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Sandino Today and Forever (1981 Film)

Director

Jan Keeys de Rooy

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Illustrates the effects of the revolution on the peasant communities of Northern Nicaragua. Through the life of a small farmer and co-operative member the film shows some of the major developments and issues...

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Shooting Video History (1994 Video)

Producer

Vic Lockwood

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Suggests way of using a camcorder to record the life and times of one’s family or community. Follows the steps and stages of the West Haddon Local History Group in their project to produce a video about...

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Pipe Down (2009)

Director

Oliver Knowles; Cian Ó Laoi

Subject

Environmental science; Geography

A 60-minute documentary that tells the story of a rural community in Co. Mayo, Ireland, who have been battling the oil giant Shell over their plans to put a dangerous raw gas pipeline through the community...

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Our Daily Bread (1934 Video)

aka: Miracle of Life, The 1

Director

King Vidor

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 109 min., 2000 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

Tells the story of a young couple in financial trouble who decide to take over an abandoned farm owned by the husband’s uncle. With the help of a local Swedish farmer they make it productive, and gradually...

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Mumias Sugar Scheme, The (1987 Video)

Producer

Pam Taylor

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

In the late 1960s the Kenyan government decided to explore the possibilities of sugar production in an area of north-west Kenya, near the town of Mumias. Looks at the historical background to the scheme, and...

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Road Ahead Trilogy, The (1989 Video)

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 3 x 52 min., 1995 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p) each part

Filmed over an eight-year period this series documents the human and environmental story behind the construction of the M40 extension from Oxford to Birmingham, which began in 1987 for completion in 1992. It...

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Birdwatchers (2010)

aka: (Terra Degli Uomini Rossi, La

Director

Marco Bechis

Subject

Anthropology; Development studies; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 108 minutes), £15.99

A drama in which a group of indigenous people face off against the modern day owners of their ancestral homeland.In Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, the farming classes lead a wealthy and leisurely existence....

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Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

Director

William A. Wellman

Subject

American Studies; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 75 minutes), £14.99

Western crime drama. As two drifters are passing through a Western town, news arrives that a local farmer has been murdered and his cattle stolen. The drifters quickly join the townspeople in forming a posse...

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Akenfield (1974)

Director

Peter Hall

Subject

Agriculture; English language and literature; History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 95 minutes), £14.99

Loosely based on Ronald Blythe’s book, this film traces three generations of one Suffolk family and their lives in the farming industry. The film features a cast of non-professional actors drawn from the...

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