American University Library - South America Mediagraphy

Argentina : Hope in hard times . 2004. 1 videodisc (ca. 74 min.). "'Argentina: Hope in hard times' joins in the processions and protests, attends street-corner neighborhood assemblies, visits workers' cooperatives and urban gardens, taking a close-up look at the ways in which Argentines are picking up the pieces of their devastated economy and creating new possibilities for the future. A spare narrative, informal interview settings, and candid street scenes allow the pervasive strength, humor, and resilience of the Argentine people to tell these tales. Their energy is reflected in the film's vibrant music and lively pace; their optimism and pride in its message of hope for people in other parts of the world, who just may be inspired themselves to seek new answers." --from www.bullfrogfilms.org. DVD 1026

The body parts business . 1994. 1 videocassette (62 min.). Human rights activist Bruce Harris follows rumors of a black market in human body parts to Argentina, Honduras and Russia. He builds a strong case for a worldwide investigation of this corrupt international business. VHS 3499

El bonaerense . 2003. 1 videodisc (99 min.). Zapa (Jorge Román) is a 32-year-old locksmith in a small village who's sent by his boss to assist in a robbery by cracking a safe. The next day the boss has left town, leaving Zapa to take the blame. He gets arrested, but an uncle who used to be the police chief gets him out of jail and arranges for him to move to Buenos Aires and join the city's police force, the notorious Bonaerense. In his new life as a cop, he finds himself drawn into a world of corruption and brutality. DVD 989

Builders of images . Americas. 1993. 1 videocassette (60 min.). One of a series of programs focusing on contemporary Latin America. This segment explores the arts throughout the Americas, celebrating the extraordinary creative ferment that has attracted global acclaim and given rise to a distinct and increasingly influential Latin American voice. Looks at artists from Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina who are creating works that reflect and influence their people's cultural identity. VHS 2127

Camila: Love against all odds . 2002. 1 videodisc (ca. 105 min.). Recounts the true story of a young Catholic socialite from Buenos Aires, Camila O'Gorman, who falls in love and runs away with a young Jesuit priest, Ladislao Gutierrez, in 1847. Eventually they are found and executed by the repressive government. The film also makes a statement about the affect of dictatorship on personal and political freedom. Recounts the true story of a young Catholic socialite from Buenos Aires, Camila O'Gorman, who falls in love and runs away with a young Jesuit priest, Ladislao Gutierrez, in 1847. Eventually they are found and executed by the repressive government. The film also makes a statement about the affect of dictatorship on personal and political freedom. DVD 1198

La casa del ángel . 199. 1 videocassette (ca. 76 min.). Story of a naive, young girl who is confronted with two conflicting worlds in the city. One world is safe, but reclusive, silent and lonely, the other more enticing, but aggessive and frightening. VHS 7854

Cenizas del Paraiso = Paradise ashes . 1998. 1 videodisc (123 min.). "A prominent judge commits suicide and the dead body of a young girl with 15 stab wounds is found on the same day. The judge's three sons confess to the girl's murder, but everything is not what it seems as the truth is twisted, secrets are revealed and the connections between the murders grow." -- from www.facets.org. DVD 632

Chun guang zha xie = Happy together . 1998. 1 videodisc (97 min.). Yiu Fai and Po Wing left Hong Kong for a great waterfall in South America, but in the end are stuck on the streets of Buenos Aires. Yiu Fai's life takes on a new spin, while Po Wing's life shatters continuality in contrast. DVD 739

Circe . 2004? 1 videocassette (90 min.). "This Argentine classic, an adaptation of a short story by Julio Cortâazar by venerated director Manuel Antin, is a dark and foreboding vision of love and death, realized using revolutionary cinematic techniques. The plot centers on Delia, a woman haunted by many demons, and of three men doomed to love her ... Antin narrates their story using the experimental techniques of the French New Wave, with elaborate use of light and shadow and placement of mirrors to capture the claustrophobia of Delia's mind. Using multiple cuts, he simultaneously reveals the past and the present. Through his technical genius and sense of psychology, Antin brings the viewer into the twisted and disorienting space of a tangled relationship haunted by the past."--Container. VHS 7879

De eso no se habla = I don't want to talk about it . Sony Pictures classics. 1995. 1 videocassette (ca. 102 min.). A sophisticated world traveler (Mastroianni) retires to a small town and is drawn to a much younger woman (Podesta). The smartest, most talented woman in town, she is in many ways a perfect match for him. But, because she is a dwarf, she has been sheltered by her overprotective mother (who "doesn't want to talk about it") from the realities of life. Then the circus comes to town. VHS 4778

Doing business in Argentina . Doing business in the Americas. 1997. 1 videocassette (ca. 43 min.). Interviews with Americans and Argentinians discuss the background and history of the country and the proper etiquette for businessmen who wish to do business in Argentina. VHS 4171

Doña Barbara . México de mis amores. 2000. 1 videocassette (135 min.). Doña Bárbara, feared for her witchcraft, becomes involved in a land dispute with Santos Luzardo, a lawyer who has come to take charge of his property. Both she and her daughter, fall in love with the lawyer in this film reflecting the conflict between civilization and primitivism. VHS 7241

Down Argentine way . 1989. 1 videocassette (89 min.). Bright and breezy musical romance about Glenda, a rich New Yorker (Gable), who collects fine horses and Ricardo, an Argentine rancher (Ameche) renowned for his prize jumpers. They meet at a horse show but any possible romance is threatened by Ricardo's father's feud with Glenda's father. VHS 5052

Echoes of conflict . 1991. 1 videocassette (91 min.). Three intense dramas by young Israeli filmmakers. In Night Movie, an Israeli soldier on reserve duty must wander through nighttime Tel Aviv with an unexpected companion - a young Arab - when the two are handcuffed together and separated from their comrades. Don't Get Involved is a psychological thriller focusing on Miguel, an Argentinian who moved to Israel after being kidnapped and imprisoned in his homeland for political activity. A chain of events leads him to believe it could all be happening again. In The Cage, a young Israeli bartender, Yoav, suddenly finds himself called into the military reserves in the midst of the Palestinian uprising. In the aftermath of the violence, he learns that a former co-worker is secretly involved in the revolution. VHS 5003

Evita . 1997? 1 videocassette (ca. 135 min.). True-life story of Eva Perón, who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve fortune and fame. Home Use Collection VHS 5265

Evita: The woman behind the myth . 1996. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.). To some, she was a hero. To others, she was a symbol of naked ambition. To the world, she remains a legend. Eva Duarte de Peron -- Evita -- is one of the most controversial figures in history. Program uses photographs and films to tell Evita's real story, from her humble birth to her tragic death from cancer at 33. VHS 4215

Exchange rates, capital flight, and hyperinflation . Inside the global economy. 1994. 1 videocassette (60 min.). This program discusses the factors that affect exhange rates. The impact of international capital flows, inflation and trade flows is examined. The concept of capital flight is explored through the case study of Mexico and the money Center Bank. Another case study looks at the problems of hyperinflation in Argentina. VHS 2869

The flooded = Los inundados . 1961. 1 videocassette (87 min.). The Flooded (Los inundados) was Birri's first feature film. It was shot during the flooding devastation of an underdeveloped area in Argentina. A satirical tone is used to depict the hypocrisy of politicians, and a different one to show the main character's resilience and ingenuity for surviving. VHS 7883

The garden of forking paths . Americas. 1993. 1 videocassette (60 min.). One of a series of programs focusing on contemporary Latin America. This segment traces the modern-era development of the nations and national economics of the Americas, with a focus on Argentina that includes the Perón years, the dictatorship of the 1970s, and the Malvinas/Falklands War. VHS 2121

Happy together = Ch`un kuang cha hsieh . 1998. 1 videocassette (97 min.). Lai Yiu-fai (Tony Leung) and Ho Po-wing (Leslie Cheung) are a pair of gay lovers living out the waning days of their relationship as expatriates in Buenos Aires. As they explore a city rich with diverse cultural influences, their romance is brought to life in a way both realistic and universal. Home Use Collection VHS 6034

El hijo de la novia . 2002. 1 videodisc (125 min.). Rafael is a 42-year-old divorced father and restaurant owner who is overwhelmed with life. He feels guilty that he doesn't visit his mother, who is stricken with Alzheimer's disease; he lives in his father's shadow; he doesn't spend enough time with his daughter and he can't commit to his girlfriend. When a series of unexpected events happen, Rafael re-evaluates his life. DVD 564

La historia oficial = The official story . 2004. 1 videodisc (114 min.). An Argentine teacher lives in blissful ignorance of the evils perpetrated by her country's government. Over time, she begins to suspect that her adopted daughter may have been the child of a murdered political prisoner. When she attempts to unearth the truth, her investigation reveals levels of political corruption so abhorrent that the illusions of her past life are irrevocably shattered. DVD 44

Hombre mirando al sudeste = Man facing southeast . 1987. 1 videocassette (105 min.). A man named Rantes appears in a Buenos Aires psychiatric hospital. His claims to be an alien on a mission to study mankind is initially dismissed as a simple case of paranoid delusion by his doctor. Beatriz, his only visitor, sees him as an intimate and knowing companion. And the other patients, intrigued by his mysterious intelligence, see him as a source of hope. VHS 5736

The inner world of Jorge Luis Borges . 1991. 1 videocassette (28 min.). Explores the private world of Latin American writer, Jorge Luis Borges. Discusses the violence and surrealism found in his work. VHS 2834

Jorge Luis Borges: El memorioso . Espejo de escritores . 200. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.). 1984 interview with the author, accompanied by a montage of photographs and older film footage. DVD 1798

Juan Perón . Archive of the 20th century. 1990. 1 videocassette (13 min.). Discusses the rise of Juan Perón and his impact on the history of Argentina, including the accession of his widow Isabella, the "dirty war," the Falklands War, and the continued strength of Peronism. VHS 3463

Julio Cortazar . Espejo de escritores. 2004? 1 videodisc (56 min.). Julio Cortázar, the author of "Hopscotch" talks with professor Saúl Sosnowski about the presence of the reader in his work and of the trajectory from literary individualism towards a more collective vision. He refers to his ties with various struggles for change and of the tasks of the intellectual in the face of history. He comments on the readings of his work and explains how his work as a translator made him discover the measure of a literature. DVD 1799

La niña santa = The holy girl . 2005. 1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.). The Holy Girl poignantly captures the lives of two teenager girls, Amalia, daughter to the owner of the hotel, and the girl's best friend Josefina, as they adjust to their growing sexuality and religious passion. DVD 1624

Martín Fierro . 1996. 1 videocassette (ca. 134 min.). Set in the Argentine interior, this film tells the story of a man who abandons his family to fight the Indians. He fails his test of courage, becomes a deserter, kills a man in self-defense, and retreats to live in an Indian village with his best friend. VHS 4079

Millennium: The IMF in the new century . 2000. 4 videocassettes (16-19 min. each). Established after World War II as a tool to promote stable currencies, international trade and growth, the International Monetary Fund is bent on achieving peace through global prosperity. This four-part series appraises the IMF's methods in a world where extenuating circumstances are known, and looks ahead as the Fund retools itself to meet the challenges of the new century. VHS 6635

The night of the pencils = La noche de los lapices . 1999? 1 videocassette (104 min.). A film based upon the testimony of Pablo Diaz, the only survivor of this tragic episode. In 1976, security forces kidnapped seven student leaders who were agitating for reduced bus fares. Four years later, Pablo was set free, while the other six were among the many who "disappeared" during the Argentine military dictatorship. VHS 7878

Nine queens = Nueve reinas . 2000. 1 videodisc (115 min.). "Welcome to a world of suspicion, betrayal and intrigue, where two small-time grifters team up to pull off a big-time score involving a set of valuable counterfeit stamps known as the Nine Queens. But when the rules of the con game unexpectedly change, the two crooks find themselves pitted against each other in this taut psychological thriller in which neither the players, nor the audience, knows for sure who is playing whom." --from container. DVD 467

Un oso rojo . 2003. 1 videodisc (88 min.). After seven years in prison for murder and armed robbery, "Oso" is released on parole and returns to his hometown, a depressed suburb of Buenos Aires. He knows that his wife Natalia has moved on and is living with another man, but he's determined to establish a relationship with his young daughter Alicia and to collect the money owed to him by a local crime boss. DVD 1182

Peace by peace: Women on the frontlines . 2003. 1 videocassette (86 min.). "Profiles women in Afghanistan, Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burundi and the United States who are building the foundations for sustainable peace." VHS 7639

Seas of grass . Journey to planet earth. 2003. 1 videocassette (57 min.). This film "investigates the serious threats to one of our most treasured natural resources. Grasslands cover almost one-third of the Earth's surface, house nearly a billion people, and are in grave danger of disappearing"--Container. Journeys to Inner Mongolia, Kenya, South Africa, Argentina, and the American West. VHS 7416

The take . 2006. 1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.). In the wake of Argentina's spectacular economics collapse, Latin America's most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment. Explores how Argentina's 2001 economic collapse, where a prosperous middle-class economy was destroyed during 10 years of IMF policies, impacted the lives of ordinary workers. Follows 30 unemployed auto-parts workers, who stage a protest against their bosses and economic globalization by occupying their closed factory and refusing to leave. DVD 1915

Tango, baile nuestro = Tango, our dance . 1994. 1 videorecording (70 min.). Documents the history and the unique role of the tango. Shows the beauty of the dance and how it has changed over the years. VHS 3386

Tangos, l'exil de Gardel = Tangos, the exile of Gardel . 1985. 1 videocassette (125 min.). Story of the Parisian exile of a group of Argentines, producing a Tango-dy. VHS 6782

Thirsty planet . 2004. 1 videodisc (27 min.). When demand outpaces supply, water becomes a commodity to be traded on the global market. But who owns water and how can a price be set on water? In this program the pros and cons of privatization are assessed in a number of water management situations around the world: Aguas Argentinas in Buenos Aires; the Bechtel Corporation in Cochabamba, Bolivia; Thames Water Company in Jakarta and a public/private test partnership in Albania. DVD 1838

Throw a dime = Tire dié . 199-1958. 1 videocassette (33 min.). This documentary examines life in the Argentinian village of Santa Fe. Footage of the villagers' daily existence shows the effects of poverty on people's lives and explores the way the nearby train affects the village. The film culminates in a sequence where the children of Santa Fe run alongside the train as it passes by, begging for money from the passengers. VHS 825

Tiempo de revancha = Time for revenge . Cinemataque collection. 1986. 1 videocassette (112 min.). A demolition worker at a remote copper mine rigs a dynamite accident to blackmail the corrupt company, by pretending to have been struck speechless in a shock from the blast. The ruthless boss will to anything to break him. To collect damages, he must maintain his silence despite unbearable temptations and pressures until the shattering climax. VHS 3387

Turning dreams into reality . 1988. 1 videocassette (29 min.). Profiles Fernando Birri, who is considered the father of the new Latin American cinema. Traces his career from the neo-realist influences on his earliest documentary films made in Argentina to his current work at the International Film and TV School in Cuba. Includes comments by Birri and features clips from his films: Tire Dié, Los Inundados, Org, Mi Hijo El Che, Rafael Alberti, and RTE: Nicaragua--Carta Al Mundo. VHS 1584

Yo, la peor de todas = I, the worst of all . 1990. 1 videocassette (108 min.). This historical drama tells the story of Juana Inéz de la Cruz, one of the greatest poets of the Spanish Siglo de Oro and her intimate relationship with the vicereine of her convent at the time of the Inquisition. DVD 1162, VHS 3195

Bolivia

The Aymara: A case study in social stratification . Faces of culture: revised. 1994. 1 videocassette (28 min.). Examines the inequities of a sharp class division between the Spanish-speaking mestizos and the subordinate Aymara Indians. VHS 3124

Bolivian blues . Life. 2000. 1 videocassette (24 min.). Part 27 of a series on how the globalized world economy affects ordinary people. In Bolivia, 10% of children are undernourished and average school attendance is less than 7 years. Entrenched vested interests hamper foreign investments and its landlocked geography limits access to export markets. But there are signs of change. This program explores the success of a new initiative "Dialogo 2000: si se puede" designed to coordinate the work of donor agencies and focus outside aid on achieving real poverty reduction. VHS 7180

Coca Mama: The war on drugs . 2001. 1 videodisc (52 min.). Shows the disastrous effects of U.S. drug policy on the coca farmers in Bolivia and Colombia, who are paid by the drug cartels to grow the coca and then attacked by drug patrols using fumigation planes. In America, there is no evidence that the "war on drugs" has diminished the supply of drugs, and prisons are filled with young dealers and addicts. DVD 1634

Ernesto "Che" Guevara: Le journal de Bolivie = [Ernesto "Che" Guevara]: das bolivianische Tagebuch = The Bolivian diary . 1994. 1 videocassette (95 min.). While passing through Frankfurt, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the Argentine-born Cuban revolutionary, purchased a German date book which he used as a diary. Documentary (based on this diary) looks at Guevara's futile 11-month attempt to spark a revolution in Bolivia in 1967 that ends with his execution by the Bolivian army. Portrayed as a man with idealistic intentions, film explores his life as a guerilla, his relationship with Tania, his betrayal by local peasants, his battles with asthma, and his distress at the death of his comrades. VHS 4706

Hotel Terminus: The life and times of Klaus Barbie . 1995. 2 videocassettes (267 min.). This documentary covers more than 70 years, 3 continents, and 120 hours of interviews as it explores the disappearance of and subsequent 40-year hunt for Klaus Barbie, chief of Gestapo Dept. IV in Lyon, France, 1942-1944. VHS 3704

Mirrors of the heart . Americas. 1993. 1 videocassette (60 min.). One of a series of programs focusing on contemporary Latin America. This segment analyzes shifting ethnic and racial definitions in the region, looking at Bolivia, a nation with a rich Indian tradition, and Hispaniola, an island divided between two nations - Haiti and the Dominican Republic - with different cultural heritages and attitudes towards their African roots. VHS 2124

The money lenders: The World Bank and International Monetary Fund . 1983. 1 videocassette (90 min.). This program looks at the two world bank systems originally set up after World War II for governments that needed short or long term loans, and at the economic and environmental problems the two systems are experiencing today. Travels to Bolivia, Ghana, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippine Islands, and Mexico to show how the money has been used and the consequences of those loans. VHS 1578

Now with Bill Moyers . 2002. 1 videocassette (approx. 60 min.). Leasing the rain: A few multinational companies have cornered the water market in countries like France and England, reaping billions in profit. But what are the consequences of treating life-sustaining water as just another commodity to be bought and sold to the highest bidder? In Cochabamba, Bolivia, a fight broke out between the citizens who depend on water and a multinational corporation that depends upon it for profit. Interviews: Noreena Hertz discusses the social responsibility of businesses and globalization. Norman Lear talks about his touring a copy of the Declaration of Independence across America. In a Fourth of July commentary, Frank Wu talks about his immigrant parents. West African singer Angelique Kidjo talks about her work and sings in studio. VHS 7592

Our brand is crisis . 2006. 1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.). The consultants' marketing strategies shape the relationship between leaders and their people. Witness the astounding look at one group's campaign to elect the President of Bolivia and its earth-shattering outcome. DVD 2193

Sexual dependency . 2004. 1 videodisc (110 min.). Five teenagers from the United States and Bolivia, with nothing in common except the desire to experience true intimacy, fall victim to their own sexual dependencies, self-perceptions and illusions. The teenagers deal with issues such as femininity, masculinity, virginity, rape and sexuality, and each teen will struggle to make sense of their own identity, reaching for ideals that represent everything they feel they are supposed to be, but are not. DVD 1010

Uprooted: Refugees of the global economy . 2001. 1 videocassette (28 min.). Describes how the global economy has forced people to leave their home countries, focusing on three stories of immigrants from the Philippines, Bolivia and Haiti. VHS 7344

Brazil

All different, all equal . Life. 2000. 1 videocassette (24 min.). Part 11 of a series on how the globalized world economy affects ordinary people. Looks at progress in achieving greater equality for women -- five years after the Beijing Conference on Women where government delegations pledged themselves to tackle increasing violence against women. Examines gains in women's rights globally with visits to Northern Ireland, Nigeria, Fiji, New Zealand, Brazil and other nations focusing on crimes against women and achievements by women towards equality. VHS 7173

Among equals . Curriculum Materials Center: Childhood. 1991. 1 videocassette (60 min.). Explores the importance of peer relationships in middle childhood development. Children are seen working out moral dilemmas, social relationships and developing strong self identity. Participation in youth groups and team sports become rehearsals for life. Also discussed are the lifestyles of runaway or rejected children in Brazil and the historical effects of American slavery. VHS 2262

Another world is possible: Impressions of the World Social Forum . 2002. 1 videocassette (25 min.). In early 2002, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 50,000 gathered (including 11,000 young people) for the World Social Forum with the goal of opposing corporate globalization and developing alternative visions for the future. Public officials, representatives of non-governmental organizations, indigenous nations, farmers and labor promoted a new vision of social justice. Covered extensively by media in other parts of the world, the Forum was virtually ignored by the U.S. press. VHS 7266

Antônio das mortes . Masterpieces of world cinema. 1969. 1 videocassette (100 min.). A masterful transformation of native folk art and mystical tradition. Many years ago, Antônio das mortes killed Lampião, the last known Brazilian cangaceiro, a paid killer of rebels and bandits. Now a rich landowner brings Antônio out of retirementwhen he discovers a stray cangaceiro still living in the sertão. Antonio pursues the cangaceiro and his followers, but ultimately shifts his loyalties and must act accordingly. VHS 568

At midnight I'll take your soul . The Coffin Joe trilogy. 2002. 1 videodisc (81 min.). Unholy undertaker, evil philosopher, denizen of dreams and hallucinations Ö Coffin Joe, with his trademark top hat, black cape and long talon-like fingernails, is a horror icon in his native Brazil. Revered as the national bogeyman, Coffin Joe has been immortalized in films, TV shows, radio programs, comic books and popular songs. He is the creation of writer/director/star Jose Mojica Marins whose perversely original and strangely personal filmmaking style has been compared to an unholy blend of Mario Bava, Luis Buruel and Russ Meyer. The film debut of Coffin Joe was also the first true horror film made in Brazil. Joe terrorizes a small religious community in his search for the perfect woman to bear him a child. Frightening, atmospheric, and startlingly graphic for it's time. Almost forty years later, at midnight I'll take your soul is now a classic of world horror. Home Use Collection DVD 497

At play in the fields of the Lord . 1992. 2 videocassettes (186 min.). The tale of two men's experiences with a native Indian tribe in the Brazilian rain forest. One is an American mercenary hired to drive the Niaruna Indians off their land, who joins forces with them instead. The other is a missionary sent to convert the natives to Christianity. VHS 3580

Awakening of the beast . The Coffin Joe trilogy. 2002. 1 videodisc (91 min.). Unholy undertaker, evil philosopher, denizen of dreams and hallucinations ... Coffin Joe, with his trademark top hat, black cape and long talon-like fingernails, is a horror icon in his native Brazil. Revered as the national bogeyman, Coffin Joe has been immortalized in films, TV shows, radio programs, comic books and popular songs. He is the creation of writer/director/star Jose Mojica Marins whose perversely original and strangely personal filmmaking style has been compared to an unholy blend of Mario Bava, Luis Buruel and Russ Meyer. The film debut of Coffin Joe was also the first true horror film made in Brazil. Awakening of the beast is a deliriously psychedelic nightmare about the rise of drug use and perversion among the youth of the nation. In a series of increasingly bizarre vignettes we see all manner of depravity, from a group of finger-sniffing hippies to a lecherous movie producer seducing a young starlet. From this group, four drug addicts are chosen to take part in an LSD experiment. What follows is the closest thing to a real acid trip ever put on film, but are they under the influence of LSD or Coffin Joe? Banned by Brazil's military dictatorship for nearly 20 years, it is now considered by many to be Mojica's masterpiece. Home Use Collection DVD 499

Banking on disaster . 1989. 1 videocassette (78 min.). A three part documentary filmed over a ten year period exposes the detrimental effects of deforestation interlinked with roadbuilding and colonization in Rôndonia, Brazil. Story told through colonist, Renato Ferreira ; ecologist, José Lutzenberger ; Seringuerio Union leader, Chico Mendes. VHS 760

Banking on life and debt . 1995. 1 videocassette (20 min.). Film argues that millions of children are sacrificed for the sake of financial stability as it traces the post-World War II change which led to the current world economic order. VHS 3546

The black music of Brazil . Beats of the heart. 1990? 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.). Street tour of Brazil from ghettos to Samba schools with the many styles of music of the country including Samba, bossa nova and others. Brazilian stars are shown in performance and conversation. VHS 3267

Bossa nova . 1993. 1 videocassette (52 min.). A history of the origins and development of the Brazilian bossa nova. Contains musical performances, as well as stories and reminiscences from leading figures of bossa nova and commentaries by musicians who trace its influence outside of Brazil. VHS 7544

Brazil . Criterion collection: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs). 1999. 3 videodiscs (142 min). A daydreaming bureaucrat becomes involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman and becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusions. DVD 360

Brazil . Faultlines. 2004. 1 videodisc (37 min.). "This controversial program highlights the political initiatives taken by Brazil's top two religious entities: Catholics and evangelical Protestants. It argues that the Roman Catholic Church has always been fused with the nation's identity, from statues of Christ in Rio de Janiero to mark the first centenary of Brazil's independence to the thousands of Brazilian flags waved during the morning mass at the Cathedral of Aparecida. Yet the Church has seemed aloof to many Brazilians; fewer than one in ten attend Mass regularly. With the growing power of the evangelical movement, a battle against the Catholic establishment begins for political collusion at the time of a crucial presidential election"--Container. DVD 1279

Brazil . 1992. 1 videocassette (131 min.). A wacky Orwellian comedy about a future society in which technology reigns supreme and everyone is constantly monitored by the government. Love and feelings are strictly forbidden. A daydreaming bureaucrat becomes involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman and becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusions. Home Use Collection VHS 5202

Brazil . Emerging powers. 1996. 1 videocassette (50 min.). Examines Brazil's changing economy. Brazil has the largest economy in Latin America, but a long history of inflation and corruption. Includes an interview with President Fernando Henrique Cardoso describing the steps his administration has taken to open up and privatize Brazil's market. VHS 3654

Brazil : A report on torture . 2006? 1 videodisc (60 min.). In 1971 the Brazilian military released 70 political prisoners in exchange for the Swiss ambassador kidnapped by the revolutionary underground. Handcuffed together they were flown to Santiago, Chile where this film was made. The ex-prisoners narrate and demonstrate the torture practices of the Brazilian military. DVD 2206

The burning season: The Chico Mendes story . 1995? 1 videocassette (123 min.). Spurred to action after a key organizer of the rain forest's working poor is slain, Mendes stands firm against slash-and-burn deforestation. He becomes a nonviolent activist, union leader, political candidate and a recognized authority who helps alert the world to the plight of the Amazon. VHS 5031

The business of hunger . 1985. 1 videocassette (28 min.). Examines a major cause of world hunger which is being created when small, native farmers are forced off the land and are replaced by multinational agribusinesses that produce food for export rather than local consumption. Shows scenes of recent food riots in Brazil and the Dominican Republic, starving women and children, and displaced farmers. Includes testimony by religious missionaries in third world countries and comments by representatives of human welfare organizations. VHS 166

Cabra marcado para morrer = A man listed to die . 1984. 1 videocassette (119 min.). The film examines what happened to the peasant actors in a radical docudrama that was aborted by Brazil's coup d'etat in 1964. VHS 4048

Capital sins . Americas. 1993. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. Series of programs focusing on contemporary Latin America. This segment begins with the rapid economic growth of the late 1960s and early 1970s, spotlighting the methods Brazil's rulers chose to develop the country and how their choices affected the lives of ordinary Brazilians. VHS 2122

Capitalismo selvagem = Savage capitalism . 1994. 1 videocassette (86 min.). A romance between a reporter and a mining company executive. The romance crumbles when the executive's wife, long presumed dead, returns and drives the couple, the company and the country to the brink of a national disaster. VHS 3388

Carandiru . 2004. 1 videodisc (ca. 145 min.). Set in Sao Paulo's House of Detention. An oncologist arrives at the jail to test patients for HIV infection. Seeing the disease, overcrowding, and rampant circulation of drugs, the doctor comes to realize the internal power structure among the prisoners. Narratives develop, including the attempted murder of Dagger, the solitary confinement of Chico, and the romance between Lady Di and Too Bad. The doctor eventually sees the prisoners as survivors, leading up to the violent conclusion: a reconstruction of the October 2, 1992, prison riot known as the Carandiru Massacre. DVD 987

Carmen Miranda: Bananas is my business . 1996. 1 videocassette (90 min.). Using archival footage, film fragments, interviews, and dramatic re-enactments, acclaimed director Helena Solberg goes behind-the-scenes to convey the true life story of the "Brazilian Bombshell," singer and actress Carmen Miranda. Home Use Collection VHS 6964

Central do Brasil = Central Station . 1999. 1 videodisc (106 min.). When a young boy witnesses his mother's accidental death, a lonely retired school-teacher who now writes letters for the illiterate reluctantly takes the child under her wing and helps him search for the father he has never known. Although initially distrustful of each other, the two form an uncommon bond as they venture from Rio to Brazil's barren and remote northeast region in their search for the boy's father. Together they embark on a journey that restores the woman's spirit and teaches the boy precious life lessons. DVD 70

City life . City life: City life (Bullfrog Films, inc.). 2001. 1 videodisc (27 min.). Follows Marta Suplicy, the mayor of São Paulo, Brazil, as she visits schools, hospitals, favelas, and a shelter for battered women, in her quest to improve the living conditions of the city. DVD 1865

City of God = Cidade de Deus . 2003. 1 videodisc (130 min.). The world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's City of God, where combat photographers and police rarely go. The true story of a young man who grew up on these streets and whose ambition as a photographer is our window in and his only way out. DVD 849

Cleaning up corruption . Effective government in the developing world. 2005. 1 videodisc (30 min.). This program deals with anti-corruption measures in Uganda, Brazil and Singapore. DVD 1829

Cobra verde . 2000. 1 videocassette (110 min.). Francisco Manoel da Silva, 19th century, gun-toting Brazilian bandit known as the Cobra Verde, is unknowingly hired by the owner of a sugar plantation to keep his slaves in check, but instead, the Cobra manages to sleep with the landowner's daughters and impregnate them. In revenge, the owner sends the Cobra on a dangerous mission to sail to the West coast of Africa and reopen the slave trade, and the Cobra wages war with a local tribal king. Home Use Collection VHS 7088

The Coffin Joe trilogy . 2002. 3 videodiscs (279 min.). Presents three tales of terror featuring the Brazilian horror icon, Coffin Joe. DVD 497-499

Como era gostoso o meu francês = How tasty was my little Frenchman . International cinema. 1995? 1 videocassette (80 min.). In the coastal wilds of 16th-century Brazil, a French soldier is captured by a tribe of man-eating Indians. He strives to learn the ways of the tribe, hoping to figure out a way to avoid his prescribed fate of being the main course of a ceremonial dinner. VHS 7096

Contact the Yanomami = Indians of Brazil . 1990. 1 videocassette (28 min.). This documentary, shot in one of the most remote corners of the Brazilian Amazon, graphically depicts the devastating impact of contact with the outside world on an isolated indigenous tribe, the Yanomami Indians, who are considered to be the last major Stone Age people in the Amazon. VHS 3720

Deus e o diabo na terra do sol = Black god, white devil . Coleção Glauber Rocha . 2003? 2 videodiscs (125 min.). Set in the sertâo of Brazil in 1938, an impoverished couple, Manuel and Rosa, join a religious cult which is pursued by a hired killer. DVD 1474

Doing business in Brazil . Doing business in the Americas. 1997. 1 videocassette (ca. 38 min.). Interviews with Americans and Brazilians discuss the background and history of the country and the proper etiquette for businessmen who wish to do business in Brazil. VHS 4172

Doing the right thing . City life: City life (Bullfrog Films, inc.). 2001. 1 videodisc (30 min.). Porto Alegre, the capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, was once an ordinary, dirty, Brazilian port city. Through a direct democracy program known as the "participatory budget," transformation has taken place, including a fallen unemployment rate, an excellent public transportation system, and the dramatic improvement of poor neighborhoods. This program traces the experiences of two women, both born in poor slum areas, who have risen through this program as neighborhood leaders. DVD 1866

Dona Flor and her two husbands . 1994. 1 videocassette (106 min.). When a passionate young widow marries a respectable but undemonstrative man, the naked ghost of her first husband returns to make her life more interesting. VHS 7084

The feast . 1988? 1 videocassette (30 min.). Examines the first stages of alliance formation between two mutually hostile Yanomano Indian villages in souther Venezuela and northern Brazil. Describes in detail the preparations for a feast involving the inhabitants of the villages and presents scenes of chanting, dancing, and trading at the feast. VHS 1676

A festa da moca . 1988? 1 videocassette (18 min.). Showcases how the Nambiquara people in Brazil's far northwest are using video to revive waning cultural practices. VHS 1824

Four days in September . 2003. 1 videodisc (106 min.). Political terrorists, in a desperate bid to focus the world's attention on their fight for freedom, kidnap an American ambassador. Now the diplomat's life hangs in the balance-- helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate-- and his fear of the captors themselves! DVD 1875

Great decisions, 2006 . 2006. 2 videodiscs (ca. 224 min.). Discussions of eight major foreign policy issues facing the United States in 2006. DVD 1921

Hour of the star = A hora da estrela . 2005. 1 videodisc (96 min.). This striking adaptation of the canonical novel by Clarice Lispector tracks the tragicomic ordeals of Macabea during her first days in the megalopolis of Sao Paulo--after emigration from the impoverished north of Brazil. DVD 1479

Ikimono no kuroku = Record of a living being . 2006. 1 videodisc (101 min.). An elderly and wealthy industrialist becomes obsessed with a fear of the atomic bomb. In a futile attempt to save his family he pressures them to leave Japan and move to the rainforest in Brazil where he believes they will be safe. His family, complacent and cynical, is outraged and move to have him declared insane. DVD 2247

Ilha das flores = Isle of flowers . 1990. 1 videocassette (13 min.). A funny but ultimately bitter film from Brazil about values, the food chain, and the human condition as it looks at what becomes of the garbage produced by the inhabitants of Porto Alegre, Brazil. VHS 2926

In the ashes of the forest . Decade of destruction. 1990. 2 videocassettes (110 min.). Series chronicles the devastation of the Amazonian rainforest from 1980 to 1990. In this segment a Brazilian settler's two sons are murdered and another is kidnapped by Indians. While a government expedition searches for the child, the colonists' expansion continues to encroach on the Indians. Landless peasants are lured to the forest with promises of free land and big harvests. By the decade's end, the fate of the kidnapped boy is learned; an epidemic kills many of the Indians; the settler's farms have failed; and more than 15% of the rainforest has been destroyed. VHS 1675

Iracema . 1980. 1 videocassette (95 min.). In addition to the conflict between economic development and the environment, the development of the Amazon region has also affected the lifestyle and culture of the people. We see this conflict through the eyes of a young truck-driver known as Tiao Great Brazil and a 15-year-old girl Iracema. In their travels along the Transamazon Highway they encounter many people who seek to improve their economic lot despite the power of the landlords and developers. The lyrics of the songs, stressing Brazil's great wealth and growing prosperity, are in sharp contrast to Iracema's decline into prostitution, profanity, violence, alienation, and aimlessness. VHS 587

It's all true . 1994. 1 videocassette (86 min.). Twenty-five-year-old Orson Welles went to Brazil for RKO to make a film for the United States' anti-Nazi "Good Neighbor Policy." He masterminded a complex film that featured three separate stories, each vividly depicting the charm, drama and politics of South American culture. During the course of filming, Welles encountered hazardous locations and an ever-changing cast of studio executives at RKO. After months of shooting, the studio suddenly pulled the plug and shelved the ambitious project. Home Use Collection VHS 6148

The Kayapo . Disappearing world. 1994. 1 videocassette (54 min.). Documents life among the Kayapo Indians who live in the Amazon rain forest of central Brazil. Looks at the impact of the 20th century on the Kayapo and describes the split occurring in the tribes as some learn to move between their own and 'western' culture. The discovery of gold in the area and rumors that a hydro-electric power station may be built, highlights the problems brought by development in the Amazon. VHS 2949

The last of the hiding tribes: A record filmed over 30 years, 1967-1998 . 1999. 3 videocassettes (150 min.). Films are set in the Brazilian Amazon and trace the history of three tribes on the edge of extinction. The first tells of the search for a young white settler who was kidnapped by members of the Uru Eu Wau Wau tribe, and the fate of the tribe facing invading civilization. The second chronicles the efforts of Claudio Villas Boas to first save the remnants of the Panara tribe by removing them to the safety of a national park and then returning them to their ancestral lands. The third highlights the efforts of a government agency to locate the remnants of the nearly extinct Ava-Canoeiro tribe. VHS 6441-6443

Life a series about globalization . 2000. 14 videocassettes (24 min. each). A 30-part series that examines the issue of globalization and its effect on ordinary people and communities around the world. Examines issues in Africa, Asia, Brazil, Mexico, the Pacific Islands and the United States. Individual program focus on economics, women's issues, public health, human rights, poverty, and development. VHS 7169-7128

Life and debt . Developing stories. 1992. 1 videocassette (48 min.). This film shows how dire economic conditions in Brazil have led to the murder of 500 street children per year. A staggering debt, uncontrolled deforestation, and massive dislocation have all contributed to this scandalous murder spree. VHS 3472

Looking back at you . 1998. 1 videocassette (59 min.). Sebastiao Salgado is one of the world's leading photojournalists whose dominant theme is the displacement of manual labor by technological advances. Film examines his photography and places his photographs into the context in which they were taken. Looks at his photo-essay book "Workers" which presents an unsentimental documentation of the effects of the new industrial revolution and focuses on laborers in Eastern Europe, Cuba, Gdansk, Brazil, India, Sicily, and Bangladesh. Uses archival footage of Salgado's life and commentary from artists, photographers, critics and writers such as Arthur Miller and Jorge Amado. VHS 6356

Machismo . 1993. 1 videocassette (16 min.). Looks at the machismo flourishing in Brazil where a man can, with impunity, kill his wife because he thinks or imagines she may have glanced at another man. The program offers an interview with a university professor who admits murdering his wife; he feels his deed was an act of honor. VHS 5872

Madame Satã . 2004. 1 videodisc (105 + 28 min.). Born to slaves in Northern Brazil and sold at the age of 7 by his mother for the price of a mule, João Francisco dos Santos battled all stereotypes on the mean streets of Lapa, Rio de Janeíro. Jailed for 27 of his 76 years, dos Santos was an explosive figure prone to excessive bouts of violence and moments of extreme tenderness the next. His world was filled with violence and raw desire, while desperate dreams spring from poverty and squalor. João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, is one of the most famous drag queen of 1930s. DVD 966

Miracles are not enough . Americas. 1993. 1 videocassette (60 min.). One of a series of programs focusing on contemporary Latin America. This segment travels to Brazil and briefly to Nicaragua to observe the explosion of theological debate, social activism, and spiritual renewal that is changing a region where religion has long played an important role in society and politics. In the last 30 years, the religious landscape has changed dramatically, with new religions challenging Catholicism, old and new beliefs mingling, and the Catholic Church undergoing remarkable changes. VHS 2126

Notorious . The Criterion collection: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs). 2001. 1 videodisc (102 min.). A beautiful woman with a tainted past is enlisted by American agent Devlin to spy on a ring of Nazis in post-war Rio. Her espionage work becomes life-threatening after she marries the most debonair of the Nazi ring, Alex. Only Devlin can rescue her, but to do so he must face his role in her desperate situation and acknowledge that he's loved her all along. DVD 338

O espírito da TV Índios Waiãpi, Amapá = The spirit of TV . 1990. 1 videocassette (18 min.). Shows how the Waiãpi, a small and recently contacted Tupi-speaking group in far northern Brazil, have used videos to document their own cultural practices, to discover the existence of other Tupi-speaking groups they had not known about, and to receive the experience of other indigenous groups that have confronted common problems such as land rights. VHS 1825

Orfeu negro = Black Orpheus . 1986. 1 videocassette (98 min.). The classical legend of Orpheus and Eurydice unfolds in an updated version against the riotously colorful background of the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. In the black section of the city, Orpheus is a street-car conductor and Eurydice a pretty country girl fleeing from a mysterious man sworn to kill her, a man who in the story represents Fate or Death. VHS 2404

Pandemic facing aids . 2003. 1 videodisc (113 min.). "Directed by award-winning filmmaker Rory Kennedy ("American Hollow," "A Boy's Life"), this theatrical version of the HBO series takes us from Uganda to India, Brazil, Thailand, and Russia to reveal five remarkable stories of people who have been touched by AIDS. From James, a seven-year-old Ugandan orphan who is taking care of his little sister Jessica, to Lek, a former sex worker in Thailand, these stories are both heartbreaking and uplifting. Ultimately, Pandemic is a film about hope, not defeat."--Publisher's website. DVD 754

Pemp . 1988. 1 videocassette (27 min.). Documents the recent history of the Gavião tribe in the eastern Amazon. In the 60s, the Gavião were widely considered so decimated by contact that their continued survival as a group was impossible. However, the group has not only survived, but has pioneered some approaches to living on the interface with Brazilian culture. Shows how these people have reclaimed their land and much of their tribal culture with the help of video technology. VHS 1823

Pixote a lei do mais fraco = [Pioxte] : a survival of the weakest . 1997. 1 videocassette (127 min.). A realistic dramatization of the brutal underworld inhabited by Brazil's unwanted children. Ten-year-old Pixote (Portuguese slang for "Peewee") is one of three million homeless children in Brazil. Hauled off to a crowded detention center, Pixote witnesses rapes, beatings, and other acts of random violence by both the guards and the inmates. When he befriends the older Lilica, a transvestite, and his macho lover Dito, they escape from the reform school and embark on a life of petty crime, snatching purses and dealing drugs. After a botched cocaine deal with adult criminals, they buy a boozy, aging prostitute, using her as a decoy to rob her unsuspecting clients at gunpoint. VHS 6061

The price of progress . 1989. 1 videocassette (54 min.). Takes a critical look at the role of the World Bank in development projects in many less developed and third-world countries such as India, Indonesia, and Brazil. The program reveals that the damage that many of these projects do in terms of destruction of the natural environment and forced displacement and relocation is astounding. VHS 4905

Que bom te ver viva = How nice to see you alive . 1989. 1 videocassette (100 min.). Combines interviews with women who survived torture and imprisonment for political offenses following the Brazilian military coup of 1968 with a fictional dramatization of the life of such a survivor. VHS 2183

Quilombo . 2004. 1 videodisc (114 min.). The title refers to a legendary settlement of runaway slaves in 17th-century Brazil; the film chronicles the settlement's fortunes as leadership passes from a wise ruler to a more militant one who goes to war against the government. DVD 1511

Rivers of destiny . Journey to planet earth. 1999. 1 videocassette (57 min.). An exploration of four major river systems of the world to investigate the environmental problems facing those whose lives depend upon the health of the river. On the Mississippi upstream towns are ravaged by periodic floods, while the health of the river's fishery is threatened by the loss of nutrient-rich sediments. In Brazil fishermen struggle to make a living on the Amazon as aquatic life is affected by deforestation. In the arid landscape of the Middle East, availability of water is determined as much by politics as by the environment. On the Mekong which sustains people from six different nations, the Vietnamese are affected by upstream development and an economic boom. VHS 6181

Salve a Umbanda = Hail Umbanda . 1988. 1 videocassette (46 min.). A documentary about Umbanda, Brazil's fastest-growing religion. Centers on the cult's pageantry and public festivals as well as its more esoteric, exotic, and rarely-seen ceremonies. Shot on location in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, and Fortazela, this film includes commentary by numerous authorities and practitioners, and it places Umbanda in the context of Brazil's turbulent history and its cultural and racial melting pot. VHS 827

SHORT cinema journal . 1998. 1 videodisc. Flying over mother: An Australian film which turns a jaundiced eye to the space race as seen through the experiences of a Russian cosmonaut. -- Os Camaradas: This Brazilian import shows how a mundane task leads an innocent man into a web of bureaucratic inanity. Joe: A textured portrait of a mental ward patient whose happiness revolves around the color of his shoes. -- The Whites: A surreal, darkly comic look at a tortured family and their frenetic daily rituals. -- Dada: In this animated short garishly etched characters inhabit a landscape in which conformity is prized above all else, and the individual is an endangered breed -- Night and Fog: A film employing a broad range of sound and images to denote the Holocaust. AFI chapter short: An original filmed essay on the nature of celebrity in the golden age of Hollywood. DVD 20

Solo de wet van de favela = Solo : the law of the favela . 1994. 1 videocassette (54 min.). Set at the time of the World Cup Soccer Championships (1994) in the U.S. In the favelas, the slums of Rio de Janeiro, young boys dream of a future as a professional soccer player as a way out of the violence and crime of the slums. Film looks at two 11 year old youngsters, Anselmo and Leonardo, who play soccer together. When a scout of the rich soccer club Fluminense appears, it looks like their dreams of escape may come true. VHS 4925

Terra em transe = A land in anguish . Cinema Brazil. 199?-. 1 videocassette (115 min.). A young poet and journalist is persuaded by his lover to become involved in the politics of his country. VHS 7092

Thirsty planet . 2004. 1 videodisc (27 min.). In a dramatic reversal of policy since apartheid, South Africa has become a model of water fulfillment. Despite being one of the driest regions on Earth, India's Rajasthan is an oasis due to the revival of a system of ancient rain basins. This program looks at these encouraging examples to show how sustainable solutions to long-term water management can be achieved, while a visit to Sertão in Brazil illustrates the appalling alternative -- two very different futures. DVD 1840

This is not your life . 1991. 1 videocassette (15 min.). A Brazilian housewife, Noeli Cavalheiro, describes her childhood, adolescence and present life illustrating the beliefs, aspirations, experiences and lack of opportunity that lie behind the statistics about life in the third world. VHS 2118

This night I'll possess your corpse . The Coffin Joe trilogy. 2002. 1 videodisc (107 min.). Unholy undertaker, evil philosopher, denizen of dreams and hallucinations ... Coffin Joe, with his trademark top hat, black cape and long talon-like fingernails, is a horror icon in his native Brazil. Revered as the national bogeyman, Coffin Joe has been immortalized in films, TV shows, radio programs, comic books and popular songs. He is the creation of writer/director/star Jose Mojica Marins whose perversely original and strangely personal filmmaking style has been compared to an unholy blend of Mario Bava, Luis Buruel and Russ Meyer. The film debut of Coffin Joe was also the first true horror film made in Brazil. This sequel to at midnight I'll take your soul is bigger, bolder and more insane that it's predecessor. Coffin Joe returns to continue his quest for the perfect bride. Aided by a hunchback assistant, he embarks on an even more brutal campaign of terror. For his sins, Joe is dragged headfirst into the underworld. As imagined by Mojica, it's as unique a vision of hell as you'll ever see. Home Use Collection DVD 498

This way out . 2004? 1 videocassette (32 min.). "This highly personal documentary tells the story of three individuals who escaped persecution at home based on their homosexuality to claim refugee status in the United States. Kahunya, who grew up on a mission station in Kenya where his father is a Bishop; Ana Claudia, a famous sports caster in Brazil; and Arslan, who was born into a noble family in Pakistan. Their combined stories are a powerful illustration of the universality of homosexuality, regardless of cultural origins, and the vulnerability faced by lesbians and gays in most parts of the world. The intolerance they encounter forces them to suppress their true identities not only from government officials, but from their closest family and friends. Filled with self-loathing and questioning, they walk a dangerous emotional tightrope that drives each to flee their homelands in search of a dignified existence to live openly as homosexuals. Besides portraying eloquent accounts of Kahunya's, Ana's, and Arslan's experiences, the film questions what kind of asylum the U.S. provides for them and what kind of freedom they have found." -- from www.CinemaGuild.com. In Brazil, between 1980-1999, a homosexual was murdered on average every 3 days. In Kenya, homosexuality is criminal, punishable up to 14 years in prison. In Pakistan, homosexuality is punishable by long prison terms, or under Islamic law, up to 100 lashes or death by stoning. More than 85 countries in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America currently have laws prohibiting homosexuality. Approximately 12 countries offer asylum based on grounds of sexual orientation, the United States is one of them. This documentary follows the lives of two gay men and one lesbian who have come to the United States seeking asylum. VHS 7736

The tribe that time forgot . 1994. 1 videocassette (ca. 54 min.). A camera crew and a Brazilian anthropologist travel deep into the Amazon basin to locate the extinct tribe, the Arara of the Jaguar People, and to discover the truth behind the headlines that the tribe reportedly killed three government mineral prospectors. During their stay, the Arara share their daily life and customs with the crew and anthropologist who find the Arara very different from their fearsome reputation. VHS 3038

Twentieth century medicine man . The New explorers. 1989. 1 videocassette (28 min.). Bill Kurtis and ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin bring plants from the Brazilian rain forest to the National Cancer Institute near Washington, D.C. to be tested as possible cures for cancer. The ten-lesson curriculum. (including the slides) examines rain forest ecology and the co-existence of people, animals and plants. VHS 1413

Vera . 1987. 1 videocassette (87 min.). The story of a woman brought up in an orphanage in Brazil who adopts male dress and mannerism as a means of achieving power over the other residents. When she is released from the orphanage, she must struggle with her sexuality and her identify. She continues her life as a man and even considers a sex change operation. VHS 839

Vidas sêcas . Nelson Pereira dos Santos, coletânea em vídeos. 1997? 1 videocassette (105 min.). "História de uma familia de retirantes, Fabiano, Sinha Vitória, o menino mais velho, o menino mais novo e a cachorra Baleia, que, pressionados pela seca, atravesam o sertão em busca de meios de sobrevivência."--Container. A family and their dog struggle to survive in drought-stricken Northeast Brazil. DVD 1761

Xica . Great directors. 1993. 1 videocassette (109 min.). Based on the life of a legendary black woman. A diamond rush in the 1700s transformed Brazil's interior into a place of wealth and excess. In this unrestrained atmosphere, the slave Xica used her iron will and her sexual talent to seduce her way into becoming the unofficial Empress of Brazil, lording it over her former masters and gleefully emptying the crown's treasury. VHS 5279

Chile

Americas in transition . 199. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Focuses on American military intervention in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Chile, and El Salvador. Discusses the roots of dictatorship, its effects on citizens, movements toward majority rule, and communist influences. VHS 6928

Ancient graves voices of the dead . 1998. 1 videocassette (57 min.). Ancient human grave sites speak volumes to those who listen. These haunting human ''time capsules'' have been uncovered all over the world. Some even reach a certain level of fame: The Ampato maiden sacrificed on an Andes peak. The Alpine Ice Man, the oldest frozen mummy ever found. England's 9,000-year-old Cheddar Man. Others' stories are known only to the ages, like a cache of elaborately adorned 7,000-year-old mummies unearthed in Chile, and the thousands of Egyptian mummies actually burned as train fuel in the 19th century. Looks at the modern science now allows us to explore these human treasures without destroying them. VHS 6304

Around Cape Horn . 1986. 1 videocassette (37 min). In 1929 the last great days of commercial sail were passing. During that year Captain Irving Johnson sailed aboard the massive bark Peking. In this program he narrates the passage in the style that has made him a favorite on the lecture circuit around the world. The most spectacular scenes are filmed during a wild storm as the ship rounds the feared Cape Horn. VHS 1804

The battle of Chile the struggle of an unarmed people = La Batalla de Chile, la lucha de un pueblo sin armas . 199. 3 videocassettes (262 min.). A documentary on the fate of Allende's Popular Unity government filmed throughout Chile from February to September, 1973. Insurrection of the bourgeoisie: This segment examines the escalation of rightist opposition following the left's victory in Congressional elections held in March, 1973. The film follows months of activity as a variety of increasingly violent tactics are used by the right to weaken the government and provoke a crisis. The coup d'etat: Segment begins with the attempted coup of June, 1973. Film shows a left divided over strategy while the right methodically lays the groundwork for the military seizure of power. Concludes with the coup that overthrew Allende including footage of military assault on the presidential palace, Allende's last radio message, and the evening's televised presentation of the new military junta. Power of the people: Follows first two parts by two years and deals with the creation of thousands of local groups of "popular power" by ordinary workers and peasants which at first serve as a defense against strikes and lock-outs by factory owners, tradesmen and professional bodies opposed to the Allende government and then increasingly become soviet-type bodies demanding more resolute action by the government against the right. VHS 5135

Canto a la vida = A song to life . 1990. 1 videocassette (48 min.). Filmmaker Briones, who left Chile in 1986, looks at life in exile through the personal stories of Chilean women, including the assassinated president's widow Hortensia de Allende, their niece, author Isabel Allende, folk singer Isabel Parra, Juanita Farias, Francisca Fernandez and others. Film explores "cultural displacement, language loss and personal dislocation" as the women discuss "their altered notions of home, work and daily life." Women also express their thoughts on returning to Chile after 1989 when democracy was restored and whether to remain in Chile or return to their adopted counties. In addition to interviews film also uses archival footage, paintings and songs. Summary taken in part from Women Make Movies website: http://wmm.com. VHS 5604

Chile hasta Cuando? 1985. 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. Smuggled out of Chile by a nun, film exposes Pinochet's regime of terror in Chile, including interviews with people who have been terrorized by the government. Describes how student protesters have been tortured and killed by government police. Juxtaposes the indiscriminate arrests, military intimidation, brutal murders and disappearances that are taking place with scenes of the Chilean elite enjoying the good life. VHS 2022

Chile , obstinate memory . 1997. 1 videocassette (58 min.). On Sept. 11, 1973, Salvador Allende's government was overthrown by a military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. Patricio Guzman, who was Allende's bodyguard, was almost killed fighting Pinochet's troops. In this film he documents his return to Chile after 23 years to shows his documentary film "The Battle of Chile" (previously banned in Chile) to his old friends and to a group of students who have grown up with no knowledge of the historical facts surrounding the coup. VHS 5136

Cien niños esperando un tren . 1988. 1 videocassette (57 min.). In Chile, a group of elementary students learn about film making and film history. VHS 3150

Communications without boundaries: Intelsat . 1990. 1 videocassette (29 min.). Describes the history of Intelsat from its beginnings in 1965 to its current worldwide use for entertainment, observation of major events, and personal and business communication. Mixes animated diagrams of communications satellites with television films and scenes of satellite use in France, China, Togo, Nepal, Singapore, the Philippines, Chile and Kuwait. VHS 1758

Conversations with Allende . 1971? 1 videodisc (304 min.). An interview with Chile's President concerning his beliefs and lays out the program he intends to pursue as leader of the Popular Unity government. DVD 2205

Doing business in Chile . Doing business in the Americas. 1997. 1 videocassette (ca. 38 min.). Interviews with Americans and Chileans discuss the background and history of the country and the proper etiquette for businessmen who wish to do business in Chile. VHS 4173

A force more powerful: A century of nonviolent conflict . Force more powerful (Television program). 2000. 1 videocassette (34 min.). General Augusto Pinochet seized power in a 1973 military coup. He banned political parties, closed newspapers, and spread fear throughout the country. The democratic opposition realized that the constitution Pinochet wrote in 1980 called for a plebiscite--a chance for people to vote "Yes" or "No" on another eight years of military rule. On October 5, 1988, Pinochet was voted out. VHS 6466 pt. 6

Frozen in heaven . Ice mummies . 1998. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.). Anthropologist Johan Reinhard journey to the 18,500-foot peak of Sara Sara in southern Peru in search of evidence of the Inca ritual known as "capa cocha," said to be a ritual in which children were sacrificed to the gods. Looks at previously discovered bodies including that of a boy found frozen in the Chilean mountains, a girl found frozen on Mt. Ampato in Peru and a boy found on Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina. Also covers the finding of "Sarita," a girl buried 500 years ago. VHS 5811

Governments caring for people . 1998. 1 videodisc (29 min.). This program explores how governments can provide services for their people, even when resources are scarce. The challenges facing post-Soviet Russia and its pensioners are examined, as well as the ways that countries such as Chile have successfully provided for their growing population of senior citizens. Unemployment programs in Senegal are discussed. The campaign of street people in India who successfully lobbied government to provide them with proper housing is examined. DVD 1827

In women's hands . Americas. 1993. 1 videocassette (60 min.). One of a series of programs focusing on contemporary Latin America. This segment is set in Chile and examines the changes women of every social class made as they organized to defy the repression of the Pinochet Years and to create better living conditions for their families. VHS 2125

Isabel Allende : Hilvanando la saga . Espejo de escritores. 2004? 1 videodisc (ca. 55 min.). Magdalena Garcia-Pinto interviews Chilean novelist Isabel Allende. DVD 1797

Machuca . 2005. 1 videodisc (102 min.). In 1973, in Santiago of Chile of the first socialist president democratically elected in a Latin-American country, President Salvador Allende, the principal of the Saint Patrick School, Father McEnroe (Ernesto Malbran) makes a trial of integration between students of the upper and lower classes. The bourgeois boy Gonzalo Infante (Matías Quer) and the boy from the slum Pedro Machuca (Ariel Mateluna) become great friends, while the conflicts on the streets leads Chile to the bloody and repressive military coup of General Augusto Pinochet on 11 September 1973, changing definitely their lives, their relationship and their country. DVD 1826

Magic wool . 1995. 1 videocassette (29 min.). Film looks at peasant women who stitch beautiful tapestries in wool on flour sacks depicting scenes and events of their everyday lives on Isla Negra, Chile. These women were poor, illiterate wives of fishermen and farmers when they were encouraged by a summer visitor to the island to begin their work as a means of earning money. Today they are recognized as folk artists and their work has been exhibited in art galleries throughout the world. The women discuss the sources of their artistic inspiration and also the social and economic impact of their work on their lives. VHS 2021

Marcela Serrano a new voice . Profiles : the faces of Latin America today: Perfiles (México D.F. Mexico). 2002. 1 videocassette (28 min.). "In this program, Marcela Serrano-- clearly on the upward path to international renown-- assesses the diverse concerns that have influenced her life and work, including the elimination of apartheid and the importance of creating genuine and loving relationships."--Container. VHS 6903

Monte grande: What is life? 2004. 1 videocassette (80 min.). "How is it possible for body and mind to exist as an integrated whole? The important Chilean neurobiologist Francisco Varela devoted his entire life - from childhood to death - to this question"--http://www.frif.com. VHS 7862

No me amenaces = Don't threaten me . 1990. 1 videocassette (52 min.). Looks at the events of 1988 to 1990 which led to the end of military dictatorship in Chile. VHS 3078

Les noces de papiere = The paper wedding . 2000. 1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.). Bored with her work and her long term affair with a married man, a professor is persuaded to enter into a marriage of convenience with a Chilean political refugee. DVD 516

Pablo Neruda, poet . 1972? 1 videocassette (30 min.). Examines the life and work of the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet, including an interview conducted shortly before his death. VHS 4716

The Pinochet case . 2001. 1 videocassette (110 min). Investigates the legal case against Augusto Pinochet for crimes against humanity. VHS 7152

Que hacer . 2005? 1 videodisc (92 min.). This spy story-musical feature is set during the years of the Popular Unity government and the CIA's efforts to overthrow Salvador Allende's socialist government. DVD 2207

Regulation of industry . Effective government in the developing world. 1998. 1 videodisc (29 min.). Examines government promotion and regulation of industry in Korea, Chile, Tanzania, Uganda, and India. DVD 1828

Salvador Allende . 2004. 1 videodisc (100 min.). From his childhood in Valparaiso to his suicide following the Pinochet military coup on September 11, 1973, the life and works of chilean president Salvador Allende. DVD 2285

Scraps of life: Chilean women under the Pinochet dictatorship . 1991. 1 videocassette (28 min.). This video presents stories from the mothers, sisters and wives of persons "detained-disappeared" in Chile under President Pinochet. They sew murals out of scraps of fabrics (arpilleras) that record Chile's bloody history. VHS 1877

Soccer stories = Historias de fâutbol . 1997. 1 videocassette (87 min.). "Soccer is a national passion in Chile and a staple of daily life alongside work, food, and sex. Soccer is also the central thread that links the three distinct stories of this film, which depicts life in very different parts of Chile. All three stories feature characters who are forced to make a decision between soccer and something else."--Http://www.lavavideo.org. VHS 7881

The trials of Henry Kissinger . 2003. 1 videodisc (80 min.). Did Henry Kissinger sabatoge the 1968 Vietnam peace talks for his own personal gain? Did he orchestrate the secret bombing of Cambodia? Did he authorize covert operations to overthrow a Chilean President? This explores how a young boy who fled Nazi Germany grew up to become one of the most powerful and controversial figures in United States history. DVD 1555

Vereda tropical . 2005. 1 videodisc (105 min.). Manuel Puig, author of Kiss of the Spider Woman, spent the later years of his life in Rio de Janeiro. Here, Manuel freely expressed his homosexuality and pursued an insatiable love of writing, romance, and an illicit affair with a powerful diplomat. DVD 1465

Where there is hatred . 1990. 1 videocassette (57 min.). In this examination of nonviolent movements in the Philippines, Chile and Israel, filmmaker Ilan Ziv portrays on videotape his own awakening to the power of nonviolence after the carnage of violent struggles for overcoming oppression. Live footage of current nonviolent movements is interspersed with on-site interviews in the three countries, as well as with Gene Sharp of the Albert Einstein Institute. VHS 3700

Colombia

Amor, mujeres y flores = Love, women, and flowers . 1988. 1 videocassette (58 min.). Describes the health hazards from pesticides in the flower industry in Colombia. VHS 2560

The best of Lisa Ling collection . 2005. 2 videodiscs (ca. 300 min.). One of the most respected young voices in journalism, Lisa Ling is the dynamic host of National Geographic Explorer seen every week on the National Geographic Channel. Lisa's job now includes exploring the phenomenon of female suicide bombers, the hidden and dangerous culture inside American prisons, hunting down cocaine processing labs in the Colombian jungle, going head-to-head with narcotic-trafficking guerillas, venturing into active war zones, and trekking through Nepal, with two eye surgeons who are bringing the gift of sight to some of the country's most remote villagers. DVD 1668

Brickmakers Chircales . Classic Latin American cinema. 200. 1 videocassette (42 min.). Considers the lives and work of poor brickmakers living in remote areas of Colombia. Shows how they are bound to their employers by serf-like bonds and by impoverished lives. VHS 7877

Colombia 's guerilla war . 1999. 1 videocassette (53 min.). In Colombia, government and paramilitary forces are terrorizing the populace to deprive the FARC and NLF guerrillas of civil support. But far from stamping out the war, this policy has led to an escalation that threatens to destroy the country. This program combines newsreel and documentary footage of life and death in Colombia's rural districts, cities, and guerrilla camps with interviews to explore the roots and results of the 20th century's longest guerrilla war. Members of Bogota's Institute of Political Studies, the Red Cross, the Church, army officers, guerrillas, politicians, and some of the 1.5 million refugees air their views on the terror and the tragedy of a nation divided. VHS 6140

Confesión a Laura = Confession to Laura . 1994. 1 videocassette (90 min.). Set during a violent civil war in Columbia which occurred after the assassination of liberal leader Jorge Elieser Gaitain in 1948. Three people are trapped in Laura's house during a riot, setting the scene for an unforgettable night. VHS 3385

Deadly mistakes?: Video dialogues produced and directed by Walter Miale . Democracy dialogues. 2005. 2 videodiscs (405 min.). Provides a series of short films looking at events and related U.S. policy mistakes from the past and the 21st century. Disc 2 contains six extended interviews. Events and issues covered include Cuban missile crisis, Vietnam war, Cold War, U.S. interventions in the Third World, nuclear weapons, invasion of Iraq and the war in Columbia. DVD 1572

Drug wars . 2000. 2 videocassettes (240 min.). Frontline examines America's war on drugs, which has failed to reduce the use of heroin, cocaine and marijuana. Part One reviews the origins of the War on Drugs in the Nixon administration, and the rise and fall of Colombian drug cartels. Part Two looks at Mexico's role in supplying illegal drugs to the United States. VHS 6474

Frontline World stories from a small planet November 7, 2002 . 2002. 1 videocassette (57 min.). In the first segment, reporter Sam Kiley faces government intimidation and censorship in Iraq as he investigates charges of brutal repression. In the second segment, Saira Shah reports from the front lines of Colombia's civil war, where an 800-kilometer pipeline that transports oil owned by the state and Occidental Oil Company is a target in the battle between the army, left-wing guerillas, and right-wing paramilitary groups, resulting in environmental damage, murder and disappearances, and other costs to the civilian population. Due to graphic imagery and descriptions of brutality, viewer discretion is advised. VHS 7382

Gabriel García Márquez . Conversations with Latin American writers. 1998. 1 videocassette (44 min.). In this interview with Silvia Lemus, Gabriel García Márquez discusses his life and work from a highly personal plane. VHS 7586

Get up, stand up . Americas. 1993. 1 videocassette (60 min.). One of a series of programs focusing on contemporary Latin America. This segment addresses internal and external challenges to sovereignty in the Americas and examines the ways in which several nations cope with the dilemma of maintaining economic and cultural sovereignty in the face of strong pressures, both foreign and domestic. Looks at Colombia, Jamaica, and Panama, exploring a wide range of threats to sovereignty, from narco-terrorism to foreign intervention. VHS 2128

The godfather of cocaine . 1995. 1 videocassette (87 min.). Investigative biography of the rise and fall of the richest and most violent Columbian drug lord, Pablo Escobar. VHS 3160

The kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt . 2003. 1 videocassette (75 min.). "In February 2002, in the midst of her controversial campaign for president, Senator Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and became one of the thousands of victims of Colombia's 40-year-old civil war. Her impassioned calls for an end to political corruption and Colombia's vicious civil war had made her a popular public figure, but a dangerous instigator to many within her country's political machine. Following the candidate up to the moments before her disappearance, this remarkable film continues to tell the riveting story of her family's desperate and continuing quest to free her and keep her campaign alive"--Women Make Movies web site. VHS 7710

La magia de lo real . 1981. 1 videocassette (60 min.). Film essay on the works of García Márquez and the people of Colombia, the source of his characters. Includes interview with the author. VHS 1084

La sierra . 2005. 1 videodisc (84 min.). Over the last ten years, more than 35,000 people have been killed in Colombia's civil war. This 40-year-old conflict has moved from the jungles to Medellin and other cities, where gangs allied with either the leftist guerrillas or rightist paramilitaries are engaged in a turf war, with the civilian populace caught in the middle. DVD 1585

Man of principle: Cóndores no entierran todos los dias . 1984. 1 videocassette (90 min.). The story of Leon Maria Lozano, a modest bookstore employee, fervent Catholic, and good citizen, who becomes a political assassin as a result of partisan conflicts. The bitter political struggle between conservative and liberal political parties in Colombia in 1948 provides the context for this drama about a simple man's transformation. VHS 7245

Maria full of grace . 2004. 1 videodisc (101 min.). Maria, a poor Columbian teenager, is desperate to leave a soul-crushing job. She accepts an offer to transport packets of heroin - which she swallows - to the United States. The ruthless world of drug trafficking proves to be more than she bargained for. DVD 1007

Moving forward: Three women, one goal . 2005. 1 videodisc (27 min.). "Microcredit may just be a theory to some, but to three low income women in Cali, Colombia, it has become a source of hope as they work hard to take the stigma out of poverty and provide a better life for their families. 'Moving forward' is a powerful and inspiring tool that portrays the challenges that Luz Marina, Nancy and Consuelo have to face while revealing the impact of microcredit in their lives." --Container. DVD 1290

Nunca más = Never again . 2001. 1 videocassette (56 min.). This documentary focuses on internal displacement and testimonies of victims of the armed paramilitary group in communities in Uraba, Antioquia and Chocó, Colombia. VHS 7378

Our lady of the assassins . Widescreen DVD collection. 2002. 1 videodisc (100 min.). An older writer, Fernando, returns to his hometown, Medellin, Colombia. There he falls in love with 16-year-old assassin, Alexis. After Alexis is killed, Fernando hunts for his killer in the Medellin slums and falls in love with Wilmar, a boy who resembles Alexis. DVD 342

Palabras de poeta poetas colombianos en el capitolio . 1981? 1 videocassette (30 min.). The film presents short interviews in Spanish with poets Luis Vidales, Rogelio Echavarría, Rafael Maya, José Umaña Bernal, Mario Rivero, Mario Vélez, Eduardo Carranza and Jorge Rojas talking and reading a poem or two in various sites around Bogotá. The film was commissioned by the Colombian House of Representatives as a tribute to outstanding contemporary Colombian poets. VHS 40

Poppy, the damned flower = Amapola, flor maldita . 1998. 1 videocassette (30 min.). In south Colombia native people produce the raw material for heroin without asking too many questions about its final destination since their communities are living in dire poverty. The Colombian government's response has been to spray toxic herbicides that not only destroy opium fields, but also ruin subsistence crops and the rural populations' health. The Guambiano Indians in the Guambia Reserve express their desparate struggle to subsist and survive in a land that was destroyed by indiscriminate fumigation. VHS 7379

Rodrigo D no futuro . 1991. 1 videocassette (92 min.). A shockingly accurate and timely portrayal of the reckless existence of youths in one of the most exciting and dangerous cities in Latin America - Medellín, Colombia, in 1988. Backed with a frenetic punk rock soundtrack, the film centers around Rodrigo, a would-be drummer, and his friends who are trapped in the violence and drugs which define their turbulent lifestyle. VHS 6722

Secrets of the Choco . 1995. 1 videocassette (52 min.). An anthropological team travels to Colombia to collect data about the peoples and natural resources of the rain forest in the expectation that the Pan American Highway will bring economic development to the area and alter its ecology and customs forever. VHS 4179

Shotguns and accordions: Music of the marijuana growing regions of Colombia . Beats of the heart. 1983. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.). Explores vallenata music, a rocking blues which evolved out of the marijuana-growing regions. It is a hot, jumpy dance music which mixes accordians, electric bass, percussion and open-throated singing. VHS 3265

Speaking out: Displaced Colombians silent no more . 2000. 1 videocassette (20 min.). This video focuses on the causes of displacement in Colombia, conditions for the displaced, the U.S. response, and displaced persons' efforts to organize and make their voices heard. It features interviews with children, grandmothers, community leaders, women, and others who have witnessed violence, lost loved ones, and have been forced to flee their homes. VHS 6499

Supreme uneasiness: Incessant portrait of Fernando Vallejo . 200. 1 videocassette (90 min.). ... Feature-length documentary about the controversial Colombian writer exiled in Mexico. Despite having directed three films and written five autobiographical novels, Fernando Vallejo was practically unknown until the publication and later film adaptation of Our Lady of the Assassins, directed by Barbet Schroeder. Expressing shamelessly his loves and hates