaganda. Through the eyes of young Neto, the viewer is given a look at the diverse people of Guatemala and the historical events in the mid-1950's that have shaped their destiny.
PN1995.9 F35 S54 1994 - Videocassette
Tierre Madre, Terre Sacree
New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 1996
1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Film examines the conditions of Mayan farmers in Guatemala, their fight for land rights, and the persecutions they have suffered through 35 years of civil war. Emphasizes their spiritual relationship to the land and their struggles for political and social autonomy.
F1435.3.A37 T54 - Videocassette
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Bitter Cane
[New York, N.Y.] : Cinema Guild, c1983.
1 videocassette (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the history and contemporary realities of Haiti, especially its relationship to the United States.
F1921.B57 - Videocassette
Desounen: Dialogue With Death
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, 1994.
1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Interviews with Haitians concerning the years of economic and political chaos in Haiti which have led to environmental devastation, crushing poverty and a mass exodus of Haitians trying to reach the mecca of the United States. Includes interviews with those who remained in Haiti and those who successfully immigrated and who are now reluctant to return although they are the ones who have the necessary skills to rebuild their homeland's shattered economy.
HV640.5.H2 D47 - Videocassette
Divine Horsemen : The Living Gods of Haiti
New York : Mystic Fire Video, c1985.
1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
Documentary of the Voudoun religions of Haiti. Presents rituals performed by the Rada, Petro, and Congo cults, whose devotees commune with cosmic powers through invocations, sacrifices, and possession.
BL2530.H3 D58 - Videocassette
Haiti: Killing The Dream
[S.l.] : Crowing Rooster Productions, 1992.
1 videocassette : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 2 sheets.
Presents an overview of the political history of the Haitian people and their current struggle for self-rule. Includes the presidency of Jean-Bertrand Aristide and discussion of the situation of Haitian refugees in the United States.
F1928.2 H32 - Videocassette
Iron In The Soul: Out Of Africa
[New York, NY] : Ambrose Video Pub., [c1992]
1 videocassette (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Program One: A look at the history and the legacy of slavery in the British Caribbean; excerpts from a Jamaican plantation overseer's diary present a graphic account of slaves' lives. Program Two: A sense of Africa pervades the Caribbean, but in Haiti it feels like Africa itself. The history and culture of Haiti and Jamaica are compared.
F2169 .I76x - Videocassette
F2169 .I76x - Guide
Mirrors Of The Heart
South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A series of programs looking at contemporary Latin America. This program focuses on identity, race and ethnicity in three Latin American countries - Bolivia, Dominican Republic and Haiti.
F3359.A1 M57x - Videocassette
Presidential Address On Haiti
[1994]
1 videocassette (ca. 33 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
President Clinton explains why United States lives should be risked in the invasion of Haiti in order to remove the current Haitian dictators and restore the democratically-elected government. Includes a reaction from Republican Senator Richard Luger.
F1928.2 .P74 - Videocassette
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500 Nations -- Tape 2. Mexico
Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, c1995.
8 videocassettes (390 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The Indians of Central Mexico and dramatic eyewitness accounts of the Aztec-Spanish War highlight Volume 2: Mexico.
E77 .A18 tape 2 - Videocassette
Achieving World-Class Manufacturing Through CIM: Vilpac
Providence, R.I. : The Institute of Management Sciences, c1992.
1 videocassette (46 min., 40 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Through a computer-integrated manufacturing architecture, Kenworth of Mexico (part of Vilpac), a Mexican truck company successfully manufactures and sells trucks meeting international standards, one of the first efforts of firms and universities in Mexico and the U.S. to form a viable business. A Simnet computer simulation model able to monitor 95 machines and follow work-in-process on 1,700 parts is of special importance to their success--increasing truck production 260%, reducing fixed costs by 26% and increasing net profits by 70%. Also discusses how the North American Free Trade Agreement will affect this company.
T57.6 .A24 - Videocassette
Address Of Mexican President Portillo To US Congress.
New York : Encyclopedia Americana/CBS News Audio Resource Library; Distributed by Grolier Educational Corp., 1977.
On side A of 1 sound cassette (31 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono.
Vital history cassettes
In an address to a joint session of the United States Congress the President of Mexico makes a plea for understanding of Mexico's special problems and those of other underdeveloped nations. He calls for a new international economic order.
D411 .V5 1977 Feb. no. 2 - Sound Cassettes
Autocracy And Rebellion In Mesoamerica
[New York, NY] : Cinema Guild, c1996.
1 videocassette (42 min.): sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Documentary film with dramatized segments describing the political behavior of Mesoamericans through a historical and cultural analysis of the cultural traits of autocracy and rebellion.
JL1231 .A87 - Videocassette
The Aztec Empire
New York : The History Channel, c1997.
1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Discusses who the Aztecs were and new discoveries about their civilization, their empire that stretched through Mexico to Guatemala, and why they were easily conquered by the Spanish explorers. Also shows the excavations at the Temple of Tenochitlan and discusses how the Aztecs' influence is still felt in Mexico today.
F1219.73 A97 1997 - Videocassette
Bailes del folklor mexicano : pasos, coreografia y vestuario / Martin Antonio Nunez Mesta ... [et al.]
Mexico : Trillas, 1990.
383 p. : col. ill., maps ; 28 cm. + 1 sound cassette (analog, stereo, Dolby system)
GV1627 .B33 1990 - Book
GV1627 .B33 1990 - Sound Cassette
Ballet Folclorico Nacional de Mexico
New York, NY : Gessler Pub. Co., 1988.
1 videocassette (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
GV1627 .B35x - Videocassette
Borderline Cases: Environmental Matters At The United States-Mexico Border
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, c1997.
1 videocassette (65 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Describes problems caused by factories along the U.S. and Mexico border which did not need to comply with environmental regulations.
TD897.8M6 B67 1997 - DVD
TD897.8.M6 B67 - Videocassette
Celebracion del Matrimonio
Berkeley, CA : University of California, Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, 1986.
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Follows a traditional Hispanic wedding in northern New Mexico from betrothal through the grand celebration.
E184.S75 C44 - Videocassette
Celebrating The Day Of The Dead
Mexico D.F. : Mexicana de Imagenes ; Huntsville, Tex. : Educational Video Network [distributor], c1992.
1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Presents Mexican customs relating to the care and remembrance of the dead. Discusses the imposition of Spanish Catholicism on traditional Indian beliefs and the purpose in celebrating the Day of the Dead.
GT4995.A4 C44x - Videocassette
Chicano! History Of The Mexican American Civil Rights Movement
Los Angeles, Calif. : NLCC Educational Media [distributor], 1996.
4 videocassettes (240 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/ in. + 1 program index (17 p. ; 27 cm.) + 1 four-color poster/ viewing guide (82 x 54 cm. folded to 27 x 21 cm.) + 1 teaching and resource guide (48 p. ; 27 cm.)
Episode 1. Quest for a homeland / produced by Hector Galan and Mylene Moreno ; edited by Brian Beasley -- Episode 2. The struggle in the fields / produced by Sylvia Morales ; edited by Joan Zapata -- Episode 3. Taking back the schools / produced by Susan Racho ; edited by Crager Couger -- Episode 4. Fighting for political power / produced by Robert S. Cozens ; edited by Brian Beasley.
This is a four part television series documentary. It premiered nationally on PBS in April 1996. The program consists of four one-hour episodes. Episode 1 examines the events at Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, that sparked a national movement for social justice. It focuses on the 1967 struggle by Mexican Americans to regain ownership of New Mexico lands guaranteed them by the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and then visits the landmark Denver Youth Conference in 1969.
E184 .M5 C43 pt.1 - 4 - Videocassette
E184 .M5 C43 - Guide
E184 .M5 C43 - Index
E184 .M5 C43 - Poster
Chicano!: the history of the Mexican American civil rights movement
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : National Latino Communications Center, [2007?].
2 videodiscs (228 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
This is a four part television series documentary. It premiered nationally on PBS in April 1996. The program consists of four one-hour episodes. Episode 1 examines the events at Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, that sparked a national movement for social justice. It focuses on the 1967 struggle by Mexican Americans to regain ownership of New Mexico lands guaranteed them by the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and then visits the landmark Denver Youth Conference in 1969. The episode concludes with the Chicano Moratorium March against the Vietnam War, held in East Los Angeles in 1970...an event that turned into a tragic riot resulting in the death of renowned journalist Ruben Salazar. Episode 2 examines the efforts of farmworkers to form a national labor union under the leadership of César Chávez. Episode 3 documents the Mexican-American struggle to reform an educational system that failed to properly educate Chicano students. Episode 4 focuses on the emergence in Texas of Mexican-American political power and the creation of a third political party, La Raza Unida.
E184.M5 C43 2007 - DVD
The Chinampas
Berkeley, CA : University of California, Extension Media Center, c1990.
1 videocassette (31 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Describes the Chinampa, a traditional Mexican agricultural system, and traces its long history. Shows modern day threats to this system and discusses measures to save the Chinampa.
SB87.M6 C45 - Videocassette
Conquistadors
[Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Video, c2001.
4 videocassettes (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 index sheet.
Four part series on the discovery of the Americas by the Spanish conquistadors and the subsequent fall of the Aztec and Inca empires.
E123.C65 2001 PT. 1-4 - Videocassette
Continent On The Move
S. Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in.
Reviews Mexican economic conditions that cause migration and urbanization within Mexico. Also examines the social and economic problems in present-day Mexico.
HC135 .C65x - Videocassette
Danza Azteca de Anahuac
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, 1994.
1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Centuries before Cortez, Native Americans' ancestors migrated south from what is today Colorado and New Mexico; today, united in heritage and spirit with their brothers and sisters across the political boundary that separates Mexico from the United States, they celebrate the past and its continuity. In this fascinating program, celebrants of this ancient native tradition demonstrate their dances and costumes and explain their meaning--and not only the literal and symbolic meaning of feathers or face paint, but the larger meaning of the dance: that you don't have to be a Native American to accept its message.
E98.D2 D25 - Videocassette
The Day of the Dead
New York: Cinema Guild, c2003
1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in
This documentary discusses one of the most important Mexican holidays, the Day of the Dead, and the traditions and customs surrounding it.
GT4995.A4 D38 2003 - Videocassette
Del Mero Corazon = Straight from the Heart: Love Songs Of The Southwest: A Film
El Cerrito, CA : Brazos Films, c1979.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A lyrical journey through the musings of the heart in the Mexican-American Nortena music tradition. Various performers are shown in dancehalls and cantinas, presenting songs of passion and death, hurt and humor, and the pleasures and torn dreams of love.
M1668.4 .D44x - Videocassette
The Devil Gave Us Oil
Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, 1987, c1986.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Looks at the plight of heavily indebted Mexico, where the expectation of a continued rise in oil prices encouraged that government to borrow too heavily.
HD9574.M62 D48x - Videocassette
Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See
Corrales, NM : New Deal Films, c1989.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Explores the life and work of Diego Rivera, famed Mexican artist, including such varied and significant elements in his life as his stormy 25-year relationship with painter Frida Kahlo and the destruction of his notorious mural in Rockefeller Center; features location filming of his enormous colorful murals.
ND259.R5 D54 - Videocassette
Doing Business In Mexico
Boulder, CO : Big World Inc., 1994.
1 videocassette (34 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 resource guide (111 p. ; 16 cm.) + 1 study guide (14 p. ; 28 cm.)
Provides information on the business customs necessary to know before doing business in Mexico. Profiles a history of Mexico, past and present, proper etiquette, how to communicate, negotiate, make contacts. Also includes suggestions on patience and an understanding of their sense of time and business relationships.
HF3066 .D65 - Videocassette
HF3066 .D65 - Resource Guide
HF3066 .D65 - Study Guide
End Of An Era, 1982-1988
Chicago, Ill. : Films Incorporated, [c1989]
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
This program looks at Mexico in the 1980s, when Mexican leaders faced a crippling foreign debt, an economy in shambles, a devastating earthquake in Mexico City and a people whose trust had been eroded by years of mismanagement. In 1988 opposition parties with increasing power in congress ended the monopoly of power in Mexico.
F1236 .E53x - Videocassette
Escaping From History
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, c1994.
1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Mexico City, the most polluted and fastest growing city on the planet, is a sobering foretaste of what may await us all. Looking at the effects of industrialization on Mexico, and the impact of its development on the rest of the world, this program finds reasons for optimism. But it's a tough equation: for the Third World to have more, the First World will have to get used to having less.
GF47 .E72 - Videocassette
Escuela
New York : Women Make Movies, c2002.
1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This film documents the experiences of the children of Hispanic migrant farm workers in trying to complete their education. Filmed in California, Texas, and Mexico.
LC5151 .E73 2002 - Videocassette
Exploring Ancient Cities: Crete, Petra, Pompeii, Teotihuacan
San Francisco, CA : Sumeria : Scientific American, c1994.
1 computer laser optical disc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Multimedia explorations of four ancient civilizations: Petra, Teotihuacan, Pompeii, and Crete.
DF901.C82 E96 - IA Multimedia
The Five Suns: A Sacred History Of Mexico
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, c1996.
1 videocassette : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
An animated depiction of the creation myth of 16th century native Mexicans.
F1219.3.R38 F58 - Videocassette
Food For The Ancestors
[Arlington, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, c1999.
1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (35 p.)
Presents Mexican customs relating to the care and remembrance of the dead as celebrated during the weeklong holiday called Days of the Dead. Shows how this festival is celebrated in the culturally rich state of Puebla. Focuses on folk arts related to the celebration, such as weaving, pottery, dance, and preparation of special foods.
GT 4995.A4 F65 1999 - Videocassette and Guide
Free Trade Slaves
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1999
1 videocassette (58 min.): sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Film discusses free trade zones and the accompanying human problems that have arisen with human rights, exploitation of workers, and environmental degradation. Filmed on location in Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Mexico and Morocco.
HB72.F74 1999 - Videocassette
Frida Kahlo
[Chicago, IL] : Home Vision Arts, c1983.
1 videocassette (62 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
Profiles Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's work, her interest in politics and her tempestuous relationship with husband Diego Rivera, leader of the Mexican muralist movement.
ND259.K33 F742 1983 - Videocassette
Frida: Naturaleza Viva
Los Angeles, Calif. : Connoisseur Video Collection, [1989]
1 videocassette (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
On her deathbed, the artist Frida Kahlo recalls her life as a painter and reflects on the effects of her illnesses and injuries and on her relationships with Leon Trotsky, husband Diego Rivera, and others.
ND259.K33 F73 - Videocassette
From Boom To Bust, 1940-1982
Chicago, Ill. : Films Incorporated, [c1989]
1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Using archival film and interviews with prominent politicians, writers, historians and other leaders, this program looks at Mexico's rising prosperity from the 1940s through the mid -1970s. Excessive spending and a crisis in the oil industry, however, soon brought new economic problems and political unrest.
F1235 .F76x - Videocassette
Frontline world: stories from a small planet
[Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Video, c2006.
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
"Zimbabwe : shadows and lies" reports on the crisis in Zimbabwe. "Mexico : a death in the desert" tells the story of the death Matías Juan Garcia Zavaleta, who died trying to illegally enter the United States, and the effects of his death on his family. "China : the women's kingdom" looks at the culture of the Mosuo, a people in China who do not have conventional marriages.
D862.F76 2006 - DVD
A Glance At The Mexican Prehispanic Cultures
[Mexico, D.F.? : RTC [distributor], 1989?]
1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Shows the Mexican cultural and historical wealth. Describes several high prehispanic cultures that flourished in Mexico: the talented Toltecs, the courageous Aztecs, and the erudite Mayas.
F1219 .G53 - Videocassette
Go Back To Mexico!
Boston : WGBH Educational Foundation ; [distributed by] PBS Video, c1994.
1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The story of one woman's attempt to immigrate illegally from Mexico to the United States amidst the background of growing public opposition to illegal immigration, particularly in California.
JV6493 .G63 - Videocassette
Hacia la Montana="Towards the Mountain"Chiapas: Prayer For the Weavers
New York, NY : Filmakers Library, c1999
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Twenty-four indigenous women weavers gather for a festival to pay homage to those who have suffered and died resisting oppression during the civil war in Chiapas, Mexico, that is caused by the struggle of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation against the corrupt federal government of Mexico to try for a more equitable distribution of land for the peasants and for a voice in local politics.
F1256 .H32 1999 - Videocassette
Huichol Sacred Pilgrimage To Wirikuta
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, 1991.
1 videocassette (28 min., 50 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
This documentary follows the annual pilgrimage and peyote hunt of the Huichol Indians of western Mexico. It focuses on the sacred sites, the traditional ceremonies and rituals, and the teachings of the Huichol shamans and elders. The program includes the Huichol songs and music that accompany the journey and shows that people now come from around the world to join the pilgrimage.
F1221.H9 H83 - Videocassette
Human Geography (Part 1: Imagining New Worlds)
So. Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Collection, 1996.
10 videocassettes (27 min. ea.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (178 p.)
Series shows the impact that government, corporate, group, and individual decisions have on people and places grappling with major socioeconomic changes. Part 1: Imagining New Worlds. Deals with contrasting geographic views of Cancun, Mexico, as seen through the eyes of Mayan descendants, tourists and business investors.
GF50 .H84 program 1 - Videocassette + Guide
A Hunger For Pesos, A Yen For Dollars: A Case Study In International Marketing
[Shawnee Mission, KS : Distributed by RMI Media Productions], c1992.
1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Two United States fast food competitors are making plans to expand their businesses into Mexico and Japan. This program looks at the changes in marketing techniques that are necessary to go international.
HF1416.5 .H85x - Videocassette
The Hunt For Pancho Villa
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, c1993.
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 manual (1 folded sheet ; 28 cm.)
A story of the 1916 "Punitive Expedition" into Mexico that failed to capture Pancho Villa and brought the United States and Mexico to the brink of war.
F1234 .H92 - Videocassette
Inventing Reality
Alexandria, VA : PBS Video [distributor], 1992.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Has our desire for certainty and objectivity closed off the "magical" influence of the natural world? In Mexico and Canada observe how the certainties of science can combine with natural conceptions of physical disease both in the tribal world of the shaman and in the thinking of modern medical science. Also travel to the Aboriginal culture of Australia to inquire whether there is an objective reality "out there" or whether we participate in its creation.
BD331 .I58x - Videocassette
Leaving Home/ We Do the Work
[Oakland, CA : We Do the Work, 199-]
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the Mexico-U.S. Free Trade Agreement by looking at how workers on both sides of the border have been affected by the maquiladora program. Economists, free trade advocates, and Latino community leaders debate on the future of free trade.
HF3211 .L42 - Videocassette
Little Injustices: Laura Nader Looks At The Law
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video , c1988.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Anthropologist Laura Nader compares the resolution of everyday legal complaints as conducted in a small Zapotec Indian village and in the United States. Studies are based on a 10-year study of 5000 consumer complaints. She discusses the legal procedures and remedies, and comments on the problems of impersonal law.
KF1609 .L58x - Videocassette
Lost Kingdoms Of The Maya
c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
An exploration of the forests of Central America and Mexico on the trail of the ancient Maya. Distinguished scientists unearth artifacts, reconstruct cities and decipher the hieroglyphics of an extraordinary civilization.
F1435 .L83 - Videocassette
El Mariachi
Burbank, Calif. : Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1993.
Special collectors ed. Deluxe widescreen version (Letterbox format)
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in.
"All he wants is to be a mariachi, like his father, his grandfather and his great grandfather before him. But the town he thinks will bring him luck brings only a curse--of deadly mistaken identity. Forced to trade his guitar for a gun, the mariachi is playing for his life."
PN1997.85 .M37 - Videodisc
El Mariachi
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, c2003
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
"All he wants is to be a mariachi, like his father, his grandfather and his great grandfather before him. But the town he thinks will bring him luck brings only a curse--of deadly mistaken identity. Forced to trade his guitar for a gun, the mariachi is playing for his life."
PN1995.9.F67 M37 2003
Masks Of Mexico
Albuquerque : KNME-TV ; Tellens [distributor], c1998
1 videocassette (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Explores the ritual use of masks in Mexico dating back to the Aztec priests and warriors, and the influence of Spanish friars who used masks to spread the teachings of Christianity. Shows community celebrations where masks help preserve cultural traditions. Includes footage of the Day of the Dead (Acatlan, Puebla), Corpus Christi (Suchiapa, Chiapas), and Winter Ceremonies (San Lorenzo, Michoacan). Features Marsha Bol, exhibit curator at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Leopoldo Marin, Mexican Consulate.
F1219.3.M4 M37 1998 - Videocassette
The Maya: Temples, Tombs & Time
[United States?] : Flessing & Flessing and JPL Productions, Chicago, IL : distributed by Questar Video, c1994.
1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Describes the history of the Mayan civilization which flourished in southern Mexico and Central America.
F1435. M38 1994 - Videocassette
Maya Lord of The Jungle
[S.l.] : PBS Video, c1988.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 sheet.
Visits ancient sites on the Yucatan Peninsula where new findings are forcing a reappraisal of the past of the Mayans. Researchers display and interpret their findings, setting aside the errors of the past, and quietly working a revolution in pre-Columbian archaeology.
F1376 .M39 - Videocassette
Mayordomia: Ritual, Gender, And Cultural Identity In A Zapotec Community
[Austin : University of Texas Press, distributor], c1991.
1 videocassette (20 min., 18 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Uses the Mayordomia, an annual religious festival, to study the life styles and culture in a southern Mexican Zapotec town.
F1221.Z3 M38 - Videocassette
The Mexicans: Through Their Eyes
c1992.
1 videocassette (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A program focusing on the vitality and spirit of Mexico through the eyes and voices of its people.
F1208 .M48 - Videocassette
Mexico: A Presentation of Wall Street Journal Video
[New York : Distributed by New Video Group], c1996.
1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the rise of Mexico's economy, and the series of crises which led to economic collapse. Includes interviews with members of Mexico's finance community and its micro-business association CAME.
HC135 .M48 - Videocassette
HC135 .M48 - Videocassette c.2
Mexico: A Story Of Courage And Conquest
ALT Story of Courage and Conquest
New York, NY : A&E Home Video ; distributed by New Video Group, c1999.
4 videocassettes (ca. 50 min. each) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
CONTENTS v.1 God, Gold and Glory -- v.2 From Independence to the Alamo -- v.3 Battle for North America -- v.4 Revolution and Rebirth.
F1226 .M52 v. 1-4 - Videocassette
Mexico: Journey To The Sun
St. Paul, MN : EMC Publishing, 1992.
1 videocassette (120 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 teacher's guide (vi, 98 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.)
A Spanish and English video tour of Mexico, a land of ancient treasures, Indian cultures, and modern cities.
PC4112 .M48 - Videocassette
PC4112 .M48 - Guide
Mexico On Video
Huntsville, Tex. : Educational Video Network, [1990?]
1 videocassette (37 min.): sd., col.; 1/2 in.
A tour of the major cities and sights in Mexico.
F1208 .M585 - Videocassette
Miles From The Border
[S.l.] : New Day Films c1987.
1 videocassette (15 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Describes the changes that have taken place in the last twenty years in an agricultural community north of Los Angeles. A brother and sister describe how they migrated from a rural Mexican village to the town and tell what it is like to live in a world divided between Anglos and Chicanos.
F869 .L89 M45 - Videocassette
La Muerte Viva
Spanish version.
New York : Gessler Publishing Co., 1989.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
The colorful Mexican "Day of the Dead" rituals are explored through popular art and traditions. Experts on anthropology, history, and folk art express their views along with peasants, artisans and housewives who place offerings for their deceased relatives each year on the first and second of November.
F1210 .M84 - Videocassette
Murder, Money, And Mexico
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, c1997.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
For six years, President Carlos Salinas and his brother Raul ruled Mexico. They convinced Washington, Wall Street and the Mexican people of a new age of freedom and prosperity for Mexico. But in 1994, days after Salinas left office, the Mexican economy collapsed, causing a world financial crisis and revealing scandal, corruption, and murder.
JL1229 .C6 M87 - Videocassette
Natives: Immigrant Bashing On The Border
New York, N.Y. : Filmaker's Library, 1991.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
Documentary on the xenophobia of some Americans living in California along the U.S.-Mexican border. Reacting to the influx of undocumented aliens, who they believe are draining community resources and committing crimes, they are forming nativist organizations in an attempt to keep potential immigrants out.
F870.M5 N37 - Videocassette
The New Tijuana: The Legacy Of The Past
San Diego, Calif. : KPBS ; Berkeley, CA : [Distributed by] University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, c1990.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A brief history showing the development of Tijuana, Mexico, from a very small village to a modern city of more than 2,000,000 population; emphasizes the relatively recent social, economic and political changes.
F1391 .T36 N48 - Videocassette
The Nine Nations Of North America. MexAmerica
c1987.
1 videocassette (60 min.) sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Presenting a regionalized view of political geography, this program focuses on the people of the fastest-growing area in America, the region that stretches from Los Angeles to Houston and from Pueblo, Colorado, to San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
E787 .N55x - Videocassette
El norte = The North
Farmington Hills, Mich. : CBS/Fox Video, 1984.
1 videocassette (VHS) (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
"Beginning in the remote mountain jungles of Guatemala, awash with the lushness of nature and the rainbow colors of the Mayans, this highly- acclaimed drama about a brother and sister seeking a better life centers on two young Indians. When their father is killed by government soldiers and their mother taken away, they set out for the "promised land" to the north--El Norte." - container.
PQ7082 .D7 N67x - Videocassette
North From Mexico: Exploration And Heritage
West Haven, CT : U.S.A. Information Service, c1989.
1 videocassette (21 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Traces the history of the Mexican-American people from the time of Coronado to the present, explores their culture, and points out the contributions made by the Spanish. Examines the Chicano of today and his struggle to win long-denied human rights.
E184.M5 N67x - Videocassette
La novela de la revolucion mexicana
Madrid : La Muralla, c1983.
50 p. : 60 col. slides ; 23 cm.
PQ7207 .H5 G58 1983 - Multimedia
Oaxacalifornia
Berkeley, CA : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, 1994.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Profiles each member of a middle class Mexican American family living in Fresno, California. Examines their lifestyle, attitudes, cultural traditions, and employment, and follows them as they return for a visit to their ancestral home, Oaxaca, Mexico, to join in a religious festival and renew their cultural roots.
F870 .M5 O28 - Videocassette
The Origins Of Mexican Civilization
Huntsville, Texas : Educational Video, c1990.
1 videocassette (21 min.) : sd., col., 1/2 in. + 1 study guide.
The Olmecs, Zapotecs, and the inhabitants of Teotihuacan established advanced cultures in Mexico long before the advent of more famous tribes like the Aztecs who learned much from their predecessors.
F1219 .O75x - Videocassette
Our Mexican American Musical Heritage
[Huntsville, Tex. : Educational Video, 198-?]
1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + study questions (1 fold. sheet)
Discusses the music of Mexico and musical instruments of Mexico including those of Mexican Indians.
ML210 .O97x - Videocassette
Pinatas, Posadas, Pastorelas...Tradiciones Navidenas Mexicanas
New York : Gessler Publishing Co., 1991.
1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Viewer travels to Colima, Mexico City and Michoacan to see Christmas celebrated in modern Mexico.
GT4987.16 .P55 - Videocassette
Religion In Mesoamerica
[New York, NY] : Cinema Guild, c1996.
1 videocassette (55 min.): sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the religious history of the people of Mesoamerica as their religious practices and beliefs shaped and influenced the cultural system of the society.
BL2530.M4 R44 - Videocassette
Revolution, 1910-1940
Chicago, Ill. : Films Incorporated, [c1989]
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 1/2 in.
Using rare archival film and interviews with prominent politicians, writers and historians, this program looks at the revolution of 1910 and the people and events that shaped Mexico's history in the first part of the 20th century.
F1234 .R49x - Videocassette
Sacred Games: Ritual Warfare In A Maya Village
Berkeley, CA. : University of California, Extension Media Center, c1988.
1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Presents how the Maya people see the world and how their symbolic world is renewed in the annual carnival celebrations.
F1435.3.R3 S22x - Videocassette
The San Patricios
Vista, Calif. : San Patricio Productions, c1996.
1 videocassette (49 min.) : sd. col. ; 1/2 in.
An account of the more than 500 immigrants within the American army, primarily Irish, who deserted during the Mexican War and fought as a distinct unit within the Mexican army known as the "San Patricios."
E409.8 .S25 - Videocassette
Senorita extraviada: missing young woman
New York, NY : Women Make Movies, c2001.
1 videocassette (74 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Over 250 young women were kidnapped, raped and murdered from the city of Juarez, Mexico. The perpetuators of these crimes have not been apprehended, even though these crimes have been occurring regularly since 1993.
HV6535 .M63 C58 2001 - Videocassette
Sentinels Of Silence
La Jolla, Calif. : ALTI Publishing, c1990.
1 videocassette (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Aerial views of seven archeological sites in Mexico. Shows stone palaces, deserted temples, pyramid mounds, and elaborate carvings.
F1219.3 .A6 S45x - Videocassette
The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising In Chiapas
[New York] : Cinema Guild, c1996.
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
An examination of the events during and following the peasant uprising in Chiapas in 1994.
F1256 .S58 - Videocassette
Tina in Mexico
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, [2004], c2002.
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Portrait of photographer Tina Miodotti in revolutionary 1920s Mexico. Looks at her work and her passionate relationships with contemporary artists and revolutionaries, inlcuding Edward Weston and Diego Rivera.
TR140 .M58 T55 2004 - Videodisc
To The Roots: A Maya Reunion
Ben Lomond, Calif. : Distributed by The Video Project, c1998.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
"Depicts the journey of two Itza Maya elders from their village in Peten in northern Guatemala to meet, for the first time, their Lacandon Maya relatives deep in the rainforest of Chiapas, Mexico."
F1221 .L2 T62 1998 - Videocassette
Touring Mexico
[Portland, Ore.] : Encounter Video ; Chicago, Ill. ; Distributed by Questar/TravelNetwork, c1988.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Shows Mexico City and Aztec and Mayan civilizations, including Chichen-Itza and Teotihuacan, Guadalajara, Merida, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Cozumel, Acapulco, Taxco, and Baja California.
F1216.5 .T68 - Videocassette
The Unholy Tarahumara
New York : Filmakers Library, 1998.
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Documents the ways of the Tarahumara Indians of Chihuahua, Mexico, who are torn between the lure of modern life and maintaining their age-old traditions.
F1221 .T25 U54 - Videocassette
The U.S.-Mexican War : 1846 -1848
[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Video, c1998.
4 videocassettes (ca. 60 min. ea.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. + 1 video segment index (48 p.) + 1 teacher's answer key and vocabulary + 1 curriculum package + 1 poster +1 map.
This documentary tells the dramatic story of a war in which Mexico lost almost half of its national territory to the United States. This series explores the events surrounding the conflict between the two neighboring nations struggling for land, power and identity.
E404 .U72 v.I-IV - Videocassette
E404 .U72 - Index
E404 .U72 - Teacher's Answer Key
E404 .U72 - Curriculum Package
E404 .U72 - Poster
E404 .U72 - Map
Water for the cities
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.
1 videodisc (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
"This program takes a hard look at the mounting challenge of providing millions of people in urban areas with potable water and adequate disposal of waste water. To highlight the difficulties, segments focus on the water problems of the megalopolis, cities with populations over 10 million people such as Lagos, Jakarta and Mexico City. The massive logistics that enable Las Vegas, Nevada to prosper in the middle of a desert are also explored"—Container
TD365.W355 2004 - DVD
Zapatista
Santa Barbara, CA : Big Noise Films, c1998.
1 videodisc (55min.) : sd., col. ; 3 3/4 in.
Looks at the uprising in Chiapas, Mexico. Story of how a few thousand Mayan peasants have transformed the political culture of Mexico forever.
F1256 .Z26 1998 - Videodisc
Coverup: Behind The Iran Contra Affair
[Santa Monica, Calif.] : MPI Home Video, c1988.
1 videocassette (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
An account of the first arms sale to Iran and the Reagan/Bush campaign's secret deal to torpedo Jimmy Carter in 1980. Discusses the shadow government of former CIA operatives, drug smugglers, top U.S. military personnel and others, and how their actions have impacted the course of history. Includes evidence of the history of CIA involvement in drug running from the Vietnam heroin era to the Central American cocaine epidemic.
E876 .C68x - Videocassette
Crisis In Central America
Wilmette,IL : Films Incorporated, c1985.
4 videocassettes (VHS) (220 min.) : sd., col. with b & w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Pt. 3 Revolution in Nicaragua. Reviews Central America's history of dictatorships, revolutions, class struggles, human rights abuses, and foreign intervention. Draws on specially-compiled interviews with political leaders, soldiers and civilians of Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, France and the U.S. Features archival footage from the film libraries of these countries.
F1436.7 C74x pt. 3 - Videocassette
Environment Under Fire: Ecology And Politics In Central America
Oakland, CA : Distributed by Educational Film & Video Project, c1988.
1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Examines the way export crops, pesticides and war contribute to mass poverty and ecological destruction in Central America. Discusses the role of U.S. policies in that destruction, and Nicaragua's attempts to preserve the natural environment.
HC79 .E5 E576x - Videocassette
Fire From the Mountain: Montana es Algo Mas Que una Immensa Estepa Verde
New York, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, 1987.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Biography of Omar Cabezas, Nicaraguan politician and anti-Somaza agitator.
F1527 .C28132 1987 - Videocassette
Miracles Are Not Enough
South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A series of programs looking at contemporary Latin America. This program examines the changing role of religion and the Catholic Church in Brazil and Nicaragua. In the last 30 years, the religious landscape has changed dramatically, with new religions challenging Catholicism, old and new beliefs mingling, and the Catholic Church undergoing remarkable changes.
BR600 .M57x - Videocassette
Murder On The Rio San Juan
Alexandria, VA : PBS Video : c1988.
1 videocassette (58 min) : sd., col; 1/2 in.
In May 1984, a group of twenty journalists rode up the Rio San Juan to attend a press conference by contra leader Eden Pastora in a remote Nicaraguan outpost called La Penca. A bomb exploded killing an American journalist. This program uncovers the details surrounding the bombing, dissecting the motives of possible conspirators and raising disturbing questions about the U. S. government's response to the incident.
F1528 .M89x - Videocassette
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Giving Up The Canal
[Florida] : University of West Florida ; Alexandria, VA. : PBS Video [distributor], c1990.
1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A documentary concerning the Panama Canal. Discusses the capability of Panama to govern and protect itself and the Panama Canal as well as the United States respecting the sovereignty of Panama and giving up the canal. Also discusses the invasion of Panama by the United States in 1989.
F1569 .C2 G58x - Videocassette
