Video
List
The following
are videos we recommend. Each of these videos have been previewed
by a member of our staff. Though some are better than others, all
of them are quite good. There are also many other great videos out
there and please let us know if we are missing a video that you
think is really good and we will add it to our list in the future.
For now, use the following videos to educate yourself and your classmates
or Kids Can Free the Children chapter members about the many complex
issues facing war-affected children throughout the world. You may
want to use them when you make your presentations as well! Remember,
"Knowledge IS Power" and the more you learn the more powerful
you can be in working for change!
How
to Use This Guide
Kids Can Free the Children
Activism
Africa
Central America, Latin America,
Mexico, and the Caribbean
Children and Armed Conflict
Landmines
Other Specific Countries
Peace
Refugees
Former Yugoslavia
How
To Use This Guide:
Next to each
video title, in parentheses, is a guide to that video. It tells
you what topic(s) the video covers, how long the video is, and the
most appropriate age level for watching the video. At the far right
of each guide is a code to let you know where you can borrow the
videos. Most of these can be borrowed by a teacher or another adult
and are either free of charge to them or extremely cheap. The following
codes are used for places that have lending libraries:
CWS (Church
World Service)
Website Address: www.churchworldservice.org/catalog.htm
Mailing Address: Film and Video Library; PO Box 968; 28606 Phillips
Street; Elkhart, IN 46515; Phone: 800-297-1516 x338; FAX: 219-262-0966
Email: cws.film.library@ecunet.org).
AFSC
(American Friends Service Committee)
Website Address: www.afsc.org/nero/nevlib.htm
Mailing Address: Video and Film Library; 2161 Massachusetts Avenue;
Cambridge, MA 02140; Phone: 617-497-5273; FAX: 617-354-2832
Email: pshannon@afsc.org
MCC (Mennonite
Central Committee)
Website Address: www.mcc.org/respub/resitems/videos.html
Mailing Address: 21 South 12th Street; PO Box 500; Akron, PA 17501;
Phone: 717-859-1151
Email: shirley@mcc.org
Other Videos
(Check their websites and contact them directly to obtain a copy
for yourself or your chapter).
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Kids
Can Free the Children
It Takes
a Child
(Topics: Youth Activism; Child Labor Time: 56 Minutes Age Level:
10 and Up KCFTC)
Inspirational video about the founder of Kids Can Free the Children,
Craig Kielburger. Documents Craig's journey to Asia when he was
12 years old. Important lessons on child labor and youth activism.
Winner of the UNESCO Gold Award and several others. A must see!!!
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Activism
An Act of
Conscience
(Topics: Peace Tax; Activism Time: 90 Minutes Age Level: 13 and
Up AFSC)
Follows the struggles of 2 pacifist tax resisters whose home was
eventually seized by the IRS. Examines moral activism and civil
disobedience as well as their costs. Inspirational!
Compelled
By Conscience
(Topics: Peace Tax; Activism Time: 21 Mins. Age Level: 15 and Up
AFSC)
Talks about passing a U.S. Peace Tax Bill as a legal alternative
for those opposed to war in order to have their taxes fund human
needs rather than preparation for war. Outlines arms spending and
discusses conscientious objectors.
Eyes On the
Prize
(Topic: Activism Time: 6 Parts, 60 Mins. Each Age Level: 13 and
Up AFSC)
An amazing and comprehensive resource outlining the Civil Rights
Movement for black people in the United States. Offers important
insight on organizing, nonviolence, and working for social justice.
Fighting
Fair
(Topic: Martin Luther King Time: 18 Minutes Age Level: 11-15 MCC)
Excellent video introducing Dr. Martin Luther King and illustrating
nonviolence as a method of fighting for justice.
King: Montgomery
To Memphis
(Topic: Martin Luther King Time: 103 Mins. Age: 13 and Up AFSC)
Nominated for an Academy Award, this program captures the eloquence
and courage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From the Montgomery bus
boycott to the assassin's bullet in Memphis, this video records
the fiery and triumphant battle of this great man and depicts his
philosophy of nonviolence. A great compilation of striking words
and images.
Let Us Grow
Up
(Topics: Arms; Activism; Nonviolence Time: 10 Mins. Age Level: 12
and Up AFSC)
Chronicles 2 days in the lives of 50 children and teenagers who
were arrested at Livermore Laboratory in California during the non-violent
blockade of the weapons research site in June of 1982. They review
their non-violent training, arrive at an important consensus decision,
and tell two young reporters why they are involved in the action.
Not In Our
Town
(Topic: Activism Time: 27 Minutes Age Level: 12- Adult CWS)
An inspiring story of Billings, Montana where the citizens stood
up against hate crimes in their town. Lots of interviews with those
who committed the crimes and those who fought back. A powerful peace
on activism.
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Africa
Children
of Apartheid
(Topic: S. Africa; Activism Time: 50 Minutes Age Level: 14 and Up
AFSC)
Walter Cronkite narrates. Focuses on the contrasting worlds and
ideas of black and white youth of South Africa in the 1980s. Shows
widespread repression of black children and of their determination
to change the system.
Forsaken
Cries: The Story of Rwanda
(Topic: Rwanda Time: 35 Mins. Age: 15 and Up CWS)
In 1994, close to one million people were killed in Rwanda. Despite
common belief that Rwanda was a tribal war, this was a well-planned
and organized genocide with huge economic interests. The video includes
historical footage with interviews of genocide survivors and analysis
of some of the important issues surrounding this war.
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Central
America, Latin America, Mexico, and the Caribbean
Approach
of Dawn
(Topic: Guatemala Time: 52 Minutes Age Level: 14 and Up MCC)
150,000 people were killed in Guatemala's long civil war, many of
whom were children. Video looks at three Mayan women who outline
different human dimensions of the war.
Haiti: Killing
the Dream
(Topic: Haiti Time: 60 Minutes Age Level: 15 and Up AFSC)
Covers and extensive array of important issues by interweaving fottage
and interviews with background on the situation in Haiti. Discusses
U.S. intervention, refugees, and the determination of the people
of Haiti against odds.
If the Mango
Tree Could Speak
(Topic: C. America Time: 58 Mins Age: 15 and Up MCC)
Shows 10 boys and girls growing up in the midst of war in Guatemala
and El Salvador. The children speak with honesty and insight about
war and peace. They share their pain and their dreams. Some difficult
footage.
Massacre
At El Mozote
(Topic: El Salvador Time: 15 Minutes Age Level: 15 and Up AFSC)
"60 Minutes" startling report of the massacre of 800 mothers
and children by U.S.-trained and equipped Salvadoran military in
the 1980's. Chilling factual evidence and a frightening but true
story.
Pleace Called
Chiapas
(Topic: Chiapas, Mexico Time: 92 Minutes Age Level: 15 and Up MCC)
Examines free trade and other current economic trends and their
effect on the indigenous peoples of Chiapas. Looks at the Zapatistas,
the indigenous rebel group fighting against these trends.
Romero
(Topics: El Salvador; Activism Time: 105 Minutes Age Level: 15 and
Up Video Store Should Carry This)
Chronicles the transformation of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador
form an apolitical priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran
people. Eventually, he was assassinated for speaking out on behalf
of El Salvador's poor people.
Under the
Gun
(Topic: Guatemala Time: 40 Minutes Age Level 14 and Up CWS)
During 30 years of military rule, 100,000 Guatemalans were killed,
and 40,000 disappeared. Shows links between hunger, land distribution,
and violence.
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Children
and Armed Conflict
Child's Got
Rights: Ashes of War
(Topic: Children + War Time: 26 Mins. Age: 14 and Up UNICEF)
During the past 50 years, there have been more than 150 major wars.
This video features stories of courage and survival from the boys
and girls of Angola, Bosnia, Mozambique and Sierra Leone.
Child Soldiers:
Invisible Combatants
(Topic: Children + War Time: 29 Mins. Age: 15 and Up AFSC)
Outlines the increasing existence of children fighting in wars and
discusses UN efforts to create a global agreement banning this horrible
form of child labor.
Claiming
Childhood
(Topic: Children and War Time: 26 Mins. Age: 14 and Up UNICEF)
Accounts of 4 children recovering from the effects of war. Shows
the power of art therapy and other creative techniques in helping
post-conflict children. Stories from Central America, Mozambique,
the Philippines, Rwanda, and South Africa.
One Way to
Paradise
(Topic: Children and War Time: 27 Mins. Age Level: 12 and Up UNICEF)
For many years, the island of Sri Lanka has been the site of ethnic
conflict. This video follows a 15-year-old boy who unwillingly becomes
involved in violence and is forced to flee his country.
Panama Deception
(Topic: Panama Time: 15 Minutes Age Level: 15 and Up AFSC)
Winner of the 1993 Academy Award for best documentary. Explores
the rationale for the invasion of Panama by the United States and
looks at this action as a foreshadowing of the Gulf War and other
future actions.
Silent Shout
(Topic: Children and War Time: 10 Minutes Age Level: 14 and Up UNICEF)
An animated story bringing together 4 child characters injured by
landmines. Illustrates the devastating effects of mines.
Soldier Boy
(Topic: Children and War Time: 26 Minutes Age Level: 15 and Up UNICEF)
In Liberia, thousands of children are forced to fight as soldiers
in a civil war that has been raging since 1989. This video profiles
a 13-year-old boy who tries to escape the militia. Boy soldiers
who have escaped are often rejected by their relatives because they
have 'blood on their hands'.
Soldier Child
(Topic: Children and War Time: 55 Mins. Age Level: 15 and Up AFSC)
A haunting and poignant account of the children abducted in Northern
Uganda to serve as child soldiers.
State of
the World's Children 2000
(Topic: Children Time: 13 Mins. Age: 14 and Up UNICEF)
This video features children and adults combating child poverty
in India, overcoming the scars of armed conflict in Sierra Leone,
and educating youth about the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Zambia.
Uganda: War
of Child Soldiers
(Topic: Children + War Time: 10 Mins. Age: 14 and Up UNICEF)
Over the last three years, more than 8,000 children have been kidnapped
from the northern provinces of Uganda by the 'Lord's Resistance
Army', and carried to South Sudan. There they are trained to attack
the civilian population, and hunt for children in their provinces
alongside the rebels. This video documents there story and their
rehabilitation process.
Vesa: children
of Kosovo
(Topics: Kosovo; Children + War Time: 29 Mins. Age: 15 and Up UNICEF)
A visual poem as told and sung exclusively by child war victims.
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Landmines
Are We the
Enemy?
(Topics: Landmines; Cambodia Time: 15 Minutes Age Level: 15 and
Up AFSC)
A direct appeal to us from the hearts of the women of Cambodia to
ban production of all landmines. Illustrates the heartache caused
by landmines in the lives of children and their families.
Killing Fields:
Legacy of Landmines
(Topic: Landmines Time: 29 Mins. Age 15 + Up CWS)
This video on landmines interviews people on both sides of the landmine
issue- those who believe they should be banned and those who believe
they should not. Warning: there is some graphic footage of landmine
injuries.
Land Mines
(Topic: Landmines Time: 13 Minutes Age Level: 14 and Up CWS)
Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes" hosts this video which looks,
particularly, at the legacy of landmines in Cambodia. Wallace and
his UN guide visit a district of 25,000 people where about 1,000
people have become amputees. There is some good information on how
mines work, how they are cleared, and how victims are rehabilitated.
Reclaiming
Lives
(Topic: Landmines Time: 14 Minutes Age Level: 14 and Up CWS)
Put out by the Landmine Survivors Network , this video interviews
landmine survivors and leading opponents to the use of landmines.
It also outlines the statistics and provides a general understanding
of this important issue.
Small Targets
(Topics: Landmines; Children Time: 27 Minutes Age Level: 14 and
Up UNICEF)
There are more than 110 million landmines in 68 countries around
the world, one mine for every 12 children. Another 100 million are
believed to be stockpiled ready for use. Small Targets tells the
story of children and landmines in Mozambique.
Arms Supermarket
(Topic: US Arms Sales Time: 15 Minutes Age Level: 15 and Up AFSC)
"60 Minutes" analyzes the growing American industry of
arms sales. The video tells us that the U.S. is responsible for
selling 72% of all arms to "3rd world" countries. Important
for understanding global conflict.
Banking On
Life and Debt
(Topic: IMF + World Bank Time: 30 Minutes Age Level: 14 and Up MCC)
Outlines how lending policies of the world's most powerful banks
have led to greater national debt and poverty and less social welfare
in many nations around the world. Describes "Structural Adjustment
Programs" and their negative effect on the citizens of poor
countries.
Children
of Hiroshima
(Topic: Nuclear Time: 10 Minutes Age Level: 10 and Up AFSC)
This is a SLIDE SHOW with a cassette tape. Combines statements and
drawings from young Hiroshima survivors.
Columbus
Didn't Discover Us
(Topic: Native Americans Time: 24 Minutes Age: 14 and Up MCC)
Exposes the legacy of Columbus on indigenous people in Latin America
and North America and looks at some of the contemporary issues of
this long and sad struggle. Native Americans speak throughout the
video.
Raised Voices
(Topic: UNCRC Time: 30 Minutes Age Level: 10 and Up CWS)
The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child and how it came into
being. Children discuss issues that affect them, organize to improve
conditions around them, and form groups to address abuses of their
rights.
School of
Assassins
(Topics: SOA; U.S. Military; Activism Time: 18 Mins Age Level: 13
and Up AFSC)
Exposes the School of Americas, an institution in Georgia funded
by U.S. taxes that trains some of the worst human rights violators
in history. Shows the many activists, with leadership from Fr. Roy
Bourgeois, working for change.
SOA: Guns
and Greed
(Topics: SOA; Debt; Labor; Activism Time: 20 Mins Age: 13 and Up
www.soaw.org)
Powerful video connecting the School of Americas (see above), child
and exploited labor, IMF/World Bank, and violence in Latin America.
Spirit of
Crazy Horse
(Topic: Native Americans Time: 58 Minutes Age Level: 13 and Up)
Reviews the history of the Lakota nation's dealings with the U.S.
government and the battle of Wounded Knee. Excellent expose of U.S.-native
relations and of those seeking to gain social justice.
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Other
Specific Countries
After the
War
(Topic: Iraq Time: 60 Mins. Age Level: 14 and Up AFSC)
Produced soon after the Gulf War, this video outlines many of the
devastating human consequences of what was billed as a "clean
war." Destruction of sewage, food sources, water sources, and
sanctions have led to great suffering.
Aggression
and Self-Determination
(Topic: E. Timor Time: 30 Mins. Age: 15 and Up AFSC)
East Timor Action Network's expose of U.S. government involvement
in the genocide in East Timor where 250,000 people have been murdered.
Warning: Some quite difficult footage.
Bitter Paradise
(Topic: E. Timor Time: 57 Minutes Age Level: 15 and Up AFSC)
The dark side of Canadian foreign policy. Illustrates how Canada
increased aid to Indonesia despite the Indonesian government's continuing
genocide in East Timor.
Children
of Jerusalem
(Topic: Israel/Palestine Time: 120 Minutes Age Level: 12 and Up
MCC)
Five separate 25-minute videos where Palestinian and Israeli children
show us their daily lives, including their hopes and fears. Shows
of the incredible potential for peace in this troubled land.
Dalai Lama:
The Soul of Tibet
(Topics: Tibet; Activism Time: 50 Mins Age: 12 and Up www.aande.com)
The Dalai Lama is one of the world's most admired and influential
people and the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.
Interwoven is his story and the story of Tibet's fight against Chines
occupation.
Forgotten
Genocide
(Topic: Armenia Time: 25 Mins Age: 13 and Up www.armenian-genocide.org/videos)
Begins by showing current human rights violations and relates them
to the historical events leading up to and including the Armenian
genocide of the early 1900s.
Freedom:
Palden Gyatso
(Topics: Tibet; Activism Time: 55 Minutes)
Chronicles the life of Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan monk. After enduring
33 years of torture, brutal beatings, and ritual humiliation at
the hands of the Chinese government, Gyatso is a true example of
the resiliency of the human spirit.
From the
Killing Fields
(Topic: Cambodia Time: 50 Minutes Age Level 15 and Up AFSC)
Peter Jennings' amazing expose of U.S. collaboration with the genocidal
Khmer Rouge and their allies as they made their bid throughout 1989
and 1990 to retake power in Cambodia.
Year Zero
(Topic: Cambodia Time: 60 Minutes Age Level: 15 and Up AFSC)
The incredible story of the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia from
1975-1978. Includes important historical footage on how the Khmer
Rouge came to power in the first place, including the assistance
of the U.S.
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Peace
Army of Peace
(Topics: Peace; Cambodia Time: 52 Minutes Age Level: 10 and Up MCC)
Video of a Buddhist peace march to bring reconciliation to peoples
in Cambodia post-Khmer Rouge. Offers a unique Buddhist perspective
to peace, women's issues, environmental issues, and others.
Children
Creating Peace
(Topic: Peace Time: 8 Minutes Age Level: 7-15 MCC)
Story of a Global Peace Village created by children in India. Students
portray people from 15 countries through songs, dances and displays.
Illustrates that peace begins with an understanding of other cultures.
Folktales
of Peace
(Topic: Peace Time: 22 Minutes Age Level: 6-Adult MCC)
Professional storytellers weave tales of peace from three cultures
and teach us how to achieve the peace we desire. "Folktales
of Peace II" is also available.
If the World
Goes Away
(Topic: Peace Time: 30 Mins. Age: 7 and UP AFSC)
Pete Seeger, Cat Stevens, James Earl Jones, and others produced
this allegory in which a mime takes children from around the world
on a magical journey, during which they learn that peace is our
only choice.
Oasus of
Peace
(Topics: Israel/Palestine; Peace Time: 28 Mins. Age Level: 10 and
Up AFSC)
Story of a village in the heart of Israel where Jews and Palestinians
have been living in harmony for 25 years. They built a School For
Peace, and this video shows this special community within the context
of the Middle East conflict.
Sadako Sasaki:
Paper Cranes
(Topic: Nuclear; Peace Time: 30 Minutes Age Level: All MCC)
Sadako was 2 years old when Hiroshima was hit with a nuclear bomb.
When she was 11, she got leukemia from the long-term effects of
the bomb and a friend told her that if she folded 1,000 paper cranes
her wish to be well again would be granted. This is her story and
the story of the peace cranes.
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Refugees
Journey Home
(Topics: Refugees; Guatemala Time: 29 Minutes Age Level: 15 and
Up AFSC)
A look at Mayan refugees preparing to return home to Guatemala from
their camps in Mexico. Includes a speech from Nobel Laureate Rigoberta
Menchu and illustrates the potential of nonviolent conflict resolution.
Los Refugiados
(Topic: Refugees Time: 27 Minutes Age Level: 14 and Up AFSC)
Shot in 1980s, talks of problems facing Salvadoran refugees in U.S.
Combines intense interviews with refugees and still photos of children's
drawings of death squads and repression in El Salvador. Helps us
to understand refugees.
No Place
to Call Home
(Topic: Refugees Time: 30 Minutes Age Level: 14 and Up MCC)
Analyzes the factors leading to people becoming refugees with compelling
stories from Rwanda, Bosnia, and Guatemala.
War Is Not
a Game
(Topic: Refugee Children Time: 32 Minutes Age Level: 14 and Up MCC)
Though this video has the same name as the KCFTC campaign, there
is no relation. It has voices of refugee children and their artwork,
alongside interviews with professionals. Outlines practical steps
for working with refugee children.
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Former
Yugoslavia
Sladjana's
Journey
(Topic: Serbia Time: 5 Minutes Age Level: 7-11 MCC)
Story of an 8-year old Croatian girl forced to flee her home because
of war. garden and meeting new friends where their new house is
under construction. Contains images of refugees and refugee camps.
Yugoslavia:
We All Lived Together
(Topic: Yugoslavia Time: 30 Mins. Age: 13 and Up UNICEF)
The children who lived in Sarajevo during the 16-month siege from
1992 to 1993 experienced untold trauma and violence. These innocent
victims of war share their horror, disbelief and suffering-psychological
and physical-from the ordeal. This video is a tribute to their courage
and strength.
Kids Can Free the Children
26 Prospect Street Waterville, ME 04901
781-956-1957
youthftc@hotmail.com
www.freethechildren.org/peace/
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