VIDEOGRAPHIES AND WEB RESOURCES
New and Notable Selections from the Instructional Media Collection
Materials listed below may be checked out or viewed in the Instructional Media Collection Department viewing carrels. Further information about these titles can be found searching the Media Collection in DELCAT (see link at left).
After Innocence (DVD 3584)
Tells the dramatic and compelling story of seven men exonerated after being imprisoned for decades and released only after DNA evidence proved their innocence.
American Experience: Two Days in October (DVD 2193)
Examines the critical events that took place in the fall of 1967, from the ambush of an American battalion by the Viet Cong that led to skepticism of whether the Vietnamese conflict was winnable, to the first violent anti-war demonstration on a campus in Wisconsin.
Black Gold (DVD 3081)
Ethiopia produces top-of-the-line coffee, but growers struggle to live on meager returns from corporate middlemen. “Free trade” meets “fair trade” in this visually rewarding work.
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (DVD 3419)
An intimate account of how media, politics, and celebrity culture intertwine, centering on a controversial political remark made by the Dixie Chicks' irrepressible lead singer.
Favela Rising (DVD 3163)
Charts the growth of Rio de Janeiro 's AfroReggae movement, a grassroots effort celebrating Afro-Brazilian culture drawing on hip-hop music and dance to combat the oppression of the city's most notorious slum.
Following Sean (DVD 3524)
In 1969, writer-director Ralph Arlyck filmed an intimate conversation with 4-year-old Sean Farrell -- the son of free-spirited parents living in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. Revisiting his subject 30 years later, Arlyck finds a much-changed man with thoughtful reflections about his childhood, his parents and the contradictions of the 1960s.
The Heart of the Game (DVD 3334)
The heart-rending story of an inner-city high school girls' basketball team's star player, who counters numerous obstacles as she struggles to remain on the court.
The Hobart Shakespeareans (DVD 2779)
As passionate about his fifth-graders as he is about Shakespeare, award-winning teacher Rafe Esquith instills success in his students through the study and performance of Hamlet.
Iraq in Fragments (DVD 3683)
A bravely filmed and strikingly composed portrait of the heart-breaking difficulties plaguing three different regions in Iraq following the American invasion.
Jesus Camp (DVD 3208)
An unflinching, even-handed look at evangelical indoctrination as practiced at a children's summer camp in North Dakota.
Maquilapolis: City of Factories (DVD 2915)
Documents the lives of factory workers who offer personal perspectives as they struggle to survive in the grueling life of a globalized city while becoming their own activists and co-authoring their own stories on videotape.
Maxed Out (DVD 3831)
Investigating both the personal and the national debt owed by Americans, this thought-provoking documentary explores the consequences of our debt addiction, including its contribution to the vanishing of the American middle class.
Planet Earth (DVD 3936)
This state-of-the-art production utilizes high-definition photography and stunning cinematography to tell the story of the earth's diverse ecosystems and the creatures who inhabit them.
Salud! (DVD 3917)
By examining the health care system of cash-strapped Cuba – deemed by the BBC to be ‘one of the world's best health systems' – the filmmakers demonstrate how the U.S. medical industry could better serve all of us.
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (DVD 3307)
Kirby Dick's humorous and provocative film investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the powerful Motion Picture Association of America ratings board designates its ratings for films.
An Unreasonable Man (DVD 3855)
Examines the life and legacy of consumer advocate Ralph Nader, from his earliest battles with the auto industry to his controversial presidential bids.
U.S. vs. John Lennon (DVD 3381)
An intriguing sketch of Lennon's politicization during the Vietnam War, documenting the ways he and Yoko fought for peace while struggling against neo-McCarthyist government forces.
War Tapes (DVD 3305)
Armed with minicams mounted on their gun turrets, helmets and dashboards, three National Guardsmen capture an unprecedented perspective of the Iraq war in this documentary culled from more than 1,000 hours of footage. Deftly interlaced with harrowing film of ambushes, explosions and severed limbs are the soldiers' complex reactions to the conflict and interviews with the women they left behind.
When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts (DVD 3180)
Spike Lee commemorates the people of New Orleans with a four-hour epic documentary weaving interviews with news footage and amateur video, giving meaningful voice to the people who were left behind. With a detached unsentimental eye, he delivers a poignant account of a seminal moment in recent U.S. history.
Last updated: 1/2008
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