Videos on Communication, Religion, and Global Institutions

African Christianity rising 2013

"What does Christianity's explosive growth in Africa mean for the church and for the world? For over a decade, award-winning documentary film-maker, author and scholar James Ault has explored these questions, with guidance from leading thinkers on the subject, filming personal stories in Ghana and Zimbabwe in the range of churches found today in sub-Saharan Africa. He shows churches with ordinary human problems and returns some years later to find out what has happened to the people and churches portrayed." --back of container. 4 videodiscs (375 min.)

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The Age of reason c1988

This was the time of the Grand Musical Spectacle and the development of the oratorio.  Militantly engaged in rebuffing the Protestants, the Roman Church established oratories where the congregation would sing sacred music.  The result was the oratorio, the Church's answer to opera, which it closely resembles in form. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

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Blaise Pascal 2000

Roberto Rossellini, Pierre Arditti, and Rita Forzano

Shows the drama of a man who developed scientific thought in conflict with the dogmatism of his deep religious faith. 1 videocassette (130 min.)

MEDIA 2-6003   10-2170

 

Camilo, el cura guerrillero 2005?

Francisco Norden, Procinor Ltda, Corporación Fondo Mixto de Promoción Cinematográfica--Proimágenes en Movimiento (Colombia), and Video Factory (Firm)

Documentary on Camilo Torres, the revolutionary Colombian priest who became a guerrilla fighter. 1 videodisc (96 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2482

 

Christian scare film shorts 2013

A collection of religious-themed films discussing morality and ethics to traditional Christian life. 1 videodisc (143 min.)

MEDIA 10-4954

 

For the Bible tells me so 2008

Daniel Karslake, Helen Mendoza, Nancy C Kennedy, VisionQuest (Firm), Atticus Group (Firm), and First-Run Features (Firm)

Brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture, and reveals that religious anti-gay bias is based almost solely upon a misinterpretation of the Bible. Through the experiences of five very normal, Christian, American families - including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson - discover how people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child or family member. 1 videodisc (98 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2879

 

Francis of Assisi c2004

Michael Curtiz, Plato A Skouran, Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman, Louis De Wohl, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Perseus Productions, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc

Offers new insights into the life and times of Francis of Assisi. 1 videodisc (105 min.)

MEDIA 10-571

 

From Jesus to Christ the first Christians 2009

Explore the life of Jesus and the movement he started, challenging familiar assumptions and conventional notions about the origins of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the nation's leading New Testament scholars, the series transports the viewer back two thousand years to the time and place where Jesus once lived and preached. 1 videodisc (207 min.)

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The Gospel according to St. Matthew 1990

Pier Paolo Pasolini,  Alfredo Bini, Enrique Irazoqui, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante, and Mario Socrate

The life of Christ filmed in style, using non-professional actors. 1 videocassette (142 min.)

DANA 525, 10-537

 

Hell house c2003

George Ratliff, Selina Lewis, Zachary Mortensen, Trinity Assembly of God Church (Dallas, Tex.), Mixed Greens (Firm), Cantina Pictures, and Plexifilm (Firm)

"Just outside of Dallas, Texas a violent haunted house is serving as the pulpit for a modern-day fire and brimstone sermon. Taking the viewer behind the scenes, this documentary examines why this small town church has resorted to such graphic means of saving souls and allows us a brief glimpse of what they believe they're saving us from"--Filmmaker's website . 1 videodisc (86 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3647

 

The Hutterites  1963

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

MEDIA 10-4996

 

Joyful noise Psalms in community : Western Christian traditions "Joyful Noise is part of a series on Psalm-singing in the Christian traditions of the United States today. The first film, Work and Pray: Living the Psalms with the Nuns of Regina Laudis, is a close study of the Benedictine nuns of an abbey located in Bethlehem, Connecticut.  Joyful Noise revisits the convent of Regina Laudis and introduces the viewer to a number of other tri-state area congregations and secular choral communities who are deeply engaged with Psalmody."--Producer's introduction. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

MEDIA 10-5230

 

The last temptation of Christ 2000

Martin Scorsese, Barbara De Fina, Paul Schrader, Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, and Nikos Kazantzakis

In this controversial movie, Jesus, as both fully human and fully divine, is viewed as free of sin but subject to all temptations, including sexual ones. 1 videodisc (163 min.)

MEDIA 10-59

 

The last temptation of Christ 2012

This fifteen-year labor of love, an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis's landmark novel that imagines an alternate fate for Jesus Christ, features outstanding performances, bold cinematography, and a transcendent score. 1 videodisc (163 min.)

MEDIA 10-5083

 

Mar©Una of the Zabbaleen 2009

"Enter the extraordinary world of seven-year-old Mar©Una, as she lives in the Muqqattam garbage recycling village in Cairo, Egypt. Her world of simple beauty and big dreams (she aspires to be a doctor) cannot be diminished by the difficulty of her circumstances. An impressionistic portrait of childhood and family, the film also tells the story of the resourceful Zabbaleen, a Coptic Christian community of recyclers whose entrepreneurial waste management system produces the highest recycling rate in the world. ... in May 2009, in reaction to the outbreak of Swine Influenza, the Egyptian government ordered the eradication of the country's pig population. For almost a century, the Zabbaleen had raised pigs to consume the thousands of tons of organic waste generated daily by Cairo's residents. No people has felt the ramifications of the Swine Influenza pandemic more acutely than the Zabbaleen, who were stripped of the crucial foundation of their thorough recycling system"--Container. 1 videodisc (71 min.)

MEDIA 10-5313

 

Matka Joanna od aněolów 2006

Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Lucyna Winnicka, Mieczyslaw Voit, Anna Ciepielewska, Maria Chwalibóg, Zespól Filmowy X, Film Polski, Facets Video (Firm), and Polart (Firm)

A young priest arrives to exorcise the demons from a group of possessed Ursuline nuns, and when he meets the beautiful head of the convent, her blasphemies against the church both repel and excite him, with tragic consequences. 1 videodisc (108 min.)

MEDIA 10-990

 

Moulin Rouge! 2001

Fred Baron, Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce, Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor , John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, Garry McDonald, Jacek Koman, Matthew Whittet, and Kerry Walker

Christian, an idealistic and impoverished young writer who, newly arrived in Montmartre, is haphazardly inducted into a circle of young bohemians led by Toulouse-Lautrec.  A comedy of mistaken identities ensues, quickly enmeshing the young poet in a love triangle involving the unobtainable and consumptive Satine, queen courtesan of the Moulin Rouge, and the foppish Duke of Roxbury, his villainous rival for her affections. 2 videodiscs (feature approx. 128 min.)

MEDIA 10-125

 

Muslims 2003

Graham Judd, Elena Mannes, Martin Smith, and Will Lyman

Misconceptions and lack of understanding dominate America's perception of Islam, the world's second largest and fastest growing religion. Muslims takes an in-depth look at what it means to be a Muslim in the 21st century. Filmed in Egypt, Mayaysia, Iran, Turkey, Nigeria and the United States, Muslims explores the influence of culture and politics on religion, and provides a deeper understanding of the political forces at work among Muslims around the world. The film emphasizes Islam's kinship with Christianity and Judaism and looks at diverse interpretations of Islam among the Muslim people. 1 videocassette (118 min.)

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The new black 2013

Documentary that examines how the African-American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. The film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community's institutional pillar-the black church and reveals the Christian right wing's strategy of exploiting this phenomenon in order to pursue an anti-gay political agenda. 1 videodisc (74 min.)

MEDIA 10-4987

 

Our Lady Queen of Harlem 2008

Trina Rodriguez

"On a crumbling sidewalk in the heart of Spanish Harlem, a small but impassioned group of women are fighting for their community. When the Archdiocese of New York locked the doors of the church where many of them spent their entire lives worshiping, this determined family of parishioners decided to resist the ministerial decision and take matters into their own hands. A portrait of faith and disobedience, Our Lady Queen of Harlem is an exploration of activism and the very definition of church."--TWN website. 1 videodisc (17 min.)

MEDIA 10-2057

 

Our Lady's 2005?

Elizabeth O'Brien Gardner and Filmakers Library, inc

"Our Lady's is the story of how the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis spurred one Boston suburban priest and his parish to stand up to the powerful Church hierarchy and demand their voices be heard"--Videodisc container. 1 videodisc (25 min.)

MEDIA 10-1936

 

La Passion de Jeanne D'Arc The passion of Joan of Arc 1999

Carl Theodor Dreyer,  Renée Falconetti, and Richard Einhorn

Dramatization of the life of Joan of Arc centering on her trial and execution. 1 videodisc (82 min.)

MEDIA 10-28

 

Performing the Passion J.S. Bach and the Gospel according to John Features selections from a contemporary performance of the 1725 version of J.S. Bach's St. John Passion, concluding with Jacob Handl's Ecce quomodo. Includes commentary from scholars and performers who discuss the nature of this rendition and the highly dramatic character of the work. 1 videodisc (73 min.)

MEDIA 10-5231

 

Reluctant saint Francis of Assisi c2003

Pamela Mason Wagner,  Andrew Ward, Liev Schreiber, Robert Sean Leonard, Faith & Values Media (Firm), Lightworks Producing Group (Firm), West Egg Studios, Gateway Films, and Vision Video (Firm)

"'Don't make a saint of me,' Francis of Assisi told a friend-- even as his charisma and holiness were dazzling his contemporaries and generating a legend that has lasted almost a millennium. Reluctant saint shows us a Saint Francis who transcends the image familiar to even the least religious among us: wealthy playboy, soldier, businessman, preacher, defender of the poor, mystic and -- later -- an inspiration to lovers of nature and the earth"--Container. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 10-654

 

Rise up and walk the life and witness of the African indigenous churches 198-?

Explores the origins, beliefs and practices of a variety of independent African Christian churches, showing how they interpret and live the Christian faith in the context of their own pre-Christian religious and cultural traditions. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 10-3545

 

Roma, cittŕ aperta = Rome open city  2010

Roberto Rossellini, Max Kolpe, Carlo Lizzani, Edmund Meschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinzf, Franz Greuger, Erich Geuhne, Renzo Rossellini, and Criterion Collection (Firm)

The concluding chapter of Roberto Rossellini's War Trilogy is the most devastating, a portrait of an obliterated Berlin seen through the eyes of a 12-year old boy. Living in a bombed-out apartment building with his sick father and two older siblings, young Edmund is mostly left to wander unsupervised, getting ensnared in the black market schemes of a group of teenagers and coming under the nefarious influence of a Nazi-sympathizing ex-teacher. 1 videodisc (73 min.)

MEDIA 10-2142

 

Royal rule and religious revival c1993

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 10-3858

 

The sermons of Sister Jane believing the unbelievable 2007

Carol Mon Pere, Irving Saraf, Allie Light, Light-Saraf Films, Third Act Productions, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

This documentary reveals Sister Jane's long struggle to speak out against what she believed was wrong, and how this ongoing battle ultimately has heart-breaking results.  Throughout the film she shares her progressive views on issues such as birth control, homosexuality, and women priests.  She impels the Catholic Church to return to egalitarian roots of community. 1 videodisc (53 min.)

MEDIA 10-2140

 

The Shakers c1974

Discusses the growth and decline of Shaker communal living; the essence of Shaker life is presented through 19th century drawings, interviews with Shaker women, and scenes showing their busy rural life. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA 10-4997

 

The Shakers hands to work, hearts to God c2004

This revealing and poignant film by Ken Burns portrays 200 years of Shaker life in America, guided by the recollections of the three surviving members of the faith, along with a wealth of archival material from over 40 collections. Explore every aspect of this strange and noble sect that produced some of the greatest architecture and furniture in American history. 1 videodisc (ca. 58 min.)

MEDIA 10-4951

 

Sons of perdition c2010

Tyler Measom, Julie Goldman, Jennilyn Merten, Sam Zitting, Joe Broadbent, Bruce Barlow, Impact Partners (Firm), BBC Storyville (Firm), Motto Pictures, Left Turn Films, and Cactus Three (Firm)

"Follows three teenagers who escape from the chokehold of the FLDS, a secretive polygamist sect located on the remote Utah/Arizon border. Joining more than a thousand other exiles, the boys must survive in the alien landscape of mainstream America without parents, money, or education"--Container. 1 videodisc (86 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3496

 

Sun Myung Moon the unified deception  2007

"Sun Myung Moon is the Korean spiritual leader of the Unification Church and the financial leader of its diversified financial holdings that include nationally known newspapers, fishing industries, restaurants, etc. He is the acquaintance of presidents, kings and political leaders around the world. He is also thought to be the second incarnation of Christ by many of his estimated three million followers. Dr. Walter Martin provides a close-up look at one of the most insidious cults in the world today."--Container. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

MEDIA 10-4953

 

Tabloid 2011

Errol Morris, Julie Bilson Ahlberg, Mark Lipson, Joyce McKinney, Airloom Enterprises, Moxie Pictures, Sundance Selects (Firm), Showtime Networks, and MPI Media Group

In the late 1970s, Miss Wyoming Joyce McKinney became a tabloid staple when she kidnapped her former beau, a Mormon missionary, and tied him to a bed to 'deprogram' his religious beliefs-by having nonstop sex with him. Director Errol Morris follows the salacious adventures of this beauty queen with an IQ of 168 whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams led her across the globe, into jail and onto the front page. 1 videodisc (88 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3643

 

Waiting for Armageddon 2010

Franco Sacchi, David Heilbroner, Kate Davis, Eureka Film Productions, Q-Ball Productions (Firm), and First-Run Features (Firm)

America's 50-million-strong Evangelical community is convinced that the world's future is foretold in Biblical prophecy, from the Rapture to the Battle of Armageddon. Explore this apocalyptic worldview, from the homefront in America to the future battlefield of Israel. By weaving Christian, Zionist, and Jewish perspectives along with telling archival materials, this eye-opening film also proves the potentially explosive alliance between Evangelical Christians and Israel. 1 videodisc (74 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2426

 

Work & pray living the Psalms with the nuns of Regina Laudis c2004

"This video offers an abbreviated retreat following the plan [Margot Fassler's] classes have taken ... The visit ... begins ... with work, and ends with a Vespers service, followed by a period of reflection upon the monastic life and its special call to change, to 'conversatio'"--Booklet, p. [2-3]. 1 videodisc (48 min.)

MEDIA 10-5232

 

You can't sing it for them continuity, change, and a church musician Video follows Jonathan Q. Berryman, a "wisecracking, professionally trained Director of Music over the course of a year as he works tirelessly to revitalize his church's deteriorating choral program so that the entire breadth of African American sacred music can be sung. Because Messiah Baptist Church of Bridgeport, Connecticut is replete with animated and opinionated congregants and a new, charismatic minister, the film provides an entertaining but honest portrait of the life of a contemporary church musicians, while exploring the timeless topics of sacred repertoire, music education, religious calling, and personal and situational change"--Back cover. Includes interview and performance footage. 1 videodisc (68 min.)

MEDIA 10-5229

 

150 years of US-Japan relations past, present and future 2003

Japan Center for Intercultural Communications

The history and current state of Japanese-American social, political and economic relations. 1 videocassette (39 min.)

MEDIA 2-1794

 

The Africans. Program 3, New gods  1986

Ali Al'Amin Mazrui

The roles of Christian missionaries, Western secularism, Muslim sects, Egyptian pharoahs, and native religions are discussed in visits to Senegal, Zaire, and Egypt. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA  2-1166

 

Al-Nasir Salad al-Din Saladin 199-?

Yusuf Shahin, Yusuf Siba`i, Ahmet Mazhar, Salah Zulficar, and Nadia Loutfi

Saladin unites the Arab nation, liberates Jerusalem from its European captors, and defeats the venal and treacherous Crusaders. The love interest subplot finally sees the union of a female Crusader and Saladin's Christian Arab lieutenant. 1 videocassette [145 min.]

MEDIA 2-5408

 

Awakenings, 1954-1956 Judith Vecchione and Julian Bond

Presents the segregation of American society before the 1950's, and the effects of the Supreme Court's Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954. Also presented are the Emmett Till murder trial in Mississippi, the Montgomery Alabama boycott of public transportation, and the formation of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 1 videocasette (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-4162

 

Beirut the last home movie 1991

Jennifer Fox, Gaby Bustros, and John Mullen

Chronicles three months in 1981 in the life of a Lebanese family living in Beirut's heavily bombed and all-but-deserted neighborhood:Christian Ashrafia.  The Bustros family cannot face the present, extricate itself from the past, or imagine the future. 1 videocassette (88 min.)

MEDIA 2-5415

 

Ben-Hur 1988

Charlton Heston, William Wyler, and Lew Wallace

The story of a Jewish nobleman, set in the time of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Christianity. 2 videocassettes

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The Bible and the gun ; This magnificent African cake 1984

Basil Davidson

Program 5 looks at the succession of Europeans who came to Africa: explorers, missionaries, and empire builders.  Program 6 deals with the 30-year "scramble to Africa" when nearly the entire continent became subject to European colonial rule. 1 videocassette (114 min.)

MEDIA 2-383

 

Blaise Pascal 2000

Roberto Rossellini, Pierre Arditti, and Rita Forzano

Shows the drama of a man who developed scientific thought in conflict with the dogmatism of his deep religious faith. 1 videocassette (130 min.)

MEDIA 2-6003

 

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.)

DANA 1623

 

The Burning times 1990

Donna Read, Mary Armstrong, Margaret Pettigrew, and Martha Henry

Discusses legends and misconceptions regarding the term "witch" ; also church and state sanctioned torture and killing of women during witch burning times. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-2102

 

Caught in the crossfire Arab Americans in wartime 2002

David Van Taylor and Brad Lichtenstein

Examines the lives of three Arab Americans--a police officer, a Christian pastor, and a journalist--in New York City in the months since the terrorist attacks of Sept., 2001. 1 videocassette (54 min.)

MEDIA 2-2378

 

The Challenge of the past 1993

Akbar Ahmed and Hugh Purcell

The many differences in Muslim thinking today are the result of influence of three major Islamic empires. The Ottomans were confronted by Europe and Christianity accounting for the "western" approach of many Turkish Muslims ; the Mongols achieved a synthesis with Hinduism that produced such beauty as the Taj Mahal, while the Saffavid dynasty was characterized by the Shi'a/Sunni split which is still acted out in southern Iran in the Taziya pageants. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-2252

 

Christian McBride number two express 1996

Christian McBride, Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Garrett, Gary Bartz, Chick Corea, Steve Nelson, and Mino Cinelu

Features Christian McBride discussing the creative impulse behind the recording of his album Number two express. 1 videocassette (6 min.)

JAZZ 284

 

Christian symbolism 1977

C. I Kendall

Examines the use of symbolism in Christian art. 1 sound cassette

MEDIA 11

 

The City of God 1989

Rafael Cortes and Robert Lanchester

Covers the church's resurgence during the Middle Ages, including Augustine of Hippo's writings, the Vulgate Bible, the rule of Pope Gregory the Great, monastic life, and the role of the pilgrimage. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 197 2-1635

 

The classical world Greece and Rome 1992, 1989

Michael Wood, John Boardman, Richard Brilliant, Andrew F Stewart, Geoff Dunlop, and Bayley Silleck

Traces the origins of humanism and the classical style to ancient Greece and the genius of Roman engineering, architecture and portrait sculpture. Discusses Kouroi and Korai figures and the architecture of the Parthenon. Identifies Roman art as inherently political art that concentrated on technical sophistication and detail.  Features art experts John Boardman, Andrew Stewart and Richard Brilliant. 1 videodisc (ca. 55 min.)

MEDIA 7-54

 

Connecting to the internet 1994

Eliot J Christian

After briefly discussing some of the general principles underlying the workings of the Internet, Eliot Christian provides step by step instructions and recommendations about how best to acquire full access to it. 1 videocassette (45 min.)

DANA 345

 

Crescent and cross rise of Islam and age of Crusades Claude Theret, Jean Delumeau, and Sabine Melchior-Bonnet

Describes the rapid rise and spread of Islam followed by the Crusades. Discusses the various orders of Christian monks and their contributions, the Inquisition, witchcraft and magic in the Middle Ages. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

DANA 1768

 

The Crusades 1989

Judith Conaway and Gene Galusha

Analyzes the reasons behind the Crusades and describes the first three Crusades. Includes graphics, illustrations from the time, and footage of the locales. Also tells what later developments in Western Europe were influenced by the experiences of the Crusaders.  1 videocassette (29 min.)

DANA 581

 

Crusades Volume 1, Pilgrims in arms 1995

Alan Ereira, David Wallace, Terry Jones, Anthony Smee, Steve Purbrick, Marcello Maraschalchi, Robin Sebastian, and Kate Binchy

"This volume chronicles the improbable origins of the Crusades, from Pope Urban II's hunger for military power to the success of one of history's greatest mass communication and recruitment campaigns.  Terry Jones traces the Crusaders' routes across Europe, and details the massacres and looting that marked their progress."--Container. 1 videocassette

MEDIA 2-3501

 

Crusades Volume 2, Jerusalem  1995

Alan Ereira, David Wallace, Nigel Anthony, Marcello Maraschalchi, and Terry Jones

"This second volume chronicles the Crusaders' trail of carnage across the Middle East.  Two-thirds of them would not even survive the beginning of their journey, and Terry Jones illustrates why as he attempts to duplicate their march across the harsh, rocky landscape of Anatolia in the heat of summer, wearing chain mail."--Container. 1 videocassette (50 mins)

MEDIA 2-3502

 

Crusades Volume 3, Jihad  1995

Alan Ereira, David Wallace, Terry Jones, Anthony Zaki, Sean Arnold, and Kammy Darweish

"The Muslim's recapture of Jerusalem and the Second Crusade this Arab victory provoked are colorfully captured in this third volume ...  Jerusalem's Arab leader, Nur ed-Din declares a Jihad, or holy war, against the invaders.A final battle commanded by his successor, the legendary Saladin, would determine the ultimate fate of this Crusade."--Container. 1 videocassette (50 mins.)

MEDIA 2-3503

 

Crusades Volume 4, Destruction 1995

Alan Ereira, David Wallace, Terry Jones, Christopher Lamb, Peter Pacey, Sammy Darweish, and Bob Stewart

"The Third Crusade added the names of Richard 'the Lionheart' and Phillip of France to the roster of holy warriors, and Terry Jones examines the reality behind the legends of their noble deeds. The Fourth and final Crusade, launched as a commercial operation, sacked and looted Constantinople, the Christian city that originally inspired the holy movement."--Container. 1 videocassette (50 mins.)

MEDIA 2-3504

 

The disputation a theological debate between Christians and Jews 1991

Geoffrey Sax, Jenny Reeks, Hyam Maccoby, Toyah Willcox, Bernard Hepton, Christopher Lee, Helen Lindsay, Bob Peck, and Alan Dobie

Recreates through dramatization a public theological debate between Christians and Jews, which were common during the in Middle Ages. This one, held in Barcelona in 1263 under the authority of King James of Aragon, has Rabbi Moses ben Nachman debating with Pablo Christiani, a Jew converted to Christianity. 1 videocassette (65 min.)

MEDIA 2-1637

 

The early Renaissance Florence and the north 1992, 1989

Michael Wood, John White, Colin T Eisler, Mick Gold, Anthony Cash, and Andrew Snell

Covers the revival and reinterpretation of the classical tradition in the works of Florentine artists Masaccio, Donatello, and Ghiberti. Discusses how these artists exemplify the merging of Christian and humanistic values. Examines the realism of Jan van Eyck and the spiritual crisis of northern Europe as revealed in Grüenwald's Isenheim altarpiece. Also discusses the spirit of the Renaissance as reflected in Albrecht Dürer's work. Features experts John White and Colin Eisler. 1 videodisc (ca. 55 min.)

MEDIA 7-56

 

El Greco, 1541-1614 1994

Francis Willaume, Michel. 4drt Pinard, Juan J Luna, and Robert Gunton

A biographical examination of El Greco which depicts his paintings of the same subject from different periods to show his development in artistic approach and style. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 1712

 

Encountering others. 1, The Andalusian epic [videorecording] = A la recontre l'autre. l, l'épopée Andalouse 2001

Mahmoud Hussein, Philippe Calderon, Paul Barrett, José Monleón, Miguel Angel Ladero Quesada, and Rodrigo de Zayas

This program addresses the expansion of the Arab empire into Spain, where Muslims ruled with tolerance for more than seven centuries. The introduction and consolidation of Islamic power in Spain, the creation of the Umayyad emirate by the sole survivor of the Umayyad dynasty, the rise of Cordoba as a cultural rival of Abbasid Baghdad, and the gradual ebb of Arab rule on the Iberian Peninsula are all discussed. Special attention is given to the prosperous reign of Abdel Rahman III and the flowering of a Muslim culture that respectfully welcomed the contributions of Christians and Jews alike. 1 videocassette (27 min.)

MEDIA 2-5510

 

Europe awakes L'eveil de l'Europe 2001

Mahmoud Hussein, Philippe Calderon, Paul Barrett, Tony Lévy, Danielle Jacquart, Jean Jolivet, and Henri Bresc

As dissension mounted between the rival Arab dynasties in Baghdad, Cordoba, and Cairo, Christendom rallied to oppose the Muslims in Spain and Jerusalem. This program plots out the decline of the Caliphate and the acquisition of Arab knowledge by Europeans starved for Islam's intellectual riches. The rise of feudalism and papal authority, the gradual defeat of the Muslim rulers in Spain, the Seljuk ursurpation of Abbisid power in the Near East, and the Crudades are explained, along with the concerted efforts of Catholic authorities to translate the vast libraries of Arab scientific and philosophical texts. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

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Excalibur 1994, 1981

John Boorman, Thomas Malory, Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, and Rospo Pallenberg

The classic saga of King Arthur and those around him in the Court--the knights, his Queen, and the wizard Merlin. Focuses on the rise of Christian civilization out of the Dark Ages. 2 videodiscs (141 min.)

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Fires of faith 1998

Christopher Frayling and Derek Towers

This program discusses papal reactions to church dissidents. Thirteenth-century fragmentation of religious orders into various sects is examined. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-1756

 

Five faces of God 1988

Jack Pizzey and John Darling

Searches behind the rites and rituals of the South East Asian brand of Islam, the exotic Hindu January festival in Malaysia, and devotees of a bizarre Christian sect, and a serene band of Buddhists in a Thai forest, to chart the region's religions and the way they shape events. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-3169

 

Flowers for Guadalupe 1995

Judith Illsley Gleason, Elisa Mereghetti, and Virginia Rambal

This film explores the importance of the Virgin of Guadalupe as a liberating symbol for Mexican women today. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-2975

 

Four days in July 1992

Mike Leigh, Kenith Trodd, Brid Brennan, Des McAleer, Paula Hamilton, and Charles Lawson

In the Ulster province of Ireland two families are depicted in their every day life, from July 11th to July 13. The year is not specified. One family is Catholic, the other is Protestant. Their ways are quite different, but both wifes are pregnant, and both have their baby on the same day, July 12th. 1 videocassette (99 min.)

DANA 1684

 

Four women of Egypt 1997

Tahani Rached, Eric Michel, Safynaz Kazem, Wedad Mitry, Shahenda Maklad, and Amina Rachid

How do we get along with eachother when our views collide? These 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. But these friends refuse to demonize one another or treat each other with disdain. Deeply committed, these women argue openly, without ever breaking the bond that unites them. 1 videocassette (90 min.)

MEDIA 2-3830

 

Francis of Assisi c2004

Michael Curtiz, Plato A Skouran, Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman, Louis De Wohl, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Perseus Productions, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc

Offers new insights into the life and times of Francis of Assisi. 1 videodisc (105 min.)

MEDIA 10-571

 

Frederick II the last emperor 1998

Christopher Frayling and Derek Towers

This program traces the life and times of Frederick II, and his attempts to consolidate imperial power in Italy at the expense of the papacy in the 13th century and the influences from Islamic and Jewish cultures. 1 videocassette (50 min.):

MEDIA 2-1688

 

From Jesus to Christ the first Christians 1998

Marilyn H Mellowes and William Cran

Explores the life of Jesus and the movement he started, challenging familiar assumptions and conventional notions about the origins of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the nation's leading New Testament scholars, the series transports the viewer back two thousand years to the time and place where Jesus once lived and preached. 4 videocassettes (240 min.)

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God fights back, 1979 1999

Ben Loeterman and John Forsythe

By mid-century, modern technology and Western thought had swept religion to the margins of public life.  Since, millions have turned back to God -- and taken political action based on their religious beliefs. This video describes the growing power of religious fundamentalism in various parts of the world, including the fall of the Shah of Iran and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Iran and other Islamic countries, as well as the Christian right in the United States. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

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The Gospel according to St. Matthew 1990

Pier Paolo Pasolini,  Alfredo Bini, Enrique Irazoqui, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante, and Mario Socrate

The life of Christ filmed in style, using non-professional actors. 1 videocassette (142 min.)

DANA 525, 10-537

 

The green pastures 1993, 1936

Marc Connelly, William Keighley, Rex Ingram, Oscar Polk,  Eddie Anderson, and Marc Connelly

An all-Black cast presents Marc Connelly's religious allegory, based on the premise of a Southern Black preacher telling Bible stories to his Sunday school class in terms of the world they are familiar with. 1 videocassette (90 min.)

MEDIA 2-6201

 

The green pastures a fable 2006

Marc Connelly, William Keighley, Rex Ingram, Eddie Anderson, Hall Johnson Choir, and Warner Home Video (Firm)

A series of biblical stories are told from a black perspective. Unlike many Hollywood biblical epics, this sensitive, thoughtful film brings to the scriptures a profound level of understanding. Featuring the joyful gospel sounds of the Hall Johnson Choir. 1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.)

DANA 266

 

Guadalupe mother of all Mexico 2000

Robert S Cozens, Patricia Lacy Collins, and Mark Scheid

A documentary on the history of Our Lady of Guadalupe and how she became an important part of the culture of Mexico. 1 videocassette (56 min.)

MEDIA 2-6073

 

Guelwaar 1996?, 1993

When Guelwaar, a political activist and a Christian, is mistakenly buried in a Muslim cemetary, family members, political and religious leaders become embroiled in the dispute. 1 videocassette (115 min.)

DANA 1219

 

Hartseer land My beloved country 1991

Saskia Vredeveld, Bart De Graaff, Hans Otten, and Willem Thijssen

Discusses the views of the extreme right in South Africa. These Afrikaners believe that God chose them as the superior race of Africa. They would like to establish a separate white state. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-2280

 

The Hero as artist ; Protest and communication 198-?

Michael Gill, Kenneth Clark, and Peter Montagnon

The Hero as artist surveys the development of western civilization in Italy beginning in 1500 as evidenced in the demise of city states like Florence and the rise of Rome as a world power with Pope Julius at its head. Examines especially the work of Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante. Protest and communication surveys the development of western civilization in the 16th century in the  North as evidenced in the use of the printing press and in the reformation, Protestantism, and especially in the work of Erasmus, Sir Thomas More, D"rer, Holbien, Luther, Cranach and Shakespeare. 1 videocassette (104 min.)

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Holy warriors c 2005

Richard Bedser, Colin Salmon, Atlantic Productions, and PBS Home Video

The remarkable story of the relationship between the Muslim leader Saladin and the Christian Crusader Richard the Lionheart. Battling in the name of different religions, and filled with blinding cultural ignorance, both shared a faith in one god. 1 videocassette (ca. 120 min.)

MEDIA 2-7273

 

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

 

Inside the Vatican 1994, 1993

Peter Ustinov, Flavio Bucci, Remo Remotti, Helmut Griem, Gary Michael Dault, John McGreevy, and Jennifer Puncher

It was an outlawed theology destined to alter the course of Western civilization.  Discover the roots of that miraculous transformation as Sir Peter takes you on a tour that begins in the Vatican's inner sanctums, including the Secret Archives and the Vatican Grottos.
Gripped by darkness and turmoil, Europe was hungry for a spiritual awakening.  Travel the continent with Sir Peter and observe how Christianity answered the call.  Meet Charlemagne, the enlightened monarch who embraced the Christian faith, and St. Francis of Assisi, the remarkable nobleman who gave up his birthright and founded one of the most venerable Orders in all Christendom.
Civilization was awakening from its dark slumber, and theologians were beginning to question the moral and legal authority of the Vatican, threatening the very foundation of the church.  Journey back to those turbulent times with Sir Peter.
This final chapter brings the story of the Vatican from the Middle Ages to the present and into the future.  It begins with the struggles against Protestantism waged by Pope Paul III, a battle which begat one of the most infamous chapters in Church history, the Congregation of Roman Inquisition. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

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Islam, faith and nations 1983

Fereidun Jorjani, Folco Quilici, André Miquel, and Sam Gray

This brilliantly produced film takes us on a journey through the Story of Islam, from its humble beginnings 1300 years ago, to its place in the world today.  We are introduced to the culture; philosophy, and staples of this way of life which is rapidly being embraced by so many in the west.  If you are not familiar with principles of Islam, you will be surprised to learn of the amazing similarities between Muslim, Christian, and Judaic faiths. 1 videocassette (120 min.)

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Jews in Medieval Spain two films on one video 1996, 1995

Beth Hatfutsoth

These two films examine the life of Jews in medieval Spain.  The first follows the story of three families who were expelled from Spain in 1492 and emigrated to Portugal where they were forced to convert to Christianity and live as Marranos.  The second illustrates what everyday family life was like for Jews as depicted in illuminated manuscripts of the period. 1 videocassette (21 min.)

DANA 754

 

Joan of Arc Bill Bixby

Brief biography of the legendary Jeanne d'Arc, the 15th century French peasant girl who became a soldier and martyr. 1 videocassette (11 min.)

MEDIA 2-3432

 

Joan of Arc a portrait of a legend 1985

Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer, John Ireland, Lief Erickson, William Conrad, J. Carroll Nash, Victor Fleming, and Walter Wanger

In 1428, France and England had been at war for nearly a century.  In a small village in Lorraine, a young peasant girl is inspired to drive the enemy from France, and crown the Dauphin in Rheims' cathedral.  Pressing her ambition, she leads an army of believers to numerous victories on the battlefield.  But, a counter plot is at work as a sordid truce is signed with the English, frustrating Joan's zeal to rid France of the enemy. 1 videocassette (100 min.)

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Joan the maid -- the battles 1997

Jacques Rivette, Christine Laurent, Pascal Bonitzer, William Lubtchansky, Nicole Lubtchansky, Denis Cavalli, Jordi Savall, Pierre Grise, Martine Marignac, Sandrine Bonnaire, André Marcon, Jean-Louis Richard, Marcel Bozonnet, Patrick LeMauff, Didier Sauvegrain, Jean-Pierre Lorit, and Bruno Wolkowitch

Tells the story of Joan of Arc recorded in meticulous detail, relying on original court transcripts and eyewitness accounts. "The Battles," the first segment of this two-part account of her life, follows Joan from her birth in 1412 describing her early life, to her response to inner voices during battles at Orleans culminating with the defeat of the English at Tourelles. 1 videocassette (112 min.) ;

MEDIA 2-5395

 

Joan the maid -- the prisons 1997

Jacques Rivette, Christine Laurent, Pascal Bonitzer, William Lubtchansky, Nicole Lubtchansky, Jordi Savall, Pierre Grise, Martine Marignac, Sandrine Bonnaire, André Marcon, Jean-Louis Richard, Marcel Bozonnet, Patrick LeMauff, Didier Sauvegrain, Jean-Pierre Lorit, and Bruno Wolkowitch

The second segment in a two-part account of the life of Joan of Arc, begins in June, 1429, as Joan rejoins the Dauphin at Loches and embarks on a series of French victories over the English. But in May of the following year, Joan is captured and imprisoned. In January of 1431, the trial of Joan of Arc begins and during five months, she faces her two judges; accused of sorcery, impurity, wearing men's clothing and refusal to submit to English rule, she is condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake. 1 videocassette (116 min.)

MEDIA 2-5394

 

John Hammond from Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen 1990

Hart Perry, Alan Ramer, Charles M Benanty, and Ossie Davis

Few people outside the music industry knew his name, but John Hammond, though not himself a professional musician, exerted a greater influence on America's cultural life than most performers.  For more than five decades, often at his own expense, he promoted musicians who personified the triumphs and discontents of a rapidly changing society. In this video, John Hammond's story is told largely in terms of the key musicians with whom he was associated, including Bessie Holliday, Teddy Wilson, Charlie Christian, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, George Benson and Bruce Springsteen. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

JAZZ 207

 

John Henrik Clarke a great and mighty walk 1996

John Henrik Clarke and St. Clair Bourne

John Henrik Clarke discusses the history of Afro-Americans, placing it within the context of the history of Africa and Africans and their relationship with non-African civilizations such as Greek, Roman, European, Christian, and Islamic. 1 videocassette (94 min.)

DANA 1298

 

Julian of Norwich 2000

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

A 14th-century English mystic who enclosed herself for life in order to fully develop her relationship with God after a series of revelations, Julian of Norwich and her writings are still studied by Christian theologians. 1 videocassette (24 min.)

MEDIA 2-3770

 

The Last supper La Ultima Cena 199-?

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Santiago Llapur, Camilo Vives, Nelson Villagea, Silvano Rey, Alberto García de Romaña, José Antonio Rodríguez, Samuel Claxton, Mario Balmaseda, Tomás González Pérez, and Maria Eugenia Haya

Set in Havana at the end of the 18th century, a guilt-ridden count invites twelve of his plantation slaves to a "last supper" during which he attempts to teach them what he sees as the crucial elements of Christianity, namely, submissive obedience to their master and joy in suffering.  When the count breaks his word, however, and forces the slaves to work the next day (Good Friday), they revolt and the count's punishment is swift and brutal. 1 videocassette (110 min.)

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The last temptation of Christ 2000

Martin Scorsese, Barbara De Fina, Paul Schrader, Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, and Nikos Kazantzakis

In this controversial movie, Jesus, as both fully human and fully divine, is viewed as free of sin but subject to all temptations, including sexual ones. 1 videodisc (163 min.)

MEDIA 10-59

 

The Little match girl 1984

H. C Andersen, Nancy Duncan, Gail Erwin, Mark J Hoeger, Bill Kirk, Monica McSwain, and Matt McKin

One of Hans Christian Andersen's best known and most popular stories comes to life in this heartwarming musical production.  A little girl who sells matches in the snow learns that the magic of friendship and love can overcome even the harshest circumstances, including the difference between being rich and poor. 1 videocassette (54 min.)

MEDIA 2-1492

 

Margery Kempe 2000

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

Topics such as bridal mysticism are discussed, along with Kempe's pilgrimage to Jerusalem. 1 videocassette (24 min.)

MEDIA 2-3991

 

Masks of eternity 1988

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

"Campbell provides challenging insights into the concepts of God, religion and eternity, as revealed in Christian teachings and the beliefs of Buddhists, Navajo Indians, Schopenhauer, Jung and others"--Cassette container. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1203 2-574

 

Matka Joanna od aněolów 2006

Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Lucyna Winnicka, Mieczyslaw Voit, Anna Ciepielewska, Maria Chwalibóg, Zespól Filmowy X, Film Polski, Facets Video (Firm), and Polart (Firm)

A young priest arrives to exorcise the demons from a group of possessed Ursuline nuns, and when he meets the beautiful head of the convent, her blasphemies against the church both repel and excite him, with tragic consequences. 1 videodisc (108 min.)

MEDIA 10-990

 

Measure for measure 1978

Davis Desmond, William Shakespeare, Kenneth Colley, Kate Nelligan, and Tim Pigott-Smith

Imagine a world where a sexual relationship between unmarries people is punishable by death.  That is the law in Vienna, in "Measure for measure," one of Shakespeare's most contraversial comedies.  The predicament of Isabella, torn between her attempt to save her brother's condemned life and her vows to God, shows Christian virtue tried to the breaking point. 2 videocassettes (145 min.)

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Merlin 1998

Steve Barron, Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer, James Earl Jones, Miranda Richardson, Isabella Rossellini, Martin Short, and Dyson Lovell

The legend of King Arthur, this time, from the perspective of the King's Wizard, Merlin. Merlin is a creature born of pagan magic, living in a world converting to Christianity. 1 videocassette (ca. 140 min.)

DANA 1095

 

Monkey trial 2002

Christine Lesiak and Linda Hunt

The trial of John Scopes, a Tennesee biology teacher arrested in 1925 for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. The Scopes trial was America's first major media event. 1 videocassette (90 min.)

MEDIA 2-4048a

 

Moulin Rouge! 2001

Fred Baron, Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce, Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor , John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, Garry McDonald, Jacek Koman, Matthew Whittet, and Kerry Walker

Christian, an idealistic and impoverished young writer who, newly arrived in Montmartre, is haphazardly inducted into a circle of young bohemians led by Toulouse-Lautrec.  A comedy of mistaken identities ensues, quickly enmeshing the young poet in a love triangle involving the unobtainable and consumptive Satine, queen courtesan of the Moulin Rouge, and the foppish Duke of Roxbury, his villainous rival for her affections. 2 videodiscs (feature approx. 128 min.)

MEDIA 10-125

 

Muslims 2003

Graham Judd, Elena Mannes, Martin Smith, and Will Lyman

Misconceptions and lack of understanding dominate America's perception of Islam, the world's second largest and fastest growing religion. Muslims takes an in-depth look at what it means to be a Muslim in the 21st century. Filmed in Egypt, Mayaysia, Iran, Turkey, Nigeria and the United States, Muslims explores the influence of culture and politics on religion, and provides a deeper understanding of the political forces at work among Muslims around the world. The film emphasizes Islam's kinship with Christianity and Judaism and looks at diverse interpretations of Islam among the Muslim people. 1 videocassette (118 min.)

DANA MEDIA 1891    10-394

 

Mysteries of the Bible 1994

Richard Kiley and Jean Simmons

Richard Kiley and Jean Simmons narrate this exploration of the facts behind the Bible stories. Included are discussions with scholars, archaeologists, and scientists and visits to historic sites. 6 videocassettes (300 min.)

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Mysteries of the Bible the greatest stories 1996

Richard Kiley and Jean Simmons

7 videocassettes (ca. 50 min. each)

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Mysteries of the Bible the story continues 1995, 1994

Richard Kiley, Jean Simmons, and David M Frank

7 videocassettes (350 min.)

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Nganga kiyangala Congo religion in Cuba 1991

Luis G Cabrera, Tato Qui~nones, and Luis A Soto

This documentary discusses the maintenance of African religious practice and custom in Cuba and the West Indies. 1 videocassette (33 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 629 2-5815

 

Onward Christian soldiers 1995

Freke Vuijst and Daniel Klein

"Traces the phenomenal growth and influence of the Christian Right, not only on American politics and diplomacy, but also on American culture ... presents a convincing picture of how the Religious Right threatens democracy in America.". 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-5730

 

Out of the darkness 1988

Bamber Gascoigne, Anthony Cash, and Robin Lough

The 150 years following 1420 saw the resurgence of Rome as a cultural center.  Under the patronage of the popes, St. Peter's Church changed from Gregorian chant to Palestrina.  This was the time of Dufay, Josquin and Orlando di Lassus, when joy in music became joy in instruments and instrumental music became popular.  Among the pieces performed are sections of DuFay: Ecclesiae Militantis; Marenzio: Non al suo amante and Soloe pensoso; Josquin: Missa de Beata Virgine; Lassus: Appariam per me; Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli (Sung by the Sistine Chapel Choir). 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-1676

 

La Passion de Jeanne D'Arc The passion of Joan of Arc 1999

Carl Theodor Dreyer,  Renée Falconetti, and Richard Einhorn

Dramatization of the life of Joan of Arc centering on her trial and execution. 1 videodisc (82 min.)

MEDIA 10-28

 

The Passion of Joan of Arc 1978

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Depicts the trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen and her final burning at the stake. Particularly unusual camera angles were employed. 1 videocassette (120 min.)

MEDIA 2-184

 

The Promised land 1997

An eight part series presenting American history through its visual art, painting, sculpture, architecture and monuments. In this second segment early settlers in the "Promised land" strive to carve out an identity in a virgin land while in the West, Spanish missions use art to convert the natives. In the East, plain Protestant settlers are suspicious of art's pleasures while in Virginia, an exiled aristocracy, strives to recreate its ideal of England. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-4079

 

The Psychomachia by Prudentius the battle of the human soul 199-

Malcolm Cobley, A. G Rigg, and Prudentius

The Psychomachia was written by the 4th century Spanish-Latin writer Prudentius, and is one of the first full personification allegories of Western literature.  It deals with the medieval belief of the personification of man's virtues and sins.  In this film it is retold in pictures from the eleventh century Anglo-Saxon manuscript Cotton Cleopatra C.VIII, now in the British Museum Library. 1 videocassette (22 min.)

MEDIA 2-5722

 

Puerto Rico history and culture of Puerto Rico 1989

An introduction to the history and culture of Puerto Rico, beginning with Christopher Columbus' second journey to America in 1493, up through the 20th century, with reference to the area's economic and political system, music, and everyday life. 1 videocassette (45 min.)

MEDIA 2-1514

 

Reluctant saint Francis of Assisi c2003

Pamela Mason Wagner,  Andrew Ward, Liev Schreiber, Robert Sean Leonard, Faith & Values Media (Firm), Lightworks Producing Group (Firm), West Egg Studios, Gateway Films, and Vision Video (Firm)

"'Don't make a saint of me,' Francis of Assisi told a friend-- even as his charisma and holiness were dazzling his contemporaries and generating a legend that has lasted almost a millennium. Reluctant saint shows us a Saint Francis who transcends the image familiar to even the least religious among us: wealthy playboy, soldier, businessman, preacher, defender of the poor, mystic and -- later -- an inspiration to lovers of nature and the earth"--Container. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 10-654

 

Resurgence and holy war Russia, Indonesia 2000

Chris Wells, Kiyoshi Nanasawa, Yuichiro Ishii, Hitoshi Sakurai, and Hideo Yanagisawa

The Islamic resurgence has brought an increase in friction between Muslims and non-Muslims.The first part of this program focuses on four divinity students from Tatarstan who dropped out to join the jihad in Chechnya, while segment two tracks the efforts of President Abdurrahman Wahid to make peace between rioting Muslims and Christians on the Indonesian Island of Ambon. 1 videocassette (ca. 52 min.)

MEDIA 2-5535

 

The Ruling class 1987

Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Löwe, Peter Medak, Jules Buck, and Jack Hawkins

Peter O'Toole stars as the unbalanced 14th Earl of Gurney, a man who believes himself to be Jesus Christ. His psychiatrist describes him as a paranoid schizophrenic, the rest of his family calls him just plain crazy. But they cannot commit him because he has no heir. So a plot is hatched to marry the Earl off, have him produce a child and then send him to the looney bin for life. 1 videocassette (154 min.)

MEDIA 2-1474

 

Running fence 1978

Christo, Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin, and David Maysles

Follows the artist, Christo, through the concept, building, and showing of his objet d'art; a 24 mile long, 18 foot high fence of white fabric stretched across the hills of California. The project was conceived as a work of art for Sonoma and Marin counties and took nearly four years to complete.  Once finished and after a period of time, the fence was taken down and the materials were given to the people whose land the fence was built on . 1 videocassette (59 min.)

DANA 909

 

Saint Joan 1994

Otto Preminger, Graham Greene, Jean Seberg, Richard Widmark, John Gielgud, Richard Todd, Anton Walbrook, and Bernard Shaw

Graham Green's adaptation of Bernard Shaw's play about the life of Joan of Arc. 1 videocassette (131 min.)

MEDIA 2-5317

 

The saints 1997

Wendy Beckett and David Willcock

"Sister Wendy Beckett travels to Italy to celebrate the lives of the saints through beautiful art treasures"--Container. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-3550

 

The salt mines The transformation 1996

Susana Aikin and Carlos Aparicio

The Salt Mines explores the lives of Hispanic male transvestite prostitutes and crack addicts living in abandoned garbage trucks at a road salt storage facility near lower Manhattan. The Transformation follows Ricardo (Sara in The Salt Mines) as he rejects his street life to join a group of Born Again Christians in an effort to transform his life from that of a homosexual to a heterosexual. 1 videocassette (105 min.)

MEDIA          MEDIA 2-5594              2-5583

 

Say amen, somebody  1982

Willie Mae Ford Smith, Thomas Andrew Dorsey, Delois Barrett Campbell, George T Nierenberg, and Karen Nierenberg

A documentary that follows gospel singer Willie Mae Ford Smith from her home to jumping church services to emotionally galvanic singing convention. Also features Thomas A. Dorsey, her mentor and the man credited with inventing gospel music ; Delois Campbell Barrett and other gospel singers. 1 videocassette (ca. 100 min.)

DANA 1497

 

The Seventh seal 198-

Ingmar Bergman

A knight and his squire returen from their crusades to a plauge-stricken Sweden. The knight is greeted by a personified Death who forces the knight to fight for his life by playing a game of chess. As the game progresses, the knight travels through Sweden, seeking the meaning of life and death. 1 videocassette (96 min.)

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The Shakers hands to work, hearts to God 1996

Ken Burns, Amy Stechler Burns, Wendy Tilghman, Tom Lewis, and David G McCullough

They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. Through diaries, archival photographs, music and stunning cinematography, Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of this group. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

DANA 1374

 

The Shakers [videorecording] : hands to work, hearts to God / WETA ; a production of Florentine Films and the television laboratory at WNET/Thirteen ; a film by Ken Burns, Amy Stechler Burns ; written by Amy Stechler Burns, Wendy Tilghman, Tom Lewis 1996

Ken Burns, Amy Stechler Burns, Wendy Tilghman, Tom Lewis, and David G McCullough

They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. Through diaries, archival photographs, music and stunning cinematography, Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of this group. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-4215

 

The Spirit of the mask 1992

Peter von Puttkamer

This documentary explores the spiritual and psychological powers rarely--seen ceremonies as well as commentary by important Indian spiritual leaders, and relates how these traditions were historically repressed by Christian Europeans. The program also considers the role of masks in other cultures and examines the meaning of tribal art both to indigenous cultures and to the contemporary West. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

DANA 234

 

The Stations of the Cross 1993

Geoff Dunlop

Shows Jesus Christ in art in Northern Europe and Italy and discusses crucifixion, resurrection, and betrayal in art. 3 videocassettes (20 min. each)

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Temples into churches 1993

Michael Wood and Brian Moser

All the native religions in North and South America share a belief in the bond between human beings and nature. Many of the conquerers saw no contradition between enslaving the Indians and bringing their souls into Paradise. This film shows how, though the emblems are Christian, the native people still pray to the old gods. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-5989

 

Terence Davies trilogy 1997

Terence Davies, Phillip Maudsely, Robin Hooper, Terry O'Sullivan, Wilfrid Brambell, and Iain R Munro

A trilogy about a gay man whose sexuality is at odds with his Roman Catholic upbringing and faith. Children delves into  his childhood; Madonna and child shows him in middle age; Death and transfiguration is a summary of his life. 1 videocassette (101 min.)

MEDIA 2-5609

 

Testament 1988

Ron Johnston and Mischa Scorer

The story of the Bible told from a historical point of view by writer and archaeologist John Romer. 7 videocassettes (364 min.)

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Toward a livable city 1991

Gerald Calderon

This program looks at the development of Barcelona, a city dating to pre-Christian times, which grew slowly until the advent of the Industrial Revolution. Shows how the results of research can be applied to improve the allocation of scarce resources in housing, transportation, fuel consumption, air quality contril, and waste disposal. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-2235

 

La verdadera historia aparición de la Virgin del Rosario 1996

Juan A Collado

Impactante recopilación de hechos históricos y sobrenaturales que enmarcaron un singular evento en el ano 1953 en Purto Rico: las Apariciones de la Santísima Virgen del Rosario del Pozo. 1 videocassette (32 min.)

MEDIA 2-5672

 

Violence an American tradition 1996, 1995

Julian Bond, Edward Asner, Robby Benson, Jill Clayburgh, Peter W Kunhardt, and Philip B Kunhardt

"From the punishment of defenseless Native Americans by Christopher Columbus 500 years ago, to the domestic and racially motivated assaults that run rampant today. American history is permeated by acts of violence. Using archival photos and footage, as well as the words of both historial figures and current experts in sociology, medicine and history, this program explores the recurring patterns of violence that have emerged in our society as as result of insurrection, anger, prejudice, and ignorance. "--Container. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-3433

 

What if Jesus was black? 1993

Phil Donahue

Phil Donahue and guests discuss with the audience the issue of Jesus' race. 1 videocassette (ca. 28 min.)

DANA 1715

 

The Yellow gash Jean-Paul Sartre on Tintoretto 1984

Tintoretto, Jean Paul Sartre, and Didier Baussy

"The words of French writer Jean-Paul Sartre guide us through this exploration of Tintoretto's work.  Sarte was fascinated by the artist's rebellion against 16th century convention and by his innovative style."--Container. 1 videorecasette (53 min.)

DANA 762