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Video indexes by country and audience
Index by country
| Country |
Materials |
| |
Book |
Video |
| Cameroon |
- AIDS in Cameroon
- Destination: Cameroon
|
|
Ghana |
- Anansi
- Discovering the Music of Africa
- Hello From Around the World: Ghana
|
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| Kenya |
|
- The Kitchen Toto
- Out of Africa
|
| Lethoso |
|
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| Malawi |
- Clay Pots and Two Women Potters from Southern
Malawi
|
|
| Namibia |
- National Geographic: African Wildlife
|
|
| Senegal |
- Destination: Senegal
- Living Africa: A Village Experience
|
|
| South Africa |
- The Death Throes of Apartheid
- Nelson Mandela: The Man
- South Africa Unedited
- A World Apart
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- An African Dream
- Breaker Morant
- Cry Freedom
- Cry the Beloved Country
- A Dry White Season
- Mandela
- Place of Weeping
- The Power of One
|
| Zimbabwe |
- S.W. Zimbabwe Wood Sculptors
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Index by audience
| Audience |
Materials |
| |
Book |
Video |
| Kindergarden - 3rd Grade |
- Anansi
- Discovering the Music of Africa
- Hello From Around the World: Ghana
- How the Leopard Got His Spots
- Koi and the Kola Nuts
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|
Grades 3 - 6 |
- Destination: Cameroon
- Destination: Lesotho
- Destination: Senegal
- Discovering the Music of Africa
- Hello From Around the World: Ghana
- How the Leopard Got His Spots
- Koi and the Kola Nuts
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|
| Junior High |
- Africa, a series by Basil Davidson
- Destination: Cameroon
- Destination: Lesotho
- Destination: Senegal
- Discovering the Music of Africa
- National Geographic: African Wildlife
- National Geographic: Search for the Great Apes
- To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience
|
- Cry the Beloved Country
- Mandela
- Out of Africa
- Place of Weeping
- A World Apart
|
| High School |
- AIDS in Cameroon
- Africa, a series by Basil Davidson
- African Art
- Assignment Africa
- Black and White in Color
- Chocolat
- Clay Pots and Two Women Potters from Southern Malawi
- The Death Throes of Apartheid
- Destination: Cameroon
- Destination: Lesotho
- Destination: Senegal
- Discovering the Music of Africa
- The Flame
- Living Africa: A Village Experience
- National Geographic: African Wildlife
- National Geographic: Search for the Great Apes
- Nelson Mandela: The Man
- S.W. Zimbabwe Wood Sculptors
- Seven Days in Somalia
- South Africa Unedited
- Study in Africa: New Opportunities for American
Students
- To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience
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- An African Dream
- Black and White in Color
- Breaker Morant
- Chocolat
- Cry Freedom
- Cry the Beloved Country
- The Gods Must Be Crazy II
- Gorillas in the Mist
- The Kitchen Toto
- Mandela
- Out of Africa
- Place of Weeping
- The Power of One
- A World Apart
|
| College, Adult |
- AIDS in Cameroon
- Africa, a series by Basil Davidson
- African Art
- The Africans, a series by Ali Mazrui
- Assignment Africa
- Black and White in Color
- Chocolat
- Clay Pots and Two Women Potters from Southern Malawi
- The Death Throes of Apartheid
- Discovering the Music of Africa
- The Flame
- Living Africa: A Village Experience
- National Geographic: African Wildlife
- National Geographic: Search for the Great Apes
- Nelson Mandela: The Man
- S.W. Zimbabwe Wood Sculptors
- Seven Days in Somalia
- South Africa Unedited
- Study in Africa: New Opportunities for American
Students
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- An African Dream
- Black and White in Color
- Breaker Morant
- Chocolat
- Cry Freedom
- Cry the Beloved Country
- A Dry White Season
- The Gods Must Be Crazy II
- Gorillas in the Mist
- The Kitchen Toto
- Mandela
- Mister Johnson
- Mountains of the Moon
- Out of Africa
- Place Of Weeping
- The Power of One
- A World Apart
|
| Teachers |
- Destination: World Wise Schools
- A Peace Corps Partnership Story
- Study in Africa: New Opportunities for American
Students
- What Do We Know About Africa?
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Educational Series and Documentaries
"Africa" series by Basil Davidson
"The African" series by Ali Mazrui
"Africa" series by Basil Davidson
| Name |
Time |
Introduction |
Audience |
| Program 1: Different But Equal |
57 min |
For over four centuries, Africa was ravished
by the slave trade. This has permanently
distorted our view of the
continent and its people. The film goes
back to Africa's origins to show
that, far from having no great art or
technology, Africa gave rise t o
some of the world's greatest early
civilizations. Includes segments on
Nubia and the role of Africans in the
Crusades. (1984). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| Program 2: Mastering a Continent |
57 min |
Looking closely at three different communities, the
film examines the ways African peoples carve
out an existence in an often
hostile environment. A group of Pokot cattle
herders in Kenya tell how
they use the natural environment to their
advantage. Two very different
farming villages show how, in Africa,
spiritual development goes hand in
hand with technological advances. (1984). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| Program 3: Caravans of Gold |
57 min |
Traces the routes of the medieval gold trade, which
reached from Africa to India and China in the
east, and westward to the
city-states of Italy. African rulers grew
rich and powerful, and the ruler
of Ancient Ghana was described by an Arab
traveler in A D 951 as the
wealthiest of all kings on earth. The coming
of the Portuguese sea-trade
in 1498 heralded the end of the golden years
of trans-Saharan caravan trade. (1984). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| Program 4: Kings and Cities |
57 min |
To explore the ways in which African kingdoms
functioned, this film visits the ancient
Nigerian city of Kano, where the
king holds court in a 15th century palace,
presiding with his council over
traditional rituals that continue to command
the respect of his people. (1984). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| Program 5: The Bible and the Gun |
57 min |
The slave trade in Africa decimated the population and
rent apart the fabric of society. After the
slave traders came new kinds
of interlopers: first, the explorers, among
them Stanley and Livingstone,
and then, the missionaries. Next, came those
interested not in souls, but
in wealth, such as gold and diamonds-men like
Cecil Rhodes, who envisioned
an empire stretching from "Cape to Cairo." (1984). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| Program 6: This Magnificent African Cake |
57 min |
The 1880s saw the beginning of a thirty-year 'scramble
for Africa' that dramatically changed the face
of the continent. All of
Africa, except for Liberia and Ethiopia,
became subject to colonial rule - a
condition which remained unchanged until the
outbreak of the Second World War. (1984). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| Program 7: The Rise of Nationalism |
57 min |
Charts the struggles for African independence in
Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, and the Belgian Congo,
with a close look at Guinea
Bissau and an interview with the military
leader of Mozambique. Examines
the final collapse of white minority rule in
Zimbabwe, and concludes with
the question of how long the apartheid system of
South Africa can survive. |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| Program 8: The Legacy |
57 min |
Looks at Africa in the aftermath of colonial rule, as
the continent seeks ways to come to terms with
its diverse inheritance.
Interviews with statesmen - including Mugabe in Zimbabwe,
Shagari in
Nigeria, and Senghor in Senegal - illuminate the problems
and successes of Africa today. |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
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"The African" series by Ali Mazrui
| Name |
Time |
Introduction |
Audience |
| Program 1: The Nature of a Continent |
60 min |
Examines Africa's geography and climate, focusing on
the effects of water, wind, and time. African
peoples' abilities in
overcoming these often adverse natural
elements to form strong, viable
cultures is shown in Egypt - birthplace of Pharaonic
dynasties as early as
3000 B.C. The impact of geography on African
cultures is also addressed. (1985). |
college, adult |
| Program 2: A Legacy of Lifestyles |
60 min |
Explores the effects of indigenous, Islamic, and
Western cultures on African social
organization and lifestyles. These
three influences are observed in the lives of
cultivators and nomads, and
in the roles taken by families and children.
The program also contrasts
the historical perspectives of "romantic gloriana" and
"romantic primitivism". (1985). |
college, adult |
| Program 3: New Gods |
60 min |
Examines the factors that influence religion in
Africa, paying particular attention to the
relationship between humans and
God, and to how traditional African religions,
Islam, and Christianity
coexist and influence each other. (1985). |
college, adult |
| Program 4: Tools of Exploitation |
60 min |
Shows how Africa's human and natural resources have
been exploited and looks at the result of
this exploitation before, during, and
after the colonial period. Its central
proposition is that Africa has
contributed more to Western industrialization
than the West has
contributed to African development. (1985). |
college, adult |
| Program 5: New Conflicts |
60 min |
Looks at the tensions inherent in the juxtaposition of
three heritages, exploring ways in which
these conflicts have contributed
to the setting of boundaries, urbanization,
the warrior tradition of
indigenous Africa, the Jihad tradition of
Islam, modern g uerrilla
warfare, and nationalist movements. (1985). |
college, adult |
| Program 6: In Search of Stability |
60 min |
Depicts and discusses several means of governing,
asking which efforts have succeeded, which have
failed, and why. Current
unrest and new social orders are examined to
illustrate an Africa in
search of a viable form of government. (1985). |
college, adult |
| Program 7: A Garden of Eden in Decay |
60 min |
Illustrates a continent that is rich in minerals, but
plagued by famine, deforestation, unharnessed and
ill-used water supplies,
and advancing desert. The theme of the program is
that the continent
produces what it does not consume and consumes
what it does not produce. (1985). |
college, adult |
| Program 8: A Clash of Cultures |
60 min |
This film is concerned with the fusion of values. It
explores how modern Africans reconcile the
often contradictory signals
that they receive from their triple heritage,
and depicts the coexistence
of traditional practices and rituals with
modern activities. The
continuing value of such inherited colonial
legacies as European languages
and legal systems is questioned. (1985). |
college, adult |
| Program 9: Global Africa |
60 min |
Examines Africa's relations with the rest of the world
and looks at the continuing influence of
the superpowers on the
continent's affairs. Among the issues it
addresses are: Africa's role in
the United Nations; the role of such critical
resources as cobalt; the
importance of the International Monetary Fund;
the role of food aid;
tourism; Islamic solutions; Africa and the bomb;
and problems in South Africa. (1985). |
college, adult |
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Peace Corps Global Education Series
| Video |
Time |
Introduction |
Audience |
| Destination: Worldwise Schools |
6 min, Brochure included |
This video introduces teachers to Worldwise Schools.
This Peace Corps sponsored program links
American teachers and students in
grades 3-12 with Peace Corps Volunteers serving
in countries throughout
the world, as well as returned PCVs. (1993) |
Teachers |
| Destination: Cameroon |
20 min, Study Guide included |
Because of its great physical and cultural diversity,
Cameroon is sometimes referred to as
"Africa in Miniature." Viewers visit
Peace Corps Volunteers living in three
different communities: Andek,
situated in the western highlands;
Ambam, in the rain-forest region; and
Bogo, located in the grassy lowlands.
The film demonstrates how homes,
agricultural crops, and lifestyles differ
in each of these areas. (1993). |
Grades 3-6, junior high, high school |
| Destination: Lesotho |
22 min, Study Guide included |
The video takes viewers to Lesotho, a mountainous
nation located in southern Africa.
The video visits the lowland village of
Ha Rapholo and the highland village of St.
Rodrigue to meet two Peace
Corps volunteers and the communities
they serve. Viewers gain a sense of
the rugged terrain and learn how people
are coping with the effects of
drought. They see girls doing their
household chores, boys tending their
animals, and children at school. (1994). |
Grades 3-6, junior high, high school |
| Destination: Sénégal |
15 min, Study Guide included |
This video gives a brief overview of the geography and
history of Senegal. Viewers visit the
capital city of Dakar and learn
about life in two villages. The video
includes interviews with Peace Corps
volunteers, who discuss their perceptions
of Senegale se culture and how
they have adapted to life in Senegal. (1991). |
Grades 3-6, junior high, high school |
| A Peace Corps Partnership Program |
10 min |
The Peace Corps Partnership Program brings together
American groups and overseas communities
to fund overseas community
projects and participate in cultural
exchanges. This brief introduction to
the program focuses on one Partnership
story. The film sho ws the benefits
of the Partnership Program for the
people of Njani, Senegal, and for the
children of a Massachusetts elementary school.
(1990). |
Teachers |
| To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience |
10 min |
This video provides a brief introduction to the Peace
Corps program, through a discussion
between a returned Peace Corps
Volunteer and two teenaged friends.
Viewers gain insights into the
uniqueness of the Peace Corps as a development
organization and as a tool
to promote cross-cultural understanding. (1995). |
junior high, high school |
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Children's Videos: Grades K - 8
| Video |
Time |
Introduction |
Audience |
| Destination: Worldwise Schools |
6 min, Brochure included |
This video introduces teachers to Worldwise Schools.
This Peace Corps sponsored program links
American teachers and students in
grades 3-12 with Peace Corps Volunteers serving
in countries throughout
the world, as well as returned PCVs. (1993) |
Teachers |
| Destination: Cameroon |
20 min, Study Guide included |
Because of its great physical and cultural diversity,
Cameroon is sometimes referred to as
"Africa in Miniature." Viewers visit
Peace Corps Volunteers living in three
different communities: Andek,
situated in the western highlands;
Ambam, in the rain-forest region; and
Bogo, located in the grassy lowlands.
The film demonstrates how homes,
agricultural crops, and lifestyles differ
in each of these areas. (1993). |
Grades 3-6, junior high, high school |
| Destination: Lesotho |
22 min, Study Guide included |
The video takes viewers to Lesotho, a mountainous
nation located in southern Africa.
The video visits the lowland village of
Ha Rapholo and the highland village of St.
Rodrigue to meet two Peace
Corps volunteers and the communities
they serve. Viewers gain a sense of
the rugged terrain and learn how people
are coping with the effects of
drought. They see girls doing their
household chores, boys tending their
animals, and children at school. (1994). |
Grades 3-6, junior high, high school |
| Destination: Sénégal |
15 min, Study Guide included |
This video gives a brief overview of the geography and
history of Senegal. Viewers visit the
capital city of Dakar and learn
about life in two villages. The video
includes interviews with Peace Corps
volunteers, who discuss their perceptions
of Senegale se culture and how
they have adapted to life in Senegal. (1991). |
Grades 3-6, junior high, high school |
| A Peace Corps Partnership Program |
10 min |
The Peace Corps Partnership Program brings together
American groups and overseas communities
to fund overseas community
projects and participate in cultural
exchanges. This brief introduction to
the program focuses on one Partnership
story. The film sho ws the benefits
of the Partnership Program for the
people of Njani, Senegal, and for the
children of a Massachusetts elementary school.
(1990). |
Teachers |
| To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience |
10 min |
This video provides a brief introduction to the Peace
Corps program, through a discussion
between a returned Peace Corps
Volunteer and two teenaged friends.
Viewers gain insights into the
uniqueness of the Peace Corps as a development
organization and as a tool
to promote cross-cultural understanding. (1995). |
junior high, high school |
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Documentaries: Grade 8 - Adult
| Video |
Time |
Introduction |
Audience |
| African Art |
47 min |
A video about African carvings, sculptures,
masquerade, paintings, etc looked at within
African cultural context. It
also shows how African art influenced such
famous artists as Picasso. (1995). |
high school, college, adult |
| AIDS in Cameroon |
86 min |
This video discusses various issues related to the
AIDS in Cameroon. It is divided into four
parts: (1) The Reality of AIDS
in Cameroon, (2) AIDS: The Issues, (3)
Women and AIDS, and (4) AIDS
Witnesses. (1993). |
high school, college, adult |
| Assignment Africa |
60 min |
The story of how Africa is represented in the U.S.
media. The filmmakers address important
discrepancies between the
realities of Africa and what is portrayed
in the media, and explore why
these discrepancies exist. They examine
the difficulties that Am erican
journalists have in covering Africa, as well
as the reasons why Africans
feel they are treated unfairly by the
international press. (1986). |
high school, college, adult |
| Clay Pots and Two Women Potters from
Southern Malawi |
30 min |
This documentary about pottery in Southern Malawi was
made by Judith Greavu. It depicts two women
who are highly skilled in
traditional African pottery. (1993). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| The Death Throes of Apartheid |
60 min |
The filmmakers ask the question: Can South Africa's
leaders unite the nation's people behind
a common set of goals and a
peaceful process to attain them? This film
focuses on the factionalism
between and within South Africa's black and
white communities and what
this means for the post-apartheid era.
Includes interviews with ANC and
Inkatha supporters living in Natal, people
of mixed race living in
Capetown, and Afrikaners in the gold fields
of the Orange Free State. (1990). |
high school, college, adult |
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French Language Videos
| Video |
Time |
Introduction |
Audience |
| Living Africa: A Village Experience-Senegal
(documentary) |
34 min, French and Wolof with French subtitles |
Explores life in the West African village of Wassetake
on the Senegal River. The film gives insight
into the community's economy
and politics, the everyday work of men and
women, and the importance of
the river in people's lives. Scenes of an
Islamic school and the
preparation and eating of an evening meal
are featured. (1982). |
high school, college, adult |
| Black and White in Color (feature film) |
88 min, French with English subtitles |
This film pokes fun at the spectacle of inept
Europeans trying to conduct WWI in Africa.
The idyllic life in a
French-African settlement is rudely
interrupted in 1915 by news of war in
Europe. The settlement's sergeant tries
to assemble a rag-tag army of
African soldiers to capture a neighboring
German settlement. The attempt
results in failure, whereupon the sergeant
turns to the settlement's
government geographer, who hatches a most
improbable strategy to vanquish
the Germans. (1977). |
high school, college, adult |
| Chocolat (feature film) |
105 min, French with English subtitles |
A memoir of life in colonial Africa in the 1950s, as
seen through the eyes of a French official's
young daughter. France
Dalens, now a young woman, has returned to
Cameroon to trace her past. The
rush of familiar sights, sounds, and
smells soon sweeps her back to her
childhood in a desolate land of harsh,
haunting beauty. At that time, her
only friend had been the houseboy Prote,
who introduced her to the riddles
of this stark landscape. (1989). |
high school, college, adult |
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Feature Length Videos
| Video |
Time |
Introduction |
Audience |
| An African Dream |
94 min |
A young teacher, Katherine Armstrong, joins her fiance
in Cradock, South Africa, and ventures into
the unspoiled beauty of the
African bush. But the perfection of her new-found
love for husband and
country is soon displaced by the pity and
anger she feels at the abuse of
the African people by her fellow countrymen.
Katherine befriends an
educated African, who teaches at a small school
on a local reserve. Rumors
of their romantic relationship create tensions
in the community as racial
hatreds, long lain dormant, threaten to erupt
in violence. (1990). |
high school, college, adult |
| Black and White in Color |
88 min, French with English subtitles |
This film pokes fun at the spectacle of inept
Europeans trying to conduct WWI in Africa.
The idyllic life in a
French-African settlement is rudely
interrupted in 1915 by news of war in
Europe. The settlement's sergeant tries to
assemble a rag-tag army of
African soldiers to capture a neighboring
German settlement. The attempt
results in failure, whereupon the sergeant
turns to the settlement's
government geographer, who hatches a most
improbable strategy to vanquish
the Germans. (1977). |
high school, college, adult |
| Breaker Morant |
103 min |
The dramatic story of one of history's most
controversial military court-martials.
The setting is 1901, during the
Boer War in South Africa. British officer
Harry Morant and two other
lieutenants are put on trial for the
execution of Boer prisoners and the
mysterious death of a missionary. Although
they are brilliantly defended,
the case has been stacked against them.
At the height of the trial, the
three men successfully lead the defense
against a savage Boer attack on
the prison. Yet the court is unwilling to be
lenient, pronouncing a
startling sentence. (1981). |
high school, college, adult |
| Chocolat |
105 min, French with English subtitles |
A memoir of life in colonial Africa in the 1950s, as
seen through the eyes of a French official's
young daughter. France
Dalens, now a young woman, has returned to
Cameroon to trace her past. The
rush of familiar sights, sounds, and smells
soon sweeps her back to her
childhood in a desolate land of harsh, haunting
beauty. At that time, her
only friend had been the houseboy Prote, who
introduced her to the riddles
of this stark landscape. (1989). |
high school, college, adult |
| Cry Freedom |
157 min |
The story of black activist Stephen Biko and the
liberal white newspaper editor who risks his
own life to bring Biko's
message to the world. After learning of
apartheid's true horrors through
Biko's eyes, editor Donald Woods discovers
that his friend has been
silenced by the police. Woods then undertakes
a perilous quest to escape
South Africa and bring Biko's remarkable tale
of courage to the world. (1988). |
high school, college, adult |
| Cry the Beloved Country |
100 min |
The compelling story of two fathers, one black, one
white, who live on opposite sides of apartheid.
They are drawn together
through one father's search for his lost son.
Through an act of violence
that changes many lives forever, they come to
understand one another and
realize that Black and White are not really so
different after all. (1951). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| A Dry White Season |
107 min |
Ben du Toit is a white schoolteacher in South Africa
who thinks little about his way of life.
Ben is politically awakened as he
investigates the "suicide" of his black
gardener, who has been killed by
the police. Ben's transformation alienates
him from his family, friends,
and the safety of South Africa's white
status quo society. (1990). |
college, adult |
| The Gods Must Be Crazy II |
98 min |
A San bushman living a traditional life in the desert
collides with the so-called civilized world
when he goes in search of his
children, who are accidental stowaways on a
poacher's truck. He meets very
strange people, who know how to make magic
machines but constantly need to
be saved from the wilderness and from each
other. (1990). |
high school, college, adult |
| Gorillas in the Mist |
129 min |
Based on the true story of Dian Fossey, who travels to
Central Africa to study the rare mountain
gorillas. In this incredible
paradise, her interest in the gorillas
turns to passion and finally
obsession. Nothing can stop her from risking
her life to protect the
gorillas from poachers and animal traders.
Desperate to save her "family"
from extinction, Fossey searches for justice
but in the end settles for revenge. (1989). |
high school, college, adult |
| The Kitchen Toto |
96 min |
Mwangi, an African boy living in colonial Kenya in
1950, is caught between opposing sides of a
war of independence. On one
side is the British policeman, who has taken
him on as a "kitchen toto," a
house servant. On the other side are the
militant Mau Mau, who earlier
killed Mwangi's pacifist father and now
demand that the boy take a blood
oath to kill the family he serves or die.
Mwangi's horrifying dilemma is
history made personal, as we witness the
plight of thousands trapped in
the crossfire of a brutal struggle that
would eventually claim 14,000
lives. (1987). |
high school, college, adult |
| Mandela |
135 min |
The story of South Africa's courageous human rights
activist. Mandela's life is traced from his
rise in the African National
Congress to his unjust trial for treason and
long imprisonment. Also
examines Mandela's philosophical shift from
passive resistance to armed
struggle and his relationship with his wife,
Winnie. (1987). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| Mister Johnson |
105 min |
A remarkable story about the men of the British empire
and their clash with the citizens of an
African village. A delightful,
funny, and sometimes poignant look at the
struggle between a small
community and external forces of 'progress'. (1990). |
college, adult |
| Mountains of the Moon |
140 min |
In the 1850s two British officers, Captain Richard
Burton and Lieutenant John Speke, set out to
discover the source of the
Nile. Against all odds, they push deeper into
the African frontier, where
no western man had ever gone. As they
endure the journey 's hardships,
Burton and Speke forge a strong bond which
one will eventually betray. (1989). |
college, adult |
| Out of Africa |
161 min |
Based on the true story of Karen Blixen, a
strong-willed Danish woman who goes to
Kenya in 1914 to marry and run a
coffee plantation. She soon falls in love with
the land, its people, and a
mysterious white hunter. (1985). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| Place of Weeping |
88 min |
South Africa is a powder keg about to explode, a
bitter land torn apart by oppression and
violence. This is a place of
injustice and fear, yet a place where hope
still grows. A powerful story
of one South African woman's personal
fight against the violent oppression
of apartheid and the deep-rooted hatred of
her own people. The first film
about the South African struggle to be made by
South Africans themselves. (1986). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
| The Power of One |
127 min |
Set in South Africa during the 1930s and '40s, this
story centers on PK, an English boy who is
persecuted because of his
British heritage by Afikaner extremists.
While fighting for the rights of
his black friends, he falls in love with
the daughter of a leading member
of the pro-apartheid Afrikaner Nationalist
Party. The film portrays the
historical friction between South Africa's
Afrikaner and English
populations, shows glimpses of life in the
black townships, and depicts
the brutality of apartheid. Includes a
beautiful musical score by Johnny Clegg. (1992). |
high school, college, adult |
| A World Apart |
114 min |
South Africa, 1963 - a nation polarized by apartheid
and dehumanized by police state terror.
When idealistic journalist Diana Roth
defies the government, she becomes the first
white woman arrested under
the infamous 90-day Detention Act. Thrown into
solitary confinement,
Diana is separated from her home, friends, and
lonely young daughter who
is struggling to grow up in a country convulsed
by hate and injustice. (1985). |
junior high, high school, college, adult |
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