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The journal of short film. Vol. 9, Fall 2007.

LIBRA DVD 022 880
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Witness (Project), producer.
Language:
Bulgarian
Chechen
English
Portuguese
Spanish
Undetermined
Subjects (All):
Social conditions.
Burma--Social conditions.
Burma.
Honduras--Social conditions.
Honduras.
Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)--Social conditions.
Chechni︠a︡ (Russia).
Bulgaria--Social conditions.
Bulgaria.
Brazil--Social conditions.
Brazil.
Sudan--Social conditions.
Sudan.
Mexico--Social conditions.
Mexico.
Democratic Republic of the Congo--Social conditions.
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Congo (Democratic Republic).
Minorities--Crimes against.
Minorities.
Genocide.
Political corruption.
Short films.
Motion pictures.
Genre:
Short films.
Documentary films.
Propaganda films.
Newsreels.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Place of Publication:
Columbus, OH : Journal of Short Film, LLC, 2007.
Language Note:
In English, Spanish, Chechen, Bulgarian, Portuguese, and several other languages all with English subtitles and some English voiceover.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1.
digital
optical
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
This collection of short films was each co-produced by the independent human rights organization Witness. Each film documents an ongoing crime against humanity.
Contents:
Shoot on sight : the ongoing military junta offensive against civilians in Eastern Burma (13 min. : sd., col. ; 2007)
Garifunas holding ground (11 min. : sd., col. ; 2004)
Crying sun : the impact of war in the mountains of Chechnya [excerpt] (4 min. : sd., col. ; 2007)
Equal access : integrated education for Romani children in Bulgaria (16 min. : sd., col. ; 2006)
Bound by promises : contemporary slavery in rural Brazil (17 min. : sd., col. ; 2006)
Darfur destroyed (6 min. : sd., col. ; 2004)
Dual injustice : feminicide and torture in Ciudad Juárez (16 min. : sd., col. ; 2005)
Awaiting tomorrow (15 min. : sd., col. ; 2006).
Notes:
Videodisc release of seven short films and one excerpt from a longer film produced between 2002 and 2007.
"WITNESS collaborative issue."--Container.
Aspect ratio 1.33:1 (all films).
Contains:
Shoot on sight
Garifunas holding ground
Crying sun
Equal access
Bound by promises
Darfur destroyed
Dual injustice
Awaiting tomorrow
OCLC:
176629998

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