Films For The Humanities Movies
- 1999
The Mythology of Star Wars
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George Lucas discusses how Joseph Campbell and his concept of the Monomyth (aka the Hero's Journey) and other concepts from mythology and religion...
- 2007
Cinema Asia: India
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While Northern India’s 100-year-old film industry is best known for flamboyant dance sequences and romantic plot lines, its directors have...
- 2001
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an account of the life of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, who became a human rights activist. Malcolm X was...
- 1984
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
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A documentary, combining archival material and live interviews with Marcus Garvey, Jr., and others, which introduces the life and work of the pioneer...
- 1984
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Computers... But Were Afraid to Ask
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Do home computers scare you. confuse you—make you want to curl up in a ball and hide? As the computer revolution explodes into our lives, it's...
- 1992
Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence
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Focuses on 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchu, as she discusses the lack of human rights for the indigenous people of Guatemala and her...
- 1992
The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White
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This program combines a panel discussion and town hall format with documentary video segments to promote the discussion of racial problems and policy...
- 1974
Robert Frost: A First Acquaintance
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Describes how the poems which first made American poet Robert Frost famous were based on his experiences as a farmer in New England. Shows Frost...