ITEMS DVD Descriptions

Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood
DOC DVD0397

Consuming Kids throws desperately needed light on the practices of a relentless multi-billion dollar marketing machine that now sells kids and their parents everything from junk food and violent video games to bogus educational products and the family car. Drawing on the insights of health care professionals, children's advocates, and industry insiders, the film focuses on the explosive growth of child marketing in the wake of deregulation, showing how youth marketers have used the latest advances in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience to transform American children into one of the most powerful and profitable consumer demographics in the world. Consuming Kids pushes back against the wholesale commercialization of childhood, raising urgent questions about the ethics of children's marketing and its impact on the health and well being of kids. DVD/Color/ 67 min.

The Directors - Wes Craven
DOC DVD0027

One of the undisputed masters of horror cinema, Wes Craven has been widely credited with reviving the once-declining genre. Initally gaining fame and notoriety for his grim and gory work in the 1980's, Craven enjoyed a second wave of popularity a decade later with the phenomenally successful Scream Trilogy - a series that effectively spoofed the conventions of teen horror films. Craven;s other spine-tingling movies include Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Serpent and the Rainbow and The People Under the Stairs. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - David Cronenberg
DOC DVD0028

Although the began his career making quirky low-budget features, writer-director David Cronrnberg quickly grew from cult status to mainstream acclaim in the 1980's. A controversial and unique filmmaker, he has firmly established his reputation as a well-respected suteur. Cronenberg's films have won him awards and recognition around the world - his offbeat masterpieces include Videodrome, The Dead Zone, The Fly, Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch, Crash and eXistenZ. Color/ Approx. 60 min./ Documenary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Spike Lee
DOC DVD0029

Spike Lee has established himself as one of Hollywood's most important and influential filmmakers. He has been quited as saying, "I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I am still bankable." His insightful fmils include Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Get on the Bus and Summer of Sam. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Barry Levinson
DOC DVD0030

Academy Award winning director Barry Levinson began his career writing for television and working as a screenplay collaborator with Mel Brooks. He has since gone on to become one of Hollywood's most prominent filmmakers. Known for their quality and intelligence, his motion pictures include Diner, The Natural, Good Morning Vietnam, Rain Man, Bugsy, Sleepers, Wag the Dog, Liberty Heights and An Everlasting Piece. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Adrian Lyne
DOC DVD0031

The British-born director Adrian Lyne cut his teeth professionally in TV commercials and would later incorporate many of that genre's stylistic techniques into his films. In the 1980's he struck box-office gold with his masterful direction of several sexually-charged psychological dramas and continues to prove himself as a highly influential filmmaker. His stunning motion pictures include Flashdance, Nine 1/2 Weeks, Fatal Attraction, Jacob's Ladder, Indecent Proposal and Lolita. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Robert Altman
DOC DVD0032

After six decades in the motion picture industry, Robert Altman remains one of Hollywood's most prolific directors. Famous for using large ensemble casts, Altman practices an improvisational style of filmmaking that gives his actors the rare luxury to freely interpert their riles. His memorable films include M*A*S*H, Nashville, Popeye, The Player, Short Cuts, Ready to Wear and Cookie's Fortune. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Garry Marshall
DOC DVD0033

In the four decades since his career began, Gary Marshall has established himself as one of Hollywood's most respected writers, producers and directors of television, film and theatre. Even after his numerous successes in these fields, he still insists that you must be prepared for failure and rejection. His directing credits include such blickbusters as Dear God, Frankie and Johnny, Pretty Woman, and Beaches. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - John McTiernan
DOC DVD0034

John McTiernan has directed only a handful of feature films, yet those films have established him as on of the industry's foremost directors of action/adventure movies. His work has gained him a worldwide following, signigicant critical acclaim and has set the standard for an entire genre of films. His wokr includes Predator, Last Action Heor, The hunt For Red October, Die Hard, Die Hard With A Vengeance and The Thomas Crown Affair. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Sydney Pollack
DOC DVD0035

Sydney Pollack's films have received 46 Academy Award nominations, including four for Best Picture. Pollack himself has been nominated three times and was awarded an Oscar for his direction of Out Of Africa. He began his directiong career in 1965 and has gone on to direct such bloskbusters as They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, They Way We Were, The Electric Horseman, Tootsie and many more.

The Directors - Rob Reiner
DOC DVD0036

Rob Reiner has carves out a brilliant career as a top Hollywood director and before that as a successful actor. He grew up in show business and his movies show it. His movies include Ghosts of Mississippi, A Few Good Men, The Princess Bride, This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me and The Story Of Us.

The Directors - Clint Eastwood
DOC DVD0037

One of Hollywood's most popular and enduring stars, Clint Eastwood has achieved success both in front of and behind the camers. As a filmmaker, Eastwood was heavily influenced by Don Siegel and Sergio Leone, two skilled directors he worked with early in his career. He later adapted their techniques into hos own personal style - a style which has earned him an Academy Award for "Best Director." Eastwood both starred in and directed many of his films including Play Misty for Me, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, Unforgiven, The Bridges of Madison County, True Crime and Space Cowboys. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Milos Forman
DOC DVD0038

Two time Academy Award winning director Milos Forman began his filmmaking career in his native Czechoslovakia, where he was an influential figure in the Czech New Wave movement. But it was not until Forman immigrated to the U.S. that he achieved his greatest success. His Hollywood triumphs include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Hair, Amadeus, The People vs. Larry Flynt and Man on the Moon. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - John Frankenheimer
DOC DVD0039

As a filmmaker, John Frankenheimer has had an extraordinary career. Many of his films express his views on important social and philosophical topics and he's never hesitated to tackle controversial subjects. The films of Frankenheimer reflect the care and integrity in whichi he creates his projects. His movies are numerous and include The Manchurian Candidate, Birdman of Alzatraz, Seven Days In May, Grand Prix, Ronin and many more. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - William Friedkin
DOC DVD0040

William Friedkin has directed seventeen feature films, all of which have inspired audiences in one way or another. Friedkin has never been one to shy away from controversial material as evident by films such as The Exorcist, The French Connection, Cruising, Jade, Blue Chips and Rules of Engagement. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Terry Gilliam
DOC DVD0041

Writer, actor and director Terry Gilliam is a filmmaker who insists on following his own instincts. His movies are not for everyone, nor does he want them to be. He has direted such innovative cult classics as Monty Python and teh Holy Grail, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Mnchausen, The Fisher King, Twleve Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Ron Howard
DOC DVD0042

Mention the name Ron Howard and most people think of "Opie Taylor" or "Richie Cunningham." As proud as Howard has a right to be about his popular acting achievements, he has gone on to even greater fame as a first-rate feature film director of such hits as Ransom, Apollo 13, Edtv, Parenthood, Backdraft and Night Shift. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Norman Jewison
DOC DVD0043

Norman Jewison has been a vibrant force in the Motion Picture Industry for over three decades. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards as well as three Best Director awards from the Directors Guild Of America and a number of international awards. His films endure from generation to generation and include such blockbusters as In The Heat Of The Night, Fiddler On The Roof, A Soldier's Story, Moonstruck, Other People's Money and many more. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Lawrence Kasdan
DOC DVD0044

The man who brought to the screen one blockbuster hit after another began his career as a screenwriter. To Lawrence Kasdan it was a way to achieve his ultimate dream...to become a director. His movies include Body Heat, The Big Chill, Silverado, The Accidental Tourist, Grand Canyon, Wyatt Earp and Mumford. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Joel Schumacher
DOC DVD0045

Joel Schumacher entered the film industry as a costume designer. His desire to become a director lead him to writing, which felt was the quickest way to the directors chair...and it worked. He went on to direct such blockbusters as A Time To Kill, The Client, Dying Young, Flatliners, Cousins, St. Elmo's Fire and many more.

The Directors - Martin Scorsese
DOC DVD0046

Born in New York, Martin Scorsese is a director whose films resonate with his own personal ideology and vision. A consummate storyteller and visual stylist, Scorsese has directed some of the most popular motion pictures of the past three decades and has become one of the most renowned filmmakers of his era. Scorsrsr's many cinematic triumphs include Mena Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Color of Money, goodfellas, Cape Fear, Casion and Bringing Ou the Dead. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Steven Spielberg
DOC DVD0047

A man whose films have almost single-handedly revolutionized the motion picture industry, Steven Speilberg is perhaps Hollywood's most celebrated director of the modern era. His name, when associated with any film, automatically signifies the higest level of quality and entertainment value. A two-time Academy Award winner for "Best Director," Speilberg has directed such contemporary classics as Jaws, Close Encouners of the Third Kind, The Color Purple, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Amistad and Saving Private Ryan. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

The Directors - Robert Zemeckis
DOC DVD0048

Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis began making films with an 8mm camera while still in high school. A graduate of USC's School of Cinema, he made his directorial debut in 1978 with I Wanna Hold Your Hand, and has since proven himself time and again as one of the most talented filmmakers in Hollywood. Zemeckis has directed such modern day classics as Romancing the Stone, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump, Contact, What Liesd Beneath and Cast Away. Color/ Approx. 60 mins./ Documentary/ Not Rated

Spellbound
DOC DVD0089

Spellbound follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the National Spelling Bee. Think this sounds boring? Prepare to be blown away. The Bee is as intense a competition as any olympic match, and for the spellers and their families, the stakes are just as high. the unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary as it is felt by ordinary teenagers. Watch as the Bee becomes a dramatic backdrop for the bigger story about kids and families today as we discover that within the roller coaster ride of the National Spelling Bee can be found the heart of America. DVD/Color/1 hour 37 min/not rated

Into The Arms Of Strangers
DOC DVD0091

Just prior to World War II, an extraordinary rescue operation aided the youngest victims of Nazi terror. Ten-thousand Jewish and other children were transported from German-held lands to foster homes and hostels in Great Britain. Some built new family ties. Some endured the Blitz. Some, amazingly, found ways to liberate their own parents from Hitler's tyranny. And all have unforgettable stories to tell. DVD/B&W & Color/117 min/Rated PG

Brothers Keeper
DOC DVD0093

On the morning of June 6, 1990, the village of Munnsville (pop. 499) was just another forgotten corner of rual America. But in the days and months that folowed, this New York farming community would become the center of one of the most celebrated and bizarre murder trials in U.S. history. Brother's Keeper tells the story of the "Ward Boys," four eccentric brothers who shared the same dilapidated two-room shack for over 60 years. Living in isolation, without heat or running water, these elderly bachelors had virtually no contact with the outside world - until one was found dead in the bed he shared with his brother. By day's end, Delbert Ward "confessed" to suffocating his ailing brother as an act of mercy, but Munnsville believed Delbert had been framed. Was Delbert, an uneducated hermit with a low IQ an innocent victim of police abuse? Was it a mercy killing - or was there another motive? Ten years after mesmerizing audiences and critics everywhere, Brother's Keeper - one of the most successful nonfiction films of all time - is back to grip the nation with this 10th Anniversary Edition. DVD/color/Aprox. 105 min/Not rated

One Day In September
DOC DVD0094

One Day in September is the incredible, story about the brutal massacre of Israeli athletes by a team of extreme Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Finally, the unbelievable truth is revealed: how eight terrorists easily snuck into the Olympic Village and took 11 innocent athletes hostage, the tension-filled negotiations that followed and the shocking conclusion at a German airport that stunned the world. Featuring the frightening perspective of the only surviving terrorist and revelatory facts about what really happened on that dark night. DVD/Color/Approx 91 min/Rated R-Some graphic violent images

Dark Days
DOC DVD0095

In the pitch black of the tunnell, rats swarm through piles of garbage as high-speed trains leaving Penn Station tear through the darkness. For some of those who have gone underground, it has been home for as long as twenty-five years. Deeply moving and suprisingly entertaining, Dark Days is an eye-opening experience that shatters the myths of homelessness by revealing a thriving community living in tunnels beneath New York City and honestly capturing their resilence and strength in their struggle to survive. DVD/B&W/84 min/Not rated

Capturing The Friedmans
DOC DVD0096

Capturing the Friedmans, the most riveting, critically-acclaimed, and hotly debated film of the year, explores the elusive nature of truth through the prism of one of the strangest criminal cases in Amarican history. Despite their tendency to ham it up in front of home-movie cameras, the Friedmans are a seemingly normal middle-class family living in the affluent New York suburb of Great neck. One Thanksgiving, as the family gathers at home for a guiet holiday dinner, their front door explodes, splintered by a police battering ram. Officers rush into the house, accusing Arnold Friedman and his youngest son Jesse of hundreds of shocking crimes. The film follows their story from the public's perspective and through unique real footage of the family in crisis, shot inside the Friedman house. As the police investigate, and the community reacts, the fabric of the family begins to disinteegrate, revealing provocative questions about justice, family, and - ultimately - truth. DVD/Color/Approx 235 minutes/Not Rated

Sound and Fury
DOC DVD0097

If you could make your deaf child hear, would you? sound and Fury follows the intimate, heartrending tale of the Artinians, an extended family with deaf and hearing members across three generations. Together they conforont a technological device that can help the deaf to hear but may also threaten deaf culture and their bonds with each other. for the Artinians, both of whom are deaf, a surgical ear implant for their five-year old daughter Heather means a choice between two worlds: an unfamiliar hearing world and the deaf world, a robust culture in its own right united by a uniquely visual and artistic language. Heather Artinian a precocious, vivacious, and avidly curious about implant surgery is caught between her deaf parents and her hearing grandparents, as they argue passionately about her future. When all is done, Sound and Fury speaks volumes about the choices we make and the battles we fight in order to be heard. DVD/Color/Approx 80 min./not rated

Toxic Sludge Is Good For You
DOC DVD0100

While advertising is the visible component of the corporate system, perhaps even more important and pervasive is its invisible partner, the public relations industry. This video illuminates this hidden sphere of our culture and examines the way in which the management of "the public mind" has become central to how our democracy is controlled by political and economic elites. Toxic Sludge is good for you illustrates how much of what we think of as independent, unbiased news and information has its origins in the boardrooms of public relations companies. This video tracks the development of the PR industry from early efforts to win popular American support for World War I the role of crisis management in controlling the damage to corporate image. The video analyzes the tools public relations professionals use to shift our perceptions including a look at the coordinated PR campaign to slip genertically engineered food past public sctutiny. It urges viewers to question the experts and follow the money back to the public relations industry so as to challange its hold on democracy. DVD/45 min/No Rating

The Ballad of Ramblin Jack
DOC DVD0110

From his unlikely roots as the son of a Jewish doctor in Brooklyn, to his ongoing wanderings as the last of the singing cowboys, Ramblin Jack has packed so many adventures into his life that he seems more myth that man. After running away to join the rodeo at the age of fifteen, he traveled and sang with Woody Guthrie and became friend and mentor to Bob Dylan. His music helped ignite a folk revolution in the '60s and has influenced some of the most popular musicians and performers of our day. DVD/Rated PG13/Approx 112 min/color

Bus 174
DOC DVD0111

On June 12, 2000, a bus filled with passengers was hijacked in Rio di Janeiro in broad daylight. The kidnapper, Sandro do Nascimento, terrozied his victims for four and a half hours as the whole country watched the drama bradcast live on Brazilian TV. Based on an extensive research of stock footage, interviews and official documents, Bus 174 is the careful investigation of the hijacking-focusing on Sandro do Nascimento, his childhood, and how unavoidably he was doomed to become a bandit. DVD/Color/widescreen/approx 120 min/rated R/In Portugese with English subtitles 2 copies available

The Fog Of War
DOC DVD0112

Former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson, Robert S McNamara was one of the most controversial and influential political figures of the 20th century. As leader of the world's most powerful military force during this nation's most volatile period in recent years, McNamara offers new and often suprising insights into the bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the effects of the Vietnam War. DVD/color/Approx 107 min/subtitles-French, Portguguese, Spanish, Japanese/Rated PG-13

The Laramie Project
DOC DVD0136

In October 1998, 21 year-old Matthew Shepard was found savagely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in Laramie, Wyoming. It is a portrait of a town painfully forced to confront itself in the reflection glare of the national spotlight. How did this small town with a "live and let live" philosophy become a town where young men could commit such a crime? DVD/color/96 min/Not rated

Whats love got to do with it
DOC DVD0143

Experience for yourself the powerful true-life story of Tina Turner. the relationship of Ike and Tina forces Tina to leave the face the fear, pay the price and find the courage to bleive in herself. R/118min/color/stereo

The Laramie Project (Second Copy)
DOC DVD0151

in October 1998, 21 year-old Matthew Shepard was found savagely beaten, tied to a fence and left to dtie in Laramie, Wyoming. "The Laramie Project" is a portrait of a town painfully forced to confront itself in the reflective glare of the national spotlight. Color / 96 Minutes

The Persuaders
DOC DVD0156

Frontline takes an indepth look at the multi-dollar "persuasion industries" of advertising and public relations. To cut through mass media clutter and to overcome consumers' growing resistance to their pitches, marketers have developed new ways of intergrating their message into the fabric of out lives. Correspondent Douglas Rushkoff explores how the culture of marketing has come to shape the way Americans understand the world and themselves and how the techniques of the persuasion industries have migrated to politics, shaping the way our leaders formulate policy, influence public opinion, make decisions, and stay in power. Color/90min

A Working Team
DOC DVD0170

Months after his arrival, WCNC-TV news director Keith Connors feels he has assembled a winning team, but beneath the surface the newsroom family is riven by tensions. Promotions and demotions cause the reporters to question their director's motives. One reporter openly rebels after having to cover a story he felt was beneath him. Connors experiences the isolation of leadership's tough decisions as his team's cohesion crumbles. Color/ 58 min/Episode 3 of 5

Political Advertising
DOC DVD0171

Amidst the mudslinging, campaign promises and scare tactics, what is really being said in those highly produced political ads? In this program, Bill Moyers talks with one of America's leading political and media analysts, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, dean of the Annenberg School of Communication and author of Everything You think You Know About Politics....And Why You're Wrong. Through astute analysis, Jamieson deconstructs more than a dozen TV commercials currently used by politicians and public interest gropus, homing in on their visual and rhetorical methods to expose their actual agendas of issue advocacy. Together, Jamieson and Moyers discuss the significance of these ads in the contexts of future elections and American politics in general. Color/71 min

An Inside Look at the News Media
DOC DVD0172

Keeping people informed 24/7 demands a never endingstream of news items - each one filled with material to be edited, facts to be checked, and decisions to be made as the clock steadily ticks. thsi ABC News program takes an unvarnished look at the Chicago Tribune, ABC's World News Tonight, and WJLA, an ABC affiliate, providing insider insights into what goes on at America's newspapers and TV stations as they scramble to feed the beast. Color/ 22 min

Dreamworlds 3
DOC DVD0272

WARNING: This video features images of graphic and sexual violence. It is important that educators preview the film prior to screening it with their students. Dreamworlds 3, the highly anticipated update of Dreamworlds 2 (1995), examines the stories contemporary music videos tell about girls and women, and by extension boys and men, providing a meticulous analysis of how these narratives both reflect and shape individual and cultural attitudes toward femininity, masculinity, sexuality and race. Systematically dismantling music video's most persistent and disturbing stock representations, and setting them against cases of real-world violence, sexism and discrimination, the film inspires viewers to critically examine how the distorted images of the Dreamworld connect with the lives of real girls and women, as well as real boys and men. Originally produced in 1991, Dreamworlds was the video that launched the Media Education Foundation (MEF). Upon its release, the film became the subject of national media attention when MTV threatened a lawsuit over copyright infringement. The lawsuit was withdrawn, and MEF has continued to produce films that critique media for nonprofit, educational use. DVD/54 minutes

Jon Stewart on Humor and an Informed Public
DOC DVD0367

Jon Stewart is considered one of America's top social and comedic voices. In this program, veteran journalist Bill Moyers interviews Stewart, the long-standing anchor of the award-winning Daily Show with John Stewart, about why so many viewers get their news and analysis from his fake news show. Does humor have a role to play in ensuring an informed public? Also on the program, Josh Marshall, influential political blogger, gives his perspective on the role of politics in the recent firings of federal prosecutors and Bill Moyers remembers David Halberstam. DVD/55 minutes/No Rating

You Only Live Twice: Virtual Reality Meets Real World in Second Life
DOC DVD0368

Tens of thousands of people "live" there, and tens of millions of dollars are exchanged there. Welcome to SecondLife.com! After introducing viewers to this compelling virtual world, You Only Live Twice grapples with overlapping in-world/real-world issues ranging from cybersex and the psychological repercussions of virtual sex crimes, to intellectual property rights fraud, to taxation on hard cash made on virtual cross-border sales, to the medical use of Second Life as a schizophrenia simulator. Insights and opinions are provided by SL creator Phillip Rosedale; virtual property development millionaire Ailin Graef; Play Money author Julian Dibell; Lauren Gelman, of Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society; New York University's Clay Shirky; Ted Castronova, author of Synthetic Worlds; and others. Contains mature themes and explicit imagery. DVD/47 minutes/Not Rated

Leadership In the Movies
DOC DVD0379

-Fifty one clips from the top movies of the last three years -Fourteen aspects of leadership responsiblity -For trainers, workshop leaders, principals, key executives, students and teachers -Guaranteed discussion starters..great for character education, leadership training sessions, teacher in-service workshops, and action planning meetings -Complete discussion guides for each clip -Stimulate positive action plans -Get your leaders thinking about the BIG PICTURE DVD/Not Rated/copyright 2003

Leadership in the Movies 2
DOC DVD0380

-Fifty-two clips from the top movies of the last three years -Fifteen aspects of leadership responsibility -For trainers, workshop leaders, principals, key executives, students and teachers -Guarantee discussion starters, great for charcater education, leadership training sessions, leader in service workshops and action-planning meetings -Complete discussion guides for each clip -Stimulate positive action plans -Get your leaders thinking about the BIG PICTURE DVD/Not Rated/copyright 2005

Leadership in the Movies 3
DOC DVD0381

-Fifty-three clips from the top movies of the last three years -Fifteen aspects of leadership responsibility -For trainers, workshop leaders, principals, key executives, students and teachers -Guaranteed discussion starters...great for character education, leadership training sessions, teacher in-service workshops, and action-planning meetings -Complete discussions guides for each clip -Stimulate positive action plans -Get your leaders thiking about THE BIG PICTURE DVD/Not Rated/Copyright 2006

Leadership in the Movies 4
DOC DVD0382

-Fifty-three clips from the top movies of the last two years -Fifteen aspects of leadership responsiblity -For trainers, workshop leaders, principals, teachers, administrators, students, and key executives -Guaranteed discussion starters...great for character education, leadership training sessions, teacher in-service workshops, and action-planning meetings -Complete discussion guides for each clip -Stimulate positive action plans -Get your leaders thinking about THE BIG PICTURE! DVD/Not Rated/Copyright 2008

Copyright Criminals
DOC DVD0464

Copyright Criminals examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, tracing the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its current status as a multibillion-dollar industry. For more than thirty years, innovative hip-hop performers and producers have been re-using portions of previously recorded music in new, otherwise original compositions. When lawyers and record companies got involved, what was once referred to as a "borrowed melody" became a "copyright infringement." As artists find ever more inventive ways to insert old influences into new material, this documentary asks a critical question, on behalf of an entire creative community: Can you own a sound? DVD/Color/Documentary/53minutes/English