Showing 1 - 10 of 472 titles with a criteria of Subject is Social Studies

Absences

ABSENCES, by award winning filmmaker Tatiana Huezo (The Tiniest Place), exposes the ever-intensifying phenomenon of enforced disappearance in Mexico and the ways it affects women.

Women Make Movies | 2015 | 26 minutes

The Absent House

Sustainable design in the tropics. The story of a Puerto Rican architect pioneering locally-suited green buildings for over thirty years.

Icarus Films | 2013 | 55 minutes

Affluenza

Diagnoses the 'disease' of materialism and prescribes its antidote, simple living.

Bullfrog Films | 1997 | 56 minutes

After Winter, Spring

An intimate portrait of an ancestral way of life under threat in a world increasingly dominated by large-scale industrial agriculture.

Bullfrog Films | 2015 | 74 minutes

Against My Will

The stories of three women who took refuge at the Dastak women's shelter in Pakistan, founded to help women fleeing abusive and murderous families.

Icarus Films | 2002 | 50 minutes

The Age of Discovery

This film offers a compelling prospect for living our later years as a unique, exuberant time of life on its own authentic terms. A group of wonderfully diverse individuals, 66 to 106, share their insights on life after sixty

Terra Nova Films | 2004 | 56 minutes

The Alarm Rings Softly

Caribbean women use drama and reggae to fight domestic violence.

Bullfrog Films | 1996 | 12 minutes

All About My Sisters

Qiong Wang boldly explores her family's history and the ongoing consequences of China's one-child policy.

dGenerate Films | 2021 | 175 minutes

Alzheimers and African Americans

Alzheimer's in the African-American community.

Terra Nova Films | 2007 | 27 minutes

Are the Kids Alright?

Filmed in courtrooms, correctional institutions, treatment centers, and family homes, this searing documentary examines the results of the tragic decline in mental health services for children and adolescents at risk.

The Fanlight Collection | 2004 | 57 minutes