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121) Unmarked
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Throughout the South, vast numbers of African-American gravesites and burial grounds for enslaved persons have been lost or are disappearing through neglect and nature reclaiming the solemn tombstones and markers.
Recently, there has been a rise in the restoration and preservation of these forgotten sites by those who have a personal connection with the deceased or an appreciation of their historical significance.
But there is much work to be
...Publisher
Humanity Rising
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In 1992, Dr. Jim Withers began doing night rounds on the streets of Pittsburgh, offering medical assistance and support to the homeless. Fifteen years later, the organization he founded, Operation Safety Net, is a pioneering model in a growing movement to provide healthcare to the homeless. Dr. Withers and his team navigate riverbanks, bridges, and alleyways to bring medical help and social justice to those who have fallen through the cracks of society....
123) Sorojchi
Publisher
Feelsales
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"SOROJCHI" is how altitude sickness is known in Bolivia and it is something that is felt in the cities of El Alto and La Paz. It is here where we learn the story of four urban artists who, through their work, share their views on Bolivia and Bolivians, immersed in a big social and political crisis.
124) Invisible Hands
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This award-winning documentary exposes child labor and trafficking within the supply chains of the world's biggest corporations, which produce some of our most loved items. Filmed across six countries, the documentary offers a harrowing account of children as young as five years old making the products we buy and consume every day. Chilling undercover footage shows children being sold like animals to the highest bidder and others being abused by this...
125) Motley's Law
Publisher
LevelK ApS
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Kimberley Motley left her husband and three kids in the US in order to work as a defence lawyer in Kabul, Afghanistan. Today she is the first and only foreign lawyer who litigates in Afghanistan's courts.. For over five years now, human rights cases and troubled expats have motivated her to stay, but personal threats and general conditions in the country, make it harder and harder for Kimberly to continue her work.. Winner of the Viewfinders Grand...
126) One Nation Under God
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Imagine: beauty makeovers for butch lesbians; tackle football for gay men: electroshock orgasmic reorientation... these and other funny, bizarre, and often terrifying methods have been used for decades to "cure" gays and lesbians of their homosexuality. ONE NATION UNDER GOD takes us into the strange world of "ex-gay" ministries and "conversion" therapies, revealing shocking techniques used to "straighten" out all those "twisted" souls. At the center...
Publisher
EPF Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In a fading Georgia town, a community recalls its dark past and faces a grim present. An undocumented immigrant, caught in legal limbo and facing deportation, contemplates his future. In the midst of it all, a massive, private immigration prison generates millions in profits. Where these stories meet, the hidden epicenter of America's immigration crackdown is revealed - a place called Lumpkin, GA.
128) The Search
Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
THE SEARCH is a 24-minute film that explores Estela de Carlotto's 37-year search for her long-lost grandchild after her daughter was kidnapped and murdered during the Argentinean 1976-1983 dictatorship.
129) Finding Face
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Finding Face details the controversial case of Tat Marina, who was attacked with acid in Cambodia in 1999. At 16, Marina was a rising star in Phnom Penh's karaoke music scene. She was coerced into an abusive relationship with Cambodia's Undersecretary of State, Svay Sitha, and subsequently attacked with acid. The film contextualizes acid violence as both a human rights violation and a gendered form of violence. Marina, who was granted asylum to enter...
130) Battered
Publisher
Hope Runs High
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award winner Lee Grant's acclaimed portrait of domestic violence in American Homes. A powerful if harrowing step inside life lived in constant fear of the people closest to you. Grant explores every angle, from time with the people who have escaped, succumbed to, or continue to live with domestic violence, as well as eye opening and heart breaking conversations with the abusers themselves.
Publisher
MulticomTV
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A compelling and controversial look at a problem: how should we deal with crime? Traveling the globe to look at the most fascinating examples of justice on the planet - from the harsh punishments of China to more merciful methods in Finland & Japan. At its root, the choice is always the same: to crush criminals or to bring them back into the community? To take revenge or to rehabilitate?
132) The Price of Sex
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
An unprecedented and compelling inquiry, THE PRICE OF SEX sheds light on the underground criminal network of human trafficking and experiences of trafficked Eastern European women forced into prostitution abroad. Photojournalist Mimi Chakarova's feature documentary caps years of painstaking, on-the-ground reporting that aired on Frontline (PBS) and 60 Minutes (CBS) and earned her an Emmy nomination, and a Webby for Internet excellence.. Filming undercover...
Publisher
Centex Enterprises
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
American Courtesans is an intimate portrayal of modern day escorts in America. In our own words we discuss our lives, the events that led us into our profession, and the reasons we stay. We welcome you into our world for a brief moment and will be candid and honest about what life is like for us; each of us willing to offer up our life experiences. We only ask that you listen with an open mind, and allow us to show you who we are.. We will address...
Publisher
Dara Kell
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A documentary series that expands and deepens our understanding of how South African communities are demanding change, using the law. From the "hijacked" buildings of inner city Johannesburg to the depths of a platinum mine, from the courts to the streets and into the homes of poor South Africans, these powerful short films offer new insights into the possibilities for change in post apartheid South Africa. The films showcase how a new generation...
Publisher
LOGTV
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
BORDERLINE is a feature-length documentary that tells the story of Eunice Baker, a borderline mentally retarded woman who was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for murdering a young child, despite evidence that the death was accidental. After nearly 5 years in prison, The New York State Appellate Court recently reduced Eunice's sentence to criminally negligent homicide, and she was released on time served.. When she was first brought in for...
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
NARRATIVES OF MODERN GENOCIDE challenges the audience to experience first-person accounts of survivors of genocide. Sichan Siv and Gilbert Tuhabonye share how they escaped the killing fields of Cambodia, and the massacre of school children in Burundi. Mixing haunting animation, and expert context the film confronts our notion that the holocaust was the last genocide.
137) Mole Agent
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A private-eye sends an 83-year-old agent to spy on a nursing home suspected of neglect.
Publisher
The Video Project
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
People around the world face violence and inequality because of who they love or who they are. In 78 countries there are laws that forbid same sex contact, often with severe punishment.. These 7 short videos from Human Rights Watch highlight escalating cultures of violence and repression against LGBT individuals in several countries - South Africa, Russia, Cameroon, Jamaica, and Kyrgyzstan. Abuse survivors share their stories of human rights violations...
Publisher
Flying Cloud Productions
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
How did a country that until 2010 had no organ donation system, become one of the world's organ transplant leaders? For years, China claimed that the organs came from executed prisoners, but the numbers didn't add up. Short wait times and a seemingly endless supply of donors, made China a popular destination for transplant surgeries that can take years of waiting in other countries. But the question no one was asking is where do these organs come...
Publisher
EPF Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Systemic killings continue in Mexico - a genocide covered up or even perpetrated by the Mexican government. Carlos Spector, a U.S. immigration lawyer in El Paso, Texas fights to obtain political asylum for Mexicans fleeing the violence. Official Selection at the **Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival**.
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