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Showing 1 - 10 of 18 titles with a criteria of Subject is Late 20th Century (World History)


Another Paradise

Fifty years ago the entire Creole population of the Chagos Islands was expelled by the British authorities. This secret operation took place in order to lease the largest island to the US Navy so that it could install a military base. Now Chagossian exiles embark on a struggle to return home.

Andana Films | 2019 | 82 minutes

Berliner Ballade

Some months after the fall of the Berlin wall, Chris Marker shot this passionate documentary, reflecting the state of the place and its spirit with remarkable acuity.

Icarus Films | 1990 | 29 minutes

Blue Helmet

François Crémieux served as a French UN peacekeeper near the Bosnian town of Bihać. He never saw combat, but he was left deeply shaken by the experience.

Icarus Films | 1995 | 25 minutes

Deadly Mistakes?

Critically analyzes some US foreign policy interventions since World War II.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 160 minutes

Far from Vietnam

An epic 1967 collaboration between cinema greats Jean-Luc Godard, Joris Ivens, William Klein, Claude Lelouch and Alain Resnais in protest of American military involvement in Vietnam, initiated and edited by Chris Marker.

Icarus Films | 1967 | 115 minutes

Frenemies

Presents a balanced portrait of Cuban life today and a compelling argument for why the US should lift the devastating 60-year embargo.

Bullfrog Films | 2020 | 87 minutes

Fury for the Sound

Women's contribution to the battle to save the rainforest at Clayoquot Sound.

Bullfrog Films | 1999 | 86 minutes

Gorbachev. Heaven

Director Vitaly Mansky's portrait of the storied Soviet leader Mikail Gorbachev wherein he presents his final testimony.

Icarus Films | 2021 | 100 minutes

Hong Kong Symphony

Tan Dun's "Symphony 1997" premieres as Hong Kong switches from British to Chinese rule.

Bullfrog Films | 1998 | 57 minutes

Prime Time in the Camps

Chris Marker's documentary about a group of Bosnian refugees who produce their own news show inside their camp.

Icarus Films | 1993 | 28 minutes