Children in War
Alan Raymond, Susan Raymond
Examining the effects of war and terrorism on the children of Bosnia, Israel, Rwanda and Northern Ireland, this story is told by the children. These…
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The War Game
Peter Watkins
Originally produced for television, this film was banned from TV broadcast. Later released theatrically by the BFI, this incredible story visualizes what could happen immediately…
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Clear Pictures
Charles Guggenheim, Center for Documentary Studies
In his own uniquely Southern voice, Reynolds Price tells of his heritage, the people and places that influenced his life and made him who he…
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Seventeen
Joel DeMott, Jeff Kreines
Inspired by the studies of Robert and Helen Lynd in 1929 and 1935, this classic series explores both the continuity and the change embodied in…
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The Wild Child
Francois Truffaut
Based on the true account of Jean Marc-Gaspard Itard, a doctor at The National Institute for the Deaf and Dumb in Paris, The Wild Child…
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Powerful and passionate, colorful and compelling, Larry Clark’s Kids is 24 frenetic hours in the lives of a group of contemporary teenagers who, like all…
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Streetwise
Martin Bell, Mary Ellen Mark, Cheryl McCall
Nominated for an Academy Award as Best Documentary Feature, Streetwise is an emotionally compelling glimpse into the lives of nine teenagers, ranging in age from…
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High School
Frederick Wiseman
The school system exists not only to pass on “facts” but ideally to transmit social values from one generation to another. The film documents how…
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The Window Cleaner
Jules Bucher
The Window Cleaner is a charming U.S. Government Office of War Information short that presents the common man during the period of World War II,…
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The most widely seen footage by an amateur filmmaker, these seconds record the assassination of President John F. Kennedy during a motorcade through Dallas, Texas…
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