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Regions: Latin America (general), Caribbean, Central America, South America, Hispanics in the U.S., Iberia
Special Topics: Authors & Artists, Environment, Indigenous Peoples, Music & Dance, Political Leaders, Women
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Countries: Argentina - Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
After the Black Book. DVD-R, 55 min. KHF2533 .A355 2005
In 1999, journalist Alejandra Matus wrote The Black Book of Chilean Justice, an exposé of the judicial system. After the book's release, she learned that it would be banned and she would be arrested.
Barefoot economist. VHS, 52 min. B-ALF CC4317
Looks at the life and work of Manfred Max-Neef, a Chilean economist whose work with endemic poverty in Latin America has led him to reject traditional market economics .
The battle of Chile: the struggle of an unarmed people.VHS.
[Part 1] The insurrection of the bourgeoisie. 96 min. B-ALF CB5822
[Part 2] The coup d’etat . 88 min. B-ALF CB5823
[Part 3] The power of the people. 78 min. B-ALF CB5824
Chile. VHS, 20 min. B-ALF GC1664
Examines the geography, customs, and cultural heritage of Chile.
Chile: defeat of a dictator. VHS, 34 min. B-ALF CC5953
Shows the movement against and eventual defeat in a 1988 election of General Augusto Pinochet and his regime in Chile.
Chile: hasta cuando? VHS, 57 min. B-ALF CC3615
Reviews how the current government of General Augusto Pinochet came into power with American backing.
Chile: a history in exile. VHS, 26 min. B-ALF CC5645
Cecilia Araneda is shocked that in Chile today, many do not know of the horror of the Pinochet regime. Instead, they attribute today's prosperity to progress under the dictator.
Chile, obstinate memory. VHS, 58 min. F3100 .C476 1997 | B-ALF CC5660
Visits with Chileans who experienced their nation's coup of 1973 first-hand.
Chile: torture as a political instrument. VHS, 29 min. B-ALF CC4302
Documents the causes and effects of detention and torture practiced by the U.S.-installed military government in Chile.
Conversation with Allende. DVD-R, 31 min. F3101 .A4 C668 2005
Saul Landau interviews Chilean president, Salvador Allende. Allende discusses the problems facing the people and government of Chile in the 1970s.
Dance of hope. VHS, 75 min. B-ALF CC4164
Depicts everyday life in Chile, particularly between the announcement of a plebiscite to determine whether or not to extend Pinochet's rule and the actual vote on October 5, 1988.
Dulce patria (Sweet country). VHS, 60 min. B-ALF F3100 .D853 1985 | B-ALF CC4456
Examines the political, economic, and social situations in Chile since Pinochet's 1973 overthrow of Allende.
Estadio Nacional = National Stadium. VHS, 90 min. HV9598 .E88 2001
During two months in 1973, over 12,000 people were detained in National Stadium, which served as an improvised detention center following the 1973 coup.
The evolution of Chile: prosperity for some. VHS, 30 min. ISS CC5641
Uses Chile as a case study to examine the difficulties experienced by Third World nations due to post-Cold War economic reforms.
Fernando ha vuelto = Fernando is back. VHS, 31 min. HV6322.3.C5 F47 2001
Documents the workings of Chile's Identification Unit, which attempts to identify the bodies of all the disappeared persons in Chile.
Gabriela Mistral: focused on love. DVD-R, 28 min. PQ8097 .G6 Z633 2004
An in-depth portrait of Gabriela Mistral, one of Latin America's most gifted poets.
In women’s hands: the changing roles of women. B-ALF CC4585
Examines the changes Chilean women of every social class effected as they organized during the Pinochet years to create better living conditions for their families.
Inside Pinochet's prisons. DVD-R, 30 min. F3100 .I474 1999
Secretly filmed by East German journalists who penetrated the concentration camps in 1973, scenes of life there and the truth of Pinochet's brutal regime are laid bare.
Isabel Allende. VHS, 55 min. PQ8098.1.L54 Z468 1986
Magdalena Garcia Pinto interviews Chilean novelist Isabel Allende.
Isabel Allende. DVD-R, 28 min. PQ8098.1.L54 Z4680 2000
Isabel Allende discusses her years in Chile, Venezuela, and the United States, and the importance of spiritualism in her creative process.
Isabel Allende: a documentary. DVD-R, 58 min. PQ8098.1.L54 Z713 2007
Allende discusses how various familial relationships influenced her life and literary career.
Isabel Allende: possessed by her art. VHS, 28 min. B-ALF KC0869
Focuses on the life and work of the Chilean writer Isabel Allende, a self-proclaimed feminist, agnostic, and socialist.
Journal inachevé. VHS, 55 min. PQ8098.A44 J68 1982
Marilú Mallet films her life as a political refugee of Chile living in Canada.
The last trace. VHS, 63 min. F2986 .L34 2001
The story of the two remaining members of the indigenous Yahgan (Yagan or Yamana) Indians in Tierra del Fuego, Chile.
The long road to reconciliation. VHS, 50 min. B-ALF CC5954
Traces reconciliation missions of people in the aftermath of human rights abuses in Yugoslavia, South Africa, Chile, and Mozambique.
Marcela Serrano: a new voice. DVD-R, 28 min. PQ8098.29.E726 Z75 2000b
Serrano assesses the diverse concerns that have influenced her life and work, including the elimination of apartheid and the importance of creating genuine and loving relationships.
Pablo Neruda: Chile’s master poet. DVD-R, 28 min. PQ8097.N4 Z965 2004
The life and work of Pablo Neruda -- Nobel Laureate, statesman, renowned poet -- both reflect and embody the events that shaped the 20th century.
Pablo Neruda: fulgor y muerte de Joaquim Murrieta. VHS, 45 min. B-ALF KC0854
Presents a musical dramatization of the famous legend of Joaquin Murrieta by the Chilean Nobel Prize laureate, Pablo Neruda.
Pablo Neruda: poet. VHS, 30 min. B-ALF KC0834
Examines the life and work of the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet, including an interview conducted shortly before his death in 1973.
Patio 29: historias de silencio: un documental = Patio 29: stories of silence: a documentary. VHS, 84 min. JC599.C5 P38 1998
During the spring of 1973, military trucks drove through Santiago picking up hundreds of dead bodies, to bury them in unmarked graves in a desolate area known as Patio 29 in Santiago's General Cemetery.
People power. VHS, 52 min. B-ALF CC4306
Explores the use of non-violence to create social reform against government/military power, using case studies in Chile, Israel, and the Philippines.
The Power of Place: world regional geography, no. 16: Accelerating growth. VHS, 30 min. B-ALF GC1754
Urban homesteaders in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The lure of an export economy in Santiago, Chile.
Salvador Allende. DVD, 100 min. F3101.A4 S258 2004
Portrays the life, times and political formation of the Valparaiso-born doctor.
Scraps of life. VHS, 28 min. B-ALF CC4634
Presents the women's groups of Chile as they sew scraps of cloth together to form murals called "arpilleras" in commemoration of their relatives who disappeared during the rule of General Pinochet.
Solidaridad: faith, hope and haven. VHS, 57 min. B-ALF CC4174
Overview of the Vicaria de la Solidaridad in Chile and its efforts to stop human rights abuses by the Pinochet regime.
Special circumstances. DVD, 73 min. HV6322.3.C5 S64 2006
The documentary follows exile Héctor as he returns to Chile almost 30 years later, camera in hand, to confront the perpetrators and his former captors looking for answers and justice.
A sus ordenes mi senador. VHS, 29 min. F3101.A4 S87 2001
Examines the rise of the Allende Political Unity party in Chile and the subsequent takeover by the Augusto Pinochet government.
Threads of hope. VHS, 51 min. B-ALF CC5430
Examines Pinochet's rise to power, and the women relatives of "the disappeared" who responded to his reign of terror by creating arpilleras (tapestries) which documented human rights abuses.
Tyrants will rise from my tomb—Chile. VHS, 30 min. B-ALF CC3580
Explains that after 50 years of democratic government Chile now has a military dictatorship.
Victor Jara: the right to live in peace. VHS, 60 min. ML410.J376 V538 2001
Focuses on the life and work of folk singer Victor Jara, who was murdered in the aftermath of the 1973 coup.
Yo soy Pablo Neruda. VHS, 29 min. PQ8097.N4 Z97 1993
Examines the career and literary output of Pablo Neruda, who made his home at Isla Negra on the coast of Chile.
Abortion: stories from North and South. VHS, 55 min. B-ALF EC2558
Visits Ireland, England, Japan, Canada, Colombia, and Peru to identify legal and religious factors, feelings, attitudes, and solutions regarding unwanted pregnancy, abortion, and contraception.
Better mañana. VHS, 60 min. B-ALF CC3590
Talks with Belisario Betancur, the ex-president of Colombia, about the problems the people of his country as well as the rest of South America face.
Caribbean coast. VHS, 23 min. B-ALF CC4257
Explores the resources, agriculture, industry, and people of Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guyanas.
Colombia’s guerrilla war. VHS, 53 min. B-ALF CC5951
Documents the guerrilla war in Colombia and its effects on the people.
La desazon suprema: retrato incesante de Fernando Vallejo. VHS, 90 min. PQ8180.32.A4277 Z464 2004 Feature-length documentary about the controversial Colombian writer exiled in Mexico.
El Espectador: the press and the drug lords. VHS, 53 min. HV5840.C7 E874 1991
Chronicles the recent history of Colombian newspaper "El Espectador" and the terrorism waged by drug lords to try to shut it down.
Fernando Botero, the rebel. DVD-R, 54 min. N6679.B6 F47 2006
Combines commentary by Botero himself with abundant examples of his paintings and sculptures to examine the remarkable life and work of a world-renowned visionary.
Fiction of war. VHS, 43 min. HN310.Z9 V5323 1999
The Colombian war on drugs has been going on for 50 years. The documentary allows the civilian population to tell their personal stories.
An ecology of mind. VHS, 60 min. B-ALF CC4653
Examines the sophisticated ecological awareness of the Makuna of Colombia and how they transmit it from generation to generation through complex myths and rituals.
Embera—the end of the road. VHS, 51 min. B-ALF CC3986
Focuses on the Embera Indians of Colombia.
Gabriel García Márquez. VHS, 43 min. PQ8179.G24 Z67345 1998
In this interview with Silvia Lemus, Gabriel García Márquez discusses his life and work from a highly personal plane.
Gabriel García Márquez. VHS, 60 min. B-ALF KC0619
Uses rare archival footage and film shot on location in Colombia to chronicle the life of the author.
Gabriel García Márquez: magical realism. DVD-R, 60 min. PQ8179.G24 Z6517 2005
A literary biography of Gabriel García Márquez, the Columbian novelist and Nobel prize winner, through conversations with the author, his friends, and his critics.
Gabriel García Márquez: the witch writing. VHS, 53 min. PQ8179.G24 Z525 1999
Assisted by readings and dramatizations of his works, the master of "magic realism" focuses on the supernatural aspects of his narrative style, in an effort to convey his particular vision of the world
García Márquez: un viaje al corazón de la memoria. DVD-R, 28 min. PQ8179.G24 Z652 2004
Gabriel García Márquez's life story --recollections of his childhood years, his work as a journalist and press correspondent, and his career as a writer and storyteller-- recounted in his own voice.
Jorden er vores mor: to indianske folk i Latinamerika = The Earth is our mother: two Indian tribes in Latin America. 55 min. DVD-R: F2319.2.M6 J6 2007 | VHS: B-ALF CC4025
The Motilon Indians of Venezuela have abandoned their traditional ways, becoming dependent on missionaries. In contrast, the Arhuaco Indians of Colombia expelled the missionaries.
The journey back: The Earth is our mother, Part Two. VHS, 50 min. B-ALF CC5622
Documents the return of the filmmakers to visit the Arhuaco Indians of Colombia six years later, and shows reactions of the Arhuaco towards this visit.
The kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt. VHS, 77 min. F2279.22.B48 K53 2003
While running for the office of President of Colombia, Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).
The last of the Cuiva. VHS, 52 min. B-ALF CC4341
The last of the Cuiva live in northeast Colombia, surrounded by settlers' ranches.
Lines of blood, the drug war in Colombia. VHS, 52min. B-ALF CC5646
Investigates the drug war raging in Colombia, cocaine capital of the world.
Nunca más = Never again. VHS, 56 min. HV640.5.C7 N85 2001
Focuses on internal displacement and testimonies of victims of the armed paramilitary group in communities in Uraba, Antioquia and Chocó, Colombia.
Spontaneous settlements in Cali, Colombia. VHS, 40 min. B-ALF CC4749
Examines the effect of rural to urban migration in Cali, Colombia.
Tales beyond solitude. VHS, 55 min. PQ8180.17.A73 Z47 1989
García Márquez speaks about his novels, his role in the Latin-American cinema and his recent foray into melodramatic soap opera.
War takes. VHS, 77 min. HN310.Z9 W37 2003
For over four years, three Colombian filmmakers turned their cameras on themselves, using personal stories to expose the tough reality in their violent, war-ravaged country.
Amazon: the invisible people. VHS, 60 min. F2546 .A438 1997
Describes the efforts of Douglas Ferguson to help the indigenous people of Ecuador preserve the pristine rainforest.
Cashing in on culture: indigenous communities and tourism. VHS, 28 min. B-ALF CC6351
Focuses on eco-tourism, an "environmentally friendly" vacation to third world countries with naturally beautiful landscapes. Focuses on the Quecha-speaking Indians of Ecuador.
Continent crucified—Ecuador. VHS, 30 min. B-ALF CC3585
Presents a brief history and profile of the Catholic Church and looks at how it is viewed in Ecuador today.
Ecology and the environment: Galapagos, Mauritania, Madagascar. VHS, 33 min. B-ALF NC2341
Segments about the ecology in varied locales: the Galapagos, Mauritania, and Madagascar. Profiles Ecuador's promotion of tourism in the Galapagos Islands,
Ecuador: The Indian Women. VHS, 57 min. B-ALF CC5537
Uses interviews, narrative, and extensive footage shot on location to examine the situation of indigenous women in Ecuador.
Flames in the forest. VHS, 52 min. B-ALF NC2123
Examines how the Amazon Indians of eastern Ecuador have resisted the invasion of international oil companies which seek to use the resource-rich region for intensive oil production.
Heaven, hell and Eldorado—Peru. VHS, 30 min. B-ALF CC3587
Visits the route taken by the Spanish conquistadors; travels from the heights of the Andes in Ecuador to the end of the Amazon Basin by truck and by river.
The longing: the forgotten Jews of South America. DVD-R, 75 min. BM645.C6 L664 2007
Tells the story of a group of "conversos" attempting to regain their birthright, with the help of a Brazilian-American rabbi committed to helping "lost Jews" throughout the world reclaim their identities.
Nomads of the rainforest. VHS, 59 min. B-ALF CC3562
An anthropological study of the Waorani Indians of the Amazon River in Ecuador.
The Power of Place: world regional geography, no.15: Andes and Amazon. VHS, 30 min. B-ALF GC1754
Monitoring volcanic activity in Ecuador. Sustainable development for the Amazon in northeast Brazil's Para State.
Runa: guardians of the forest. VHS, 27 min. B-ALF CC4214
Explain how the ecological knowledge of native Amazonian peoples such as the Runa--an Indian community in the Ecuadorian rain forest--offers hope for the future preservation of the rain forests.
Saviors of the forest. VHS, 90 min. SD414.E2 S285
A survey of the destruction of the tropical rain forest in Ecuador, and what various conservation groups are doing to stop it.
A struggle for shelter. VHS, 29 min. B-ALF CC4138
Deals with the problems of rapid urbanization common to developing nations, focusing on Quito, Ecuador.
Weaving the future. VHS, 24 min. F3722.1.O8 W328 1997
A contemporary portrait of the Otavalo Indians, an indigenous community living in the Andean Highlands of Northern Ecuador.
East of the Andes. VHS, 18 min. B-ALF CC4259
Compares and contrasts the resources, agriculture, industry, and people of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Nanduti: a Paraguayan lace. VHS, 17 min. B-ALF GC1637 | Spanish version: B-ALF UC0458
Shows scenes of everyday life to show how the designs for this lace evolve and how the lace is woven.
Abortion: stories from North and South. VHS, 55 min. B-ALF EC2558
Visits Ireland, England, Japan, Canada, Colombia, and Peru to identify legal and religious factors, feelings, attitudes, and solutions regarding unwanted pregnancy, abortion, and contraception.
At highest risk: maternal health care in the high Peruvian Andes. DVD-R, 42 min. RG963.P4 A8 2007
Looks at maternal health services in the Peruvian Andes.
Ausangate. DVD, 61 min. F2230.2.K4 A937 2006
Documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru.
Before we knew nothing. VHS, 62 min. B-ALF CC3997
Portrays the life and culture of the Ashaninka (also called the Campa), who inhabit the Amazon rainforest of Eastern Peru and who continue to resist acculturation into the modern world.
Carnival in Q'eros: where the mountain meet the jungle. VHS, 32 min. F3429.3.R3 C375 1990
Shows the remarkable carnival celebrations never before seen by outsiders - of a remote community of Quechua Indians high in the Peruvian Andes.
Choqela: only interpretation. VHS, 12 min. B-ALF CC3839
Documents the Choqela ceremony, a ritual of the Aymara Indians of Peru and Bolivia.
City in the sand. VHS, 28 min. B-ALF NC1960
Presents Villa El Salvador, a "model" shanty town outside Lima, Peru.
Confronting the truth. DVD, 73 min. JC580 .C667 2008
Shows how countries which have experienced massive human rights violations have created official, independent bodies known as truth commissions; in South Africa, Peru, East Timor, and Morocco.
Educación escolar y pueblos indígenas: desafíos y posibilidades: interrogando las políticas y prácticas de la educación intercultural blingüe en la amazonía peruana. 2 DVD-R, 193 min. F3429.3.E3 E48 2002 Explores the issue of education of the indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon including intercultural bilingual education and the visions and expectations of students, teachers, parents and officials.
The flying farmer. VHS, 27 min. B-ALF GC1665
Presents the work of a dedicated Canadian organic farmer, Yage Prztyk, who has established a commercial outlet for Peruvian organic coffee growers.
Francisco Pizarro: Inca nation Peru. VHS, 52 min. B-ALF CC4802
Discusses the explorations of Francisco Pizarro and his band of conquistadores and his entry into the Andean kingdom of the Incas.
The Fujimori empire. VHS, 34 min. B-ALF CC5644
Alberto Fujimori was re-elected president of Peru in 1995, but the excessive power he gave to the armed forces and secret service undermined Peru's weak democracy.
Inca cola—The Incas and their history. VHS, 30 min. B-ALF CC3582
Explores the once wealthy and mighty empire of the Incas and how it was destroyed.
Inca cola—Lima Peru today. VHS, 30 min. B-ALF CC3583
Focuses on the plight of the Incas today as they struggle to exist in cities such as Lima.
The Incas. VHS, 58 min. F3429 .I532 1988| B-ALF CC3701
Examines the Incan way of life through anthropological research.
Incidencia política en industrias extractivas: para proteger los derechos ciudadanos, el medio ambiente y promover el desarrollo. 2 DVD-R, 3 hrs 40 min. HD9506.P42 I64 2002
Concerns policy advocacy on the impacts of mining industries in five Peruvian communities: Cajamarca, Camisea, La Oroya, Tambogrande and Tintaya.
Javier Echecopar entre París y el Perú: de lo Barroco a lo Andino. DVD, 30 min. M1037.4.G8 E33 2008
Showcases the result of years of musicological research, conducted by the Peruvian guitar virtuoso.
Keep the river on your right: a modern cannibal tale. DVD, 94 min. F3430 .K377 2002
Discusses the life of anthropologist and gay activist, Tobias Schneebaum, and the time he spent among cannibalistic tribes in the 1960s.
Maestro de las voces. VHS, 55 min. PQ8498.32.A68 Z464 1984
Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa reads from his works 'La guerra del fin del mundo' and 'La casa verde' and is interviewed by José Miguel Oviedo.
Mario Vargas Llosa: in love with Peru. DVD-R, 28 min. PQ8498.32.A68 Z698 2000
Author Vargas Llosa offers insights into his beloved homeland, his life abroad, his unsuccessful bid for the presidency, and other topics.
Mario Vargas Llosa: the story of the novelist who would be president. VHS, 60 min. F3448.4.V3 M375 1990
Highlights Vargas Llosa's childhood, Peruvian society and his campaign for the presidency. Vargas Llosa also reads passages from some of his works.
Metal y melancolía = Metaal en melancholie = Metal and melancholy. DVD, 80 min. HD8039.T16 M47 2007
Documentarian Heddy Honigmann travels with, and thereby discovers the stories of, taxi drivers in Lima.
Miss Universo en el Peru. VHS, 40 min. B-ALF CC5106
Presents images and scenes from the 1982 Miss Universe pageant in Lima, contrasting the portrayal of women in publicity and on television with the situation of most women in Peru.
Mountain music of Peru. VHS, 60 min. B-ALF RC1263
A documentary portrait of the centuries old musical culture of the Andes, and its importance in the daily lives of its people.
Our god the condor. VHS, 30 min. B-ALF CC4023
Documents the "Yawar Fiesta," the one remaining Peruvian festival, held in Catambambas, that celebrates the country's independence from Spain.
Q'eshwachaca = The Golden Bridge. VHS, 25 min. F3451.A6 Q4 2000
Documentary on the annual rebuilding of the Qeshwachaka bridge, a gem of the pre-Inca era that today still faithfully unites the left and right banks of the Apurimac River.
The Quechua. VHS, 51 min. B-ALF CC3987
Unlike many tribes in remote areas, the Quechua desperately want a road to link them with the outside world and its benefits, especially the tourist trade.
The race to save the planet, no.8: Waste not, want not. VHS, 60 min. B-ALF NC2031
Demonstrates how to generate less waste, as seen in Peru, Japan, Denmark, and California. Shows taking advantage of recycling and waste treatment.
Roots, thorns: and other movements. VHS, 23 min. F3430.1.A83 R66 1993
Explores the everyday life of the Ashaninka people of Eastern Peru while contemplating their uncertainties and fears connected with both day-to-day living, and with Peru's current political turmoil.
Seeds of tomorrow. VHS, 58 min. B-ALF NC1758
Visits Ethiopia, Greece, and Peru to examine the genetic heritage of our foods and the worldwide efforts to save seeds used to create new and better crops for the future.
Soy andina = I am Andean. DVD-R, 70 min. GV1641.P4 S69 2008
Two New York-based dancers return to Peru to reconnect with their roots and dance. Special features include bonus film "Llamellin y su fiesta patronal" (28 min).
Transnational fiesta: 1992. VHS, 61 min. B-ALF CC5619
Documents the multicultural nature of a five day annual fiesta taking place in a small village in Peru.
East of the Andes. VHS, 18 min. B-ALF CC4259
Compares and contrasts the resources, agriculture, industry, and people of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Candombe. VHS, 56 min. B-MUSIC 5859752 1) Reserve Desk
Documentary about Candombe, the music created by African slaves brought to Uruguay.
Juan Carlos Onetti: un escritor. VHS, 55 min. PQ8519.O59 Z468 1984
Uruguayan writer Juan Carlos Onetti talks about his life and work with Jorge Ruffinelli and Julio Jaime.
Mario Benedetti: writing and revolution. DVD-R, 28 min. PQ8519.B292 Z737 2000
One of Uruguay's most perceptive writers, Mario Benedetti was also deeply involved in Latin American politics during the 1960s and 70s.
Me gustan los estudiantes. VHS, 90 min. CB427 .M4 1900z
A collection of short documentaries by Uruguayan filmmaker Mario Handler, shot in Uruguay, Czechoslovakia and Venezuela between 1964 and 1977.
Tupamaros. VHS, 93 min. B-ALF CC5657
Presents the history of the leftist urban guerrilla group, the Tupamaros, which began in Uruguay in 1963 in order to challenge the military regime of the time.
Yo pregunto a los presentes: la tierra no se mendiga se gestiona y si no la dan, se toma. DVD, 60 min. HD1531.U8 Y6 2007
Examines the question of who owns the land in Uruguay today.
Alexander von Humboldt. VHS, 52 min. B-ALF CC4804
Dramatization of Humboldt’s two years in Venezuela studying the animal and plant life of tropical rain forests and mapping the juncture of the Orinoco River with the Amazon.
Caribbean coast. VHS, 23 min. B-ALF CC4257
Explores the resources, agriculture, industry, and people of Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guyanas.
A clearing in the jungle. VHS, 39 min. B-ALF CC4359
Profiles the Panare tribe in Venezuela, showing how the tribe passively, then actively, rejects newcomers.
Floating market. DVD-R, 53 min. HC238.V457 F576 2007
Follows the stories of several sailors who leave behind their families in the coastal fishing villages of Venezuela to sell fruits and vegetables on the island of Curaçao.
How cultures are studied (episode 3). VHS, 28 min. B-ALF CC4944
Anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon describes his ethnographic study of the Yanomamo Indians of Venezuela.
Hugo Chavez. DVD-R, 54 min. F2329.22.C54 H844 2006
Details the rise of the Chavez government and the challenges it has faced in reforming the South American nation's economy and political culture.
Jorden er vores mor: to indianske folk i Latinamerika = The Earth is our mother: two Indian tribes in Latin America. 55 min. DVD-R: F2319.2.M6 J6 2007| VHS: B-ALF CC4025
The Motilon Indians of Venezuela have abandoned their traditional ways, becoming dependent on missionaries. In contrast, the Arhuaco Indians of Colombia expelled the Catholic missionaries.
Me gustan los estudiantes. VHS, 90 min. CB427 .M4 1900z
A collection of short documentaries by Uruguayan filmmaker Mario Handler, shot in Uruguay, Czechoslovakia and Venezuela between 1964 and 1977.
Sweet fresh water. VHS, 60 min. B-ALF NC1872
Follows the world's largest river system, the Amazon, from its source in the Peruvian Andes to its coastal delta in Brazil.
Tocar y luchar: only those who dream achieve the impossible. DVD, 70 min. B-MUSIC 6799282 DVDs
Presents the captivating story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System - an incredible network of hundreds of orchestras formed within most of Venezuela's towns and villages.
Watunna. VHS, 24 min. B-ALF CC4247
Depicts, through animation, five stories from the creation myths of the Yekuana Indians who inhabit the Venezuelan rain forest along the Orinoco River basin.
Yanomamo series.
The Ax fight. VHS, 30 min. F2520.1.Y3 A96 1975
Analysis of a fight in a Yanomamo Indian village between local descent groups.
Bride service. VHS, 8 min. B-ALF CC2780
A Yanomamo man and his son make a bride payment of gathered meat and fruit.
Magical death. VHS, 29 min. B-ALF CC2799
Dedeheiwa, a shaman, is both a communicant with the spirits and an important political leader.
A man called “Bee”: studying the Yanomamo. VHS, 43 min. B-ALF CC2788
Overview of Napoleon Chagnon's anthropological work with the Yanomamo Indians of Venezuela.
New tribes mission. VHS, 12 min. B-ALF CC2785
Members of the New Tribes Mission attempt to teach Yanomamo children their way of life.
Tapir distribution. VHS, 12 min. B-ALF CC2801
Maowa kills a tapir and presents it to his brothers-in-law for distribution.
The Yanomamo myth of Naro as told by Kaobawa. VHS, 21 min. B-ALF CC2794
Kaobawa, the headman of Bisaasi-teri, relates a version of the myth of Naro, the opossum.
