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DVDs related to Colombia Roncayolo, M., T. Urgelles, et al. (2003). Acosada en lunes de carnaval. Coral Gables, Fla., Distribuido por Venevision International.
"Colonel Villagra rises to the position of governor of the small politically oppressed town of San George. It is in this town that the beautiful wife of a local telegraph operator catches his eye, which leads to a strange relationship of desire and domination. Nothing can convince the Colonel to desist from his pursuance of this beautiful woman, as she uses every fiber of her body to resist until one violent night inspired by revenge during the Carnival"--Container.
Annan, K. A., J. Dhanapala, et al. (2004). Armed to the teeth: the worldwide plague of small arms. Princeton, N.J., Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
With one gun for every ten people, the UN considers the small arms crisis one of the gravest challenges facing the world. As well as investigating the proliferation of firearms and the economic, political, and cultural reasons why people carry them, this award-winning program shows what is being done to curb a man-made pestilence. Both devastation and successful disarmament are seen in case studies from Albania, Mozambique, South Africa, Colombia, El Salvador, and the world's largest small arms manufacturer, the United States. Discussing these issues are Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Jayantha Dhanapala, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament; Carol Bellamy, executive director of UNICEF; and Robert Wall of the Firearms and Explosives Unit at Interpol.--Container.
Demme, T., J. Stillerman, et al. (2001). Blow. United States, New Line Home Entertainment : Warner Home Video.
Based on the true story of George Jung. This is an uncompromising look at the rise and fall of the man who became the largest importer of Colombia cocaine to the United States in the 1970's.
Morganstern, B. F. (2003). Blue jean. S.l., MorningStar : GiraSol.
The film traces the production of blue jeans in a manufacturing plant in Medellín, Colombia, through vignettes of the 465 workers on the production line, while narrator, Morganstern, recites his poem "Have a little respect, damnit."
Roselli, P. A., A. W. Norman, et al. (2003). Bolívar
el libertador. Princeton, NJ, Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
A portrait of Simón Bolívar, aristocratic revolutionary, and of the forces that rendered modern Latin America. Explores how Bolívar founded Bolivia and helped liberate Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Peru. Also presented are the issues and circumstances that caused Spain to relinquish its colonies, with an examination of the political and social trends and national heroes involved. Includes period paintings, engravings, maps, and documents.
Ospina, D., J.-S. Sauvaire, et al. (2003). Carlitos Medellin. Paris, Killers Film.
The story of 13 year old Carlitos who lives in Medellin, Colombia and is faced with the task of protecting his suburb from war and violence with his only weapon, a statue of the Holy Virgin.
Neufeld, M., R. Rehme, et al. (2003). Clear and present danger. Hollywood, Calif., Paramount Pictures.
CIA Agent Jack Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence when his mentor, Admiral James Greer becomes gravely ill. His first assignment is to investigate the murder of one of the president's friends, a prominent U.S. businessman with secret ties to Colombian drug cartels. Caught in the crossfire, Ryan takes matters into his own hands.
Reuther, S., D. Foster, et al. (2002). Collateral damage. Burbank, CA, Warner Home Video.
Firefighter Gordon Brewer is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing credited to Claudio "The Wolf" Perrini. Frustrated with the official investigation and haunted by the thought that the man responsible for murdering his family might never be brought to justice, Brewer takes matters into his own hands and tracks his quarry ultimately to Colombia.
Avgeropoulos, Y., C. Aldiss, et al. (2005). Colombia
cocaine's battleground. Princeton, N.J., Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
Documents political and social problems created by the 40-year Colombian civil war and the country's production of cocaine.
Langden, H., H. A. Lane, et al. (2005). Colombia de hoy [DVD videorecording]. Huntsville, Tex., Interactive Educational Media : EDV: 1 videodisc (25 min.).
ANS Entertainment (Firm) and APA International Films. (2003). Colombia y sus imágenes. Miami, FL, ANS Entertainment : Manufactured and distributed by ANS Records Inc.
Mayou, J., J. Thielen, et al. (2003). Colombia's guerilla war
a sundered nation. Princeton, N.J., Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
This program combines newsreel and documentary footage of life and death in Colombia's rural districts, cities, and guerrilla camps with interviews to explore the roots and results of the 20th century's longest guerrilla war. Members of Bogota's Institute of Political Studies, the Red Cross, the Church, army officers, guerrillas, politicians, and some of the 1.5 million refugees air their views on the terror and the tragedy of a nation divided.
Voice of Martyrs. (2003). The communion of saints under fire. Barthesville, OK, Voice of of the Martyrs Inc.
The DVD contains first-hand testimonies from Christians in restricted nations such as Sudan, Pakistan, China, Colombia and other nations. They have suffered arrests, beatings and horrific tortures, yet their faith remains strong, the love for Jesus contagious. Also included is a special presentation recognizing the 2003 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.
BBC Learning. and British Broadcasting Corporation. (2002). Correspondent. Kidnapped in Colombia. London
Mississauga, Ont., BBC Learning ;
Distributed by McNabb Connolly.
This documentary investigates Colombia's thriving kidnapping business by weaving together real people's stories toldin their own words as they wait for news about missing relatives.
Trompetero, H., J. Serna Rosales, et al. (2002). Diástole y sístole
los movimientos del corazón = Diastole and sistole : movements of the heart. Miami, Fla., Distributed by Venevision International.
Thirty-five short stories about different aspects of love.
Films for the Humanities (Firm) (2003). Economic development: Colombia, Bolivia, India. Princeton, NJ, Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
Luján, F., M. Paredes, et al. (2003). El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
No one writes to the Colonel. Deerfield Beach, FL, Maverick Latino.
An old colonel goes each Friday to the post office to see if his long-awaited pension has come through. He knows it will not; so does his wife who is still grieving over the death of their son the year before. The colonel has a mission: to elevate the grim routine of poverty and failure to a high mass of defiance. He does that by showing that a heart that has been broken still beats with vengeance.
Vargas, R., C. Cely, et al. (2002). Exiliados en exilio. Colombia, s.n.
Documentary on the internment of German, Japanese and Italian residents of Colombia during World War II. The Hotel Sabaneta in Fusagasugá was converted to a concentration camp where more than 150 people were imprisoned. The film features testimony of many victims of the internment and their families.
García Márquez, G. and Films for the Humanities (Firm) (2003). Gabriel García Márquez
la magia de lo real. Princeton, NJ, Films for the Humanities.
Presents a literary biography of Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian novelist and Nobel prize winner, through conversations with the author, his friends, and his critics. Examines the course of García Márquez's life, the sources of his plots and characters, and the forces that have engendered his narrative style. Traces his so-called magical realism, a blending of the real and the fantastic, to the cultural diversity of the Caribbean. Explores the history of Colombia.
Navarro, A. C., H. Mantell, et al. (2003). Gabriel García Márquez, La magia de lo real. Princeton, N.J., Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
Film essay on the works of García Márquez and the source of his characters, the people of Colombia. Includes an interview with the author.
Botero, J. E., K. Hayes, et al. (2003). Held hostage in Colombia. S.l., Arrow Home Entertainment : Urcunina Films.
On February 12, 2003 a Pentagon-owned Cessna went down in the jungle of southern Colombia. Three American men were captured as "prisoners of war" and this is their exclusive interview by Colombian journalist Jorge Enrique Botero on July 25, 2003.
Brolin, J., A. Quinn, et al. (2004). High risk. Woodland Hills, Calif., Westlake Entertainment Group.
Four friends take a trip to Colombia to steal money from a rich and notorious cocaine dealer. After successfully breaking into his compound and taking a million dollars, they find themselves split up, with one group pursued by the drug lord's henchmen, and the other group imprisoned by a bunch of hill dwelling bandits.
Stamp, T. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (2001). History of soccer. Vol. 3
the beautiful game. Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY, Shout! Factory ;
Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment.
Brazil: This program explores Brazil's dominance as a major soccer power in the global game, as well as the ominous more violent and racist side of Brazilian soccer.
South American superpowers: South American countries have won eight World Cups and this program focuses on how teams from there have changed the course of soccer history, from the dominance of the River Plate countries of Argentina and Uruguay in the early years, to the emergence of Colombia in the 1990's.
Silvestri, S., J. Goldenberg, et al. (2003). Ilona llega con la lluvia
Ilona arrives with the rain. Chicago, ILL., Facets Video.
A beautiful woman and her long lost lover reunite for a last caper in steamy, cosmopolitan Panama City. Tough-guy smuggler Magroll stumbles across Ilona, his long lost love and cohort. They have not seen each other in years. They begin to plot a new scheme - one in search of impossible wealth.
Pigott-Smith, T., P. Williams, et al. (2003). In the name of revolution. Princeton, N.J., Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
"For modern revolutionaries the world over, Cuba's Che Guevara literally wrote the book. This program examines radical political movements in Germany, Italy, Peru, and Colombia to see how Che's theories have fared in practice. Former gunman Peter Jurgen Boock, of the Baader-Meinhof Gang; former gunman Valerio Morucci, of the Red Brigades; a former Shining Path insurgent; and Raul Reyes, second-in-command of FARC, talk about their roles in their factions' ideological wars. Giovanni Moro, son of the murdered Italian statesman Aldo Moro; Peruvian Truth Commission member Carlos Tapia, former leader of the United Left Front; and Peru's Minister of Justice Fernando Olivera Vega provide additional insights"--Container.
Control (Cumbia group) (2003). La historia. Miami Beach, FL, EMI Latin.
Goggel, E., V. Gaviria, et al. (1998). La vendedora de rosas
The rose seller. Coral Gables, Fla., Distr*ibuido por Venevision International.
13 year-old Mónica and her friends live on the streets of Medellín, Colombia, surviving by selling roses to couples in nightclubs and sniffing glue to escape their desperation and loneliness. Set in the two days before Christmas, the film is a modernization of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl, starring a non-professional cast of Medellín street children.
Menegoz, M., B. Schroeder, et al. (2003). La virgen de los sicarios
La vierge de los Sicarios. Mexico, Distrimax.
An older writer, Fernando, returns to his hometown, Medellin, Colombia. There he falls in love with 16-year-old assassin, Alexis. After Alexis is killed, Fernando hunts for his killer in the Medellin slums and falls in love with Wilmar, a boy who resembles Alexis.
Garces, J. G., X. Arosemena, et al. Las Gaviotas. S.l., Iris Producciones.
Documentary about the Environmental Research Center "Las Gaviotas" located in Vichada, Colombia. The center is famous for being a prime case of sustainable development.
Varela, R. F. and Sony Discos. (2004). Lo mejor del Vallenato en vivo. Miami Beach, Fla., Manufactured by Sony Discos.
Escobar, P. and M. d. Beaufort (2002). Los archivos privados de Pablo Escobar
The private archives of Pablo Escobar. Colombia, Cinema Tropical.
Documentary provided to Marc de Beaufort by the family of Escobar which shows "never-before-seen footage" of Escobar, displaying a contradictory personality of ruthless drug lord and modern-day Robin Hood due to his charitable contributions to the poor.
LTV Productions (Firm). and Ground-zero Latino (Firm). (2004). Los bailes folklóricos
Folk dances. Miami, FL., LTV Productions ; Calif. : Ground-Zero Latino Kids.
El payaso Lucky nos enseña la historia, las canciones folklóricas, y los bailes de grandes países hispanos como Colombia, España, y Panamá.
Lucky the clown and his cast of Lucky Stars teach us about folk dances and folk music from Colombia, Spain, and Panama.
Duque Naranjo, L., G. A. Castañeda, et al. (2003). Los niños invisibles. Coral Gables, FL, Venevision International.
In a small town in Colombia in the 1950s three eight-year-olds attempt to make themselves invisible by following the directions in a book of black magic. Fifty years later one of these children tells the story of their adventures.
Mezey, P., J. Marston, et al. (2004). Maria full of grace. New York, NY, HBO Home Video.
Maria, a poor Colombian teenager, is desperate to leave a soul-crushing job. She accepts an offer to transport packets of heroin - which she swallows - to the United States. The ruthless world of drug trafficking proves to be more than she bargained for.
Mezey, P., J. Marston, et al. (2005). Maria llena eres de gracia. Mexico, Distrimax S.A. de C.V.
Maria, a poor Colombian teenager, is desperate to leave a soul-crushing job. She accepts an offer to transport packets of heroin - which she swallows - to the United States. The ruthless world of drug trafficking proves to be more than she bargained for.
Graça, A., L. B. Marinho, et al. (2001). O dia da ca*ca. Brazil, Europa Filmes.
In this crime thriller set in the Amazon region of Brazil, a former drug dealer is forced back into business by a corrupt policeman. He must retrieve cocaine in Colombia, but discovers the whole thing is a set up. He then devises a suicidal plan for revenge.
Avakian, P. (2003). On the fringes. United States, PNA Productions Ltd.
Documentary on the lives of immigrants from Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, and Guatemala who live and work in Westchester County, New York.
Reel 2 Real (Firm) (2004). Pablo Escobar
the king of coke. United States, Reel 2 Real.
A documentary on the life and death of the head of the Mendellin Cartel crime organization.
Ungerman, G., A. Brohy, et al. (2005). Plan Colombia
cashing in on the drug war failure. United States, Cinema Libre Distribution.
A 20-year "war on drugs" in Colombia has been paid for by U.S. taxpayers. Still, more and more drugs and narco-dollars are entering the U.S. every year. Is it a failure by Washington? Or is it a smokescreen to secure Colombia's oil and natural resources?
Connors, C., C. Romero, et al. (2004). The proud and the damned. United States, Digiview Productions.
Five Confederate Civil War veterans risk their lives to defend a Colombian town during a local revolution.
Gaviria, V., R. Meneses, et al. (2004). Rodrigo D
no future. United States
Chicago, IL, Cinemateca ;
Distributed by Facets Video.
Tough and in your face, Rodrigo D reveals the brutal tale of a teenager making a goal of it in one of the world's toughest towns: Medellin, Colombia. A cast of young actors and real life street toughs - some of whom met violent deaths after the filming.
Shakira, T. Mitchell, et al. (2002). Shakira. S.l., Sony Music Entertainment.
Videodisc recording of Shakira's performance on MTV's Unplugged series.
Marre, J., Harcourt Films., et al. (2001). Shotguns and accordions
music of the marijuana regions of Colombia. Newton, NJ?, Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
Explores vallenato music, a rocking blues which evolved out of the marijuana-growing regions of Colombia. It is a hot, jumpy dance music which mixes accordians, electric bass, percussion and open-throated singing. Vallenato absorbed the local traditions from the vibrantly rhythmic, African-rooted cumbia music to the traditional flute music of various Indian peoples to become the soundtrack for the wide-open lifestyle of gambling and carousing fueled by drug profits.
Schneider, E., J. R. Novoa, et al. (2003). Sicario, assassin for hire. Los Angeles, Calif., Urban Vision Entertainment.
On the streets of Colombia, a young boy named Jairo takes on a job as a hired assassin - a 'sicario.' When Jairo decides he's had enough, he soon learns that there is no such thing as an easy way out. Based on true events.
Films for the Humanities (Firm) (2004). Simon Bolivar
the liberator ; el libertador. Princeton, NJ, Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
"Tells the remarkable life story of Simón Bolívar, founder of Bolivia and liberator of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, and Peru from Spanish colonial rule. Although his dream of Latin American unity was not realized in his lifetime, Bolívar's passion for independence lives on."--Container.
Keane, D., M. Bowden, et al. (2002). The true story of killing Pablo. New York, A & E Television Network.
Examines the criminal career of Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar. Shows how Escobar's success was tied to the para-military group, AUC. Focuses on actions taken by the DEA to capture and kill Escobar.
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