DVDs & Videos

More than fifty films provide eye-opening examinations of a number of issues -- from human rights to grassroots organizing. New films are added throughout the year. You can click on the title of the film to bring you to a page with further information about that film.

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DVD: The Power of Nightmares (BBC documentary)
$25.00
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Directed by Adam Curtis • 2005 • Three 60 minute parts on one disc
This is a film that U.S. network television won't air. It traces the historical common ground between the American neoconservative movement and the Islamic fundamentalist movement, back to the cold war early 1950's.
Award-winning director Adam Curtis thoroughly researched this study of the modus operandi of these two seemingly opposite movements. Both rely on and have perfected the use of fear and intimidation to control their followers and believers. This film not available for rent through video stores or Netflix.
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DVD: War Made Easy - How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death
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Written & Directed by Loretta Alper & Jeremy Earp • Produced by Sut Jhally/Media Education Foundation • Based on the book by Norman Solomon • 2007 • 72 minutes • 15 pg. House/Community Screening Organizer's Kit included.
WAR MADE EASY brings to the screen Norman Solomon's insightful analysis of the strategies used by administrations, both Democratic and Republican, to promote their agendas for war, from Vietnam to Iraq.

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DVD: Soldiers Speak Out
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THIS DVD NEEDS TO BE SEEN BY EVERY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN THE COUNTRY. It's short enough (28 minutes) to show in a class. It effectively counters the disinformation recruiters routinely tell young people about enlisting.
"A powerful, first-hand testament to the reality of the military experience, told entirely in the words of American veterans who have been to war and now oppose it."
Soldiers Speak Out sheds light on the growing and courageous anti-war and anti-occupation movement within the military and military families. • Click on title for more information...

DVD: China Blue
$30.00
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a film by Micha X. Peled (Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town) • 88 minutes • audience age: grades 9-12, college, adult • NOTE: Any school or library orders for this DVD must be placed directly with Bullfrog Films (800-543-3764 or online: www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/china.html ) We can only sell it to individuals or activists.
• Winner of the Amnesty Human Rights Award at the Amsterdam International Film Festival
• Winner 2007 PBS Independent Lens Audience Award
• Winner - Doen/Amnesty International Award I.D.F.A. 2005
• "Heartbreaking yet boldly essential...fairly-balanced and richly human." - Seattle Times
• "An unflnching indictment of globalization and the unfettered consumerism that fuels it. The cheap clothes we wear come at a high price, for real people." - Marin Independent Journal

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DVD: Rush To War - Between Iraq & A Hard Place
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Written, produced & directed by Robert Taicher • 2007 • 86 minutes
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An historical documentary that examines the issues surrounding September 11th and U.S. foreign policy. Early in October 2001, three weeks after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, director Robert Taicher and a small film crew droive from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. and New York, interviewing a cross-section of Americans in the aftermath of the events.
Following the invasion of Afghanistan and the administration's war with Iraq, Taicher interviewed a number of government officials, foreign policy experts and journalists,
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DVD: The Ground Truth
$15.00
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Produced & directed by Patricia Foulkrod (2006) • 1 hour 18 minutes.

This film may well be the best feature-length documentary about recently-returned Iraq war veterans yet made. Ideally, show it in conjunction with the film, "Soldiers Speak Out" (28 minutes). Together they make a very persuasive case against war, militarism and sacrifice to a trumped-up false "noble" cause.

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DVD: Who Killed the Electric Car?
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The auto industry's biggest mystery - revealed. Running solely on electricity, General Motors' fleet of EV-1 electric vehicles were so efficient, they were on the brink of altering the future of driving in America -- perhaps even the world. Those lucky enough to drive one gave it glowing reviews. So why were they all destroyed?

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DVD: What I've Learned About U.S. Foreign Policy
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A two hour video compilation by Frank Dorrel. This is an excellent introduction and overview of the issues confronting us today. A valuable primer for those new to the hidden history of the U.S. and a sobering refresher for those who may have forgotten or who've chosen to base their political beliefs on denial of the painful facts presented here. Excerpted from ten outstanding documentaries made in recent years, and now available together on one DVD. Very worthwhile, informative and empowering as a primer for people who need to know this neglected and hidden history.
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DVD: Hijacking Catastrophe
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NEW, UPDATED EDITION includes 2004 Election . . . 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire, narrated by Julian Bond
Includes both the Full Version: 64 min
and the Abridged Version: 34 min (for schoolclass use)
( + approx 161 minutes of additional Special Features. A must-see film that presents the neo-conservatives' strategy, groundwork and plan for a new American century in their own words.

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DVD: Made in L.A.
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a Semilla Vede Productions, Independent Television Service & American Documentary/P.O.V. Co-production • Directed by Almudena Carracedo • 70 minutes • 2007

MADE IN L.A. follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy clothing retailer Forever 21. In intimate observational cinema-verite style, MADE IN L.A. reveals the impact of the struggle on each woman's life as they are gradually transformed by the experience. Compelling, humorous, deeply human, MADE IN L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity, and the courage to find your voice. For more info, visit the website: www.madeinla.com
• "A rousing true story of solidarity, perseverance and triumph" - Ronnie Scheib, VARIETY

DVD: Sweating for a T-Shirt
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Directed by Maisa Mendonia & Vicente Franco • 1999 • 23 minutes
produced by Global Exchange
This is the story of Arlen Benjamin's travels to Honduras to observe firsthand the conditions of the workers who actually make the t-shirts and sweatshirts for college students like herself here in the United States. Her narration deftly responds to a number of the myths about life in poor countries: workers make less because it's so much cheaper to live, more job equal more prosperity, etc. Several women workers share powerful descriptions of their living and working conditions.
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DVD: Sir! No Sir!
$20.00
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The untold story of the G.I. movement to end the war in Vietnam

Directed by David Zeiger • 2006 • 84 mnutes

• "The voices of the veterans alone, however, make this an important and poignant film that can speak to any generation." - John McMurtrie, S.F. Cronicle

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DVD: Why We Fight
$29.00
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Directed by Eugene Jurecki • Documentary • 90 minutes.

It is nowhere written that the American empire goes on forever? Is US foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? At last, a film that you can show anyone, even your Republican and (still) pro-Bush neighbors, relatives and friends. They will even watch it all and will learn a few facts from this remarkable true story of the growth of America's military-industrial complex, a term first used by President Eisenhower in his 1961 farewell speech to the nation. This is an even-handed documentary film – in an era of highly polarized views.

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Video: Banking on Life and Debt
$20.00
VHS only
Over 90% of the world's population lives in countries impacted by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.) policies. This video takes viewers to Brazil, Ghana and the Phillipines to see the results of these policies. IMF/World Bank officials comment and community activists and scholars critique the policies and trace the change which led to the current world economic order. An excellent introduction to the issues of global "monetary aid" by developed nations and debt incurred by poorer countries unable to pay back such loans. Critics have called the policies of the World Bank and I.M.F. "a war on the poor." Over 90% of the world's population live in coutries trapped in multibillion-dollar loan repayment schemes, with the terms dictated by the World Bank and I.M.F. This documentary will show you how millions of children are sacrificed for the sake of financial stability. The film traces the poist-World War II change which led to the current economic order. It raioses the question: Is it time for another change? Produced by Maryknoll World Productions. Narrated by Martin Sheen. 30 minutes.

DVD: On A Paper Crane: Tomoko's Adventure
$15.00
NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD as of May 2008!
Tomoko is a sixth-grader in elementary school. Quite active and adventurous, she visits Hiroshima all by herself. While at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, she meets a mysterious girl (Sadako), who takes her on a strange, eye-opening journey. This animated film is beautifully-crafted, powerfully presented and age-appropriate for children in elementary school. The voices and soundtrack are in English by American actors. The music is poignant and uplifting. In a unique nationwide campaign to help raise awareness about the issue of global nuclear weapons proliferation among a new generation of young people, the film was paid for by the donations of thousands of Japanese citizens. The story does not seek to cast blame on the U.S., or take sides. In fact, it never even mentions who dropped the bomb; that is not the films point. It simply tells the story, based on the true story of a 2 year old girl named Sadako, who survived the bomb. It shows the viewer why the world needs to put a halt to nuclear proliferation, without being dogmatic, preachy, manipulative or condescending to its young audience. It is no less relevant today than when it was first released. Poignant and eloquent. 30 minutes. (1994) • Viewer's Guide included. Grades 5-8. Recommended by national educators and parents organizations in Japan. • a Donnelly/Colt exclusive - not available elsewhere in the U.S.

DVD: The Panama Deception
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Directed by Barbara Trent & David Kaspar • 1993 Academy Award winner Best Documentary • 97 minutes • released on DVD Sept. 2007
• "No matter what your political leanings may be, this film should be considered mandatory viewing." – Seattle Times
Made all the more timely by recent U.S. invasions and the current "war on terror," this riveting classic expose has been called "tough, provocative, highly opinionated...an answer to the official U.S. government line about the 1989 invasion of Panama." (N.Y. Times) This Director's Cut features 80 minutes of bonus features. Young people in their twenties and younger, whio don't remember this, need to learn about it, to understand the recent, bloody history of recent U.S. intervention.
Acclaimed filmmakers Trent and Kaspar uncover the real reasons for the internationally condemned attack, revealing Noriega's longstanding relationship with the CIA, ther DEA and George Bush, Sr., nd unsparingly point the blame at all involved. Utilizing devastating video footage, expert commentary and eyewitness testimony, the film explores a cover-up hauntingly relevant today, while network news clips and media critics contribute to a staggering analysis of media control and self-censorship used to deceive the American public.
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DVD: Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
$30.00
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Directed by Marc Rothemund • 2005 • 117 minutes • Germany • Starring Julia Jensch, Alexander Held • German with English subtitles

2005 Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Film, this is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to thrilling, dramatic life. Armed with recently uncovered historical records of her incarceration, interrogation and so-called "trial," director Marc Rothemund expertly re-creates the last six days of 22 year old Sophie Scholl's life: a heart-stopping journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless.

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DVD: Hearts and Minds
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Directed by Peter Davis •1974 • 112 minutes • The Classic Academy Award winner for Best Documentary, 1974 • Released by the Criterion Collection.
Chillingly relevant to our times, filmmaker and journalist Peter Davis illustrates, in poignant graphic terms, both the horrors and lessons of the Vietnam war. Edited from over 200 hours of footage - incorporating newsreels, telecasts, even scenes from Hollywood war movies - Davis' film captures the experience of war through multiple perspectives, depicting its effects on the diverse range its participants (from "doves" to "hawks," military advisors to bombing victims, G.I.'s to bar girls) both in Vietnam and the United States.
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DVD: Shooting The Past
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Written & Directed by Stephen Poliakoff • Drama/History • 182 minutes/2 discs.
Multi-award winner including the Priz Italia. "...both an engaging human drama and a deeply felt homage to the soulfulness of photography..." – Boston Globe
This undervalued masterpiece of a film is so much more than its storyline reveals. It is a story of the power of photographs to tell stories and move us profoundly. The plot: as the representative of a U.S. firm, Christopher Anderson is developing a country estate on the outskirts of London into a business school for the 21st century, which would be fine ...if the building were not already the home of a unique, vast photographic collection, cared for by a small but determined staff.
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DVD: Internationally Speaking
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A film by Christine Rose (Liberty Bound, 2004)

Voices from around the world address America and its foreign policy. Seen as individuals rather than as cultural stereotypes, people from all over the world share their opinion of America, its government, its foreign policy and its people. In the midst of growing international anti-Americanism, real people from various other countries, tell us what they think and why, in an attempt to further understanding and compassion.
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DVD: The Future of Food
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A film by Deborah Koons Garcia • Two Disc Special Edition (2005)
• "One of 2005's must-see documentaries." - S.F. Cronicle
• "A rarity! Learned and persuasive" - Village Voice
• "Quietly inflammatory. Unsettling." - N.Y. Times
• "a stunning revelation in almost every scene. Grade A." - Christian Science Monitor
• "If you eat food, you need to see The Future of Food." - Newstarget.com
There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America. A revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat.
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DVD: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
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• Only available from us in the U.S. • 70 minutes, documentary by Kim Bartley & Donnacha O'Briain (2003) • Winner of 22 film awards and nominated for four more. (see www.imdb.com to search for specifics and reviews) This is an extraordinary documentary by Irish filmmakers, who were in the right place at the right time to document the events surrounding the April 11, 2002 coup d'etat against democratically-elected President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.
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DVD: Salt of the Earth
$10.00
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Drcted by Herbert Biberman • 94 minutes • 1953 • Black & White
This is, by far, Kate Donnelly's favorite movie. Made in 1953, it portrays the struggle for equality of Mexican-American miners and their wives. The men fight for equality with Anglo workers, the women for equality with the men. Based on an actual strike in a zinc mine in Silver city, New Mexico, this film was made against all odds, by blacklisted filmmakers. Real miners and their families portrayed many of the cast. Sure its style is 1950's hokey, but the main character, Esperanza's speech, about rising up together hasn't been rivaled. There is also a documentary ("A Crime To Fit The Punishment") and book about the making of the film ("Salt of the Earth: The Story of a Film/The Fascinating Saga of America's Only Blacklisted Film" by its Director, Herbert Biberman, written in 1965, 11 years after he made the film) The book is available from us in our Books section. The only film we offer in two editions: this generic version, and the deluxe versiuon with many extras (see below)

DVD: Salt of the Earth (with Special Features)
$25.00
For a description of the movie, see above listing of the "Salt of the Earth" DVD.
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The Special Features of this version include:
• Digitally-enhanced transfer of "Salt of the Earth"
• "The Hollywood Ten", a short film documenting the lives and work of the blacklisted people who were the "Hollywood Ten."
• A chronicle of the troubled production and distribution of the only black- listed U.S. feature film.
• Hundreds of production and filmographies.
• Original theatrical trailer.
• Editing and shooting notes.
• A history and hundreds of pictures of the actual strike the film is based on.
• The history of the blacklist in Hollywood.
• Congressional testimony of the blacklisted filmmakers.

DVD: Howard Zinn - You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
$25.00
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Special features:
• Bonus footage: On Human Nature & Aggression; speech at Veterans for Peace Conference 2004; Speech at Boston Common on Civil Disobedience, 1971 (audio only).
• DVD-ROM materials: Zinn's Recommended Reading List; Transcription of Boston Common Speech and more.
•Biographies
Featuring music by Billy Bragg, Woody Guthrie, Pearl Jam
2004. 78 minutes + bonus materials.

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DVD: One Bright Shining Moment
$30.00
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A film by Stephen Vittoria • 2005 •125 minutes • featuring the music of Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Donovan, Leon Russell and Elvis Costello.
• {four stars!} – Christian Science Monitor
• "Hearing and seeing McGovern makes it all too apparent what is missing in contemporary Washington." – Los Angeles Times
• "A riveting tale of idealism versus cynicism." – N.Y. Daily News
• "Well-researched." – New York Times • "Tremendously thought-provoking." – CBS Radio
• "An elegant homage. It illuminates much of the political landscape of the '60's and early '70's - as well as today," – Minneapolis City Pages

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DVD: The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion & the Collapse of the American Dream
$15.00
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Directed by Gregory Greene Hosted by Barrie Zwicker • 78 minutes

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. A the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 words, so too the suburban way of life has become embedded in the American consciousness.
Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary. The consequences of inaction in the face of this global crisis are enormous. What does Oil Peak mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done now, individually and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia? The DVD includes:
• The vintage short films "In The Suburbs" and "Destination Earth" • A 12 page Resource Guide booklet with Tips for Public Screenings; "Relocalize Now!"; What To Do Next; Interviews with The End of Suburbia experts; Recommended reading; How to get involved.

DVD: The Corporation
$29.00
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Special Edition Two Disc Set • Directed by Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott • 145 minutes • Canadian • Winner of 23 International Awards, including the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema-Documentary Audience Award

In this acclaimed documentary from the co=director of "Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky & The Media", 40 corporate insiders and critics, including "Shock Doctrine" and "No Logo" author Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, and economist Milton Friedman – explore the nature and spectacular rise of the most pervasive institution of our time. Combining analysis with footage from pop culture, advertising, television news, corporate propaganda and industrial films illuminate the corporation's grip on our lives. Taking its legal status as a "person" to its logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "Just what kind of person it it?" Unique, witty, sweepingly informative, this film includes true confessions, case histories and strategies for change. It's an entertaining and provocative look at the inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possibe futures of the modern global conglomerate.
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DVD: Readings from Voices of a People's History of the United States
$25.00
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120 minutes • 2005 • Powerful dramatic readings from primary sources quoted in Howard Zinn & Anthony Arnove's book "Voices of A People's History of the United States"

Paul Robeson Jr. reading his father Paul Robeson's suppressed testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Lili Taylor reading Emma Goldman's blistering attack on patriotism. John Sayles raeding an anti-imperialist essay by Mark Twain. Brian Jone reciting Frederick Douglass' poweful words delivered on Independence Day. Sarah Jones as Yuri Kochiyama. Playwright and actor Wallace Shawn as Vito Russo. Leslie Silva as Anne Moody, and many other talented actors and activists bringing the forgetten words of our neglected national past to life.
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DVD: A Force More Powerful
$39.95
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A two-part documentary series on one of the 20th Century's most important and least-known stories - how nonviolent power overcame oppression and authoritarian rule at different times and places in the world. Episode One: In South Africa in 1907, Mohandas Gandhi led Indian immigrants in a nonviolent fight for rights denied them by white rulers. The power that Gandhi pioneered has been used by underdogs on every continent and in every decade of the 20th century, to fight for their rights and freedom.
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DVD: Winter Soldier
$25.00
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A film as relevant today as it was 35 years ago when it was made. Listen to these 18 to 25 year old soldiers speaking their truth to an America that was unwilling to listen to them at the time, which is in large part why we are in the occupation/quagmire we are in today. We did not learn the bitter lessons of that war, and find ourselves, once again, waist-deep in another mistake of a war – only the stakes are far greater today.
"One of the most devastating antiwar films ever made!...A testament to those who had the bravery to speak out and speak up." – David Fear, Time Out New York
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DVD: Missing
$12.00
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1982, 123 minutes. Outstanding adaptation of a true story directed by Costa-Gavras. His first English language film, it won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. There was an earlier catastrophe on a September 11th, in 1973 in Santiago, Chile. A coup d'etat that overthrew a democratically-elected President and installed a brutal dictator who reigned for nineteen years. This film is the true story of one of the victims of that coup. Charlie Horman was an American living in Santiago when he became one of the 3,000 who disappeared, were tortured and killed by Pinochet's death squads in the national stadium where they were rounded up and herded in like cattle en route to slaughter.

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DVD: The War At Home
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a film by Glenn Silber & Barry Alexander Brown • 100 minutes • 1979 • DVD features: Biographies, trailers, chapters.
Nominated for an Academy Award and widely considered one of the most important political films ever made, THE WAR AT HOME vividly chronicles the anti-war protest movement of the 1960's and '70's. The film provides an illuminating look at the home front of the Vietnam War – the war that students and other anti-war dissidents waged on America's political system, military and notions of patriotism.
Through a powerful combination of rare archival footage and interviews with students, community leaders, Vietnam veterans and participants from all points of view, THE WAR AT HOME shows how the anti-war movement grew into a genuine people's revolt in tandem with the escalation of the war in Vietnam.
• "Extraordinarily vivid, wonderfully evocative!" – New York Post
• "Stirring, comprehensive, refreshing!" - Newsweek
• "Extraordinary! The whole world was watching. Remember?" – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
• "A turbulent decade superbly evoked." – Los Angeles Times

Video: One Million Postcards
$12.00
Two elementary school-age sisters, angry about the U.S. inspired sanctions against Iraq, decided to ask people around the world to send one million postcards to Presisdent Clinton in protest. Narrated by the sisters, this video is a "how-to visual manual" of their campaign. 12 minutes.

DVD: McLibel: The Story of Two People Who Wouldn't Say McSorry
$25.00
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Produced & directed by Franny Armstrong • 85 minutes

McLibel is the true story of a postman and a gardner who took on McDonald's and wouldn't say "McSorry," in a legal battle since described as "the biggest corporate PR disaster in history." Filmed over ten years by no-budget Direcor Franny Armstrong ("Drowned Out"). In this entertaining documentary, every aspect of the corporation's business is cross-examined: from junk food and McJobs, to animal cruelty, environmental damage and the company's advertising to children. McLibel is not about hamburgers. It is about the power that multinational corporations wield over our everyday lives and two unlikely heroes who are changing McWorld. McLibel features reenactments of key courtroom scenes directed by seasoned British filmmaker Ken Loach. • Click on title for more info...

DVD: The "Not in Our Town" series
$99.00
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The Working Group • 1995/1997/2005 • 94 minutes total running time.
Not In Our Town tells the inspiring story of the people of Billings, Montana, who took a stand against a series of hate crimes in their community. Together they lived up to the values of courage, tolerance and...
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DVD: O Lucky Man!
$20.00
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Directed by Lindsay Anderson • 1973 • 178 minutes • 2 discs • Genre: comedy, drama, satire • Winner of two British Academy Awards (for Alan Price's musical score and Arthur Lowe's role) • Nominated for the Golden Palme (First Prize) at Cannes Film Festival 1973.
Long out-of-print on videotape, Warner Home Video have finally released thelong-awaited Lindsay Anderson masterpiece "O LUCKY MAN!" in a 2 disc Special Edition for the first time on DVD in the fall of 2007. One of the best films you've never seen; as relevant today as it was when it was made. The film vanished into obscurity because it was too big, too strange, and too much for its time. (Politically and socially, its time was very much like our time today) Independent filmmaker Lindsay Anderson's big-budget epic, after a long career in film and stage directing, as well as his part as a social documentary filmmaker in Britain's "Free Cinema" movement of the 1950's. • Click on title for the rest of the story, viewers comments and reviews...

CD: Soundtrack Album Music to the film "O Lucky Man!"
$17.00
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Alan Price, the keyboardist for the English band "The Animals" in the 1960's, composed the lyrics and music and played the songs in the Lindsay Anderson film "O Lucky Man!" in 1973. The music is an intregral part of the film, but each song also stands alone. Whether you've seen the film or not, the songs from the film are timeless in their message. But if you haven't seen the film, it's well worth viewing. If you have seen and enjoyed the film, this album is a welcome addition to your music collection. Alan Price was awarded a British Academy Award for the music. Liner notes by Malcolm McDowell.
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The U.S. versus John Lennon
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Directed by David Leaf & John Scheinfeld • (2006) • 96 minutes.

"John Lennon: Artist. Humanitarian. National Threat." reads the subtitle of this movie. In an empire that is addicted to war and militarism, Lennon really was seen as a national threat by the Nixon administration and the F.B.I.'s J. Edgar Hoover. That the filmmakers took fifteen years to complete is a testament to the timelessness of its subject. "Lennon's spirit, like his music, shines through this movie like a beacon. Powerful stuff." wrote the reviewer for Rolling Stone. This film is the compelling and provocative story of John Lennon's evolution from beloved member of The Beatles (1962-1970) to outspoken artist and activist to iconic inspiration for peace, and how, in the midst of one of the most tumultuous times in American history, Lennon stood his ground, refused to be silenced and courageously won his immigration battle with the U.S. government.
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Video: Let's Get Real
$95.00
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Produced by Debra Chasnoff, Helen S. Cohen, and Kate Stilley

A powerful new documentary where kids speak up about bullying • Click on title for more about the film...

DVD: The Time Is Now
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Featuring, written and directed by Kenneth Brady • 2006 • 78 minutes
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Show this film in home screenings and as part of a free community film series. It's a uniquely engaging form of narrative documentary that will engage any audience. The Time Is Now heralds a new voice and a courageous new examination of America. This searing political monologue exposes shocking discoveries in a way that is part plea, part confessional, and part outcry.
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DVD: Bringing Down A Dictator
$30.00
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Color • 59 minutes • closed-captioned • Written, produced & directed by Steve York • Narrated by Martin Sheen
In the year 2000, in a war barely noticed outside Yugoslavia, the indicted war criminal, Slobodan Milosevic fought to hold power. He controlled a battle-hardened army, a tough police force, and most of the news media. But, he underestimated his opponents, led by a student movement called "Otpor!" (Serbian for "Resistance"), who attacked the rigime with ridicule...
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Video: Counting on Democracy
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Bullfrog Films • Narrated by Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee • 57 minutes • VHS only

"Counting on Democracy gets to the guts of the election fix... fascinating, important, informative, teeth-gnashing cinema." - Greg Palast

Before the fiasco in Florida, most Americans assumed that the votes they cast would be counted in accordance with one of the fundamental principles of American democracy, yet 175,000 votes cast in that state, largely by the working poor and people of color, were uncounted. The story of what happened in Florida during the 2000 Bush-Gore presidential race plays like a drama in many acts.
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Video: Earth & The American Dream
$95.00
OUT-OF-PRINT & never released on DVD. (we have two copies left) This extraordinary film examines U.S. history from the standpoint of the earth itself. Beginning with Columbus, it effectively blends contrasting quotes from Native Americans and Euiropean settlers with images of the environmental consequences of these ideas and attitudes. We've never before seen a film that does this so powerfully. Unforgettable images. A vital classroom resource. A film by Bill Couturie. Distributed by Direct Cinema Limited. 77 minutes,

DVD: Paul Jacobs & The Nuclear Gang
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68 minutes • 1978 • Directed by Jack Willis, Saul Landau & Penny Bernstein. This remarkable documentary profiles investigative journalist and political activist Paul Jacobs, who exposed the U.S. government's cover-up of the health hazards from low-level radiation. He chronciled this scandal from atomic fallout contamination of U.S. soldiers (used by our military and government as human "guinea pigs") during the early above-ground atom bomb test detonations during the 1950's, to the problems still facing nuclear industry workers today.

DVD: Ron Jones Stories - The Wave
$30.00
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Written & Performed by Ron Jones • 1996 • 60 minutes • Dirksen/Malloy Productions
For the first time, breaking a long silence, world history teacher Ron Jones tells "what really happened" in his classroom "experiment" The Wave.
His video monologue recounting "The Wave" provides answers for all concerned students, teachers, Holocaust survivors (and relatives), religious groups and organizations on how something like the Holocaust could occur again...here...anywhere...now ...or in the near future.
In April 1967 at Cubberly High School, Palo Alto, CA, world history teacher Ron Jones is asked about the Holocaust by a student, and "Could it happen here?" Jones came up with an unusual answer. Ron decided to have a two week experiment in dictatorship. His idea was to explain fascism to his class through a game, nothing more. He never intended what resulted, where his class would be turned into a fascist environment. Where students willingly ghave up their fredom for the prospect of feeling superior to their neighbors...
The book, "The Wave" has been printed in nine languages and sold over 1,500,000 copies, and is being performed as a play in sixteen countries. Many have seen the 1972 television dramatization based on this true story. But few have seen it told from the teacher who created it. This is a must-see and an excellent supplement to the made-for-TV version (available also from us, see below)
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DVD: The Wave (TV drama version)
$25.00
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44 minutes • 1981 •This is the made-for-TV version adapted from the true incident in history teacher Ron Jones' Palo Alto, California high school classroom in 1967. (the DVD case mistakenly says 1969). It is the dramatization that millions of people have seen. This dramatization was directed by Alexander Grasshoff, and produced for television by Norman Lear. It aired nationally in 1981. The powerful forces of group pressure that lead to a totalitarian mindset grew out-of-control in the classroom experiment known as "The Wave." After all the years since it was made, this is still a valuable lesson for students to see and learn. A novel was adapted from the TV script.
Also see "The Wave - Ron Jones Stories" to hear the story told for the first time, first hand, before a live audience in 1996, by the teacher who created it in his classroom, 29 years after it happened. (1 hour) Both films, together make a profound presentation, over two or more days (total time: 1:44)
• For more about the story, visit "The Wave" and "The Third Wave" entries on www.wikipedia.org

DVD / VHS: Bowling for Columbine
$21.00
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Filmmaker Michael Moore's Oscar-Winning Best Documentary of 2002, Bowling for Columbine is a must-see. Give a copy to your local library!
Available as DVD or VHS. Select below:

DVD: Freedom Song
$20.00
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This film brings to life the Civil Rights movement in a personal and accurate way like no other film has. Inspired by accounts from the front lines of the Civil RIghts Movement, this story chronicles a family nearly torn apart by the struggles of a nation and its impact on a Mississippi town during the Civil Rights movement in the early 1960's. In documenting the complexity and effect of the movement on the volunteers, their families and their community, "Freedom Song" places heroism on the shoulders of the local people, who were the unsung and mostly unknown heroes who risked their lives to make change. Starring Danny Glover. 150 minutes.

DVD: Uncovered: The War on Iraq
$20.00
Produced and Directed by award-winning filmmaker and documentarian Robert Greenwald (Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War On Journalism; Unconstitutional; Unprecedented; The Burning Bed; Steal This Movie). EXPANDED NEW EDITION FOR 2005.

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DVD: Liberty Bound - Is the U.S. bound for liberty – or does it just have liberty bound?
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A film by Christine Rose • A U.S. Citizen's journey of discovery into the lies, oppression and corruption that has invaded her country since 9/11.
Liberty Bound takes a unique look at America's ongoing struggle to keep a comfortable balance between democracy, capitalism and fascism. This is a film about historic events that shape history. It is a film about courage and fear; ignorance and awareness; propaganda and rhetoric.
The documentary explores unanswered questions, examines the U.S. government's reasons for war with Afghanistan and Iraq, and delves into accusations that...
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DVD: Out of the Past
$25.00
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"We were up against a solid wall of ignorance," wrote Henry Gerber of his efforts during the 1920s to launch the first gay rights organization in the United States. The struggles and triumphs of Gerber along with the incredible stories of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and other important figures of American History are profiled in this powerful film. Told through the eyes of Kelli Peterson, a 17-year-old high school student in Salt Lake City, Utah, OUT OF THE PAST explores Kelli's history-making experience of forming a Gay-Straight Alliance in her public high school. The protests, legislative battles and national media attention serve as a modern counterpoint to the history of a human rights movement.

• Sundance Film Festival Audience Award 1998
• Los Angeles OutFest Audience Award 1998
• G.L.A.A.D. Outstanding Film Award 1999

70 minutes. (1997)

DVD: Iraq for Sale - War Profiteers
$12.00
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Directed by Robert Greenwald (2006) • 75 minutes + 20 min. short version

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DVD: No Logo: Brands, Globalization, Resistance
$25.00
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produced by Media Education Foundation • 42 minutes + 9 min. of extras
In the age of the brand, logos are everywhere. But why do some of the world's best known brands find themselves on the wrong end of the spray paint can– the targets of anti-corporate campaigns by activists and protesters?
NO LOGO, based on the best-selling book by Canadian journalist and activist, Naomi Klein, reveals the reasons behind the backlash against the growing economic and cultural reach of multinational companies

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DVD: Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People
$25.00
Produced by Media Education Foundation • 50 minutes • featuring Dr. Jack Shaheen
REEL BAD ARABS take a devastating tour of the American cinematic landscape, moving from the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters to reveal an astonishing and persistent pattern of slanderous Arab stereotyping. Featuring acclaimed author and Hollywood film consultant Dr. Jack Shaheen, the documentary exposes America's long love affair with Arab villainy and buffoonery, from over-sexed Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and blood-thirsty terrorists. Along the way, the film provides striking insights into the origin of these images, their disturbing similarities to anti-Semitic and racist stereotypes from the past, and their political resonance during key moments of conflict in U.S. history...
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DVD: The Diamond Empire (the film DeBeers Tried to Silence & Censor)
$25.00
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Produced by Janine Roberts • 1994 (first time on video is 2008) • 102 minutes
• "In all my years of teaching, this is the single most important video I have ever shown to my students. No film has proven as successful in showing how a major art of their identities has been constructed by a corporate, commercial culture. This movie changes the way we see the world." – Sut Jhally, Dept. of Communication, UMass
• "Our goal is to make diamonds a cultural imperitive for all important aspects of a woman's life." – DeBeers promotional statement to its retailers
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DVD: Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood & Corporate power
$25.00
Produced by Media Education Foundation • 52 minutes
The Walt Disney Company's animated films are almost universally lauded as wholesome family entertainment, enjoying massive popularity among children and endorsement from parents and teachers. MICKEY MOUSE MONOPOLY takes a close and critical look at the world these films create (in terms of the stories told about race, gender and class) and teaches disturbing conclusions about the values propagated under the guise of innocence and fun.
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DVD: Sacco & Vanzetti
$24.00
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Documentary • Directed by Peter Miller • 2007 • color and B&W • 82 minutes
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A new documentary (August 2007) about two Italian immigrant anarchists who were accused of murder in 1920 (during the height of the first 20th century Red Scare) and executed seven years later. Their story continues to have greater resonance, as 80 years later, civil liberties and the rights of immigrants are again under attack. As Tony Shalhoub and John Turturro read the men's powerful prison writings, commentators including historian Howard Zinn, songwriter (and son of Woody) Arlo Guthrie and author/radio commentator Studs Terkel offer their insights into a story of bigotry, intolerance and the worldwide impact of the very controversial trial and execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.

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