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5x5: Voices of Change from the Forests of Indonesia + Hope: Indigenous Climate Change Solutions
*New Film Added Fall 2020*
Five short films from Indigenous communities across Indonesia show their response to threats to their forests posed by miners, loggers, palm oil plantations and global warming. In the sixth film a Dayak Iban community inspires hope as it offers a simple solution to the global cllimate crisis.
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Global Environmental Justice | 2008 | 37 minutes
About Executing Eichmann
In 1961, Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death for crimes against the Jewish people and against humanity. While this judgment was met with consensus on a national level, some spoke out against it.
Icarus Films | 2014 | 60 minutes
The Activists
The story of activists who opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including their lives, the tactics they used, and the historical context.
Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 60 minutes
Adam Smith, The Birth of the Free Market
Capitalism is much more complex than the vision Adam Smith laid out. Indeed, it predates Smith by centuries and took root in the practices of colonialism and the slave trade. (Episode 1 of the Capitalism series)
Icarus Films | 2014 | 53 minutes
Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World
The Soviet troops' intervention in Afghanistan was a pivotal event in the history of the 20th century. It launched Bin Laden and Al Qaeda.
Icarus Films | 2014 | 52 minutes
After Silence
Examines the treatment of Japanese-Americans during WW II, and its relevance to post 9/11 America.
Bullfrog Films | 2003 | 30 minutes
Agent Orange
A look at the long-term effects, on U.S. soldiers, the Vietnamese people, and the environment of Vietnam, of the spraying of Agent Orange on Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Icarus Films | 2007 | 66 minutes
Aiming High
Focuses on Uganda's successful economic recovery in the wake of Idi Amin's regime.
Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 26 minutes
Al Jazeera
A behind-the-scenes look at Al Jazeera, the most important television news channel in the Arab world. ** Viewer's Choice, 2003 Middle East Studies Association FilmFest **
Icarus Films | 2002 | 52 minutes
Alabba
A window into the world of Santeria - a uniquely Cuban religious tradition into which one must be initiated by a 'godmother' or 'godfather' -- and introduces us to practitioners of the religion ranging in age from their 40s to their late 90s.
Icarus Films | 2010 | 40 minutes