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Latin American Resource Center Lending Library Stone Center for Latin American Studies http://stonecenter.tulane.edu/ TITLE CALL # MEDIA DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE LENGTH TYPE 10 Days to Paint the GE PER 02 Film An international group of artists are in Peru & Ecuador to support English 82 min Forest VIDEO C 01 the rare Dry Forest with its many endemic birds, such as White- winged Guan and Amazilia Hummingbird. We not only watch them draw and paint, but also take a broad look at the Tumbes region, the scenery and the people from the reed boat fishermen to the cloud forest. 2004 13 Pueblos en IND MEX 04 Film In the future, wars will be fought over water. In the Mexican state Spanish with 1 hour, 3 defensa del agua el VIDEO C 01 of Morelos, this war has already begun. A documentary that English minutes aire y la tierra (13 contemplates Mexico’s destiny, 13 Peoples defending water, air subtitles Peoples defending and land tells the story of the struggle of Mexican indigenous water air and land) people to preserve their natural resources and their cultural identity. Finalist in the 2009 Latin American Environmental Media Festival. Directed by Atahualpa Caldera Sosa and Fernanda Robinson. filmed in Mexico. 1932: Scar of the HC ELS 11 Film January 22, 1932. An unprecedented peasant uprising erupts in English 47 Memory VIDEO C 02 western El Salvador, as a group of Ladino and indigenous minutes peasants cut army supply lines, attack a military garrison, and take control over several towns. Retribution is swift. After three days, the army and militias move in and, in some villages, slaughter all males over age 12. Elsewhere, they summarily execute anyone suspected of having a link to the Communists. Over the next few weeks, 10,000 people are massacred. In SCARS OF MEMORY survivors share their memories, many for the first time. 20th Century Latin AM LA 14 slides 25 slides of works by sixteen artists including Rufino Tamayo, English 25 slides American Art SLIDE C 01 Fernando Botero, Frida Kahlo, and Wifredo Lam, along with an essay in English providing biographical information about the artists and descriptions of their works. 20th Century with HC LA 18 film This report turns a critical eye toward three recent incidents, the English 50 min. Mike Wallace The VIDEO C 01 invasions of Grenada and Panama and the occupation of Haiti, U.S. in Latin ordered by Presidents Reagan, Bush and Clinton respectively. In America: Yankee Go each case, the actions were justified as protecting American Home interests but were we ever really threatened, or were these incidents simply an example of America beating up on its neighbors? Extensive footage shows American forces in action, and foreign policy experts examine the stated goals and results of each episode. And hear from Dr. Robert A. Pastor, of Atlanta's Carter Center, who personally negotiated with Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega and Haitian dictator Raoul Cedras. LARC Lending Library Current Holdings Page 1 of 331 Updated June 2012 ?Que arriesgamos? GE LA 14 unit Study unit introduces students to the complexities of the rainforest Spanish 129 pp./ Los bosques UNIT B C 01 and the issues surrounding its development and preservation. 20 slides tropicales de america Includes 24 slides, resource list, and activities. Junior high. Time: latina 3-6 weeks. Please specify English or Spanish version when ordering. A Casa de Alice FF BRA 76 Film Alice is in her forties and works as a manicurist in a beauty salon. Portuguese 92 (Alice's House) VIDEO C 01 She lives in a neighborhood in the outskirts of Sao Paulo, sharing with English minutes an apartment with her mother, Dona Jacira, her husband, subtitles Lindomar, a taxi-driver, and their three sons, Lucas, Edinho, and Junior. At home, Dona Jacira takes care of the household chores. She washes, irons, cooks, and cleans, while listening to her favorite radio show. Carlinhos Abranches, the show's host, seems to alleviate the old woman's loneliness, who realizes she is gradually going blind. Lucas, the eldest son and a conservative young man by nature, is in the army and has ambitions of becoming a lieutenant, so that he can imitate the authoritarian behavior of his superiors. In his free time, he secretly makes extra money from the old men with whom he spends time together. Edinho, the middle son, is Dona Jacira's most affectionate grandson, but even she is not spared from his need and compulsion for a new pair of sneakers or a walkman. Junior, the youngest son, is the most fragile and closest to Alice. Lucas is his role model and like all adolescents, he is tormented by affection and his own sexual awakenings. After 20 years of marriage, neither Lindomar nor Alice expect much in the way of reconciliation. The taxi-driver saves his sexual impulses for the affairs that he maintains, with a preference for teenage girls. Alice pretends not to acknowledge her husband's infidelities. Enter Nilson, Alice's old boyfriend from adolescence. Alice sees in him the possibility to realize her romantic dreams, changing the course of her love life and finances. Once more she creates illusions that will lead her to nothing. A Coloring Book of C LA 42 BK C book The Precolumbian civilizations had some masterly artists -- this English 48 pp. Incas, Aztecs & 02 coloring book contains their finest artwork. There are ballplayers, Mayas and other pre- dancers, calendars, counting devices and a pantheon of gods to Columbian peoples be colored. Ages 9-12. Copyright 1985 and 2008. Bellerophon books. A Coloring book of C LA 42 BK C Book The Precolumbian civilizations had some masterly artists -- this English Incas, Aztecs, and 01 coloring book contains their finest artwork. There are ballplayers, Mayas and other dancers, calendars, counting devices and a pantheon of gods to Precolumbian be colored. Ages 9-12. Peoples A Conversation with DEV GUA 03 Film Interview with a public health specialist who established a unique English 15 min. Dr. Carroll Behrhorst VIDEO C 01 community health clinic for the rural poor in Guatemala. Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. 1987. A Cor do Seu FF BRA 30 Film Typical youths from Brazil and Chile experience life, love, and Portuguese 100 min. Destino VIDEO C 01 troubles. Communicates an optimistic message of the love of life. "Youth is intelligent and beautiful, always." Directed by Jorge Duran. Starring Guilherme Fontes, Andrea Beltrao, Julia Lemmertz. LARC Lending Library Current Holdings Page 2 of 331 Updated June 2012 A Day Without a FF US 15 Film The California Dream becomes a hilarious nightmare when the English 98 min Mexican VIDEO C 01 Golden State's entire Latin American population mysteriously vanishes. For most, "the disappearance"forces the cracks in their private lives wide open, including TV news reporter Lila Rodriguez, the state's last remaining Hispanic, and Senator Steven Abercrombie III, who becomes governor pro tem despite his anti-immigrant stance. In ensuing panic, dubious experts pose some colorful theories: it's an alien abduction; an act of bioterrorism; "The Rapture" has begun and Latinos are God's chosen. 2004 A Defender of His SI MEX 23 Film The Indian village of Tepoztlan, just south of Mexico City, is a Spanish w/ 57 min. People: The Legend VIDEO C 01 major tourist destination and a site for second homes of wealthy English of El Tepozteco Mexico City residents. In spite of these pressures, Tepoztlan has subtitles kept its special identity. The town's main tourist destination is the pyramid above the town, home of the god Tepoztecatl ("El Tepozteco" in Spanish). Though the locals, or "tepoztecos" are officially Christian, they say "When we are in trouble, we call on El Tepozteco, because he is our warrior spirit. But when it is time to go to heaven, we turn to the Almighty." In 1995, a multinational corporation announced a huge development, with a golf course, 700 luxury homes, an industrial park, and a shopping center. Rather than face this threat to their identity, the tepoztecos barricaded the town and fought the project to a standstill. At the forefront of this "Golf Club War" was El Tepozteco. Many say he personally led the defense of the barricades, even driving away a federal SWAT team. Certainly, his spirit, and his legend, served as a rallying cry for his people and helped them successfully defy the combined might of a multinational corporation and the Mexican state. The film also includes a bonus feature "The Language of the Seeds" (20 minutes). Every year, the market vendors of Tepoztlan create an amazing arch, made entirely of edible seeds, on the gateway to the parish church. Using the pictorial language of their Indian ancestors, each arch comments on the events of the year. These unique arches attract visitors from all over the world, and bring the people of Tepoztlan together as a community. A Different Place: EC 45 UNIT unit This program is intended for use as a seminar for educators. It English 21 min./ The Intercultural C 01 comes with an instructional guide for the seminar leader with key 16 min. Classroom questions to raise during discussion following each of the two film 78 pp. programs. Part I is a docudrama depicting cultural conflicts in the classroom. Part II offers an analysis of the drama by an interdisciplinary team of experts. The discussion has four sections: Cultural Variation, Communication patterns, Learning Styles, and Toward Community. Intercultural Resource Corporation. 1994. Guide included. LARC Lending Library Current Holdings Page 3 of 331 Updated June 2012 A Estrela Sobe FF BRA 32 Film Based on the novel by Marques Rebelo.