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starring: Tommy Bertelsen, Greg Bryan, Christa Cottemond-Windley, Michael Schiller, Ronald Shore
directed by: Jeremy Kagan
"LISTEN UP! THESE SHOWS ARE IMPORTANT!" - LEWIS BLACK, Comedy Central's The Daily Show
The American Civil Liberties Union and Robert Greenwald present The ACLU Freedom Files, a revolutionary, 10-part series of documentaries that tells the stories of real people in America whose civil liberties were threatened and shows how they fought back. This dynamic new series, produced and directed by Emmy Award winner Jeremy Kagan, combines interviews, documentary footage, comedy, drama, music and animation to engage viewers and alert them to critical civil rights issues ranging from free speech to religious freedom.
From Robert Greenwald, who brought you Unconstitutional, Outfoxed, and Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price. Features the following episodes:
o RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
o VOTING RIGHTS
o GAY & LESBIAN RIGHTS
o WOMEN'S RIGHTS
o YOUTH SPEAK
o DRUG WARS
o BEYOND THE PATRIOT ACT
o THE SUPREME COURT
o DISSENT
o RACIAL PROFILING
Extras include:
- Additional material from comedians Lewis Black, Margaret Cho, Judy Gold and Warren Hutcherson
- Interview with ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero
- Interview with Executive Producer Robert Greenwald
- Director Jeremy Kagan discussing each episode
- Interview with series writer Anneke Campbell
July 07, 2006
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starring: Benjamin Carson Sr., Henry Louis Gates, Whoopi Goldberg, Mae C. Jemison, Quincy Jones
directed by: Graham Judd
Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., W.E.B. DuBois professor of the Humanities and chair of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University, takes Alex Haley’s Roots saga to a whole new level. Using genealogy and DNA science, Dr. Gates tells the personal stories of eight accomplished African Americans, tracing their roots through American history and back to Africa. Participants include Dr. Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Dr. Mae Jemison, Quincy Jones, Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Chris Tucker and Oprah Winfrey.
May 05, 2006
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directed by: Adam Scholl, Stephanie Jobe
The United States military used defoliants during the Vietnam War to curtail crop production and to eliminate enemy hiding positions. Approximately 20 million gallons of herbicides were sprayed in Vietnam from 1962 to 1971. The defoliants were referred to by a 4inch color band on the barrels. The most common defoliant sprayed was Agent Orange.
The defoliants were believed to be un-harmful to humans, which has been proven to be false. In 1991 the United States Government started to compensate American Vietnam Veterans for diseases believed to be caused by exposure to Agent Orange.
The documentary illustrates the plight of two American Vietnam Veterans (Richard and Tony) who are dealing with life after being exposed to Agent Orange. The Veterans recount stories of being sprayed on and how they survived one war and now are fighting one last battle. The Battle with Agent Orange.
This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
May 05, 2006
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directed by: Ken Joy
Disaster by the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, a film by Ken Joy, is destined to be the definitive documentary of the greatest natural disaster ever to hit California. Never-before-seen footage, shot just minutes after the quake struck on April 18, 1906 at 5:13 a.m., combined with thousands of rare and previously unreleased photographs, and recreations of eyewitness accounts written by those who survived the disaster, culminate in this hour-long epic that chronicles the horror, the aftermath, and the heroes who survived it.
Ken Joy's astonishing direction takes us into the heart of the vibrant city that was San Francisco at the turn of the century. The love of the Californian for his State, and the devotion of the San Franciscan to his city, were only intensified by the disaster of April 18, 1906. It is a matter of common observation that hardships and suffering wed people to their native land. Indeed, the fear had been expressed that in a country so fair as California, the people, pampered by luxury and enervated by ease, would ultimately lose the virile qualities of citizenship which makes a nation great. There were indications here and there of the evils which flow from uninterrupted prosperity, but the privations of a few brief months hardened every fiber, and softened every heart.
Astonishing footage and photographs take us beyond the disaster by the bay, and give us a first-hand glimpse of what life was truly like in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.
April 04, 2006
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starring: Ph.D. Sabrina Freeman
directed by: Documentary Television Corp.
February 02, 2006
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starring: Jeffrey Smith, David Solnit, Anuradha Mittal, Dayna Tolley, Dr. Ignacio Chapela
directed by: Timo Nadudvari;Adam Curry
This documentary exposes a vast conspiracy to contaminate and control the world's food supply through genetic engineering of food crops. Leading scientists, researchers and activists present the facts that you need to know about genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
The methods used to genetically engineer plants are imprecise and extremely dangerous. Eighty percent of food sold in North America already has ingredients made of GMOs that have not been adequately tested for safety. This program presents all the facts about this alarming controversy and features the best-known, most credible bio tech / agriculture authorities in the world today.
June 06, 2006
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starring: Jeffrey Beltran, William Berterm, Edward Dunton, James Hill, Chester Keenum
directed by: Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill
Produced and directed by 11-time Emmy? Award-winner Jon Alpert, this 64-minute verite documentary takes an unforgettable look inside the 86th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), the U.S. Army?s premier medical facility in Iraq and former site of one of Saddam Hussein?s elite medical facilities. Shot over two months in the summer of 2005, the film puts a human face on the war?s cold casualty statistics, as doctors and nurses fight to save the lives of wounded soldiers who are Medevaced (helicoptered) in a numbingly routine basis.
August 08, 2006
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starring: Spencer Lee, Ray O'Brien, King-size Taylor
For many visitors, Liverpool is one giant theme park... and the theme is the Beatles. At least, such is the suggestion of Spencer Leigh, Liverpudlian, Disc Jockey for BBC Radio Merseyside and investigator of the Beatles phenomenon for over forty years. Together with Spencer and Beatles historian Ray O’Brien, we explore over sixty key Beatles sites, including the Cavern Club, and the homes where John, Paul and George were brought up, as well as no less than three houses with associations to Ringo’s childhood. At the same time, we meet on location over twenty personalities who made the Liverpool scene the epicentre of the sixties cultural explosion, including Alan William (the man who gave away the Beatles), Bill Harry (friend of the Beatles, and founder of the immensely influential paper ‘Mersey Beat’), Kingsize Taylor, (the man who brought rock’n’roll into Liverpool), and that’s just for starters. This mammoth five and a half hour program is essential viewing for anyone who was around at the time, and all the others who wish they had been!
September 09, 2006
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starring: Tom DeLay; Ronnie Earle
directed by: Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck
"By the time we finish this poker game, there may not be a federal government left! Which would suit me just fine." -Tom DeLay, 1994
In a stunning 1994 interview, shortly after the now infamous Republican revolution, Tom DeLay sat down and laid out his vision for America: to destroy the Department of Education, HUD, OSHA, the NEH, the NEA, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. His self-stated goal was to "completely redesign government."
The Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress is the story of how he did just that. It's the story of one of the most blatant power grabs in American history, and how a District Attorney in Texas turned out to be the biggest threat to the national DeLay Machine. The film is a warning about how easy it is for American democracy to be hijacked by a combination of relentless ambition and corporate millions. It makes the case that DeLay built a "custom-made Congress" that is still providing votes for his agenda.
May 05, 2006
