Videos on Communication, Religion, and Global Institutions

3 idiots c2011

Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R Madhavan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Chetan Bhagat, Vinod Chopra Films, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc

"Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius. You've never met a college student quite like 'Rancho.' From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down-along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for 'Virus, ' the school's uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's sexy daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the 3 idiots, once and for all."--Container. 1 videodisc (171 min.) :

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The apostle 1998

Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Bob Thornton, and Miranda Richardson

A gifted, charismatic Southern preacher, loved by his community, is secretly plagued by the darker side of human desire and rage. When he commits a crime of passion, he is forced to run from the law and set out on a new mission: to find the road to redemption. 1 videodisc (134 min.)

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Buscando al hombre sagrado 2010

Oscar Urrutia Lazo, Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Mexico), and K'in Producciones

This documentary brings us closer to the unknown world of Mayan ceremonies celebrated around the rains, the fields and the animals, all controlled by the sacred man, the H'men. 1 videodisc (45 min.) :

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The Church of Scientology 2004

Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, Tom Jarriel , ABC News, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Scientology has attracted powerful political friends and a group of glittering celebrities that includes John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Tom Cruise, and Lisa Marie Presley. What exactly is the Church of Scientology, called religion by some and cult by others? In this program, ABC News anchors Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters and correspondent Tom Jarriel delve into the controversial church's history, mission, and practices. Interviews with disciples and deserters, background on the benefits of joining and the repercussions of quitting, and footage of a Scientology "auditing session," a key form of therapy, offer a look at the provocative organization founded by L. Ron Hubbard. 1 videodisc (42 min.)

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A cidade das mulheres The city of women 2005

Lįzaro Faria, Cléo Martins, and Agźncia Nacional do Cinema (Brazil)

"Stella of Otóssi, lyalorisha of Ilź Axé Afonijį (a Candomblé temple founded in 1910) ... tells the stories of Candomblé and her own life ...about matriarchal societies, the cult of Shango, syncretism and the future of Candomblé  ..it is also an outstanding tribute to Ruth Landes, the American anthropologist who studied the role of gender in Afro-Brazilian culture in the 1930s"--Container. 1 videodisc (72 min.) :

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Delicious peace grows in a Ugandan coffee bean c2010

"Living in the lingering wake of the Idi Amin regime of terror and intolerance, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Ugandan coffee farmers challenged historical and economic hurdles by forming 'Delicious Peace' Cooperative. Their mission was to build harmonious relationships and economic development, and they are succeeding. Partnering with a Fair Trade US roaster, the farmers' standard of living is improving, peace is flourishing, and their messages of peace and fair wages are spreading to their coffee customers in the US" --Delicious Peace web page. 1 videodisc (40 min.)

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Divided we fall Americans in the aftermath c2008

Valarie Kaur, Sharat Raju, Scott Rosenblatt, New Moon Productions (Venice, Calif.), and Open Road Pictures

"Valarie Kaur was a 20-year-old college student when she set out across America in the aftermath of 9/11, camera in hand, to document hate violence against her community.  From the still-shocked streets of Ground Zero to the desert towns of the American west, her epic journey confronts the forces unleashed in a time of national crisis--racism and religion, fear and forgiveness--until she finds the heart of America... halfway around the world"--Container. 1 videodisc (90 min.) :

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DSM-IV-TR diagnosis & treatment of older adults 2006?

Thomas L Rochat and Professional Association for Continuing Education

A seminar conducted by Tom Rochat that is intended for the continuing education of  social workers, counselors, therapists and psychologists. 2 videodiscs (360 min.)

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Fishers of men 200?

Ranjan Kamath, Padmavathi Rao, RKO Films, and Under Construction (Firm)

"For over a century, a substantial number of Adivasis, or tribals of the Chottanagpur plateau, have been converting to Christianity in order to free themselves from bonded labour and feudal oppression still prevalent in rural India. A combination of education and Christianity have helped the Adivasis establish an alternative identity outside the Hindu caste system, undermining feudal and Hindu authority. While the demand for a tribal homeland called Jharkand has been gaining momentum from a number of sources since independence, Hindu fundamentalist organisations such as the Rashitriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad have held the Christian missionaries singularly responsible for encouraging the Jharkand movement. In the absence of dialogue between Hindu revivalists and Christian tribals, this feature length documentary represents an effort to understand how the two communities will co-exist within a secular Indian fabric"--Magic Lantern Foundation website. 1 videodisc (118 min.) :

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Forever present, Oggun 200-?, c1991

Documentary on Afro-Cuban religion, a descendant of Yoruba religion in Nigeria. Lazaro Ross narrates his personal history and deep involvement in the story and spirit of the Orisha Ogun, a god of both war and happiness. The Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba is filmed in a ritual of dance, drumming, singing and enactment of the stories of Ogun and other Orishas. 1 videodisc (52 min.)

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Four women of Egypt 2006?

Tahani Rached, Eric Michel, Safynaz Kazem, Wedad Mitry, Shahenda Maklad, Amina Rachid, Jean Derome, Elixir Productions, National Film Board of Canada, French Program, National Film Board of Canada, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

Four Egyptian women have the same goals--human diginity and social justice--but each adopts an approach radically different from the others. Muslim, Christian, Jewish or non-religious, their visions of society range from wanting a secular or socialist state to an Islamic one. These friends, deeply committed, argue openly, without ever breaking the bond that unites them. 1 videodisc (90 min.)

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Galileo's "Dialogue" 2001

Galileo Galilei, Donald Sutherland, Owen Gingerich, Maurice A Finocchiaro, and G. V Coyne

A study of Galileo's Dialogue in which he asserted that the Earth was not the center of the universe. Galileo was jailed for heresy for contradicting the traditional teachings of the medieval Church. The video traces the background of the Dialogue, from the Copernican view that the sun is the center of the universe, to the trial of Galileo before the Holy Office. The profound conflicts between science and theology unfold in dramatic reenactments. 1 videocassette (ca. 53 min.)

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God in America how religious liberty shaped America 2010

David Belton, Cathleen O'Connell, Callie Taintor Wiser, Sarah Colt, Thomas Jennings, Greg Barker, Julie Powell, David Espar, Marilyn H Mellowes, Campbell Scott, Philip Sheppard, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WGBH Educational Foundation, and PBS Distribution (Firm)

Tells the sweeping and dramatic story of religious life in America, examining more than 500 years of American religious history, from the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the 2008 presidential election. Examine this history as it has played out in public life, exploring the complex interaction between religion and democracy in the United States; the origins of the American concept of religious liberty; the dynamics of the ever-evolving American religious marketplace; and more. 3 videodiscs (ca. 6 hr.) :

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Healers of Ghana c2005

J. Scott Dodds, Harold L Cannon, Edward Quarshie, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Explores the traditional medical practices of the Bono people of central Ghana and how their healers are accommodating the conflict between the arrival of Western medicine and their religious beliefs. Traditionally, Bono tribal priests undergo a painful spiritual possession, during which deities reveal to them the causes of illnesses, which plants to use to treat them, who is perpetrating witchcraft, and which villagers might be endangering society through improper behavior. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

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Holy Water-Gate abuse cover-up in the Catholic Church 2004

Mary Healey-Conlon, Special Broadcasting Service (Australia), CBC Newsworld, Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana, and Filmakers Library, inc

Holy Water-Gate explores the lengths to which sexual abuse has been obscured throughout the nation. It presents testimony from an admitted priest perpetrator, church officials and victims, as well as the story of Father John Bambrick who was himself molested by a priest as an adolescent and continues to seek justice for fellow victims. 1 videodisc (56 min.)

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Hopi, songs of the fourth world 2008

An in-depth look at the meaning of the Hopi way, a philosophy of living in balance with nature. Describes the Hopi philosophy of life, death, and renewal as revealed in the interweaving life cycle of humans and corn plants. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

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The Hutterites to care and not to care 2003?

Explores many facets of life in North American Hutterite communities, from work to worship, from living space to spiritual life, from infancy to old age. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

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An introduction to Scientology 2006

L. Ron Hubbard, Tony Hitchman, Golden Era Productions, and L. Ron Hubbard Library

Fellow Scientologist Tony Hitchman talks with L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, in an interview which originally aired on Rhodesian Television. Hubbard explains the basis of Scientology beliefs, and how he came to found the organization. The interview is book-ended with church information and contact information. 1 videodisc (51 min.) :

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Jesus politics the Bible & the ballot 2008

Ilan Ziv, Deborah Davies, Serge Gordey, Randall Herbert Balmer, Paul M Weyrich, Tamouz Media, Bo Travail!, Independent Television Service, Channel Four Films (Firm), ZDF Enterprises, Arte (Firm), Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Icarus Films

"Filmed across 4000 miles and seventeen states, [the film] weaves an historically informed but thoroughly contemporary cinematic essay, a probing look at how deeply religious faith shapes 21st century American politics"--Container. 1 videodisc (90 min.)

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Jonestown the life and death of Peoples Temple 2007

Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith, W. Noland Walker, Michael Chin, Tom Phillips, Firelight Media, British Broadcasting Corporation, WGBH Educational Foundation , PBS Home Video, and Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

A startling look at preacher Jim Jones, his life prior to the mass-suicides in Guyana, and the event that took place leading up to that fateful day in 1978. 1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.)

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The King does not lie the initiation of a priest of Shango 1992

Judith Illsley Gleason, Elisa Mereghetti, Yrmino Valdés, and Marco Mensa

Documentary showing the ritual and ceremony associated with the initiation of a priest of Shango, the Thundergod of the traditional Yoruba religion. Takes place in a contemporary Puerto Rican community among New World practitioners of the ancient religion, Santeria. 1 videocassette (43 min.)

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The long search 2001?

Describes the basic beliefs and practices of major world religions. 5 videodiscs (668 min.)

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Mammy water 2010?

A portrait of a fishing village, Shama, Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea, as filmed in 1953 and 1954. The success of the fishermen is governed by water spirits ("Mammy water") which are honored with ceremonies and offerings to the sea. 1 videodisc (18 min.)

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Mammy Water in search of the water spirits in Nigeria 2009

Sabine Jell-Bahlsen,  Donald Arthur, Cassanda Francis, Jean Scott, Tandem Film (Firm), and Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

The film features Mammy Water rituals and interviews with Igbo and Ijaw devotees and their leaders. Mammy Water is a water deity worshiped in Nigeria. 1 videodisc (60 min.) :

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Maya lords of the jungle c2010

Archaeological work on the Mayan civilization in Central America is revealing new facts about Mayan history, religion, agriculture, social structure, and art. 1 videodisc (59 min.)

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Les ma©'tres fous 2010?

Filmed it Accra, Ghana, in 1954, the film depicts the annual ceremony of the Hauku cult, a social and religious movement which was widespread in French colonial Africa from the 1920's to the 1950's. Participants in the ceremony mimic the elaborate military ceremonies of their colonial occupiers, but in more of a trance than true recreation. 1 videodisc (28 min.)

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Mundo Milagroso (Miraculous world) 2000?

Kels Goodman, Monica Delgado, Michael Van Wagenen, Ritual Films, Brigham Young University, Dept. of Anthropology, and Filmakers Library, inc

An exploration of the mixture of Spanish Catholicism and Indian mysticism found in Texan communities along the Rio Grande River, where various saints and religious figures have made appearances to a receptive public. 1 videodisc (27 min.) :

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The myth of the "clash of civilizations" c2002

Edward W Said, Sut Jhally, and Media Education Foundation

"In this important lecture delivered at the University of Massachusetts, Edward Said takes aim at one of the central tenets of recent foreign policy thinking - that conflicts between different and clashing "civilizations" (Western, Islamic, Confucian) characterize the contemporary world. Said argues that collapsing complex, diverse and contradictory groups of people into vast, simplistic abstractions has disastrous consequences. Presenting instead a vision of the "coexistence" of difference, Said concludes with the fundamental challenge that faces humanity at the turn of the millennium"--Container. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

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N/um tchai the ceremonial dance of the!Kung Bushmen c2007

Documents a formalized Bushman curing ceremony in the Kalahari Desert area of South West Africa by showing an all-night n/um tchai (medicine dance) in which a number of men go into trance and exercise special curing powers. Divided into two parts: the first reviews and explains typical dance scenes; the second shows the ceremony without narration. 1 videodisc (20 min.)

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New media, religion, and their impact on elections December 7, 2007 2008

Bill D Moyers, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Melissa Rogers, Gail Ablow, Ken Diego, Michael Bacon, Public Affairs Television (Firm), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

No one can dispute the importance of new media in the battle to win the White House in 2008. But what does it all mean for American democracy? Bill Moyers gets perspective on the impact of blogs, YouTube, and social networking on the election process from Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Then, with evangelical pastor Mike Huckabee surging in the polls and Mitt Romney giving a widely anticipated speech on his Mormon faith, Moyers and Jamieson are joined by scholar Melissa Rogers for a discussion of religion in politics. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

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The power of forgiveness 2007

Elie Wiesel, Nh ât Hanh, Thomas Moore, Marianne Williamson, Martin Doblmeier, Journey Films, First-Run Features (Firm), and South Carolina Educational Television Network

To forgive someone can be simple....this simple act can have powerful consequences.  From Northern Ireland to Ground Zero to the Amish countryside, explores how forgiveness can transform your life. 1 videodisc (78 min.) :

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Religion in Mesoamerica a video documentary c2006

Alfonso Moises, Martha Moises, and Cinema Guild

Examines the religious history of the people of Mesoamerica as their religious practices and beliefs shaped and influenced the cultural system of the society. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

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Religions of the world c2003

Ben Kingsley and Schlessinger Media

History and beliefs of major world religions presented through documentary film, recreations, and specialist explanations. 6 videodiscs (300 min.)

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The Religious right c2006

Bill D Moyers, Joseph Camp, Howard Weinstein, Betsy McCarthy, Public Affairs Television (Firm), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.), and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

Bill Moyers looks at the position of the religious right in the 1992 presidential campaign. 1 videodisc (42 min.) :

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La ronde des vodů en hommage au peuple haďtien = The voodoo dance : a tribute to the people of Haiti 1990

Elsie Haas, André Waksman, Neue Filmproduktion GmbH, TV House (Firm), Camera News, Inc, and  Newsreel (Firm)

Documents the significant role of Voodoo in Haitian culture from the perspectives of Voodoo priests, government officials, historians, and politicians. 1 videodisc (52 min.) :

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Say amen, somebody 2007

This film "documents the Golden Age of Gospel Music in its dying hour and pays homage to the music's pioneers in their extreme old age. Though Willie Mae Ford Smith, Thomas A. Dorsey and Sallie Martin lived years after 1980, they would never again be strong enough to both recall and embody the soul of gospel. In the language of the church, each of them had a charge to keep and a story to tell."--Guide. Also profiles Delois Barrett Campbell and The Barrett Sisters, The O'Neal Twins, and Zella Jackson. 1 videodisc (100 min.)

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The sign of the Loa c2007

This film explores Haitian creativity through the comples geometric design of the včvč, the sign of the loa. It sugests that the včvč, the abstract drawings made by voodoo priests to invite the divinities or loas, provided the first informal schooling for the arts and produced an aesthetic that is both unique to Haitian creativity and also central to its continued artistic production. 1 videodisc (17 min.)

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Steven Rockefeller America as a spiritual democracy c2006

Steven C Rockefeller, Bill D Moyers, Gail Pellet, Films for the Humanities (Firm), Public Affairs Television (Firm), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), and WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)

Steven Rockefeller, a convert Buddhist discusses his idea about America as a "spiritual democracy." Our religion must teach us to respect people of different tradition the same way we respect people of our own tradition. 1 videodisc (31 min.) :

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The thin line between faith & fanaticism 2007

Includes footage of Heaven's Gate followers. Chris Wallace interviews two professors of divinity and a cult watcher. 1 videodisc (22 min.)

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Uljima T'onjæU Sudan æUi Syubaich'æ  ko Yi T'ae-sæ k sinbu = The Alfred Schweitzer of Sudan, Father Lee Tae-seok : don't cry, Tonj 2012

"This film tells the story of a man who showed us how a human being could be light to another human being"--Container. 1 videodisc (91 min.)

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La Vierge, les Coptes, et moi The Virgin, the Copts and me c2011

The filmmaker goes to Egypt, his country of origin, to film a documentary on the miraculous apparition of the Holy Virgin within the Coptic community of a small village outside of Cairo. Sounds simple enough. But when family, friends and events start changing his plans, Namir must rethink his original concept and change the tone and style to a film-within-a-film where he is both director and subject. Against the wishes of his mother, played by the filmmaker's real mother, he decides to actually stage an apparition of the Virgin Mary and starts mixing documentary, autobiography and fiction to  hilarious effects. 1 videodisc (87 min.)

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African-American cultures in the U.S.A 1993

Jawanza Kunjufu, Tony Labriola, and J. Q Adams

The follow-up to Part one discusses African history and religion, images of the African American in the media, academic performance and stereotypes perpetuated in schools. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

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African and African-American religions  1998

Coley Coleman and Ben Kingsley

Discusses the cultural diversity of Africa through its many religions. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

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Afrocubanismo! 1995

Raymond Gravelle, Selwyn J Jacob, Alejandro F Escobar, Alison Newall, and Roland Ray Roth

A celebration and study of the influence of Afrocuban culture on contemporary North American music. The program traces the origins of Afrocuban music from West Africa to Cuba and the subsequent development of this unique music and dance alongside religion. Interviews and performances by Mu~nequitos de Matanzas and Chucho Valdés provide insight to the significance of Afrocuban music and dance forms from Rhumba to the sacred music of Santería. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

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The Ancient Egyptian 1984?

Julien Hequembourg Bryan and LeRoy Leatherman

Uses photographs of Egyptian sculpture, artifacts, wall paintings of tombs and temples, and animated sequences in outlining the history of Egypt from 2700 B.C. to the Roman conquest, and to portray the temperament, religion and daily activities of the Pharaohs and citizens of ancient Egypt.  Describes the geological changes in northern Africa during prehistoric times.  Includes views of the building of the Aswan Dam on the Nile. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

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The angel Levine c2002, 1970

Chiz Schultz, Jan Kadar, Zero Mostel, Harry Belafonte, Ida Kaminska, Milo O'Shea, Gloria Foster, Bernard Malamud, Belafonte Enterprises, United Artists Corporation, and MGM Home Entertainment Inc

A touching, humorous film about Morris Mishkin, an elderly Jew whose life experiences have left him an embittered agnostic. Into Mishkin's life floats Alexander Levine, a black Jewish angel, who must convince the old man that life has value else Levine will never earn his wings. 1 videodisc (106 min.)

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The apostle 1998

Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Bob Thornton, and Miranda Richardson

A gifted, charismatic Southern preacher, loved by his community, is secretly plagued by the darker side of human desire and rage. When he commits a crime of passion, he is forced to run from the law and set out on a new mission: to find the road to redemption. 1 videodisc (134 min.)

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Awakening 1991

Juris Podnieks

Examines the social, political, and religious issues of the Soviet Union, along with its long history of oppression. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

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Believing 1991

Mischa Scorer, Patrick Lui, Anthony Quayle , and Mike Chinoy

Considers the Cultural Revolution's impact on China and the reaction to it which elevates production and profit to a new importance, while continuing the Communist political education of the young. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

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Between two worlds the Hmong Shaman in America 1985

Taggart Siegel and Lorne Dwight Conquergood

Describes the art of Shamanism and the role of the Shaman in Hmong society.  Examines the conflict between the ancient religion and traditions of the Hmong and their new way of life in the United States. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

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Birth control and the law 2000

Stephen Fleischman and Eric Sevareid

Includes interviews with different religious and health officials and discusses the differences in moral attitudes towards birth control of Catholics and non-Catholics. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

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The Black music of Brazil 1990

Jeremy Marre

Portrayal of the music and culture of Brazil, especially samba music and those elements of Brazilian culture which originate among the African and ethnically-mixed sections of the population. Special emphasis is laid on socioeconomic conditions of Brazilian Blacks and on the samba schools, which serve an important community function as well as being organizational centers for Carnival. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

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Black robe 1991

Robert Lantos, Brian Moore, Bruce Beresford, St ephane Reichel, Sue Milliken, Lothaire Bluteau, August Schellenberg, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, and Tantoo Cardinal

In the 17th century, Father Laforgue, a young Jesuit priest, is assigned to go up river into the Canadian wilderness to convert the Huron Indians.  His young aide and translator, Daniel, falls in love with Annuka, the daughter of the Algonquin chief.  Torn between his own desires and ideals of the priesthood, Laforgue's faith is tested, and his life and the outcome of the mission imperiled, as the expedition faces the elements and hostile Indians. 1 videocassette (101 min.)

MEDIA 2-2050

 

Brother born again: Big Mouth Productions ; directed by Julia Pimsleur ; produced by Katy Chevigny & Julia Pimsleur 2000

Julia Pimsleur and Katy Chevigny

This documentary film traces Julia Pimsleur's efforts to understand her brother's conversion from Judaism to Christianity and attempt to salvage their relationship and rediscover the meaning of family. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

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Byzantium from splendor to ruin 1989

Rafael Cortes and Robert Lanchester

This program describes the history, art, and religious significance of Byzantium, its attempts to restore the Roman Empire, its influence in the West, and its heritage. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

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Carthage 1991

Henri de Turenne, Jacques Dupont, and Juan Carlos Carmigniani

Explores the history of Carthage, its Phoenician origins, its economy and religious practices.  Describes the decline of the ancient Greek world, the growth of Rome, and the conflict between the Roman republic and Carthage, including the rise of Hannibal and his strategies. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-3613

 

The Church of Scientology 2004

Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, Tom Jarriel , ABC News, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Scientology has attracted powerful political friends and a group of glittering celebrities that includes John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Tom Cruise, and Lisa Marie Presley. What exactly is the Church of Scientology, called religion by some and cult by others? In this program, ABC News anchors Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters and correspondent Tom Jarriel delve into the controversial church's history, mission, and practices. Interviews with disciples and deserters, background on the benefits of joining and the repercussions of quitting, and footage of a Scientology "auditing session," a key form of therapy, offer a look at the provocative organization founded by L. Ron Hubbard. 1 videodisc (42 min.)

MEDIA 10-293

 

The Church ; The town 1993, 1988

Jill Sheppard and Richard Burrows

The Church conveys the nature of the medieval religious experience, describes the hierarchy of the church, and explains the church's involvement in medicine, help for the poor and education. The town examines the establishment and history of a medieval town, including the nature and work of the guild organizations.  Uses Lincoln, England, as the example. 1 videocassette (44 min.)

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Chutney in Yuh Soca : a multicultural mix 1996

Karen Martinez, Dilly Braimoh, and Jillian Li-Sue

Chutney in Yuh Soca: a film showing the interaction of the East Indian and African populations of Trinidad and Tobago through the popular music "Chutney" which is an combination of Indian folk tunes with the tempo and spice of the Caribbean. The gospel truth: A Black family in Great Britain reaffirms their values and family cohesiveness through the singing of gospel music. Songs for our daughters: West Indian women in Britain discuss the way they pass their heritage and culture on to their mixed race daughters. 1 videocassette (35 min.)

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Circle of recovery  1991

Tom Casciarto

This film is about people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction--men, women, mothers, fathers, children and grandparents. Its focus is a group of people in northern California who are overcoming addiction to become mirrors of hope in their community. The talk is frank and the subjects are personal as seven African-American men share their struggle, hope, and achievements. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

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The circles of light 1998

Derek Towers, Duccio Scarpelli, Edmund Dehn, Alessandra Masi, Sofia Hodges, Christopher Frayling, and Dante Alighieri

The most celebrated work of Dante is the Divine comedy--a vision of hell, purgatory and heaven that provides a strangely surrealistic view of medieval attitudes on religious dogma and the price of disobedience. In this program, dramatizations of scenes depicting courtly love, sexual love, love of God, and love of the Virgin are featured. 1 videocassette (49 min.)

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The Civil War era 1993

John Simmons and Eugene Williams

Dr. Simmons' lecture explores the Civil War era in American religious history and closely looks at the separate religious traditions that African-Americans formed during this time. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

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The Civil War in England, 1645-1649 1993, 1990

Henri de Turenne and Andrew Mollo

"This program provides the background of the power struggle between Parliament and the King, as well as the religious conflicts that led to the war, the rise to power of the Puritans and Oliver Cromwell, the pivotal Battle of Naseby, the trial of Charles I and his execution, and the subsequent return of his son to the throne."--Container. 1 videocassette (35 min.)

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The Conquest of Mexico 1991

Caroline Laure, Franco Lecca, Henri de Turenne, and Robert Lanchester

This program provides a portrait of Cortez and his world; of the New World as seen by a handful of Spaniards; and of the civilizations of mesoamerica before they were "discovered"--the world of the Mayas and Aztecs, the nature of Aztec religion and politics. It describes the Battle of Mexico and how and why Montezuma lost--and why the descendants of the Aztecs speak Nahautl today. 1 videocassette (ca. 35 min.)

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Daughters of the Golden Bengal women in the struggle against poverty 1995

Magdalena Metker and  Monica Solem

Depicts the growing movement of women in Bangladesh who, with the assistance of aid societies, run profitable cottage industries in their villages, often risking severe reprisals as they defy repressive social customs and religious doctrines in order to become financial contributors to their families and villages. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-5101

 

The Days of our years 199-?

Pierre Fresnay, Roland Tual, and Denise Tual

A documentary written from the perspective of France that covers major world events of the first 50 years of the 20th century. Highlights include rare footage of 1900's Paris, attempts at air, sea and polar exploration, rare footage of artists including Renoir, Picasso, Shaw, Rodin, Sartre, Matisse and Colette. Includes the Paris Expositions of 1900 and 1937, films of World War I and World War II, the women's suffrage movement, and major figures in the world of art, sports, religion and government. 1 videocassette (72 min.)

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Discovering the music of the Middle Ages 1987

Bernard Wilets

Examines the religious and secular music of the Middle Ages, describes the musical instruments of the period, and surveys the social milieu. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

MUSIC 431

 

Divine horsemen : the living gods of Haiti 1985

Maya Deren, Teiji Ito, and Cherel Ito

A journey into the fascinating world of the Voudoun religion of Haiti.  The viewer attends the rituals of the Rada, Petro, and Congo cults, whose devotees commune with the cosmic powers through invocations--ritual offering, song and dance. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 543 2-749

 

Doctrinal dimension sacred vs. secular  1999

Jon M Tullos and John K Simmons

Discusses the tension between the sacred and the secular lives, and explores the different ways in which Amish and Mormons have resolved this tension. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA. DANA. MEDIA 1457 1457 2-5277

 

Duke Ellington the sacred concerts : a selection 1999

Duke Ellington, Jon Faddis, Adam Nussbaum, Michele Hendericks, Allan Harris, Roby Seidel, and Roby Seidel

Celebration of Ellington's 100th anniversary features a performance in Lugano Cathedral, wherein members of his orchestra render three religious-themed "Sacred Concerts" compositions conceived by Ellington from 1965 to 1973. 1 videocassette (79 min.)

DANA 1572

 

El Charanguero 1995

Jaime Torres, Jeffrey Lynn Briggs, and Simona Briggs

A documentary tribute to the Argentinian Indian musician, Jaime Torres, the world's foremost performer on the charango (a stringed Andean instrument). Includes live performances of charango music and a ritual to Pachamama (Mother earth) by the indigenous people of the Quebrada in Northern Argentina along with dances and music, as well as dramatic concert footage. 1 videocassette (56 min.)

MUSIC 326

 

El dia la noche y los muertos 1998?

Steve Mykolyn and Alvaro Acosta

Filmed in the village of Patzcuaro, this is a dramatization of a pilgrimage on October 31, All Souls' Day in Mexico, when people celebrate their ancestors and communicate with long dead loved ones. The religious holy day is marked by celebrations and special events, making the relationship with death one of friendship rather than fear. 1 videocassette (24 min.)

MEDIA 2-5641

 

Elmer Gantry 1999, 1960

Burt Lancaster, Shirley Jones, Bernard Smith, Richard Brooks, and Sinclair Lewis

The story of a salesman who starts to launch his career as a preacher when he meets up with a traveling revivalist woman preacher. He becomes a shallow opportunistic evangelist and his success is jeopardized when women from his past cross his path. 1 videocassette (147 min.)

MEDIA 2-3927

 

Evolution 2001

Bill Jersey and Liam Neeson

An examination of the struggle between science and religion in defining the origin and nature of humans. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-5975

 

Eyes of stone 1990

Nilita Vachani

A film about rural women in Bhilwara, Rajasthan and their rituals of possession and exorcism: expressions of faith, rebellion and healing that thrive within the confines of a stringent patriarchal order. 1 videocassette (91 min.)

MEDIA 2-6291

 

Le Fantôme de la liberté Phantom of liberty 1987, 1974

Serge Silberman, Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière, Jean-Claude Brialy, Monica Vitti, Michel Piccoli, and Adriana Asti

Bunuel attacks society's false ideas of liberty from religion to politics using humor from high wit to low comedy. 1 videocassette (105 min.)

MEDIA 2-3579

 

The First storytellers 1988

Joseph Campbell, Bill D Moyers, Catherine Tatge, David Grubin, and Alvin H Perlmutter

"Campbell discusses the importance of accepting death as rebirth as in the myth of the buffalo and the story of Christ, the rite of passage in primitive societies, the role of mystical Shamans, and the decline of ritual in today's society"--Cassette container. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1200 2-571

 

Full circle 1993

Heather Marshall, Silva Basmajian, Margaret Pettigrew, and Donna Read

Discusses environmental issues in relation to women's spirituality. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-2103

 

Galileo's "Dialogue" 2001

Galileo Galilei, Donald Sutherland, Owen Gingerich, Maurice A Finocchiaro, and G. V Coyne

A study of Galileo's Dialogue in which he asserted that the Earth was not the center of the universe. Galileo was jailed for heresy for contradicting the traditional teachings of the medieval Church. The video traces the background of the Dialogue, from the Copernican view that the sun is the center of the universe, to the trial of Galileo before the Holy Office. The profound conflicts between science and theology unfold in dramatic reenactments. 1 videocassette (ca. 53 min.)

MEDIA 2-5500

 

Gay Cuba 1995

Sonja de Vries, Marlene Moleon, and Jennifer Maytorena Taylor

Interviews with Cuban lesbians and gay men, exploring the social, psychological, religious, and political questions related to homosexuality in Cuba. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-5424

 

Gloria Naylor a conversation with Gloria Naylor 1992

Gloria Naylor, Edwin A Moore, and Matteo Bellinelli

Writer Gloria Naylor speaks on the influence of other black women writers, the influence of a southern background, early involvement with religion, learning to articulate one's experience, writing in different voices, and writing to explore one's beliefs. 1 videocassette (21 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 390 2-1971

 

Go down, death! 1994

Spencer Williams, Sam Elljay, Alfred N Sack, James Weldon Johnson, Myra D Hemmings, Samuel H James, and Eddy L Houston

"A morality melodrama which puts a minister's reputation in question, bringing him to the brink of Heaven and Hell."--Facets video catalog # 12. 1 videocassette (54 min.)

DANA 594

 

God and the Constitution 1994

Richard Petrow, Madeline Amgott, Bill D Moyers, Martin E Marty, and Leonard Williams Levy

Bill Moyers discusses the separation of church and state, religious liberty, and the establishment clause with with Martin E. Marty and Leonard W. Levy. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-3692

 

Goddess remembered  1990

Donna Read, Margaret Pettigrew, and Martha Henry

An exploration of goddess-centered religion. The film looks at women's spirituality beginning in pre-historic times when women were respected as the source of life, wisdom and justice. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-2101

 

Grandeur and obedience ; The Light of experience 198-?

Michael Gill, Kenneth Clark, and Peter Montagnon

Grandeur and obedience surveys the development of western civilization in the 17th century as evidenced especially in the work of Titian, Rubens, and Bernini. Points out that the essence of baroque was the uniting of flesh and spirit, dogma and sensuality, obedience and freedom as shown in such religious figures of the time as St. Ignatius, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. John of the Cross. The Light of experience looks at the realism of Dutch painting in its close observation of human character against the backdrop of the new worlds revealed by the telescopes and the microscope. 1 videocassette (104 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 170 2-2152

 

The Great spirit within the hole 1983

Chris Spotted Eagle

Despite the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, Indian spiritual leaders have faced great difficulties when attempting to serve the religious needs of their people in prison. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-943

 

Greek myths 1971

Gilbert Highet and John Barnes

Uses dramatizations and animation to present Greek myths as primitive fiction, primitive history, comic history, and as ritual. 2 videocassettes (54 min.)

MEDIA D-260

 

Hatred 1995

Mitzi Goldman and Rosemary Blight

Investigates the connection between hatred on a personal level and hatred between nations. Includes news film footage and interviews with various people. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-6035

 

Healers of Ghana c2005

J. Scott Dodds, Harold L Cannon, Edward Quarshie, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Explores the traditional medical practices of the Bono people of central Ghana and how their healers are accommodating the conflict between the arrival of Western medicine and their religious beliefs. Traditionally, Bono tribal priests undergo a painful spiritual possession, during which deities reveal to them the causes of illnesses, which plants to use to treat them, who is perpetrating witchcraft, and which villagers might be endangering society through improper behavior. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-889

 

Heritage of African-American worship  1999

Schuyler Sackett

The dramatic story of the African-American church in America, from Boston's African Meeting House in 1804, to Birmingham and Montgomery in the 1960s. 1 videocassette (46 min.)

DANA 1458

 

The Hero's adventure 1988

Joseph Campbell, Bill D Moyers, Catherine Tatge, David Grubin, and Alvin H Perlmutter

"Long before medieval knights charged off to slay dragons, tales of heroic adventures were an integral part of all world cultures. Campbell challenges everyone to see the presence of a heroic journey in his or her own life"--Cassette container. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1198 2-569

 

Hieronymus Bosch 1994

José Antonio Páramo and Robert Lanchester

Describes the life and work of Hieronymus Bosch, who lived from the mid-fifteenth century until 1516. Discusses the social, political and religious influences of his day and how they were reflected as themes in his paintings. Covers Bosch's artworks collected by Philip II and housed in the Prado Museum. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

DANA 1685

 

Hildegard of Bingen 1989

Jack Hanick and Linda Hanick

Discusses the life of Hildegard of Bingen and her contribution to her time. She was an abbess, spiritual counselor, physician, theologian, writer, reformer, preacher, and composer who lived in twelfth century Germany and through her writing, preaching, and actions, confronted the major religious and political issues of her day. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MUSIC 192

 

The Holy Ghost people 1968

Blair Boyd and Peter Adair

A report on the religious fervor of a small Pentecostal congregation in West Virginia whose fundamentalist philosophy encourages the Biblical teaching of speaking in tongues, and handling serpents. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-1317

Holy Water-Gate abuse cover-up in the Catholic Church 2004

Mary Healey-Conlon, Special Broadcasting Service (Australia), CBC Newsworld, Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana, and Filmakers Library, inc

Holy Water-Gate explores the lengths to which sexual abuse has been obscured throughout the nation. It presents testimony from an admitted priest perpetrator, church officials and victims, as well as the story of Father John Bambrick who was himself molested by a priest as an adolescent and continues to seek justice for fellow victims. 1 videodisc (56 min.)

MEDIA 10-1880

 

Hopi, songs of the fourth world 1983

Pat Ferrero and Ronnie Gilbert

An in-depth look at the meaning of the Hopi way, a philosophy of living in balance with nature. Describes the Hopi philosophy of life, death, and renewal as revealed in the interweaving life cycle of humans and corn plants. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-1280

 

The Hutterites 1963

Colin Low, Tom Daly, Roman Kroitor, and Stanley Jackson

Examines the life and beliefs of the Hutterites, a unique people living a communal existence based on religious beliefs. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA D-124

 

I shall moulder before I shall be taken a story of Afro-American defiance 1976

S. Allen Counter, David Beecher Evans, and James Earl Jones

Documents the authors' 1972 expedition to the jungles of Suriname in seach of their cultural and racial roots. There, they encounter and study the Djuka tribe, recording their daily activities, special ceremonies and religious events. 1 videocassette (58 min.)bsd., col. ;

MEDIA D-255

 

La Ilusión viaja en tranvía Illusion travels by streetcar 1991

Armando Orive Alba, Luis Buńuel, Lilia Prado, Carlos Navarro, and Fernando Soto Ortega

After restoring an antiquated streetcar, two men learn that the vehicle will be taken out of commission.  They decide to take one last drive in which they pick up an unusual array of passengers.  The picaresque adventures take the form of a Mexican "Alice in Wonderland" with elements of political, social, and religious satire expressedin the form of a delightful fairy tale. 1 videocassette (90 min.)

MEDIA 2-1828

 

In search of angels 1994

David Connolly, Ken Short, Debra Winger, Walt Louie, Sophy Burnham, and Janis Blackschleger

Explores the myths, meaning and allure of angels, both in history and popular culture, in a visually stunning program presented in three acts: Angels among us, Angels from Heaven, and Angels on Earth. It includes interviews with authors Sophy Burnham and David Connolly and singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 971

 

Inherit the wind 1983, 1960

Stanley Kramer, Nathan E Douglas, and Harold Jacob Smith

Tracy and March square off as opposing attorneys in this dramatization of the famous trial in Tennessee of biology teacher who was arrested for teaching evolution as fact in the schoolroom. 1 videocassette (VHS) (127 min.)bsd., b&w ;

MEDIA  DANA 2-252     38

 

An Initiation "kut" for a Korean shaman 1991

Laurel Kendall, Diana S Lee, Kim Pongsun, An Hosun, Kwan Myongnyo, and Yi Jin

Shamans in Korean society are generally women and are generally consulted by women.  They are frequently those who have been "set apart" by bad life experiences.  This film depicts portions of a two-day initiation ritual for a young woman, whose spirit mother and whoese family believe she is destined to be a shaman.  Music, rituals and life experiences of shamans are depicted and discussed. 1 videocassette (37 min.)

MEDIA 2-3528

 

Itam hakim, hopiit 1984

Victor Masayesva and  Ross Macaya

Focuses on the life and stories of the Hopi Indian storyteller Ross Macaya. The program integrates images of nature and Hopi Indian life, history, mythology, ritual music and performances with the words of Macaya. 1 videocassette (59 min.)

MEDIA 2-1140

 

Jainism ascetics and warriors 2000

Felix Tusell, Mercedes S Rau, and Ricardo Franco

Abutting the border of Pakistan, the state of Rajasthan is the home of the Jains. This program profiles Jainism, which espouses salvation by conquering material existence through stict ascetic discipline. The imperative detachment from worldly existence necessary for liberation is explained, as is ahimsa, the doctrine of non-injury to any living thing. 1 videocassette (51 min.)

MEDIA 2-5806

 

Jesus politics the Bible & the ballot 2008

Ilan Ziv, Deborah Davies, Serge Gordey, Randall Herbert Balmer, Paul M Weyrich, Tamouz Media, Bo Travail!, Independent Television Service, Channel Four Films (Firm), ZDF Enterprises, Arte (Firm), Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Icarus Films

"Filmed across 4000 miles and seventeen states, [the film] weaves an historically informed but thoroughly contemporary cinematic essay, a probing look at how deeply religious faith shapes 21st century American politics"--Container. 1 videodisc (90 min.)

MEDIA 10-1860

 

The jeweled city 1998

Christopher Frayling and Derek Towers

This program offers a narrated tour of the cathedral, along with a historical portrait of the political and religious fervor of the medieval architects who saw it through to completion. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-2465

 

Khmer court dance 1992, 1995

Sam-Ang Sam, Naomi Hawes Bishop, S. a. m. Chan Moly, John Melville Bishop, Paul Cravath, H. a. y. Somaly, S. a. m. Malene, Sophiline Shapiro, Nareine Sokhon, and Sam-Oeun Tes

Five authentic Khmer court dances, some with ritual significance, accompanied by a traditional pin peat musical ensemble. The dances are introduced by Paul Cravath, who discusses their historical background (illustrated by sculptural reliefs), symbolism, religious functions, and other points of interest. 1 videocassette (74 min.)

MUSIC 321

 

Kika 1994

Pedro Almodóvar, Verónica Forqué, Peter Coyote, Victoria Abril, and Alex Casanovas

A dizzy dame hairdresser, Kika, gets involved with a host of unusual characters: a homicidal expatriate Yank writer, Nicholas, and his bewildered stepson, Ramon, an uncommunicative underwear photographer; a vampish, oddball femme TV reporter, Andrea; a lesbian maid, Juana, and her mentally-deficient convicted rapist brother, Pablo, who escaped while on parole from prison to attend a religious festival in his home town.  1 videocassette (109 min.)

MEDIA 2-3601

 

The King does not lie the initiation of a priest of Shango 1992

Judith Illsley Gleason, Elisa Mereghetti, Yrmino Valdés, and Marco Mensa

Documentary showing the ritual and ceremony associated with the initiation of a priest of Shango, the Thundergod of the traditional Yoruba religion. Takes place in a contemporary Puerto Rican community among New World practitioners of the ancient religion, Santeria. 1 videocassette (43 min.)

MEDIA 2-5573

 

Know your enemy--Japan 1989

Frank Capra, Walter Huston, and Dana Andrews

Explains how the religious, political, cultural, and economic history of Japan contributed toward making it a formidable foe. Intended to show the American serviceman the fighting characteristics of his Japanese counterpart. 1 videocassette (63 min.)

MEDIA 2-1720

 

Krik? Krak! tales of a nightmare 1998

Jac Avila and Vanyoska Gee

The story of Haiti's misery under two generations of Duvaliers is told impressionistically, mingling extraordinary documents of daily life with scenes from fiction films to convey the shifts between levels of reality in Haitian life, in particular, the omnipresence of the Voodoo religion. 1 videocassette (78 min.)

DANA 1509

 

The last warrior man of the men Michael Willesee

This segment profiles the warriors of the White Nile. Highlights their culture, customs and traditions. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-5818

 

The last warriors day of the donga 2001

Ben Ulm

This segment looks at the Mursi of Ehtiopia who are still among the fiercest warriors in Africa. 1 videocassette (54 min.)

MEDIA 2-5821

 

The last warriors searching for mingi 2001

Ben Ulm

This segment looks at Ethiopia's closely allied Hamar and Karo who share many practices that help to sustain their traditional lifestyles. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-5819

 

The last warriors stealing beauty 2001

Ben Ulm

This segment looks at the Wodaabe and Tuareg who have a common enemy in the arid lands of central western Africa they call home. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-5820

 

Legacy of the spirits 199-?

Karen Kramer

Describes the religion of voodooism and gives an account of its history in Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. Filmed in New York, the work contains interviews with participants and depictions of ceremonies. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

DANA. DANA 700 700

 

Lohengrin 1988

Richard Wagner, Brian Large, Wolfgang Weber, Cheryl Studer, Dunja Vejzovi c, Plácido Domingo, Hartmut Welker, Georg Tichy, Robert Lloyd, and Claudio Abbado

The medieval romance of the Swan Knight, who comes miraculously to the rescue of the falsely accused Elsa of Brabant is enacted against a background of chivalric and religious pageantry and made vidid by Wagner's powerful, richly scored music. 2 videocassettes (180 min.)

MUSIC. MUSIC 239 pt.1 239 pt.2

 

The lost warriors a bride's story 2001

Ben Ulum

This segment provides an introduction to the Afar by recording two major life events: the arranged marriage of a most reluctant bride and the initiation of a nervous would-be warrior. 1 videocassette (54 min.)

MEDIA 2-1814

 

Love and the goddess 1988

Joseph Campbell, Bill D Moyers, Catherine Tatge, David Grubin, and Alvin H Perlmutter

"Campbell talks about romantic love, beginning with the 12th century troubadours, and addresses questions about the image of woman -- as goddess, virgin and Mother Earth"--Cassette container. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1202 2-573

 

Macumba 1981

Elfi Mikesch, Ursula Weck, Sabina Kester, and Magdalena Montezuma

Three Germans, isolated in a Brazilian city by their own lethargy, are haunted by the energetic Afro-Brazilian religion and music around them. 1 videocassette (88 min.)

MEDIA 2-5434

 

Macumba, trance and spirit healing 1984

Madeleine Richeport-Haley and Emmanuel Logroño

Discusses spiritism, the belief that man can communicate with the supernatural world through mediums who act as intermediaries. Focuses on the voodoo cult of Brazil, macumba, and shows schizophrenics, epileptics, and drug addicts being treated with spiritist techniques. 1 videocassette (43 min.)

MEDIA 2-5571

 

Magical curing 1988

William E Mitchell

A black and white film consisting of footage shot between 1970 and 1972 by anthropologist William E. Mitchell, filming alone, during fieldwork with the Wape people of the West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea.  All of the depicted events were filmed as they naturally occurred, without direction. 1 videocassette (27 min.)

DANA 217

 

Magical death 1973

Napoleon A Chagnon

Relates the religious activities of a political leader and shaman from a village in Venezuela to the political and social organization in a Yanomamo Indian group. 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.):

MEDIA 2-1981

 

Mahabharata 1989

Peter Brook, Michel Propper, Georges Corraface, Mamadou Dioume, Urs Bihler, and Ryszard Cie slak

An intimate film journey to the very heart of Indian mythology, religion, history and thought.  Brings to life the conflict between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, the feuding families at the center of the saga. 3 videocassettes (318 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA 2-2090 cassette 1 2-2091 cassette 2 2-2092 cassette 3

 

Mammy Water in search of the water spirits in Nigeria 1989

Sabine Jell-Bahlsen, Donald Arthur, Cassandra Francis, and Jean Scott

The film features Mammy Water rituals and interviews with devotees and their leaders. Mammy Water is a water deity worshiped in Nigeria. 1 videocassette (59 min.)

MEDIA 2-3624

 

A Man for all seasons 1985

Fred Zinnemann, Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Robert Bolt, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt, and Corin Redgrave

Portrays the political and religious conflict between adulterous King Henry VIII who wishes to divorce his wife Catherine, and his Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to support such a plan. Subsequent events lead inexorably to More's execution. 1 videocassette (120 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 22 2-1308

 

Mark Dendy 1996

Mark Dendy and Douglas Rosenberg

Interview with Mark Dendy. Dendy is well known for his physically daring and energetic dances exploring such themes as gender, religion and other critical social issues. He has received three consecutive NEA Fellowships. Dendy talks about what has shaped his life and influenced his work. Includes excerpts from his best known dances. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MUSIC 338

 

The meaning of the millennium 1999

Natalie Zemon Davis, Martin E Marty, Jesse Jackson, Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Andrea Davis, and Mark Ganguzza

Professors Natalie Davis and Martin Marty examine the millennium from historical, religious and humanistic perspectives. Includes an introduction by Hillary Rodham Clinton, remarks by President Clinton, and comments and questions from the audience and from the Internet. 1 videocassette (ca. 98 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1444 2-5009

 

The Medieval manuscript art and function 1988

Johan Heestermans

Shows how medieval manuscripts came into being: how illuminations were accomplished and what materials were used, how scriptoria functioned, which titles were selected.  The program also explains the combinations of artistic talent and imagination, religious devotion, and intellectual integrity that enabled the artists and artisans of the monasteries to play so crucial a part in the survival of Western culture. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-1652

 

Medieval theater the play of Abraham and Isaac 1974

H. Kaye Dyal, Christopher Shelton, and Will Geer

Uses a medieval mystery play about Abraham and Isaac to relate medieval drama, as a means of social control, to the attitudes of the aristocracy and the religious doctrines of the church. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

DANA 1367

 

The Message of the myth 1988

Joseph Campbell, Bill D Moyers, Catherine Tatge, David Grubin, and Alvin H Perlmutter

"Campbell compares the creation stories in Genesis with creation stories from around the world. Because the world changes, religion has to be transformed and new mythologies created. People today are stuck with old metaphors and myths that don's fit their needs"--Cassette container . 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1199 2-570

 

The miller's tale bread is life 2001

Emily Marlow and Steve Bradshaw

Iron deficiency anemia is the most widespread nutritional disorder in the world, affecting more than two billion people. This program looks at the efforts to introduce fortified flour in Yemen and Egypt, two of the most affected countries. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-5918

 

Miracles are not enough continuity and change in religion 1993

Veronica L Young and Raul Julia

The Catholic church's power and influence in South America are reviewed along with todays demands for social changes. Situations are shown from Brazil and Nicaragua. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-1921

 

Mundo milagroso (Miraculous world) 1995?

Monica Delgado, Michael Van Wagenen, and Kels Goodman

An exploration of the mixture of Spanish Catholicism and Indian mysticism found in Texan communities along the Rio Grande River, where various saints and religious figures have made appearances to a receptive public. 1 videocassette (27 min.)

MEDIA 2-5708

 

Music in the twelfth century 1986

Mark Mannuci

An examination of music in the twelfth century.  Shows how religion, church and secular life all had an influence on shaping of music of this time period. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MUSIC 187

 

The Music of the devil, the music of the bear, the music of the condor spirits of the Andes 1989

Mike Akester and Edgar Villarroel

Documents the religious rituals and daily lives of the contemporary descendants of the Incas in the Andes Mountains of South America, and includes performances of their traditional music. 1 videocassette (ca. 55 min.)

MUSIC 289

 

My town = Mio paése 1986

Katherine Gulla and Lanie Zera

A steady flow of immigrants from Palermiti, a hillside village in Calabria, southern Italy, has been coming to America since the early 1900's. Although they abandoned their homeland for a better life in the New World, these immigrants brought with them strong and lasting family, religious and cultural traditions. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

MEDIA 2-1612

 

The myth of the "clash of civilizations" c2002

Edward W Said, Sut Jhally, and Media Education Foundation

"In this important lecture delivered at the University of Massachusetts, Edward Said takes aim at one of the central tenets of recent foreign policy thinking - that conflicts between different and clashing "civilizations" (Western, Islamic, Confucian) characterize the contemporary world. Said argues that collapsing complex, diverse and contradictory groups of people into vast, simplistic abstractions has disastrous consequences. Presenting instead a vision of the "coexistence" of difference, Said concludes with the fundamental challenge that faces humanity at the turn of the millennium"--Container. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

MEDIA 10-1858

 

Mythos 1997

Joseph Campbell and Susan Sarandon

Excerpts from Joseph Campbell's last lecture series before his death illustrate his theory of the origin, purpose and history of myth and mythology. 5 videocassettes (280 min.)

DANA. DANA. DANA. DANA. DANA 1047 cassette 1 1047 cassette 2 1047 cassette 3 1047 cassette 4 1047 cassette 5

 

New media, religion, and their impact on elections December 7, 2007 2008

Bill D Moyers, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Melissa Rogers, Gail Ablow, Ken Diego, Michael Bacon, Public Affairs Television (Firm), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

No one can dispute the importance of new media in the battle to win the White House in 2008. But what does it all mean for American democracy? Bill Moyers gets perspective on the impact of blogs, YouTube, and social networking on the election process from Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Then, with evangelical pastor Mike Huckabee surging in the polls and Mitt Romney giving a widely anticipated speech on his Mormon faith, Moyers and Jamieson are joined by scholar Melissa Rogers for a discussion of religion in politics. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-1664

 

Newton's dark secrets   DSM-IV-TR diagnosis & treatment of older adults c20052006?

Christopher Oxley, Malcolm Neaum, Joseph McMaster, Scott Handy, F. Murray Abraham, British Broadcasting Corporation, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WGBH Video (Firm), Thomas L Rochat, and Professional Association for Continuing Education

With vivid docudrama scenes, Nova recreates the unique climate of late 17th-century England, where a newfound fascination with science and mathematics coexisted with extreme views on religious doctrine. Unknown to most, Newton shared both obsessionsA seminar conducted by Tom Rochat that is intended for the continuing education of  social workers, counselors, therapists and psychologists. 1 videodisc (56 min.)2 videodiscs (360 min.)

MEDIAMEDIA 10-59510-1463

 

Odô yá! life with AIDS 1997

Tânia Cypriano

"This is the affirming story of how Candomblé, a Brazilian religion of African origin, has become a source of strength and power for a group of AIDS sufferers.". 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-5612

 

The Old Testament in art 1995

Len Lurcuck, Oliver Hunkin, and Bill Croasdale

Delves into the spectrum of ideas presented in the Old Testament: myth and history, poetry and allegory. Employs illustrations from a wide range of artists to clarify the biblical narrative and broaden its metaphoric range. 1 videocassette (ca. 75 min.)

DANA 1714

 

The origin of liturgical drama 1991

Marcy Epstein, Michael Edmunds, Nuala Fitzgerald, Diane Lynne Droste, Anne Spencer, Marian Condrashoff, and Kevin Flynn

Reproductions of medieval paintings, and quoted liturgical texts from the period are used to trace the development of liturgical drama from the 10th century to the mystery cycles of the 14th and 15th centuries. 1 videocassette (35 min.)

MEDIA 2-5718

 

The other side of the fence 1993

Lynn Estomin and O'Brien Nancy

Lynn Estomin interviews Nancy O'Brien about O'Brien's role in a pro-life-movement group that demonstrated outside Cincinnati Planned Parenthood clinics. O'Brien says the black-and-white view of life she held as a pro-life activist changed when her group supported her husband during their divorce, and she now questions her former certainties. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-5735

 

Pink triangles a study of prejudice against lesbians and gay men 1982

Warren J Blumenfeld

Takes a look at the nature of discrimination against lesbians and gay men and challenges some of society's attitudes toward homosexuality. Also examines historical and contemporary patterns of racial, religious, political, and sexual persecution. 1 videocassette (34 min.)

MEDIA  MEDIA 2-1656  4-490

 

Popol Vuh sacred book of the Quiché Maya 1989

Patricia Amlin and Larry George

Portrays the creation myth of the Quiché Maya of ancient Guatemala through animation. This myth and the story of the hero twins survived the Spanish Conquest in the Maya's sacred book known as the Popol Vuh. 1 videocassette (59 min.)

MEDIA 2-3269

Religion in Mesoamerica a video documentary c2006

Alfonso Moises, Martha Moises, and Cinema Guild

Examines the religious history of the people of Mesoamerica as their religious practices and beliefs shaped and influenced the cultural system of the society. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

MEDIA 10-954

 

Religions of the world c2003

Ben Kingsley and Schlessinger Media

History and beliefs of major world religions presented through documentary film, recreations, and specialist explanations. 6 videodiscs (300 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA 10-475 v.1 10-475 v.2 10-475 v.3 10-475 v.4 10-475 v.5 10-475 v.6

 

Religious diversity in America c2002

Carlo Rodriguez, Shannon McWhirter, Laura Berryhill, and Educational Video Network, Inc

"In America there are a variety of cultures that are defined by many different religions. Discover the elements of Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism."--Publisher's web site (www.edvidnet.com). 1 videodisc (23 min.)

DANA 307

 

Ritual clowns 1988

Victor Masayesva

Depicts the Clown ceremony and mythology of the Hopi Indians. 1 videocassette (18 min.)

MEDIA 2-905

 

Roberto Rossellini's Flowers of St. Francis 198-?

Roberto Rossellini, Angelo Rizzoli, Lee Kresel, and Aldo Fabrizi

A neo-realist recreation of legends surrounding St. Francis of Assisi and his band of friars as they strive to attain perfect harmony with nature. 1 videocassette (79 min.)

MEDIA 2-6006

 

Royal rule and religious revival 1993

David Steven Cohen, Louis Presti, Celeste Holm, and Bob Szuter

Explores the political, social, and religious conditions of colonial New Jersey under royal rule, including property disputes between the proprietors and occupants of the newly-unified colony and the effects of the widespread religious revival known as the Great Awakening which swept the colonies at the time. 1 videocassette (26 min., 20 sec.)

MEDIA 2-2423

 

Sacrifice and bliss 1988

Joseph Campbell, Bill D Moyers, Catherine Tatge, David Grubin, and Alvin H Perlmutter

"Campbell discusses the role of sacrifice in myth, which symbolizes the necessity for rebirth. He also talks about the significance of sacrifice -- in particular, a mother's sacrifice for her child, and the sacrifice to the relationship in marriage -- and stresses the need for every one of us to find our sacred place in the midst of today's fast-paced, technological world"--Cassette container. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1201 2-572

 

The Saint and the scholar 1998

Christopher Frayling, Christopher Salt, Luke Williams, Aidan McCann, and Karen Hayes

Rapid change in 12th century Europe from rural to urban styles led to an intellectual crisis of how best to come to God: through mysticism or rational analysis. At the center of this crisis stood Peter Abelard, radical philosopher-theologian and developer of dialectial scholasticism, and Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian monk and mystic. The conflict between them caused Abelard to be accused of heresy by the Council of Sens in 1142. 1 videocassette (49 min.)

MEDIA 2-1775

 

Salve a Umbanda Hail Umbanda : um filme 1988

José W Araújo

A documentary about Umbanda, Brazil's fastest-growing religion. Centers on the cult's pageantry and public festivals as well as its more esoteric, exotic, and rarely-seen ceremonies. Shot on location in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, and Fortazela, this film includes commentary by numerous authorities and practitioners, and it places Umbanda in the context of Brazil's turbulent history and its cultural and racial melting pot. 1 videocassette (46 min.)

DANA 708

 

Samson and Dalilah  2000?, 1981

Camille Saint-Saëns, Ferdinand Lemaire, Nicolas Joel, Plácido Domingo, Shirley Verrett, Wolfgang Brendel, Julius Rudel, John Goberman, and Kirk Browning

The classic biblical story of seduction, betrayal of love and religion and the vengence of man and God. 1 videodisc (117 min.)

MUSIC 20

 

The Shadow of hate a history of intolerance in America 1995

Charles Guggenheim and Julian Bond

A historical overview of religious, ethnic, and racial intolerance in the United States, beginning with colonial times and continuing to the present day, and focusing on such atrocities as the 19th century massacre of Native Americans at Wounded Knee, the World War Two internment of Japanese-Americans, and the Leo Frank lynching in Georgia in 1913. 1 videocassette (40 min.)

MEDIA 2-2638

 

A Singing stream a black family chronicle 1987

Tom Davenport, Allen Tullos, Daniel W Patterson, Marcia Neidley Lynch, and Bertha Landis

Bertha Landis is a black farmer's widow who lives in Granville County, North Carolina. She had eight sons and three daughters, all of whom either sing or play some musical instrument. She recalls that her parents and her husband's parents were all musical and so as she puts it, "a singing stream came down from both the families.". 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-2067

 

Spin 1995

Brian Springer

These excerpts from 500 hours of pirated "satellite TV feeds" taped by Springer during 1992 are a devastating critique of television's profound manipulativeness in the way it packages the news and politics. Includes pre-broadcast and post-broadcast footage from network sources (makeup sessions, off-camera discussions), broadcasts from various Presidential campaigns, Pat Robertson's televangelism, the influence of television talk shows such as Larry King Live, the presidential race of 1992 and the Los Angeles riots after the Rodney King verdict. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-3005

 

The Spirit world 1993

Stacy Keach and Lance Wisniewski

In all cultures, people turn to religion for comfort, guidence and an explanation of spiritual continuities beyond life and death.  This program reviews the basic functions of religion, how religion reflects and reinforces social, political and economic institutions, and how it is manipulated as such institutions evolve. 1 videocassette  (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-1898

 

The story of civilisation: the Viking age 2001

Kate Harper, Les Prince, and Vanessa Tovell

Profiles the Viking world of pillage and plunder, but also Viking religion, arts and crafts. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

DANA 1666

 

Strange beliefs 1990, 1985

André Singer and Bruce Dakowski

Explores the career of Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard and his work on witchcraft amongst the Nuer and Azanda tribes in the Sudan. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-2522

 

The Supreme Court's holy battles 1989

Karen Thomas

In eighteenth century America, Virginia's citizens debated the proper relationship between religion and government in a democratic society...The PBS television documentary, the Supreme court's holy battles, hosted by Roger Mudd, explores this history and the continuing debate over the role of religion in American life. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-826

 

Surviving Columbus the story of the Pueblo people 1992

Simon J Ortiz, Larry Walsh, Conroy Chino, Diane Reyna, Edmund J Ladd, and Rina Swentzell

Using stories from Pueblo elders, interviews with Pueblo scholars and leaders, archival photographs, and historical accounts, this program explores the Pueblo Indians' 450-year struggle to preserve their culture, land, and religion despite European contact. 1 videocassette (115 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-2041 2-4217

 

Tari-tarian di Bali Dances of Bali : Barong 198-?

The traditional Barong dance-drama of Bali is a ritual performance of religious magic in which the struggle between the widow-witch Rangda and the Barong is presented. Rangda is the force of fear, sickness, death, and sacred power to preserve live and village purity. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-1468

 

Terrorism the new world war 1989

Bill Lattanzi and Peter Thomas

Beirut, London, Paris--there is a new kind of battlefield in the world, a new kind of war.  Their goals may be political or religious, but the bloody reality of terrorist activities has quickly spread throughout the world in epidemic proportions. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1184 2-1539

 

Tevya 1990

Maurice Schwartz, Henry Ziskin, Sholem Aleichem, Miriam Riselle, and Rebecca Weintraub

One of Tevye's daughters is in love with a Gentile, which places Tevye's paternal affection in conflict with his commitment to religious tradition. 1 videocassette (92 min.)

MEDIA 2-2872

 

This house of power Notre Chatman and Hosea Sanders

A tribute to the role of the church in the African-American experience, this documentary traces the development of the church from its origins as an "invisible institution" among the slaves to its present-day role as a major force for social change. 1 videocassette (64 min.)

DANA 1130

 

The Three worlds of Bali 1988

Ira R Abrams

Anthropologist Steve Lansing guides the viewer on an exploration of the Indonesian, temple-based, civilization of Bali, which is coming to terms with the technological West. Shows how Balinese religion unites and involves the people at every level of society. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-968

 

Trance and dance in Bali 1988

Gregory Bateson, Margaret Mead, Jane Belo, and Josef Bohmer

Explores the themes of trance and dance in the rituals and religion of Bali.  The famous Kris Dance is performed. 1 videocassette (22 min.)

MEDIA 2-1961

 

The transformative power of music 1998

Fritz Weaver, Steven Fischler, Joel Sucher, Martin D Toub, Diane U Eisenberg, and Dorothea E Hast

"Music can inspire religious devotion, prepare individuals for war, motivate work, enrich play, and stimulate the passions. The musical healing veremonies of the Kung people in Namibia and Botswana, Epirote music in traditional Greek weddings, and modern rock, gospel, and folk musics all reveal music's power to transform lives."--Faculty manual. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-3647

 

The View from the edge 1988, 1979

Lorna Pegram, David F Cheshire, and Robert Hughes

Focuses on the Expressionist movement in art, from its early roots in the work of Van Gogh and Münch, to its decline with the horror of World War II and an increasingly pragmatic and secular outlook that left little room for the mythic-religious imagery of the past. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-2565

 

The virgin spring 1995

Ingmar Bergman, Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom, and Birgitta Pettersson

A devout girl is raped and murdered by herders on her way to church. When her attackers seek shelter at her home, their crime is discovered and a bloody vengeance exacted. Based on a 14th century Swedish legend. 1 videocassette (88 min.)

MEDIA 2-5567

 

Visions of prophecy 2000

Avril Benoit, Kate Gillen, David Wesley, and Madeleine Jeay

"Examines the options available to women living in the 12th through 15th centuries and how some subverted traditional roles in order to discover and express their own freedom, dignity, and power"--Container. 1 videocassette (24 min.)

MEDIA 2-2648

 

We shall overcome the song that moved a nation 1989

Jim Brown, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Guy Carawan, Taj Mahal, and Harry Belafonte

Originally a black religious song, then a union organizing song, "We shall overcome" gradually became the protest anthem that set America marching towards racial equality. By tracing the sources of one song, the film uncovers the diverse strands of social history which flowed together to form the Civil Rights movement. Julian Bond, Andrew Young and others reminisce about what this song meant during the sit-ins, voter registration drives and protest marches of the sixties. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-2030

 

Western philosophy  2002

Trevor Green, Audrey Healy, Trevor Nichols, and Malcolm Seymour

Explores the root of ancient philosophy and religious thought. 3 videocassettes (50 min. each)

DANA. DANA. DANA 1789 cassette 1 1789 cassette 2 1789 cassette 3

 

The wilderness and the west 1997

Robert Hughes, Richard Slotkin, James Ryan, and Arthur Amiotte

An eight part series presenting American history through its visual art, painting, sculpture, architecture and monuments. In this third segment as majestic primal America fosters the idea of landscape as God's fingerprint, landscape painting holds deep religious and patriotic connotations. Soon, the belief in Manifest Destiny is embodied in art. Traveling from Yellowstone to the Hudson Valley, Hughes explores the artists Thomas Cole, John Audubon, Albert Bierstadt, John Gast, Currier & Ives, Emanuel Leutze, George Catlin, Frederick Church, Frederic Remington, Thomas Noran and William Jackson. In their work he finds the conflicting impulses to worship the land and to conquer it, to create a myth of the West just as the frontier is closing. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-4080

 

Witchcraft among the Azande 1982

André Singer, William Boyd, John Ryle, M Thomson, Ray French, Jack Dardis, and David Jenkins

To the Azande of Africa, there is no such thing as bad luck.  All misfortune results from witchcraft.  This tribe depends on oracles to explain events and predict the future.  Enriched by music and ceremonial dancing, this two-part program focuses on the human side of Azande life, the seriousness and sincerity with which individuals meet their needs through the practice of magic. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-5119

 

Witchcraft through the ages (Häxan) c2001

Benjamin Christensen, Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Svensk filmindustri, and International Historic Films Inc

This video attempts to reconstruct the practices of witchcraft and satanism from the 15th through the 17th centuries, concluding with cases of demonic possession in the 1920's. 1 videocassette (86 min.)

MEDIA 2-6488

 

Woman's place 1985

Peter Spry-Leverton

Discusses Egyptian temples as houses of the gods, and examines the relationships between the men and women as expressed in the love poetry of the time. 1 videocassette (23 min.)

DANA 696

 

Yo soy hechicero I am a sorcerer 1996

Iván Drufovka and Ron Stanford

It's all in a day's work for Juan Eduardo Nuñuz, a Cuban refugee who leads a religious congregation in a backyard garden shed in a subdivision near Atlantic City, New Jersey. This neopagan religious cult deals in spirit possession, animal sacrifice, mythic storytelling and physical healing. Juan Eduardo's wife, a Pentacostal, claims that her husband is an instrument of Satan. 1 videocassette (48 min.)

DANA 702