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Fresh DressedSach JenkinsVimeoFresh Dressed is a fascinating chronicle of hip-hop, urban fashion, and the hustle that brought oversized pants and graffiti-drenched jackets from Orchard Street to high fashion's catwalks and Middle America shopping malls. Director Sacha Jenkins' music-drenched history draws from a rich mix of archival materials and in-depth interviews with rappers, designers, and other industry insiders.1:23:002015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMunCo7_FWchttp://freshdressedmovie.com/Sam Pollard
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MeruJimmy Chin, Elizabeth “Chai” Vasarhelyi’Ordered from BobstIn the high-stakes game of big-wall climbing, the Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru may be the ultimate prize.1:30:002015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvS6O9lVkkghttp://www.merufilm.com/Sam Pollard
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Brothers HypnoticReuben AtlasFor the eight young men in the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, "brotherhood" is literal: they're all sons of anti-establishment jazz legend, Phil Cohran. They have to choose between becoming stars or following their father's principles.1:27:002015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzywHsrilHkSam Pollard
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the RevolutionStanley NelsonBobstHistory of the Black Panther movement in the US. Told with archival footage.1:55:002015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeAsxK7PRa0Sam Pollard
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E-TeamRoss Kauffman, Katy ChevignyNetflixFilmmakers Ross Kauffman and Katy Chevigny go to the front lines in Syria and Libya to document evidence of atrocities.1:30:002014https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmPSNhlU8jwSam Pollard
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Seeking Asian FemaleDeborah LumStreaming on KanopyDebbie starts a doc to understand "yellow fever". White men attracted exclusively to Asian women. She finds a documentary filmmakers dream subject, but inadverently becomes involved in his quest to marry and find happiness with a Chinese woman half his age.1:24:002012https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRNBoNfrMMQhttp://www.seekingasianfemale.com/Asian-American female director, focus on white male attraction of Asian women. This has really created some good discussion in class. Because it streams on Kanopy, it can easily be assigned to the class.Alice Elliott & Janet Grillo
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Crossing LinesIndira Somani, Leena JayaswalNew Day FilmsCrossing Lines is about an Indian American woman's struggle to stay connected to India after the loss of her father. Being born and brought up in the U.S., Indira Somani led an American life, but at home, her world was Indian because of her father's immense love for India and Indian culture.2009https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szar5LyHvxghttps://www.newday.com/film/crossing-linesAlice Elliott
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American PromiseMichele Stephenson and Joe BrewsterBobst-Avery Fischer DVDA 12 year story of their own child and another going to an exclusive Manhattan prep school. African-American experience.2:22:002013https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knFReWtLkgchttp://www.pbs.org/pov/americanpromise/Alice Elliott
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Red LinesAndrea Kalin, Oliver LukacsAfter Syria's Bashar al-Assad attacked his own people, activists smuggled aid into war zones and attempted to create civil, democratic enclaves in their homeland.2:00:002014https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogUeI8UNI4Mhttp://redlinesfilm.com/Syria, Middle EastRamsee Chand-student
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Chisholm '72: Unbought and UnbossedShola LynchBobst-Avery Fischer DVDBrooklyn-based Chisholm was the first African-American candidate to make a major-party bid for the U.S. presidency when she ran for the Democratic nomination in 1972.1:16:002004https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B6X2T4Y?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_aiv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_aiv-20Woman of color director and subjectLewis Erskine
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A Girl in the River: The Price of ForgivenessSharmeen Obaid-Chinoynot sureThe story of a survivor of an honor killing in Pakistan.40 min2015http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5144072/?ref_=nv_sr_1Woman of color director and subjectLewis Erskine
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Tongues UntiedMarlon RiggsDMLMarlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act.55 min1989https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2T0UdNaWlohttp://www.pbs.org/pov/tonguesuntied/Gay Black man director and subjectLewis Erskine
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Spies of MississippiDawn PorterAmazonSpies of Mississippi tells the story of a secret spy agency formed by the state of Mississippi to preserve segregation and maintain white supremacy.53 min2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6WY3OIt7aAhttp://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/spies-of-mississippi/Black woman director, race and American history subject. Archival style PBS style docLewis Erskine
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Vanishing Pearls: Oystermen of Point à la HacheNailah JeffersonNetflixVANISHING PEARLS chronicles the untold story of personal and professional devastation in Pointe a la Hache, a close-knit fishing village on the Gulf coast, in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill 1 hr 202014http://www.vanishingpearls.com/Black woman director, race and environment subjects, sweeping styleLewis Erskine
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When I WalkJason DaSilvaNetflix, iTunes25-year-old Jason DaSilva was on vacation at the beach with family when, suddenly, he fell down. He couldn't get back up. His legs had stopped working; his disease could no longer be ignored. Just a few months earlier doctors had told him that he had multiple sclerosis.1hr 242013http://www.pbs.org/video/2365202348/Indian American director, personal film, disabilityLewis Erskine
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take OneWilliam GreavesDML, HuluFilmmaker William Greaves auditioned acting students for a fictional drama, while simultaneously shooting the behind-the-scenes drama taking place.1hr 151968https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn4rJLzv4JkGenre bendingLewis Erskine
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take Two 1/2William GreavesDMLIn Central Park, 1968, a director shot scenes of a young couple whose marriage was falling apart - 35 years later they are back in Central Park as the director relentlessly pursues the ever-elusive symbiopsychotaxiplasmic moment.1hr 392005Lewis Erskine
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A Place of Our OwnStanley NelsonSnag FilmsA bittersweet portrait of a New England beach town that holds a special meaning for many upper middle-class African Americans. For men like Nelson's father the community at Oak Bluffs was a defiant stand against the constant oppression of racism. As Stanley Sr. recalls, "The legend that I wanted to create was that I, a Negro, wanted to own waterfront property on Martha's Vineyard, and let that alone stand for my determination. We wanted to be in a place that made a statement: we too like it nice, we like it in the brightest sunshine, we like to be right at the beach too.54min2004https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zDtRqPxilghttp://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/a_place_of_our_ownLewis Erskine
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Cesar's Last FastRichard Ray PerezNetflixIn 1988, Cesar Chavez embarked on what would be his last act of protest a 36-day water-only "Fast for Life" to draw attention to the horrific effects of unfettered pesticide use on farm workers, their children, and their communities. A deeply religious man, Chavez's moral clarity in organizing and standing with farmworkers at risk of his own life humbled his family, friends, and the world.1hr 40min2014http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3460082/videoplayer/vi535145753?ref_=tt_ov_vihttp://cesarslastfast.com/?page_id=7Chicano/Mexican American subject and director, powerful female and male lead characters, political organizingLewis Erskine
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Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and RhymesByron HurtAn examination of masculinity, manhood, sexism, misongyny, and homophobia in mainstream and hip-hop cultures.1hr 1min2006http://bhurt.com/storeLewis Erskine
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Trouble the WaterTia Lessin Carl DealAmazon, iTunes, https://gowatchit.com/watch/movies/trouble-the-water-51422The flood after Katrina, told through the eyes and camera of Kimberly Rivers Roberts as she lived through it1h 33m2008https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X7F9R1I?ref_=imdbref_ttwo_wn_sub_piv_1&tag=imdbtag_ttwo_wn_sub_piv-20Lewis Erskine
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Strong IslandYance FordNetflixPowerful doc about the murder of the director's brother, William, an event that destroyed their family.1h 47m2017https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h64qugj_iDghttps://www.strongislandfilm.com African American subject and director who is also transgender. Family tragedy in a segregated community on Long Island.Julie Sloane
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The Death and Life of Marsha P. JohnsonDavid FranceNetflixA re-examination of the death of Marsha P. Johnson, a transgender activist and Stonewall veteran, who was found floating in the Hudson River in July 1992. 1h 45m2017https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADsuuPd79Ehttps://www.netflix.com/title/80189623A present-day investigation by Victoria Cruz of the NYC Anti-Violence Project is mixed with archival footage of Stonewall, gay pride events, and transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. (There is a controversy over the rights to some of the footage.)Julie Sloane
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Graven ImageSierra Pettengillhttps://fieldofvision.org/graven-imageWell done short archival doc about the history of Stone Mountain. Uses contrast and irony well10:302017SHORTshort, documentary, arcival, Field of Vision, racism, confederacy, AtlanticAlice Elliott
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Sammy Davis Jr: I Gotta Be MeSam PollardWill be on American Masters, then available for educational use. I've asked NYU Bobst to order it.Well done bio-pic that goes deeper than the usual celeb bio. Great archival footage and delves into complex character who became aware of his part in the civil rights movement. 1hr 45m2017https://youtu.be/qu8AV81ANTw
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Minding the GapBing LiuHulu"Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship."1hr 33m2018https://www.hulu.com/movie/minding-the-gap-efcd9be9-9541-46b4-abbc-dd8b0606b304Asian American director and subject, African American subject. Poverty, domestic violence, friendship, skateboardingLewis Erskine
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Unseen Set Hernandez PBS/POVAn aspiring social worker, Pedro faces restrictions as a blind, undocumented immigrant to get his college degree. But when attaining his dreams leads to new challenges, what will Pedro do? Using experimental cinematography, unseen reimagines film accessibility through an audio-centric experience.1 hr 22 mins 2023https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVdQGjjZsUhttps://www.unseen-film.com/
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The Sentence Rudy ValdezNeed to orderFilmmaker Rudy Valdez shows the aftermath of his sister Cindy's 15-year sentence for conspiracy charges related to crimes committed by her deceased ex-boyfriend.1 hr 27mins2018The Sentence (2018) | Official Trailer | HBO - YouTubehttps://www.hbo.com/movies/the-sentence
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Hysterical Girl Kate Novack https://vimeo.com/551646437This compelling story traces a line from Freud's discredited analysis of a young woman to the modern mire of the patriarchy.13 mins2020
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