Videos on Global Conditions

Belfast girls 2006

Malin Andersson, Fredrik Gertten, Mairaead McIlkenny, Christine Savage, WG Film (Firm), Films du Tambour du Soie, Arte France cinaema (Firm), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"A powerful story of two young women growing up in Belfast where so-called concrete "peace walls" are also mental walls, dividing one community from another. With insightful clarity, the filmmaker documents the lives of two women who live on either side of the walls-- revealing how, in their daily struggles and triumphs, they have more in common with each other than they have differences"--Container. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-1470

 

Division of hearts c1987

Satti Khanna, Peter Chappell, Mistral Film (Firm), Channel Four (Great Britain), and Icarus Films

The British division of colonial India into Pakistan and the Republic of India caused tremendous loss of life and relocation of millions of people. After centuries of coexistence, Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims fell victim to mutual suspicion as violence and murder swept through the countryside, and village populations changed overnight. In this film, ordinary people from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh tell this history and recount their own tumultuous experiences. 1 videodisc (57 min.)

MEDIA 10-1704

 

Even the crows a divided Gujarat 2014

"At a time where the controversial Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, is running to be India's next Prime Minister, Even the crows explores the way in which his politics and Hindu nationalist ideology have polarised Gujarat along religious lines.  Since the anti-Muslim riots that exploded in 2002, the Muslim minority population have been denied justice and marginalised to the ghettos.". 1 videodisc (78 min.)

MEDIA 10-5438

 

Firaaq 2009

Naseeruddin Shah, Shahana Goswami, Tisca Chopra, D?ipt?i Navala, Paresh Rawal, Sanjay Suri, Raghuvir Yadav, Nandita Das, Shuchi Kothari, Percept Picture Company, Mirah Entertainment (Firm), and Eagle Home Entertainment (Firm)

In the midst of the 2002 riots between the Hindus and the Muslims in Gujarat, the lives of people from different walks of life are all tested, from a couple desperately trying to decide whether or not to stay in their home, to a woman who must deal with the guilt of sending someone away, to a group of men bent on revenge. 1 videodisc (101 min.)

MEDIA 10-1896

 

Lepa sela lepo gore Pretty village, pretty flame 1998

Srđan Dragojevi c, Goran Bjelogrli c, Dragan Bjelogrli c, Nikola Kojo, Milko Josifov, Vanja Buli c, Nikola Pejakovi c, Dragan Maksimovic, Dragan BjelogrlicŢ, Nikola Kojo, Zoran CvijanovicŢ, Milorad MandicŢ, Dragan PetrovicŢ, Cobra Film GmbH, MCRS (Firm), Radio televizija Srbije, Wellspring Media, and Fox Lorber Home Video (Firm)

The film starts in the Belgrade army hospital where casualties of Bosnian civil war are treated. In the hospital they remember their youth and the war. The main focus is on two young boys, Halil, a Muslim, and Milan, a Serb, which have grown up together near a deserted tunnel linking the Yugoslav cities of Belgrade and Zagreb. They never dare go inside, as they believe an ogre resides there. Twelve years later, during the Bosnian civil war, Milan, who is trapped in the tunnel with his troop, and Halil, find themselves on opposing sides, fatefully heading toward confrontation. 1 videodisc (125 min.)

MEDIA 10-514

 

Matir moina Clay bird 2006

Tareka Masuda, Kyatharina Masuda, Nurul Islam Bablu, Russell Farazi, Jayanto Chattopadhyay, Rokeya Prachy, MK2 Productions, Audiovision Productions, Milestone Film & Video, and New Yorker Video (Firm)

Set against the backdrop of Pakistan during the turbulent 1960s, a family is ripped apart by religious beliefs and civil war. A young boy from Bangladesh is sent away by his Muslim father to a Madrasah. He struggles to adapt to a harsh monastic life. 1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.)

MEDIA 10-1017

 

Ram ke naam In the name of God 200-?

Anand Patwardhan, Apurwa Yagnik, Sushmita Mukherji, and First Run/Icarus Films

Though India is a secular state, religious fundamentalism grips much of its population. This film focuses on efforts by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to destroy a 16th century mosque in Ayodhya supposedly built by Babar, the first Mughal emperor of India. The VHP claim the mosque was built at the birthplace of the Hindu god Ram after Babar razed an existing temple; they are determined to build a new temple to Ram on the same site. This controversial issue, unresolved by successive governments, has led to religious riots costing thousands their lives and culminating in the mosque's destruction by the Hindus in 1992. Examines the motivations that led to the drastic actions of the Hindu militants, as well as the efforts of secular Indians to combat the religious intolerance. 1 videodisc (75 min.)

MEDIA 10-2048

 

The Yes Men fix the world c2009

Mike Bonanno, Andy Bichlbaum, Doro Bachrach, Ruth Charny, Laura Nix, Reggie Watts, Yes Men (Activist group), ARTE France, Common Decency, LLC, and Bullfrog Films

The Yes Men again pull off one bold prank after another in an effort to raise political consciousness. Posing as top executives of giant corporations, they lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks. 1 videodisc (87 min.)

MEDIA 10-1995

 

Belfast girls 2006

Malin Andersson, Fredrik Gertten, Mairaead McIlkenny, Christine Savage, WG Film (Firm), Films du Tambour du Soie, Arte France cinaema (Firm), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"A powerful story of two young women growing up in Belfast where so-called concrete "peace walls" are also mental walls, dividing one community from another. With insightful clarity, the filmmaker documents the lives of two women who live on either side of the walls-- revealing how, in their daily struggles and triumphs, they have more in common with each other than they have differences"--Container. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-1470

 

Division of hearts c1987

Satti Khanna, Peter Chappell, Mistral Film (Firm), Channel Four (Great Britain), and Icarus Films

The British division of colonial India into Pakistan and the Republic of India caused tremendous loss of life and relocation of millions of people. After centuries of coexistence, Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims fell victim to mutual suspicion as violence and murder swept through the countryside, and village populations changed overnight. In this film, ordinary people from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh tell this history and recount their own tumultuous experiences. 1 videodisc (57 min.)

MEDIA 10-1704

 

Firaaq 2009

Naseeruddin Shah, Shahana Goswami, Tisca Chopra, D?ipt?i Navala, Paresh Rawal, Sanjay Suri, Raghuvir Yadav, Nandita Das, Shuchi Kothari, Percept Picture Company,  Mirah Entertainment (Firm), and Eagle Home Entertainment (Firm)

In the midst of the 2002 riots between the Hindus and the Muslims in Gujarat, the lives of people from different walks of life are all tested, from a couple desperately trying to decide whether or not to stay in their home, to a woman who must deal with the guilt of sending someone away, to a group of men bent on revenge. 1 videodisc (101 min.)

MEDIA 10-1896

 

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

 

Lepa sela lepo gore Pretty village, pretty flame 1998

Srđan Dragojevi c, Goran Bjelogrli c, Dragan Bjelogrli c, Nikola Kojo, Milko Josifov, Vanja Buli c, Nikola Pejakovi c, Dragan Maksimovic, Dragan BjelogrlicŢ, Nikola Kojo , Zoran CvijanovicŢ, Milorad MandicŢ, Dragan PetrovicŢ, Cobra Film GmbH, MCRS (Firm), Radio televizija Srbije, Wellspring Media, and Fox Lorber Home Video (Firm)

The film starts in the Belgrade army hospital where casualties of Bosnian civil war are treated. In the hospital they remember their youth and the war. The main focus is on two young boys, Halil, a Muslim, and Milan, a Serb, which have grown up together near a deserted tunnel linking the Yugoslav cities of Belgrade and Zagreb. They never dare go inside, as they believe an ogre resides there. Twelve years later, during the Bosnian civil war, Milan, who is trapped in the tunnel with his troop, and Halil, find themselves on opposing sides, fatefully heading toward confrontation. 1 videodisc (125 min.)

MEDIA 10-514

 

Matir moina Clay bird 2006

Tareka Masuda, Kyatharina Masuda, Nurul Islam Bablu, Russell Farazi, Jayanto Chattopadhyay, Rokeya Prachy, MK2 Productions, Audiovision Productions,  Milestone Film & Video, and New Yorker Video (Firm)

Set against the backdrop of Pakistan during the turbulent 1960s, a family is ripped apart by religious beliefs and civil war. A young boy from Bangladesh is sent away by his Muslim father to a Madrasah. He struggles to adapt to a harsh monastic life. 1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.)

MEDIA 10-1017

 

Ram ke naam In the name of God 200-?

Anand Patwardhan, Apurwa Yagnik, Sushmita Mukherji, and First Run/Icarus Films

Though India is a secular state, religious fundamentalism grips much of its population. This film focuses on efforts by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to destroy a 16th century mosque in Ayodhya supposedly built by Babar, the first Mughal emperor of India. The VHP claim the mosque was built at the birthplace of the Hindu god Ram after Babar razed an existing temple; they are determined to build a new temple to Ram on the same site. This controversial issue, unresolved by successive governments, has led to religious riots costing thousands their lives and culminating in the mosque's destruction by the Hindus in 1992. Examines the motivations that led to the drastic actions of the Hindu militants, as well as the efforts of secular Indians to combat the religious intolerance. 1 videodisc (75 min.)

MEDIA 10-2048

 

The Yes Men fix the world c2009

Mike Bonanno, Andy Bichlbaum, Doro Bachrach, Ruth Charny, Laura Nix, Reggie Watts, Yes Men (Activist group), ARTE France, Common Decency, LLC, and Bullfrog Films

The Yes Men again pull off one bold prank after another in an effort to raise political consciousness. Posing as top executives of giant corporations, they lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks. 1 videodisc (87 min.)

MEDIA 10-1995