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2) Night moves
Publisher
Tipping Point Productions, LLC ; Maybach Film Productions ; RT Features ; Filmscience Productions
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The story of three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.
3) Path to war
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Beginning after his election to the Presidency, Lyndon Johnson's dreams for "The Great Society" and his vision for civil rights in America were overshadowed by the Vietnam War. Johnson watches the nation react to the deaths of young Americans overseas.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Examines the critical events that took place in the fall of 1967, from the ambush of an American battalion by the Viet Cong that led to skepticism of whether the Vietnamese conflict was winnable, to the first violent anti-war demonstration on a campus in Wisconsin.
Publisher
Distributed by MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
During the summer of 1969, young soldier Dalton Joiner finds out that his girlfriend Jane back home has dumped him and vows to sneak out of Vietnam during his one-week leave to win her back. His best friend Mickey Wright will do anything to help his buddy out, as long as there might be a few girls along the way. In just seven days they must get to the States, change Jane's mind and make it back to the war without getting caught. But when they arrive...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A free-flowing, freewheeling, counter-culture comedy set during the turbulent 60's adapted from Guthrie's musical monologue Alice's Restaurant Massacre. Guthrie portrays the embodiment of America's youth, a young man who sees his life beginning to unravel through psychedelic drug -fueled haze, as he and his friends (and the plot) spin toward an explosive conclusion.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In the rural heartland of Syria's countryside, the bloody uprising against President Bashar Al Assad has taken a terrifying turn. In this highly charged documentary, award-winning filmmaker Olly Lambert lives on both sides of Syria's sectarian frontline, witnessing the devastating effect of a religious feud that, regardless of the outcome of the war, is shaping Syria's future.
11) Crawford
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The residents of Crawford, Texas give their own unique perspectives on the presidency of George W. Bush and reflect on how their lives were changed when he made their town his home.
12) Arlington West
Publisher
Laughing Tears Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"A riveting visit into a temporary cemetery on the sand in Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Oceanside, and other locations around the U.S., created every Sunday by the Veterans For Peace until the war ends in Iraq. This ever extending tribute honors the fallen U.S. soldiers. A sign also entreats passersby to contemplate the Iraqi Civilians, 'If we were to honor the Iraqi Dead, it would fill this entire beach'"--Container insert.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"In the late '60s, a changing social and political climate inspired a new generation to create a lifestyle outside the mainstream. Twenty-two year-old Arlo's journey to find a place for himself and his music includes a visit to his dying father in the hospital, gigs in New York and romps with his friends Alice and Ray, who run a small restaurant in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. And when an incident at Alice's Restaurant plays a pivotal role in Arlo's...
14) Even the rain
Publisher
Morena Films ; distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Español
Description
"Idealistic filmmaker Sebastian (Gael Garcia Bernal, The Motorcycle Diaries) and his cynical producer Costa (Luis Tosa, The Limits of Control) arrive in Bolivia to make a revisionist film about Christopher Columbus' conquest of the Americas. But as filming commences, the local citizens begin to riot in protest against a multi-national corporation that is taking control of their water supply. With the film shoot in jeopardy, both men find their convictions...
15) The sixties
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The 1960s was the decade America transformed from a country of conformity to a land of political, cultural, and social liberation. Looking through the lens of television, this production weaves together the events and personalities that influenced and dominated the 1960s in America, sketching a portrait of this remarkable decade that is both entertaining and illuminating.
16) White riot
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Britain Late, the '70s. Punk is exploding. The country is deeply divided over immigration. The National Front, a far-right political party, is gaining strength as politicians like Enoch Powell push a xenophobic agenda. Outraged by a racist speech from Eric Clapton, music photographer Red Saunders teams up with like-minded creatives to create Rock Against Racism. The RAR zine reports on stories and issues that the mainstream British media ignores,...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Jude is a young dockworker from Liverpool who travels to find his estranged father in America. He is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Lucy is a rich and sheltered American girl who Jude falls in love with. Lucy joins the growing anti-war movement in New York's Greenwich Village. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic...
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