To learn more about global migration issues, check out the library's excellent movie collection. Try a keyword in OneSearch and limit to the Video Collection. DVDs are located on the second floor of Shain Library.
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Lonely widow Emmi Kurowski meets Arab worker Ali in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love--to their own surprise, and to the shock of family, colleagues, and drinking buddies. An emotional power that reflects the ethnic tensions within German society.
Chronicles of a Refugee
A 6-part documentary series that looks at the Palestinian refugee experience, in its global context, over the last 60 years...Filmed in 17 countries, 18 refugee camps, 36 cities, with more than 300 interviews, Chronicles of a Refugee gives voice to Palestinian refugees displaced in 1948, as well as to their descendants.
Coffee, Corn and the Cost of Globalization
Around the world, people exchange goods, information and technology at a faster rate than ever before. But not everyone benefits from having the world within reach. Learn about some of the effects of economic globalization through the stories of two communities in Mexico. ... we have a responsibility to our global neighbors whose lives have been profoundly effected by this race to accumulate wealth and economic connectedness.
Fortress Europe: The Immigration Situation
Over the past decade, thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers from all over the world have paid with their lives in their attempts to find safety in "Fortress Europe." Drawing on representative case studies, gripping archival footage, and interviews with policymakers, anti-policy activists, and others, this chilling three-part series scrutinizes Europe's stringent immigration regulations while exposing the severe measures used to enforce them.
Globalization at a Crossroads
To some, the term globalization means ruthless exploitation by corporations; to others, it means bringing economic development to all the peoples of the world. This program explains key principles at the core of global economics and takes a historical look at their effects, focusing on market liberalization and the failed 'East Asian miracle'; privatization of basic resources in Bolivia and the severe backlash against it; Russia's rapid transition to capitalism and the oligarchism and kleptocracy that came to characterize it; and China's incremental implementation of capitalism under communism. The video also takes stock of the seismic shift in the U.S. economy and its probable effect on the rest of the world.
Le Havre
Marcel Marx, an old bohemian living in the French harbor city of Le Havre, stands up for a young African refugee when officials begin to pursue the boy for deportation.
Islam--Facing East, Facing West. Zaid Shakir on Being Muslim in America
Imam Zaid Shakir details his experiences as a Muslim and an American in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Zaid discusses the structure and comprehensiveness of Islam, the compatibility of core Islamic and American values, the misuse of Islam as justification for terrorism, morality in government, Islamic civilization as contrasted with Islamic statehood, Muslim anger with American foreign policy, and the levels of jihad.
Nazrah a Muslim Woman's Perspective
A diverse group of Muslim women living in the Pacific Northwest discuss their views on Islam, Islam's image in the popular culture, and their feelings about women in Islamic culture.
No Logo: Brands, Globalization, Resistance
Using hundreds of media examples, No Logo shows how the commercial takeover of public space, destruction of consumer choice, and replacement of real jobs with temporary work (the dynamics of corporate globalization) impact everyone, everywhere. It also draws attention to the democratic resistance arising globally to challenge the hegemony of brands.
La Promesse
An absorbing drama about a Belgian teenager who is gradually coming to understand the implications of his father making a living off of abusing illegal alien workers.
Refugees in Africa: Another Quiet Emergency
The day-to-day struggle for dignity and survival that goes on in refugee camps remains invisible to most of the world. In this ABC News program, actor Don Cheadle travels to Uganda to focus media attention on the plight of innocent people -- specially children -- displaced and endangered by war.
Shadows and Whispers the Struggle of North Korea's Refugees
Documentary, filmed in the northeast mountains of China, that examines the desperate circumstances of North Korean refugees who have illegally crossed the border into China to escape famine conditions which have existed in North Korea since 1995. As many as 800,000 have crossed into China in search of food, most soon returning to their own country. Those who have chosen to stay endure dire conditions, forced to hide in caves, under floorboards, in basements, or on the streets.
Welcome to Refugeestan
Almost 17 million people - refugees, displaced persons or migrants - live in camps, in a virtual country the size of the Netherlands. And yet the names of these places do not appear on any maps. The UNHCR and NGOs have developed ways of running the camps that are both efficient and absurd. This film explores the land of camps, from Kenya, to Tanzania, Jordan, and the Greece-Macedonia border, as well as at the UNHCR's headquarters in Geneva. It reveals an immense system that combines humanitarian concerns with the management of undesirables who rich countries want to keep out, whatever the cost.
Women's Voices from the Muslim World: A Short Film Festival
A collection of voices from women of all faiths living in Muslim-majority countries and Muslim women living as minorities around the world that fills the void in information created by traditional news, media and art sources.
