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- Close to the Bone. by Thomas, Jared,film director.; McKinnon, Malcolm,film director.; Ronin Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2022.In September 1852, in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, the mutilated body of 16-year-old shepherd, James Brown, was found. The next day, a reprisal party of 17 men killed a disputed number of First Nations people. 170 years later, descendants of James Brown’s family return to the Flinders Ranges and reach out to people from some of the Aboriginal groups and share memories of the traumatic early period of European invasion. What happens when stories of violence and conquest on Australia’s colonial frontier are more than just an historical abstraction, with powerful and personal meanings for families and individuals on both sides of the inter-cultural frontier? Can the scars of past atrocities be reconciled and healed through the act of truth-telling? CLOSE TO THE BONE is a practical exercise in ‘truth and reconciliation,’ engaging with culturally and politically challenging material, in an effort to forge shared understandings. The film reveals diverse understandings of historic events, while seeking to resolve a shared path forward. In doing so, the film is informed by Charlie Perkins’ words: ‘We know we cannot live in the past, but the past lives in us.’Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Australians.; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Current affairs.; History.; Violence.; Aboriginal Australians.; Australia.;
- Close to the Bone. by Thomas, Jared,film director.; McKinnon, Malcolm,film director.; Ronin Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2022.In September 1852, in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, the mutilated body of 16-year-old shepherd, James Brown, was found. The next day, a reprisal party of 17 men killed a disputed number of First Nations people. 170 years later, descendants of James Brown’s family return to the Flinders Ranges and reach out to people from some of the Aboriginal groups and share memories of the traumatic early period of European invasion. What happens when stories of violence and conquest on Australia’s colonial frontier are more than just an historical abstraction, with powerful and personal meanings for families and individuals on both sides of the inter-cultural frontier? Can the scars of past atrocities be reconciled and healed through the act of truth-telling? CLOSE TO THE BONE is a practical exercise in ‘truth and reconciliation,’ engaging with culturally and politically challenging material, in an effort to forge shared understandings. The film reveals diverse understandings of historic events, while seeking to resolve a shared path forward. In doing so, the film is informed by Charlie Perkins’ words: ‘We know we cannot live in the past, but the past lives in us.’Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Australians.; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Current affairs.; History.; Violence.; Aboriginal Australians.; Australia.;
- Lakota Nation vs. United States. by Short, Jesse,film director.; Tomaselli, Laura,film director.; IFC Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by IFC Films in 2022.This powerful documentary explores the historical and ongoing struggle of the Lakota Sioux to reclaim the Black Hills, a sacred land taken by the U.S. government. Through compelling interviews, archival footage, and expert insights, the film delves into issues of colonialism, justice, and indigenous rights. It highlights the resilience and activism of the Lakota people in their fight for sovereignty, cultural preservation, and the acknowledgment of historical injustices.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Human rights.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.;
- The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. by Irving, Judy,film director.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 2003.The classic feel-good documentary THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL (2003) has molted its feathers and grown new plumage in the form of a 4K restoration! It tells the remarkable true story of a Bohemian St. Francis and his loving relationship with a flock of wild red-and-green parrots. Mark Bittner, a homeless street musician in San Francisco, falls in with the flock as he searches for meaning in his life, unaware that the wild parrots will bring him everything he needs. Listed by Rotten Tomatoes as one of the greatest nature documentaries of all time! New 4K restoration from the original 16mm film negative by producer/ director Judy Irving with the assistance of the Academy Film Archive, Gary Coates, and Sarah Lemarie, CEO of Mickaboo Bird Rescue.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Zoology.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; California.; Animals.; Birds.; United States--Description and travel.;
- The Dark Emu Story. by Clarke, Allan,film director.; Pascoe, Bruce,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Bruce PascoeOriginally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2022.A thought provoking, revelatory and inspiring documentary telling the story of Bruce Pascoe’s "Dark Emu" – the publishing phenomenon that challenged Australia to rethink its history and ignited a raging debate.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Australians.; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Social sciences.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; History.; Aboriginal Australians.; Agriculture.;
- Igualada. by Mejia Botero, Juan,film director.; Márquez, Francia,actor.; The Film Sales Company (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Francia MárquezOriginally produced by The Film Sales Company in 2024.In Colombia, a nation marred by profound racial and socio-economic disparities, a Black woman from a rural background challenges the status quo by launching a presidential campaign. Reappropriating the term “igualada,” Francia Márquez, catapults a movement to the upper echelons of power, by refusing to “know her place.” Fifteen years in the making, this documentary peels back the curtain on how unprecedented change can happen.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Businesswomen.; Colombia.;
- 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.;
- Bring Them Home. by Glick, Daniel,film director.; MacDonald, Ivan,film director.; MacDonald, Ivy,film director.; Gladstone, Lily,actor.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Lily GladstoneOriginally produced by Video Project in 2024.BRING THEM HOME / AISKÓTÁHKAPIYAAYA tells the story of a committed group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild bison herd on their ancestral territory since the species' near-extinction a century ago. Through the process of re-wilding, the tribe seeks to restore the land, re-enliven traditional culture, and bring much needed healing to their community.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Zoology.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Ethnicity.; Indians of North America.; Endangered species.; Animals.;
- Boxing Gym. by Wiseman, Frederick,film director.; Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah) (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah) in 2010.The subject of this film is an Austin, Texas institution, Lord's Gym, which was founded over twenty years ago by Richard Lord, a former professional boxer. A wide variety of people of all ages, races, ethnicities and social classes train at the gym: men, women, children, doctors, lawyers, judges, business men and women, immigrants, professional boxers and people who want to become professional boxers alongside amateurs who love the sport and teenagers who are trying to develop strength and assertiveness. Ultimately, the gym is the perfect example of the American “melting pot” where people meet, talk, and train.“One of [Wiseman’s] most meditative films.” – Dennis Lim, The New York Times“A crowning accomplishment” – J. Hoberman, The Village VoiceMode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.; Sports.; United States.; Boxing.; Athletes.; Cinéma vérité.;
- Linda's Last Trip. by Goldhammer, Adam,film director.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by Video Project in 2023.LINDA'S LAST TRIP documents the moving story of 64-year-old Linda Patchett who, with the support of her family, courageously attempts a groundbreaking, and legally tolerated, new therapy in order to come to terms with her terminal diagnosis.In 2020, palliative patients in Canada were granted legal access to psilocybin (aka "magic") mushrooms to treat end-of-life distress under the care of professional healthcare providers. After being diagnosed with an incurable cancer, Linda struggles to make peace with her mortality. She particularly struggles with significant changes to her once active body and lifestyle, and has trouble accepting the reality that her family will have to continue their lives without her. Having lived a challenging life with astonishing resilience, Linda is determined to make the most of her final months. Encouraged by her son, the first doctor in Ontario to treat a palliative patient with "magic" mushrooms, Linda takes a high dosage while under the care of her psychotherapists. This trip, and the events leading up to and following it, change the course of the end of her life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Death.; Canada.; Medical care.; Alternative Medicine.; Diseases.; Psychotherapy.; Canada--Study and teaching.;
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