“A documentary film about the private sacrifice and spiritual conviction behind Cesar Chavez’s struggle for the humane treatment of America’s farm workers, and the impact Chavez’s legacy has on … Read the rest
History Films
To live = Huozhe
In a smoky gambling den in 1940s China, a drunken young man runs through his family’s fortune, losing their ancestral home and all their possessions. This staggering loss proves … Read the rest
The Battleship Potemkin
Re-creates the 1905 mutiny on the battleship “Prince Potemkin.” It focuses on a mutiny by the battleship’s crew and the subsequent massacre of civilians, reflecting the spirit of the … Read the rest
The Look of Silence
In this follow-up to the documentary The act of killing (2012), the brother of a political dissident killed by state-sponsored death squads following Indonesia’s 1965 military coup d’état seeks … Read the rest
Nanjing! Nanjing!
On December 9, 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army laid siege to the Chinese capital of Nanking, beginning a reign of terror that killed as many as 300,000 civilians, an … Read the rest
Five Films by Patricio Guzmán
Chile, Obstinate Memory: Visits with Chileans who experienced the coup first-hand (some of whom are seen in The Battle of Chile (Batalla de Chile) from 25 years ago). … Read the rest
Eyes on the Prize v.1
Fighting Back (1957-1962) : Covers stories detailing the confrontation between state and federal governments over enforcement of the law of equality, which marked an escalation in the struggle for … Read the rest
Eyes on the Prize v.2
Ain’t Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961) : Covers lunch counter sit-ins and their impact on the Kennedy and Nixon presidential race of 1960, the formation of the Student Non-Violent … Read the rest
Eyes on the Prize v.3
Mississippi: is This America? (1962-1964) : Focuses on the right to vote. Tells how the black citizens who had been denied the right to vote stepped forward and demanded … Read the rest
Eyes on the Prize v.4
The Time Has Come (1964-1966) : Malcolm X … Stokely Carmichael … “Black Power”. After a decade-long cry for justice, a new sound is on the horizon: the insistent … Read the rest