The boys of Baraka
(DVD)
Published
[San Francisco, CA.] : [Los Angeles, CA.] : Act Now Productions ; Ironweed Film Club, [2006].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Butte Falls Library Branch
V 371.93 BOYS
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V 371.93 BOYS
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Butte Falls Library Branch | V 371.93 BOYS | On Shelf |
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Published
[San Francisco, CA.] : [Los Angeles, CA.] : Act Now Productions ; Ironweed Film Club, [2006].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
782410091297
Notes
General Note
"No. 12: November 2006"--Container, insert, and disc label.
General Note
Bonus film: A conversation with Bill Cosby - Cosby discusses helping "at risk" kids succeed in society / directed by Lila Pace (2004, 6 min.).
General Note
Bonus film: Ryan's well - "7-year-old Ryan Hreljac is called to action when he learns that his pen pal Jimmy's village in Uganda has no access to clean water. What starts with asking his mother for seventy dollars to help build a well turns into a community effort to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars toward clean water in Africa"--Container / directed by Lalita Krishna (2001, 25 min.).
General Note
Includes two bonus short films: Ryan's well ; A conversation with Bill Cosby.
General Note
Originally produced in 2005.
General Note
Special features (Boys of Baraka): director's commentary, theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographers, Marco Franzoni, Tony Hardmon ; editor, Enat Sidi ; original music, J.J. McGeehan.
Description
Follows a group of 12-year-old boys from the most violent ghettos of Baltimore to the Baraka School, an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, where children live by strict guidelines, yet are given the freedom to grow.
System Details
DVD; stereo.; 4:3 aspect ratio.
Awards
Winner: 2005 Chicago Int'l Film Festival, Best Documentary; 2005 Newport Int'l Film Festival, Best Documentary.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ewing, H. E., Grady, R., Krishna, L., & Pace, L. (2006). The boys of Baraka . Act Now Productions ; Ironweed Film Club.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heidi E. Ewing et al.. 2006. The Boys of Baraka. Act Now Productions ; Ironweed Film Club.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heidi E. Ewing et al.. The Boys of Baraka Act Now Productions ; Ironweed Film Club, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ewing, Heidi E., Rachel Grady, Lalita Krishna, and Lila Pace. The Boys of Baraka Act Now Productions ; Ironweed Film Club, 2006.
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