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Crossing Our Borders

Crossing Our Borders


CROSSING OUR BORDERS

The award-winning documentary Crossing Our Borders, narrated by Hollywood actress Maria Conchita Alonso, explores the legacy of dictatorship in Latin America and the Bolivarian Revolution of the 21st Century, which have led millions of Latin Americans to flee their countries.

Crossing Our Borders was produced and directed by Venezuelan native, published author, an award-winning independent filmmaker of social and political documentaries, Gladys Bensimon. The film focuses on Hugo Chavez of Venezuela by exploring his 1992 coup de tat attempt, his subsequent rise to the presidency in 1998, and his attempt to stay in power indefinitely.

The results of his regime are devastating: CROSSING OUR BORDERS also analyzes Fidel Castro's socialist revolution which produced a massive exodus of Cubans from the island. Thousands of middle-class Chileans and Argentineans also fled to democratic countries to escape the military dictatorships of Augusto Pinochet in Chile, and Jorge Videla and Leopoldo Galtieri in Argentina.

The film further delves into the characteristics of the process and mechanisms utilized by some dictators to become autocrats for extended periods of time. In Peru, Alberto Fujimori remained in power for ten years while Hugo Chavez has been in power for 12 years in Venezuela.

Item no.: CR00161383
Format: DVD
Duration: 55 minutes
Copyright: 2011
Price: USD 225.00

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IN PURSUIT OF A DREAM

Two dozen teenagers and three teachers go back in time, dress as the pioneers did, and travel by wagon train on the Oregon Trail from Wyoming to Oregon. Along the way they meet a variety of other people, from topographical engineers mapping the West to gold seekers headed to California, and Indians wanting to trade. The interactions of the students in the film mirror the kinds of interactions experienced by the thousands of people who crossed the country in the mid 1800s on these same trails and helped create the nation as we know it today.

The kinds of hardships and problems encountered by the kids are the same as those encountered by the pioneers. Similar feelings were experienced by both groups-appreciation for the beauty of the landscape they were passing through, happiness and laughter as they danced and sang around the campfire, the sense of accomplishment they felt when they worked together to overcome a difficulty or solve a problem, joy and relief when they finally arrived in Oregon.

The teenagers learned about the history of the movement westward across the continent, they learned about the consequences of the decisions they made and the value of the bonds they formed with their fellow travelers, and they learned about the importance of preserving the history of the trails for future generations to learn from.

Item no.: FP00161386
Format: 2 DVDs
Duration: 89 minutes
Copyright: 2011
Price: USD 250.00

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FEAST GREECE: ATHENS - ATHENA

Explore this vibrant city at street level, discovering the real Athens as lived by its locals. Visit the hub of the community the laiki agora, or people's market, then its on to the famous Central Market with the world-renowned authority on Greek food, Diane Kochilas. Get a taste of more than food, discovering many of Athens institutions; from its oldest distillery to learning the art of worry beads.

Item no.: HC00161273
Format: DVD
Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 195.00

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FEAST GREECE: CHIOS THE WEEPING ISLE

The North Aegean island of Chios is home to one of the most treasured and rare natural products in the world. Widely regarded for its therapeutic properties and as a prized culinary ingredient, the resin of the mastic tree has shaped the island's history, prosperity and architecture. Travel to the south of the island to witness the miracle of the weeping mastic tree, a phenomenon known only to this part of the world.

Item no.: GM00161274
Format: DVD
Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 195.00

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FEAST GREECE: CRETE - A TASTE OF HONEY

Visit artisans, craftsmen and food lovers all committed to maintaining a link to their extraordinary past. From organic beekeeping in the mountains of Western Crete, to cooking traditional pies well matched to their rugged mountain environment, we also discover the craft of olive wood carving and the age-old art of pottery.

Item no.: VS00161276
Format: DVD
Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 195.00

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FEAST GREECE: CRETE - MILIA

Discover first-hand the art of making filo pastry and traditional Cretan daggers on Greece's largest island.. From bustling cities and ports, to traditional mountain villages, Milia is a country in itself. Explore the fresh Cretan produce at the city's central market. In the mountain retreat of Milia, a restored traditional Cretan settlement, sustainable living, organic farming and home-style cooking are paramount in the preservation of a natural way of life.

Item no.: VH00161277
Format: DVD
Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 195.00

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FEAST GREECE: GREEK OFFERINGS

In celebration of the wonderful culture and cuisine of Greece, host Barry Vera is back in the kitchen creating some Greek classics, while adding his own imaginative twist. He is also joined by traditional Greek cooks, including acclaimed author and chef, Evie Voutsina who specializes in traditional village cooking. Some of Barry's own recipes include the classic grilled octopus, white bean dip and rusks with tomatoes & soft feta.

Item no.: HJ00161278
Format: DVD
Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 195.00

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FEAST GREECE: LESVOS - THE GARDEN OF THE AEGEAN

A visit to the stunning island of Lesvos begins at a fishing port where some world's best sardines can be found. Watch as we see a group fish for octopus and pay a visit to a village where time seems to stand still. In Lesvos, we will meet people that make this island such a culturally rich place. From a unique organic winemaker to a village baker who has been serving his neighbors for generations, Lesvos truly is the land of milk and honey.

Item no.: SY00161279
Format: DVD
Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 195.00

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FEAST GREECE: LESVOS - THE VIRGIN MARY FESTIVAL

To celebrate the Virgin Mary Festival is to learn how the Greeks celebrate religion, life and food: on the day which their beloved saint ascended to heaven. Join the pilgrims as they celebrate the Virgin Mary, the icon, the food and the constant flurry of activity that takes over this small mountain village. Also, visit a 250-year old water mill to discover the island's vibrant capital.

Item no.: TY00161280
Format: DVD
Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 195.00

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FEAST GREECE: METEORA

The stone forest of Meteora is one of the most awe-inspiring places on Earth. The monasteries perched atop these inaccessible rock peaks are amongst the most religiously significant places in the world, and have been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Explore this amazing location and travel to the Holy Monastery of Tatarnis where and meet a Monk who is not only a cook but a published author! Here, our host assists with the preparation of a number of dishes and learns more about Greek Monastic cooking.

Item no.: BG00161281
Format: DVD
Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 195.00

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FEAST GREECE: ZAGORIA & IOANNINA - BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS

In the Pindos Mountain Range of Central Greece lies one of the most spectacular regions in the world. While exploring the region, discover a local delicacy growing in the hillside forests and embark on a mushroom hunt! In the nearby city of Ioannina, famous for its silver and brass, we visit two craftsmen who carry on these traditions.

Item no.: MU00161282
Format: DVD
Duration: 24 minutes
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 195.00

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OCEANS OF PLASTIC

The planet's oceans are rapidly becoming the world's trash dump. Every mile of ocean now contains an average of 74,000 pieces of plastic. A "plastic soup" of waste, killing hundreds of thousands of animals every year and as chemicals trickle slowly up the food chain. In California, conservationists are seeing increasing numbers of whales and dolphins die agonizing deaths. Their intestines blocked with plastics and other trash. In Holland, scientists researching the decline of the fulmar bird found plastic in the stomachs of 95% of all samples. In Germany, chemicals leached from plastic have been found to affect the reproductive systems of humans as well animals. What will be the long-term impact of this "plastic pollution?" Can anything be done to clean up our oceans?

Item no.: DG00161257
Format: DVD
Duration: 54 minues
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 225.00

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TEEN DEPRESSION

This film takes viewers on a journey through the lives of four teens dealing with depresion. This is intertwined with advice from two experienced mental health professionals: Dr. Moira Rynn, an Associate Psychiatrist at Columbia University and Ernest P.S. Smith, a Psychoanalyst based in New York City, who also counsels troubled youth. Through intimate insight from our protagonists this film will help to understand and identify the early symptoms and possible root causes. Teen Depression, encourages those who struggle with the disease to seek help, while providing others with constructive coping mechanisms for the future

Item no.: LF00161302
Format: DVD
Duration: 37 minutes
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 225.00

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TOMIUNGERER VERSUS AMERICA

The author of this slogan was young French artist Tomi Ungerer. He not only designed this Village Voice campaign and many others, he also published a dozen children's books, created political posters and wrote social satire. It was during a time of Cultural Revolution: the anti-segregation movement, political riots and anti-Vietnam war protests, but also Peace and Love, the Rock revolution and the miniskirt. At the Center of it all, New York, where you could expect the unexpected.

This film takes you on a journey to the America and New York of the 1960s with a very unique guide - Tomi Ungerer. He brings us back to the heart of what would be called the golden age of American culture. But it's not a nostalgic trip. Instead, it's an explanation of the forces that shaped today's America and predicts how the US will develop in the future.

Item no.: AL00161260
Format: DVD
Duration: 57 minues
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 225.00

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UP FOR DEBATE

In September 2008, five teenagers, a Qatari, an Iraqi, a Syrian-Armenian, a Pakistani, and an Iranian, journeyed from the Middle East to Washington, DC to join teens from around the world in an intensely competitive annual ritual: the World School Debating Championships. Well aware that their region is associated, in Western minds, with oil, money, and jihad, they are determined to show that they are not closed-minded extremists. Coached by some of the most successful debaters in the world, they are also determined to win. They are charismatic, intelligent, worldly teens with strong views, immense curiosity, and boundless ambition, which, for ten intense weeks, they direct toward mastering the arcane strategies of British parliamentary debate. Follow TEAM QATAR on this unusual journey. Quirky and endearing, entertaining and informative, this story offers a rare glimpse into the rapidly growing global culture of the Arab world and its relation to the West.

Item no.: EN00161303
Format: DVD
Duration: 60 minutes
Copyright: 2010
Price: USD 195.00

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DESTINATION ART - BERLIN

The spotlight falls on Berlin, an epicenter, of European contemporary art. When the Berlin wall came down in 1989, artists moved in attracted by the city's bohemian image and liberalism. Frank Thiel has documented the rapid rebirth and architectural changes in the reunified Berlin and Norbert Bisky's violent, but pastel scenes deal with disillusion in the utopia of a western world.

Item no.: ER00161106
Format: DVD
Duration: 26 minutes
Copyright: 2009
Price: USD 195.00

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DESTINATION ART - CAPE TOWN

Take a visit to Cape Town to meet artists who are working in post-Apartheid South Africa. Sculptor and painter, Willie Bester, reveals why he trawls the city's junkyards for inspiration and materials and sound artist James Webb takes us on a tour of Cape Town.

Item no.: LC00161107
Format: DVD
Duration: 26 minutes
Copyright: 2009
Price: USD 195.00

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DESTINATION ART - ITALY

Travel to Italy to discover more about its burgeoning contemporary art scene. We meet rising star Patrick Tuttofuoco, who uses architecture as inspiration for his dynamic sculptures and we meet il Padre of contemporary Italian art, Michelangelo Pistoletto.

Item no.: DH00161108
Format: DVD
Duration: 26 minutes
Copyright: 2009
Price: USD 195.00

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DESTINATION ART - MUMBAI

Destination Art travels to Mumbai, the fastest moving, most affluent and industrialized city in India. We take a look at its ever changing landscape through the eyes of two very different artists, Hema Upadhyay and Sudhir Patwardhan.

Item no.: ZY00161109
Format: DVD
Duration: 26 minutes
Copyright: 2009
Price: USD 195.00

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DESTINATION ART - TOKYO

In the vibrant city of Tokyo where Asian and Western art styles meet, photographer Ishiuchi Miyako discusses her captivating work which explores the passage of time. We also meet one of Japan's most established sculptures and painters, 77-year old Yayoi Kusama.

Item no.: GJ00161110
Format: DVD
Duration: 26 minutes
Copyright: 2009
Price: USD 195.00

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MAPS OF THE GREAT EXPLORERS

This two-part series gives viewers insight into how maps were drawn and revised based on the voyages of the great explorers. Interviews with historians and cartographers are interspersed with reenactments and the voyages and discoveries.

The voyages of these explorers to the new world have provided historians many stories. Students can now see and understand the 'how' the knowledge gained from the voyages translated into the maps that explorers used. It wasn't necessarily a linear creation. Maps were added to, removed from and modified as more of the world was discovered.

Part 1 - Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan
The earliest maps didn't represent the actual land content of the world. Maps were updated as more of New World was explored. The maps of the Middle Ages, were mostly based on conjecture rather than actual discovery. With the expansion of the spice trade between Asian and Portugal and Spain, the maps began to change once again.

The explorations of Columbus didn't end up where he had anticipated, but his addition of the West Indies to the maps gave Europeans a fuller view of the world. Vespucci gave mapmakers a solid understanding of what was beyond the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Magellan's expedition circumvented the world discovering a vast ocean and lands beyond America.

Part 2 - Cook, LaPerouse
The earlier explores provided mapmakers with an understanding of the major continents. Part two of this series highlights the voyages of British Explorer James Cook and French explorer Jean Francois de la Perouse. James Cook, an exceptional navigator and cartographer, circumnavigated New Zealand, explored the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, and crossed the Polar Circle being the first to understand the icy nature of Antarctica. He sailed across the Pacific Ocean, mapping the "Sandwich" or Hawaiian Islands, and visited most of Polynesia. The voyages of LaPerouse in the Pacific provided cartographers with detailed charts and illustrations of the shores of Alaska, the Sea of Japan and the island archipelagos of Micronesia and Polynesia. A member of his expedition, Barthelemy de Lesseps, traveled by land across Siberia and Russia to deliver these documents back to Europe.

Item no.: PB00161206
Format: DVD
Duration: 50 minutes
Copyright: 2009
Price: USD 250.00

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THIS IS FAMILY

What constitutes a family? How is the typical American family defined? How has the notion of gay families evolved over the past decades? Is there such a thing as a typical gay family?

This fascinating and sometimes shocking documentary profiles the diversity of gay and transgender households in America today. With the aspirations and diverse ways of life for gay and alternative households changing so quickly, is society adapting fast enough to keep up with them?

Each section of this video profiles different scenarios and cultures and shows how alternative lifestyles have lead to acceptable and happy lives. There are two mother, and two father families. There are shelters for children and young adults that have been "tossed out" of their traditional families because of sex changes and alternate lifestyles. How they have coped with family rejection and non-acceptance is described. This documentary will have an elementary school, high school, and university version available in late fall.

Item no.: TC00161259
Format: DVD
Duration: 55 minues
Copyright: 2009
Price: USD 195.00

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DEBATERS, THE

The Debaters highlights the concept behind debating, its role in society and how it develops a global discourse for students to discuss important issues.

Welcome to the cut-throat world of international school debating where feisty, intelligent teens from across the globe argue their way to the top. At the World School Debating Championships in Wales, we follow the journey of a top debating team and their determined coach as they face off against 36 countries in the battle for world domination. See what unfolds throughout the competition as the team's ranking jumps up and down from debate to debate. Moving back and forth between the suspense of the contest and the debaters' post-competition reflections, we witness not only what it takes to be a good debater but also how the championships and debating in general impact the lives of each of the team members.

We experience the trials and tribulations of the team as they joust over controversial issues such as terrorism, nuclear energy and abortion. Once they are assigned their topic and the side they must argue, the debaters have only moments to go through their internal rolodex and construct their arguments. Interwoven is a fluid dialogue between competing teenagers from around the world offering their perspectives on the art of debate.

Item no.: JG00160989
Format: DVD
Duration: 52 minutes
Copyright: 2008
Price: USD 195.00

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TEAM FOR PEACE, A

Touching, passionate and provocative, A Team for Peace follows the riveting journey of a group of preadolescent soccer players, half Palestinian, half Israeli, put together to play on an all star team, The Peace Team, and compete in the world's largest international youth soccer tournament.

Behind the concept of the team is the powerful force of Johann Olav Koss, one of the greatest winter Olympians ever, and founder of children's charity, Right to Play, which promotes conflict resolution through sport in more than twenty impoverished countries. Can mutual respect and understanding be discovered on the soccer pitch? More importantly, can it be translated to off-field life in the tinder box of the Middle East? A Team for Peace is a true hero's journey as we watch to see if the children can overcome centuries of hate and emotionally documented personal tragedies in search of a peaceful future together.

Item no.: TT00160950
Format: DVD
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 2007
Price: USD 195.00

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HAMAS VICTORY

HAMAS VICTORY investigates the appeal of an officially terrorist organization both in the isolated, more traditionally Islamic oriented Gaza Strip, and in the secularized West Bank. The earlier Palestinian popular support of Yassir Arafat's "Fatah" movement has declined as its' corruption and scandals punctuated the failure to achieve peace and prosperity, much less totally expel the Israelis - portrayed as alien and brutal occupiers. Beginning with its' (ironically) Israeli supported development by the Muslim Brotherhood imported decades ago from Egypt and climaxing in its' unanticipated sweep of democratic elections, this emerging force was born of a deep and furious hatred of Israel and its' Western supporters. Can the West hope that it will become more pragmatic and recognize the need to negotiate with Israel? HAMAS hints at the answers in the words of those who supported it.

Item no.: MT00160883
Format: DVD
Duration: 22 minutes
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 195.00

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POWER PLAY - CHOKING IN THE FAST LANE

Powerplay traces the development of oil as the primary commodity of our day, from the crude oil and kerosene of the 1800s through the automotive revolution and the enormous energy demands of today's military. The 2lst century finds oil the power of nations, and its' power all-pervasive. The western world teeters on the brink of a new geopolitical energy race; what are the political, social, and ecological implications?

Item no.: GH00160902
Format: DVD
Duration: 52 minutes
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 195.00

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POWER PLAY - ENERGY

Global temperatures slowly but surely rise; the polar ice caps melt, the oceans surge irresistibly over the lowlands of the world, and the heightened inadequacy of world food supply and production leave millions starving and more vulnerable than ever to diseases. Is humanity responsible for this ecological nightmare?Is it too late to avert the suicide of our species? "Energy" covers the frightening possibilities and the troubling accusations of a world gone fossil-fuel mad.

Item no.: TW00160903
Format: DVD
Duration: 52 minutes
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 195.00

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POWER PLAY - FOSSIL FUEL

Our fossil fuel addiction is no longer healthy; the implications for planet earth are nightmarish, but the replacement of fossil fuels may mean a golden opportunity. Transitional cars may run on hydrogen; solar, wind, hydroelectric & coal-driven sources of power will help reduce the catastrophic greenhouse effect and ease the stranglehold of the oil-producing countries. Currently one third of the world has no access to commercial energy; said Gandhi "The world has enough for everybody's NEED but not enough for everybody's GREED."

Item no.: WH00160904
Format: DVD
Duration: 52 minutes
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 195.00

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1945 - THE YEAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: PART 1 - THE BEGINNING OF THE END

As the Allied armies swarm into the collapsing Third Reich, the disagreements of Roosevelt and Churchill allow Stalin to gain effective control of Eastern Europe. The British military favors a sweep through the north of Germany to take Berlin. But Eisenhower opts instead to leave that region to the Red Army. The Americans effectively yield Poland to the USSR to gain Russian support for the ongoing war against Japan.

Item no.: DT00160856
Format: DVD
Duration: 46 minutes
Copyright: 2005
Price: USD 195.00

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1945 - THE YEAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: PART 2 - THE END OF THE DICTATORS

The horrors of the death camps are exposed to the world with their liberation by the Allies; the loss in human lives in the forced marches, and in the flight in the east from the Russian steamroller, is enormous. Political maneuvering among the Big Three began in earnest as they sought to segregate Europe's nationalities; the division of Germany into occupied zones is determined, but the fates of other nations are determined by the momentum of the Soviets' drive to the west.

Item no.: NH00160857
Format: DVD
Duration: 46 minutes
Copyright: 2005
Price: USD 195.00

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1945 - THE YEAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: PART 3 - VICTORY IN EUROPE

Millions perished of starvation and other effects of the war. The broken promises and implicit threats between the Big Three created the arena for the confrontation of the two new superpowers as exhausted Britain lost its' preeminence. Britain repudiated Churchill's dreams of restored imperial grandeur, and the USSR and the US went in twelve months from being allies to enemies.

Item no.: BY00160858
Format: DVD
Duration: 46 minutes
Copyright: 2005
Price: USD 195.00

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1945 - THE YEAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: PART 4 - THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC

The American embargo of supplies to Japan led that nation to its' attack on Pearl Harbor. No hesitation marked the decision to utilize the newly-developed atomic bomb on Japan. Experts deemed that it was the quickest way to get the Japanese to surrender. When the war was won in South East Asia and the Pacific the US was forced to utilize British troops to restore order. They in turn used Japanese forces to quell growing calls for nationalism in the region; the combustible mixture which was to lead to the Korean, Vietnam and Cambodian wars was hatched in 1945.

Item no.: TN00160859
Format: DVD
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 2005
Price: USD 195.00

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1945 - THE YEAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: PART 5 - THE FUTURE TAKES SHAPE

America was now the richest nation in the world; Britain was victorious, but bankrupt; the Soviet Union had been devastated but was ideologically strong and committed to the victory of its' brand of communism. The cooperation of the war years and the hopes of its' continuation faded and Europe faced years of extreme hardship. The forces that were to shape international politics for the next fifty years emerged in 1945.

Item no.: SS00160860
Format: DVD
Duration: 45 minutes
Copyright: 2005
Price: USD 195.00

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ON THE TRAIL OF BIN LADEN

Years after the 9/11 terror attacks, Osama Bin Laden, public enemy number one, is still not in American hands. This film helps us understand how the most wanted man on the planet was able to slip through the net of Western powers. Retrace the trail taken by the leader of Al Qaeda since October 2001, the beginning of the American offensive.

The film begins in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, a city where Bin Laden had set up his headquarters, and leads us into the mountains of Tora Bora.

The Al Qaeda leader had also been reported in several Pakistani cities: Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar and, above all, in the tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

The film also shows that the Pakistani authorities continue to use double talk and don't hesitate to protect not only the Taliban but also certain members of Al Qaeda.

In this film we see people close to Bin Laden and Mullah Omar confirming that the two most wanted men of the day are still alive and are continuing to plan terrorist operations.

Item no.: TB00160554
Format: DVD
Duration: 52 minutes
Copyright: 2004
Price: USD 195.00

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DECISIVE MOMENT, A

This program features the often dramatic climaxes of American presidential elections since 1948. One question often asked by people with an interest in politics is whether US presidential elections always have a DECISIVE MOMENT, a statement, a mistake, or an event that decides the race and puts one of the two candidates into the most powerful office in the world. Beginning with Truman's stunning upset victory over Dewey-despite the predictions by the media and pundits of his own political party. Nixon's support of Eisenhower in 1952 may have contributed to his loss in 1960. Kennedy's election campaign of that year set the pattern for campaigns yet to come. Also described is the Nixon landslide of 1972, and the ultimate impact of Watergate.

This program analyzes all of the presidential political campaigns from Harry S. Truman through George Bush (Sr.) and demonstrates the DECISIVE MOMENT that either won or lost the presidential election for the candidates. By using archival footage and visits to museums and libraries founded by every single president since World War II, this unique program tries to find the answer.

Item no.: NJ00160192
Format: DVD
Duration: 39 minutes
Copyright: 2002
Price: USD 195.00

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COAL: THE AMERICAN STORY

COAL: AN AMERICAN STORY highlights the pivotal role coal played in fueling Americas industrial revolution and arsenal of democracy for two world wars.

Through archival footage and interviews, the American Story explores the strikes, accidents and labor struggles that fundamentally redefined the relationship between American labor and management in the 20th century.

The final part of the show outlines the positions of environmentalists and government research engineers regarding global warming and the future role coal will play as an energy source.

Item no.: PE00160165
Format: DVD
Duration: 55 minutes
Copyright: 2001
Price: USD 195.00

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KENT STATE - THE DAY THE WAR CAME HOME

May 4, 1970 Kent State University. Sixty-seven shots in 13 seconds. Thirteen horrifying seconds in American History that resulted in the deaths of four students and the wounding of nine others.

Some choose to forget. Others fight to keep the bitter lessons alive for new generations. Try as they may, the survivors cannot escape the questions and the accusations that fly as each anniversary comes and goes.

The haunting LIFE photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio poised in anguish over the body of a slain student; the fervor of the wounded student-activist, still consumed by the need for justice 30 years later; the former Guardsman, living with a badge of shame few could imagine; the gentle perspective of the former student permanently paralyzed by an M-1 riffle; the sociology professor who witnessed the madness and now teaches its lessons to new generations at Kent State. The survivors have scattered but they will forever share a bitter bond. KENT STATE is a portrait of the pain shared be an entire nation. After 30 years, the bloodstains are not forgotten.

Award
  • EMMY AWARD WINNER

    Item no.: TP00160383
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 47 minutes
    Copyright: 2001
    Price: USD 195.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY DANCE SCHOOL AT THE PARIS OPERA

    10 year old Celine has dreamed of becoming a prima ballerina since she can remember. She auditioned at the age of 8 for this special school. Celine attends morning classes of French, math, geography and history. Lunch is followed by dancing classes.

    Item no.: ZT00160500
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY FLOATING SCHOOL (CARIBBEAN)

    An 80-ton tuna ship from Brittany is both home and school to 12 year old Antoin and 9 other young people. Many subjects are learned experientially. He learns to pilot the ship and to interpret weather reports and many other things.

    Item no.: PY00160501
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN AMAZONIA

    Andrea lives in a house built on wooden poles. After the national anthem and the salute to the flag science class begins with a study of Amazonia and its environment.

    Item no.: BG00160502
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN AUSTRALIA

    Boys and girls attend separate classes in this Aborigines school where English is the official language. Today begins with group reading exercises and a composition test.

    Item no.: GF00160503
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN BANGLADESH

    Rotna and her friend Fatima attend a UNICEF school. They practice writing in Bengali, the official language, and study their country's history. Transportation is varied, with skateboards competing with rickshaws.

    Item no.: DP00160504
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN BRAZIL

    Claudio, who's 10, attends the only circus school in Brazil. Mornings involve the traditional ABCs but the afternoons are devoted to the circus.

    Item no.: GT00160505
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN CAMBODIA

    The New Family Center houses orphans such as 12 year old Sophea near Phnom Penh. Carrying his 2 notebooks and 3 pencils Sophea bicycles to the school.

    Item no.: YN00160506
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN CANADA

    Pasqualle is 12 and lives in snow-covered Quebec, where her father teaches computer science. This week is letter-writing week and Pasqualle collects, separates, and distributes the letters in her class. Each class is 50 minutes long, with groups of 6-8 in each class.

    Item no.: SV00160507
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN CUBA

    Havana, capital of Cuba, is home to young Susana, and the location of her school. Each day begins with the matutino, a period of 5 minutes where the students talk with their teachers, receive recognition for good work and resolve problems.

    Item no.: HH00160508
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN ECUADOR

    7 year old Taco is the first of his family to attend school and therefore tries very hard. His first lesson concerns the purification of water. Taco dresses like his Inca ancestors in a hat and panco. He and his classmates salute the flag like soldiers, even bringing their heels together.

    Item no.: NJ00160509
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN GREECE

    Corfu is home ot 11 year old Kosta. His social studies teacher plans a two-day treasure hunt in the city with clues which reinforce what the students have learned in the classroom.

    Item no.: AM00160510
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN HOLLAND

    Jim bicycles to school. His first class discusses road signs; after recess the students study French, acting out sketches to emply their new-found foreign vocabulary.

    Item no.: RT00160511
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN INDIA

    Eleven year old Sanders rehearses his multiplication tables to moves of his favorite classic Indian dance, the bharata natyam. He rides to school on a motorized rickshaw hanging on to the outside.

    Item no.: HA00160512
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN ISRAEL

    Yael attends religious school where boys and girls pray separately as they learn the duties of Judaism, as taught in the Torah.

    Item no.: HR00160513
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN ITALY

    Linda and her siblings are transported to school in Tuscany by donkeys when the weather is nice. At outdoor art class the students draw various historic sites.

    Item no.: PF00160514
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN LEBANON

    Zena is 11 years old and loves history. Today the 30 members of her 6th grade class begin with French and then study Lebanese crafts.

    Item no.: PK00160515
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN MAURITANIA

    Mauritania is on the west coast of Africa; 12 year old Hakim lives in a tent and walks a half mile to school. Isam is the offical religion of Maurintania. Both Arabic and French are spoken. Boys and girls must share the same classroom because of lack of space but they sit on opposite sides of the room.

    Item no.: FY00160516
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN MOROCCO

    Because of a school shortage, Khadija attends classes for only half a day. Some classes are taught in French because Morocco was once a colony of France. Writing exercises are done on slate boards. At home her father helps her prepare for a test in dictaion by citing portions of the Koran.

    Item no.: KF00160517
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN PERU

    Nine year old Alex lives on the island of Taquil on Lake Titicaca, on the border of Peru and Bolivia, a place with no cars and no electricity.

    Item no.: AH00160518
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN REUNION ISLAND

    In the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa lies Reunion Island. Fabienne is in the 6th grade and her school is located in the middle of the village with no fences, but no one leaves the school grounds. Today her class is doing a photo study of the village labeling various locations.

    Item no.: EA00160519
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN SCOTLAND

    On Bute Island 10 year old Edward prpares to leave his familys sheep farm to attend a boarding school on anoter island. Classes begin with geography.

    Item no.: TF00160520
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN TANZANIA

    N'Didai's school was founded by missionaries and is in session 6 days a week. Class begins with geography; Tanzania lies on the east coast of Africa and includes Mt. Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa. Swahili is the official language.

    Item no.: AC00160521
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN THAILAND

    12 year old Viron is an apprentice monk who lives in a temple area. Much of his times is also devoted to study and mediation.

    Item no.: AV00160522
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY SCHOOL IN TRINIDAD

    Discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1498, Trinidad is in the Antilles Islands in the Caribbean, and home to 8 year old Kemba. Though the school is a public one, the students wear uniforms. Trinidads polution is comprised of Muslims, Catholics, and Anglicans and English is still the official language.

    Item no.: WL00160523
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY STEINER SCHOOL IN SWITZERLAND

    Celine usually travels by tram to the Steiner school, a private school which is founded on the ideas of Rudolf Steiner and is located in Geneva. The same teacher stays with each group of students from grades 1-8 where classes are taught in French.

    Item no.: GN00160524
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    I LOVE SCHOOL: MY TENNIS SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES

    Would-be superstars come to the most famous tennis school in the world here in Florida; among them is 11 year old Alejandro from Venezuela. At St. Stephens Episcopal school mornings comprise various traditional classes and computer studies and are succeeded by afternoons devoted to tennis.

    Item no.: CD00160525
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Copyright: 1998
    Price: USD 149.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, 1776

    Utilizes Philadelphia as a microcosm of the 13 colonies in 1776, portrays the leaders of the revolution, Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine, the Declaration of Independence and Common Sense; the social complexity of Revolutionary America; coalition politics; and different visions of the independent future.

    Item no.: KZ00160069
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: MAHATMA GHANDI

    The life, influence, and legacy of Gandhi. His early years in London and work for non-whites in South Africa and return to India. Gandhis confrontation with the Raj and finally his assassination. How has history judged him?

    Item no.: DH00160454
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: MUSSOLINI AND FASCISM

    The story of Mussolini's origins and ascent to power-the nature of Fascism, the conquest of Abyssinia, the alignment with Nazi Germany, the invasion of Sicily in 1943 and its subsequent coup, and his execution at the end of the war he had so unwisely entered.

    Item no.: RU00160499
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: OUTBREAK OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

    Presents the Fischer Thesis- Kaiser Wilhelm II anticipated only a short war and was not expecting British participation in such a conflict. Mobilization was ordered knowing it could cause a general war. A limited background of Sarajevo is also provided.

    Item no.: WS00160569
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: SECOND WORLD WAR PART 2 - ALLIED VICTORY

    Midway, El Alamein, the monumental struggle at Kursk, the Allied triumph in the Battle of the Atlantic. The atomic bombs which brought Japan to unconditional surrender. A final segment considers the stunning toll of losses, the horrors of the Holocaust, and the long-range results: the development of the 2 superpowers.

    Item no.: SF00160706
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: STALIN - TERROR AND TRANSFORMATION

    Recounts both the major events of Stalin's life and investigates the remaining mysterious paradoxes and purges of the dictator. The titanic Nazi-Soviet collision with millions of Russian dead is also discussed.

    Item no.: TC00160786
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: THE DECLINE OF TSARISM

    The effects of the belated industrial revolution. The patterns of repression and the calamitous effects of the Russo-Japanese war, and the decision of the grand dukes and their coterie to desert Nicholas and his unpopular consort.

    Item no.: GN00160193
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: THE DISSOLUTION OF THE MONASTERIES

    Considers the nature of England's monastic orders, their power and corruption, and the aftermath of the edicts of 1536 and 1539.

    Item no.: VM00160208
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

    Why and how the war broke out. Sequences of reenactments of the Civil War filmed among the remains of great houses and fortified dwellings bring this conflict vividly to life. Why did it last so long?

    Item no.: TA00160827
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man, the invasion by the monarchies, Robespierre's directorship and the Reign of Terror, and the insurgencies of counter-revolutionaries.

    Item no.: SZ00160282
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: THE NAZI SEIZURE OF POWER

    Hitler's background and early background is traced. The humiliation and the economic collapse of Germany by the end of World War I. The instability of the Weimar government. The Nazis drew support from the industrialists,the military and the lower middle classes who responded to Hitlers promises of employment.

    Item no.: NH00160535
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA

    The preliminary subjugation of northern Africa by the French and British, and the frantic efforts of latecomers such as Belgium, Germany, and Italy. Cecil Rhodes and his "Cairo to Capetown" dreams of British hegemony influenced the course of colonization.

    Item no.: NY00160698
    Format: VHS
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: THE SECOND WORLD WAR PART 1 - AXIS ASSAULT

    Covers the European theater with references to the pre-war Nazi annexations of Austria and Czechoslovakia, and the rapid German conquest of Poland. Reasons for the Allied collapse are cited. The Japanese war in China and triumph over the British in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.

    Item no.: ND00160705
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902

    The development of the Boer republics and their humiliating defeat of British regulars by the use of commando warfare. Kitchener's starvation of thousands of Boer women and children in concentration camps.

    Item no.: NL00160739
    Format: VHS
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: THE STRUGGLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN IN THE 16TH CENTURY

    Outlines the resistance of the Catholic Mediterranean powers to the naval might of the Ottomans, and the great clash ot Lepanto

    Item no.: FH00160752
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: THE UNIFICATION OF GERMANY

    The fragmentation of pre-Napoleonic Germany, the revolution of 1848, Bismarck, his wars with Denmark, the Hapsburgs and France and the consequences for both Germany and Europe.

    Item no.: PN00160810
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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    WARWICK HISTORY, THE: THE UNIFICATION OF ITALY

    The aims of Italian democrats such as Mazzini and the dynastic aspirations of the Piedemontese Charles Albert, the Revolution of 1848, and the pivotal roles of Cavour andGaribaldi and their wars.

    Item no.: FK00160811
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 1995
    Price: USD 195.00

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