Nations of The World
Category: Documentary
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SKU: D11756
The moving story of Nelson Mandela's lifelong struggle against the racist oppression of his homeland, a struggle which took him from freedom fighter and political prisoner to global hero and president of post-apartheid South Africa, is recounted in this acclaimed documentary from producer Jonathan Demme and director Jo Menell. Mandela ... more
$19.99
WidescreenSKU: D07883
To many admirers around the world, the story of Nelson Mandela has reached the status of myth. This installment of the PBS series "Frontline" takes a close and enlightening look at not just the legends but the facts surrounding the South African icon's biography, revisiting his youth in Transkei, his long imprisonment, and the qualities ... more
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DVD WidescreenSKU: D41823
The profound effect of music on the eventual dissolution of apartheid in South Africa is the subject of this stirring documentary. Interviews with those on both sides of the conflict, as well as archival footage of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, F.W. de Klerk and Jesse Jackson, are used to illustrate the crucial role protest songs played ... more
$14.99
SKU: D10902
Director Angus Gibson follows in Michael Apted's footsteps with this moving documentary inspired by the original "Up" series. Following a group of South African children filmed first when they are 7 years of age in 1992, then 14, and then 21, the film traces their incredible journeys. The children witness the end of Apartheid at an ... more
$24.99
FullscreenSKU: D03782
Even before his release from Robben Island prison in 1990, former South African president Nelson Mandela was altering world politics, shaping them to bring more freedom to his countrymen by ending the cruel system of apartheid. This documentary revisits Mandela's compelling life story and includes interviews with F.W. de Klerk, Mandela's ... more
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$9.99
Viva Nelson Mandela(2008)
SKU: D01300
The revered leader of South Africa is paid tribute in this riveting documentary profile. Recounting the inspiring odyssey of former president Nelson Mandela, the film goes deeper than superficial headlines to offer a multilayered portrait of the statesman's remarkable personal history, a heroic tale of a man who fought apartheid, endured ... more
$19.99
Wrong Side Of The Bus(2009)
WidescreenSKU: D83608
How does a man purge the burdens of his guilt for cooperating with a racist government? This moving documentary follows the journey of Australian psychiatry professor Sidney Bloch, who aims to atone for his collusion--however slight--with the injustices of apartheid by traveling to South Africa with his son, who thoughtfully engages ... more
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DVD WidescreenSKU: D04327
Students of history and leadership will treasure this documentary about iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela. Responsible for leading the uprising that dismantled the cruel, racist system of apartheid in 1994, Mandela is honored in a candid film that includes interviews with former South African president F.W. De Klerk, fellow ... more
$19.99
SKU: D23840
What will the economic and social aftermath of the FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament be for South Africa? That provocative question is the focus of this documentary that explores how South Africa's hosting of the event will forever change the area--and not just for the better. Includes insights from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, FIFA's communications ... more
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Streetball(2010)
SKU: D83026
Marginalized people from over 56 countries gather to participate in South Africa's 2008 Homeless World Cup soccer tournament, the inspirational and exciting sporting event captured in this stirring documentary. As teams comprised of homeless people, ex-convicts, orphans, and former criminals and drug addicts compete, the players also ... more
$24.99
General Idi Amin Dada(1974)
DVD CriterionSKU: D28867
Barbet Schroeder's fascinating, chilling study of the brutal Ugandan dictator responsible for over 300,000 deaths during his eight years in power captures Amin's charismatic persona and the sadistic streak that lay beneath it. Reportedly, Amin (who even performed the film's accordion soundtrack) was unhappy with his onscreen depiction ... more
$29.99
Gulu Stories(2006)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D30328
Photojournalist Rex Miller examines the lifestyle and struggles of people living in Northern Uganda in this intimate documentary short. Focusing on the town of Gulu near the Sudanese border, Miller offers glimpses of the locals most affected by the 20-years-plus civil war raging between the government and the opposition force known ... more
$24.99
Kassim The Dream(2008)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D84913
As a child, Uganda-born Kassim Ouma fought as a soldier; after turning to boxing, he defected to America to eventually claim the title of IBF Junior Middleweight Champion, and "The Dream" for a nickname. This inspiring documentary relates Ouma's spellbinding life story and follows his attempts to secure a pardon from his homeland government. ... more
$29.99
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After Kony: Staging Hope(2011)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D08619
Scarred by the abuses they suffered at the hands of guerrilla leader Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army, displaced Ugandan teens take part in a cross-cultural program with American theater artists and activists, employing the dramatic arts as a cathartic instrument of therapy. This documentary chronicles the workshops that enabled ... more
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Last Of The Caravans(1995)
SKU: D77302
Scattered across the Sahara desert, the Tuareg people have survived the region's harsh conditions for thousands of years. This insightful documentary travels the arid terrain with the Tuaregs and their camel caravans while exploring how the rapid changes of the modern world threaten to forever alter their way of life. 90 min. Soundtrack: ... more
$14.99
SKU: D63969
Lost after centuries of poverty, conflict and colonialism, the history of the African continent and its people is examined by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in this three-disc series. Join Gates as he travels throughout Africa to uncover a millennia-old heritage of great cities and bloody wars, of slavery and majesty. Included ... more
$69.99
Africa(2000)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D24800
This set offers a compelling look at a continent not usually thought to have the vast cultural and geographical differences that it possesses. Filmed over two years in 11 countries, the National Geographic series explores Africa and its people like never before. Episodes include "Savanna Homecoming," "Desert Odyssey," "Voices of the ... more
$54.99
DVD FullscreenSKU: D14772
This powerful documentary profiles two of Africa's most influential leaders, Amilcar Cabral and Frantz Fanon. As the founder of the African Party for the Independence of Guineau and Cape Verde, Cabral led the movement to free those countries from Portugal. Meanwhile, Fanon served as a spokesman for the Algerian revolution against France, ... more
$29.99
Omo(2002)
SKU: D30840
This documentary by filmmaker Pavol Barabas chronicles a breathtaking journey along the Omo River in Ethiopia. Accompany six intrepid explorers as they undertake a perilous journey through wild rapids and touch base with the primitive peoples living in the spectacular regions of the world where the ... more
$19.99
DVD FullscreenSKU: D46140
Danny Glover narrates this captivating look at the West African nation's breathtaking landscape. Explore the culture and ecology, as well as the tumultuous time in the country's history when it served as the center of the slave trade. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
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Lost Boys Of Sudan(2003)
DVD FullscreenSKU: D76103
Sobering documentary follows Sudanese refugees Santino and Peter as they spend their first tumultuous year in the United States after being placed in a resettlement program. Free from the brutal conditions of their country, the pair grapples with alienation, homesickness and cultural differences as they attempt to adjust to American ... more
$19.99
God Grew Tired Of Us(2006)
WidescreenSKU: D46395
During the second Sudanese Civil War in the 1980s, three children fleeing persecution survived years of hardship and were relocated to a Kenyan refugee camp and then to the U.S. There, as young men, they had to adjust to a totally alien environment and find jobs so they could repay their benefactors and, ultimately, return to their ... more
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Darfur Diaries(2006)
FullscreenSKU: D91487
An eye-opening exploration of the genocide in Sudan's Darfur provinces, this powerful documentary uses the testimonies of victims in the region to better define the scope of the humanitarian crisis and the horror of the atrocities taking place in order to inspire urgently needed action. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: ... more
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SKU: D98699
In 2004, former U.S. marine Brian Steidle was assigned to Darfur as an "unarmed monitor" and became a key witness to the region's unfolding genocide, bringing back a series of disturbing photos that captured, with graphic clarity, the inhuman violence visited upon non-Arab citizens by the government-sponsored militias known as the Janjaweed. ... more
$19.99
War Child(2008)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D05955
Filmmaker Christian Karim Chrobog presents this documentary that examines the fascinating life of hip-hop artist and activist Emmanuel Jal. Having served as a child soldier in the Sudan People's Liberation Army, he returns to Africa for the first time in 18 years to visit his family and see how much his home has changed--both politically ... more
$24.99
Sand And Sorrow(2008)
FullscreenSKU: D59926
Narrated by George Clooney, this powerful documentary focuses on the crisis in Darfur, where an Arab-dominated government has launched a brutal attack on its indigenous African people. Filmmaker Paul Freedman travels to Sudan to offer an intimate look at the genocide that has left thousands dead and millions displaced. Also explored ... more
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Rebuilding Hope(2009)
SKU: D03181
Had three of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan lost their homes and families in the years after they were relocated to the United States as children? This documentary follows the young men (now in their 20s) back to Africa where they reconnect with the South Sudanese people and explore the nature of the nation's civil war, its connections to ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D35575
Revealing the grim, bloody path taken by conflict diamonds from war-torn Sierra Leone to prestigious American jewelry stores, this National Geographic film chronicles the 10-year insurrection--at least partially funded by gems mined in the West African nation by its poorest citizens--that first alerted the world to the darker side of ... more
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Bling(2007)
SKU: D98476
Is there a human cost to getting your bling on? Find out for yourself in this gripping documentary that examines the relationship between blood diamonds and the hip-hop community. As rap greats Raekwon (of Wu-Tang Clan), Paul Wall and Tego Calderon travel to Sierra Leone, West Africa, they come face to face with those directly affected ... more
$19.99
Liberia: An Uncivil War(2004)
SKU: D30141
While America was focused on the war to unseat Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, its West African ally Liberia was embroiled in its own bloody political chaos, as the regime of its corrupt president neared its end and armed rebel forces advanced towards the capital city of Monrovia. This documentary offers a riveting account of ... more
$26.99
Ghosts Of Rwanda(2004)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D76708
Originally airing on PBS's "Frontline," this striking documentary presents a comprehensive analysis of the Rwandan genocide. Along with an in-depth examination of the chronology of events before, during and after the tragedy, the program features interviews with both government officials and survivors that offer new insight into one ... more
$24.99
Through My Eyes(2004)
SKU: D91874
Reclaiming their lives a decade after the horrors of the Rwandan genocide, the country's young people explore their grief and hope through dance, poetry, music, and paintings. Through artistic expression, the youth of Rwanda find ways to honor the family members they lost and alert the world to the nation's ongoing struggles in this ... more
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In The Tall Grass(2006)
SKU: D92325
Some degree of justice--at last--begins to take shape for the survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide in the form of "gacaca," the country's grassroots-organized system of adjudication and reconciliation. This powerful documentary follows one woman's journey through the process, as she faces the man she accuses of killing her husband ... more
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SKU: D86221
This visceral, haunting documentary uses eyewitness accounts to place the viewer inside the tragic Rwanda genocide, focusing on memorials constructed by survivors who are determined to keep the sites sacred and alive. These men and women face their grief and look to the future, even as they provide testaments of humanity's enduring ... more
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The Peacekeepers(2005)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D12119
With unprecedented access to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping, this powerful documentary explores the struggle to bring peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where brutal civil wars are destroying the nation and its people. Watch as peacekeepers--determined to prevent another Rwandan-style disaster--work quickly ... more
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Emmanuel's Gift(2005)
WidescreenSKU: D78580
Oprah Winfrey narrates this documentary examining the remarkable life of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, a Ghanian man born into poverty with a severely deformed right leg. Disgusted by how the disabled are ostracized in his nation, he embarked on a cross-country bike journey aimed at creating social and political change. Through his travels, ... more
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SKU: D01371
In a touching film that combines documentary with dramatization, Nobel Peace Prize-winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer (Jeff McCarthy) travels to Africa in the early 1900s to assist the sick and injured, working tirelessly to act as physician, pastor, and influential philosopher. Filmed in France and Africa, the film also includes real-life ... more
$24.99
The Empire In Africa(2006)
SKU: D35819
Horrific, graphic, and unflinching in its account of the 1991-2002 civil war in Sierra Leone, this documentary casts a critical eye on the actions of United Nations peacekeepers as well as on the country's government, which it deems beholden to foreign corporate interests. Under violent assault by members of the Revolutionary United ... more
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DVD WidescreenSKU: D03206
Visiting from America armed with compassion and privilege, acclaimed artist Vanessa Beecroft decides to undertake the adoption of impoverished Sudanese twins whose mother has died. Because the children still have a father and Sudan's government is resistant to her desires, the process turns complicated and controversial. Is her crusade ... more
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Maybe God Is Ill(2007)
WidescreenSKU: D03250
Are the wars, diseases, and impoverished conditions plaguing Africa problems for that continent alone...or do those crises represent threats to global health and deserve immediate attention from people throughout the world? This Italian documentary offers affecting journeys across Angola, Cameroon, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, ... more
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Without The King(2007)
SKU: D10903
He is driven in luxury by a private fleet of limousines, commands a formidable private army, and rules by decree, believing himself to be the embodiment of the state. He is King Mswati III of Swaziland--Africa's sole remaining absolute monarch--and his story is told in this eye-opening documentary. The film reveals how out of touch ... more
$24.99
On The Rumba River(2007)
SKU: D30150
In 1948, his first hit record made him a star. Fame was a fleeting reward for African vocalist Wendo Kolosoy, however, as the singer was forced into poverty during the rule of dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. Decades later, Kolosoy engineered his triumphant return, and his entrancing life story is told in this documentary that celebrates ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D40732
Formerly the president of Doctors Without Borders, Dr. James Orbinski returns to Africa to reflect upon the medical services he rendered in the face of overwhelming suffering and maddening indifference. While taking stock of the past in this documentary, Orbinski also confronts the challenges of the future, offering a direct, impassioned ... more
$26.99
Angels In The Dust(2007)
SKU: D98678
Johannesburg therapist Marion Cloete turned her compassion into action by leaving her comfortable city surroundings and moving, with her family in tow, to an impoverished South African region where she established a school for hundreds of poor children. This moving documentary relates Cloete's story and provides an inspirational example ... more
$19.99
Milking The Rhino(2008)
WidescreenSKU: D00200
Is conservation hurting African villagers? Believe it or not, this documentary offers the shocking evidence that shows how whites' efforts to grapple with endangered species issues have had negative impacts on the Masai and Himba peoples, and how a better balance is being sought through the pursuit of eco-tourism. 83 min. Widescreen; ... more
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SKU: D18180
Taking the biblical quote from Isaiah to heart, American doctor Rick Hodes dedicates himself to treating the sick and poor in Ethiopia, and his story is told in this short documentary program. Follow the Johns Hopkins-educated physician to the Horn of Africa, where he meets suffering and disease with compassion and care. 30 min. Soundtrack: ... more
$24.99
SKU: D30169
Emmy Award-winning journalist Del Walters directs a provocative documentary focused on the plight of the African people. Uncovering classified information, secret recordings, and hidden documents from U.S. archives, the film offers a searing indictment of American policy that could be guided by racism. 72 min. Soundtrack: English.
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SKU: D82257
Can one man emerge victorious against a dictator with all the powers of government at his command? This riveting documentary tells the story of Mike Campbell, a 75-year-old, white Zimbabwe farmer who takes on the corrupt regime of president Robert Mugabe and its attempt to commandeer his lands, first by force of decree and then by force ... more
$27.99
Kinshasa Symphony(2010)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D08321
Paying tribute to the magical power of great music and the fellowship of dedicated artists, this documentary delivers a moving profile of the Kinshasa Symphony, an ensemble consisting primarily of self-taught amateurs living in the Congo. Committed to the pursuit of musical performance in an environment where survival remains a top ... more
$24.99
Benda Bilili!(2010)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D19267
Translated from Lingala, the title of this moving documentary means "look beyond appearances"--a charge easy to understand once you've met the Congolese street musicians at the center of this film. While three members of the ensemble are able-bodied men, four others are paraplegic. Their talents and perseverance are bound to delight ... more
$19.99
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Music By Prudence(2010)
DVD FullscreenSKU: D34945
Winner of the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject, this affecting effort follows the triumphs of Prudence Mabhena, a young Zimbabwe woman born with a crippling bone disease, and faced with the societal neglect that came with it. Through the help of a privately-funded school for the disabled--and involvement with the institution's ... more
$24.99
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Joanna Lumley's Nile(2010)
WidescreenSKU: D37487
Fulfilling a long-held dream to behold the Nile River, actress Joanna Lumley makes the journey aboard various modes of transportation in this compelling four-episode travelogue series. Follow the star on her 4,000-mile trek through multiple countries, gamely willing to slog through mud, judge local contests, and catch up on sleep aboard ... more
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Lost Kingdoms Of Africa(2010)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D81680
Join art historian Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford for a spellbinding trip through the mysteries of remote African history. All four parts of this documentary series--"Nubia," "Ethiopia," "Great Zimbabwe," and "West Africa"--explore various aspects of the continent's ancient civilizations, including the history of the Rastafari movement, the ... more
$49.99
A Small Act(2010)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D83717
Sponsored by a Swedish woman while he was a child in Kenya, Chris Mburu grew up to become a successful lawyer for the United Nations and, wanting to express his gratitude, decided to try and locate Hilde Back, his benefactor. This documentary chronicles the inspirational story of their unusual bond and follows Mburu's efforts to launch ... more
$29.99
The Ambassador(2011)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D60125
In this jaw-droppingly provocative effort, crash documentarian Mads Brugger manages--with almost ridiculous ease--to obtain credentials as a Liberian diplomat, using the pretense to enter the Central African Republic and broker all manner of shady dealings with all-too-willing businessmen and politicians. 93 ... more
$27.99
Fambul Tok(2011)
SKU: D84635
As a result of the civil war in Sierra Leone, native citizen John Caulker created an organization named Fambul Tok--Creole for "family talk"--to help address the emotional wounds created by the decade-long conflict. This stunning documentary observes meetings held around bonfires in which confessions of crimes long past are made by ... more
$24.99
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