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Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Kevin Booth travels to Bulgaria where a clandestine meeting with an Oligarchs' notorious banker reveals all, transforming the story into a political adventure; an entire country controlled by a shadowy mafia boss linked to the KGB.
2) Razzia
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Français
Description
In the searing and mesmerizing drama, five Moroccans from different social and religious strata are pushed to the fringe by their extremist government. Spanning three decades and several storylines, director Nabil Ayouch weaves an intricate tale of lost loves, forbidden desires, and fragile dreams in modern day Morocco. The Moroccan Entry for the 2018 Academy Awards, the film was the Opening Night Film at the 2018 New York Jewish Film Festival.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
What is it like to actually run for office? To organize campaigns? To get out the vote? To produce negative ads? To build legislative coalitions? All this and more is part of Vote for Me: Politics in America, the Peabody Award-winning four -hour public TV series that travels across the country to show us how politics is really played in the U.S. Entertaining, funny, and full of revealing behind-the-scenes moments, Vote for Meis the perfect way for...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Part one of an investigation into the deep political divisions and bitter polarization that grew during the Obama presidency. The film examines how President Obama's promise of change and unity collided with racial and political realities. Part two of an investigation into the deep divisions and bitter polarization that grew during the Obama presidency. The film examines racial tensions in America, the war for control of the GOP, and the growing dysfunction...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 35
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Two feature films and three short films focus on the bedrock of democracy--voting. How and why do people vote in America, and what should we demand from our leaders? Red state road trip chronicles a 6000-mile road trip through middle America in the aftermath of the 2004 presidential election, in search of America's soul. In Considering democracy, citizens of 13 different countries tell what they think of the United States and its policies and raise...
7) Hotel Milan
Publisher
Shemaroo
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Hindi
Description
Vipul and Saurabh come up with a radical business idea and political hell breaks loose in Uttar Pradesh.
Publisher
Icarus Films
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Patricio Guzmán left Chile more than 40 years ago when the military dictatorship took over the democratically-elected government, but he never stopped thinking about a country, a culture, and a place on the map that he never forgot. After covering the North in Nostalgia for the Light and the South in The Pearl Button, his shots get up-close with what he calls "the vast revealing backbone of Chile's past and recent history" - IMDb
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Based on Thomas Frank's best-seller, What's the matter with Kansas? shows how Kansas transformed from an outpost of radicalism to a bastion of hard-core conservatism. Unforgettable characters and their stories shed new light on our nation's political divide.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States. Based on the book To the Best of My Ability, The Presidents features insight from journalists, scholars, and politicians, as well as rare and unseen photographs and footage.
Publisher
Big Lie, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Not since 1860 have the Democrats so fanatically refused to accept a free election. That year, their target was Lincoln. Now, their target is President Trump and his supporters. Through historical recreations and a searching examination of fascism and white supremacy, this documentary exposes hidden history and explosive truths.
12) Secret state
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A British deputy prime minister is thrown into a world of political machinations and conspiracy he never knew existed.
Publisher
California Language Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Language
Español
Description
Each section begins with a topic sentence spoken in the primary language. That sentence is repeated in English and the rest of the section is spoken and captioned in simple English. Questions following each section are multiple choice and incorrect responses automatically send the learner back to the correct answer. Based on the examination given by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for United States citizenship, this DVD presents the structure...
Publisher
First Run Features
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charismatic cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi, an ISIS supporter and Taliban ally, is waging jihad against the Pakistani state. His dream is to impose a strict version of Shariah law throughout the country, as a model for the world. A flashpoint in Aziz's holy war took place in 2007, when the government leveled his flagship mosque to the ground, killing his mother, brother, only son and 150 students. With unprecedented access, Among the Believers follows Aziz...
15) Assassins
Language
English
Formats
Description
The audacious murder of the brother of North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in a crowded Malaysian airport sparks a worldwide media frenzy. At the center of the investigation are two young women who are either cold-blooded killers or unwitting pawns. ASSASSINS goes beyond the headlines to question every angle of this case, from human trafficking to geopolitical espionage to the secretive dynamics of the North Korean dynasty.
16) The Presidents
Publisher
A&E®
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
See the minorities that have influenced politics.
Publisher
Icarus Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A locked door inside a Belgrade apartment has kept one family separated from its past for over 70 years ... As the filmmaker begins an intimate conversation with her mother, the political fault line running through their home reveals a house and a country haunted by history. The chronicle of a family in Serbia turns into a searing portrait of an activist in times of great turmoil, questioning the responsibility of each generation to fight for their...
Publisher
Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen G. Breyer spoke with several Philadelphia area high school students in June 2005 in Washington, D.C. The students and justices discussed the significance of the judiciary and the ways that independence is protected by the Constitution.
Publisher
Divided Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Common returns to his hometown of Chicago - a city on fire in the aftermath of the brutal police killing of teenager Laquan McDonald. With thousands of people in the streets, Chicago has become the epicenter of national debates around police violence, racism and accountability. Working with community activists and whistleblowers, Common discovers a decades-long pattern of police corruption and sophisticated cover-ups that stretch all the way to the...
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