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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
This comprehensive program for young adults provides all the information necessary for protecting yourself from identity theft. The well-aimed message includes a step by step explanation of the problem, the possible defenses, and important solutions for keeping your personal identity protected.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Language
English
Description
The American West is home to a magnificent series of national parks, two of the earliest of which (and, arguably, the greatest) are Yellowstone and Yosemite. Discover through these case studies how the idea of a park system came into existence through government action and the dedication of conservationists.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
How could someone sexually abuse a child? In this sensitive program hosted by psychologist Peter Quarry experts and victims discuss: Molestation and incest The facts and myths Protective behaviours The impact on the victims Treatment effectiveness
Publisher
New Day Films
Language
English
Description
WATER WARRIORS is the story of a community's successful resistance against the oil and gas industry. When an energy company begins searching for natural gas in New Brunswick, Canada, indigenous and white families unite to drive out the company in a campaign to protect their water and way of life.. Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival and DOC NYC.. Winner of Best Short Documentary at the Blackstar Film Festival. Winner of Best Documentary...
Publisher
Twin Seas Media
Language
English
Description
In the remote Darién Gap rainforest, indigenous communities face the advance of loggers and cattle ranchers, an existential threat to their way of life and the ecosystem upon which they rely. When a rare Harpy Eagle nest is discovered near their community, the Emberá tribe of Playa Muerto find an unlikely ally. By protecting their lands and the Eagle's habitat, they can benefit from the ecotourism she attracts, and reconnect with their own traditional...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Kites and Monsters is part of the Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia series of ethnographic films on severe mental illness in Indonesia, based on material drawn from 12 years of person-centered research by director and anthropologist Robert Lemelson. The film focuses on a growing boy, Wayan Yoga, and is not so much about illness as it is an exploration of the protective aspects of culture that may guide developmental neuropsychiatric...
7) Sand
Publisher
SND Films
Language
Nederlands
Description
Luuk is a truckdriver who seems to be a goodhearted father for his daughter Isabel. Isabel lives with her mother so whenever Luuk has the chance, he takes Isabel to the sea or for a ride in his truck which only carries sand. On one of those occasions, Luuk discovers the horrific reason why Isabel is so quiet that day. From that moment on, Luuk has to cope with a new and unexpected situation. Luuk kidnaps his daughter to protect her but he slowly loses...
Publisher
Terra Nova Films
Language
English
Description
In the same vein as the best-selling title, Choice and Challenge: Caring for Aggressive Older Adults Across Levels of Care, this new culture-changing video demonstrates (though real interactions) how person-centered care and knowledge of the resident can reduce dementia-related episodes, such as, sundowning and aggressive-protective reactions when bathing, and wanting to leave. As it pinpoints the crucial role of the CNA as caregiver and friend, it...
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Language
English
Description
This is the real-life version of "The Handmaid's Tale." In America today, a radical movement has tightened its grip on state power, seeking to control whether and how women bear children. In this crusade, pregnant women are subject to state control, surveillance, and punishment. Even women who don't want an abortion face shocking risks-like the pregnant woman in Alabama who faced criminal charges for taking half a Valium. Or like the grieving woman...
10) The Fall of '55
Publisher
Frameline
Language
English
Description
In the fall of 1955, a gay sex scandal erupted in the unassuming, wholesome and "vice-less" town of Boise, Idaho, as teenage boys who had prostituted themselves to older men began to disclose their dalliances to authorities. Overnight, Boise's gay underworld-comprised mostly of married family men-was splashed onto headlines and thrust into the spotlight. Reputations were shattered and lives ruined as the rumors and accusations flew. What followed...
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources
Language
English
Description
The seven videos contained in this DVD were made in Tanzania between 2008 and 2010 by participants in the Maasai Migrants Field School, directed by Peter Biella of San Francisco State University's Program in Visual Anthropology. The primary purpose of the videos in the series is to educate urban and rural Maasai about the consequences of migration, especially its relationship to poverty and the spread of HIV. The films have been produced through a...
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