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The Global Studies Collection

We live in a deeply interconnected world. With advances in technology have come cheaper transportation and faster communication, allowing for a tightly integrated world economy and a blending of the world's cultures. THE GLOBAL STUDIES COLLECTION brings together over 40 films that look at the process of globalization from many perspectives, including finance and the economy, labor and migration, the environment, and even tourism and human relationships.

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The Global Studies Collection includes the following titles:

North-South.com - imageNorth-South.com

In West Africa many young women, who dream of escaping a life of misery by marrying a rich, white foreigner, surf the Internet for marriage proposals.

Icarus Films | 2007 | 53 minutes | 9-12, college, adult
Seeds of Hunger - imageSeeds of Hunger

A global investigation into the evolving nature of food production, and the crisis it may portend.

Icarus Films | 2008 | 52 minutes | 8-12, College, Adult
Store Wars - imageStore Wars

Looks at the impact on a small town when Wal-Mart plans to build a mega-store there.

Bullfrog Films | 2001 | 59 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
The Amahs of Hong Kong - imageThe Amahs of Hong Kong

Filipino women exploited as maids in Hong Kong.

Bullfrog Films | 1996 | 11 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
The Flaw - imageThe Flaw

Tells the story of the credit bubble that caused the financial crash of 2008, and clearly explains how excessive income inequality leads to economic instability.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 82 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
The Forgotten Space - imageThe Forgotten Space

A panoramic and essayistic portrait of the new global economy and a compelling argument about why it must change.

Icarus Films | 2010 | 112 minutes | 8-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
The Gas Weapon - imageThe Gas Weapon
A clear and much-needed examination of the role natural gas and gas pipelines play in the geopolitics of Russia and Ukraine.
Icarus Films | 2014 | 52 minutes | 8-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
The Human Scale - imageThe Human Scale

Acclaimed architect Jan Gehl and his team are on a humanistic mission to reclaim public space in mega cities for pedestrians (and cyclists) rather than cars.

KimStim | 2012 | 77 minutes
The La$t Market - imageThe La$t Market

Documents the efforts of the multinational corporation Philips to reach the more than five billion potential consumers among the world's poor, the 'bottom of the economic pyramid.' But can profitability fight poverty?

Icarus Films | 2007 | 48 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
The New Rulers of the World - imageThe New Rulers of the World

Award-winning journalist, John Pilger, investigates the realities of globalization by taking a close look at Indonesia.

Bullfrog Films | 2002 | 53 minutes | Grades 10-12, College, Adult

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