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Title:	3 rooms of melancholia
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1256 AV LIB
Subject:	Children and war Russia (Federation) Children and war Russia (Federation) Groznyĭ. Children and war Russia (Federation) Ingushetia. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Reveals the psychological devastation the Chechen conflict has inflicted on children. Focuses on three rooms: a military academy near St. Petersburg; Crozny, Chechnya where families struggle to survive in barely habitable buildings; and, the nearby republic of Ingushetia where refugee camps are set up. Using minimal dialogue and evocative music, the film depicts the emotional state of children affected by war.
Title:	$4 a day? No way!: joining hands across the border
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT0780 AV LIB
Subject:	Automobile industry workers Mexico. Automobile industry workers Labor unions Mexico. Free trade Mexico. Industrial relations Mexico. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Documents events at a Ford plant in Mexico to support the view that international corporations exploit Mexican workers. Tells how workers, unable to get help from the official government trade union, are reaching out to labor unions in other countries for assistance.
Title:	4 little girls
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2504 AV LIB
Subject:	Bombings Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. African American children Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. African Americans Civil rights Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. Murder Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. Civil rights movements Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. African American churches Alabama Birmingham History 20th century. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	When a bomb tears through the basement of a black Baptist church on a peaceful fall morning, it takes the lives of four young girls; Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins. This racially motivated crime, taking place at a time when the civil rights movement is burning with a new flame, could have doused that flame forever. Instead it fuels a nation's outrage and brings Birmingham, Alabama to the forefront of America's concern.
Title:	20th century with Mike Wallace. Guns & God: the sieges of Waco & Ruby Ridge
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7204 AV LIB
Subject:	Law enforcement United States. Government, Resistance to United States. Right-wing extremists United States. Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, Tex., 1993. Searches and seizures Texas Waco. Right-wing extremists Texas. Government, Resistance to Texas. Right-wing extremists Idaho. Government, Resistance to Idaho. Documentary films. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	The Idaho event occurred in 1992 and the Waco event occurred in 1993. The video surveys events surrounding the events and scrutinizes the actions taken by federal authorities. The view into government conduct does not leave the government completely blameless, illustrating that government officials used a military mindset that chose confrontation instead of patience and prudence. The video illustrates that the events and the investigations may have had a connection to the 1995 Oklahoma bombing and a political realignment, also in 1995, in which a very conservative Republican Senate took hold.
Title:	20th century with Mike Wallace: terror strikes home: the World Trade Center bombing.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7164 AV LIB
Subject:	World Trade Center Bombing, New York, N.Y., 1993. Documentary films.
Abstract:	On February 26, 1993, New York shook with the force of a vast explosion Terrorists had detonated a massive bomb in the garage of the World Trade Center. The reason for the bombing as well as the prosecution of the terrorists is the subject of this program.
Title:	30 years of National Geographic specials
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV0035 AV LIB
Subject:	Nature. Biology. Culture. Documentary television programs United States. Science television programs United States.
Abstract:	Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by the National Geographic Society. Shows the highlights of many National Geographic Specials.
Title:	50 years war: Israel and the Arabs
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2128 AV LIB
Subject:	Arab-Israeli conflict. Documentary television programs. Films for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	This documentary begins with the 1947 U.N. decision to partition Palestine and charts the ensuing half-century of enmity, warfare, mediation and negotiations. Includes interviews and news clips of heads of state and other military and intelligence leaders. Episodes on the first disc cover Israel's struggle for statehood, including the victories against Arab armies in 1948 and 1967, and the history of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. The concluding program looks at the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the Camp David peace accord in 1978, the start of the Palestinian "Intifada" uprising in 1987, the Oslo agreement in 1993, and the current attempts to consolidate a shaky reconciliation.
Title:	500 nations. [Disc 1]
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2689 AV LIB
Subject:	Indians of North America History. Indians of Central America History. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Educational television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	Disc 1 contains the first two episodes from 500 nations.
Title:	500 nations. [Disc 2]
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2690 AV LIB
Subject:	Indians of North America History. Indians of Central America History. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Educational television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	Disc 2 contains the episodes 3 and 4 from 500 nations.
Title:	500 nations. [Disc 3]
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2691 AV LIB
Subject:	Indians of North America History. Indians of Central America History. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Educational television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	Disc 3 contains episodes 5 and 6 from 500 nations.
Title:	500 nations. [Disc 4]
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2692 AV LIB
Subject:	Indians of North America History. Indians of Central America History. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Educational television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	Disc 4 contains episodes 7 and 8 from 500 nations.
Title:	500 years later
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2510 AV LIB
Subject:	Blacks Social conditions. Blacks Economic conditions. Blacks Race identity. Blacks Africa Social conditions. Blacks Africa Economic conditions. Blacks Race identity Africa. Marginality, Social. African diaspora. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Filmed in five continents, this documentary film chronicles the struggles of people of African descent throughout the globe as they strive for basic freedoms and self-determination.
Title:	911 in plane site: the director's cut
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1365 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary films. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Causes. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Influence. Conspiracies. Terrorism.
Abstract:	Video & photographic evidence of the largest coverup in modern day history.
Title:	1914, Killing fields
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7195 AV LIB
Subject:	History, Modern 20th century. World War, 1914-1918 Personal narratives. World War, 1914-1918 History. Veterans United States Interviews. Veterans Europe Interviews. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. War television programs.
Abstract:	In August 1914, the people of Europe were swept into the first of the wars that would make this century the bloodiest ever. Seventy million soldiers from more than twenty countries marched off to do their duty. In this film soldiers from all sides give a personal account of the trenches and the tactics--and the terrible nature and scale of the slaughter that shattered the old world order. In the end, four empires collapsed and nine million gave their lives. Some became pacificts while others sought retribution and many found themselves fighting another war only two decades later.
Title:	Afghanistan: the lost truth
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT8161 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary films Afghanistan. Ethnographic films Afghanistan.
Abstract:	This is an unprecedented journey across Afghanistan. Despite the turmoil and suffering they have endured, the women, men, and children hold on to their hopes for the future. This film captures subtle facial expressions, architectural grandeur, and landscape of disarming beauty, painting a vivid portrait of both Afghani people and their country.
Title:	African American lives
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1182 AV LIB
Subject:	African Americans History. African American families History. African Americans Genealogy. DNA fingerprinting. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.
Title:	Africans in America: America's journey through slavery
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV0832 AV LIB
Subject:	Slavery United States History. African Americans History To 1863. Documentary television programs/
Abstract:	A four part series portraying the struggles of the African people in America. This series exposes the truth through surprising revelations, dramiatic recreations, rare archival photography, riveting first-person accounts and defines the reality of slaver's past through insightful commentary.
Title:	Africans: a triple heritage. Disc 1 and 2
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2687 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary films.
Abstract:	Examines major influences on this complex continent: indigenous heritage, Western culture, and the Islamic religion. Episode 1. Geography's influence on history is the topic of this episode, which explores the roles that water, desert, and equatorial climate have played in developing African culture and civilization. Episode 2. What constitutes "family" in African culture? This segment examines matrilineal, patrilineal, and polygamous traditions as well as the impact of modern cities on family ties. Episode 3. The roles of Christian missionaries, Western secularism, Muslim sects, Egyptian pharaohs, and native religions are discussed in visits to Senegal, Zaire, and Egypt. Episode 4. This program traces the colonial economic legacy, the development of slavery, and European control of Africa's natural resources, with special attention to the roles played by Belgium and Great Britain.
Title:	Africans: a triple heritage. Disc 3, 4 and 5
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2688 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary films.
Abstract:	Examines major influences on this complex continent: indigenous heritage, Western culture, and the Islamic religion. Episode 5. Urbanization, warrior traditions, European-created national boundaries, the Islamic jihad tradition, and nationalist movements are problems of Africa's post-colonial period, examined in this episode. Episode 6. In a continent where more than 70 coups have taken place in the last 30 years, the question of governing effectively is critical. This segment compares African military regimes, one-party states, Marxism in Mozambique, and the styles of the presidents of Tanzania and Zaire. Episode 7. More than 70 million Africans suffer from malnutrition while their countries export food to Europe. Economic and agricultural failures and successes are examined in Algeria, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. Episode 8. In every area of life--dress, behavior, law, worship, and language--Africans have a triple heritage that often sends conflicting signals. The African struggle to evolve new, effective, and essentially African ways of doing things is the topic of this episode. Episode 9. Africa's role in international politics and economics, from U.N. participation to cobalt production and the political crisis in South Africa, is the focus of this concluding episode. Other issues include the International Monetary Fund, food aid, and tourism.
Title:	Africa
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV0085 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	An epic series presenting Africa through the eyes of its people, conveying the beauty and diversity of the continent and the compelling personal stories of those who shape its future.
Title:	Africa: in defiance of democracy
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV0550 AV LIB
Subject:	Democracy Africa. Documentary films.
Abstract:	"Throughout Africa, democracy has long been touted as the cure for the continent's ongoing unrest. But can such a form of government flourish in countries where extreme poverty is the norm and violence is the chief tool of statecraft? Spanning the continent from Libya to South Africa, this program seeks to understand Africa's complex political situations, addressing the 'Big Man' syndrome and the one-party state, the destabilizing effects of armed conflict, the mismanagement of industry and natural resources, and strained relations with the industrialized world"--Container.
Title:	Africa, who is to blame?
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2043 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary films.
Abstract:	Former President of Ghana Jerry Rawlings and Kenyan law student June Arunga travel through Tanzania and Rwanda, witnessing the economic and social situations of the people they meet and considering what measures would improve life for the people of Africa generally.
Title:	Afrique, je te plumerai = Africa, I will fleece you
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2738 AV LIB
Subject:	French language Films for English speakers. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Foreign films.
Abstract:	A compelling and sardonic essay on the history of colonialism in Cameroon, and by extension, on the African continent. Focuses on historical as well as contemporary European cultural domination, particularly in the publishing and media industry.
Title:	Agony of reform
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2704 AV LIB
Subject:	Economic history 20th century. Capitalism History 20th century. Communism History 20th century. Economic policy History 20th century. Documentary films.
Abstract:	The agony of reform explores the failure of government-controlled economies in the 1980s and how new leaders embraced the ideas of reform and "shock therapy"- a rapid conversion to free-market capitalism. The program focuses on how reform played out in Russia, the eastern bloc, Latin America, India and other countries as they lived through the upheavals of rapid change, coping with both the new freedoms and the new issues of privatization, deregulation, and the shock of free-wheeling competition.
Title:	Agronomist
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1030 AV LIB
Subject:	Political refugees Haiti. Political refugees United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Tells the story of Haitian national hero, journalist, and freedom fighter Jean Dominique, whom Demme first met and filmed in 1986. As owner and operator of his nation's oldest and only free radio station, Dominique was frequently at odds with his country's various repressive governments and spent much of the 80's and early 90's in exile in New York, where Demme continued to interview him over the years. Dominique fought tirelessly against his country's overwhelming injustice, oppression, and poverty, but it was his shocking and still-unsolved assassination in April of 2000 that gave the director the impetus to assemble more than a decade's worth of material into a celebration of this dynamic man's life and legacy.
Title:	Airborne: life takes to the sky
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2540 AV LIB
Subject:	Evolution. Birds Evolution. Pterosauria. Bats Evolution. insects Evolution. Documentary films. Educational films.
Abstract:	Analyzes how flight evolved. Presenting a number of theories, the program examines how insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats each took to the sky. Convergent evolution and echolocation are also discussed.
Title:	Akbar the Great: magicians, moguls, maharajahs
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1490 AV LIB
Subject:	Islam Relations Hinduism India History. Hinduism Relations Islam India History. Documentary films.
Abstract:	An overview of the reign of Akbar the Great, who forged an empire in India based on religious tolerance between Hindus and Muslims. Includes dramatizations of significant persons and events.
Title:	Alamo
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7382 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary films. Mexican War, 1846-1848.
Abstract:	Drawing upon rare archival materials, eyewitness battle accounts, and stirring reenactements, the video takes us inside the Alamo itself, were we relive the devastating battle and examine its lasting legacy.
Title:	Algebra: in simplest terms
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2551 AV LIB
Subject:	Algebra. Documentary films.
Abstract:	A series of 26 half-hour programs that demonstrate algebra's usefulness in daily life.
Title:	Alhaji's wives
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1563 AV LIB
Subject:	Population. Women Nigeria Social conditions. Older people Nigeria Social conditions. Documentary films.
Abstract:	"Alhaji has taken five wives; one dies, he divorced another and lives with the remaining three. This program travels to Nigeria to examine the impact of polygamy and divorce on the country's population demographics, focusing on a case study of one family to highlight trends and concerns. The connection between religious values and family planning becomes apparent in interviews with various people in the community. The program also visits a school for women who have been divorced or widowed and want to learn a skill or receive a basic education."--Container.
Title:	Alʹto vai︠a︡ sonata: Dmitriĭ Shostakovich = Sonata for viola = Sonate pour alto
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2378 AV LIB
Subject:	Composers Russia Biography. Documentary films. Foreign films.
Abstract:	Documentary portrait of Dmitri Shostakovich.
Title:	Amateur as auteur: discovering paradise in pictures.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1445 AV LIB
Subject:	Amateur films United States History. Experimental films United States. Motion pictures United States. Motion pictures, American History. Documentary films.
Abstract:	These home-made films incorporate avant-garde strategies and techniques to achieve a true sense of cinematic intimacy"--http://www.unseen-cinema.com/.
Title:	Amazon warrior women
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1183 AV LIB
Subject:	Amazons. Women History. Women and war. Women, prehistoric Russia (Federation) Pokrovka (Orenburgskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	The legend of the Amazons, beautiful and bloodthirsty warrior women has been the focus of speculation for over a thousand years. They are mentioned in the Greek myths and in the historical writings of Herodotus who gives their last known location as the steppes of Southern Russia. For centuries no archaeological evidence could be found to prove they existed. Recently archaeologists unearthed the 2,500-year-old remains of nomadic women buried with weapons and other articles of war in burial mounds located near the Russian town of Pokrovka. This program documents the work of archaeologist Jeannine Davis-Kimball who has led a 10-year investigation into whether any of these long-dead nomads could be the Amazons of legend.
Title:	America 1900
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6955 AV LIB
Subject:	Television programs. Documentary films.
Abstract:	The American Experience takes the time to look back at another pivotal year: 1900. Following a range of characters, from famous public figures to ordinary citizens, this program chronicles a year in the life of the nation by examining the forces of change that would ultimately shape the coming century.
Title:	America and Lewis Hine
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7709 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary photography United States. Photographers United States Biography.
Abstract:	Using historical photographs and footage, follows America's pioneer industrial photographer on his odyssey through the mines, mills, and factories of America in the first half of the twentieth century.
Title:	American dream
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV0802 AV LIB
Subject:	Geo. A. Hormel & Company Strike, Austin, Minn., 1985-1986. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	In this Academy Award winner for best documentary in 1991, the true-life story of the 1985-1986 workers' strike against Geo. A. Hormel & Company in Austin, Minnesota is documented from beginning to end. When Geo. A. Hormel & Company made $2 million in profits, then cut its workers' salaries by $2.00 an hour each, the workers had only one option: Go out on strike.
Title:	American experience. Ishi: the last Yahi
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2740 AV LIB
Subject:	Indians of North America California History. Yana Indians History. Indians of North America California History. Yana Indians History. Documentary films. Biographical films. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	Tells the story of Ishi, who, as the last survivor of California's Yahi people after the rest of his tribe perished in massacres in the 1860s and 1870s, emerged into white society in 1911.
Title:	American justice: death penalty
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2213 AV LIB
Subject:	Capital punishment United States. Constitutional law United States. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	Examines the arguments for and against capital punishment. Presents the case of Caryl Chessman, a rapist, kidnapper, and jailhouse lawyer who appealed his sentence for twelve years. Follows with a discussion of other capital cases, and the constitutional fight over the death penalty.
Title:	American outrage
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2757 AV LIB
Subject:	Shoshoni Indians Land tenure Nevada. Shoshoni Indians Nevada Claims. Shoshoni Indians Legal status, laws, etc. Nevada. Documentary films. Films for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	Documentary of the 35-year fight of Carrie Dann and Mary Dann against the U.S. government's attempts to take over traditional Shoshone land in Nevada, part of 60 million acres guaranteed to them in the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley.
Title:	American photography: a century of images
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV0965 AV LIB
Subject:	Photography United States History 20th century. Documentary films.
Abstract:	The story of the pictures we have taken and where they have taken us. The series traces the profound effect photographs have had on American life-- influencing what we buy, how we dress, how we get the news, and in the matters of life and death, medicine, science, and war.
Title:	American pimp
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1343 AV LIB
Subject:	Pimps. Prostitution. African Americans. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Albert and Allen Hughes turn their documentary eye to the world of street pimps in this 1999 Sundance Film Festival Documentary Competition entry. The Black urban pimps interviewed reveal their world and their secrets in a film that is about power. We watch as they discuss their business, including percentages, lifestyles, stealing "ho's", and the Player's Ball. These men exude charm and charisma and boast rock star status in their communities. People are lured by the glamour and money, only to be used as commoditieis and tossed out once they have passed their prime. Also traces the history of the street pimp from the 20's to the present, with particular emphasis on the 70's pimp.
Title:	American revolution 2: [riots to revolution Chicago in 1968]
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2472 AV LIB
Subject:	Riots Illinois Chicago History 20th century. African Americans Illinois Chicago History 20th century. Historical films. Documentary films.
Abstract:	The 1960s was defined by a common effort to fight against injustice. Mike Gray, a Chicago filmmaker, used his camera to document the politics of the streets from the riots in the social upheaval, to the rising of two prolific groups fighting prejudice.
Title:	American tongues
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2677 AV LIB
Subject:	English language Dialects United States. English language Dialects United States Public opinion. English language Dialects United States Variation. Dialectology. Americanisms. Ethnic groups United States. Documentary films.
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Title:	America of the Amish
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1578 AV LIB
Subject:	Amish United States. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Filmed on location in Pennsylvania and Ohio Amish country. Interviews with Amish men and women, some born into the religion and some converts, reveal a range of opinions about the group's tradtional stance on technology, education and worship. Highlights the rapid growth of the Amish population and their changing attitudes toward electricity, cell phones, cars and other modern conveniences. Shows ways that an American subculture adapt to mainstream society.
Title:	America's lost landscape: the tallgrass prairie
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2756 AV LIB
Subject:	Prairies North America. Prairie ecology North America. Grasslands North America. Prairie animals North America. Prairie plants North America. Indians of North America. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Tells the story of one of the world's great ecosystems and its transformation from natural landscape to farmland. The tallgrass prairie was once a prominent feature of the North American continent that was reduced, in less than a century, to the vanishing point.
Title:	America's prehistoric civilizations: the Mound Builders
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2632 AV LIB
Subject:	Mound-builders United States. Documentary videos. Educational videos.
Abstract:	Had they been made of stone, they would have been among the greatest wonders of the ancient world. These were the pyramids and effigy earthenworks by the Mound Building Cultures of the eastern half of the United States. This is the story of the 3000 year Native American tradition that culminated with the construction of cities rivaling any on the planet when Columbus landed in the New World.
Title:	Amish: a people of preservation.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6590 AV LIB
Subject:	Amish United States Social life and customs. Documentary films.
Abstract:	In this updated (1996), colorful documentary, Mennonite historian John Ruth takes us sympathetically into the Amish mindset. Along the way, Dr. John A. Hostetler, Jr., author of Amish Society, comments on the lively survival of an alternative to the kind of world we have made. While always struggling with change, the Amish will not sacrifice their spiritual community or religion for the sake of convenience.
Title:	Ancestors: early cultures of North America
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6021 AV LIB
Subject:	Indians of North America History. Documentary television programs. Pueblo Indians History.
Abstract:	The first of eight programs exploring the history and culture of North America. The Anasazi transform the arid Southwest and construct the 800-room Pueblo Bonito, depicted by computer animation. Cliff Palace provides a glimpse into a prospering society. Cahokia was the largest city in the U.S. before 1800, and yet few have ever heard of it.
Title:	Ancient Egypt
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7479 AV LIB
Subject:	Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) Design and construction. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	For almost 3,000 years, the pharaohs ruled a civilization that was arguably the grandest of the ancient world. This program sheds new light on this enigmatic empire, offering information on the construction of the pyramids; the god-kings, including the only female pharaoh, Hatshepsut; the Rosetta Stone; religions and cults; mummification and burial rites; and the treasures of Tutankhamen. Interviews with noted Egyptologists, a professor from Cairo University, the chief inspector at the archaeological digs at Gaza, and the son of the guide who led Howard Carter to the tomb of Tutankhamen.
Title:	Ancient Rome: the rise of apartments.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1999 AV LIB
Subject:	Apartment houses Italy. Baths, Roman. Dry cleaning industry. Fire pumps. Historical television programs. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	Living in high-rise apartments is not new. The Romans lived in in them 2,000 years ago. Join Michael as he travels to the ancient Roman seaport of Ostia where a number of these ancient apartments still exist. Like their modern descendants, they provided more than just places to live, offering baths, cleaners and restaurants, all housed in complexes that were as much as seven stories high. This program also takes a look at the Roman baths, ancient dry cleaners and the Roman fire pump.
Title:	Angano-- Angano: nouvelles de Madagascar = Tales from Madagascar
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT8273 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary films Madagascar. Tales Madagascar. Creation. Foreign films. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	Venerable but unmistakably contemporary storytellers recount for the camera and their listeners the founding myths of Malagasy culture: the creation of man and woman, the origin of rice cultivation, and the reason for animal sacrifice.
Title:	Angola é a nossa terra: = Angola is our country
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT3072 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary films.
Abstract:	This film is about the women of Angola. Their military struggle against Unita and its South African allies, and their political struggle for equal rights with men.
Title:	Anna
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7480 AV LIB
Subject:	Children Soviet Union. Children Russia (Federation) Propaganda, Russian. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Sets the collapse of the Soviet Union against the growth of Mikhalkov's daughter Anna over the course of 13 years, beginning in 1980.
Title:	Anne Frank remembered
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6319 AV LIB
Subject:	Jews Persecutions Netherlands. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, Jewish. Documentary films.
Abstract:	This documentary video features vintage newsreels, photographs and even rare home movies to look behind the celebrated pages of Anne Frank's diary to discover the real Anne Frank.
Title:	Ansel Adams, photographer
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT3318 AV LIB
Subject:	Photographers United States Biography. Photography, Artistic. Landscape photography. Documentary films.
Abstract:	A portrait of Ansel Adams, one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century, that captures the spirit and artistry of the man as he talks about his life and demonstrates the techniques which have made his work legendary.
Title:	Ant farm.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1265 AV LIB
Subject:	Video art. Documentary videos United States.
Abstract:	In 1975, two artists barreled a car full speed into a pyramid of televisions for a spectacular performance art put on by the Ant Farm, a group of radical architects, video and performance artists and visionaries. Includes additional Ant Farm features.
Title:	Anti Italianism: discrimination and defamation in the history of Italian Americans
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2260 AV LIB
Subject:	Italian Americans History. Italian Americans Social conditions. Discrimination United States History. Immigrants United States Social conditions. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Studies the discrimination faced by early Italian immigrants, which included violence and lynchings, and the social and psychological impact that stereotyping of Italian Americans still has today, especially on young people.
Title:	A. Philip Randolph: for jobs & freedom
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6152 AV LIB
Subject:	Labor unions, Black United States History 20th century. African Americans Biography. African American civil rights workers Biography. Labor unions United States History 20th century. Civil rights movements United States History 20th century. African Americans Civil rights History 20th century. African Americans History 1877-1964. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963. Protest songs United States. Labor unions United States Songs and music. African Americans Civil rights Songs and music. Documentary television programs. Biographical films.
Abstract:	Biography of the African American labor leader, journalist, and civil rights activist, A. Philip Randolph. Randolph won the first national labor agreement for a black union, The Sleeping Car porters. His threat of a protest march on Washington forced President Roosevelt to ban segregation in the federal government and defense industries at the onset of WWII and again he forced Truman to integrate the military. Includes music of the labor and civil rights movements.
Title:	Apocalypse: the puzzle of Revelation
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2555 AV LIB
Subject:	Armageddon. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	Scholars discuss questions pertaining to the meanings and authorship of the Book of Revelation, which many Christians believe forecasts the the end of the world. Examines the possible motives of St. John the Evangelist, who is generally attributed responsibility for the text.
Title:	Appalachian journey
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT3613 AV LIB
Subject:	Folk music. Country music. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Take a journey with host Alan Lomax into the mountain valleys where country music was born. Includes historical background into the origins of this unique American music, and some great fiddling, banjo-picking, flat-foot dancing and lonesome songs.
Title:	Archenemy: the Philistines
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2554 AV LIB
Subject:	Philistines. Ethnology Palestine. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	Join world-renowned archaeologists on a journey of discovery that sheds new light on some of the Bible's most legendary events - and the notorious enemies of the Israelites.
Title:	Architectures 1
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1463 AV LIB
Subject:	Architecture France Guise. Architecture France Nîmes. Architecture France Paris. Architecture Germany Dessau (Dessau) Architecture Austria Vienna. Architecture Portugal Porto. Architecture History 19th century. Architecture History 20th century. Documentary films.
Abstract:	"A series devoted to the most ambitious architectural creations of the 19th and 20th century, consisting of remarkable archive material, scale-models, and interviews with some of the greatest architects of our time"--Container.
Title:	Architectures 2
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1464 AV LIB
Subject:	Architecture History 19th century. Architecture History 20th century. Architecture Wisconsin. Architecture Italy Naples. Architecture France Lyon. Architecture France Paris. Architecture Switzerland Val-les-Bains. High speed trains France. Eclecticism in architecture France. Documentary Films.
Abstract:	"A series devoted to the most ambitious architectural creations of the 19th and 20th century, consisting of remarkable archive material, scale models, and interviews with some of the greatest architects of our time"--Container.
Title:	Arms for the poor
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2389 AV LIB
Subject:	Arms transfers Moral and ethical aspects United States. Arms transfers Developing countries. Munitions United States. Munitions Developing countries. Documentary films.
Abstract:	A view of the taxpayer-financed weapon-export business in America that builds a case against the armaments industry and shows the politics of U.S. sales of military hardware overseas. Presents the contrast between the needs in developing countries for basic necessities of life and the results of United States marketing of lethal weaponry instead.
Title:	Art 21: art in the 21st century. Season three
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1970 AV LIB
Subject:	Art, American 21st century. Artists United States Biography. Artists United States Interviews. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	"Go behind the scenes to meet today's most fascinating contemporary artists in Season Three of the Emmy-nominated ART:21--ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY documentary series. Unparalleled in access to today's young artists, this unique series takes viewers into artists' studios, homes, and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, creative processes, and sources of inspiration. The four one-hour programs present 18 artists working in the United States ..."--Case.
Title:	Art:21: art in the twenty-first century. Season four
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1969 AV LIB
Subject:	Art, American 21st century. Artists United States Biography. Artists United States Interviews. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	"Meet contemporary artists at work and speaking in their own words--direct, accessible, and unfiltered--in Season Four of the Emmy-nominated ART:21--ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY documentary series. ... This unique four-hour series spotlights 17 artists working in the United States today, and invites viewers behind the scenes to see artists at work in their homes, communities, and unexpected sites--from an old-growth forest to a military base to a film set. The artists ... explore questions ... about politics, mortality, love, nature, science, order, chaos, and more. Themes of Romance, Protest, Ecology, and Paradox provide a connective thread between profiles ..."--Container.
Title:	Art 21: art in the twenty-first century: seasons one and two
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1515 AV LIB
Subject:	Art, American 21st century. Artists United States Biography. Artists United States Interviews. Documentary television programs.
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Title:	Art and revolution-- Mexico
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2243 AV LIB
Subject:	Art and revolutions Mexico. Mural painting and decoration, Mexican. Painting, Mexican 20th century. Painting, Mexican Themes, motives. Documentary films.
Abstract:	"Nowhere but in Mexico has history been painted as superbly; nowhere else have outspokenly polemical painters, like Rivera and Siqueiros, produced such great art. The art of revolution and the revolution of art seem, in this time and place, to have nurtured one another. For in Latin America, art and literature are the shared possessions of all social and educational levels"--Container.
Title:	Arte de las Americas.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2631 AV LIB
Subject:	Video art. Art, Modern 21st century. Documentary videos.
Abstract:
Title:	Artist as content.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2623 AV LIB
Subject:	Video art. Art, Modern 21st century. Documentary videos.
Abstract:	"The body, actions, ideas and personas of the artist can now be expressed and explored in many subtle and evocative ways. The shifting perception of the role of the artist within the artwork, during and after its creation, has advanced in tandem with the exploration of motion, time, and interactivity in art. The artists in this issue appear in the artworks in vastly different ways"--Trade catalog.
Title:	Artistic legacy of the Mexican Revolution: legacy of a revolution
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1546 AV LIB
Subject:	Mexican Americans Ethnic identity. Mexican Americans Social conditions. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs.
Abstract:	"This program provides an overview of the Mexican Revolution and traces its human legacy through the Mexican population in San Antonio, Texas. Several prominent Mexican-Americans discuss how the war drove thousands of poor Mexicans across the border into the U.S., and how their descendants are still struggling today for integration into American society. Segregation and exploitation of Mexican farm workers-- examples of ongoing racial prejudice-- are discussed, along with cultural contributions by Mexican-Americans in the areas of art, business, and education. The program provides excellent insight into the roots of anti-Mexican sentiment, as well as the often quarrelsome relationship between the U.S. and Mexico from a historical perspective"--Container.
Title:	Artists in exile: a story of modern dance in San Francisco
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1820 AV LIB
Subject:	Modern dance United States. Dance California San Francisco. Choreographers United States Interviews. Dance companies California San Francisco. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Documentary on 20th-century dance in San Francisco and the Bay Area, focusing on groundbreaking choreographers and companies. Interviews with the choreographers and artistic directors, along with their colleagues and contemporaries, explore their goals, achievements, impact, and influence on others. Also discussed is the unique creative atmosphere of the West Coast: its closeness to nature, openness to experimentalism and new work, tolerance for unconventional lifestyles and political activism.
Title:	Artists of the Boston Cyberarts Festival.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2621 AV LIB
Subject:	Video art Massachusetts Boston Exhibitions. Art, Modern 21st century. Documentary videos.
Abstract:	Compilation of new media artworks from the 2003 Boston Cyberarts Festival.
Title:	Artists of the west coast.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2622 AV LIB
Subject:	Art, Modern 21st century. Video art Pacific States. Performance art Pacific States 21st century. Documentary videos.
Abstract:	Time-based art by west coast artists, most incorporating video or performance. Includes optional commentary tracks by curators and additional material on the artists and curators.
Title:	Art of the Western world
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2008 AV LIB
Subject:	Art History. Civilization, Western. Art history. Civilization history. Documentary videos. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	Provides a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture. Studies the art masterpieces as reflections of the Western culture that produced them.
Title:	Ascent of man: a personal view
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1844 AV LIB
Subject:	Science Philosophy. Science History. Civilization. Human beings. Documentary television programs. Educational videos.
Abstract:	A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.
Title:	Asking different questions: women and science
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV0807 AV LIB
Subject:	Women in science. Women in technology. Women in science Social aspects. Women scientists. Feminism. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Five women scientists who have re-examined the foundations of modern science in an attempt to uncover the contradictions. They feel science is not "objective" or "valuefree" and that women provide a feminist approach to science that might change the nature of science itself.
Title:	Assault on gay America: the life and death of Billy Jack
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT8271 AV LIB
Subject:	Gays Crimes against United States. Hate crimes United States. Gays Attitudes United States. Homophobia United States. Films for the hearing impaired. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	In the telling of the life and death of Billy Jack Gaither, explores the roots of homophobia in America and asks how these attitudes, beliefs and fears contribute to the recent rise in violence against gays.
Title:	Atheism: a rough history of disbelief
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2051 AV LIB
Subject:	Atheism History. Documentary films. Historical films. Religious films.
Abstract:	Due to the radical politicization of religious belief in the 21st century and the attendant threat to the freedom of thought that underpins disbelief, atheist Jonathan Miller feels prompted to balance the discourse. In this unprecedented three-part series, Miller, a genial and deeply intelligent disbeliever, is joined by some of the world's most distinguished thinkers as together they sift through the history of atheism and question the labels of disbelief.
Title:	Attack on culture: "I will fight no more forever"
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6028 AV LIB
Subject:	Indians of North America History. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	The final volume of eight programs exploring the history and culture of North America examines the legislative attack on native ways. Today, the renewal of native cultures provides a vital reminder of the glory of America's original people and the hardships they endured.
Title:	Atumpan, the talking drums of Ghana
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2430 AV LIB
Subject:	Drum. Drummers (Musicians) Ghana. Rites and ceremonies Ghana. Dance Ghana. Documentary films.
Abstract:	Documentary about West African ceremonial drums. Explains the different uses for each drum and who may use them as well as showing how they are made. Also shown are some of the dances performed to the beat of the drums.
Title:	Auschwitz: inside the Nazi state
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV0800 AV LIB
Subject:	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Personal narratives. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	"'Auschwitz: inside the Nazi state' is the result of three years of research, drawing on the close involvement of world experts, recently discovered documents and nearly 100 interviews with camp survivors and perpetrators, many of whom are speaking on the record for the first time. Their stories are brought to life through the innovative use of archive footage, dramatic recreations of key ... moments, and their ... testimony"--Container label.
Title:	Autre conte de deux villes = Another tale of two cities
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT8277 AV LIB
Subject:	Neighborhoods France Paris History. Neighborhoods England London History. Documentary films.
Abstract:	A look at the tranformation of neighborhoods in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine area of Paris, France; and the Spitalfields-Whitechapel areas of London, England.
Title:	Autre conte de deux villes = Another tale of two cities
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2836 AV LIB
Subject:	Neighborhoods France Paris History. Neighborhoods England London History. Documentary films.
Abstract:	A look at the tranformation of neighborhoods in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine area of Paris, France; and the Spitalfields-Whitechapel areas of London, England.
Title:	Ax fight
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2613 AV LIB
Subject:	Yanomamo Indians Social life and customs Case studies. Violence Venezuela Case studies. Intergroup relations Venezuela Case studies. Anthropology Fieldwork. Conflict management Venezuela Case studies. Documentary films. Documentary videos. Educational films. Educational videos.
Abstract:	A four-part analysis of a fight that broke out between the Yanomamo Indian villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village in 1971. The fight involved clubs, axes, and machetes. This video includes an unedited record of the event; a slow-motion replay of the fight; a discussion of the kinship structure of the fight; and an edited version.
Title:	Ayn Rand: a sense of life
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV0694 AV LIB
Subject:	Women novelists, American 20th century Biography. Women philosophers United States Biography. Objectivism (Philosophy) Documentary films.
Abstract:	This is the collector's edition, 2-Disc set of the looks at the life and work of the controversial Russian-born author, Ayn Rand. Drawing from personal papers, public archives, rare film footage, and interviews with those who knew her, the material captures Rand's life-long themes of reason, rational selfishness and political freedom.
Title:	Aztec empire
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT8028 AV LIB
Subject:	Aztecs. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:
Title:	Aztec empire
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2222 AV LIB
Subject:	Aztecs. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	Trace the astonishing story of the Aztecs who rose from a beleaguered band of barely over 1,000 to dominate nearly all of Mexico in just over 400 years.
Title:	BaadAssss cinema: a bold look at 70's blaxploitation films
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1103 AV LIB
Subject:	Blaxploitation films United States. African Americans in motion pictures. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	"In this groundbreaking documentary from the Independent Film channel, filmmaker Isaac Julien takes us back to the early 70s and the explosion of blaxploitation films, today one of American cinema's most beloved cult genres. The original guilty pleasure, these fun and energetic films had all the action, comedy, sex and groovy music you could want in two hours worth of entertainment."--Container.
Title:	Babakiueria
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2316 AV LIB
Subject:	Aboriginal Australians Attitudes Drama. Race relations Humor Drama. Short films. Short films Australia. Documentary-style films.
Abstract:	A satirical look at White Australian culture seen from the perspective of Aborigines. The colonizing Aborigines film their discovery of the land they call "Babakiueria" and examine the plight of the white minority.
Title:	Babi Yar.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT3360 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary films. World War, 1939-1945 Atrocities. Babi Yar Massacre, Ukraine, 1941.
Abstract:	Documentary about the extermination of Jews by the Nazis during World War II that took place at Babi-Yar, a ravine outside Kiev. This film was produced by Soviet filmmakers under the control and supervision of the Soviet government.
Title:	Back from the brink: saving America's cities by design
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7176 AV LIB
Subject:	City planning Oregon Portland. City planning California Suisun City. City planning Tennessee Chattanooga. Urban renewal United States. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	Using three communities as examples, the need for continuous planning is demonstrated to both keep growing cities on track and to revitalize languishing ones. Emphasis is placed on the importance of a downtown area and a sense of community.
Title:	Battle for Islam
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1547 AV LIB
Subject:	Islam 21st century. Islam and politics. Islam 21st century. Islam and politics. Documentary films.
Abstract:	"The program exposes the tension between pluralistic and hard-liner mentalities growing within the Muslim world, and concludes that moderation and tolerance, rather than zealotry and terror, will ensure the continued strength of the faith."--Container.
Title:	BattleGround: 21 days on the empire's edge
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1893 AV LIB
Subject:	Iraq War, 2003- Military intelligence Iraq. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	In late 2003, two filmmakers spent three weeks on the front lines of the simmering guerrilla war in Iraq, gathering intelligence, dodging bullets, and capturing the untold stories of what has become the world's most covered and misunderstood conflict.
Title:	Battle of ideas
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2703 AV LIB
Subject:	Economic history 20th century. Economic policy History 20th century. Capitalism History 20th century. Markets History 20th century. Communism History 20th century. Deregulation History 20th century. Documentary films.
Abstract:	The battle of ideas identifies how the world, for much of the twentieth century, first moved toward more government control and then began to move away. The program focuses on the struggle between two economic thinkers, John Maynard Keynes, whose ideas on government intervention dominated much of the twentieth century, and Freidrich Von Hayek, whose free-market ideas were largely ignored until the economic crises of the 1970s forced political leaders to rediscover them. In the 1980s, the simultaneous emergence of the governments of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan set the stage for a worldwide capitalist revolution- one that will be tested by economic turnoil in the future.
Title:	Battle of Local 5668
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV2247 AV LIB
Subject:	Strikes and lockouts Aluminum industry West Virginia Ravenswood. Labor unions West Virginia Ravenswood. Documentary films.
Abstract:	The Battle of Local 5668 is the story of 1700 union workers who took on a company that wanted to replace them, a management that wanted to starve them, and a billionaire fugitive who wanted to break them.
Title:	Battle of San Pietro ; and, The Marines have landed.
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT7887 AV LIB
Subject:	Documentary films. San Pietro, Battle of, San Pietro Infine, Italy, 1943. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Italy.
Abstract:	First film documents crucial World War II battle of San Pietro, Italy. The second film, intended as a recruiting film, highlights service in the Marine Corps.
Title:	Battle of the Bulge
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV1591 AV LIB
Subject:	Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Belgium. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Luxembourg. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Abstract:	December 1944, Hitler wages one more desperate bloody attack. Hitler struck back with a brutal counterattack and the Battle of the Bulge was the single biggest and bloodiest battle U.S. soldiers have ever fought. Almost 80,000 Americans were killed, injured, or captured in an infernal test of courage and endurance that ultimately ended with a hard-won victory for the Allies. Told through the eyes of the U.S. soldiers and combat officers in the field.
Title:	Before we ruled the earth. Mastering the beasts
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA DV0380 AV LIB
Subject:	Human evolution. Neanderthals. Cro-Magnons. Hunting. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	"For 300,000 years, hunting - and being hunted - was a way of life that defined humankind. Using dramatic reenactments that integrate computer animations of species long extinct, this series tells the story of how hominids and early humans prevailed over both the elements and their competition. Helpful timelines and fascinating 'how we know what we know' segments highlight key archaeological digs and fossil records"--Container.
Title:	Behind the mask: the IRA and Sinn Fein
Library:	Downtown Library, Media Services
Call Number:	MEDIA VT6985 AV LIB
Subject:	Violence Northern Ireland History 20th century. Violence Ireland History 20th century. Terrorism Northern Ireland History 20th century. Documentary television programs.
Abstract:	Tells the inside story of the Irish Republican Army and its political wing, Sinn Fein, and America's involvement in the "armed struggle" against Great Britain. While America's Irish community has helped supply weapons and money, political maneuvering in Washington has had significant influence on both sides. Film concludes with consideration of the possibility of a settlement to this century's oldest conflict.