New Videos - July 2007
On DVD:
Democracy on Deadline: the Global Struggle for an Independent Press - DVD TAC-1419
This documentary profiles journalists in the U.S. and throughout the world as they struggle with government censorship, commercial pressures, and dangerous conditions in covering international events.
Skins - DVD TAC-1423
In the shadow of Mt. Rushmore , lies one of the poorest counties in America , The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. For police officer Rudy Yellow Lodge, the painful legacy of Indian existence is brought home every night as he locks up drunk and disorderly Indians, including his own brother. Rudy's frustration leads him to take the law into his own hands. Ultimately, Rudy is able to honor his big brother, and his people with a life-affirming act of defiance.
Omagh - DVD TAC-1424
An examination of the aftermath of the 1998 Real IRA bombing that killed 29 people in Omagh , Northern Ireland .
La ciudad (The City) - DVD TAC-1425
With intensive collaboration with the New York Latino immigrant community over a five-year period, The City [La Ciudad] weaves a rich narrative tapestry of present day immigrant life. The film's four unforgettable stories center on a group of day-laborers scavenging for bricks; two teenagers from the same hometown who meet in the projects and fall in love; a homeless father who tries to enroll his daughter in school; and a garment worker who seeks justice in the sweatshops.
The Blood of My Brother - DVD TAC-1426
Go behind the scenes of one Iraqi family's struggle to survive amidst the carnage of the growing Shia insurgency. Nineteen-year-old Ibrahim dreams of revenge when his brother is shot and killed by an American patrol.
Botín de guerra (Spoils of War) - DVD TAC-1427
First-hand accounts from the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, who dared to challenge the ruthless dictatorship of Argentina from 1976 to 1983 and have sought to find their missing grandchildren. Children now reunited with their families, and some who still hope to be, contribute.
Novecento (1900) - DVD TAC-1428
Two boys are born in Parma , Italy on the day of composer Giuseppe Verdi's death in 1901. Alfredo Berlinghieri is the son of a wealthy landowner and Olmo Dalco is the son of a poverty-stricken peasant who becomes a communist and labor organizer. Though the boys are childhood friends, they increasingly come into conflict as adults as Alfredo panders to the increasingly powerful fascists while Olmo fights relentlessly against Mussolini's followers.
Offret (The Sacrifice) - DVD TAC-1429
A dark and complex drama about redemption and the nuclear holocaust. When a middle aged intellectual in retirement on an island in the Baltic Seas witnesses signs of what he believes to be a nuclear holocaust, he offers to make the ultimate sacrifice in return for the salvation of mankind.
Sing Faster: The Stagehand's Ring Cycle - DVD TAC-1430
An in-depth, behind the scenes look at the work of stage designers and stage crew as they prepare for a performance of Richard Wagner's operas, the Ring Cycle. Beginning a month before the production it shows the stage preparation, set design, grips, lighting, sound, props and the preparation of scenery and special effects. Concludes by following the crew as manipulate their creations during the performance and perform carefully choreographed scene changes during the opera.
On Native Soil - DVD TAC-1431
This is the story of September 11, 2001 ...the events leading up to it, the tragic day itself, and the aftermath. This shocking and inspiring documentary was created with the support and involvement of the victims' families.
Heart of Darkness: the Vietnam War Chronicles 1945-1975 - DVD TAC-1432 pts. 1-3
Experience the real story of the Vietnam War as told by those who understood it best - the men who fought it. Featuring rare footage and exclusive interviews, Heart of Darkness is an in-depth look at a war that has left us with many unanswered questions to this day.
Keimusho no naka (Doing Time) - DVD TAC-1433
Based on the experiences of famed manga comic writer Hanawa Kazuichi, the film examines the absurdly regimented lives of five not-so-hardened criminals. The cons spend their days obsessing over menial chores, dutifully obeying the prison rules.
Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed - DVD TAC-1434
This documentary follows the 1972 campaign waged by Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman to run for a major party's nomination for United States President. Chisholm first made her mark on American political history when, in 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress, representing New York .
Everyone Their Grain of Sand - DVD TAC-1435
Examines the impact of global industrialization on land ownership in Tijuana . The film follows the struggle of the community of Maclovio Rojas, a highly-organized, low-income community on the outskirts of Tijuana which has been in a land struggle for over 15 years.
The Naked City - DVD TAC-1436
A squad of homicide detectives roam through the seamier parts of New York City as they solve a murder case. Gives viewers an unvarnished look at life in the city using the technique of neorealism.
Greenaway: the Shorts - DVD TAC-1437
A collection of 6 of filmmaker Peter Greenaway's early humorous short films.
The Falls - DVD TAC-1438
The falls is a pseudo-documentary concerned with 92 case histories of people affected by the VUE (Violent Unknown Event).
Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry: Season 5 - DVD TAC-1439
Features talented contemporary urban poets, plus well-known musicians and comedians, and highlights their original material and powerful performances in an unedited, uncensored and definitely unparalleled setting.
Brief Coaching: Taken More Seriously - DVD TAC-1440
Jonathan is founder and director of a company, which has been in business for ten years. Overwhelmed by daily business issues he wants to be taken more seriously by the board members and colleagues in pursuing some of his long standing dreams. Learn how the coach guides Jonathan to bet back on track in this session. Find out what has been most helpful to the client in an immediate post-session interview, and how he made further progress when he returns for a follow-up session.
State of Fear - DVD TAC-1441
The Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission's official report chronicles the atrocities of both sides during the twenty year war between Abimael Guzman's revolutionary "Shining path" Indian guerrilla movement and the establishment governments. The Commission presents an alternate lens through which citizens of Peru can evaluate the inequalities their Indian people sought to address and the inevitable ravages modern terrorism brings to everyone.
Shoah - DVD TAC-1442 pts. 1-4
The Nazi extermination of Jews is examined through interviews of survivors, witnesses and perpetrators and through footage of the sites of the death camps and environs as they appear today. Those interviewed include Jewish survivors of the death camps and the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Polish farmers and villagers who lived near the camps and Nazis who worked in the camps and the ghettos.
49 th Parallel - DVD TAC-1443
When a Nazi U-boat crew headed by the ruthless Lieutenant Hirth is stranded in Canada during the thick of World War II, the men evade capture by hiding out in a series of rural communities before trying to cross the border into the still-neutral United States .
Il Postino (The Postman) - DVD TAC-1444
The postman, Mario, enlists the aid of the poet Pablo Neruda to conquer the heart of the beautiful Beatrice.
Inaugural Installations - DVD TAC-1445
Documents the production of five installations from initial design, through creative process to finished project. It includes interviews with the artists as they created and installed their works of art at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma , Washington .
Shogun - DVD TAC-1446 pts. 1-5
John Blackthorne is a ship-wrecked English navigator who becomes both an observer and a participant in historic changes in Japan during the Tokugawa, or, Edo period. Toranaga is a feuding warlord vying to become the supreme military dictator, or shogun. Blackthorne is drawn into the turmoil and becomes determined to be the first foreigner to become a samurai warrior.
Life 4 - DVD TAC-1447 pts. 1-27
A 27-part series about global efforts to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Heaven on Earth - DVD TAC-1448
Socialism's meteoric rise and spectacular fall are explored in this three-hour PBS documentary miniseries. Heaven on Earth traces socialism's evolution through a series of compelling profiles of the movement's most important figures: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Eduard Bernstein, Samuel Gompers, Clement Attlee, Tanzania's Julius Nyerere, Deng Xiaoping, Mikhail Gorbachev, Tony Blair and the man who first coined the term "socialism," Robert Owen.
The Band Wagon - DVD TAC-1449
Fading movie musical star Tony Hunter, down and out in Hollywood , decides to try his luck on the Broadway stage.
The Searchers - DVD TAC-1450
A Civil War veteran spends five years on the trail of a Comanche raiding party that kidnapped his dead brother's daughters. Breathtaking scenery gives a picture of frontier families separated by miles of emptiness.
The Last Emperor - DVD TAC-1451
The epic adventure and true story of Pu Yi, who, at the age of 3, toddled to the Imperial Dragon Throne to become "Lord of 10,000 Years," China 's last emperor.
Border War: the Battle over Illegal Immigration - DVD TAC-1452
The human and drug trafficking across the border between the United States and Mexico has been called the illegal immigration invasion. The lives of five individuals affected by the rise in illegal immigration are documented.
Project Mercury: a New Frontier - DVD TAC-1453
Designed as America 's first manned spacecraft, Project Mercury flew six successful missions and developed the early experience that would take the U.S. to the moon.
28 Women: a Chance for Independence - DVD TAC-1454
28 women volunteered to share their experience in this documentary. The scenario unfolds as these single mothers, who decided to enter a shelter, struggle to achieve self-sufficiency in a safe environment. The women describe their individual pursuits to construct a stable foundation for an independent family life.
Compadre - DVD TAC-1455
In 1974, on a trip to Peru , Swedish journalist Mikael Wiström met Daniel Barrientos, a young man crippled by polio, who was scavenging with his wife Nati in a Lima garbage dump, where their newborn daughter had nearly been eaten by wild pigs. Mikael and Daniel's encounter grew into a complicated friendship that continued through correspondence and was renewed when Wiström returned in 1991 with a movie camera to document the life of the Barrientos family. Some thirty years on, COMPADRE updates the story of this unusual friendship, as Wiström returns to Peru to document the continuing story of Daniel and Nati, who, despite a life filled with hardship and sacrifice, have succeeded in raising their four children: daughters Judith and Sandra and sons Dani and Nata. Black-and-white photos and footage from the 1991 film are blended with contemporary scenes of the family's everyday life.
Justiça (Justice) - DVD TAC-1456
Observations of the daily routine of the criminal justice system in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . In addition to observing courtroom proceedings and life at a detention center, the film also reveals the personal lives of a judge, a public defender, and the families of the accused.
A Model for Matisse: the Story of the Vence Chapel - DVD TAC-1457
Explore the little known and tender relationship that existed between artist Henri Matisse and a young woman who became his inspiration for beautiful works of art both before and after becoming a Dominican nun.
The Hamburg Cell - DVD TAC-1458
A dramatization of events leading up to 9/11 based on exhaustive research, including personal interviews, unpublished correspondence, and the official 9/11 Commission report.
Battle for Islam - DVD TAC-1459
The program exposes the tension between pluralistic and hard-liner mentalities growing within the Muslim world, and concludes that moderation and tolerance, rather than zealotry and terror, will ensure the continued strength of the faith.
Corpus Christi - DVD TAC-1460 pts. 1-4
A detailed exploration of the historical figure of Jesus as revealed through the Gospels.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - DVD TAC-1461
Martha and George are a bitter aging couple who, with the help of alcohol, use a young couple to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other.
The Motherhood Manifesto - DVD TAC-1462
Documentary about the state of motherhood in America today advocating a seriously thought-out, workable scheme for empowering mothers at home and in the workplace by political activists Blades and Rowe-Finkbeiner.
War of the Worlds (2005) - DVD TAC-1463
Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey . He has become estranged from his family and his life isn't in order. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come up from the ground, en masse, to destroy Earth and all the humans living on it. As the aliens plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must put aside thoughts of himself and come to the defense of his children. As the world fends for itself, its inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy it.
Century of the Self - DVD TAC-1464
Four programs describing the psycho/social issues affecting 20th century consumerism against the backdrop of the development of Freudian psychology.
War of the Worlds (1953) - DVD TAC-1465
Residents of the small town of Linda Rosa , Calif. are excited when they see a flaming meteor land in the hills. Their excitement is dampened when they discover it has passengers from Mars aboard. They soon discover that the Martians are not very friendly.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life - DVD TAC-1466
Monty Python presents a glimpse into the true meaning of life (and fish). Preceded by the exciting adventure film, "The Crimson Permanent Assurance".
Prizzi's Honor - DVD TAC-1467
A hit man goes against his family ways when he falls in love with another hired killer.
Niagara - DVD TAC-1468
Although the quaint motel overlooking the famed falls seems like the perfect honeymoon retreat, in fact, it's where the young and beautiful Rose Loomis plans to kill her husband George.
Tirez sur le pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player) - DVD TAC-1469
Charlie is a timid café pianist who has given up his former life as a concert pianist, a career which had destroyed his marriage. However, events which he seems powerless to control force his involvement with a gang of crooks who once again cause him to be responsible for the destruction of his life.
The Comedians - DVD TAC-1470
A sardonic white hotel owner watches Haiti sink into barbarism with growing fatalism. Complications include a friendship with a rebel leader, politically "charged" hotel guests, an affair with the wife of a European ambassador, and the manipulations of a conniving British arms dealer.
H.G. Wells' The Time Machine - DVD TAC-1471
In 1899, a young scientist invents a time machine that takes him into the future of the 20th century and beyond.
Animated Soviet Propaganda - DVD TAC-1472 pts. 1-2
From the 1920s to the 1980s, the Soviet regime ordered the production of dozens of animated propaganda films. Their target audience was the Soviet Union itself, and their goal was to win the hearts and minds of the Soviet people. Commentary by leading Soviet film scholars.
Stage Door - DVD TAC-1473
The film depicts the fears, setbacks and daily struggles of aspiring young performers, and, for the very few, stardom and success.
The Mushroom Club - DVD TAC-1474
A filmmaker's journey to Hiroshima , sixty years after the bomb. The film features ten hibakusha or atomic bomb survivors. The oldest was a 25 year old newlywed and the youngest weren't born yet when the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945 . On that day, all of their lives were unalterably changed, beyond what most of us can image.
World War I: American Legacy - DVD TAC-1475
Tells the many forgotten stories of the men and women who served in the Great War from the summer of 1914 to November 1918, reminding Americans of their impact on our country that can still be felt today.
The Man Who Wasn't There - DVD TAC-1476
In a sleepy Northern California town in the 1940s, Ed Crane, a humble barber, suspects that his wife Doris is having an affair with her boss. When a stranger comes into town hinting that there is a fortune to be made in investing in the new invention of dry cleaning, Ed hatches a blackmail scheme he hopes will make him rich and get him some revenge at the same time. His plan goes horribly awry when he accidentally commits a murder for which Doris is blamed, landing her in jail, and Ed at the mercy of big-city lawyer Freddy Riedenschneider.
Time After Time - DVD TAC-1477
H. G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper after he escapes via Wells' time machine to modern-day San Francisco .
Stalag 17 - DVD TAC-1478
A group of American G.I.'s in a German POW camp during World War II suspects the opportunistic Holden of being the spy in their midst.
Dreaming of Tibet - DVD TAC-1479
Documents issues of resilience and adjustment of Tibetan exiles living in foreign countries, struggling to ensure the survival of their culture.
Se permute (House Swap) - DVD TAC-1480
Gloria, Yolanda's mother, exchanges their old house in Guanabacoa for a modern apartment in Vedado to keep Yolanda away from her boyfriend. In Vedado, Yolanda meets Guillermito, an opportunist, who becomes her boyfriend. Guillermito uses Gloria in his elaborate scheme of exchanges which culminates in a dream house for him.
Habana Blues -DVD TAC-1481
Two young Cuban musicians share the same dream: to become famous and finally leave Havana . In what might be the chance of a lifetime, they discover that two Spanish producers are in town looking for new talent.
Hormigas en la boca (Ants in the Mouth) - DVD TAC-1482
After ten years in a Barcelona prison, Martin travels to Havana to search for his beautiful girlfriend. She was the only one of his gang of bank robbers to get away. She also got away with the loot.
Elpidio Valdés - DVD TAC-1483
Little Elpidio lives among beautiful mountains and trees, surrounded by animals. His father has taught him from a child to love his country, and as a man he fights for the independence of Cuba . Together with the squad and Palmiche, his loyal horse, he proves his valor in innumerable adventures.
Cubanissimo - DVD TAC-1484
Through interviews and film clips this documentary highlights the rich musical heritage of Cuba .
Love, Labor, Loss - DVD TAC-1485
This documentary follows five women in Niger , West Africa suffering from obstetric fistula and a U.S.- Niger medical mission working to repair their fistulas to give them a second chance at a normal life. The mission begins with high hopes for repairing the 60 or so women waiting in the "fistula compound", a safe haven located in the hospital where women come to find solace from the stigma and neglect they experienced back in their villages, but the setbacks they experience show that that even with the most advanced medical techniques and personnel, Niger's position as the world's poorest country lends to a critical need for overall development in order to address women's health. With compelling stories of rural women negotiating through the hospital process and medical experts who have the knowledge but lack the resources to help them, the film explores the fragility of women's health and the dire situation of Africa 's growing health crisis. The Advocacy Video explains to audiences what fistula is, how it develops, how it can be treated and prevented, and what individuals can do to help in the fight to end fistula. Interviews with Niger 's First Lady, Representative Carolyn Maloney, representatives from UNFPA and EngenderHealth help give perspective to the global scope of the problem while emphasizing specific challenges in Niger .
On VHS:
Interviewing for Solutions - Videorecord TAC-1922
A practical, skills-based video that includes six segments, comprising 22 video clips, illustrating the solutions-focused conversations discussed in De Jong and Berg's text and accompanying workbook.
