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OK. by Heynowski, Walter,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1964.In a Refugee Reception Center for migrants in Eisenach (East Germany), the director gets to know 21-year-old Doris S., who moved to West Germany and returned. When her mother died in 1961, Doris went to live with her father. Driven by her desire to see the world, she ended up working as a hostess at the "Pa-pa-Club" at an American army training ground in Baumholder. This film interview tells the story of one person's fate in a divided Germany.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; German language.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; History.;
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Sweep It Up, Again. by Kroske, Gerd,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 2006.Ten years have passed since director Gerd Kroske met the three Leipzig street sweepers in 1996. Their social decline is even more visible due to alcoholism and unemployment. While one of them has died, the others just live their lives. Kroske shows his protagonists with dignity and emphasizes their struggle against neglect and the loneliness inscribed in their faces. Critics called the documentary “an intense and bitter film about social coldness and lack of opportunity.” Part 3 of the long observation project known as the Sweep It Up trilogy.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; German language.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; History.;
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Sweep It Up. by Kroske, Gerd,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1990.The city of Leipzig made headlines with its peaceful Monday Demonstrations before the collapse of the Berlin Wall in the fall of 1989. The uproar at that time was replaced by the hectic electoral campaign in the spring of 1990. Nightly conversations with three street sweepers, Gabi, Henry and Stefan, whose life took place between children’s homes and prison, are dominated by hopelessness and broken self-confidence, but one can also feel a keen sense for the changes in the social and political climates in East Germany. Part 1 of the long observation project known as the Sweep It Up trilogy.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; German language.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; History.;
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Sweep It Up, Swig It Down. by Kroske, Gerd,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1997.In October 1996, almost 10 years after meeting the three Leipzig street sweepers, director Gerd Kroske visited them again. In the meantime, they had given up their cleaning jobs and lost contact with each other. They struggle to get by, and their lives take place between their apartments, pubs and social welfare offices. Through parallel montage, the director brings his three protagonists together once again and establishes a connection between past and present through quotes from his 1990 documentary film Sweep It Up, exploring what happened to their fears and hopes. Part 2 of the long observation project known as the Sweep It Up trilogy.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; German language.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; History.;
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Drawing a Line. by Kroske, Gerd,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 2015.1986, West Berlin. Five resettled members of the Weimar underground punk scene in East Germany plan an exceptional art project that they call White Line. They will paint a white line that encircles the west side of the Berlin Wall as a political statement to the normalization of the existence of the Wall in the West. While the concrete Wall remained gray and austere on the east side, the west side had been colorfully painted by artists, turning it into a tourist attraction. The five artists believe that this obscures the meaning of the Wall as a deadly and dangerous border that divides a city and a country. The documentary tries to reconstruct this unusual art project that was interrupted by East German border guards who took one of the artists through an almost invisible Wall door to the East where he was imprisoned. The artists hadn’t considered that the actual border ran about 9-13 ft on East German territory, placing the “west side” of the Wall on GDR soil. But how did the East German guards know about their project? Almost three decades later, the artists find out that one of them was a state security informant.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; German language.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.;
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The Free Orchestra. by Tschörtner, Petra,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1989.Day in, day out, Barbara sells screws at a store in the East Berlin Market Hall. She is frustrated about having to tell her customers most of the time: “Ham wa nich!” (We don’t have that!) In the evening, she is the loud and wild singer of the legendary East Berlin avantgarde and punk band Das Freie Orchester. Playing music with her friends helps her escape the monotony of her job, convey feelings of unfulfillment with everyday life in East Germany in the 1980s, and dream of a different life. The short ends with a performance of the song “Ham Wa Nich!” at the famous Erich Franz Youth Club at Prenzlauer Berg.The music collective, Das Freie Orchester, was formed in 1984 and was part of an East German sub- and counterculture.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; German language.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.;
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The Hitler Home Movies. by Hill, Jordan,film director.; Bridgestone Multimedia Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Bridgestone Multimedia Group in 2023.Secluded deep in the Bavarian Alps, Hitler, his family, and closest allies hid away– issuing orders for armies across Europe while they relaxed, dined, and enjoyed an otherworldly peace.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.; Politicians.;
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Nature for kids. [videorecording]. by Language Tree (Firm);
With the wild African savannah as a backdrop, kids will get up close and personal with exotic wildlife as they learn a new language. Nature for Kids Beginning Spanish not only helps build essential foreign language skills, it also exposes children to the wonders of nature. Fascinating scenes of animals in their natural habitat are guaranteed to keep kids engaged while learning words for animals, emotions, family members, nature and more.G.DVD.
Subjects: Animals.; Children's films.; Educational films.; Spanish language; Spanish language; Spanish language; Spanish language; Video recordings for children.; Wildlife films.;
© c2011., Language Tree,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Champions. Mandarin with English subtitles [1 DVD - 1 hr. 56 min.] / by Tsui, Siu Ming,1953-; Cheung, Dicky,1965-; Miao, Xie.; Wong, Priscilla.;
Dicky Cheung, Xie Miao, Priscilla Wong, Mable Cho, Debbie Goh, Yu Rongguang.Competing for the honour of demonstrating the sport of Wushu on behalf of China, millions of martial artists come together to show off their strength and skills. With the chance to represent their country's national sport at the Olympics, honour is on the line and choosing a select few is an arduous task. Among those who take top prize are street fighter Zhang Feng and the earnest patriot Bao. But the road to the games for these two men is paved wth hardship and heartbreak, and their journey will push their strength, skill and spirit to their limits.CHV rating: 14A ; violence.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.1
Subjects: Martial arts films.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Foreign language films; Foreign language material.; Feature films.; Competitions; Martial arts; Relationships; Championships;
© c2011., Alliance,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ellavut Cimirtuq. by Cleveland, Jacqueline,film director.; Hedges, Mischa,film director.; Luokkala, Sonia,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2023.(Yupik Pronounciation: Chla-vut jee-mik-tuk)As the village of Quinhagak works to save save its cultural artifacts from washing into the Bering Sea, a local filmmaker explores her community’s relationship with its language, and ways of life in Southwest Alaska.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Environmental sciences.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Ethnicity.; History.; Short films.; Motion pictures.; Indians of North America.; Climatic changes.; Alaska.;
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