I Learn America (Feature Film Version)
In "I Learn America,” five resilient immigrant teenagers come together at the International High School at Lafayette and struggle to learn their new
Genre: Nonfiction films
Contributor(s): New Day Films
Subject: International High School at Lafayette (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
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The business of film
In this program, Channel 4 commissioning editor John Richmond, producer Rachel Gesua, director Tim Supple, screenwriter Andrew Bannerman, and members of the cast and crew talk about the business of making a modest TV adaptation of Twelfth Night. Ste...
Contributor(s): Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Film and video adaptations
Transcript: that it would like to do a film of Twelfth Night. The idea of being able to help to bring it to the screen was something that I wanted to do for a long
Publisher: Films Media Group (Firm)
Financial systems for growth
Economic growth requires a variety of financial institutions that can provide a steady stream of capital while managing risk. Traditional banking, as demonstrated in a rural Austrian village, is the focus of module one; module two concentrates on th...
Contributor(s): Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Subject: International economic relations
Transcript: local. This means we benefit from the advantages, and the experiences, of our international organization. Apply them to the local situation. And in
Publisher: Films Media Group (Firm)
The bottom line: privatizing the world
medications, and drafting international trade agreements that create negative precedents that override existing environmental laws.
Contributor(s): Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Subject: International trade--Environmental aspects
Transcript: allowed through international agreements. [SPEAKING PORTUGUESE] I know that patents exist to protect the investments made by the companies. But you can
Publisher: Films Media Group (Firm)
Media history
This program is an excellent survey of the history of mass media. Academic and industry experts discuss the invention and impact of the printing press, telegraph, and telephone, all of which have allowed information to be easily transmitted over gre...
Series: The Story Of Film, TV, And Media
Contributor(s): Jones International, Ltd.
Transcript: film, or ultimately radio and television, could be thought of as a product to be bought and sold. And that was very much, I think, a major change in
Publisher: Films Media Group (Firm)
Ancient Grains: Quinoa
Many are beginning to question the wisdom of relying on a handful of grains such as corn, wheat and rice as the foundation of our global food supply. Grains that have existed for millennia and helped fuel the rise of civilizations are being rediscov...
Genre: Documentary films
Contributor(s): Film Ideas (Firm)
Publisher: Film Ideas, Inc.
Ancient Grains: Teff
Many are beginning to question the wisdom of relying on a handful of grains such as corn, wheat and rice as the foundation of our global food supply. Grains that have existed for millennia and helped fuel the rise of civilizations are being rediscov...
Genre: Documentary films
Contributor(s): Film Ideas (Firm)
Publisher: Film Ideas, Inc.
Ancient Grains: Amaranth
Many are beginning to question the wisdom of relying on a handful of grains such as corn, wheat and rice as the foundation of our global food supply. Grains that have existed for millennia and helped fuel the rise of civilizations are being rediscov...
Genre: Documentary films
Contributor(s): Film Ideas (Firm)
Publisher: Film Ideas, Inc.
Ancient Grains: Maize
Many are beginning to question the wisdom of relying on a handful of grains such as corn, wheat and rice as the foundation of our global food supply. Grains that have existed for millennia and helped fuel the rise of civilizations are being rediscov...
Genre: Documentary films
Contributor(s): Film Ideas (Firm)
Publisher: Film Ideas, Inc.
Ancient Grains: Millet
Many are beginning to question the wisdom of relying on a handful of grains such as corn, wheat and rice as the foundation of our global food supply. Grains that have existed for millennia and helped fuel the rise of civilizations are being rediscov...
Genre: Documentary films
Contributor(s): Film Ideas (Firm)
Publisher: Film Ideas, Inc.