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Africa Dreaming (Videocassette : 109 min. ) [1997]
V. CASS. VHS 3798
Abstract: Four short films on love from Namibia, Mozambique, Senegal, and Tunisia produced in a continent-wide media project. 26 minutes each. Sophia's Homecoming (Namibia; directed by Richard Pakleppa); Sabriya (Tunisia; written and directed by Abderrahmane Sissako); So Be It (Senegal; written, directed and produced by Joseph Gai Ramaka); The Gaze of the Stars (Mozambique; directed by Joao Ribeiro)
Director: Collective Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Namibia, Tunisia, Senegal, Mozambique, gender, short feature films.
Another Man's Garden (DVD : 80 min. ) [2006]
DVD 10219
Abstract: For a young girl who wants to study medicine in Mozambique, the obstacles extend far beyond the distractions of her boyfriend and her family. A moment of weakness or an error in judgment can cost her a place at the university, an irretrievable loss in a country with so few opportunities for women.
Director: Sol de Carvalho Distributor:Icarus Films
Keywords: Mozambique, women, gender, education, health
Ball (The) (Videocassette : 5 min. ) [2002]
V.CASS. VHS 8263
Abstract: The Ball tells the story of Mozambican children who use condoms to make soccer balls. In a dramatization, a man confronts them and accuses them of stealing his condoms. This story illustrates that many people are not using condoms for safer sex, despite their availability. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of HIV/AIDS (Volume 24).
Director: Orlando Mesquita Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, Steps for the Future, Drama
Burden on the Land (DVD : 52 min. ) [1991]
DVD 9044
Abstract: Filmed in the face of enormous political and geographical obstacles, Burden on the Land is a comprehensive look at Africa's future as it faces the 21st century. It addresses the root causes of famine and suggests reasons why development efforts in Africa have been so disappointing. Examining the sub-Saharan countries - Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, Zaire, Ivory Coast, Mali, Ethiopia and Uganda - the documentary clarifies the conflicts and interrelated issues of politics, health, environment, and culture. When the colonial powers left Africa, the political vacuum was filled by authoritarian regimes whose armies continue to keep them in power. Frequent tribal wars keep countless people refugees, fleeing from one nation to another. Despite the efforts of international relief agencies, the vast number of refugees have depleted the host countries of resources. The film shows that despite the overwhelming problems there are small successes that improve the quality of life - dams, food processing, reforestation, road building, irrigation, and animal husbandry. But basically, it proposes that Africa's future depends on developing an infrastructure while maintaining the integrity of village life.
Director: Roger Pyke Productions Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: famine, development, colonization, environment, health, politics, history
Choose Life (Videocassette : 4 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8262
Abstract: Choose life is Mozambican music video centered around the funeral of a young man who has died of AIDS. It stresses that people should cherish and enjoy life while acting responsibly regarding HIV and AIDS. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from South Africa about life in the of AIDS/HIV (Volume 23).
Director: Dorothy Brislin Ntone Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, music, funeral ritual, Steps for the Future
Cultivating Opportunity: Self-Help Solutions to Poverty in the U.S. and Africa (Videocassette : 28 min. ) [1997]
VHS 9327
Abstract: Willie Head, Jr. is struggling to hold on to his farm-70 acres in southeast Georgia. Willie is one of the remaining 18,000 African Americans who are losing their land at the rate of a thousand acres a day. Teresa Massango, a farmer in Mozambique in southeast Africa, is among the 80 percent of Mozambicans who depend on their land to feed themselves. They've faced war and famine, and are now threatened by investors wanting to profit from Mozambique's cheap land and labor. Cultivating Opportunity tells the inspiring story of how poor communities in Mozambique and the United States are creating opportunities to better their lives. Their work is a road map to ending hunger and poverty, a journey that begins within the communities themselves. In Cultivating Opportunity communities in vastly different parts of the world demonstrate surprising similarities in the self-help solutions they champion to fight poverty. The video shows how these communities are creating the opportunities they need. Willie says, 'I don't care what profession you're in; to just work hard doesn't do it. To just be committed doesn't do it. The opportunity must be there...'
Director: Michael Sheridan Distributor:Bull Frog Films
Keywords: Mozambique, Georgia, development, farming, poverty
Dancing on the Edge (Videocassette : 40 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8245
Abstract: This narrative documentary is set in rural Mozambique, where gender roles and poverty influence the fight to contain the spread of AIDS. A young HIV positive mother, Antonietta, who works as an AIDS counselor takes her healthy daughter to a remote village for initiation into sexuality. Antonietta struggles with the contradictions of maintaining traditional values while adapting to the reality of the modern world devastated by AIDS. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of IV/AIDS (Volume 6).
Director: Karen Boswall Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, gender, ritual, rural life, Steps for the Future
Eclipse (Videocassette : 25 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8248
Abstract: A dreamlike documentary depicting the total blackout of four girls' lives, eclipsed by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It is a story about four sisters, Lara, Eugenisse, Fátima and Luisa-- the oldest sixteen and the youngest nine. They are AIDS orphans living in the Mozambican town of Chimoio. Their mother died of AIDS and their father disappeared, probably to commit suicide in a nearby place of spirits. The film documents the girls' day-to-day struggle for existence as they try to make ends meet by reselling produce they have bought from the market. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of HIV/AIDS (Volume 9).
Director: Orlando Mesquita Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, children, orphans, family, Steps for the Future
Farewell, GDR (Videocassette : 25 min. ) [1991]
VHS 9316
Abstract: In the 1980s, many young Mozambicans left their native land to seek better lives in Germany. Once there, they found themselves in a hostile land where they were openly slurred and where police did not intercede when they were beaten. When this inhospitable welcome caused many to repatriate, they often found themselves outsiders in their homeland. Groups calling themselves ninjas antagonize the returning Mozambicans, treating them as 'Europeans lost in Africa.' And they must still face the economic hardships which they fled in the first place.
Director: Licinio Azevedo Distributor:First Run, Icarus Films
Keywords: Mozambique, Germany, immigration, economy, youth
Freedom Now, 1947 (Videocassette : 56 min. ) [1998]
V. CASS. VHS 4210
Abstract: In 1947, 160 years of British rule came to an end as India became the world's largest democracy, inspiring the fight for freedom on another continent. This film talks with the people who witnessed and participated in the struggle for independence in India and Africa. While Mohandas Gandhi showed the world how the masses could successfully defy their imperial masters, his example spurred others on: European empires in Africa and Asia began to crumble, and in short order, Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, Mozambique, and dozens more would win their freedom.
Director: Jennifer Clayton Distributor:WGBH Boston Video
Keywords: Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, Mozambique, history, Gandhi, politics, colonialism
From the Ashes (Videocassette : 26 min. ) [1999]
V. CASS. VHS 7479 Pt. 1 (PAL format)
Abstract: Shows how people in a small Mozambican village are working towards reconciliation following the civil war. Part one of the series Landscape of Memory. See also I Have Seen=Nda Mona,'The Unfolding Sky, and Soul in Torment.
Director: Karen Boswall Distributor:Film Resource Unit [www.fru.co.za]
Keywords: Mozambique, civil war, reconciliation, history, politics
Kuxa Kanema: La Naissance du Cinéma = Kuxa Kanema: The Birth of Cinema (Videocassette : 52 min. ) [2003]
V.CASS. VHS 7888
Abstract: Discusses the history of Mozambique's National Institute of Cinema's weekly newsreel entitled Kuxa kanema. Shows the relationship between the films and President Samora Machel and FRELIMO (Mozambique Liberation Front). The original filmmakers discuss their work as a testimonial to the country, its struggles and wars.
Director: Margarida Cordoso Distributor:First Run/Icarus Film
Keywords: Mozambique, history, film, journalism, politics
Landscape of Memory (Videocassette : 104 min. ) [1999]
V. CASS. VHS 7479 Pt. 1-4 (PAL format)
Abstract: A documentary series of four films created as a regional project about truth and reconciliation in Southern Africa. Filmmakers from four different countries show how people are dealing with the need to reconcile themselves to the violent past each country has recently emerged from. The series includes From the Ashes, I Have Seen=Nda Mona, The Unfolding Sky, and Soul in Torment. (4 videocassettes: 104 min.)
Director: Karen Boswall, Antjie Krog, Ronelle Loots, Richard Pakleppa, Prudence Uriri Distributor:Film Resource Unit [www.fru.co.za]
Keywords: Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, history, war, reconciliation, race, apartheid, politics
Living in Africa: African Solutions to African Problems (DVD : 150 min. ) [1995]
See individual titles
Abstract: Series of five films (each 30 minutes):
Miner's Tale (A) (Videocassette : 40 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8246
Abstract: Joaquim is a migrant laborer with a junior wife in urban South Africa and a senior wife and family in rural Mozambique. He is torn between his responsibilities for both. He is also torn between his understanding of his HIV infection when visiting his home village after being absent for four years and what traditional society expects of him. Joaquim must make a choice since the elders are adamant that it is his traditional duty to father more children with his wife, but Joachim does not want to infect her. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of HIV/AIDS (Volume 7).
Director: Gabriel Mondlane Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: South Africa, Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, sexual behavior, migrant labor, kinship, family, Steps for the Future
Night Stop (Videocassette : 50 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8244
Abstract: This documentary tells of the lives of eight prostitutes living in northern Mozambique. They reveal their individual stories of pregnancy, the search for a husband, unrequited love, violence and resignation. While the women are aware of the dangers of HIV and AIDS, they continue to have unprotected sex. The video also illustrates the world of the truck drivers as they talk among themselves. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of HIV/AIDS (Volume 5).
Director: Licinio Azavedo Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, prostitution, violence, labor, gender, Steps for the Future
O Jardim do Outro Homem = Another Man's Garden (DVD : 80 min. ) [2006]
DVD 10219
Abstract: For a young girl who wants to study medicine in Mozambique, the obstacles extend far beyond the distractions of her boyfriend and her family. A moment of weakness or an error in judgment can cost her a place at the university, an irretrievable loss in a country with so few opportunities for women.
Director: Sol de Carvalho Distributor:Icarus Films
Keywords: Mozambique, gender, education, poverty, feature film
Our Developing World: Studies in Regional Political Geography (Videocassette : 241 min. ) [1996]
IN-PROCESS
Abstract: Each video of this series presents the political geography of a certain region. Topics frequently reviewed for each region are economic development, education, politics, cultural geography, and other subject areas. Produced by the Information Department of the United Nations Developmental Programme with the support of UNICEF and PROWESS. Ten videocassettes (volumes five through seven concern African nations): (v. 1) Central America: Costa Rica; (v. 2) Central America: Cuba; (v. 3) South America: Brazil; (v. 4) South America: Paraguay; (v. 5) Africa: Tunisia, Libya, Egypt; (v. 6) Africa: Sierra Leone, Ghana, Kenya; (v. 7) Africa: Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho; (v. 8) Asia: Mongolia, China, Nepal; (v. 9) Asia: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam; (v. 10) South Pacific/Oceania: The Philippines, Kiribati.
Director: Josy Dubie Distributor:Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Keywords: Costa Rica, Cuba, Brazil, Paraguay, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho, Mongolia, China, Nepal, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Oceania, the Philippines, Kiribati, politics, history, economics
Our Developing World: Studies in Regional Political Geography: Vol. 7 Africa: Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho (Videocassette : 29 min. ) [1996]
IN-PROCESS
Abstract: Each video of this series presents the political geography of a certain region. Topics frequently reviewed for each region are economic development, education, politics, cultural geography, and other subject areas. Produced by the Information Department of the United Nations Developmental Programme with the support of UNICEF and PROWESS.
Director: Josy Dubie Distributor:Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Keywords: Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho, politics, history, economics
Samora Machel: Son of Africa (Videocassette : 28 min. ) [1989]
VHS 9345
Abstract: Before his death in a tragic plane crash that many believe to have resulted from South African sabotage, Mozambican President Samora Machel gave the filmmaker an exclusive interview that forms the basis for the look at one of Africa's most important freedom fighters and revolutionaries.
Director: Ron Hallis Distributor:First Run, Icarus Films
Keywords: Mozambique, South Africa, government, history, revolution
Sugar: The Rules of the Game (Videocassette : 33 min. ) [2003]
V.CASS. VHS 8699
Abstract: Examines the major players in the sugar industry--European and African farmers, major sugar production companies, experts and officials. The report shows how decisions made at distant international meetings affect the lives of individuals. Antonio Maolela cuts sugar cane on a plantation in Mozambique. He earns about two euros a day. Honorio Valdunciel is a farmer from Zamora, Spain, whose main source of income comes from growing sugar beet. Though he makes a decent income, it requires hard work and much investment. The future of both men is tied to the controversial price of sugar in world markets. Sugar prices in the European Union and the U.S. are highly protected by tariffs which block competition. Narration in English with interviews in Portuguese and Spanish subtitled in English.
Director: Meritxell Ribas Distributor:Filmmakers Library
Keywords: Mozambique, Spain, sugar, economy. agriculture, politics, globalization
Tree of Our Forefathers, The (DVD : 53 min. ) [1994]
DVD 9405
Abstract: Follows a refugee family who has spent 10 years living in a refugee camp in Malawi as they make the return journey to their homeland in the Tete Province of Mozambique where they at last can pay proper respects to their dead under the village tree. During the 15-year civil war in Mozambique, one and a half million people fled to seek refuge in neighboring countries. There was no time for ceremonial leave-taking, no time to pay the proper respects to the dead. But in 1993, with the war finally over, the refugees began to return home. Licinio Azevedo's moving documentary is the story of one family's long journey back to seek the forefathers' atonement under the village tree. The film follows Alexandre Ferrao and his extended family as they toil home across a land emptied of people and littered with the twisted scrapmetal of warfare. At night, around the camp fire, the family recounts their experiences of the years in exile and their fears for what they might find when they finally reach home.
Director: Licinio Azevedo Distributor:Bull Frog Films
Keywords: Mozambique, refugees, emigration, immigration, funeral rites, ceremonies, civil war
True Friends (Videocassette : 20 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8264
Abstract: A trilogy of short films (each 7 minutes long) using hand-made animal puppets to dramatize different issues around HIV/AIDS, making them easily accessible to young children aged 5 to 8 years old. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of HIV/AIDS (Volume 25).
Director: Bert Sonneschein Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, children, Steps for the Future
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Africa Dreaming (Videocassette : 109 min. ) [1997]
V. CASS. VHS 3798
Abstract: Four short films on love from Namibia, Mozambique, Senegal, and Tunisia produced in a continent-wide media project. 26 minutes each. Sophia's Homecoming (Namibia; directed by Richard Pakleppa); Sabriya (Tunisia; written and directed by Abderrahmane Sissako); So Be It (Senegal; written, directed and produced by Joseph Gai Ramaka); The Gaze of the Stars (Mozambique; directed by Joao Ribeiro)
Director: Collective Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Namibia, Tunisia, Senegal, Mozambique, gender, short feature films.
Another Man's Garden (DVD : 80 min. ) [2006]
DVD 10219
Abstract: For a young girl who wants to study medicine in Mozambique, the obstacles extend far beyond the distractions of her boyfriend and her family. A moment of weakness or an error in judgment can cost her a place at the university, an irretrievable loss in a country with so few opportunities for women.
Director: Sol de Carvalho Distributor:Icarus Films
Keywords: Mozambique, women, gender, education, health
Ball (The) (Videocassette : 5 min. ) [2002]
V.CASS. VHS 8263
Abstract: The Ball tells the story of Mozambican children who use condoms to make soccer balls. In a dramatization, a man confronts them and accuses them of stealing his condoms. This story illustrates that many people are not using condoms for safer sex, despite their availability. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of HIV/AIDS (Volume 24).
Director: Orlando Mesquita Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, Steps for the Future, Drama
Burden on the Land (DVD : 52 min. ) [1991]
DVD 9044
Abstract: Filmed in the face of enormous political and geographical obstacles, Burden on the Land is a comprehensive look at Africa's future as it faces the 21st century. It addresses the root causes of famine and suggests reasons why development efforts in Africa have been so disappointing. Examining the sub-Saharan countries - Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, Zaire, Ivory Coast, Mali, Ethiopia and Uganda - the documentary clarifies the conflicts and interrelated issues of politics, health, environment, and culture. When the colonial powers left Africa, the political vacuum was filled by authoritarian regimes whose armies continue to keep them in power. Frequent tribal wars keep countless people refugees, fleeing from one nation to another. Despite the efforts of international relief agencies, the vast number of refugees have depleted the host countries of resources. The film shows that despite the overwhelming problems there are small successes that improve the quality of life - dams, food processing, reforestation, road building, irrigation, and animal husbandry. But basically, it proposes that Africa's future depends on developing an infrastructure while maintaining the integrity of village life.
Director: Roger Pyke Productions Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: famine, development, colonization, environment, health, politics, history
Choose Life (Videocassette : 4 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8262
Abstract: Choose life is Mozambican music video centered around the funeral of a young man who has died of AIDS. It stresses that people should cherish and enjoy life while acting responsibly regarding HIV and AIDS. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from South Africa about life in the of AIDS/HIV (Volume 23).
Director: Dorothy Brislin Ntone Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, music, funeral ritual, Steps for the Future
Cultivating Opportunity: Self-Help Solutions to Poverty in the U.S. and Africa (Videocassette : 28 min. ) [1997]
VHS 9327
Abstract: Willie Head, Jr. is struggling to hold on to his farm-70 acres in southeast Georgia. Willie is one of the remaining 18,000 African Americans who are losing their land at the rate of a thousand acres a day. Teresa Massango, a farmer in Mozambique in southeast Africa, is among the 80 percent of Mozambicans who depend on their land to feed themselves. They've faced war and famine, and are now threatened by investors wanting to profit from Mozambique's cheap land and labor. Cultivating Opportunity tells the inspiring story of how poor communities in Mozambique and the United States are creating opportunities to better their lives. Their work is a road map to ending hunger and poverty, a journey that begins within the communities themselves. In Cultivating Opportunity communities in vastly different parts of the world demonstrate surprising similarities in the self-help solutions they champion to fight poverty. The video shows how these communities are creating the opportunities they need. Willie says, 'I don't care what profession you're in; to just work hard doesn't do it. To just be committed doesn't do it. The opportunity must be there...'
Director: Michael Sheridan Distributor:Bull Frog Films
Keywords: Mozambique, Georgia, development, farming, poverty
Dancing on the Edge (Videocassette : 40 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8245
Abstract: This narrative documentary is set in rural Mozambique, where gender roles and poverty influence the fight to contain the spread of AIDS. A young HIV positive mother, Antonietta, who works as an AIDS counselor takes her healthy daughter to a remote village for initiation into sexuality. Antonietta struggles with the contradictions of maintaining traditional values while adapting to the reality of the modern world devastated by AIDS. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of IV/AIDS (Volume 6).
Director: Karen Boswall Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, gender, ritual, rural life, Steps for the Future
Eclipse (Videocassette : 25 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8248
Abstract: A dreamlike documentary depicting the total blackout of four girls' lives, eclipsed by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It is a story about four sisters, Lara, Eugenisse, Fátima and Luisa-- the oldest sixteen and the youngest nine. They are AIDS orphans living in the Mozambican town of Chimoio. Their mother died of AIDS and their father disappeared, probably to commit suicide in a nearby place of spirits. The film documents the girls' day-to-day struggle for existence as they try to make ends meet by reselling produce they have bought from the market. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of HIV/AIDS (Volume 9).
Director: Orlando Mesquita Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, children, orphans, family, Steps for the Future
Farewell, GDR (Videocassette : 25 min. ) [1991]
VHS 9316
Abstract: In the 1980s, many young Mozambicans left their native land to seek better lives in Germany. Once there, they found themselves in a hostile land where they were openly slurred and where police did not intercede when they were beaten. When this inhospitable welcome caused many to repatriate, they often found themselves outsiders in their homeland. Groups calling themselves ninjas antagonize the returning Mozambicans, treating them as 'Europeans lost in Africa.' And they must still face the economic hardships which they fled in the first place.
Director: Licinio Azevedo Distributor:First Run, Icarus Films
Keywords: Mozambique, Germany, immigration, economy, youth
Freedom Now, 1947 (Videocassette : 56 min. ) [1998]
V. CASS. VHS 4210
Abstract: In 1947, 160 years of British rule came to an end as India became the world's largest democracy, inspiring the fight for freedom on another continent. This film talks with the people who witnessed and participated in the struggle for independence in India and Africa. While Mohandas Gandhi showed the world how the masses could successfully defy their imperial masters, his example spurred others on: European empires in Africa and Asia began to crumble, and in short order, Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, Mozambique, and dozens more would win their freedom.
Director: Jennifer Clayton Distributor:WGBH Boston Video
Keywords: Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, Mozambique, history, Gandhi, politics, colonialism
From the Ashes (Videocassette : 26 min. ) [1999]
V. CASS. VHS 7479 Pt. 1 (PAL format)
Abstract: Shows how people in a small Mozambican village are working towards reconciliation following the civil war. Part one of the series Landscape of Memory. See also I Have Seen=Nda Mona,'The Unfolding Sky, and Soul in Torment.
Director: Karen Boswall Distributor:Film Resource Unit [www.fru.co.za]
Keywords: Mozambique, civil war, reconciliation, history, politics
Kuxa Kanema: La Naissance du Cinéma = Kuxa Kanema: The Birth of Cinema (Videocassette : 52 min. ) [2003]
V.CASS. VHS 7888
Abstract: Discusses the history of Mozambique's National Institute of Cinema's weekly newsreel entitled Kuxa kanema. Shows the relationship between the films and President Samora Machel and FRELIMO (Mozambique Liberation Front). The original filmmakers discuss their work as a testimonial to the country, its struggles and wars.
Director: Margarida Cordoso Distributor:First Run/Icarus Film
Keywords: Mozambique, history, film, journalism, politics
Landscape of Memory (Videocassette : 104 min. ) [1999]
V. CASS. VHS 7479 Pt. 1-4 (PAL format)
Abstract: A documentary series of four films created as a regional project about truth and reconciliation in Southern Africa. Filmmakers from four different countries show how people are dealing with the need to reconcile themselves to the violent past each country has recently emerged from. The series includes From the Ashes, I Have Seen=Nda Mona, The Unfolding Sky, and Soul in Torment. (4 videocassettes: 104 min.)
Director: Karen Boswall, Antjie Krog, Ronelle Loots, Richard Pakleppa, Prudence Uriri Distributor:Film Resource Unit [www.fru.co.za]
Keywords: Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, history, war, reconciliation, race, apartheid, politics
Living in Africa: African Solutions to African Problems (DVD : 150 min. ) [1995]
See individual titles
Abstract: Series of five films (each 30 minutes):
l. Maasai in the Modern World - Kenya: This film looks at the impact of the modern world on the ancient culture of the Maasai people. Traditionally the Maasai herded their cattle between the plains and the well -watered mountain land. As tourism makes inroads on their already scarce land, they are trying to adapt without losing their heritage. DVD 8904
2. The Survival Age - Tanzania: Tanzania illustrates some of the problems of development and the environmental crisis. The economists featured are critical of Western ideas about progress. The film reflects on the failure of both socialism and capitalism in this country and explains the need to overcome the legacy of colonialism. DVD 8905
3. This Virus That Has No Cure - Zambia: Worldwide there are over 17 million people infected with the AIDS virus and an estimated ten million live in Africa. The problem is placing a serious strain on the Zambian health system. The film explores ways in which the community is uniting to fight back, caring for sufferers and educating about prevention. DVD 8906
4. The Riches of Elephants - Zimbabwe: The Campfire project is a highly successful program for both wildlife conservation and social development. The local community is allowed to sell safaris or hunting rights on public land reserves. The profit is used for development projects such as fences, schools, and individual households. DVD 8907
5. A Land of Immense Riches -Mozambique:
Once devastated by war, Mozambique now offers positive models for bio-diversity, community conservation and eco-tourism. We meet members of the local community who are working with the conservation authorities to educate people about sustainable harvesting and many other ways of protecting the environment. DVD 8908
Director:
Mark Newman
Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords:
Miner's Tale (A) (Videocassette : 40 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8246
Abstract: Joaquim is a migrant laborer with a junior wife in urban South Africa and a senior wife and family in rural Mozambique. He is torn between his responsibilities for both. He is also torn between his understanding of his HIV infection when visiting his home village after being absent for four years and what traditional society expects of him. Joaquim must make a choice since the elders are adamant that it is his traditional duty to father more children with his wife, but Joachim does not want to infect her. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of HIV/AIDS (Volume 7).
Director: Gabriel Mondlane Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: South Africa, Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, sexual behavior, migrant labor, kinship, family, Steps for the Future
Night Stop (Videocassette : 50 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8244
Abstract: This documentary tells of the lives of eight prostitutes living in northern Mozambique. They reveal their individual stories of pregnancy, the search for a husband, unrequited love, violence and resignation. While the women are aware of the dangers of HIV and AIDS, they continue to have unprotected sex. The video also illustrates the world of the truck drivers as they talk among themselves. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of HIV/AIDS (Volume 5).
Director: Licinio Azavedo Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, prostitution, violence, labor, gender, Steps for the Future
O Jardim do Outro Homem = Another Man's Garden (DVD : 80 min. ) [2006]
DVD 10219
Abstract: For a young girl who wants to study medicine in Mozambique, the obstacles extend far beyond the distractions of her boyfriend and her family. A moment of weakness or an error in judgment can cost her a place at the university, an irretrievable loss in a country with so few opportunities for women.
Director: Sol de Carvalho Distributor:Icarus Films
Keywords: Mozambique, gender, education, poverty, feature film
Our Developing World: Studies in Regional Political Geography (Videocassette : 241 min. ) [1996]
IN-PROCESS
Abstract: Each video of this series presents the political geography of a certain region. Topics frequently reviewed for each region are economic development, education, politics, cultural geography, and other subject areas. Produced by the Information Department of the United Nations Developmental Programme with the support of UNICEF and PROWESS. Ten videocassettes (volumes five through seven concern African nations): (v. 1) Central America: Costa Rica; (v. 2) Central America: Cuba; (v. 3) South America: Brazil; (v. 4) South America: Paraguay; (v. 5) Africa: Tunisia, Libya, Egypt; (v. 6) Africa: Sierra Leone, Ghana, Kenya; (v. 7) Africa: Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho; (v. 8) Asia: Mongolia, China, Nepal; (v. 9) Asia: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam; (v. 10) South Pacific/Oceania: The Philippines, Kiribati.
Director: Josy Dubie Distributor:Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Keywords: Costa Rica, Cuba, Brazil, Paraguay, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho, Mongolia, China, Nepal, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Oceania, the Philippines, Kiribati, politics, history, economics
Our Developing World: Studies in Regional Political Geography: Vol. 7 Africa: Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho (Videocassette : 29 min. ) [1996]
IN-PROCESS
Abstract: Each video of this series presents the political geography of a certain region. Topics frequently reviewed for each region are economic development, education, politics, cultural geography, and other subject areas. Produced by the Information Department of the United Nations Developmental Programme with the support of UNICEF and PROWESS.
Director: Josy Dubie Distributor:Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Keywords: Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho, politics, history, economics
Samora Machel: Son of Africa (Videocassette : 28 min. ) [1989]
VHS 9345
Abstract: Before his death in a tragic plane crash that many believe to have resulted from South African sabotage, Mozambican President Samora Machel gave the filmmaker an exclusive interview that forms the basis for the look at one of Africa's most important freedom fighters and revolutionaries.
Director: Ron Hallis Distributor:First Run, Icarus Films
Keywords: Mozambique, South Africa, government, history, revolution
Sugar: The Rules of the Game (Videocassette : 33 min. ) [2003]
V.CASS. VHS 8699
Abstract: Examines the major players in the sugar industry--European and African farmers, major sugar production companies, experts and officials. The report shows how decisions made at distant international meetings affect the lives of individuals. Antonio Maolela cuts sugar cane on a plantation in Mozambique. He earns about two euros a day. Honorio Valdunciel is a farmer from Zamora, Spain, whose main source of income comes from growing sugar beet. Though he makes a decent income, it requires hard work and much investment. The future of both men is tied to the controversial price of sugar in world markets. Sugar prices in the European Union and the U.S. are highly protected by tariffs which block competition. Narration in English with interviews in Portuguese and Spanish subtitled in English.
Director: Meritxell Ribas Distributor:Filmmakers Library
Keywords: Mozambique, Spain, sugar, economy. agriculture, politics, globalization
Tree of Our Forefathers, The (DVD : 53 min. ) [1994]
DVD 9405
Abstract: Follows a refugee family who has spent 10 years living in a refugee camp in Malawi as they make the return journey to their homeland in the Tete Province of Mozambique where they at last can pay proper respects to their dead under the village tree. During the 15-year civil war in Mozambique, one and a half million people fled to seek refuge in neighboring countries. There was no time for ceremonial leave-taking, no time to pay the proper respects to the dead. But in 1993, with the war finally over, the refugees began to return home. Licinio Azevedo's moving documentary is the story of one family's long journey back to seek the forefathers' atonement under the village tree. The film follows Alexandre Ferrao and his extended family as they toil home across a land emptied of people and littered with the twisted scrapmetal of warfare. At night, around the camp fire, the family recounts their experiences of the years in exile and their fears for what they might find when they finally reach home.
Director: Licinio Azevedo Distributor:Bull Frog Films
Keywords: Mozambique, refugees, emigration, immigration, funeral rites, ceremonies, civil war
True Friends (Videocassette : 20 min. ) [2001]
V.CASS. VHS 8264
Abstract: A trilogy of short films (each 7 minutes long) using hand-made animal puppets to dramatize different issues around HIV/AIDS, making them easily accessible to young children aged 5 to 8 years old. Part of Steps for the Future, a unique collection of documentaries and short films from Southern Africa about life in the time of HIV/AIDS (Volume 25).
Director: Bert Sonneschein Distributor:California Newsreel
Keywords: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, children, Steps for the Future
September 16, 2008: Geoffrey Nyarota
