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A Boston (R)Evolution. by McWilliams, Daphne,film director.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PBS in 2024.A racially complex American city confronts its past and future. When a Black female city councilor, once bussed as a child to hostile neighborhoods, is catapulted to Acting Mayor, she breaks 200 years of white male mayorship. Boston's old-school politics are further challenged when the top candidates in the historic 2021 mayoral race are all non-white women.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Enthnology.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; African Americans.; Businesswomen.; United States.; African American leadership.; Massachusetts.;
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Red Fever. by Bainbridge, Catherine,film director.; Diamond, Neil,film director.; Les Films du 3 Mars (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Les Films du 3 Mars in 2024.RED FEVER is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound -- yet hidden -- Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity. The film follows Cree co-director Neil Diamond as he asks, “Why do they love us so much?!” and sets out on a journey to find out why the world is so fascinated with the stereotypical imagery of Native people that is all over pop culture. Why have Indigenous cultures been revered, romanticized, and appropriated for so long, and to this day? RED FEVER uncovers the surprising truths behind the imagery -- so buried in history that even most Native people don't know about them.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Mass media.; Digital communications.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Ethnicity.; Mass media and culture.; Current affairs.; Indians of North America.; Popular culture.;
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Expanding Sanctuary. by Sotomayor, Kristal,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2023.Winner of the Philadelphia Filmmaker Award at the BlackStar Film Festival, EXPANDING SANCTUARY follows an immigrant mother who becomes a powerful community leader in the fight to end police data-sharing with ICE. The film captures her transformation from personal desire to bring her mother to the U.S. into a passionate, collective movement for immigrant rights and family protection.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Criminal law.; Human rights.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Families.; Police.; United States.; Mexico.; Deportation.; Hispanic Americans.;
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Youth (Spring). by Bing, Wang,film director.; Icarus Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Icarus Films in 2023.A remarkably intimate documentary filmed over five years, YOUTH takes us into these independent workshops — many on a street named Happiness Road. A successor to Wang Bing’s 2017 film Bitter Money, YOUTH is not an exposé of the garment industry. Instead, it draws us into the lives of its subjects — young people who don’t make their beds, worry about having the latest iPhone, and occasionally engage in a food fight. Like so many of us, they’re doing the best they can in a challenging environment.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Arts.; Business.; Economic development.; Fashion.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; China.; Labor.; Textile fabrics.; Labor laws and legislation.; Art and architecture.;
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Youth (Spring). by Bing, Wang,film director.; Icarus Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Icarus Films in 2023.A remarkably intimate documentary filmed over five years, YOUTH takes us into these independent workshops — many on a street named Happiness Road. A successor to Wang Bing’s 2017 film Bitter Money, YOUTH is not an exposé of the garment industry. Instead, it draws us into the lives of its subjects — young people who don’t make their beds, worry about having the latest iPhone, and occasionally engage in a food fight. Like so many of us, they’re doing the best they can in a challenging environment.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Arts.; Business.; Economic development.; Fashion.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; China.; Labor.; Textile fabrics.; Labor laws and legislation.; Art and architecture.;
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Punch 9 for Harold Washington. by Winston, Joe,film director.; Jackson, Jesse,actor.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jesse JacksonOriginally produced by Video Project in 2021.Barack Obama moved to Chicago in 1985, in part, because of a man he'd never met: Harold Washington. The first black mayor of a major U.S. city, Washington created a broad coalition across America's most segregated metropolis on an inclusive platform whose progressive values are still being championed today. Following the 20 year reign of Richard J. Daley, Chicagoans appeared fed up with the machine politics that had defined their city in the national imagination. After a promising but ultimately disappointing term from Jane Byrne, the city's first female mayor, the city's Black leaders recruited Washington to mount an effort to unseat her. In one of the dirtiest political campaigns in American history, in a city rife with corruption and discrimination, Harold Washington took on the deeply-entrenched machine, and a shameful realignment of the city's White democrats with the Republican candidate, to become the 51st mayor of Chicago.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Enthnology.; History, Modern.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; United States--Politics and government.; African Americans.; Chicago (Ill.).; Politicians.; United States--History.; Biography.;
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The League. by Pollard, Sam,film director.; Aaron, Hank,actor.; Robinson, Jackie,actor.; Mays, Willie,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, Willie MaysOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.Told through the personal experience of notable Negro League umpire Bob Motley, THE LEAGUE explores Black baseball as a stage for some of the world’s best athletes, an economic and social pillar of Black communities, and the unintended consequences of MLB integration. The rise and fall of the Negro Leagues follows the arc of race history in the United States.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Health.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; African Americans.; Race.; Racism.; United States--History.; Baseball.; Athletes.;
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African Redemption. by T. Anderson, Roy,film director.; Glover, Danny,actor.; David, Keith,actor.; Gossett Jr., Louis,actor.; Action 4 Reel Flimworks (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Danny Glover, Keith David, Louis Gossett Jr.Originally produced by Action 4 Reel Flimworks in 2021.Born in Jamaica in 1887, Marcus Garvey rose to become a towering figure of Pan-Africanism and one of the 20th century’s greatest mass leaders. Bringing a powerful message of Black pride and empowerment to the U.S. during the Harlem Renaissance (1918-1930s), Garvey’s influence reached across the globe. Though he died in 1940, his teachings continue to inspire social movements, from civil rights to Black Lives Matter. In AFRICAN REDEMPTION: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARCUS GARVEY, director Roy T. Anderson explores Garvey’s enduring impact, with narration by Emmy Award-winner Keith David.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Human rights.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; African Americans.; Civil rights movements--United States.; United States--History.; Biography.; Civil rights.; Civil rights workers--United States.;
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King Coal. by McMillion Sheldon, Elaine,film director.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PBS in 2023.A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, KING COAL explores the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped and the myths it has created. The film reshapes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking and transcends time and place, untangling the pain from the beauty and illuminating the innately human capacity for imagination and change.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Business.; Science.; Economic development.; Environmental sciences.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; Petroleum industry and trade.; United States--History.; Environmental economics.; Coal.;
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Resistance in a Hostile Environment: Black Power. by Amponsah, George,film director.; Kulaaya, Daniel,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Daniel KulaayaOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2021.Charting the period between 1961 and 1971, this is a searing account of how members of the British Black Power movement challenged police oppression and political prejudice. At the heart of the documentary is a series of astonishing interviews with past activists, many of whom are speaking for the first time about what it was really like to be involved in the British Black Power movement, bringing to life one of the key cultural revolutions in the history of the nation.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Criminal law.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; Violence.; Racism.; African diaspora.; Police brutality.; Race relations.; British Isles.; Africa--History.;
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