CUBA: AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY

Title: CUBA: AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY
Description: Cuba : an African Odyssey is a documentary of Cuba’s central, yet little known, role in supporting African national liberation during the Cold War. This two-part DVD firsts deals mainly with Cuba’s involvement in the Congo in the early 60’s and the second with Cuba’s intervention in Angola in the 70’s to early 90’s. Directed by Jihan El-Tahri , the documentary also includes interviews with many of the powerful people involved including Pik Botha and Fidel Castro.
Subject: History, Politics/Human Rights
Type: Documentary
Year: 2007
Director: Jihan El Tahri
Country: Africa , Cuba
Film ID: 772
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Created: 2/14/2012
Copy: 1m   Format: DVD   Language: Eng,French,Spanish, German , Portuguese   Subtitles: English & Spanish   Length: 190 minutes   Copy ID: 1403   Comments: master copy for classroom use only   Source: art france development   Price: 0   Acquired: 9/9/9999

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CINEMA, ASPIRINS AND VULTURES

Description: In 1942, Johann, a lonely German, travels through the Northeast of Brazil in his truck selling aspirins in small villages, using advertisement movies to promote the medicine. He meets and befriends a drifter but later must make a life changing decision between homeland and friends.

Copies: 1 (DVD) Length: 99 minutes

Posted in Brazil, DVD-R, English, Feature Film, German, Gomes, Marcello, History, Portuguese | Comments (0)

CIVILIZADORES: ALEMANES EN GUATEMALA, LOS

Description: German colonizers dominated many coffee estates in Guatemala during the early twentieth century. This documentary takes us through the old coffee baron’s plantations, and examines a new generation of entrepreneurs in key posts within the government behind anonymous company names. Maya peoples continue to contest the concentration of land, and military and police abuse. Copies: 1 (DVD) Length: 139 minutes

Posted in Documentary, DVD-R, English, German, Guatemala, History, Social Issues, Spanish, Stelzer, Uli, Walther, Thomas | Comments (0)

LAND OF MENNONITES

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Posted in Documentary, DVD-R, English, German, Mexico, Schmidt, Adele, Spanish | Comments (0)