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Locked-Up Time. by Schönemann, Sibylle,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1990.After documentary filmmaker Sibylle Schönemann applied to leave the GDR and go to West Germany, in 1984 she was arrested by the Stasi and imprisoned for the alleged crime of “interfering with state activities.” One year later, she was released to West Germany after their government bought her freedom. A few months after the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, Schönemann returned to the East to confront the people responsible for her arrest and imprisonment: fellow workers, prison guards, a judge, and members of the Stasi. Not all of them were willing to talk.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; German language.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; Prisoners.; Germany.;
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Dmitry Krymov’s “Boris”. by Krymov, Dmitry,film director.; Smolnikova, Maria,actor.; Filippov, Mikhail,actor.; Tribuntsev, Timofey,actor.; Isakova, Viktoriya,actor.; Stage Russia (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Maria Smolnikova, Mikhail Filippov, Timofey Tribuntsev, Viktoriya IsakovaOriginally produced by Stage Russia in 2021.A metaphor about the fate of Russia, its rulers and eternal values, Dmitry Krymov’s BORIS subverts its ideas behind the cover of Pushkin’s “Boris Godunov” to show a direct line of the current governance of Russia with its imperial past, as well as all the myths on which Russian identity now rests.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Motion pictures--Russia (Federation).; Russia (Federation).; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Pet Farm. by Walther, Finn,film director.; A. Walther, Martin,film director.; Journeyman Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Journeyman Pictures in 2024.Inspired by a 1970s Russian science experiment on fox domestication, Joakim embarks on the art of selective breeding and intricate training, realizing his childhood dream of owning his own pack of foxes. However, his pet project abruptly halts when local authorities declare the farm a violation of wildlife law, threatening to euthanize his beloved fox pack. To what extent will Joakim go to protect what he holds dear?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Zoology.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Animals.; Farmers.; Animal welfare.; Animal intelligence.; Norway.;
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Lusatia Trilogy. by Rocha, Peter,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1987.Rocha visited the Lusatia region from 1987 to 1990, documenting the destruction of the Spreewald region—a unique network of rivers and channels (designated UNESCO biosphere reserve since 1991)—and the culture of the Sorbian community, the only ethnic minority in former East Germany. Rocha’s filmic protest of the destruction of Sorbian culture, villages, and landscapes in order to expand coal mining was met with little approval from East German officials.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Environmental sciences.; History, Modern.; Social sciences.; German language.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; History.; Deforestation.; Climatic changes.; Germany.;
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The Torres’ Spanish Guitar. by López Montoro, Fran,film director.; Enrique Navarro, Raúl,film director.; ConUnPack (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by ConUnPack in 2020.THE TORRES' SPANISH GUITAR tells the story of the unknown inventor of the modern guitar, Antonio de Torres Jurado. A carpenter born in Almería in 1817, he achieved universal fame in the mid-19th century in Seville, changing the construction model for national guitar schools all over the world and perpetuating it to the present day.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; History.; Guitar.; Spain.; Musical instruments.; Performing arts.;
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Borromini and Bernini: The Challenge for Perfection. by Troilo, Giovanni,film director.; Olmo Antinori, Jacopo,actor.; Cavaliere, Valeria,actor.; Under the Milky Way (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jacopo Olmo Antinori, Valeria CavaliereOriginally produced by Under the Milky Way in 2023.It is the story of an architectural revolution carried out by the solitary genius of Borromini who changed the appearance of Rome forever. This is also the story of the most famous artistic rivalry of all time.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Architecture.; Design.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; History.; Sculpture.; Architecture--Europe.; Biography.; Painting.; Art--History.; Rome (Italy).; Italy.; Art and architecture.;
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Life of Ivanna. by Borrayo Serrano, Renato,film director.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Video Project in 2021.Ivanna, a reindeer herder in the Russian arctic and mother of five children, is forced to emigrate to the city due to the deteriorating conditions of life in the tundra. With great intimacy and empathy, LIFE OF IVANNA portrays her struggle to gain control over her life and future.Both an emancipatory drama and a melancholic requiem for the lost way of living, LIFE OF IVANNA depicts a woman determined to build a better life for herself and her family in the face of modernity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; History.; Russia (Federation).; Biography.; Motherhood.; Sex role.; Arctic regions.;
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23 Foreigners - Our Brothers. by Boucault, Mosco,film director.; Zylberman, Ruth,film director.; Icarus Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Icarus Films in 2024.Co-directed by Ruth Zylberman (The Children of 209 Saint-Maur Street) and Mosco Boucault, 23 FOREIGNERS — OUR BROTHERS is a follow up to Boucault’s 1983 documentary Terrorists in Retirement. Where that earlier film focused on the anti-Nazi Resistance members who survived, 23 FOREIGNERS captures the ongoing presence and influence of those who did not.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Military history..; Judaism.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; World War, 1939-1945.; Terrorism.; Antisemitism.; France.; Europe--History.; National socialism.;
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The Klezmer Project. by Koch, Leandro,film director.; Schachmann, Paloma,film director.; Greenwich Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Greenwich Entertainment in 2023.A Jewish wedding cameraman falls in love with a klezmer clarinetist and pretends to be making a documentary in order to spend time with her. His fake project leads to a real journey through Eastern Europe in search of lost klezmer melodies and the remnants of Yiddish culture. A documentary-fiction hybrid. Winner of the Best First Feature Award at the Berlin Film Festival.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Music.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Judaism.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Artists.; Current affairs.; History.; Europe, Eastern.; Ethnomusicology.; Folk music.; Jews--History.; Performing arts.;
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Purebred Spanish: The Origin. by Javier Fernández Bordonada, Francisco,film director.; MPX Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MPX Films in 2023.A journey of the Spanish Purebred starting with the frontier horse in Spain’s history. A special review of the 19th and 20th century, a critical moment in which the thoroughbred horse was on the verge of disappearing until its recovery and role in the present day.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Science.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Zoology.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; Sports.; Animals.; Horses.; Spain.; Competition.; Motion pictures--Spain.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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