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- Six children embark on a journey through healing when they become a part of the "You Are Not Alone" mural project; a 6x6 foot turtle-shaped sculpture developed by renowned artist Professor Marietta D'Antonio Fryer of Cheyney University.
- Long Island (aka the Big Fish) was home to a blues scene that was one of the most incredible and fantastic musical experiences. From the early 1960's through the 1990's, people went to music clubs to hear the blues. Long Island was a home base to many of the top blues musicians who had fans from all over the world. Back in the day, fans would follow them weekly from club to club while their popularity grew worldwide. The Big Fish Blues documentary reveals a genre and a host of incredible performances by these Long Island blues greats. You will also learn about their journeys to success from their personal stories. So sit back, relax, let your hair down, and simply have some fun as you experience the "Blues way of life."
- Nyla Helper, Mato Wiyan (Bear Woman), is a traditional Lakota Spiritual Woman of the Hunkpapa Band. She is a member of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (Lakota Sioux) in South Dakota with her husband, a Lakota Spiritual Leader and Head Man, David Swallow. Nyla Helper spent her early life training and participating in the traditional spiritual ceremonies of the Lakota. Now a mother and a grandmother, she is currently the Women's Sundance Helper for her husband's annual Medicine Wheel Sundance and assists him in his spiritual work and life. She is also a beautiful singer of traditional Lakota sacred songs and is highly knowledgeable about the uses of natural herbs in the old traditional Lakota ways of healing. Nyla speaks about the life she lived and the trials she overcame that made her into the respected medicine woman she is today.
- "Buffalo Nation: The Children Are Crying" depicts the tragic way of life for the rural, isolated Lakota people living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. This documentary focuses on the devastation in which the children of the Lakota Sioux Nation are forced to live. The children are filled with despair, and as a result, they are committing suicide at an alarming rate. They are crying for help.
- An interview with the late Russell Means, an actor and controversial militant who believed in justice for American Indians.
- A farewell to one unique Mom and Pop neighborhood store and the local characters.
- See world-renown artist Matt Sesow as he talks about his journey from losing his left hand in an airplane crash as a kid to creating thousands of paintings and showing them in numerous exhibitions from around the world.
- A documentary that both alerts the world to the continuing injustice in Tibet and reveals the heroic endurance of the Tibetan spirit.
- Meet Bob, professional tractor trailer driver, and America's newest folk hero. We experience what it's like to be an over-the-road truck driver as we ride along with Bob.
- At Lands End - Iti Houma details the immediate and long standing issues of The United Houma Nation, who live in south Louisiana on the edge of the gulf. In 2005 when hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated their communities, no federal aid was provided to them. This brought to light the serious consequences of not being a federally recognized tribe. For decades, their issues have been ignored, dismissed and denied. After a century of land thefts by politicians, land speculators, fur interest and oil companies, the Houma find themselves in a precarious position atop fast disappearing wetlands.
- Angels of The Basin chronicles the history & way-of-life of one of America's most fascinating cultures. The joyous music, melodic language, spicy cuisine & infectious joie de vivre typifies these hardworking people of the bayou. Their sunny demeanor masks their ancestral anguish, while environmental stress, political powerlessness and economic instability threaten to deny them their home & heritage. This documentary offers an intimate portrait of Louisiana's Cajuns whose centuries-old legacy both defines & inspires their lives among moss-draped-cypress recesses of the Atchafalaya Basin. For decades their issues have been ignored, dismissed, or lost in political quagmire. When 2005 saw the vast destruction caused by the hurricanes, failure of the levees and political ineptitude, the Cajun's claims were proven irrefutable and can no longer be denied.
- Based upon Survivors Art Foundation's mission of healing through art, this film exhibits the artists' creativity by exposing their most profound inner visions and truths - survivors working through their own personal journeys.
- This movie reveals the healing ritual called the N'Deup Healing Ceremony. Every gesture has a meaning: the dances, the millet, the beat of the drums together with the litanies pronounced by the priestess.
- Rose Kramer was born on January 1, 1908 in Smorgun, Russia and is a multi talent with a compelling and dynamic personality. This documentary follows this fascinating woman through her 100th year as she reflects on her life and relationships. Always a leader, Rose is once again a pioneer as we have a glimpse into what it may be like for the future generations who will probably live to be one hundred or more.
- In her thought provoking paper, Experiencing Aging, Catherine Papell, MSW, DSW, Professor Emerita and social worker extraordinaire, reflects on the process of aging, observing her own personal journey as a lens through which she focuses her unique wisdom. After a productive successful life, Dr. Papell continues to leave her mark on the hearts and psyche of everyone she teaches. With a dedication to teaching, Dr. Papell has taught many facets of social work curriculum, as a Professor at Adelphi University School of Social Work. She was the driving force in the creation of the Association for Advancement of Social Work with Groups, AASWG, an international society.
- They work hard all week, but on the weekends they let the good times roll.
- On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina swept ashore on the Louisiana coast. Among those communities devastated by her impact were the small Houma Indian settlements in the lower eastern Parishes of Louisiana. Over one thousand were left homeless, their homes completely destroyed by wind and water. As the tribe struggled to bring aid to its citizens another storm loomed on the horizon. Hurricane Rita pushed a massive storm surge into the western bayous and an additional 4000 homes were lost. In this documentary the Houma people who have been fighting for federal recognition for decades tell their story.
- "Caution: Show Dogs" travels into the uniquely American subculture of dog shows, where hundreds of canine breeders from across the U.S. gather together to present the crème-de-la-crème of dogs, and compete for the title of 'Best in Show.'
- 'How Lucky China' follows the award winning Mary Lamont (country Americana) band from Long Island, NY through a magical musical 23,000 mile tour of mainland China. The band was welcomed by the Chinese people and performed in six cities and provinces. Join this groundbreaking tour, rock to Mary's and the bands music and enjoy the Chinese peoples' hospitality.