Films For The Humanities Movies

  • 1999
    The Mythology of Star Wars

    The Mythology of Star Wars

    The Mythology of Star Wars

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    George Lucas discusses how Joseph Campbell and his concept of the Monomyth (aka the Hero's Journey) and other concepts from mythology and religion...

    The Mythology of Star Wars
  • 2007
    Cinema Asia: India

    Cinema Asia: India

    Cinema Asia: India

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    While Northern India’s 100-year-old film industry is best known for flamboyant dance sequences and romantic plot lines, its directors have...

    Cinema Asia: India
  • 1984
    Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood

    Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood

    Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood

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    A documentary, combining archival material and live interviews with Marcus Garvey, Jr., and others, which introduces the life and work of the pioneer...

    Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
  • 2001
    The Autobiography of Malcolm X

    The Autobiography of Malcolm X

    The Autobiography of Malcolm X

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    The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an account of the life of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, who became a human rights activist. Malcolm X was...

    The Autobiography of Malcolm X
  • 1984
    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Computers... But Were Afraid to Ask

    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Computers... But Were Afraid to Ask

    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Computers... But Were Afraid to Ask

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    Do home computers scare you. confuse you—make you want to curl up in a ball and hide? As the computer revolution explodes into our lives, it's...

    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Computers... But Were Afraid to Ask
  • 1992
    The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White

    The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White

    The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White

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    This program combines a panel discussion and town hall format with documentary video segments to promote the discussion of racial problems and policy...

    The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White
  • 1992
    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence

    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence

    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence

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    Focuses on 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchu, as she discusses the lack of human rights for the indigenous people of Guatemala and her...

    Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence
  • 1974
    Robert Frost: A First Acquaintance

    Robert Frost: A First Acquaintance

    Robert Frost: A First Acquaintance

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    Describes how the poems which first made American poet Robert Frost famous were based on his experiences as a farmer in New England. Shows Frost...

    Robert Frost: A First Acquaintance