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It shows the participation of Salvadoran women in the revolutionary struggle, through different functions they perform, from armed combatants to leaders.

The first movie about the actor who became the creator and symbol of Ukrainian poetic cinema Ivan Mykolaichuk, released 2 years after his death.

Volume number 8

Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film critics and historians on the role and influence of the NFB during its first half century of existence.

The recollections of a shattered and traumatised man, a former escapee from the advancing Japanese army relates the horrors of war, his doubts and misgivings of the support of comrades, his fear for the loss of his best friend, and of course, his own fear of dying. "Journey to the End of Night" is the diary of a soldier. Although it was filmed forty years after the event, it is a timeless universal testimony because of its power and emotion. It is the voice of an individual raised against the violence, the horror and the futility of war. The film raises one question which continues to haunt us: a soldier is trained to kill, but not to commit murder. Who can draw the line?

Via the New York Times: "...a dialogue between found objects... the remarkably calm, somewhat banal wartime journals of Ernst Junger, a German writer and army officer living in occupied Paris in World War II, and newsreel footage of Paris as it really was."

Visit museums exhibiting the musical instruments of the ancient Peruvians from the Mochica, Nazca, Inca, Aymara, etc. cultures.

Waylon Jennings joins a crew of cowboys from the Old 06 Ranch on a roundup.

From the series “Portraits of Survival.” Peruvian by birth, Haitian by profession, Crisanto is a professional healer and trickster. He deceives the people who come to him, offering them false medicines against their ills.

Voted for in Sight & Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time poll

Skin and Bones gently introduce us to the world of anorexia and bulimia. The heroines of this moving film in which reality and fiction merge are called Annie, Andréanne, Hélène, Eisha. They have in common their youth and charm - as well as a terrible tendency to self-destruct.

This film is based on the true story of Jean Bella, who served as an officer in the Belgian Marine while being convinced, from an early age, that he was in fact a woman. Director Jean-Pol Ferbus follows Jean Bella and makes him talk about his life, psychological and spiritual experiences and reveals the true poet who remained undisclosed for most of this person's life. The film ultimately isn't about transexuality but about loneliness one can experience when he/she feels very deeply that she/he belongs to the two sexes and this in a deep, almost religious, fashion, to such an extent that sexuality itself is being erased from one's life. Jean-Gina Bella is a woman in the body of a man who bravely lived a life on the sea, eventually fighting the elements, talking to God when lost on the immense solitary ocean. This testimony is a very touching and poetic one.

From Baptist to bluegrass, this PBS documentary examines the unique culture of religious music in the Appalachian Mountains.

Part 2 of "3 Miniatures after Melanie Klein"

Updates a number of themes from the Cosmos television series. Turner and Sagan discuss issues that are vital to our survival: pollution, the greenhouse effect, and nuclear weapons. Dr. Sagan explains the benefits of our space program and the possibility of time travel.

Michael Parenti's speaks on domestic Anti-Sovietism in the USA at UMass

A report on the 1980 trial in which Kurt Lischka, Herbert Hagen and Ernst Heinrichsohn were convicted of deporting the Jewish population of France during the Second World War.

A dialogue about fate and mission between sculptors Arta Dumpe, Aivars Gulbis, Oļegs Skrastiņš and the authors of this film.

Documentary of American animation directory Tex Avery including interviews with his peers including Chuck Jones.

"Four Hours in My Lai" is a documentary film made by Yorkshire Television in England concerning an infamous massacres of Vietnamese civilians in Tu Cung sub-hamlet, better known to the US Army as My Lai (4) and commonly referred to as "Pinksville", on 16th March 1968. This massacre was carried out by "Charlie Company" - members of C Company, 1st battalion, 20th Infantry, 11th Light Infantry Brigade of the US Army. The film-makers interview participants in and survivors of the tragedy, trying to understand how such an atrocity could have happened.

Tells the story of the wildcatters of the Great East Texas Oil Field, providing a rollicking account of the risky business of those who drilled oil wells in areas not thought to be oil fields in 1930s East Texas, as well as the Wild West gyrations it put the oil industry, the economy and both State And Federal Government through.

This is a film about the communal disturbances which stormed the streets of Nalanda District of Bihar in May 1981.From the personal point of view the film goes into the discovery of the humanitarian causes and repercussions involved in such acts of savagery. How can people engage themselves in such acts of killing? Covering common people's opinions, this film offers a diagnosis.

Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming explains, demonstrates, and discusses the Eight Pieces of Brocade (jian shen ba duan jin), a qigong practice for health and wellbeing. The Eight Pieces of Brocade is a sequence of eight movements intended to build qi, promote blood circulation, assist the immune system, strengthen the internal organs, and energize the body. Dr. Yang teaches both sitting and standing variations of the practice.

A look into the 25 years of career of famous musician Chico Buarque and his influence in Brazilian culture.

A vision of the carnival celebration: masquerades, costumes, gangs, national and international beauty pageants.

Vision and history of the old convent of Los Descalzos, in the city of Lima.

This special documentary chronicles Billy Joel's 1987 concert tour in the Soviet Union. The program features concert footage and clips of Joel and his band interacting with different groups of Soviet people.

Over the years, Betti Alver rejected all attempts at capturing her personality, but the poet's poems remain. Respecting the beliefs of the poet, the authors of the film Paul-Eerik Rummo and Vallo Kepp focuse on his world of poetry.

Philippines my Philippines (1989) is a feature length documentary about the situation in the Philippines two years after the notionally democratic Cory Aquino replaced the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the ‘People Power’ revolution of 1986. Touching on the influence and interests of the United States and Australia, it examines the social context and dimensions of the violent conflict between government and big business on one hand and the rural and urban poor (led by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People Army) on the other.

War correspondent Don North's film revisits the origins of the war to historically contextualize the country's contemporary challenges to achieving social justice and democratization.

A documentary about the miraculous survival of an Icelandic fisherman, after his boat sank off the shores of the Westman Islands in mid winter. All the crew drowned except one, Gudlaugur Fridthórsson, who swam five and a half kilometers in the ice cold sea and then walked barefoot over a field of sharp lava to reach help. Specialists have made tests on Gudlaugur to determine how he managed to survive seven times longer than any ordinary man under these conditions.

Bolivian artist Marina Núñez del Prado, based in Peru, shows and talks about her stone works.

Short film about a Bosnian miner.

Story about the last original "American Diner" in Miami, Florida. Since 1938 the S & S has been owned and operated by the family of the present owners, Charles and Jean Cavalaris. The S & S Diner is the ubiquitous Miami landmark on Northeast Second Avenue, known for serving large portions of homestyle food.

The Great Black Swamp was a wetland in northwest Ohio and extreme northeast Indiana that existed from the end of the Wisconsin glaciation period until the late 19th century. The Story of the Great Black Swamp is a folklife documentary that investigates the Black Swamp area from its creation during the glacial ages to its transformation into farmland.

For some children and teenagers, a visit to McDonald's is one of their favorite treats. Why young people prefer fast food restaurants and products, what advertising methods fast food restaurants use to attract their young customers, how fast food meals are made—all these questions are addressed in the first part of the film. The second, shorter part deals with nutritional problems caused by fast food. The harmful effects of a diet high in phosphates are illustrated using the example of a hyperactive child.

1/4 - In 1925, the young M’hamed El Anka replaced his master Nador at short notice. He realizes that he is far from mastering all the instruments of his art and begins a self-taught training program in Oud, the Arabic language, and religious singing in the hadra of Sidi Abderrahmane. 2/4 - In 1932, the young El Anka released 10 45 rpm records in Paris, including the first song from his composition "L'Exil". He is gradually “lightening” the Andalusian heritage. He made the pilgrimage to Mecca and wrote the famous song "El Mendouza". 3/4 - The 40s and 50s will confirm the maturity of the master, who consolidates the constituent elements of what is today called Chaâbi music. In the midst of the national liberation struggle, El Hadj M'hamed El Anka triumphs with the song "Youm El Djemâa". 4/4 - In 1962, El Anka sang of independence: "El hamdou lilah, mabqach listaâmar fi bledna". Activist, poet and musicologist Bachir Hadj Ali explains the artist’s exceptional style.

Documentary by Omar Gvasalia

NO NO NOOKY TV posits sexuality to be a social construct in a "sex-text" of satiric graphic representation of "dirty pictures." Made on an Amiga Computer and shot in 16mm film, NO NO NOOKY TV confronts the feminist controversy around sexuality with electronic language, pixels and interface. Even the monitor is eroticized in this film/video hybrid that points fun at romance, sexuality, and love in our post-industrial age. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.

A documentary about America's knowledge of the Holocaust during the Second World War dares to ask, ""Could the Jews of Europe have been saved?"

Every man and woman has the potential to experience lovemaking at its best. All you need is desire. Love Skills shows you how to express it. This carefully produced documentary is introduced by Joshua S. Golden, M.D., the directory of U.C.L.A 's Human Sexuality program, who, along with a prestigious team of doctors, counselors and therapists has designed a unique way for people to expand their sexual horizons.

Teachers and students are in different parts of the country. The First of September is celebrated by first—graders in Ulyanovsk, history and literature lessons in an Azerbaijani village, music in the Lithuanian city of Siauliai, biology in Leningrad.

A documentary portrait of the city of Memleben in Saxony-Anhalt, counterpointing ancient medieval history and contemporary industrial reality.

Some consider Degenhardt a remnant of the 1968 movement, while others see him as one of the few chansonniers and songwriters with a recognizable identity in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. The film shows him in action as a singer and guitarist, but also as the author of several novels—a literary wanderer between the two Germanys.

Explores rage, its function and its representation in film. Why does rage occur, how does it differ between people and how do children feel about it? Also questions if rage can ever be a constructive emotion.

Locals formed vigilante groups to fight it, Police used legal force to repress it, City officials wanted to ban it entirely. This never before released feature length documentary was filmed in the early 80's and exposes the punk rock scene that was going on at the infamous Cuckoo's Nest club owned by Jerry Roach.

An assessment of the 20th century's best known artist and his vast achievements through the insights and speculations of over a dozen participants. Filmed on the 100th anniversary of Picasso's birth at MoMA, Musée Picasso, Walker Art Center, Museu Picasso Barcelona. Featuring Henry Moore, Anthony Caro, David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rosenblum, Clement Greenberg, Roland Penrose and others.

Late in life, the artist looks back over a career that originated in social realism during the '30s, moved to the center of Abstract Expressionism, and culminated in a return to figuration. Filmed at his retrospective in San Francisco in 1980 and at his Woodstock studio, where Guston is seen painting, the artist speaks candidly about his philosophy of painting and the psychological motivation for his work.

Competitive ballroom dancing in Melbourne in the 1980s.

A powerful three-part documentary studying the US involvement in Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. The differing factions - Sandinista leaders, Guatemalan campesinos, CIA operatives, Contras and US government apologists - are interviewed and, in the absence of a controlling narration, the audience is encouraged to draw its own conclusions.

White people don't understand that there are two laws - white people have different laws from Aboriginal people. TWO LAWS is a film about history, law and life in the community of Borroloola in far North Queensland. The films offers viewers a remarkable and different way of seeing and hearing. Like the film, BACKROADS, it is one of the few productions at that time in which Aboriginal people had creative input. The impetus for TWO LAWS came from the community themselves. There was substantial collaboration with the film makers before and during the shooting period. It is one of the most outstanding films to be made during the 1980s. It is an historical analysis of what, nearly forty years later, is an increasingly contemporary question. Two Laws.