This is a selective list of video holdings in the American University Library. Filmographies are created by doing multiple keyword searches in the catalog to capture as many titles on a topic as possible.
For complete, up-to-date holdings please search the library catalog search box on the Media Services homepage. (http://www.american.edu/library/mediaservices/) Finding Aids on the same page includes other subject oriented content.
For more information take a look at the Streaming Video Guides and Browsing Collections.
Mortu Nega = Those Whom Death Refused. 1988, 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr. 32 min. 6 sec.)). Those Who Death Denied" depicts the challenges facing former freedom fighters in post-independence Guinea-Bissau. GUINEA-BISSAU. Streaming video.
Tree of Blood. 1996. 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr. 30 min. 45 sec.)). In Amanha Lundju, the trees planted upon the birth of each child begin falling rapidly and mysteriously. Led by the tradition healer, Calcalado, the villagers begin a desert exodus in search of the cause of their curse and discover they must return home to fight for their traditions and their old way of life. GUINEA-BISSAU. FRANCE. Streaming video.
Udju azul di Yonta = The blue eyes of Yonta. 1992. 1 video file (90 min.). Offers a portrait of the disillusionment of the revolutionary generation in Guinea-Bissau and the vibrant, if unintended, society which developed after independence in 1973. Tells the story of three people so in love with their dreams that they miss the real opportunities which life offers. GUINEA-BISSAU. Streaming video.