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CONTENTAFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................ 2AFRICAN STUDIES ................................................................................................................................................................ 2AGING/GERONTOLOGY........................................................................................................................................................ 3AIDS........................................................................................................................................................................................ 3AMERICAN HISTORY............................................................................................................................................................. 3AMERICAN STUDIES............................................................................................................................................................. 5ANTHROPOLOGY .................................................................................................................................................................. 9ARCHITECTURE .................................................................................................................................................................. 10ART ........................................................................................................................................................................................11ART HISTORY .......................................................................................................................................................................11ART: 1900 - PRESENT.......................................................................................................................................................... 12ASIAN STUDIES ................................................................................................................................................................... 12BALLET: PERFORMANCE.................................................................................................................................................... 13CAREER GUIDANCE............................................................................................................................................................ 13CHICANO STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................................. 16CINEMA STUDIES ................................................................................................................................................................ 16CLASSICAL MUSIC: DOCUMENTARY................................................................................................................................. 17CLASSICAL MUSIC: PERFORMANCE ................................................................................................................................17COMEDY FILMS ................................................................................................................................................................... 18CRIMINAL AND LAW ............................................................................................................................................................ 18CULINARY ............................................................................................................................................................................ 19CULTURAL STUDIES ........................................................................................................................................................... 21DANCE: PERFORMANCE .................................................................................................................................................... 22DISABILITES......................................................................................................................................................................... 22EASTERN EUROPE ............................................................................................................................................................. 23ECO/GREEN......................................................................................................................................................................... 24ECONOMICS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24ENVIORNMENTAL STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................... 24FAMILY RELATIONS AND PARENTING ............................................................................................................................... 25FASHION............................................................................................................................................................................... 25FORMING & FABRICATING ................................................................................................................................................. 26GAY AND LESBIAN STUDIES .............................................................................................................................................. 26HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL SCIENCE............................................................................................................................ 28HISTORY............................................................................................................................................................................... 29HUMAN SEXUALITY............................................................................................................................................................. 30IDENTIFICATION EQUIPMENT & SYSTEMS....................................................................................................................... 30ISLAMIC STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................................... 30JEWISH STUDIES ................................................................................................................................................................ 31LABOR STUDIES.................................................................................................................................................................. 31LANGUAGE ARTS ................................................................................................................................................................ 32LASER................................................................................................................................................................................... 32LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ................................................................................................................................................ 32LITERATURE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 33MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION & TESTING ....................................................................................................................... 33NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES.............................................................................................................................................. 33OPERA: PERFORMANCE .................................................................................................................................................... 34POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY ............................................................................................................................................... 37POLITICAL SCIENCE ........................................................................................................................................................... 37PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY ..................................................................................................................................... 39RELIGION ............................................................................................................................................................................. 39SCIENCE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 39SOCIOLOGY......................................................................................................................................................................... 39THEATER, PERFORMING ARTS ......................................................................................................................................... 40URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING................................................................................................................................... 40WATER.................................................................................................................................................................................. 40社 會 人 文 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 41教 育 學 程 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 41藝 術 欣 賞 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AFRICANAMERICANSTUDIESGAME OF CHANGE, THEDirected by Jerald HarknessThe NCAA's Men's Basketball tournament,better known as March Madness, hascreated some of the greatest moments insports history. In 1963, a game took placethat literally changed the fabric ofAmerican society. The Loyola of ChicagoRamblers basketball team started fourAfrican-American players, and faced thesubsequent pressure of overt nationwidediscrimination and racism.Nearly 700 miles to the south, the all-whiteMississippi State Bulldogs basketball teamfaced a discrimination of its own. Afterwinning three consecutive SECChampionships, they were routinelydenied participation in the NCAAtournament because of an unwrittenMississippi law that prohibited <strong>com</strong>petitionagainst African-American players. At therisk of losing their jobs, coach BabeMcCarthy and university president Dr.Dean Colvard took a stand and challengedthe system to allow thischampionship-caliber basketball team thewell-earned right to play for an NCAAnational championship.The Game of Change reaches far beyondsports, demonstrating this particularevent's significance in the battle for raceequality in a largely segregated country.This is the story of two seemingly differentteams of young men who wereunknowingly thrust into the harsh spotlightof racism in America who only wanted anopportunity to <strong>com</strong>pete as equals on thebasketball court, and who did so withrespect and dignity.Item no. : PE05970648Format : DVDDuration : 60 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00ORDER OF MYTHS, THEDirected by Margaret BrownThe first Mardi Gras in America wascelebrated in Mobile, Alabama in 1703. In2007, it is still racially segregated.Filmmaker Margaret Brown (Be Here toLove Me: A Film about Townes Van Zandt),herself a daughter of Mobile, escorts usinto the parallel hearts of the city's twocarnivals to explore the <strong>com</strong>plex contoursof this hallowed tradition and the elusiveforces that keep it organized alongenduring color lines.With unprecedented access, Brown tracesthe exotic world of secret mystic societiesand centuries-old traditions and pageantry;diamond-encrusted crowns, voluminous,hand-sewn gowns and trains, surrealmasks and enormous paper mache floats.Against this opulent backdrop, sheuncovers a tangled web of historicalviolence, power dynamics and intertwinedand interdependent race relations.It is the central coronations of the MobileCarnival Association (MCA), an all-whiteorganization, and the Mobile Area MardiGras Association (MAMGA), an all-blackorganization, which provides the centralnarrative through which we view thefestivities. Each organization has its ownseparate parades, balls, and royal court,<strong>com</strong>plete with King, Queen, Knights andLadies. Like foreign dignitaries who willsoon return to their own separate worlds,the MCA and MAMGA Kings and Queenscross the color divide only briefly to visiteach other's event.The Order of Myths <strong>com</strong>es from the nameof the oldest mystic society in Mobile. Thechief symbol of The Order of Myths is ajester named Folly chasing the skeletalfigure of Death around the broken columnof the South. Using this symbol as acentral metaphor, this remarkably assureddocumentary illuminates the <strong>com</strong>plexity ofrace relations in the 21st century.Reviews• "Brilliantly captivating. An invaluableportrait of us-and-them America, asmart, generous, poignant, quietlydisturbing movie." – Robert Abele, LATimes• "An intimate excavation of the historyof American racism." – Logan Hill,<strong>New</strong> York Magazine• "Three and a half stars. Highlyre<strong>com</strong>mended." - Video Librarian• "Brilliant. Heartbreaking. A winner!" –David Edelstein, <strong>New</strong> York Magazine• "A haunting and importantdocumentary about modern-dayAmerican segregation. It is the kind ofilluminating work that sendsaudiences stumbling home in awide-eyed state of astonishment."– S.James Snyder, The <strong>New</strong> York Sun• "The Order of Myths is the bestdocumentary in ages, and one of thebest films of the year."– Jeff Reichert,Reverse Shot• "Engrossing. This deftly made portraitis provocative, but not vitriolic. As Sen.Barack Obama makes history… it'sunsettling to realize racism's uglyshadow continues to loom large." –Claudia Puig, USA?Today• "Fascinating. A beautifully restrained,intelligent documentary about how<strong>com</strong>plicated race relations can be inthe modern South." – Stan Hall,Portland Oregonian• "Quietly shocking, The Order of Mythsis a deft, engrossing cross-section ofMobile life, heavy on local color andinsight." – Vadim Rizov, The VillageVoice• "Extraordinary. It may be one of thebest films ever made about theparadoxes and <strong>com</strong>plexities of thepostwar South. Hugely entertaining."–Jim Ridley, Nashville Scene• "Highly sophisticated nonfictionfilmmaking…. Brown has managed, ina fleet 80 minutes, to uncover quite alot about (obviously) America'sentrenched racism and (perhaps notso obviously) why our presumablymodern sensibilities allow for itscontinuity." – Michael Koresky,Indiewire• "One of the Ten Best Films of theYear"- Boston Globe, Salon.<strong>com</strong>,Jonathan RosenbaumNotes• Nominee, Best Documentary,Independent Spirit Awards, <strong>2009</strong>• Nominee, Truer Than Fiction Award,Independent Spirit Awards, <strong>2009</strong>• Official Selection, Sundance FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, SXSW Film Festival,2008• Official Screening, Organization ofAmerican Historians AnnualConference, <strong>2009</strong>• Official Selection, Full Frame FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, True/False FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Edinburgh FilmFestival, 2008Awards• Winner, Cinematic Vision Award,Silverdocs Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Youth Jury Award, SheffieldDoc/Fest, 2008Item no. : AB05970720Format : DVDDuration : 80 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 395.00AFRICAN STUDIESMILKING THE RHINOThe promise of <strong>com</strong>munity-basedconservation in Africa.Directed by David E. SimpsonA ferocious kill on the Serengeti...direwarnings about endangeredspecies...These cliches of naturedocumentaries ignore a key feature of thelandscape: villagers just off-camera, whonavigate the dangers and costs of livingwith wildlife on a daily basis. When seen atall, rural Africans are often depicted as theproblem - they poach animals andencroach on habitat, they spoil our myth ofwild Africa.MILKING THE RHINO tells a morenuanced tale of human-wildlifecoexistence in post-colonial Africa. TheMaasai tribe of Kenya and Namibia'sHimba - two of Earth's oldest cattlecultures - are in the midst of upheaval.Emerging from a century of "white man________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk2
conservation," which turned their landsinto game reserves and fueled resentmenttowards wildlife, Himba and Maasai<strong>com</strong>munities are now vying for a piece ofthe wildlife-tourism pie.Community-based conservation, whichtries to balance the needs of wildlife andpeople, has been touted byenvironmentalists as "win-win." The realityis more <strong>com</strong>plex. "We never used tobenefit from these animals," a Maasai hostof a <strong>com</strong>munity eco-lodge explains. "Nowwe milk them like cattle!" His neighbordisagrees: "A rhino means nothing to me! Ican't kill it for meat like a cow." And whendrought decimates the grass shared bylivestock and wildlife, the <strong>com</strong>munity's<strong>com</strong>mitment to conservation is sorelytested.Charting the collision of ancient ways withWestern expectations, MILKING THERHINO tells intimate, hopeful andheartbreaking stories of people facingdeep cultural change.Reviews• "Asks all the right questions, showingus just how much is at stake for bothpeople and biodiversity--but ultimatelyletting the viewers decide forthemselves." - Dr. Charles C. Chester,Author, Conservation Across Borders:Biodiversity in an InterdependentWorld• "Offers hope based not in platitudesbut in practical solutions." - TimeOut Chicago• "A <strong>com</strong>mon theme in Kartemquindocs is that making a living is apolitical matter. Simpson skillfullyadapts that perspective to rural Africa,where investing in wildlife links theMasai and others to the newglobalism." - Chicago Sun-Times• "Fascinating, often beautiful…4 Stars" - Chicago Tribune• "Milking the Rhino representsrefreshinglyoptimisticfare…impresses throughout." -Variety• "David E. Simpson balances all sidesof the argument, giving equal play tothe emaciated cattle and the tenuoustransfer of a black rhino, whilegenerating impassioned andarticulate discourse from all of hisinterview subjects." -EyeWeekly.<strong>com</strong>• "Fresh and ultimately fascinating…Aworthy film and a rare peek into aworld most of us will never know." -MetroAwards• Director's Award for BestDocumentary Feature, Pan AfricanFilm Festival• Best Documentary, San Luis ObispoInternational Film Festival• Joris Ivens Award Competition,International Documentary FilmFestival Amsterdam• Silver Lei Winner, Honolulu FilmFestivalItem no.FormatDurationAudience: KW02790588: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 83 minutes: Grades 7 - 12, College,AdultCopyright : 2008StdBkNo : 1594588619Price : USD 295.00AGING/GERONTOLOGYPLACE TO LIVE, A: THESTORY OF TRIANGLESQUAREDirected by Carolyn CoalThere is a misperception that all gays areyoung, fabulous and wealthy - but we'renot. We are all ethnicities, allsocio-economic levels and all ages. I hopeour film will bring attention to this issue ofneglect and marginalization. – CarolynCoal, DirectorWhat does it mean to be gay and old inAmerica? A Place to Live addresses thisissue by following the construction anddevelopment of Triangle SquareHollywood, the country's first affordablehousing facility for LGBT seniors.The scarcity of affordable housing is adeepening national crisis. As the babyboomer generation approaches retirement,the number of older adults affected by thisissue escalates disproportionately. LGBTseniors in particular face uniquechallenges, as they are oftendiscriminated against, forced back into thecloset in retirement homes, or separatedfrom their significant others in assistedliving facilities.A Place to Live ac<strong>com</strong>panies sevenindividuals as they attempt to secure ahome in Triangle Square Hollywood. Sincedemand far exceeded the number ofavailable units, a lottery system wasestablished to select who would live in the<strong>com</strong>plex – not everyone would be chosen.A Place to Live is both a moving portrait ofgay and lesbian seniors on the fringe oftheir <strong>com</strong>munity and the triumph of theopening of this historic building.Award• Winner, Audience Award, Outfest,2008Item no. : AS05970723Format : DVDDuration : 84 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00AIDSSEX POSITIVEDirected by Daryl WeinSex Positive explores the life of RichardBerkowitz, a revolutionary gayS&M-hustler-turned-AIDS activist in the1980s, whose in<strong>com</strong>parable contributionto the invention of safe sex has neverbeen aptly credited.Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter ofthe epidemic as a <strong>com</strong>munity leader,demanding a solution to the problembefore anyone else would pay attention.However, it was not Berkowitz' voice alonethat sparked contention.Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, a controversialvirologist and AIDS doctor, postulated thatAIDS was more <strong>com</strong>plicated than just anew virus. With Sonnabend's theory in tow,Berkowitz fought, alongside belovedactivist and musician Michael Callen, forsafer sex practices without giving up onsex altogether.Sex Positive looks at the explicit bravery ofthis unrecognized triumvirate, and theirdire quest to save lives in the midst ofunwavering dissent. Now destitute andalone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story - thestory of the birth of the safe sexmovement.Reviews• "Important." - Tony Kushner• "A taut and fascinating look at a trueunsung hero." - John CameronMitchellAward• Grand Jury Prize, DocumentaryFeature, Outfest, LA?Gay &?LesbianFilm Festival, 2008Item no. : YZ05970743Format : DVDDuration : 76 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 350.00AMERICANHISTORYBETRAYAL, THEDirected by Ellen Kuras and ThavisoukPhrasavathThe collateral impact of America's secretwar in Laos is reflected in theextraordinary story of one family's strugglefor survival – in Laos and later in the U.S.Filmed over the course of 23 years, TheBetrayal is the directorial debut of famedcinematographer Ellen Kuras incollaboration with the film's subject andco-director Thavisouk Phrasavath.During the Vietnam War, the U.S.clandestinely operated in the neighboringcountry of Laos. By 1973 a secret aircampaign had dropped more bombs on________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk3
Laos than were used during WWI andWWII <strong>com</strong>bined. Recruited by the CIA towork intelligence along the Ho Chi MinhTrail, Thavisouk's father is exposed afterAmerica's retreat and is imprisoned by theruling Communist government. The entirefamily <strong>com</strong>es under suspicion and theirmother is forced to raise Thavi and hisnine younger siblings alone. At the agethirteen, Thavi escapes across theMekong River to Thailand, and is joinedtwo years later by his mother and seven ofhis siblings. After living in a refugee campthe family seeks asylum in America, and issoon deposited in a crowded tenement inBrooklyn. Left to their own means by thegovernment, the family struggles tosurvive and stay together, pulled by twodifferent cultures, terrorized by local gangs,and haunted by memories.A lyrical melding of memoir, cinema veriteand historical inquiry, The Betrayal is anexquisitely crafted tale of a country and afamily torn asunder, and the long andpainful process of repair.Reviews• "Lyrical, expansive, unbearablybeautiful." – David Edelstein, <strong>New</strong>York Magazine• "A moving, lyrical,23-years-in-the-making epic. Packsan emotional wallop." – David Ansen,<strong>New</strong>sweek• "Exquisitely beautiful and emotionally<strong>com</strong>pelling." – Kenneth Turan, LATimes• "Stunning. Life-affirming in the bestpossible way." – Jonathan Curiel, SanFrancisco Chronicle• "Resolutely gripping! Brings anaffecting personal dimension to asprawling sociopolitical narrative,intimately detailing how the agendasdesigned to advance the interests ofnations can destroy individual lives." –Scott Foundas, Variety• "A shimmering, absorbing experiencethat's both specific and general, bothconcrete and abstract. It's about oneLaotian family in Brooklyn and aboutalmost every immigrant familyeverywhere in the country, about theallure of America and its often uglyreality." – Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.<strong>com</strong>• "A powerful documentary. Ellen Kurasdocuments one man's – and onenation's – tragedy." – MelissaAnderson, Time Out <strong>New</strong> York• "The Betrayal is a powerful work ofanthropology." – David D'Arcy, ScreenDailyNotes• Official Selection, Berlin InternationalFilm Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Hot Docs FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Silverdocs FilmFestival, 2008• Academy Award nominee, BestDocumentary Feature, <strong>2009</strong>Awards• World Premiere, Sundance FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Cinereach award, HumanRights Watch International FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Spectrum award, Full FrameDocumentary Film Festival, 2008Item no. : ZN05970295Format : DVDDuration : 96 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 395.00GAME OF CHANGE, THEDirected by Jerald HarknessThe NCAA's Men's Basketball tournament,better known as March Madness, hascreated some of the greatest moments insports history. In 1963, a game took placethat literally changed the fabric ofAmerican society. The Loyola of ChicagoRamblers basketball team started fourAfrican-American players, and faced thesubsequent pressure of overt nationwidediscrimination and racism.Nearly 700 miles to the south, the all-whiteMississippi State Bulldogs basketball teamfaced a discrimination of its own. Afterwinning three consecutive SECChampionships, they were routinelydenied participation in the NCAAtournament because of an unwrittenMississippi law that prohibited <strong>com</strong>petitionagainst African-American players. At therisk of losing their jobs, coach BabeMcCarthy and university president Dr.Dean Colvard took a stand and challengedthe system to allow thischampionship-caliber basketball team thewell-earned right to play for an NCAAnational championship.The Game of Change reaches far beyondsports, demonstrating this particularevent's significance in the battle for raceequality in a largely segregated country.This is the story of two seemingly differentteams of young men who wereunknowingly thrust into the harsh spotlightof racism in America who only wanted anopportunity to <strong>com</strong>pete as equals on thebasketball court, and who did so withrespect and dignity.Item no. : PE05970648Format : DVDDuration : 60 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00ORDER OF MYTHS, THEDirected by Margaret BrownThe first Mardi Gras in America wascelebrated in Mobile, Alabama in 1703. In2007, it is still racially segregated.Filmmaker Margaret Brown (Be Here toLove Me: A Film about Townes Van Zandt),herself a daughter of Mobile, escorts usinto the parallel hearts of the city's twocarnivals to explore the <strong>com</strong>plex contoursof this hallowed tradition and the elusiveforces that keep it organized alongenduring color lines.With unprecedented access, Brown tracesthe exotic world of secret mystic societiesand centuries-old traditions and pageantry;diamond-encrusted crowns, voluminous,hand-sewn gowns and trains, surrealmasks and enormous paper mache floats.Against this opulent backdrop, sheuncovers a tangled web of historicalviolence, power dynamics and intertwinedand interdependent race relations.It is the central coronations of the MobileCarnival Association (MCA), an all-whiteorganization, and the Mobile Area MardiGras Association (MAMGA), an all-blackorganization, which provides the centralnarrative through which we view thefestivities. Each organization has its ownseparate parades, balls, and royal court,<strong>com</strong>plete with King, Queen, Knights andLadies. Like foreign dignitaries who willsoon return to their own separate worlds,the MCA and MAMGA Kings and Queenscross the color divide only briefly to visiteach other's event.The Order of Myths <strong>com</strong>es from the nameof the oldest mystic society in Mobile. Thechief symbol of The Order of Myths is ajester named Folly chasing the skeletalfigure of Death around the broken columnof the South. Using this symbol as acentral metaphor, this remarkably assureddocumentary illuminates the <strong>com</strong>plexity ofrace relations in the 21st century.Reviews• "Brilliantly captivating. An invaluableportrait of us-and-them America, asmart, generous, poignant, quietlydisturbing movie." – Robert Abele, LATimes• "An intimate excavation of the historyof American racism." – Logan Hill,<strong>New</strong> York Magazine• "Three and a half stars. Highlyre<strong>com</strong>mended." - Video Librarian• "Brilliant. Heartbreaking. A winner!" –David Edelstein, <strong>New</strong> York Magazine• "A haunting and importantdocumentary about modern-dayAmerican segregation. It is the kind ofilluminating work that sendsaudiences stumbling home in awide-eyed state of astonishment."– S.James Snyder, The <strong>New</strong> York Sun• "The Order of Myths is the bestdocumentary in ages, and one of thebest films of the year."– Jeff Reichert,Reverse Shot• "Engrossing. This deftly made portraitis provocative, but not vitriolic. As Sen.Barack Obama makes history… it'sunsettling to realize racism's uglyshadow continues to loom large." –Claudia Puig, USA?Today• "Fascinating. A beautifully restrained,intelligent documentary about how________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk4
<strong>com</strong>plicated race relations can be inthe modern South." – Stan Hall,Portland Oregonian• "Quietly shocking, The Order of Mythsis a deft, engrossing cross-section ofMobile life, heavy on local color andinsight." – Vadim Rizov, The VillageVoice• "Extraordinary. It may be one of thebest films ever made about theparadoxes and <strong>com</strong>plexities of thepostwar South. Hugely entertaining."–Jim Ridley, Nashville Scene• "Highly sophisticated nonfictionfilmmaking…. Brown has managed, ina fleet 80 minutes, to uncover quite alot about (obviously) America'sentrenched racism and (perhaps notso obviously) why our presumablymodern sensibilities allow for itscontinuity." – Michael Koresky,Indiewire• "One of the Ten Best Films of theYear"- Boston Globe, Salon.<strong>com</strong>,Jonathan RosenbaumNotes• Nominee, Best Documentary,Independent Spirit Awards, <strong>2009</strong>• Nominee, Truer Than Fiction Award,Independent Spirit Awards, <strong>2009</strong>• Official Selection, Sundance FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, SXSW Film Festival,2008• Official Screening, Organization ofAmerican Historians AnnualConference, <strong>2009</strong>• Official Selection, Full Frame FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, True/False FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Edinburgh FilmFestival, 2008Awards• Winner, Cinematic Vision Award,Silverdocs Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Youth Jury Award, SheffieldDoc/Fest, 2008Item no. : AB05970720Format : DVDDuration : 80 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 395.00AMERICANSTUDIESBETRAYAL, THEDirected by Ellen Kuras and ThavisoukPhrasavathThe collateral impact of America's secretwar in Laos is reflected in theextraordinary story of one family's strugglefor survival – in Laos and later in the U.S.Filmed over the course of 23 years, TheBetrayal is the directorial debut of famedcinematographer Ellen Kuras incollaboration with the film's subject andco-director Thavisouk Phrasavath.During the Vietnam War, the U.S.clandestinely operated in the neighboringcountry of Laos. By 1973 a secret aircampaign had dropped more bombs onLaos than were used during WWI andWWII <strong>com</strong>bined. Recruited by the CIA towork intelligence along the Ho Chi MinhTrail, Thavisouk's father is exposed afterAmerica's retreat and is imprisoned by theruling Communist government. The entirefamily <strong>com</strong>es under suspicion and theirmother is forced to raise Thavi and hisnine younger siblings alone. At the agethirteen, Thavi escapes across theMekong River to Thailand, and is joinedtwo years later by his mother and seven ofhis siblings. After living in a refugee campthe family seeks asylum in America, and issoon deposited in a crowded tenement inBrooklyn. Left to their own means by thegovernment, the family struggles tosurvive and stay together, pulled by twodifferent cultures, terrorized by local gangs,and haunted by memories.A lyrical melding of memoir, cinema veriteand historical inquiry, The Betrayal is anexquisitely crafted tale of a country and afamily torn asunder, and the long andpainful process of repair.Reviews• "Lyrical, expansive, unbearablybeautiful." – David Edelstein, <strong>New</strong>York Magazine• "A moving, lyrical,23-years-in-the-making epic. Packsan emotional wallop." – David Ansen,<strong>New</strong>sweek• "Exquisitely beautiful and emotionally<strong>com</strong>pelling." – Kenneth Turan, LATimes• "Stunning. Life-affirming in the bestpossible way." – Jonathan Curiel, SanFrancisco Chronicle• "Resolutely gripping! Brings anaffecting personal dimension to asprawling sociopolitical narrative,intimately detailing how the agendasdesigned to advance the interests ofnations can destroy individual lives." –Scott Foundas, Variety• "A shimmering, absorbing experiencethat's both specific and general, bothconcrete and abstract. It's about oneLaotian family in Brooklyn and aboutalmost every immigrant familyeverywhere in the country, about theallure of America and its often uglyreality." – Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.<strong>com</strong>• "A powerful documentary. Ellen Kurasdocuments one man's – and onenation's – tragedy." – MelissaAnderson, Time Out <strong>New</strong> York• "The Betrayal is a powerful work ofanthropology." – David D'Arcy, ScreenDailyNotes• Official Selection, Berlin InternationalFilm Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Hot Docs FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Silverdocs FilmFestival, 2008• Academy Award nominee, BestDocumentary Feature, <strong>2009</strong>Awards• World Premiere, Sundance FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Cinereach award, HumanRights Watch International FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Spectrum award, Full FrameDocumentary Film Festival, 2008Item no. : ZN05970295Format : DVDDuration : 96 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 395.00LA AMERICANADirected by Nicholas BruckmanThe story of a single mother forced toleave her ailing daughter in Bolivia in orderto provide her with a better life is woveninto the current immigration debate overamnesty in the United States. Winner ofmultiple awards at Latino film festivalsaround the country, La Americana puts ahuman face on this timely andcontroversial issue.Carmen never planned to <strong>com</strong>e to theUnited States, but when her daughterCarla was only nine-years-old, tragedystruck. Carmen left Carla behind in Boliviaand made the dangerous and illegaljourney to the U.S. where she could earnenough to support her daughter, knowingshe may never return home. After nearlysuffocating in the trunk of a sedancrossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Carmenmakes it to <strong>New</strong> York where she can sendmoney home and give her daughter thechance to live a life with opportunity,despite her disability.Carmen cannot visit Carla in Bolivia, asshe knows she may not be able to crossback into the United States, on which theirlives would depend. Unable to get anyworking papers, Carmen watches infrustration as congress defeats a billgranting amnesty to long-termundocumented immigrants. But after sixyears of separation, congress proposes‘amnesty' legislation that could allowCarmen and Carla to be reunited again.Filmed across three countries, LaAmericana is Carmen's story, and thestory of millions of illegal immigrants whomake the difficult decision to leave theirfamilies to pursue the American dream.Reviews• "Devastating. Shows firsthand howthe political affects the personal." -Sun Sentinel• "Surprisingly poignant andeffecting." – Baltimore City Paper• "Smart... [has] a sense of weight andhistorical importance" - AustinChronicle________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk5
Awards• Winner, Best Documentary <strong>New</strong> YorkLatino Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best Documentary, Ojai FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Best DocumentaryUrbanworld Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Special Mention of the Jury,Los Angeles Latino Film Festival,2008• Winner, Jury & Audience Awards CineLas Americas Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best Documentary OrlandoHispanic Film Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : GC05970686Format : DVDDuration : 70 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00LEAST OF THESE, THEDirected by Clark Lyda and Jesse LydaA look at one of the most controversialaspects of American immigration policy:family detention. As part of the Bushadministration policy to end what theytermed the "catch and release" ofundocumented immigrants, the U.S.government opened the T. Don HuttoResidential Center in <strong>May</strong> 2006 as aprototype family detention facility. Thefacility is a former medium-security prisonin central Texas operated by CCA, thelargest private prison operator in thecountry. The facility houses immigrantchildren and their parents from all over theworld who are awaiting asylum hearings ordeportation proceedings.The facility was initially activated with littlemedia attention or public knowledge. Soon,however, immigration attorney BarbaraHines was contacted by detainees seekingrepresentation, and she becameincreasingly concerned about the troublingconditions there. She joined forces withVanita Gupta of the ACLU and MichelleBrane of the Women's RefugeeCommission to investigate conditions andseek changes. Their efforts were initiallyhampered by a lack of openness andoversight within the Immigration &Customs Enforcement (ICE) organization.Undeterred, the three attorneys attemptedto bring about changes in both policy andconditions, by making their findings public,encouraging involvement by activists andthe media, and ultimately by filing ahistoric lawsuit.As these events unfold, the film exploresthe government rationale for familydetention, conditions at the facility,collateral damage, and the role (and limits)of <strong>com</strong>munity activism in bringing change.The film leads viewers to consider howcore American rights and values –presumption of innocence, the protectionof children, upholding the family structureas the basic unit of civil society, andAmerica as a refuge of last resort – shouldapply to immigrants, particularly children.Award• World Premiere, South by SouthwestFilm Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : VK05970695Format : DVDDuration : 62 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 295.00LIFE IN PRINT, ADirected by Michel FraserA rich historical record of Chicano art, lifeand culture since WWII, A Life in Print is aprofile of printmaker Xavier Viramontes,one of the most influential artists of ourtime and a founding member of Galeria dela Raza. His iconoclastic silk screen poster,"Boycott Grapes," for Cesar Chavez andthe United Farmworkers rallied a nationand sparked the Chicano movement in art.Featuring interviews with art historians,artists, curators, and contemporarycolleagues, and <strong>com</strong>plemented bywonderful archival photographs, film andvideo footage, the documentaryshowcases Viramontes at work in hisstudio and beautifully illustrates thevarious influences on his artistic output –from the political to the personal, tradition,personal identity, <strong>com</strong>munity and therituals of a Chicano family.A Life in Print also explores the history ofGaleria de la Raza, its origins and impacton the Chicano Movement as well asproviding rare access to the technically<strong>com</strong>plex and artistically challengingprocess of multiple plate etchings. Fromhis studio at one of the country's largestprintmaking departments at City College ofSan Francisco, Xavier provides anin-depth demo of the entire printmakingprocess taking the viewer step by stepfrom concept to a <strong>com</strong>pleted hand-pulledprint."Boycott Grapes" is in the permanentcollections of the Smithsonian InstitutionNational Museum of American Art inWashington D.C., and the NationalHispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque<strong>New</strong> Mexico. Xavier's artwork is also in thepermanent collection of the NationalMuseum of Mexican Art in Chicago, IL.Item no. : CW05970696Format : DVDDuration : 60 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00NEW METROPOLIS, THETwo short documentaries highlight theefforts of some of America's first suburbsto reverse their long decline.Directed by Andrea TorriceAmerica's "first" suburbs, those suburban<strong>com</strong>munities built next to America's urbancenters, were once the birthplace of theAmerican Dream. Driven by a desire toescape the smokestacks of the centralcities, and a housing shortage followingWorld War II, thousands of suburbanhomes were rapidly constructed andmiddle class families flocked to fill them.Sixty years later, many of these originalsuburbs are facing a crisis: a dwindling taxbase, population and business loss,decaying infrastructure, increased racialtensions and white flight. Lacking policiesto help reverse these trends, many townsare looking for strategies for revitalization.Two new half-hour documentaries use<strong>com</strong>pelling, personal stories to highlightthese important issues. A Crack In ThePavement, narrated by Peter Coyote,features two first suburban officialsstruggling to fix their crumblinginfrastructure and argues for regionalcooperation. The <strong>New</strong> Neighbors,narrated by Ruby Dee, tells the inspiringstory of two ordinary people, one blackand one white, who have successfullymade racial integration the centerpiece ofrevitalizing Pennsauken, NJ.Reviews• "All <strong>com</strong>munities...will find thechallenges and opportunities raised inthese films informative and useful." -Rob Puentes, Metropolitan PolicyProgram, Brookings Institution• "These concise, touching films arejust perfect for the history, sociology,politics, or social policy classroom." -Matthew Lasar, History and Politics,UCSC• "The <strong>New</strong> Neighbors really resonatedwith me. I saw the strengths andchallenges of my own <strong>com</strong>munity inthe film, and was surprised to learnthat such important work was beingdone." - Frank De Lucca, <strong>May</strong>or,Linwood, NJItem no.FormatDurationAudience: TZ01110589: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 53 minutes: Grades 7-12, College,AdultCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 1594588821Price : USD 295.00ORDER OF MYTHS, THEDirected by Margaret BrownThe first Mardi Gras in America wascelebrated in Mobile, Alabama in 1703. In2007, it is still racially segregated.Filmmaker Margaret Brown (Be Here toLove Me: A Film about Townes Van Zandt),herself a daughter of Mobile, escorts usinto the parallel hearts of the city's twocarnivals to explore the <strong>com</strong>plex contoursof this hallowed tradition and the elusiveforces that keep it organized alongenduring color lines.With unprecedented access, Brown tracesthe exotic world of secret mystic societiesand centuries-old traditions and pageantry;diamond-encrusted crowns, voluminous,hand-sewn gowns and trains, surrealmasks and enormous paper mache floats.Against this opulent backdrop, she________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk6
uncovers a tangled web of historicalviolence, power dynamics and intertwinedand interdependent race relations.It is the central coronations of the MobileCarnival Association (MCA), an all-whiteorganization, and the Mobile Area MardiGras Association (MAMGA), an all-blackorganization, which provides the centralnarrative through which we view thefestivities. Each organization has its ownseparate parades, balls, and royal court,<strong>com</strong>plete with King, Queen, Knights andLadies. Like foreign dignitaries who willsoon return to their own separate worlds,the MCA and MAMGA Kings and Queenscross the color divide only briefly to visiteach other's event.The Order of Myths <strong>com</strong>es from the nameof the oldest mystic society in Mobile. Thechief symbol of The Order of Myths is ajester named Folly chasing the skeletalfigure of Death around the broken columnof the South. Using this symbol as acentral metaphor, this remarkably assureddocumentary illuminates the <strong>com</strong>plexity ofrace relations in the 21st century.Reviews• "Brilliantly captivating. An invaluableportrait of us-and-them America, asmart, generous, poignant, quietlydisturbing movie." – Robert Abele, LATimes• "An intimate excavation of the historyof American racism." – Logan Hill,<strong>New</strong> York Magazine• "Three and a half stars. Highlyre<strong>com</strong>mended." - Video Librarian• "Brilliant. Heartbreaking. A winner!" –David Edelstein, <strong>New</strong> York Magazine• "A haunting and importantdocumentary about modern-dayAmerican segregation. It is the kind ofilluminating work that sendsaudiences stumbling home in awide-eyed state of astonishment."– S.James Snyder, The <strong>New</strong> York Sun• "The Order of Myths is the bestdocumentary in ages, and one of thebest films of the year."– Jeff Reichert,Reverse Shot• "Engrossing. This deftly made portraitis provocative, but not vitriolic. As Sen.Barack Obama makes history… it'sunsettling to realize racism's uglyshadow continues to loom large." –Claudia Puig, USA?Today• "Fascinating. A beautifully restrained,intelligent documentary about how<strong>com</strong>plicated race relations can be inthe modern South." – Stan Hall,Portland Oregonian• "Quietly shocking, The Order of Mythsis a deft, engrossing cross-section ofMobile life, heavy on local color andinsight." – Vadim Rizov, The VillageVoice• "Extraordinary. It may be one of thebest films ever made about theparadoxes and <strong>com</strong>plexities of thepostwar South. Hugely entertaining."–Jim Ridley, Nashville Scene• "Highly sophisticated nonfictionfilmmaking…. Brown has managed, ina fleet 80 minutes, to uncover quite alot about (obviously) America'sentrenched racism and (perhaps notso obviously) why our presumablymodern sensibilities allow for itscontinuity." – Michael Koresky,Indiewire• "One of the Ten Best Films of theYear"- Boston Globe, Salon.<strong>com</strong>,Jonathan RosenbaumNotes• Nominee, Best Documentary,Independent Spirit Awards, <strong>2009</strong>• Nominee, Truer Than Fiction Award,Independent Spirit Awards, <strong>2009</strong>• Official Selection, Sundance FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, SXSW Film Festival,2008• Official Screening, Organization ofAmerican Historians AnnualConference, <strong>2009</strong>• Official Selection, Full Frame FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, True/False FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Edinburgh FilmFestival, 2008Awards• Winner, Cinematic Vision Award,Silverdocs Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Youth Jury Award, SheffieldDoc/Fest, 2008Item no. : AB05970720Format : DVDDuration : 80 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 395.00SEX POSITIVEDirected by Daryl WeinSex Positive explores the life of RichardBerkowitz, a revolutionary gayS&M-hustler-turned-AIDS activist in the1980s, whose in<strong>com</strong>parable contributionto the invention of safe sex has neverbeen aptly credited.Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter ofthe epidemic as a <strong>com</strong>munity leader,demanding a solution to the problembefore anyone else would pay attention.However, it was not Berkowitz' voice alonethat sparked contention.Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, a controversialvirologist and AIDS doctor, postulated thatAIDS was more <strong>com</strong>plicated than just anew virus. With Sonnabend's theory in tow,Berkowitz fought, alongside belovedactivist and musician Michael Callen, forsafer sex practices without giving up onsex altogether.Sex Positive looks at the explicit bravery ofthis unrecognized triumvirate, and theirdire quest to save lives in the midst ofunwavering dissent. Now destitute andalone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story - thestory of the birth of the safe sexmovement.Reviews• "Important." - Tony Kushner• "A taut and fascinating look at a trueunsung hero." - John CameronMitchellAward• Grand Jury Prize, DocumentaryFeature, Outfest, LA?Gay &?LesbianFilm Festival, 2008Item no. : YZ05970743Format : DVDDuration : 76 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 350.00STRANGEST DREAM, THEThe inspiring story of Joseph Rotblat andthe efforts of the Pugwash Conferences tohalt nuclear proliferation.Directed by Eric BednarskiWhen the U.S. government brought theworld's greatest scientists together to buildthe first atomic bomb, nuclear physicistJoseph Rotblat was among them. But hisconscience would not allow him tocontinue, and he became the onlymember of the Manhattan Project to leaveon moral grounds. Branded a traitor andspy, Rotblat went from designing atomicbombs to researching the medical uses ofradiation. Together with Bertrand Russellhe helped create the modern peacemovement, and eventually won the NobelPeace Prize.The Strangest Dream tells the story ofJoseph Rotblat, the history of nuclearweapons, and the efforts of the PugwashConferences on Science and World Affairs- an international movement Rotblatco-founded - to halt nuclear proliferation.The first Pugwash conference took placein the small Nova Scotia fishing villagefrom which it draws its name. This filmbrings to light the group'sbehind-the-scenes role in defusing someof the tensest moments of the Cold War.The story takes us from the site of the firstnuclear test, in <strong>New</strong> Mexico, to Cairo,where contemporary Pugwash scientistsmeet under the cloud of nuclearproliferation, and to Hiroshima, where wesee survivors of the first atomic attack.Featuring interviews with contemporariesof Rotblat, members of the Pugwashmovement, and passionate public figuresincluding Senator Romeo Dallaire, TheStrangest Dream demonstrates therenewed threat represented by nuclearweapons, while encouraging hope throughthe example of morally engaged scientistsand citizens.Reviews• "An emotionally and politicallypowerful, anti-nuclear weapons film."- Barton Bernstein, Professor of________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk7
History, Stanford University, Author,"The Atomic Bomb: The CriticalIssues"• "An important addition to the history ofthe atomic bomb and a timelyreminder that individuals of integritycan make a differnce if they are willingto stand for what they believe in." -Jim Riccio, Nuclear Policy Analyst,Greenpeace• "Rarely does one experience a trulybrilliant and altruistic human beingwho changed history...Joseph Rotblatachieved this extraordinary feat...Thisis an imperative history for all to knowand understand in this highly unstablepolitical time on this nuclear lacedplanet." - Dr. Helen Caldicott• "This documentary is a worthy tributeto a heroic humanitarian and apowerful warning to us all to abolishnuclear weapons or face the ultimateglobal warming - nuclear holocaust." -Senator Romeo DallaireNotes• Atlantic Film Festival• Canadian Lawyers Association forInternational Human Rights FilmFestival• European Parliament ScreeningItem no.Format: MH02560590: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 89 minutesDurationCopyright : 2008StdBkNo : 0772213437Price : USD 295.00TORTURING DEMOCRACYTells the inside story of how the U.S.government adopted torture as officialpolicy in the aftermath of 9/11.Directed by Sherry JonesIn a riveting and dramatic narrative,TORTURING DEMOCRACY tells theinside story of how the U.S. governmentadopted torture as official policy in theaftermath of 9/11. With exclusiveinterviews, explosive documents and rarearchival footage, the documentary hasbeen called the definitive broadcastaccount of a deeply troubling chapter inrecent American history.Produced by Emmy and Dupontaward-winning broadcast journalist SherryJones, the film relies on the record toconnect the dots in an investigation ofinterrogations of prisoners in U.S. custodythat became "at a minimum, cruel andinhuman treatment and, at worst, torture,"in the words of the former general counselof the United States Navy, Alberto Mora.Producer Jones carefully presents theevidence that leads straight to the top ofthe chain of <strong>com</strong>mand - and so lays to restthe "rotten apple" defense for abusiveinterrogations at Guantanamo, Abu Ghraiband elsewhere.In the film, former Deputy Secretary ofState Richard Armitage describes - for thefirst time on-camera - being waterboardedduring military training before he was sentto Vietnam. When asked if he consideredwaterboarding to be torture, he answered,"Absolutely. No question." He added:"There is no question in my mind - there'sno question in any reasonable humanbeing, that this is torture. I'm ashamedwe're even having this discussion."The documentary traces how the secretU.S. military training program - "Survival,Evasion, Resistance and Escape" orSERE - became the basis for many of theharshest interrogation methods employedfirst by the CIA and subsequently byinterrogators at Guantanamo and in Iraq.The tactics designed to "inoculate" eliteAmerican troops mirror tactics used by "atotalitarian, evil nation with <strong>com</strong>pletedisregard for human rights and theGeneva Conventions," according toMalcolm Nance, former SERE mastertrainer for the U.S. Navy.Besides Armitage and Mora, governmentand military interviewees include MajorGeneral Thomas Romig, Judge AdvocateGeneral for the U.S. Army; veteran AirForce interrogator Colonel StevenKleinman; military prosecutor ColonelStuart Couch; former Pentagon lawyerRichard Shiffrin; and Martin Lederman,senior advisor in the Justice Department.Reviews• "Should engender the same massoutrage as the 2004 photos from AbuGhraib." - Dahlia Lithwick, Slate• "You'll see and hear some things hardto bear but you'll also meet somegovernment insiders who refused togo along, who stood up and said 'thisis wrong.'" - Bill Moyers, Bill MoyersJournal• "There's fresh footage not seen inpast stories from Guantanamo andAbu Ghraib, and fascinating footageof US Army training against the typeof torture favored by the Chineseagainst troops in the Korean war,prompting one quote: 'We haverecreated our enemy's methodologyin Guantanamo.'" - Jim Weiner, PublicMedia Digest• "A somber, gut-wrenchingdocumentary. You will go awayconvinced that what we are doing toour prisoners is morally wrong andillegal. I walked away convinced thatthe leaders of this torture regimeshould be prosecuted for war crimesand put away for life." - daxie,DailyKosAward• Best US Television Program, Robert F.Kennedy Journalism AwardsItem no. : VP02790591Format : DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned)Duration : 90 minutesAudience : Grades 10-12, College,AdultCopyright : 2008StdBkNo : 159458849XPrice : USD 295.00TRINIDADDirected by PJ Raval and Jay HodgesTiny Trinidad, Colorado (pop. 6,500) is oneof the world's leading centers for genderreassignment surgery.In 1969, Dr. Stanley Biber beganconducting genital-reassignment surgeriesthere. Since then, thousands of patientshave passed through Trinidad, and theonce prosperous coal-mining andranching town is now fondly known as the"Sex Change Capitol of the World." AfterBiber's death, his practice was handedover to his former patient, Dr. MarciBowers, who has enhanced the procedureto near perfection.This <strong>com</strong>passionate and <strong>com</strong>pellingdocumentary follows Bowers and two ofher patients, both at different stages oftheir sexual transformation from male tofemale, as they struggle with thesadly-not-surprising intolerance ofsmall-town morals and the challenge ofreconciling their new personas with theexpectations of their spouses and children.It's a delicate transition for everyoneinvolved - the women themselves, theirfamilies, and their adopted <strong>com</strong>munity,which is still struggling to accept the factthat the economic growth from this newindustry is the only thing keeping theirtown on the map.Reviews• "Though Trinidad is a small town, it'semblematic of the world at large. Inthis documentary, three maincharacters make different choices in asociety struggling to accept them. Theuniversal themes and the <strong>com</strong>pellingnarrative quality of the film make it amust-see." - Ellen Huang,GLAAD/Queer Lounge• "Who knew that Trinidad, Colorado,with a population of 6,500, was thesex change capital of world. Well, atleast I didn't. This documentary aboutthe small town, follows several of it'stransgendered residents including Dr.Marci Bowers — who is herself nowone of the world's top doctors forreassignment surgery... capturing thesubtle moments of people who'swhole life is lived in various states ofperformance and nuance." - TheAdvocate• "Fascinating. Avoiding ‘before andafter' sensationalism, filmmakersRaval and Hodges trace the women'spersonal stories with curiosity andsensitivity, using quaint, rural Trinidadas a mountain-girdled backdrop." -Austin American-StatesmanNotes• Official Selection, Outfest, L.A. Gay &Lesbian Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Los Angeles FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Starz Denver FilmFestival, 2008________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk8
• Official Selection, Chicago ReelingFilm Festival, 2008Award• Winner, Best Documentary, ClevelandInternational Film Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : RJ05970778Format : DVDDuration : 86 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00VIRTUAL JFK: VIETNAM IFKENNEDY HAD LIVEDA filmic examination of "virtual history."What would Kennedy have done inVietnam if he had lived and beenre-elected in 1964?most important levels: its argument ispersuasive, and it works asdocumentary art. It is an extraordinaryportrait of someone thinking, and apresident at that." - Normal MacAfee,The Huffington PostAward• Special Jury Prize, Best InternationalDocumentary Feature, Hot DocsInternational Documentary FilmFestival, TorontoItem no.FormatDurationAudience: NS01110592: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 80 minutes: Grades 10-12, College,AdultCopyright : 2008StdBkNo : 1594588716Price : USD 295.00the eyes of my soul."Featuring interviews with formergovernment officials, families of‘disappeared' victims, and even secretarmy recordings of Pinochet, The Judgeand the General is an incisive chronicle ofone of the 20th century's most notoriousepisodes and its <strong>com</strong>plex legal aftermath.Reviews• "Engrossing! An encouragingreminder that justice does ultimately(sometimes) prevail." – Variety• "The Judge and the General,Tuesday's offering on the PBSseries'‘P.O.V.,' embodies acontradiction: it proves that adocumentary can be heartening anddismaying at the same time." - The<strong>New</strong> York TimesDirected by Koji MasutaniAt the heart of Virtual JFK is the criticalquestion: Does it matter who is Presidentof the United States when it <strong>com</strong>es toissues of war and peace? It explores thisquestion by investigating one of the mostdebated "what if" scenarios in the historyof U.S. foreign policy: What wouldPresident John F. Kennedy have done inVietnam if he had not been assassinatedin 1963, and had he been re-elected in1964? The film employs what Harvardhistorian Niall Ferguson calls "virtualhistory," assessing the plausibility ofcounterfactuals -- "what ifs" -- and theout<strong>com</strong>es they might have produced.Drawing on unusual archival footage frompresidential libraries and the NationalArchives, along with newly decipheredaudio tapes and other documentaryevidence, the film draws our attention tosix highly charged crises Kennedy faced inwhich many, or most, of his adviserscounseled war: The Bay of Pigs, The LaosCrisis, the Berlin Crisis, the Showdownover Vietnam, The Cuban Missile Crisis,The Withdrawal from Vietnam.Reviews• "A virtuoso performance...a very newway to write history." - Ted Widmer,Presidential Historian/Foreign PolicySpeechwriter/Senior Adviser toPresident Clinton (1997-2001)• "A prime example of the power of thedocumentary to expose truths and toenhance legends at one and thesame time." - Peter Howell, TorontoStar• "A <strong>com</strong>pelling and extremely unusualapproach to a possible history." -Atom Egoyan, Academy AwardNominated Director of THE SWEETHEREAFTEREmail: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>ANTHROPOLOGYJUDGE AND THE GENERAL,THEDirected by Elizabeth Farnsworth andPatricio LanfrancoIn 1998, judge Juan Guzman, a longtimePinochet supporter, was assigned toprosecute the ex-Chilean dictator forhuman rights crimes. This engrossingdocumentary follows the twists and turnsof this landmark case, one that influencedthe application of human rights law aroundthe world.As a young man, Juan Guzman hadserved briefly as a clerk in the Court ofAppeals during the worst years ofrepression under Pinochet. Judges of thatcourt had to decide on thousands ofhabeas corpus petitions filed on behalf ofvictims, many of whom had disappearedinto secret detention centers. Nearly allthe petitions were denied, and JuanGuzman wrote some of those denials. Hadthey been granted, many lives would havebeen saved.In describing those days, Guzmanchillingly tells the filmmakers of thisdocumentary, "If I would have been ayoung lieutenant ordered to shoot people,I would have shot."Because of his background, many ofJudge Guzman's colleagues — attorneysand judges — doubted that he wouldactively pursue General Pinochet andothers accused of human rights crimeswhen they learned he had been assignedto this case (in Chile, judges areresponsible for investigating andprosecuting, as well as trying, cases).• "A <strong>com</strong>pelling history lesson that Granted unique access to this historicoffers an insightful primer on the investigation, filmmakers ElizabethKennedy presidency even while Farnsworth and Patricio Lanfrancoproving sadly germane to our current (veteran journalists who have reported ontimes." - Frank Scheck, The Chile for four decades) closely followedHollywood ReporterJudge Guzman in his dogged pursuit ofthe facts – and in the process, captured• "Virtual JFK succeeds on the two the remarkable transformation of a manwho later said the investigation "opened________________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning Rendezvous Limited• "As an object lesson concerning theabuse and expansion of governmentpowers and secrecy, the film isun<strong>com</strong>fortably germane for manyviewers today, including viewers inthe U.S." - Pop Matters• "[A] <strong>com</strong>manding tale about a raretriumph of human rights." - SanFrancisco Chronicle• "A sobering account of the legalpursuit of Gen. Augusto Pinochet byvictims of his military dictatorship." -The Miami HeraldNote• Official Selection, San FranciscoInternational Film Festival, 2008Item no. : RC05970682Format : DVDDuration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00LAST DAYS OFSHISHMAREF, THEDirected by Jan LouterAn astounding documentary on the firstvictims of global warming, The Last Daysof Shishmaref travels to a small village innorthwest Alaska, home to an InupiaqEskimo <strong>com</strong>munity, where homes areliterally falling into the sea. The entirevillage is expected to disappear within 10years.Shishmaref is the sole settlement onSarichef, an island in the Chukchi Sea,situated just south of the polar circle, inAlaska. The nearest towns are over 150kilometers away. The island is inhabited bya <strong>com</strong>munity of Inupiaq families who, forcenturies, have been eking out aself-supporting existence with hunting astheir main source of livelihood.In the past few years the village has beenforced to confront two great forces. Onethe one hand, the increasing influence ofmodern Western culture, such as thearrival of satellite television, the internet,Websites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk9
western clothes, music and food, hascaused a deep schism between the olderand younger generations.conference has been organized to markthe 80th anniversary, one that everyone islooking forward to.holding 28 passengers, and a <strong>com</strong>pleterotation of the wheeltakes approximately30 minutes.At the same time, another threat is slowlymounting. Due to the Earth's increasingtemperature – in Alaska the temperaturehas risen 4 degrees Celsius in the past 30years – the polar ice caps have started tomelt and the sea frozen much later in theyear. As a result, each year, winter stormsterrorize the island for much longerperiods, causing enormous damage to itscoastline. Large areas of Shishmaref havealready crumbled into the ocean. In orderto save them, fourteen houses had to bemoved further up on the island on largeskis. The entire Inupiaq <strong>com</strong>munity is nowfacing a very difficult and expensivedecision – whether to move the entirevillage to the mainland, an act that willirreparably change their <strong>com</strong>munity, theirlivelihood, culture and traditions.Notes• Special Mention by the Jury, AFI LosAngeles Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Anchorage FilmFestival, <strong>2009</strong>• Official Selection, RotterdamInternational Film Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : HR05970691Format : DVDDuration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 350.00LOST COLONY, THEDirected by Astrid BussinkThe recent history of Abkhazia - abreakaway republic in Georgia, like SouthOssetia - is told through the story of aonce-renowned scientific institutestruggling to survive after thedisintegration of the Soviet Union. It's a fardifferent perspective on theRussia-Georgia crisis than what's beingreported on CNN.In 1927, The Sukhum Primate Centre wasset up in Abkhazia, a beautiful subtropicalSoviet republic. It was the first institute ofits kind anywhere in the world and itquickly became known for its pioneeringresearch into diseases like cancer, polio,encephalitis, and hepatitis. During its glorydays, it received visits from royalty, worldleaders, and cosmonauts. Americaninstitutes built their own primatelaboratories based on the Sukhum model.But after the collapse of the USSR, andthe subsequent civil war with Georgia inthe early 90s, the institute fell into disarray.Its' staff of doctors and scientists fled toresearch facilities in Russia and the West,the buildings have decayed, and thecolony of monkeys – once the pride of theinstitute - has largely fled into themountains, where they probably have notsurvived the winters.The mainly elderly staff that remained aretrying to rebuild the institute as best theycan, urgently looking for financiers torestore the buildings; an internationalEmail: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>This conference forms the apotheosis ofthis captivating documentary by AstridBussink, director of The Angelmakers.With great love and meticulous precision,the film follows the desperate restorationattempts by the staff who regard theinstitute as a symbol of the decay in theircountry.Notes• Official Selection, RotterdamInternational Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, HotdocsInternational Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, ThessalonikiInternational Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, EuropeanInternational Film Festival, 2008Item no. : PZ05970702Format : DVDDuration : 72 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00ARCHITECTUREBIRD'S NEST, THEExperience the birth of the "Bird's Nest,"Beijing's iconic National Stadium whichplayed host to the 2008 Summer Olympics.Swedish designer, Thomas Herzog,conceptualized this marvel, which is notonly functional, but architectural andcultural. Explore the creation of thismagnificent structure from the beginningstages through the construction and<strong>com</strong>pletion. You'll hear from the designers,architects and welders who each played apart. The Bird's Nest stands apart fromany other stadium as a one of a kindstructure unique in its design and socialsignificance. Like humans, buildings havelife. The Bird's Nest will forever be a pieceof Beijing's history and Chinese culture.Item no. : CJ00161100Format : DVDDuration : 51 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00MEGAWHEELThe World's Tallest Observation Wheel.The Singapore Flyer is a giant observationwheel sometimes referred to as "TheFlyer." It officially opened to the public onMarch 1, 2008. Megawheel documents theincredible engineering feat it took to createthe world's largest Ferris wheel, even tallerthan the famed London Eye.Reaching 42 stories high, the Flyer<strong>com</strong>prises a 492 ft diameter wheel, builtover a three-story terminal building, giving Item no. : AS05970723it a total height of 541 ft. This exceeds the Format : DVDStar of Nanchang by 16 ft and the London Duration : 84 minutesEye by 98 ft. Each of the 28 Copyright : 2008air-conditioned capsules is capable of Price : USD 295.00________________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning Rendezvous LimitedLocated on the southeast tip of the MarinaCentre reclaimed land, it offers broadviews of the city center and beyondincluding the Indonesian islands of Batamand Bintan, and Johor, Malaysia. Withengineers from London, France, Japan,and The Netherlands, and constructiondone in Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia andChina, this is truly a work of the world<strong>com</strong>e together.Related Programs: The Bird's Nest, TheWorld's Dream Stage, TowersItem no. : SN00161130Format : DVDDuration : 46 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00PLACE TO LIVE, A: THESTORY OF TRIANGLESQUAREDirected by Carolyn CoalThere is a misperception that all gays areyoung, fabulous and wealthy - but we'renot. We are all ethnicities, allsocio-economic levels and all ages. I hopeour film will bring attention to this issue ofneglect and marginalization. – CarolynCoal, DirectorWhat does it mean to be gay and old inAmerica? A Place to Live addresses thisissue by following the construction anddevelopment of Triangle SquareHollywood, the country's first affordablehousing facility for LGBT seniors.The scarcity of affordable housing is adeepening national crisis. As the babyboomer generation approaches retirement,the number of older adults affected by thisissue escalates disproportionately. LGBTseniors in particular face uniquechallenges, as they are oftendiscriminated against, forced back into thecloset in retirement homes, or separatedfrom their significant others in assistedliving facilities.A Place to Live ac<strong>com</strong>panies sevenindividuals as they attempt to secure ahome in Triangle Square Hollywood. Sincedemand far exceeded the number ofavailable units, a lottery system wasestablished to select who would live in the<strong>com</strong>plex – not everyone would be chosen.A Place to Live is both a moving portrait ofgay and lesbian seniors on the fringe oftheir <strong>com</strong>munity and the triumph of theopening of this historic building.Award• Winner, Audience Award, Outfest,2008Websites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk10
WORLD'S DREAM STAGE,THEBeijing, the capital of China, has rapidlygrown into a city of architectural genius.With the opening of the National Center forPerforming Arts designed by world famousFrench architect Paul Andreu, (Paris'Charles de Gaulle Airport,) Beijing nowhosts the largest ellipsoid in the world atover 6 million square feet.Complimenting "The Bird's Nest, Beijing'sOlympic Stadium, the silver dome-shapedgrand theatre is affectionately dubbed"The Egg," and is covered with 2000titanium panels and 1000 pieces of shiningglass. It is strategically built on Beijing'sChang-an Avenue, an area filled witharchitectural history spanning 600 years.This "Dream Stage" is surrounded by amagnificent clear sky and a man-madelake. The highly sophisticated Centerseats 6,500 people and is made up ofthree performance halls: the Opera Hall,Concert Hall and Theatre Hall. No only is itan architectural marvel, but also alandscape wonder with pleasant gardens,and expertly designed engineering. Fromsound engineering to structuralengineering. "The World's Dream Stage"will take you on a personal tour andin-depth presentation of this magnificentlandmark in the capital city of China.Item no. : CV00161167Format : DVDDuration : 54 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00ARTDESTINATION ART- BERLINThe spotlight falls on Berlin, an epicenter,of European contemporary art. When theBerlin wall came down in 1989, artistsmoved in attracted by the city's bohemianimage and liberalism. Frank Thiel hasdocumented the rapid rebirth andarchitectural changes in the reunifiedBerlin and Norbert Bisky's violent, butpastel scenes deal with disillusion in theutopia of a western world.Item no. : ER00161106Format : DVDDuration : 26 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00DESTINATION ART- CAPETOWNA visit to Cape Town reveals artists whoare working in post-Apartheid South Africa.Sculptor and painter, Willie Bester, revealswhy he trawls the city’s junkyards forinspiration and materials and sound artistJames Webb takes us on a tour of CapeTown. Also featured: Nandipha Mntambo,Mustafa MalukaItem no. : LC00161107Format : DVDDuration : 26 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00DESTINATION ART- ITALYTravel to Italy to discover more about itsburgeoning contemporary art scene. Wemeet rising star Patrick Tuttofuoco, whouses architecture as inspiration for hisdynamic sculptures and we meet ilPadre of contemporary Italian art,Michelangelo Pistoletto.Item no. : DH00161108Format : DVDDuration : 26 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00DESTINATION ART-MUMBAIDestination Art travels to Mumbai, thefastest moving, most affluent andindustrialized city in India. We take a lookat its ever changing landscape through theeyes of two very different artists, HemaUpadhyay and Sudhir Patwardhan.Item no. : ZY00161109Format : DVDDuration : 26 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00DESTINATION ART- TOKYOIn the vibrant city of Tokyo where Asianand Western art styles meet,photographer Ishiuchi Miyako discussesher captivating work which explores thepassage of time. We also meet one ofJapan's most established sculptures andpainters, 77-year old Yayoi Kusama.Item no. : GJ00161110Format : DVDDuration : 26 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00YOU CAN PAINT - IPROMISEArtist Robert Garden brings his popularinstructional seminars to you on DVD. Hisgradual explanation of painting principleswill have you painting before you know it.Item no. : NK04240103Format : DVDDuration : 30 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 29.95YOU CAN PAINT ASEASCAPEJoin Robert Garden as he demonstratestime-saving techniques and advancedcolor mixing that will guide the viewer inone quick and easy painting lesson.Item no. : TS04300104Format : DVDDuration : 30 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 29.95YOU CAN PAINT A STILLLIFERobert Garden uses a colorful subject todemonstrate oil painting techniques thatwill teach students how to paint a still life inone class period.Item no. : HC00100105Format : DVDDuration : 30 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 29.95ART HISTORYIN A DREAMDirected by Jeremiah ZagarIn the vibrant, bohemian neighborhood ofSouth Philadelphia, 50,000-square feet ofconcrete are covered with tile andmirrors—mosaics that were created byIsaiah Zagar, an eccentric, tormentedartist.The murals chronicle his love for his wife,Julia, and subtly hint at the darker cornersof an extraordinary imagination. WhereIsaiah is obsessive and narcissistic—aformer Peace Corps volunteer who hasbe<strong>com</strong>e an icon in South Philly's art<strong>com</strong>munity—Julia is gracious and warm.For decades, their opposing natures<strong>com</strong>plemented one another perfectly. Butsuddenly the family is torn apart at theseams: A few hours before picking up hisoldest son from a rehabilitation center,Isaiah declares to the camera, "As peopleget older they have less and less passion."He then confesses to an affair with hisassistant, is kicked out of the house, andspirals into a debilitating, suicidaldepression.In a Dream is a loving, but unsparingpsychological portrait of an artist, of theartistic process and mental illness.Reviews• "Bursting with vivid home movies andloving appreciations of Isaiah'sartwork — frenzied drawings andmonumental mosaics in tile and mirror,many of which now beautify hisPhiladelphia neighborhood — In aDream abounds in visual pleasure." -The <strong>New</strong> York Times• "A stunning, deeply personaldocumentary portrait. 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home movies, wonderful animatedsequences derived from Isaiah's art,and scenes of Isaiah at work, of Juliain agony, and of their eldest son, Zeke,grappling with his own demons, In aDream captures a family imploding.Their lives are laid bare, in broken bits,like the ceramic that Isaiah uses forhis art, and they <strong>com</strong>e together in In aDream with sadness and beauty, rageand insight." – Philadelphia Inquirer• "As a story about art and artists, In aDream is soft-spoken, well-paced,and smoothly engrossing. As aportrait of a sweet but slightlyfractured man, it's one of the mostunexpectedly touching documentariesI've ever seen." – CinematicalAwards• Winner, Emerging Visions AudienceAward, South by Southwest FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Audience Award, SanFrancisco International Film Festival,2008• Winner, Guggenheim Emerging ArtistAward, Full Frame Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best Documentary,Woodstock Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best First Film, PhiladelphiaFilm Festival, 2008Item no. : PC05970674Format : DVDDuration : 80 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00LIFE IN PRINT, ADirected by Michel FraserA rich historical record of Chicano art, lifeand culture since WWII, A Life in Print is aprofile of printmaker Xavier Viramontes,one of the most influential artists of ourtime and a founding member of Galeria dela Raza. His iconoclastic silk screen poster,"Boycott Grapes," for Cesar Chavez andthe United Farmworkers rallied a nationand sparked the Chicano movement in art.Featuring interviews with art historians,artists, curators, and contemporarycolleagues, and <strong>com</strong>plemented bywonderful archival photographs, film andvideo footage, the documentaryshowcases Viramontes at work in hisstudio and beautifully illustrates thevarious influences on his artistic output –from the political to the personal, tradition,personal identity, <strong>com</strong>munity and therituals of a Chicano family.A Life in Print also explores the history ofGaleria de la Raza, its origins and impacton the Chicano Movement as well asproviding rare access to the technically<strong>com</strong>plex and artistically challengingprocess of multiple plate etchings. Fromhis studio at one of the country's largestprintmaking departments at City College ofSan Francisco, Xavier provides anin-depth demo of the entire printmakingprocess taking the viewer step by stepfrom concept to a <strong>com</strong>pleted hand-pulledprint."Boycott Grapes" is in the permanentcollections of the Smithsonian InstitutionNational Museum of American Art inWashington D.C., and the NationalHispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque<strong>New</strong> Mexico. Xavier's artwork is also in thepermanent collection of the NationalMuseum of Mexican Art in Chicago, IL.Item no. : CW05970696Format : DVDDuration : 60 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00ART: 1900 -PRESENTPABLO PICASSOBy Didier Baussy-OulianoffPABLO PICASSO (1881 – 1973)Picasso was avant-garde, traditional, anerotomaniac. He is a legend whosepaintings almost everyone can visualisetoday. His works and character had anenormous influence on 20th century art.As an artist and man, he is stillone-of-a-kind, rather like the collection ofhis works on display at the PicassoMuseum in Paris.Didier Baussy-Oulianoff presents them,sorts them according to period andestablishes what inspired them. Baussy’sanalysis also explains why some of thepaintings on display were so close toPicasso’s heart that he never sold them,preferring to hold on to them until he died.HE WANTED TO BE A PAINTER ANDBECAME PICASSOItem no. : DG00771754Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 80 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788470Price : USD 39.99ASIAN STUDIES24 CITYDirected by Jia Zhang-keA masterful new documentary from JiaZhang-ke – "Not only is the 38-year-olddirector the most prominent Chinesefilmmaker of his generation, he also has<strong>com</strong>e to assume the role of witness andconscience in a society characterized byrapid modernization and a growingamnesia." (Dennis Lim, LA Times, 2008) –24 City recounts the dramatic andthunderous fall of the state-owned Factory420, exploring both its physical demolitionand its powerful symbolic echo of ahalf-century of <strong>com</strong>munist rule.Given the name Factory 420 as an internalmilitary security code, the ChengduEngine Group was founded in 1958 toproduce aviation engines, and saw yearsof prosperous activity. Now abandoned,the factory awaits its destiny. Sold formillions to real-estate developers, it will betransformed into an emblem of marketeconomy: a <strong>com</strong>plex of luxury apartmentblocks called 24 City.Constructed around eight dramaticinterviews, punctuated by snippets of popsongs and poetry, along withbeautifully-shot footage of the demolition,24 City excavates the debris of collectivememory and emphasizes the thinboundary between fact and fiction inpost-revolutionary Chinese history. It doesso by weaving into this oral history threefictional monologues delivered byprofessional actors. The intervieweesrepresent three generations with ties tothe factory: former factory workers,contemporary workers, and their children.An absolutely mesmerizing experience, 24City attempts to understand the <strong>com</strong>plexityof the social changes sweeping acrossChina by observing the impact ahalf-century of Socialism has had on theChinese people.Reviews• "One of the most original filmmakersworking today. Without nostalgia butwith sensitivity and depth of feeling,Mr. Jia is documenting a country andseveral generations that aredisappearing before the world’seyes." - Manohla Dargis, The <strong>New</strong>York Times• "The most important filmmaker in theworld." - Stuart Klawans, The Nation• "Poignant and charming. Eloquenttestimony to a China that is vanishingwith each swing of the wrecking ball….The memories of the workers in theirfactory microcosm, and tellingdocumentaries like these, keep thepast alive, so that later generationswill know what once was, and what’sbeen lost." - Mary Corliss, TimeMagazine• "24 City brings huge stretches oflong-repressed history to life on anintimate scale. Jia, filming with a calm,probing ruefulness, quietly unlocksthe floodgates of memory as a crucialfirst step toward personal and politicalliberation." - Richard Brody, The <strong>New</strong>YorkerNotes• Official Selection, Cannes FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Toronto FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, <strong>New</strong> York FilmFestival, 2008Item no. : ZK05970446Format : DVDDuration : 107 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 395.00________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk12
TONGZHI IN LOVEDirected by Ruby YangDirected by Ruby Yang and produced byThomas Lennon - the filmmakers behindthe 2007 Academy Award-winningdocumentary The Blood of YingzhouDistrict - Tongzhi in Love explores what it'slike to be gay in modern China."Frog" Cui and his gay friends are tornbetween the lures of city life and the sterndemands of Chinese tradition. They live incosmopolitan Beijing, reveling in thefreedom that it affords them.But traditionally, a Chinese son's solemnduty is to produce a child and carryforward the family line. That China's lawslimit most families to a single child only<strong>com</strong>pounds the pressures on gay men.Many resort to sham marriages.When his mother arrives to find him agirlfriend, Frog, 28 years old, understandsthat he cannot delay much longer. "Someof my gay friends have married lesbians,"he confides. "At the wedding, I saw howhappy their parents were."Long Ze, even as he relishes his sexuallife with men, lashes out against gays whorefuse to marry. "That attitude is selfish,<strong>com</strong>pletely selfish. If you live your wholelife for yourself, not for your parents," hesays, "how are you going to fulfill yourresponsibilities as Chinese man?"Frog's good friend, Xiang Feng, hasasserted that he will <strong>com</strong>e out to hisparents on his next visit home. But whenhe and Frog travel the thousand miles intothe Chinese countryside to the familyvillage, events do not unfold as planned.Tongzhi, pronounced "tung- jee" is a nounthat means <strong>com</strong>panion, friend, or <strong>com</strong>rade,as in fellow <strong>com</strong>munist. It is also slang fora gay man.Review• "Of the three filial offenses, failing tomaintain the subsequent generation isthe worst." - Confucian TeachingNotes• Official Selection, SilverdocsInternational Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Frameline, SanFrancisco GLBT Film Festival, 2008Item no. : FM05970775Format : DVDDuration : 30 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00WORLD'S DREAM STAGE,THEBeijing, the capital of China, has rapidlygrown into a city of architectural genius.With the opening of the National Center forPerforming Arts designed by world famousFrench architect Paul Andreu, (Paris'Charles de Gaulle Airport,) Beijing nowhosts the largest ellipsoid in the world atover 6 million square feet.Complimenting "The Bird's Nest, Beijing'sOlympic Stadium, the silver dome-shapedgrand theatre is affectionately dubbed"The Egg," and is covered with 2000titanium panels and 1000 pieces of shiningglass. It is strategically built on Beijing'sChang-an Avenue, an area filled witharchitectural history spanning 600 years.This "Dream Stage" is surrounded by amagnificent clear sky and a man-madelake. The highly sophisticated Centerseats 6,500 people and is made up ofthree performance halls: the Opera Hall,Concert Hall and Theatre Hall. No only is itan architectural marvel, but also alandscape wonder with pleasant gardens,and expertly designed engineering. Fromsound engineering to structuralengineering. "The World's Dream Stage"will take you on a personal tour andin-depth presentation of this magnificentlandmark in the capital city of China.Item no. : CV00161167Format : DVDDuration : 54 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00BALLET:PERFORMANCECARMEN - BIZET/MATSEK/THE CULLBERG BALLETWith the hot glow of her cigar, the piercingintensity of her gaze, and her unabashedsexuality, Carmen radiates defiance. She'sa woman who knows what she wants andis ruthless in pursuing it. She takes anddiscards lovers as she pleases.Mats Ek's International EmmyAward-winning version of the fiery tale ofpassion and murderous jealousy is anexciting, suspenseful mix of bravuradancing and inventive, powerfulstorytelling.Set to Rodion Shchedrin's Carmen Suite,the Russian <strong>com</strong>poser's arrangement ofBizet's perenially popular opera music,this stylish production featuresaward-winning dancer Ana Laguna as amesmerizing and irresistible Carmen, withYvan Auzely and Marc Hwang as her rivallovers: macho bullfighter Escamillo andromantic young soldier Jose.Item no. : CU00771740Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 50 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788463Price : USD 44.99CAREER GUIDANCEREAL LIFE 101:ALTERNATIVE MEDICINEThere are many, many ways to heel aconventional medicine. We're meetingwith three professionals who practicealternative medicine. Visit with anacupuncturist and view his techniques firsthand. Then, our host then props his feetup as he enjoys a soothing treatment froma reflexologist. Meet a chiropractor. Theydo much more than just crack your back.Learn the tricks he uses to really sootheaches and pains.Item no. : FV00161132Format : DVDDuration : 16 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: ANIMALCARE AND TRAININGAnimal lovers listen up! There are plenty ofcareers out there that allow people tointeract with all sorts of animals everyday.Meet a veterinarian who, in addition totaking care of household pets, cares forexotic creatures such as the Americanbald eagle. Go on a call with an animalcontrol specialist to find out what "vermin"is living in her client's attic. A woman whotrains aid dogs will introduce us to theseexceptional canines, which assist peoplewith disabilities. Finally, visit with aveterinarian who specializes in largeanimals. He sees most of his patients intheir own environment, and we'll meet upwith him on the job at a horse stable.Item no. : NY00161133Format : DVDDuration : 22 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101:BROADCAST TVCareers in broadcast television are noteasy to <strong>com</strong>e by. So, one needs to knowall they can to prepare for this field. Visitwith a news director of a local televisionstation and find out what it's like to run alive broadcast. Then it's off to WFTVtelevision to visit with meteorologist TomTerry. Hear how the general manager of alocal television station keeps all thedepartments running smoothly. It's a lot ofhard work to build a quality reputation foryour television station.Item no. : DG00161134Format : DVDDuration : 20 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: BUSINESSThere are many diverse jobs in the worldof business. Meet with a Human ResourceManager to find out about her job and howshe works with employees from hiring tofiring. She gives some great tips on beingperson's ailments without using________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk13
prepared for a job interview and how toincrease your chances of being hired.Then catch up with a pair of dynamicyoung women who give us a look atmarketing, public relations and businessdevelopment as it applies in their dailyjobs. Finally, talk with two students whoserved as summer interns to further theircareer goals. You'll want to hear what theyhave to say.Item no. : RP00161135Format : DVDDuration : 17 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101:COUNSELINGAre you the type of person who yourfriends and family confide in? If so, thesecareers might be perfect for you. Meet apsychologist who helps others cope withwhat life has dealt them. Hear from amental health counselor and see how shehelps her clients through difficult problems.Dependency on various substances canruin many lives. Get a look at how atrained counselor works to help peopleover<strong>com</strong>e dangerous substanceaddictions. Finally, meet a caring griefcounselor and see the impact she canhave on people in the end stages of lifeand their families.Item no. : TF00161137Format : DVDDuration : 21 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: CRUISEENTERTAINMENTHow do they keep thousands of people ona cruise ship entertained? Meet some ofthe people who work hard to make surepassengers enjoy their trip. Talk with theCruise Director and hear how hecoordinates all the fun activities on theship. Then, meet a talented, young manwho entertains the guests with his voice.Finally, meet with a young lady who hasturned her love of dance and travel into acareer by be<strong>com</strong>ing a dance captain on acruise ship. Learn some of the perks ofliving at sea.Item no. : SC00161138Format : DVDDuration : 17 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: CRUISEINDUSTRYThe Real Life crew spends a day aboardRoyal Caribbean Cruise ship and learnswhat it's like to work on a luxury liner. Jointhe Captain on the ship's bridge and learnwhat it takes to be the master of the vesseland how it operates. Meet the manresponsible for overseeing one of themajor highlights of cruising the food andbeverage manager. Finally, visit with theHotel Director, who talks about the manydepartments of the ship and what it's liketo have a traveling home.Item no. : JN00161139Format : DVDDuration : 18 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101:DAREDEVILSThis career is for all those adrenalinejunkies out there. You will never tire of jobsinvolving action and excitement. Howwould you like to get paid doing anadventure sport most people pay to do?We introduce you to a hang glidinginstructor and see what it takes to land thisexciting job. Find out what it takes tobe<strong>com</strong>e a racecar driver from an interviewwith driver Tim Russell. You're in for a thrillas we see how a couple stuntmen take theheat when one of them is set on fire.Item no. : DT00161140Format : DVDDuration : 18 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: DENTALCAREIn this episode, we meet professionalswho help us keep our "pearly whites"healthy. Our host lays back in the dentalchair to find out what it takes to be<strong>com</strong>e adentist. Speak with a dental hygienist whofills us in on how she helps peoplemaintain their oral health. Meet with Dr.Barry Levin, an orthodontist. He is the oneto go to for straight teeth and a beautifulsmile.Item no. : NA00161141Format : DVDDuration : 17 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: EARS, EYES,MEDICINEWhen working in the healthcare profession,there are many different fields tospecialize in. First, we introduce you to anophthalmologist, who works with childrento help them see their world clearly. Talk toan audiologist who has found a rewardingcareer diagnosing and treating hearingdisorders. The medicines needed to treatour aches and pains do not all <strong>com</strong>e in theform of capsules. A <strong>com</strong>poundingpharmacist shows us how he mixes theproper ingredients to create the rightformulas, making you feel better fast.Item no. : VH00161142Format : DVDDuration : 19 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: EVENTPLANNINGDo you like to plan parties or organizespecial occasions? A career in eventplanning may be for you. Meet an eventcoordinator at a large convention centerand learn how she keeps up with her busyjob. We also show you a way to turn yourcreative planning talents and love of socialfunctions into a profitable career when wemeet with a creative planner. Learn whatit's like to manage a special event facilitylike the Superdome, which hostseverything from sporting events to tradeshows. Finally, we look in on aprofessional wedding planner whoensures her clients enjoy their special day.Item no. : HK00161143Format : DVDDuration : 24 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: HAIR,MAKEUP & BEAUTYDo you enjoy making people look and feelbetter? Through this next set ofprofessions you can do that plus expressyour creativity! Visit a hair salon and learnabout styles, coloring and the trainingneeded to be<strong>com</strong>e a skilled hair stylist. Wego to a day spa and see how theaesthetician helps her clients' to love theway they look. See how different TV andtheatre characters are produced with thecreative strokes of a paintbrush from amakeup artist.Item no. : BK00161144Format : DVDDuration : 16 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: HOMEIMPROVEMENTThis episode features careers that let youget your hands dirty while creatingbeautiful results to please your customers.Visit a house that is being given anaddition and speak with a man who worksin home remodeling. Find out about thecontracting business from a man whostarted from scratch as a house painter.See how an interior designer gets a newhouse looking great so it can be easilysold. 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the water pipes break or the toiletoverflows in our homes - our handyplumber.Item no. : PS00161145Format : DVDDuration : 24 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: HOTELINDUSTRY, PART 1Whether staying for business or pleasure,it takes many people working together asa team to have a hotel that meets guests'expectations, while making them feel athome. Meet the Director of Sales andMarketing who is in charge of bookingfunctions on the property. Visit with thecontroller for a Sheraton Hotel. He'll showus how he crunches numbers for thehotel's financial reports. Then, learn someof the secrets of how hotels figure out thedifferent pricing structures on their roomsfrom the revenue manager. A lot of carefulanalysis goes into that job.Item no. : LP00161146Format : DVDDuration : 18 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: HOTELINDUSTRY, PART 2In the second episode on the hotelindustry, meet with the professionals whoare in charge of the general upkeep andaura of their Sheraton Hotel. Visit withDirector of Housekeeping who isresponsible for maintaining and keepingthe rooms clean. Sit down with a ChiefEngineer for the hotel who takes care of allthe things that might go wrong - from theair conditioning to the swimming pool.Finally, hear from the General Managerwho overseas the entire operation of thefacility of the hotel.Item no. : MM00161147Format : DVDDuration : 18 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: JUSTICESYSTEMFollow us into a courtroom and meet ajudge who helps ensure the law of the landis carried out. Meet a Probation Officerwho helps criminal offenders live clean,productive lives. You won't want to missour visit to "TEEN COURT," where ourhosts get the lowdown and sit in on asession where "first-offenders" areprosecuted, defended and sentenced bytheir peers.Item no. : PC00161148Format : DVDDuration : 21 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: MAGAZINE& ADVERTISINGMagazines and advertising go hand inhand. Magazines are a great place for<strong>com</strong>panies to place advertisements.You're introduced to both worlds in thisepisode. Find out what the job of amanaging editor for a magazine is allabout. Then hear about the responsibilitiesof an editor and how he keeps hismagazine printing fresh, relevant articles.Advertising is one career path thatinterests many students. Talk to anadvertising executive to see whatqualifications are needed for thisinteresting profession. Do you think youcould make a good <strong>com</strong>mercial? Anadvertising director explains her typicalday doing just this.Item no. : TH00161149Format : DVDDuration : 26 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: MUSICDo you play a musical instrument? <strong>May</strong>beyou're in band. Let us introduce you topeople working in the professional musicbusiness. First, hear what it is like toperform for an audience from a womanwho plays the French horn. Meet theresident conductor of a large orchestra.You'e in for a real treat when anac<strong>com</strong>plished music <strong>com</strong>poser shows ushow he creates music from scratch. Thenwe'll meet the drummer of the famousDukes of Dixieland jazz band.Item no. : EP00161150Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101:PHOTOGRAPHYAre you interested in art, journalism, travelor just a great picture? Meet professionalswho have made careers out of their hobbyof photography. A professional portraitphotographer explains the skills necessaryto do his job and what he looks for in hisinterns. Visit the photo editor of anewspaper. We'll see how he works withphotographers and writers to get theperfect photos throughout the paper andonline. Finally, hit the water, with an actionsports photographer who is capturingimages of a professional wake boarder.Item no.: NZ00161151Format : DVDDuration : 18 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: RADIODo you ever wonder who chooses themusic or topics you hear on the radio?Find out as our host takes us behind thescenes at a radio station where he chatswith the Program Director. Meet a pair ofdisc jockeys who have the energy andenthusiasm to keep listeners tuning in.Then, it's onto another station to meet withthe National Sales Manager. Learn abouthow vital sales are to a radio station andhow you can get into this field.Item no. : PK00161152Format : DVDDuration : 18 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: REALEASTATEIn today's world, chances are that whenyou buy a home, you will seek assistancefrom some of these professionals. Meet arealtor who enjoys finding the right homefor the right person. Visit with a real estateappraiser who explains how he manageshis career working out of his home.Afterwards, you're introduced Real EstateAttorney who has put his careerknowledge to good use by helping reviveneighborhoods in the African country ofNamibia.Item no. : CB00161153Format : DVDDuration : 19 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: SEARCH &RESCUEIf you have an interest in public serviceand helping others, you'll want to listen tothis set of careers. Visit a 911 call center,where emergency phone calls are handledand hear from a woman who dispatcheshelp to those in need. Ride along withparamedics and EMTs as they keep theirneighbors feeling fit and healthy. Meet themembers of a Special Hazards OperationsTeam (S.H.O.T.) as they handledangerous materials. What happens whena person goes missing? The volunteerSearch & Rescue team steps into actionwith the help of their canines to aidvictims.Item no. : CB00161154Format : DVDDuration : 24 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk15
REAL LIFE 101: SPECIALEFFECTSFor those of you who are creative andtechnologically savvy, there are jobsavailable in the entertainment industry inspecial effects. Find out how an audioengineer uses modern technology to bringsounds and music alive. Take a look athow some of the most exciting specialeffects from recent films are created whenyou meet their creator. Then, you'll have arare opportunity to see how video gamessuch as "Madden NFL Football" are made,from Electric Arts' director of electronicdevelopment.Item no. : SZ00161155Format : DVDDuration : 19 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: SPORTSAre you an exceptional athlete? Are youon a sports team in school? Meet up with atennis professional and learn how hehelps others improve their game. Visit acountry club and take a few swings withthe golf director. Wakeboarding is one ofthe more popular water sports today. Welanded an interview with professionalwakeboarder, Phillip Sovern to find outwhat it takes to <strong>com</strong>pete on theprofessional level. If you enjoy and have acertain expertise about a sport but don'twish to play professionally, how aboutconsider coaching. Hear how a footballcoach came into his job.Item no. : EZ00161156Format : DVDDuration : 23 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00with the office manager who keeps theoffice running efficiently. Stop in at a videopost-production facility to gain someknowledge about video editing. Hear fromJohn Keyes, a TV programmer, who is incharge of making decisions about whatshows will air on a local television station.Item no. : JY00161158Format : DVDDuration : 16 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: WORKINGWITH WILDLIFEThere is something fascinating about wildcreatures. This episode introduces you topeople dedicating their careers toexploring and understanding wildlife. AnAquarium biologist shows us some of thebirds and reptiles she works with. Then wehead to Florida's Museum of NaturalHistory and meet up with a sharkresearcher who has devoted his life toinvestigating sharks around the world.He'll explain what a career in research islike. If you like large reptiles, this nextcareer might be perfect for you; we'll meeta man whose career is handling alligators!Item no. : MF00161159Format : DVDDuration : 20 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00CHICANO STUDIESLIFE IN PRINT, ADirected by Michel FraserSan Francisco, Xavier provides anin-depth demo of the entire printmakingprocess taking the viewer step by stepfrom concept to a <strong>com</strong>pleted hand-pulledprint."Boycott Grapes" is in the permanentcollections of the Smithsonian InstitutionNational Museum of American Art inWashington D.C., and the NationalHispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque<strong>New</strong> Mexico. Xavier's artwork is also in thepermanent collection of the NationalMuseum of Mexican Art in Chicago, IL.Item no. : CW05970696Format : DVDDuration : 60 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00CINEMA STUDIESJERUSALEM CUTSDirected by Liran AtzmorThe founding of Israel – specifically, the1948 war for Jerusalem, which eruptedjust five days after the United Nationsdeclaration – is seen through the work oftwo photographers, British and Palestinian,in this <strong>com</strong>pelling documentary thatexamines how pictures shape the wayhistory is remembered and taught. Itincludes remarkable photographs thathave never been seen before.John Phillip was one of the first photojournalists in the world to report on the warin Jerusalem. Assigned by Life magazine,he became sympathetic with the plight ofthe Jewish people and made passionateand emotional pictures of the evacuationof thousands of Jewish men, women andchildren from the Old City. They are theonly published photographs of the battle.REAL LIFE 101: THE ARTSPeople with unique artistic talents shouldnurture them and can even use them tomake a living. Visit an artist's studio wherehe finds peace and solitude in his careerby creating award winning art with thesimple stroke of a pencil. Meet a youngballet dancer who is very eager to start hisprofessional career. Then, we interview achoreographer to find out how she turnedher passion for dance into a profitableendeavor.Item no. : TP00161157Format : DVDDuration : 18 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00REAL LIFE 101: TV & VIDEOPRODUCTIONThe production business is fast-paced andhectic. Visit a production <strong>com</strong>pany and talkA rich historical record of Chicano art, lifeand culture since WWII, A Life in Print is aprofile of printmaker Xavier Viramontes,one of the most influential artists of ourtime and a founding member of Galeria dela Raza. His iconoclastic silk screen poster,"Boycott Grapes," for Cesar Chavez andthe United Farmworkers rallied a nationand sparked the Chicano movement in art.Featuring interviews with art historians,artists, curators, and contemporarycolleagues, and <strong>com</strong>plemented bywonderful archival photographs, film andvideo footage, the documentaryshowcases Viramontes at work in hisstudio and beautifully illustrates thevarious influences on his artistic output –from the political to the personal, tradition,personal identity, <strong>com</strong>munity and therituals of a Chicano family.A Life in Print also explores the history ofGaleria de la Raza, its origins and impacton the Chicano Movement as well asproviding rare access to the technically<strong>com</strong>plex and artistically challengingprocess of multiple plate etchings. Fromhis studio at one of the country's largestprintmaking departments at City College ofAli Zaarour was one of the fewphotographers who documented thePalestinian side of the story. As the onlyMuslim photographer among them, hiswork depicted the tragedy of thePalestinian ‘Naqba' (‘Catastrophe'). Forover 40 years, his photographs werethought to be lost, but his son andgrandson undertake a search that maylead to an amazing discovery.The film also profiles Jack Padwais,producer of the first major film about thebirth of Israel, "Hill 24 Does Not Answer."Coming from a right wing Jewish family, herecreated the battle for Jerusalem from anIsraeli perspective. To this day, his film isconsistently used in schools as thedefinitive account of that historic battle.These three men offer three differentpoints of view on one war - a pivotalmoment in the history of the Middle East.Together, their images create a whole newnarrative.Notes• Official Selection, AmsterdamInternational Documentary FilmFestival, 2008________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk16
• Official Selection, DocAviv, 2008Item no. : YH05970679Format : DVDDuration : 52 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00CLASSICAL MUSIC:DOCUMENTARYHOWARD GOODALL'SORGAN WORKSA fascinating journey through the evolutionof the traditional pipe organ through to thedigital age. Includes four full-lengthprograms: Medieval Organs, BaroqueOrgans, 19th Century and Contemporary.This serious, informative and highlyamusing insight into the world of the organendeavors to explain why, for some people,this bold, colorful and beautiful instrumenthas an irresistible power!In the ancient world, it played a part inpublic spectacle, used by the Romans atgladiatorial contests – perhaps the onlything heard above the baying crowds! Itevolved through medieval and Baroquetimes when Martin Luther, allegedly<strong>com</strong>plaining that the devil had all the besttunes, converted popular folk melodiesinto hymns, and ultimately the Lutheranhymn book was produced, a sort ofmelodic greatest hits of the day. It is hardto overstate the influence on the organ ofJS Bach, whose music is the finest everwritten for the instrument, giving it adistinctive, living voice. Moving to moderntimes, we look at how the Wurlitzer andHammond B3 have brought organ musicto new audiences and new generations.Goodall’s fascinating journey takes him togems of the organ world in Spain, France,Germany, Holland and onto the USA, ajourney that takes him to churches,cathedrals, castles and parks, West PointMilitary Academy and on to “one of thewonders of the musical world”, in aPhiladelphia department store!Ultimately Goodall examines the future ofthe traditional pipe organ in the face of<strong>com</strong>petition in the digital age, concludingthat given its history and popularity, therewill always be a place for the magnificentand majestic original!Awards• 1997 Royal Television Society Awardfor Best Original Music• 1997 <strong>New</strong> York Festival Silver Awardfor Best Arts ProgramItem no. : JN00771742Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 97 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788524Price : USD 49.99CLASSICAL MUSIC:PERFORMANCEANTHEMS FROM KING'S -ENGLISH CHORALFAVORITESStephen Cleobury conducts the choir ofKing's College, Cambridge in thismemorable recital of English Romanticchoral music, exquisitely sung andsuperbly recorded in the college's famouschapel.Timed to coincide with the Jubileecelebrations of Queen Elizabeth II, thisDVD presents a mouth-watering collectionof favorite anthems. Appropriately, itincludes some of the music sung at theCoronation service itself in 1953. It alsofeatures two sublime anthems by WilliamHarris the man who taught PrincessElizabeth the piano.Item no. : VM00771738Format : DVD (Color)Duration : 92 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769708355Price : USD 44.99BACH CANTATAS - SIRJOHN ELIOT GARDINERGramophone-award winning Czechmezzo soprano Magdalena Kozoenaleads a top line-up of soloists for three ofBach’s most admired Cantatas (BWV 113,179 & 199), with Sir John Eliot Gardinerconducting the Monteverdi Choir andEnglish Baroque Soloists in the beautifulSt Davids Cathedral in Wales.Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Bach pilgrimage -A 60-minute film of Gardiner’s MillenniumBach pilgrimage tour with excerpts frommany other Cantatas, recorded in Weimar,Leipzig, Hamburg, Eisenach, Arnstadt,Blythburgh, Kirkwall, Iona, St Davids,Cologne & <strong>New</strong> York <strong>com</strong>pletes anexceptional title and documentsGardiner’s remarkable dedication to themusic of J. S. Bach.Item no. : NW00771739Format : DVD (Color)Duration : 127 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769708164Price : USD 44.99FOUR SEASONS, THE -VIVALDI/JULIA FISCHERVIOLIN/THE ACADEMY OFST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDSTwo dazzling picture edits over onesumptuous soundtrack bring new life toVivaldi's perennial work. Choose betweenthe 'director's cut' with stunning images ofthe changing seasons, filmed at theNational Botanic Garden of Wales, or the'performance edit' with shots of JuliaFischer and the Academy of St. Martin inthe Fields, in the garden's futuristic glassdome by Norman Foster.Item no. : GH00771741Format : DVD (Color)Duration : 103 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769708966Price : USD 44.99HOWARD GOODALL'SORGAN WORKSA fascinating journey through the evolutionof the traditional pipe organ through to thedigital age. Includes four full-lengthprograms: Medieval Organs, BaroqueOrgans, 19th Century and Contemporary.This serious, informative and highlyamusing insight into the world of the organendeavors to explain why, for some people,this bold, colorful and beautiful instrumenthas an irresistible power!In the ancient world, it played a part inpublic spectacle, used by the Romans atgladiatorial contests – perhaps the onlything heard above the baying crowds! Itevolved through medieval and Baroquetimes when Martin Luther, allegedly<strong>com</strong>plaining that the devil had all the besttunes, converted popular folk melodiesinto hymns, and ultimately the Lutheranhymn book was produced, a sort ofmelodic greatest hits of the day. It is hardto overstate the influence on the organ ofJS Bach, whose music is the finest everwritten for the instrument, giving it adistinctive, living voice. Moving to moderntimes, we look at how the Wurlitzer andHammond B3 have brought organ musicto new audiences and new generations.Goodall’s fascinating journey takes him togems of the organ world in Spain, France,Germany, Holland and onto the USA, ajourney that takes him to churches,cathedrals, castles and parks, West PointMilitary Academy and on to “one of thewonders of the musical world”, in aPhiladelphia department store!Ultimately Goodall examines the future ofthe traditional pipe organ in the face of<strong>com</strong>petition in the digital age, concludingthat given its history and popularity, therewill always be a place for the magnificentand majestic original!Awards• 1997 Royal Television Society Awardfor Best Original Music• 1997 <strong>New</strong> York Festival Silver Awardfor Best Arts ProgramItem no. : JN00771742Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 97 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788524Price : USD 49.99________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk17
COMEDY FILMSMARMULAK - LIZARD"Marmoolak" (The Lizard), a film by Iraniandirector Kamal Tabrizi about a convict whoescapes prison in the cloak and turban ofa cleric and be<strong>com</strong>es an accidental mullah,was a huge hit in Iran. Ticket lines snakedaround theaters. People bought ticketsdays in advance, breaking Iranianbox-office records. Everyone, fromschoolchildren to grandmothers, talkedabout the film. All wondered, out loud, howsuch an open criticism of the clergy couldreceive a screening permit from thistheocratic regime.Item no.Format: PN10740113: DVD (Persian with Englishsubtitles): 97 minutesDurationCopyright : 2008Price : USD 69.00CRIMINAL ANDLAWJUDGE AND THE GENERAL,THEDirected by Elizabeth Farnsworth andPatricio LanfrancoIn 1998, judge Juan Guzman, a longtimePinochet supporter, was assigned toprosecute the ex-Chilean dictator forhuman rights crimes. This engrossingdocumentary follows the twists and turnsof this landmark case, one that influencedthe application of human rights law aroundthe world.As a young man, Juan Guzman hadserved briefly as a clerk in the Court ofAppeals during the worst years ofrepression under Pinochet. Judges of thatcourt had to decide on thousands ofhabeas corpus petitions filed on behalf ofvictims, many of whom had disappearedinto secret detention centers. Nearly allthe petitions were denied, and JuanGuzman wrote some of those denials. Hadthey been granted, many lives would havebeen saved.In describing those days, Guzmanchillingly tells the filmmakers of thisdocumentary, "If I would have been ayoung lieutenant ordered to shoot people,I would have shot."Because of his background, many ofJudge Guzman's colleagues — attorneysand judges — doubted that he wouldactively pursue General Pinochet andothers accused of human rights crimeswhen they learned he had been assignedto this case (in Chile, judges areresponsible for investigating andprosecuting, as well as trying, cases).Granted unique access to this historicinvestigation, filmmakers ElizabethFarnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco(veteran journalists who have reported onChile for four decades) closely followedJudge Guzman in his dogged pursuit ofthe facts – and in the process, capturedthe remarkable transformation of a manwho later said the investigation "openedthe eyes of my soul."Featuring interviews with formergovernment officials, families of‘disappeared' victims, and even secretarmy recordings of Pinochet, The Judgeand the General is an incisive chronicle ofone of the 20th century's most notoriousepisodes and its <strong>com</strong>plex legal aftermath.Reviews• "Engrossing! An encouragingreminder that justice does ultimately(sometimes) prevail." – Variety• "The Judge and the General,Tuesday's offering on the PBSseries'‘P.O.V.,' embodies acontradiction: it proves that adocumentary can be heartening anddismaying at the same time." - The<strong>New</strong> York Times• "As an object lesson concerning theabuse and expansion of governmentpowers and secrecy, the film isun<strong>com</strong>fortably germane for manyviewers today, including viewers inthe U.S." - Pop Matters• "[A] <strong>com</strong>manding tale about a raretriumph of human rights." - SanFrancisco Chronicle• "A sobering account of the legalpursuit of Gen. Augusto Pinochet byvictims of his military dictatorship." -The Miami HeraldNote• Official Selection, San FranciscoInternational Film Festival, 2008Item no. : RC05970682Format : DVDDuration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00LA AMERICANADirected by Nicholas BruckmanThe story of a single mother forced toleave her ailing daughter in Bolivia in orderto provide her with a better life is woveninto the current immigration debate overamnesty in the United States. Winner ofmultiple awards at Latino film festivalsaround the country, La Americana puts ahuman face on this timely andcontroversial issue.Carmen never planned to <strong>com</strong>e to theUnited States, but when her daughterCarla was only nine-years-old, tragedystruck. Carmen left Carla behind in Boliviaand made the dangerous and illegaljourney to the U.S. where she could earnenough to support her daughter, knowingshe may never return home. After nearlysuffocating in the trunk of a sedancrossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Carmenmakes it to <strong>New</strong> York where she can sendmoney home and give her daughter thechance to live a life with opportunity,despite her disability.Carmen cannot visit Carla in Bolivia, asshe knows she may not be able to crossback into the United States, on which theirlives would depend. Unable to get anyworking papers, Carmen watches infrustration as congress defeats a billgranting amnesty to long-termundocumented immigrants. But after sixyears of separation, congress proposes‘amnesty' legislation that could allowCarmen and Carla to be reunited again.Filmed across three countries, LaAmericana is Carmen's story, and thestory of millions of illegal immigrants whomake the difficult decision to leave theirfamilies to pursue the American dream.Reviews• "Devastating. Shows firsthand howthe political affects the personal." -Sun Sentinel• "Surprisingly poignant andeffecting." – Baltimore City Paper• "Smart... [has] a sense of weight andhistorical importance" - AustinChronicleAwards• Winner, Best Documentary <strong>New</strong> YorkLatino Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best Documentary, Ojai FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Best DocumentaryUrbanworld Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Special Mention of the Jury,Los Angeles Latino Film Festival,2008• Winner, Jury & Audience Awards CineLas Americas Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best Documentary OrlandoHispanic Film Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : GC05970686Format : DVDDuration : 70 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00LEAST OF THESE, THEDirected by Clark Lyda and Jesse LydaA look at one of the most controversialaspects of American immigration policy:family detention. As part of the Bushadministration policy to end what theytermed the "catch and release" ofundocumented immigrants, the U.S.government opened the T. Don HuttoResidential Center in <strong>May</strong> 2006 as aprototype family detention facility. Thefacility is a former medium-security prisonin central Texas operated by CCA, thelargest private prison operator in thecountry. The facility houses immigrantchildren and their parents from all over theworld who are awaiting asylum hearings ordeportation proceedings.The facility was initially activated with littlemedia attention or public knowledge. Soon,however, immigration attorney Barbara________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk18
Hines was contacted by detainees seekingrepresentation, and she becameincreasingly concerned about the troublingconditions there. She joined forces withVanita Gupta of the ACLU and MichelleBrane of the Women's RefugeeCommission to investigate conditions andseek changes. Their efforts were initiallyhampered by a lack of openness andoversight within the Immigration &Customs Enforcement (ICE) organization.Undeterred, the three attorneys attemptedto bring about changes in both policy andconditions, by making their findings public,encouraging involvement by activists andthe media, and ultimately by filing ahistoric lawsuit.As these events unfold, the film exploresthe government rationale for familydetention, conditions at the facility,collateral damage, and the role (and limits)of <strong>com</strong>munity activism in bringing change.The film leads viewers to consider howcore American rights and values –presumption of innocence, the protectionof children, upholding the family structureas the basic unit of civil society, andAmerica as a refuge of last resort – shouldapply to immigrants, particularly children.Award• World Premiere, South by SouthwestFilm Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : VK05970695Format : DVDDuration : 62 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 295.00CULINARYBEST CHEFS: ANNEDESJARDINSLaurentides - Sainte-Adele, CANADAChef Anne Desjardins and husband PierreAudette have taken Quebec's farmproducts to new heights. Their restaurant,L'Eau a la Bouche, is a melting pot ofQuebec's finest products served up in asetting showcasing the magnificent natureof the Lauentians: Quebec as the Frenchlove it best!Item no. : HK00161080Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: CHARLIETROTTERChicago, Illinois, USAResponding to a call from Charlie Trotter,one of the most high-profile chefs in theUS, chefs Heston Blumenthal and TetsuyaWakuda crossed oceans to take part in abenefit evening. Chicago's big cheeseturned out for this sizzling event serving upa taste of gastronomic vitality, Americanstyle.Item no. : EM00161081Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: GERALDPASSEDATLe Petit Nice Marseilles, FRANCEGerald Passedat is described as a crossbetween Gilbert Bacaud and Al Pacino.Yet he is the son of Jean-Paul Passedat,from whom he inherited Le Petit Nice, amagnificent work tool located on the mostbeautiful coast of Marseilles, which isperhaps the most mythical city in France.Item no. : ST00161082Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: GUY MARTINLe Grand Vefour Paris, 1stArrondissement, FRANCEAgainst a spectacular decor, since 1760,the Grand Vefour has been delightingpatrons from Fragonard to Napoleon, toMadonna. It is here that Guy Martin, alively Savoyard of overwhelminggenerosity, has been serving up moderncuisine that reflects openness to the worldand pays vibrant tribute to Paris, hisadopted city.Item no. : TJ00161083Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: JACQUES &LAURENT POURCELLe Jardin des SensThe Pourcel twins were born the very daythe Ephebe of Agde was raised from theMediterranean after thousands of years apowerful symbol for two of France'sgreatest culinary stars at the cutting edgeof gastronomic exploration.Item no. : LG00161084Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: JACQUESCHIBOISLa bastide Saint-AntoineStar of the Croisette, Jacques Chibois, hasbeen at the Bastide Saint-Antoine inGrasse, the fragrance capital of the world'since 1996. A friend to all chefs, this nativeof Limousin has be<strong>com</strong>e the high priest' ofolive oil and the gastronomy of Provence.Item no. : JN00161085Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: JEAN ANDRECHARIALProvence - Baux-de-Provence, FRANCEWhen Raymond Thuilier opened theOustau de BaumaniA ‥ re after theSecond World War, no one rememberedthe Baux-de-Provence and its Val d'Enfer,which inspired the poetry of the greatDante. After 27 years at his side, hisgrandson Jean-Andra Charial nowupholds the great tradition of the Relais etChateaux in the most enchantingsurroundings.Item no. : GG00161086Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS:JEAN-BERNARD PAUTRATWith grace and intelligence, Mrs. De laSablia're would have inspired the greatestclassics. Ideally located along the BlavetRiver, just minutes from Lorient, thisLocguanola domain would have providedan ideal backdrop for the creation of greatmasterpieces. Given his talent andgenerosity, its chef, Jean-Bernard Pautratwould have delighted them with the finestproducts of dramatic and bewitchingBrittany.Item no. : FM00161087Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: JEAN-MARCBANZOAt the foot of Mont Sainte-Victoire,oft-painted by Cezanne, Jean Marc Banzodelights the people of Aix with his fine andvery tasty culinary creations. The chefadores his town, and his town returns thefeeling. Banzo manifests his hunger foradventure and exploration into his dishes.________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk19
Item no. : NS00161088Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: MICHELRICHARDCitronelle Washington D.C., USAAfter 31 years in the United States, MichelRichard has remained more French thanany of his colleagues in France. It was hisLos Angeles restaurant that introducedgourmet palates to California. Today, hisWashington restaurant rules this worldcapital. Michel Richard's genius andoutreach are matched only by his joyfuldisposition.Item no. : RN00161089Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: MICHELTRAMAAQUITAINE- Puymirol, FRANCEWith the sumptuous d cor of his diningroom, the humour and efficiency of hiscuisine, the beauty of his wife and thesmoke spiralling from his cigar, MichelTrama never fails to win over his guests.Playful and adventurous, this self-taughtchef is the envy of many professionals,and a true delight to lovers of fine food.Item no. : TZ00161090Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: MICHELTROISGROSIn his youth, the great Bernard Loiseauidolized the Troisgros brothers. Virtuallyevery one of his colleagues who enjoyedhis level of success was trained by them.Today, this family tradition is beingperpetuated by Michel Troisgros and hiswife, Marie-Pierre.Item no. : LZ00161091Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: PHILIPPELABBEEze is a tiny medieval village perched on acliff overlooking the Mediterranean justminutes from Monaco. This site is sofabulous that its restaurant, it would befull every night, even if it served nothingbut French fries. Fortunately, PhilippeLabb, its young chef, is brimful of talent,ensuring a memorable dining experience.Item no. : WC00161092Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: RICHARDCOUTANCEAURestaurant Richard CoutanceauCHARENTE - La Rochelle, FRANCEThe name Coutanceau belongs to adynasty in La Rochelle: Richard the fatherand his two sons, Christopher and Gregory,are the uncontested stars of localgastronomy. The garden producesRichard Coutanceau's inspiration while hisstorehouse is the Atlantic Ocean, to whichhis cuisine pays spectacular homage, dayafter day.Item no. : WN00161093Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: ROGERVERGELocated between Grasse and Cannes,Mougins is the city of artists wherePicasso spent his final days. It is here thatthe legendary Roger Verga converted anold windmill into a mecca of world-classgastronomy and a museum of the greatfriends: Folon and others.Item no. : BL00161094Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: ROLANDMAZEREAt the doorway to the prehistoric land ofthe cromagnon, near the grottos ofLascaux and the domains of the Dordogne River, Roland Maza're preparesdishes of such high precision they give thePerigord a whole new flavor.Item no. : DN00161095Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: STEPHANERAIMBAULTFrench Riviera - La Napoule, FRANCERaimbault is the culinary Rimbaud andmarket Rambo. After ten years in Japan,he had his two brothers join him at the footof the Esterel. Here, next to the famouschateau of an American eccentric, theyhelp him operate the Napoules renownedOasis. On the menu: a gastronomictravelogue.Item no. : BN00161096Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: THEIRRYMARXIn the midst of an ocean of vines and thegreat vintages of the Medoc, Thierry Marxpaints Caravaggio's on the tables ofCordeillan-Bages, the Relais Gourmand ofthe prestigious Lynch-Bages. Along withowner Jean-Michel Cazes, Marx is in theprocess of revolutionizing the peacefulvillage of Bages, on the west bank of theGironde.Item no. : DY00161097Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: THIERRYVOISINA native of this land, which gives localvines some of their world-renownedcharacteristics, young Thierry Voisin tookover from legendary chef Garard Boyer inthis restaurant, which is perhaps the mostsumptuous in the entire Champagneregion.Item no. : WF00161098Format : DVDDuration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00BEST CHEFS: THOMASHENKELMANNThomas Henkelmann left his home in theBlack Forest, to learn his culinary tradefrom the greatest chefs before settling in<strong>New</strong> York, where he quickly became oneof the leading ambassadors of Frenchcuisine. Working with his wife Tharase inhis magnificent Greenwich inn, hecontinues to delight Manhattan's mostdiscriminating diners.Item no.Format: NH00161099: DVD________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk20
Duration : 25 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00CULTURALSTUDIESBETRAYAL, THEDirected by Ellen Kuras and ThavisoukPhrasavathThe collateral impact of America's secretwar in Laos is reflected in theextraordinary story of one family's strugglefor survival – in Laos and later in the U.S.Filmed over the course of 23 years, TheBetrayal is the directorial debut of famedcinematographer Ellen Kuras incollaboration with the film's subject andco-director Thavisouk Phrasavath.During the Vietnam War, the U.S.clandestinely operated in the neighboringcountry of Laos. By 1973 a secret aircampaign had dropped more bombs onLaos than were used during WWI andWWII <strong>com</strong>bined. Recruited by the CIA towork intelligence along the Ho Chi MinhTrail, Thavisouk's father is exposed afterAmerica's retreat and is imprisoned by theruling Communist government. The entirefamily <strong>com</strong>es under suspicion and theirmother is forced to raise Thavi and hisnine younger siblings alone. At the agethirteen, Thavi escapes across theMekong River to Thailand, and is joinedtwo years later by his mother and seven ofhis siblings. After living in a refugee campthe family seeks asylum in America, and issoon deposited in a crowded tenement inBrooklyn. Left to their own means by thegovernment, the family struggles tosurvive and stay together, pulled by twodifferent cultures, terrorized by local gangs,and haunted by memories.A lyrical melding of memoir, cinema veriteand historical inquiry, The Betrayal is anexquisitely crafted tale of a country and afamily torn asunder, and the long andpainful process of repair.Reviews• "Lyrical, expansive, unbearablybeautiful." – David Edelstein, <strong>New</strong>York Magazine• "A moving, lyrical,23-years-in-the-making epic. Packsan emotional wallop." – David Ansen,<strong>New</strong>sweek• "Exquisitely beautiful and emotionally<strong>com</strong>pelling." – Kenneth Turan, LATimes• "Stunning. Life-affirming in the bestpossible way." – Jonathan Curiel, SanFrancisco Chronicle• "Resolutely gripping! Brings anaffecting personal dimension to asprawling sociopolitical narrative,intimately detailing how the agendasdesigned to advance the interests ofnations can destroy individual lives." –Scott Foundas, Variety• "A shimmering, absorbing experiencethat's both specific and general, bothconcrete and abstract. It's about oneLaotian family in Brooklyn and aboutalmost every immigrant familyeverywhere in the country, about theallure of America and its often uglyreality." – Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.<strong>com</strong>• "A powerful documentary. Ellen Kurasdocuments one man's – and onenation's – tragedy." – MelissaAnderson, Time Out <strong>New</strong> York• "The Betrayal is a powerful work ofanthropology." – David D'Arcy, ScreenDailyNotes• Official Selection, Berlin InternationalFilm Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Hot Docs FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Silverdocs FilmFestival, 2008• Academy Award nominee, BestDocumentary Feature, <strong>2009</strong>Awards• World Premiere, Sundance FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Cinereach award, HumanRights Watch International FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Spectrum award, Full FrameDocumentary Film Festival, 2008Item no. : ZN05970295Format : DVDDuration : 96 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 395.00BIRD'S NEST, THEExperience the birth of the "Bird's Nest,"Beijing's iconic National Stadium whichplayed host to the 2008 Summer Olympics.Swedish designer, Thomas Herzog,conceptualized this marvel, which is notonly functional, but architectural andcultural. Explore the creation of thismagnificent structure from the beginningstages through the construction and<strong>com</strong>pletion. You'll hear from the designers,architects and welders who each played apart. The Bird's Nest stands apart fromany other stadium as a one of a kindstructure unique in its design and socialsignificance. Like humans, buildings havelife. The Bird's Nest will forever be a pieceof Beijing's history and Chinese culture.Item no. : CJ00161100Format : DVDDuration : 51 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00DESTINATION ART- BERLINThe spotlight falls on Berlin, an epicenter,of European contemporary art. When theBerlin wall came down in 1989, artistsmoved in attracted by the city's bohemianimage and liberalism. Frank Thiel hasdocumented the rapid rebirth andarchitectural changes in the reunifiedBerlin and Norbert Bisky's violent, butpastel scenes deal with disillusion in theutopia of a western world.Item no. : ER00161106Format : DVDDuration : 26 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00DESTINATION ART- CAPETOWNA visit to Cape Town reveals artists whoare working in post-Apartheid South Africa.Sculptor and painter, Willie Bester, revealswhy he trawls the city’s junkyards forinspiration and materials and sound artistJames Webb takes us on a tour of CapeTown. Also featured: Nandipha Mntambo,Mustafa MalukaItem no. : LC00161107Format : DVDDuration : 26 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00DESTINATION ART- ITALYTravel to Italy to discover more about itsburgeoning contemporary art scene. Wemeet rising star Patrick Tuttofuoco, whouses architecture as inspiration for hisdynamic sculptures and we meet ilPadre of contemporary Italian art,Michelangelo Pistoletto.Item no. : DH00161108Format : DVDDuration : 26 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00DESTINATION ART-MUMBAIDestination Art travels to Mumbai, thefastest moving, most affluent andindustrialized city in India. We take a lookat its ever changing landscape through theeyes of two very different artists, HemaUpadhyay and Sudhir Patwardhan.Item no. : ZY00161109Format : DVDDuration : 26 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00DESTINATION ART- TOKYOIn the vibrant city of Tokyo where Asianand Western art styles meet,________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk21
photographer Ishiuchi Miyako discussesher captivating work which explores thepassage of time. We also meet one ofJapan's most established sculptures andpainters, 77-year old Yayoi Kusama.Item no. : GJ00161110Format : DVDDuration : 26 minutesAudience : Senior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00GAME OF CHANGE, THEDirected by Jerald HarknessThe NCAA's Men's Basketball tournament,better known as March Madness, hascreated some of the greatest moments insports history. In 1963, a game took placethat literally changed the fabric ofAmerican society. The Loyola of ChicagoRamblers basketball team started fourAfrican-American players, and faced thesubsequent pressure of overt nationwidediscrimination and racism.Nearly 700 miles to the south, the all-whiteMississippi State Bulldogs basketball teamfaced a discrimination of its own. Afterwinning three consecutive SECChampionships, they were routinelydenied participation in the NCAAtournament because of an unwrittenMississippi law that prohibited <strong>com</strong>petitionagainst African-American players. At therisk of losing their jobs, coach BabeMcCarthy and university president Dr.Dean Colvard took a stand and challengedthe system to allow thischampionship-caliber basketball team thewell-earned right to play for an NCAAnational championship.The Game of Change reaches far beyondsports, demonstrating this particularevent's significance in the battle for raceequality in a largely segregated country.This is the story of two seemingly differentteams of young men who wereunknowingly thrust into the harsh spotlightof racism in America who only wanted anopportunity to <strong>com</strong>pete as equals on thebasketball court, and who did so withrespect and dignity.Item no. : PE05970648Format : DVDDuration : 60 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00TONGZHI IN LOVEDirected by Ruby YangDirected by Ruby Yang and produced byThomas Lennon - the filmmakers behindthe 2007 Academy Award-winningdocumentary The Blood of YingzhouDistrict - Tongzhi in Love explores what it'slike to be gay in modern China."Frog" Cui and his gay friends are tornbetween the lures of city life and the sterndemands of Chinese tradition. They live incosmopolitan Beijing, reveling in thefreedom that it affords them.But traditionally, a Chinese son's solemnduty is to produce a child and carryforward the family line. That China's lawslimit most families to a single child only<strong>com</strong>pounds the pressures on gay men.Many resort to sham marriages.When his mother arrives to find him agirlfriend, Frog, 28 years old, understandsthat he cannot delay much longer. "Someof my gay friends have married lesbians,"he confides. "At the wedding, I saw howhappy their parents were."Long Ze, even as he relishes his sexuallife with men, lashes out against gays whorefuse to marry. "That attitude is selfish,<strong>com</strong>pletely selfish. If you live your wholelife for yourself, not for your parents," hesays, "how are you going to fulfill yourresponsibilities as Chinese man?"Frog's good friend, Xiang Feng, hasasserted that he will <strong>com</strong>e out to hisparents on his next visit home. But whenhe and Frog travel the thousand miles intothe Chinese countryside to the familyvillage, events do not unfold as planned.Tongzhi, pronounced "tung- jee" is a nounthat means <strong>com</strong>panion, friend, or <strong>com</strong>rade,as in fellow <strong>com</strong>munist. It is also slang fora gay man.Review• "Of the three filial offenses, failing tomaintain the subsequent generation isthe worst." - Confucian TeachingNotes• Official Selection, SilverdocsInternational Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Frameline, SanFrancisco GLBT Film Festival, 2008Item no. : FM05970775Format : DVDDuration : 30 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00DANCE:PERFORMANCEPLANET DECOUFLE ANDABRACADABRA, THE -PHILIPPE DECOUFLEThe Planet Decoufle - This unusualdocumentary profiles dancer,choreographer and film-maker PhilippeDecoufle. His ceremonial parades for the1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertvillebrought him international fame enablinghis unusual works to conquer newterritories and mainstream audiences.Featuring extracts from his shows, thisdocumentary gives an appraisal of hiswork since 1985. Alongside televisionfootage and archive film, Decoufle and hiscollaborators discuss his aesthetic, hiswork for John Paul Goude and the intenseyear-long build-up to the 1992 OlympicGames parades. Abracadabra! HocusPocus! Shazam! - Dancers are filmed fromoverhead. Movement is captured throughinfra-red sensors. Naked dancers arepropelled from a pandora’s box.Abracadabra is a play on multiplereflections within the imaginary universe ofPhilippe Decoufle. Decoufle’s magicalextravaganza and poetry with SebastienLibolt’s spellbinding score is one of themost thrilling dance performancesconceivable. In a coup de theatre, theletters of the front and end credits areformed from his dancers’ bodies.Item no.Format: FH00771755: DVD (Region 1, Color,With English Subtitles): 107 minutesDurationCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788531Price : USD 39.99DISABILITESLIFE. SUPPORT. MUSIC.Directed by Eric Daniel MetzgarIn 2004, Jason Crigler, an establishedmusician living and working in <strong>New</strong> YorkCity, suffers a brain hemorrhage during aconcert in Manhattan. The doctor'sprognosis is dire: if he survives, therewon't be much left of him.His pregnant wife and the rest of his familyrally around him in force, refusing toaccept the prognosis. They make apromise to themselves, a promise toJason: You will make a full recovery.Life. Support. Music., using footage shotby the hospital staff, tracks Jason as hebreaks through his vegetative state. Thesedevastating and life-affirming scenes areinterwoven with powerful and painfulreflections from Jason's doctors and family.We slowly witness the return of Jason'sconsciousness through his family'spersonal and deeply intimate home videos.We watch Jason as he learns to talk again,walk again, and live again. We followJason as he ventures into his new life,learns to accept his new reality, and triesto remember who he was and who heis—a husband, a musician, and now—anew father.Life. Support. Music. Is a painstakingchronicle of recovery from traumatic braininjury. Beginning with treatmentsperformed at the renowned SpauldingRehabilitation Hospital in Massachusettsand continuing through the Crigler family'sown efforts at home, it intimatelydocuments the successes and failures ofrehabilitation. In the process, this achinglybeautiful documentary opens a windowinto the workings of the human mind.The film features interviews with NorahJones, Marshall Crenshaw, TeddyThompson and other <strong>New</strong> York musicianswho helped him along the way.Reviews• "A lyrical and emotional portrait of a________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk22
family dealing with a devastatingillness and subsequent recovery.Skillfully edited with remarkablerestraint, Life. Support. Music.transcends one's perceptions ofmedicine, music and evenmiracles." – Indiewire• "Phenomenal! A <strong>com</strong>pellingdocumentary." - Boston Globe• "The film is a heart-wrenching yetuplifting look at one family'sdetermination in the face ofhopelessness and despair." –Washington City Paper• "Extraordinarily moving." – BostonPhoenix• "Professionals in the field ofrehabilitation will experience insightsthat will absolutely make them moreeffective in their work with patientsand families." - Cathie Percival,Toronto RehabilitationNotes• Official Selection, True/False FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Hot DocsInternational Documentary FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Silverdocs:AFI/Discovery Channel DocumentaryFestival, 2008Awards• World Premiere, Full FrameDocumentary Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Audience Choice Award,Boston Independent Film Festival,2008Item no. : EH05970697Format : DVDDuration : 79 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 350.00EASTERN EUROPEENGLISH SURGEON, THEDirected by Geoffrey SmithWhat is it like to have God like surgicalpowers, yet to struggle against your ownhumanity? What is it like to try and save alife, and yet to fail? This film followsrenowned brain surgeon Henry Marsh ashe openly confronts the dilemmas of thedoctor patient relationship on his latestmission to the Ukraine.Driven by the need to help others wherehe can, Henry, one of London's foremostbrain surgeons, has been going out toKiev for over 15 years to help improveupon the medieval brain surgery hewitnessed there during his first visit in1992. Today the patients see him as thegreat savior from the West, desperateparents want him to save their child, andhis Ukrainian colleague Igor Kurilets (whois attempting to open Ukraine's firstindependent neurosurgical clinic) seeshim as a guru and a benefactor. But for allthe direct satisfaction he gets from going,Henry also sees grossly misdiagnosedpatients, children who he can't save, and alack of equipment and trained supportingstaff.It is this dilemma however; a dilemma ofhis own making that is what's sointeresting about Henry, what lets histroubled and <strong>com</strong>passionate humanitythrough, and what is the universal themeat the centre of the film; the struggle to dogood things in a selfish and flawed world.Devoted to his patients, he has to workwithin the logistical and politicalconstraints such a maverick career choicepresents him with. Instead of an expensivemedical drill for boring into patient's skulls,Igor has bought a cordless Boschhandyman drill from the local market; andbecause he needed rooms to rent for hisindependent clinic he has found atemporary refuge in the KGB hospital, thevery place which for years housed peoplewho tried to persecute him and Henry forworking outside of the State system.Ironies such as these abound inrevolutionary Kiev, and through patientssuch as Marian Dolishny we intimatelywitness life in this topsy-turvy land. Marianis very poor and is from a small town inWestern Ukraine. His religious faith helpshim cope with a brain tumor which iscausing him severe epilepsy, but he knowsthat it will ultimately kill him.Marian has been told that his tumor isinoperable in the Ukraine, but Henrybelieves he can save him. To do so Marianmust be awake throughout the entireoperation however, and this surreal set ofcircumstances give rise to a dramatic,humorous and unforgettable 15 minutescene filmed with three cameras inside theoperating theatre.The emotional climax of the film is ajourney to the South West of the countrywhere Henry visits the mother of a younggirl he tried to save but failed – anoperation that haunts him to this day.With an original soundtrack by Nick Caveand Warren Ellis, The English Surgeonopenly confronts moral and ethical issueswhich touch every one of us.Reviews• "A lovely film, the best documentaryfor a long time." – The Guardian• "Deeply touching, resonant and evensentimental, in its affirmation ofhuman goodness." - Variety• "A gorgeous and utterly movingportrait." - Indiewire• "One triumph that you should notmiss." – The IndependentAwards• Winner, Best International FeatureDocumentary,SilverdocsDocumentary Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best International FeatureDocumentary, Hot Docs Film Festival,2008Item no. : JK05970641Format : DVDDuration : 94 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00LOST COLONY, THEDirected by Astrid BussinkThe recent history of Abkhazia - abreakaway republic in Georgia, like SouthOssetia - is told through the story of aonce-renowned scientific institutestruggling to survive after thedisintegration of the Soviet Union. It's a fardifferent perspective on theRussia-Georgia crisis than what's beingreported on CNN.In 1927, The Sukhum Primate Centre wasset up in Abkhazia, a beautiful subtropicalSoviet republic. It was the first institute ofits kind anywhere in the world and itquickly became known for its pioneeringresearch into diseases like cancer, polio,encephalitis, and hepatitis. During its glorydays, it received visits from royalty, worldleaders, and cosmonauts. Americaninstitutes built their own primatelaboratories based on the Sukhum model.But after the collapse of the USSR, andthe subsequent civil war with Georgia inthe early 90s, the institute fell into disarray.Its' staff of doctors and scientists fled toresearch facilities in Russia and the West,the buildings have decayed, and thecolony of monkeys – once the pride of theinstitute - has largely fled into themountains, where they probably have notsurvived the winters.The mainly elderly staff that remained aretrying to rebuild the institute as best theycan, urgently looking for financiers torestore the buildings; an internationalconference has been organized to markthe 80th anniversary, one that everyone islooking forward to.This conference forms the apotheosis ofthis captivating documentary by AstridBussink, director of The Angelmakers.With great love and meticulous precision,the film follows the desperate restorationattempts by the staff who regard theinstitute as a symbol of the decay in theircountry.Notes• Official Selection, RotterdamInternational Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, HotdocsInternational Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, ThessalonikiInternational Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, EuropeanInternational Film Festival, 2008Item no. : PZ05970702Format : DVDDuration : 72 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk23
ECO/GREENFLOWBy Irena SalinaIrena Salina's award-winning documentaryinvestigation into what experts label themost important political and environmentalissue of the 21st century: The World WaterCrisis. Salina builds a case against thegrowing privatization of the world'sdwindling fresh water supply with anunflinching focus on politics, pollution,human rights, and the emergence of adomineering world water cartel. Interviewswith scientists and activists intelligentlyreveal the rapidly building crisis, at boththe global and human scale, and the filmintroduces many of the governmental andcorporate culprits behind the water grab,while begging the question, CANANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?Beyond identifying the problem, FLOWalso gives viewers a look at the peopleand institutions providing practicalsolutions to the water crisis and thosedeveloping new technologies, which arefast be<strong>com</strong>ing blueprints for a successfulglobal and economic turnaround.Review• "An astonishingly wide-ranging film.An informed and heartfelt examinationof the tug of war between publichealth and private interests." - <strong>New</strong>York TimesItem no. : WU10600137Format : DVDCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 59.95ECONOMICSWE DON'T PLAY GOLFHERE - AND OTHERSTORIES OFGLOBALIZATIONDirected by Saul LandauWhat can the construction of a golf coursein Mexico teach us about globalization?Using Mexico as an example of whatmuch of the developing world hasexperienced in recent years, thisdisarmingly engaging documentary offersa primer on how ‘free market' economicscan distort both culture and theenvironment.In the first story, the residents of the smalltown of Tepoztian face off against federaltroops in attempting to halt theconstruction of a corporate golf courseand country club. As the town mayorexplains, "we don't play that sport here."Maintaining a golf course, he contends,would drain farming water and with thenecessity for chemicals and pesticidespollute the town's aquifers.In the second story, "ecological peasants"tortured by Mexican army personneldescribe in detail their efforts to stop BoiseCascade (the <strong>com</strong>pany behind OfficeMax)from clear-cutting forests in Guerrero. Thethird story focuses on Tijuana residentswho tell how the US owner of a batteryrecycling plant allowed dangerouschemicals to seep into their water supply.When local authorities refused tocondemn the plant's practices, theresidents took it upon themselves andmarched on the factory.Reviews• "A clear eyed, unexpected andimportant look at our Mexicanneighbor." – Gore Vidal• "This half-hour film works, in classicLandau style, by means of wry,engaging images and interviews, toshow us the real casualties of firstworld greed – the hard-working poorof Mexico. Required viewing.Exposes the ugly underbelly of thenew economic order." – ChristinaWatersItem no. : PD05970785Format : DVDDuration : 33 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00ENVIORNMENTALSTUDIESLAST DAYS OFSHISHMAREF, THEDirected by Jan LouterAn astounding documentary on the firstvictims of global warming, The Last Daysof Shishmaref travels to a small village innorthwest Alaska, home to an InupiaqEskimo <strong>com</strong>munity, where homes areliterally falling into the sea. The entirevillage is expected to disappear within 10years.Shishmaref is the sole settlement onSarichef, an island in the Chukchi Sea,situated just south of the polar circle, inAlaska. The nearest towns are over 150kilometers away. The island is inhabited bya <strong>com</strong>munity of Inupiaq families who, forcenturies, have been eking out aself-supporting existence with hunting astheir main source of livelihood.In the past few years the village has beenforced to confront two great forces. Onethe one hand, the increasing influence ofmodern Western culture, such as thearrival of satellite television, the internet,western clothes, music and food, hascaused a deep schism between the olderand younger generations.At the same time, another threat is slowlymounting. Due to the Earth's increasingtemperature – in Alaska the temperaturehas risen 4 degrees Celsius in the past 30years – the polar ice caps have started tomelt and the sea frozen much later in theyear. As a result, each year, winter stormsterrorize the island for much longerperiods, causing enormous damage to itscoastline. Large areas of Shishmaref havealready crumbled into the ocean. In orderto save them, fourteen houses had to bemoved further up on the island on largeskis. The entire Inupiaq <strong>com</strong>munity is nowfacing a very difficult and expensivedecision – whether to move the entirevillage to the mainland, an act that willirreparably change their <strong>com</strong>munity, theirlivelihood, culture and traditions.Notes• Special Mention by the Jury, AFI LosAngeles Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Anchorage FilmFestival, <strong>2009</strong>• Official Selection, RotterdamInternational Film Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : HR05970691Format : DVDDuration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 350.00WE DON'T PLAY GOLFHERE - AND OTHERSTORIES OFGLOBALIZATIONDirected by Saul LandauWhat can the construction of a golf coursein Mexico teach us about globalization?Using Mexico as an example of whatmuch of the developing world hasexperienced in recent years, thisdisarmingly engaging documentary offersa primer on how ‘free market' economicscan distort both culture and theenvironment.In the first story, the residents of the smalltown of Tepoztian face off against federaltroops in attempting to halt theconstruction of a corporate golf courseand country club. As the town mayorexplains, "we don't play that sport here."Maintaining a golf course, he contends,would drain farming water and with thenecessity for chemicals and pesticidespollute the town's aquifers.In the second story, "ecological peasants"tortured by Mexican army personneldescribe in detail their efforts to stop BoiseCascade (the <strong>com</strong>pany behind OfficeMax)from clear-cutting forests in Guerrero. Thethird story focuses on Tijuana residentswho tell how the US owner of a batteryrecycling plant allowed dangerouschemicals to seep into their water supply.When local authorities refused tocondemn the plant's practices, theresidents took it upon themselves andmarched on the factory.Reviews• "A clear eyed, unexpected andimportant look at our Mexicanneighbor." – Gore Vidal• "This half-hour film works, in classicLandau style, by means of wry,engaging images and interviews, toshow us the real casualties of first________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk24
world greed – the hard-working poorof Mexico. Required viewing.Exposes the ugly underbelly of thenew economic order." – ChristinaWatersItem no. : PD05970785Format : DVDDuration : 33 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00• "Phenomenal! A <strong>com</strong>pellingdocumentary." - Boston Globe• "The film is a heart-wrenching yetuplifting look at one family'sdetermination in the face ofhopelessness and despair." –Washington City Paper• "Extraordinarily moving." – BostonPhoenix<strong>New</strong> York designer fashion shows as wellas our picks for best emerging designers.Featured shows Vol. 4-6: Bill Blass, ReemAcra, Miss Sixty, Blond, Carlos Miele,Cynthia Steffe, Angel Sanchez, CarmenMarc Valvo, Baby Phat, Sass & Bide,Chris Han, Zang ToiThere are 4 shows per DVD and eachDVD is looped to repeat continuously foreasy use and continued play.FAMILYRELATIONS ANDPARENTINGLIFE. SUPPORT. MUSIC.Directed by Eric Daniel MetzgarIn 2004, Jason Crigler, an establishedmusician living and working in <strong>New</strong> YorkCity, suffers a brain hemorrhage during aconcert in Manhattan. The doctor'sprognosis is dire: if he survives, therewon't be much left of him.His pregnant wife and the rest of his familyrally around him in force, refusing toaccept the prognosis. They make apromise to themselves, a promise toJason: You will make a full recovery.Life. Support. Music., using footage shotby the hospital staff, tracks Jason as hebreaks through his vegetative state. Thesedevastating and life-affirming scenes areinterwoven with powerful and painfulreflections from Jason's doctors and family.We slowly witness the return of Jason'sconsciousness through his family'spersonal and deeply intimate home videos.We watch Jason as he learns to talk again,walk again, and live again. We followJason as he ventures into his new life,learns to accept his new reality, and triesto remember who he was and who heis—a husband, a musician, and now—anew father.Life. Support. Music. Is a painstakingchronicle of recovery from traumatic braininjury. Beginning with treatmentsperformed at the renowned SpauldingRehabilitation Hospital in Massachusettsand continuing through the Crigler family'sown efforts at home, it intimatelydocuments the successes and failures ofrehabilitation. In the process, this achinglybeautiful documentary opens a windowinto the workings of the human mind.The film features interviews with NorahJones, Marshall Crenshaw, TeddyThompson and other <strong>New</strong> York musicianswho helped him along the way.Reviews• "A lyrical and emotional portrait of afamily dealing with a devastatingillness and subsequent recovery.Skillfully edited with remarkablerestraint, Life. Support. Music.transcends one's perceptions ofmedicine, music and evenmiracles." – IndiewireEmail: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>• "Professionals in the field ofrehabilitation will experience insightsthat will absolutely make them moreeffective in their work with patientsand families." - Cathie Percival,Toronto RehabilitationNotes• Official Selection, True/False FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Hot DocsInternational Documentary FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Silverdocs:AFI/Discovery Channel DocumentaryFestival, 2008Awards• World Premiere, Full FrameDocumentary Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Audience Choice Award,Boston Independent Film Festival,2008Item no. : EH05970697Format : DVDDuration : 79 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 350.00FASHIONSCREENFASHION RUNWAYFALL/WINTER 2008 VOLS.1-3The Fall/Winter 2008 SCREENFASHIONRUNWAY DVDs contain highlights of top<strong>New</strong> York designer fashion shows as wellas our picks for best emerging designers.Featured designer shows Vol. 1-3: MichaelKors, Rebecca Taylor, Tracy Reese,Verrier, Betsey Johnson, Twinkle, Rock &Republic, Mara Hoffman, Nicole Miller,Custo Barcelona, Milly, TulehThere are 4 fashion shows per DVD andeach DVD is looped to repeat continuouslyfor easy use and continued play.Item no. : KY07480040Format : 3 DVDsDuration : 120 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 129.00SCREENFASHION RUNWAY:FALL/WINTER 2008 VOLS.4-6The Fall/Winter 2008 SCREENFASHIONRUNWAY DVDs contain highlights of topLearning Rendezvous LimitedItem no. : WK07480041Format : 3 DVDsDuration : 120 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 129.00SCREENFASHION RUNWAY:SPRING/SUMMER 2008VOLS. 1-3This DVD Series contains highlights of top<strong>New</strong> York designer collections as well asour pick for best emerging fashiondesigners… Michael Kors, CarolinaHerrera, Tracy Reese, Rebecca Taylor,Lela Rose, Monique Lhuillier, CynthiaSteffe, Temperley, Carmen Marc ValvoThere are 3 fashion runway shows perDVD and each DVD is programmed torepeat continuously for easy use andcontinued play.Item no. : DA07480042Format : 3 DVDsDuration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 129.00SCREENFASHION RUNWAY:SPRING/SUMMER 2008VOLS. 4-6This DVD Series contains highlights of top<strong>New</strong> York designer collections as well asour pick for best emerging fashiondesigners... Nicole Miller, Anne Klein,L.A.M.B., Gottex, Reem Acra, NanetteLepore, Ports 1961, Abaete, ErinFetherstonThere are 3 fashion runway shows perDVD and each DVD is programmed torepeat continuously for easy use andcontinued play.Item no. : ZC07480043Format : 3 DVDsDuration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 129.00SCREENFASHION:FALL/WINTER <strong>2009</strong> <strong>2009</strong>SET 1The SCREENFASHION RUNWAY DVDscontain highlights of top <strong>New</strong> Yorkdesigner fashion shows as well as ourpicks for best emerging designers.Spring/Summer <strong>2009</strong> featured designer________________________________________________________________________________________________________25Websites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk
fashion shows: Michael Kors, CarolinaHerrera,Tracy Reese, Miss Sixty, BabyPhat, Vera Wang, Anna Sui, Rock &Republic, Herve Leger, 3.1 Phillip Lim,Rebecca Taylor, Custo Barcelona, CynthiaSteffe, Charlotte Ronson, Verrier, Twinkle,Milly, Reem Acra, Carmen Marc Valvo,Chris Han, Brian Reyes, Nanette Lepore,Chado Ralph Rucci, Tadashi Shoji, PeterSom, Matthew Williamson, G-Star, BCBG,Badgley Mischka, Monique Lhuillier,Gottex, Joanna Mastroianni, Ports 1961,Erin Fetherston, Behnaz Sarafpour, TIBI,Venexiana, Rosa Cha, Vivienne Tam.Item no. : WN07480046Format : 3 DVDsDuration : Approx. 50 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 129.00SCREENFASHION:FALL/WINTER <strong>2009</strong> <strong>2009</strong>SET 2The SCREENFASHION RUNWAY DVDscontain highlights of top <strong>New</strong> Yorkdesigner fashion shows as well as ourpicks for best emerging designers.Spring/Summer <strong>2009</strong> featured designerfashion shows: Michael Kors, CarolinaHerrera,Tracy Reese, Miss Sixty, BabyPhat, Vera Wang, Anna Sui, Rock &Republic, Herve Leger, 3.1 Phillip Lim,Rebecca Taylor, Custo Barcelona, CynthiaSteffe, Charlotte Ronson, Verrier, Twinkle,Milly, Reem Acra, Carmen Marc Valvo,Chris Han, Brian Reyes, Nanette Lepore,Chado Ralph Rucci, Tadashi Shoji, PeterSom, Matthew Williamson, G-Star, BCBG,Badgley Mischka, Monique Lhuillier,Gottex, Joanna Mastroianni, Ports 1961,Erin Fetherston, Behnaz Sarafpour, TIBI,Venexiana, Rosa Cha, Vivienne Tam.Item no. : HA07480047Format : 3 DVDsDuration : Approx. 50 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 129.00SCREENFASHION:SPRING/SUMMER <strong>2009</strong> SET1The SCREENFASHION RUNWAY DVDscontain highlights of top <strong>New</strong> Yorkdesigner fashion shows as well as ourpicks for best emerging designers.Spring/Summer <strong>2009</strong> featured designerfashion shows: Michael Kors, CarolinaHerrera,Tracy Reese, Miss Sixty, BabyPhat, Vera Wang, Anna Sui, Rock &Republic, Herve Leger, 3.1 Phillip Lim,Rebecca Taylor, Custo Barcelona, CynthiaSteffe, Charlotte Ronson, Verrier, Twinkle,Milly, Reem Acra, Carmen Marc Valvo,Chris Han, Brian Reyes, Nanette Lepore,Chado Ralph Rucci, Tadashi Shoji, PeterSom, Matthew Williamson, G-Star, BCBG,Badgley Mischka, Monique Lhuillier,Gottex, Joanna Mastroianni, Ports 1961,Erin Fetherston, Behnaz Sarafpour, TIBI,Venexiana, Rosa Cha, Vivienne TamEmail: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Item no. : FS07480051Format : 3 DVDsDuration : Approx. 50 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 129.00SCREENFASHION:SPRING/SUMMER <strong>2009</strong> SET2The SCREENFASHION RUNWAY DVDscontain highlights of top <strong>New</strong> Yorkdesigner fashion shows as well as ourpicks for best emerging designers.Spring/Summer <strong>2009</strong> featured designerfashion shows: Michael Kors, CarolinaHerrera,Tracy Reese, Miss Sixty, BabyPhat, Vera Wang, Anna Sui, Rock &Republic, Herve Leger, 3.1 Phillip Lim,Rebecca Taylor, Custo Barcelona, CynthiaSteffe, Charlotte Ronson, Verrier, Twinkle,Milly, Reem Acra, Carmen Marc Valvo,Chris Han, Brian Reyes, Nanette Lepore,Chado Ralph Rucci, Tadashi Shoji, PeterSom, Matthew Williamson, G-Star, BCBG,Badgley Mischka, Monique Lhuillier,Gottex, Joanna Mastroianni, Ports 1961,Erin Fetherston, Behnaz Sarafpour, TIBI,Venexiana, Rosa Cha, Vivienne TamItem no. : AN07480052Format : 3 DVDsDuration : Approx. 50 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 129.00SCREENFASHION: TRENDSFALL/WINTER 2008This exclusive DVD features a <strong>com</strong>pilationof our favorite fall runway trends on one40-minute DVD. Play the DVD in yoursalon, boutique or spa to create a stylishvideo backdrop of fashion week runwayshows for your customers, clients andstaff.Looks great on large Plasma and flatpanel TVs! This DVD contains speciallyselected trends such as Coats, Blouses,Tights, Swimsuits, Hats, Furs andStrapless gowns and dresses.Item no. : SV07480053Format : DVDDuration : 40 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 79.00FORMING &FABRICATING2007 FABTECHCONFERENCEPROCEEDINGSCD-ROM Proceedings of papers andpresentations presented at the 2007FABTECH Conference in Chicago, IL.Presentations are from 45 sessionsfocusing on topics in the forming andLearning Rendezvous Limitedfabricating area. Technology areasincluded are: management, operations,lean, automation, cutting, lasers,fabrication/forming, materials & processes,safety, stamping and tube & pipe.Item no. : HS01790259Format : CD-ROMCopyright : 2008Price : USD 185.00GAY AND LESBIANSTUDIESODD ONES OUTDirected by Dana McClure and Kirby ConnOdd Ones Out documents four years inthe courageous lives of three transgenderteens, Naomi, David and Tot, as theytransition into adulthood and facelife-altering events.Family intolerance, abuse, homelessness,sex work, violence and harassment in theirschools and <strong>com</strong>munity are only thebackdrop for a dramatic story ofacceptance and rejection, identity andchange. Through candid verite footageand home video diaries, this documentaryis a unique and intimate look at the mosttender time in the lives of these threeyoung people as they struggle with theuniversal search for self and of beingfound.It's a <strong>com</strong>ing of age story about trying to fitin while fighting against society's rigidboundaries.Item no. : EU05970719Format : DVDDuration : 47 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00PLACE TO LIVE, A: THESTORY OF TRIANGLESQUAREDirected by Carolyn CoalThere is a misperception that all gays areyoung, fabulous and wealthy - but we'renot. We are all ethnicities, allsocio-economic levels and all ages. I hopeour film will bring attention to this issue ofneglect and marginalization. – CarolynCoal, DirectorWhat does it mean to be gay and old inAmerica? A Place to Live addresses thisissue by following the construction anddevelopment of Triangle SquareHollywood, the country's first affordablehousing facility for LGBT seniors.The scarcity of affordable housing is adeepening national crisis. As the babyboomer generation approaches retirement,the number of older adults affected by thisissue escalates disproportionately. LGBTseniors in particular face uniquechallenges, as they are often________________________________________________________________________________________________________26Websites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk
discriminated against, forced back into thecloset in retirement homes, or separatedfrom their significant others in assistedliving facilities.A Place to Live ac<strong>com</strong>panies sevenindividuals as they attempt to secure ahome in Triangle Square Hollywood. Sincedemand far exceeded the number ofavailable units, a lottery system wasestablished to select who would live in the<strong>com</strong>plex – not everyone would be chosen.A Place to Live is both a moving portrait ofgay and lesbian seniors on the fringe oftheir <strong>com</strong>munity and the triumph of theopening of this historic building.Award• Winner, Audience Award, Outfest,2008Item no. : AS05970723Format : DVDDuration : 84 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00SEX POSITIVEDirected by Daryl WeinSex Positive explores the life of RichardBerkowitz, a revolutionary gayS&M-hustler-turned-AIDS activist in the1980s, whose in<strong>com</strong>parable contributionto the invention of safe sex has neverbeen aptly credited.Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter ofthe epidemic as a <strong>com</strong>munity leader,demanding a solution to the problembefore anyone else would pay attention.However, it was not Berkowitz' voice alonethat sparked contention.Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, a controversialvirologist and AIDS doctor, postulated thatAIDS was more <strong>com</strong>plicated than just anew virus. With Sonnabend's theory in tow,Berkowitz fought, alongside belovedactivist and musician Michael Callen, forsafer sex practices without giving up onsex altogether.Sex Positive looks at the explicit bravery ofthis unrecognized triumvirate, and theirdire quest to save lives in the midst ofunwavering dissent. Now destitute andalone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story - thestory of the birth of the safe sexmovement.Reviews• "Important." - Tony Kushner• "A taut and fascinating look at a trueunsung hero." - John CameronMitchellAward• Grand Jury Prize, DocumentaryFeature, Outfest, LA?Gay &?LesbianFilm Festival, 2008Item no. : YZ05970743Format : DVDDuration : 76 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 350.00TONGZHI IN LOVEDirected by Ruby YangDirected by Ruby Yang and produced byThomas Lennon - the filmmakers behindthe 2007 Academy Award-winningdocumentary The Blood of YingzhouDistrict - Tongzhi in Love explores what it'slike to be gay in modern China."Frog" Cui and his gay friends are tornbetween the lures of city life and the sterndemands of Chinese tradition. They live incosmopolitan Beijing, reveling in thefreedom that it affords them.But traditionally, a Chinese son's solemnduty is to produce a child and carryforward the family line. That China's lawslimit most families to a single child only<strong>com</strong>pounds the pressures on gay men.Many resort to sham marriages.When his mother arrives to find him agirlfriend, Frog, 28 years old, understandsthat he cannot delay much longer. "Someof my gay friends have married lesbians,"he confides. "At the wedding, I saw howhappy their parents were."Long Ze, even as he relishes his sexuallife with men, lashes out against gays whorefuse to marry. "That attitude is selfish,<strong>com</strong>pletely selfish. If you live your wholelife for yourself, not for your parents," hesays, "how are you going to fulfill yourresponsibilities as Chinese man?"Frog's good friend, Xiang Feng, hasasserted that he will <strong>com</strong>e out to hisparents on his next visit home. But whenhe and Frog travel the thousand miles intothe Chinese countryside to the familyvillage, events do not unfold as planned.Tongzhi, pronounced "tung- jee" is a nounthat means <strong>com</strong>panion, friend, or <strong>com</strong>rade,as in fellow <strong>com</strong>munist. It is also slang fora gay man.Review• "Of the three filial offenses, failing tomaintain the subsequent generation isthe worst." - Confucian TeachingNotes• Official Selection, SilverdocsInternational Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Frameline, SanFrancisco GLBT Film Festival, 2008Item no. : FM05970775Format : DVDDuration : 30 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00TRINIDADDirected by PJ Raval and Jay HodgesTiny Trinidad, Colorado (pop. 6,500) is oneof the world's leading centers for genderreassignment surgery.In 1969, Dr. Stanley Biber beganconducting genital-reassignment surgeriesthere. Since then, thousands of patientshave passed through Trinidad, and theonce prosperous coal-mining andranching town is now fondly known as the"Sex Change Capitol of the World." AfterBiber's death, his practice was handedover to his former patient, Dr. MarciBowers, who has enhanced the procedureto near perfection.This <strong>com</strong>passionate and <strong>com</strong>pellingdocumentary follows Bowers and two ofher patients, both at different stages oftheir sexual transformation from male tofemale, as they struggle with thesadly-not-surprising intolerance ofsmall-town morals and the challenge ofreconciling their new personas with theexpectations of their spouses and children.It's a delicate transition for everyoneinvolved - the women themselves, theirfamilies, and their adopted <strong>com</strong>munity,which is still struggling to accept the factthat the economic growth from this newindustry is the only thing keeping theirtown on the map.Reviews• "Though Trinidad is a small town, it'semblematic of the world at large. Inthis documentary, three maincharacters make different choices in asociety struggling to accept them. Theuniversal themes and the <strong>com</strong>pellingnarrative quality of the film make it amust-see." - Ellen Huang,GLAAD/Queer Lounge• "Who knew that Trinidad, Colorado,with a population of 6,500, was thesex change capital of world. Well, atleast I didn't. This documentary aboutthe small town, follows several of it'stransgendered residents including Dr.Marci Bowers — who is herself nowone of the world's top doctors forreassignment surgery... capturing thesubtle moments of people who'swhole life is lived in various states ofperformance and nuance." - TheAdvocate• "Fascinating. Avoiding ‘before andafter' sensationalism, filmmakersRaval and Hodges trace the women'spersonal stories with curiosity andsensitivity, using quaint, rural Trinidadas a mountain-girdled backdrop." -Austin American-StatesmanNotes• Official Selection, Outfest, L.A. Gay &Lesbian Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Los Angeles FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Starz Denver FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Chicago ReelingFilm Festival, 2008Award• Winner, Best Documentary, ClevelandInternational Film Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : RJ05970778Format : DVDDuration : 86 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk27
HEALTH CARE ANDMEDICAL SCIENCEENGLISH SURGEON, THEDirected by Geoffrey SmithWhat is it like to have God like surgicalpowers, yet to struggle against your ownhumanity? What is it like to try and save alife, and yet to fail? This film followsrenowned brain surgeon Henry Marsh ashe openly confronts the dilemmas of thedoctor patient relationship on his latestmission to the Ukraine.Driven by the need to help others wherehe can, Henry, one of London's foremostbrain surgeons, has been going out toKiev for over 15 years to help improveupon the medieval brain surgery hewitnessed there during his first visit in1992. Today the patients see him as thegreat savior from the West, desperateparents want him to save their child, andhis Ukrainian colleague Igor Kurilets (whois attempting to open Ukraine's firstindependent neurosurgical clinic) seeshim as a guru and a benefactor. But for allthe direct satisfaction he gets from going,Henry also sees grossly misdiagnosedpatients, children who he can't save, and alack of equipment and trained supportingstaff.It is this dilemma however; a dilemma ofhis own making that is what's sointeresting about Henry, what lets histroubled and <strong>com</strong>passionate humanitythrough, and what is the universal themeat the centre of the film; the struggle to dogood things in a selfish and flawed world.Devoted to his patients, he has to workwithin the logistical and politicalconstraints such a maverick career choicepresents him with. Instead of an expensivemedical drill for boring into patient's skulls,Igor has bought a cordless Boschhandyman drill from the local market; andbecause he needed rooms to rent for hisindependent clinic he has found atemporary refuge in the KGB hospital, thevery place which for years housed peoplewho tried to persecute him and Henry forworking outside of the State system.Ironies such as these abound inrevolutionary Kiev, and through patientssuch as Marian Dolishny we intimatelywitness life in this topsy-turvy land. Marianis very poor and is from a small town inWestern Ukraine. His religious faith helpshim cope with a brain tumor which iscausing him severe epilepsy, but he knowsthat it will ultimately kill him.Marian has been told that his tumor isinoperable in the Ukraine, but Henrybelieves he can save him. To do so Marianmust be awake throughout the entireoperation however, and this surreal set ofcircumstances give rise to a dramatic,humorous and unforgettable 15 minutescene filmed with three cameras inside theoperating theatre.The emotional climax of the film is ajourney to the South West of the countrywhere Henry visits the mother of a younggirl he tried to save but failed – anoperation that haunts him to this day.With an original soundtrack by Nick Caveand Warren Ellis, The English Surgeonopenly confronts moral and ethical issueswhich touch every one of us.Reviews• "A lovely film, the best documentaryfor a long time." – The Guardian• "Deeply touching, resonant and evensentimental, in its affirmation ofhuman goodness." - Variety• "A gorgeous and utterly movingportrait." - Indiewire• "One triumph that you should notmiss." – The IndependentAwards• Winner, Best International FeatureDocumentary,SilverdocsDocumentary Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best International FeatureDocumentary, Hot Docs Film Festival,2008Item no. : JK05970641Format : DVDDuration : 94 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00IN A DREAMDirected by Jeremiah ZagarIn the vibrant, bohemian neighborhood ofSouth Philadelphia, 50,000-square feet ofconcrete are covered with tile andmirrors—mosaics that were created byIsaiah Zagar, an eccentric, tormentedartist.The murals chronicle his love for his wife,Julia, and subtly hint at the darker cornersof an extraordinary imagination. WhereIsaiah is obsessive and narcissistic—aformer Peace Corps volunteer who hasbe<strong>com</strong>e an icon in South Philly's art<strong>com</strong>munity—Julia is gracious and warm.For decades, their opposing natures<strong>com</strong>plemented one another perfectly. Butsuddenly the family is torn apart at theseams: A few hours before picking up hisoldest son from a rehabilitation center,Isaiah declares to the camera, "As peopleget older they have less and less passion."He then confesses to an affair with hisassistant, is kicked out of the house, andspirals into a debilitating, suicidaldepression.In a Dream is a loving, but unsparingpsychological portrait of an artist, of theartistic process and mental illness.Reviews• "Bursting with vivid home movies andloving appreciations of Isaiah'sartwork — frenzied drawings andmonumental mosaics in tile and mirror,many of which now beautify hisPhiladelphia neighborhood — In aDream abounds in visual pleasure." -The <strong>New</strong> York Times• "A stunning, deeply personaldocumentary portrait. Mixing oldhome movies, wonderful animatedsequences derived from Isaiah's art,and scenes of Isaiah at work, of Juliain agony, and of their eldest son, Zeke,grappling with his own demons, In aDream captures a family imploding.Their lives are laid bare, in broken bits,like the ceramic that Isaiah uses forhis art, and they <strong>com</strong>e together in In aDream with sadness and beauty, rageand insight." – Philadelphia Inquirer• "As a story about art and artists, In aDream is soft-spoken, well-paced,and smoothly engrossing. As aportrait of a sweet but slightlyfractured man, it's one of the mostunexpectedly touching documentariesI've ever seen." – CinematicalAwards• Winner, Emerging Visions AudienceAward, South by Southwest FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Audience Award, SanFrancisco International Film Festival,2008• Winner, Guggenheim Emerging ArtistAward, Full Frame Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best Documentary,Woodstock Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best First Film, PhiladelphiaFilm Festival, 2008Item no. : PC05970674Format : DVDDuration : 80 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00LIFE. SUPPORT. MUSIC.Directed by Eric Daniel MetzgarIn 2004, Jason Crigler, an establishedmusician living and working in <strong>New</strong> YorkCity, suffers a brain hemorrhage during aconcert in Manhattan. The doctor'sprognosis is dire: if he survives, therewon't be much left of him.His pregnant wife and the rest of his familyrally around him in force, refusing toaccept the prognosis. They make apromise to themselves, a promise toJason: You will make a full recovery.Life. Support. Music., using footage shotby the hospital staff, tracks Jason as hebreaks through his vegetative state. Thesedevastating and life-affirming scenes areinterwoven with powerful and painfulreflections from Jason's doctors and family.We slowly witness the return of Jason'sconsciousness through his family'spersonal and deeply intimate home videos.We watch Jason as he learns to talk again,walk again, and live again. We followJason as he ventures into his new life,learns to accept his new reality, and triesto remember who he was and who heis—a husband, a musician, and now—anew father.Life. Support. Music. 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chronicle of recovery from traumatic braininjury. Beginning with treatmentsperformed at the renowned SpauldingRehabilitation Hospital in Massachusettsand continuing through the Crigler family'sown efforts at home, it intimatelydocuments the successes and failures ofrehabilitation. In the process, this achinglybeautiful documentary opens a windowinto the workings of the human mind.The film features interviews with NorahJones, Marshall Crenshaw, TeddyThompson and other <strong>New</strong> York musicianswho helped him along the way.Reviews• "A lyrical and emotional portrait of afamily dealing with a devastatingillness and subsequent recovery.Skillfully edited with remarkablerestraint, Life. Support. Music.transcends one's perceptions ofmedicine, music and evenmiracles." – Indiewire• "Phenomenal! A <strong>com</strong>pellingdocumentary." - Boston Globe• "The film is a heart-wrenching yetuplifting look at one family'sdetermination in the face ofhopelessness and despair." –Washington City Paper• "Extraordinarily moving." – BostonPhoenix• "Professionals in the field ofrehabilitation will experience insightsthat will absolutely make them moreeffective in their work with patientsand families." - Cathie Percival,Toronto RehabilitationNotes• Official Selection, True/False FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Hot DocsInternational Documentary FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Silverdocs:AFI/Discovery Channel DocumentaryFestival, 2008Awards• World Premiere, Full FrameDocumentary Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Audience Choice Award,Boston Independent Film Festival,2008Item no. : EH05970697Format : DVDDuration : 79 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 350.00TRINIDADDirected by PJ Raval and Jay HodgesTiny Trinidad, Colorado (pop. 6,500) is oneof the world's leading centers for genderreassignment surgery.In 1969, Dr. Stanley Biber beganconducting genital-reassignment surgeriesthere. Since then, thousands of patientshave passed through Trinidad, and theonce prosperous coal-mining andranching town is now fondly known as the"Sex Change Capitol of the World." AfterBiber's death, his practice was handedover to his former patient, Dr. MarciBowers, who has enhanced the procedureto near perfection.This <strong>com</strong>passionate and <strong>com</strong>pellingdocumentary follows Bowers and two ofher patients, both at different stages oftheir sexual transformation from male tofemale, as they struggle with thesadly-not-surprising intolerance ofsmall-town morals and the challenge ofreconciling their new personas with theexpectations of their spouses and children.It's a delicate transition for everyoneinvolved - the women themselves, theirfamilies, and their adopted <strong>com</strong>munity,which is still struggling to accept the factthat the economic growth from this newindustry is the only thing keeping theirtown on the map.Reviews• "Though Trinidad is a small town, it'semblematic of the world at large. Inthis documentary, three maincharacters make different choices in asociety struggling to accept them. Theuniversal themes and the <strong>com</strong>pellingnarrative quality of the film make it amust-see." - Ellen Huang,GLAAD/Queer Lounge• "Who knew that Trinidad, Colorado,with a population of 6,500, was thesex change capital of world. Well, atleast I didn't. This documentary aboutthe small town, follows several of it'stransgendered residents including Dr.Marci Bowers — who is herself nowone of the world's top doctors forreassignment surgery... capturing thesubtle moments of people who'swhole life is lived in various states ofperformance and nuance." - TheAdvocate• "Fascinating. Avoiding ‘before andafter' sensationalism, filmmakersRaval and Hodges trace the women'spersonal stories with curiosity andsensitivity, using quaint, rural Trinidadas a mountain-girdled backdrop." -Austin American-StatesmanNotes• Official Selection, Outfest, L.A. Gay &Lesbian Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Los Angeles FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Starz Denver FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Chicago ReelingFilm Festival, 2008Award• Winner, Best Documentary, ClevelandInternational Film Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : RJ05970778Format : DVDDuration : 86 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00HISTORYSTRANGEST DREAM, THEThe inspiring story of Joseph Rotblat andthe efforts of the Pugwash Conferences tohalt nuclear proliferation.Directed by Eric BednarskiWhen the U.S. government brought theworld's greatest scientists together to buildthe first atomic bomb, nuclear physicistJoseph Rotblat was among them. But hisconscience would not allow him tocontinue, and he became the onlymember of the Manhattan Project to leaveon moral grounds. Branded a traitor andspy, Rotblat went from designing atomicbombs to researching the medical uses ofradiation. Together with Bertrand Russellhe helped create the modern peacemovement, and eventually won the NobelPeace Prize.The Strangest Dream tells the story ofJoseph Rotblat, the history of nuclearweapons, and the efforts of the PugwashConferences on Science and World Affairs- an international movement Rotblatco-founded - to halt nuclear proliferation.The first Pugwash conference took placein the small Nova Scotia fishing villagefrom which it draws its name. This filmbrings to light the group'sbehind-the-scenes role in defusing someof the tensest moments of the Cold War.The story takes us from the site of the firstnuclear test, in <strong>New</strong> Mexico, to Cairo,where contemporary Pugwash scientistsmeet under the cloud of nuclearproliferation, and to Hiroshima, where wesee survivors of the first atomic attack.Featuring interviews with contemporariesof Rotblat, members of the Pugwashmovement, and passionate public figuresincluding Senator Romeo Dallaire, TheStrangest Dream demonstrates therenewed threat represented by nuclearweapons, while encouraging hope throughthe example of morally engaged scientistsand citizens.Reviews• "An emotionally and politicallypowerful, anti-nuclear weapons film."- Barton Bernstein, Professor ofHistory, Stanford University, Author,"The Atomic Bomb: The CriticalIssues"• "An important addition to the history ofthe atomic bomb and a timelyreminder that individuals of integritycan make a differnce if they are willingto stand for what they believe in." -Jim Riccio, Nuclear Policy Analyst,Greenpeace• "Rarely does one experience a trulybrilliant and altruistic human beingwho changed history...Joseph Rotblatachieved this extraordinary feat...Thisis an imperative history for all to knowand understand in this highly unstablepolitical time on this nuclear lacedplanet." - Dr. Helen Caldicott• "This documentary is a worthy tribute________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk29
to a heroic humanitarian and apowerful warning to us all to abolishnuclear weapons or face the ultimateglobal warming - nuclear holocaust." -Senator Romeo DallaireNotes• Atlantic Film Festival• Canadian Lawyers Association forInternational Human Rights FilmFestival• European Parliament ScreeningItem no.Format: MH02560590: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 89 minutesDurationCopyright : 2008StdBkNo : 0772213437Price : USD 295.00VIRTUAL JFK: VIETNAM IFKENNEDY HAD LIVEDA filmic examination of "virtual history."What would Kennedy have done inVietnam if he had lived and beenre-elected in 1964?• "A <strong>com</strong>pelling history lesson thatoffers an insightful primer on theKennedy presidency even whileproving sadly germane to our currenttimes." - Frank Scheck, TheHollywood Reporter• "Virtual JFK succeeds on the twomost important levels: its argument ispersuasive, and it works asdocumentary art. It is an extraordinaryportrait of someone thinking, and apresident at that." - Normal MacAfee,The Huffington PostAward• Special Jury Prize, Best InternationalDocumentary Feature, Hot DocsInternational Documentary FilmFestival, TorontoItem no.FormatDurationAudience: NS01110592: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 80 minutes: Grades 10-12, College,AdultCopyright : 2008StdBkNo : 1594588716Price : USD 295.00IDENTIFICATIONEQUIPMENT &SYSTEMSMANUFACTURINGINSIGHTS: RFID - TOOLTRACKING SOLUTIONSRadio Frequency Identification Technology(RFID) is used in a wide variety ofapplications to improve performance ofmanufacturing processes and to increaseaccuracy in the supply chain.Authored by technology expert Manuel A.Pachano, you'll see the infrastructure andtechnology behind RFID as well as thereal-world practical applications,challenges and advantages of using RFIDto support quality and productivity.Viewers will visit four uniquemanufacturing <strong>com</strong>panies to see howRFID helped to save money and ensurequality production.SEE IT FIRST-HAND, THEN APPLY IT TOYOUR OPERATIONS!Directed by Koji MasutaniAt the heart of Virtual JFK is the criticalquestion: Does it matter who is Presidentof the United States when it <strong>com</strong>es toissues of war and peace? It explores thisquestion by investigating one of the mostdebated "what if" scenarios in the historyof U.S. foreign policy: What wouldPresident John F. Kennedy have done inVietnam if he had not been assassinatedin 1963, and had he been re-elected in1964? The film employs what Harvardhistorian Niall Ferguson calls "virtualhistory," assessing the plausibility ofcounterfactuals -- "what ifs" -- and theout<strong>com</strong>es they might have produced.Drawing on unusual archival footage frompresidential libraries and the NationalArchives, along with newly decipheredaudio tapes and other documentaryevidence, the film draws our attention tosix highly charged crises Kennedy faced inwhich many, or most, of his adviserscounseled war: The Bay of Pigs, The LaosCrisis, the Berlin Crisis, the Showdownover Vietnam, The Cuban Missile Crisis,The Withdrawal from Vietnam.Reviews• "A virtuoso performance...a very newway to write history." - Ted Widmer,Presidential Historian/Foreign PolicySpeechwriter/Senior Adviser toPresident Clinton (1997-2001)• "A prime example of the power of thedocumentary to expose truths and toenhance legends at one and thesame time." - Peter Howell, TorontoStar• "A <strong>com</strong>pelling and extremely unusualapproach to a possible history." -Atom Egoyan, Academy AwardNominated Director of THE SWEETHEREAFTERHUMANSEXUALITYODD ONES OUTDirected by Dana McClure and Kirby ConnOdd Ones Out documents four years inthe courageous lives of three transgenderteens, Naomi, David and Tot, as theytransition into adulthood and facelife-altering events.Family intolerance, abuse, homelessness,sex work, violence and harassment in theirschools and <strong>com</strong>munity are only thebackdrop for a dramatic story ofacceptance and rejection, identity andchange. Through candid verite footageand home video diaries, this documentaryis a unique and intimate look at the mosttender time in the lives of these threeyoung people as they struggle with theuniversal search for self and of beingfound.It's a <strong>com</strong>ing of age story about trying to fitin while fighting against society's rigidboundaries.Item no. : EU05970719Format : DVDDuration : 47 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00• Traxle Manufacturing demonstrateshow RFID is used on precision toolsto maintain and <strong>com</strong>municate activityhistory.• ABSKY identifies RFID as a<strong>com</strong>plimentary solution to maintain,restock their MRO inventory system.• Witman shows us how RFID isincorporated on the end of a robotictooling system to provide them withquick changeover and error-prooftooling.• Nordam explains their use of RFID totrack data on high-value <strong>com</strong>positelayup molds used for large aircraftinterior and structure <strong>com</strong>ponents.Item no. : EM01790261Format : DVDDuration : 35 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 149.00ISLAMIC STUDIESJERUSALEM CUTSDirected by Liran AtzmorThe founding of Israel – specifically, the1948 war for Jerusalem, which eruptedjust five days after the United Nationsdeclaration – is seen through the work oftwo photographers, British and Palestinian,in this <strong>com</strong>pelling documentary thatexamines how pictures shape the wayhistory is remembered and taught. Itincludes remarkable photographs thathave never been seen before.John Phillip was one of the first photojournalists in the world to report on the warin Jerusalem. Assigned by Life magazine,he became sympathetic with the plight of________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk30
the Jewish people and made passionateand emotional pictures of the evacuationof thousands of Jewish men, women andchildren from the Old City. They are theonly published photographs of the battle.Ali Zaarour was one of the fewphotographers who documented thePalestinian side of the story. As the onlyMuslim photographer among them, hiswork depicted the tragedy of thePalestinian ‘Naqba' (‘Catastrophe'). Forover 40 years, his photographs werethought to be lost, but his son andgrandson undertake a search that maylead to an amazing discovery.The film also profiles Jack Padwais,producer of the first major film about thebirth of Israel, "Hill 24 Does Not Answer."Coming from a right wing Jewish family, herecreated the battle for Jerusalem from anIsraeli perspective. To this day, his film isconsistently used in schools as thedefinitive account of that historic battle.These three men offer three differentpoints of view on one war - a pivotalmoment in the history of the Middle East.Together, their images create a whole newnarrative.Notes• Official Selection, AmsterdamInternational Documentary FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, DocAviv, 2008Item no. : YH05970679Format : DVDDuration : 52 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00JEWISH STUDIESJERUSALEM CUTSDirected by Liran AtzmorThe founding of Israel – specifically, the1948 war for Jerusalem, which eruptedjust five days after the United Nationsdeclaration – is seen through the work oftwo photographers, British and Palestinian,in this <strong>com</strong>pelling documentary thatexamines how pictures shape the wayhistory is remembered and taught. Itincludes remarkable photographs thathave never been seen before.John Phillip was one of the first photojournalists in the world to report on the warin Jerusalem. Assigned by Life magazine,he became sympathetic with the plight ofthe Jewish people and made passionateand emotional pictures of the evacuationof thousands of Jewish men, women andchildren from the Old City. They are theonly published photographs of the battle.Ali Zaarour was one of the fewphotographers who documented thePalestinian side of the story. As the onlyMuslim photographer among them, hiswork depicted the tragedy of thePalestinian ‘Naqba' (‘Catastrophe'). Forover 40 years, his photographs werethought to be lost, but his son andgrandson undertake a search that maylead to an amazing discovery.The film also profiles Jack Padwais,producer of the first major film about thebirth of Israel, "Hill 24 Does Not Answer."Coming from a right wing Jewish family, herecreated the battle for Jerusalem from anIsraeli perspective. To this day, his film isconsistently used in schools as thedefinitive account of that historic battle.These three men offer three differentpoints of view on one war - a pivotalmoment in the history of the Middle East.Together, their images create a whole newnarrative.Notes• Official Selection, AmsterdamInternational Documentary FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, DocAviv, 2008Item no. : YH05970679Format : DVDDuration : 52 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00LABOR STUDIES24 CITYDirected by Jia Zhang-keA masterful new documentary from JiaZhang-ke – "Not only is the 38-year-olddirector the most prominent Chinesefilmmaker of his generation, he also has<strong>com</strong>e to assume the role of witness andconscience in a society characterized byrapid modernization and a growingamnesia." (Dennis Lim, LA Times, 2008) –24 City recounts the dramatic andthunderous fall of the state-owned Factory420, exploring both its physical demolitionand its powerful symbolic echo of ahalf-century of <strong>com</strong>munist rule.Given the name Factory 420 as an internalmilitary security code, the ChengduEngine Group was founded in 1958 toproduce aviation engines, and saw yearsof prosperous activity. Now abandoned,the factory awaits its destiny. Sold formillions to real-estate developers, it will betransformed into an emblem of marketeconomy: a <strong>com</strong>plex of luxury apartmentblocks called 24 City.Constructed around eight dramaticinterviews, punctuated by snippets of popsongs and poetry, along withbeautifully-shot footage of the demolition,24 City excavates the debris of collectivememory and emphasizes the thinboundary between fact and fiction inpost-revolutionary Chinese history. It doesso by weaving into this oral history threefictional monologues delivered byprofessional actors. The intervieweesrepresent three generations with ties tothe factory: former factory workers,contemporary workers, and their children.An absolutely mesmerizing experience, 24City attempts to understand the <strong>com</strong>plexityof the social changes sweeping acrossChina by observing the impact ahalf-century of Socialism has had on theChinese people.Reviews• "One of the most original filmmakersworking today. Without nostalgia butwith sensitivity and depth of feeling,Mr. Jia is documenting a country andseveral generations that aredisappearing before the world’seyes." - Manohla Dargis, The <strong>New</strong>York Times• "The most important filmmaker in theworld." - Stuart Klawans, The Nation• "Poignant and charming. Eloquenttestimony to a China that is vanishingwith each swing of the wrecking ball….The memories of the workers in theirfactory microcosm, and tellingdocumentaries like these, keep thepast alive, so that later generationswill know what once was, and what’sbeen lost." - Mary Corliss, TimeMagazine• "24 City brings huge stretches oflong-repressed history to life on anintimate scale. Jia, filming with a calm,probing ruefulness, quietly unlocksthe floodgates of memory as a crucialfirst step toward personal and politicalliberation." - Richard Brody, The <strong>New</strong>YorkerNotes• Official Selection, Cannes FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, Toronto FilmFestival, 2008• Official Selection, <strong>New</strong> York FilmFestival, 2008Item no. : ZK05970446Format : DVDDuration : 107 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 395.00LA AMERICANADirected by Nicholas BruckmanThe story of a single mother forced toleave her ailing daughter in Bolivia in orderto provide her with a better life is woveninto the current immigration debate overamnesty in the United States. Winner ofmultiple awards at Latino film festivalsaround the country, La Americana puts ahuman face on this timely andcontroversial issue.Carmen never planned to <strong>com</strong>e to theUnited States, but when her daughterCarla was only nine-years-old, tragedystruck. Carmen left Carla behind in Boliviaand made the dangerous and illegaljourney to the U.S. where she could earnenough to support her daughter, knowingshe may never return home. After nearlysuffocating in the trunk of a sedancrossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Carmenmakes it to <strong>New</strong> York where she can sendmoney home and give her daughter the________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk31
chance to live a life with opportunity,despite her disability.Carmen cannot visit Carla in Bolivia, asshe knows she may not be able to crossback into the United States, on which theirlives would depend. Unable to get anyworking papers, Carmen watches infrustration as congress defeats a billgranting amnesty to long-termundocumented immigrants. But after sixyears of separation, congress proposes‘amnesty' legislation that could allowCarmen and Carla to be reunited again.Filmed across three countries, LaAmericana is Carmen's story, and thestory of millions of illegal immigrants whomake the difficult decision to leave theirfamilies to pursue the American dream.Reviews• "Devastating. Shows firsthand howthe political affects the personal." -Sun Sentinel• "Surprisingly poignant andeffecting." – Baltimore City Paper• "Smart... [has] a sense of weight andhistorical importance" - AustinChronicleAwards• Winner, Best Documentary <strong>New</strong> YorkLatino Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best Documentary, Ojai FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Best DocumentaryUrbanworld Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Special Mention of the Jury,Los Angeles Latino Film Festival,2008• Winner, Jury & Audience Awards CineLas Americas Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best Documentary OrlandoHispanic Film Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : GC05970686Format : DVDDuration : 70 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00LANGUAGE ARTSHORATIO'S HAMLETHoratio's Hamlet draws on Shakespearestext to create a unique tale of Horatiohonoring the last request of his belovedPrince and confidant by reenacting theevents years later. The scenes unfold inboth real and unreal environments amidreal, mannequin and marionettesupporting cast members.Item no. : HH00161129Format : DVDDuration : 21 minutesAudience : Junior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00LASERMANUFACTURINGINSIGHTS: RFID - TOOLTRACKING SOLUTIONSRadio Frequency Identification Technology(RFID) is used in a wide variety ofapplications to improve performance ofmanufacturing processes and to increaseaccuracy in the supply chain.Authored by technology expert Manuel A.Pachano, you'll see the infrastructure andtechnology behind RFID as well as thereal-world practical applications,challenges and advantages of using RFIDto support quality and productivity.Viewers will visit four uniquemanufacturing <strong>com</strong>panies to see howRFID helped to save money and ensurequality production.SEE IT FIRST-HAND, THEN APPLY IT TOYOUR OPERATIONS!• Traxle Manufacturing demonstrateshow RFID is used on precision toolsto maintain and <strong>com</strong>municate activityhistory.• ABSKY identifies RFID as a<strong>com</strong>plimentary solution to maintain,restock their MRO inventory system.• Witman shows us how RFID isincorporated on the end of a robotictooling system to provide them withquick changeover and error-prooftooling.• Nordam explains their use of RFID totrack data on high-value <strong>com</strong>positelayup molds used for large aircraftinterior and structure <strong>com</strong>ponents.Item no. : EM01790261Format : DVDDuration : 35 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 149.00LATIN AMERICANSTUDIESJUDGE AND THE GENERAL,THEDirected by Elizabeth Farnsworth andPatricio LanfrancoIn 1998, judge Juan Guzman, a longtimePinochet supporter, was assigned toprosecute the ex-Chilean dictator forhuman rights crimes. This engrossingdocumentary follows the twists and turnsof this landmark case, one that influencedthe application of human rights law aroundthe world.As a young man, Juan Guzman hadserved briefly as a clerk in the Court ofAppeals during the worst years ofrepression under Pinochet. Judges of thatcourt had to decide on thousands ofhabeas corpus petitions filed on behalf ofvictims, many of whom had disappearedinto secret detention centers. Nearly allthe petitions were denied, and JuanGuzman wrote some of those denials. Hadthey been granted, many lives would havebeen saved.In describing those days, Guzmanchillingly tells the filmmakers of thisdocumentary, "If I would have been ayoung lieutenant ordered to shoot people,I would have shot."Because of his background, many ofJudge Guzman's colleagues — attorneysand judges — doubted that he wouldactively pursue General Pinochet andothers accused of human rights crimeswhen they learned he had been assignedto this case (in Chile, judges areresponsible for investigating andprosecuting, as well as trying, cases).Granted unique access to this historicinvestigation, filmmakers ElizabethFarnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco(veteran journalists who have reported onChile for four decades) closely followedJudge Guzman in his dogged pursuit ofthe facts – and in the process, capturedthe remarkable transformation of a manwho later said the investigation "openedthe eyes of my soul."Featuring interviews with formergovernment officials, families of‘disappeared' victims, and even secretarmy recordings of Pinochet, The Judgeand the General is an incisive chronicle ofone of the 20th century's most notoriousepisodes and its <strong>com</strong>plex legal aftermath.Reviews• "Engrossing! An encouragingreminder that justice does ultimately(sometimes) prevail." – Variety• "The Judge and the General,Tuesday's offering on the PBSseries'‘P.O.V.,' embodies acontradiction: it proves that adocumentary can be heartening anddismaying at the same time." - The<strong>New</strong> York Times• "As an object lesson concerning theabuse and expansion of governmentpowers and secrecy, the film isun<strong>com</strong>fortably germane for manyviewers today, including viewers inthe U.S." - Pop Matters• "[A] <strong>com</strong>manding tale about a raretriumph of human rights." - SanFrancisco Chronicle• "A sobering account of the legalpursuit of Gen. Augusto Pinochet byvictims of his military dictatorship." -The Miami HeraldNote• Official Selection, San FranciscoInternational Film Festival, 2008Item no. : RC05970682Format : DVDDuration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk32
LEAST OF THESE, THEDirected by Clark Lyda and Jesse LydaA look at one of the most controversialaspects of American immigration policy:family detention. As part of the Bushadministration policy to end what theytermed the "catch and release" ofundocumented immigrants, the U.S.government opened the T. Don HuttoResidential Center in <strong>May</strong> 2006 as aprototype family detention facility. Thefacility is a former medium-security prisonin central Texas operated by CCA, thelargest private prison operator in thecountry. The facility houses immigrantchildren and their parents from all over theworld who are awaiting asylum hearings ordeportation proceedings.The facility was initially activated with littlemedia attention or public knowledge. Soon,however, immigration attorney BarbaraHines was contacted by detainees seekingrepresentation, and she becameincreasingly concerned about the troublingconditions there. She joined forces withVanita Gupta of the ACLU and MichelleBrane of the Women's RefugeeCommission to investigate conditions andseek changes. Their efforts were initiallyhampered by a lack of openness andoversight within the Immigration &Customs Enforcement (ICE) organization.Undeterred, the three attorneys attemptedto bring about changes in both policy andconditions, by making their findings public,encouraging involvement by activists andthe media, and ultimately by filing ahistoric lawsuit.As these events unfold, the film exploresthe government rationale for familydetention, conditions at the facility,collateral damage, and the role (and limits)of <strong>com</strong>munity activism in bringing change.The film leads viewers to consider howcore American rights and values –presumption of innocence, the protectionof children, upholding the family structureas the basic unit of civil society, andAmerica as a refuge of last resort – shouldapply to immigrants, particularly children.Award• World Premiere, South by SouthwestFilm Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : VK05970695Format : DVDDuration : 62 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 295.00WE DON'T PLAY GOLFHERE - AND OTHERSTORIES OFGLOBALIZATIONDirected by Saul LandauWhat can the construction of a golf coursein Mexico teach us about globalization?Using Mexico as an example of whatmuch of the developing world hasexperienced in recent years, thisEmail: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>disarmingly engaging documentary offersa primer on how ‘free market' economicscan distort both culture and theenvironment.In the first story, the residents of the smalltown of Tepoztian face off against federaltroops in attempting to halt theconstruction of a corporate golf courseand country club. As the town mayorexplains, "we don't play that sport here."Maintaining a golf course, he contends,would drain farming water and with thenecessity for chemicals and pesticidespollute the town's aquifers.In the second story, "ecological peasants"tortured by Mexican army personneldescribe in detail their efforts to stop BoiseCascade (the <strong>com</strong>pany behind OfficeMax)from clear-cutting forests in Guerrero. Thethird story focuses on Tijuana residentswho tell how the US owner of a batteryrecycling plant allowed dangerouschemicals to seep into their water supply.When local authorities refused tocondemn the plant's practices, theresidents took it upon themselves andmarched on the factory.Reviews• "A clear eyed, unexpected andimportant look at our Mexicanneighbor." – Gore Vidal• "This half-hour film works, in classicLandau style, by means of wry,engaging images and interviews, toshow us the real casualties of firstworld greed – the hard-working poorof Mexico. Required viewing.Exposes the ugly underbelly of thenew economic order." – ChristinaWatersItem no. : PD05970785Format : DVDDuration : 33 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 195.00LITERATUREHORATIO'S HAMLETHoratio's Hamlet draws on Shakespearestext to create a unique tale of Horatiohonoring the last request of his belovedPrince and confidant by reenacting theevents years later. The scenes unfold inboth real and unreal environments amidreal, mannequin and marionettesupporting cast members.Item no. : HH00161129Format : DVDDuration : 21 minutesAudience : Junior High - CollegeCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 195.00Learning Rendezvous LimitedMEASUREMENT,INSPECTION &TESTINGMANUFACTURINGINSIGHTS: RFID - TOOLTRACKING SOLUTIONSRadio Frequency Identification Technology(RFID) is used in a wide variety ofapplications to improve performance ofmanufacturing processes and to increaseaccuracy in the supply chain.Authored by technology expert Manuel A.Pachano, you'll see the infrastructure andtechnology behind RFID as well as thereal-world practical applications,challenges and advantages of using RFIDto support quality and productivity.Viewers will visit four uniquemanufacturing <strong>com</strong>panies to see howRFID helped to save money and ensurequality production.SEE IT FIRST-HAND, THEN APPLY IT TOYOUR OPERATIONS!• Traxle Manufacturing demonstrateshow RFID is used on precision toolsto maintain and <strong>com</strong>municate activityhistory.• ABSKY identifies RFID as a<strong>com</strong>plimentary solution to maintain,restock their MRO inventory system.• Witman shows us how RFID isincorporated on the end of a robotictooling system to provide them withquick changeover and error-prooftooling.• Nordam explains their use of RFID totrack data on high-value <strong>com</strong>positelayup molds used for large aircraftinterior and structure <strong>com</strong>ponents.Item no. : EM01790261Format : DVDDuration : 35 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 149.00NATIVE AMERICANSTUDIESLAST DAYS OFSHISHMAREF, THEDirected by Jan LouterAn astounding documentary on the firstvictims of global warming, The Last Daysof Shishmaref travels to a small village innorthwest Alaska, home to an InupiaqEskimo <strong>com</strong>munity, where homes areliterally falling into the sea. The entirevillage is expected to disappear within 10years.Shishmaref is the sole settlement onSarichef, an island in the Chukchi Sea,situated just south of the polar circle, in________________________________________________________________________________________________________33Websites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk
Alaska. The nearest towns are over 150kilometers away. The island is inhabited bya <strong>com</strong>munity of Inupiaq families who, forcenturies, have been eking out aself-supporting existence with hunting astheir main source of livelihood.In the past few years the village has beenforced to confront two great forces. Onethe one hand, the increasing influence ofmodern Western culture, such as thearrival of satellite television, the internet,western clothes, music and food, hascaused a deep schism between the olderand younger generations.At the same time, another threat is slowlymounting. Due to the Earth's increasingtemperature – in Alaska the temperaturehas risen 4 degrees Celsius in the past 30years – the polar ice caps have started tomelt and the sea frozen much later in theyear. As a result, each year, winter stormsterrorize the island for much longerperiods, causing enormous damage to itscoastline. Large areas of Shishmaref havealready crumbled into the ocean. In orderto save them, fourteen houses had to bemoved further up on the island on largeskis. The entire Inupiaq <strong>com</strong>munity is nowfacing a very difficult and expensivedecision – whether to move the entirevillage to the mainland, an act that willirreparably change their <strong>com</strong>munity, theirlivelihood, culture and traditions.Notes• Special Mention by the Jury, AFI LosAngeles Film Festival, 2008• Official Selection, Anchorage FilmFestival, <strong>2009</strong>• Official Selection, RotterdamInternational Film Festival, <strong>2009</strong>Item no. : HR05970691Format : DVDDuration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 350.00OPERA:PERFORMANCEJOSE CARRERAS CONCERTCOLLECTIONIncludes Four ConcertsIn 1987, doctors discovered thatworld-famous Jose Carreras had leukemiaand a year later, the charming tenor wasback on stage. After his near-miraculousrecovery, he made an astonishing numberof appearances and recordings. HearCarreras at his finest in the wonderfulconcerts presented in this DVD collection.La Grande Notte a VeronaLive Concert from the Arena di VeronaAugust 8, 1988 75th Anniversary Arena diVerona.Some of the greatest voices of operagathered together for an amazing operaevent to benefit the Jose CarrerasInternational Leukemia Foundation.Leo Nucci, Ghena Dimitrova, RuggeroRaimondi, Montserrat Caballe, Eva Marton,Ileana Cotrubas and many more! LaOrquesta Sinfonica De Madrid €Conducted by Jose Collado and CarloFranciThe Vienna ComebackVincenzo Scalera, piano Live Concertfrom the Vienna State Opera September16, 1988.This recital from the Vienna State Operamarks the artistic rebirth of the tenor afterhis recovery from leukemia. Jose Carrerassings arias and songs from Puccini, Liszt,Tosti and Massenet.Salzburg RecitalMartin Katz, piano Live from the GreatFestival House, Salzburg August 15,1989.For the summer Salzburg Festival of1989 Carreras found himself back amongthe top flight of international singing stars.Montserrat Cabelle & Jose CarrerasLive from the Bolshoi Theatre, MoscowSeptember 5, 1989.For their joint Moscow benefit concert, thetwo singers put together an extremelycolorful and well-balanced performance.The concert opens with a medley ofbaroque and belcanto gems from the 17thand 18th centuries.Item no. : HD00771743Format : 4 DVDs (Region 1, Color)Duration : 458 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788555Price : USD 49.99KHOVANSHCHINA -MUSSORGSKY/THEVIENNA STATE OPERAThis program is a live recording of AlfredKirchner's production of Mussorgsky'sKhovanshchina from the Vienna StateOpera. Conducted by Claudio Abbado andfeaturing top vocalists from Russia andEastern Europe in all the leading roles,this production was hailed as a triumph.Arguably Mussorgsky's greatest work,Khovanshchina is an opera of immensepower and humanity set in the time whenPeter the Great assumed power in Russia.An Opera in Five ActsLibretto by Modest Mussorgky andVladimir StrassovThe Vienna State Opera OrchestraConducted by Claudio AbbadoItem no. : VY00771744Format : 2 DVDs (Region 1, Color)Duration : 172 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788487Price : USD 49.99L'ENFANT ET LESSORTILEGES & L'HEUREESPAGNOLE -RAVEL/MAURICESENDAK/GLYNDEBOURNEMusic by Maurice RavelDesigns by Maurice SendakL’ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES`The bewitched child’ tells the tale of aboy who is angry because he does notwant to learn his lessons. He destroys hisbooks and vandalizes the room he is in.But the room <strong>com</strong>es to life – chairs,grandfather clock, teapot and teacup –and seeks revenge…THE LONDON PHILHARMONICConductor Simon RattleWith Cynthia Buchan, Fiona Kimm,Malcolm Walker, Francois Loup, HyacinthNicholls, Thierry Dran, Louise Winter, NanChristie, Jady Pearl, Carol Smith, HarolynBlackwell, Anna Steiger, Alison HagleyL’HEURE ESPAGNOLE`L’heure espagnole’ means not only ‘theSpanish clock’ but also ‘the Spanish hour’;every Thursday at the same time, theclockmaker Torquemada has anappointment to wind and regulate the townclocks, thus leaving his wife alone in thehouse for an hour… The Spanishadventure is set in a Toledo square, overwhich towers the baroque facade of thetown hall where Torquemada winds andminds the clocks.THE LONDON PHILHARMONICConductor Sian EdwardsWith Anna Steiger, Francois Le Roux,Remy Corraza, Thierry Dran, FrancoisLoupReviews• “…absolutely magical” - The Times• “…a captivating fairy tale work thatconstantly seduces the eye and thesenses.” - Daily TelegraphItem no. : FA00771745Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 100 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788364Price : USD 49.99LOVE OF THREE ORANGES,THE -PROKOFIEV/MAURICESENDAK/GLYNDEBOURNEGlyndebourne’s production of The Love ofThree Oranges is nothing short of asizzling visual extravaganza. The<strong>com</strong>bination of Frank Corsaro’s innovativedirection and the brilliant creative designsof Maurice Sendak has created an operawhich mixes fantasy, nightmare, romanceand satire. The whole production is alivewith acrobats, jugglers, body-builders,________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk34
monsters, outrageous inflatable figures,colossal puppets and special animatedsequences – creating a farcical, carnivalatmosphere.Willard White powerfully portrays the Kingwhose son, a doleful hypochondriac, canonly be cured through laughter. The anticsof the court jester, Truffaldino, fail to raiseeven a giggle, and it is only when thewicked witch Fata Morgana accidentlyloses her skirt that the Prince breaks intohysterics. In revenge Morgana condemnsthe Prince, sung with “…fine lyricalfervour” by Ryland Davies (Musical Times),to fall in love with three oranges which hepursues for three thousand miles. Theexciting rhythms and brilliant orchestrationof Prokofiev’s score are conducted byBernard Haitink.Review• “…jam-packed with brilliant visualinvention” - Financial TimesItem no. : EZ00771746Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 115 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788357Price : USD 49.99MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLMCOURT THEATRE - COSIFAN TUTTEThis <strong>com</strong>ic opera buffa in two acts was<strong>com</strong>missioned to Mozart by EmperorJosef II subtitled The School for Lovers. Ineighteenth-century Naples, the cynicalDon Alfonso discusses women with twoyoung officers, Ferrando and Guglielmo.The gallants insist their sweet-heartsFiordiligi and Dorabella are virtue itself,and accept Alfonso's wager that he canprove the ladies fickle if they follow hisinstructions for twenty-four hours.Chorus and Orchestra of theDrottningholm Court TheatreConducted by Arnold OstmanLibretto by Lorenzo Da PonteFeaturing Ann Christine Biel, MariaHoglind, Lars Tibell, and Magnus LindenReviews• “For true Mozart, stick withDrottningholm.” - Gramophone• “Excellent standard… notable for theclarity of the period-instrument soundand for a production whollyappropriate to the tiny Drottningholmspace.” - GramophoneItem no. : NR00771747Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 139 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788456Price : USD 49.99MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLMCOURT THEATRE - DIEENTFUHRUNG AUS DEMSERAILAn attack on the ship of the Spanishnobleman Belmonte causes Constanze,who is betrothed to Belmonte, her maidBlondchen, and Belmonte's manservantPedrillo, who is engaged to Blondchen, tofall into the hands of pirates. All three havebeen bought from the slave market by thewealthy Pasha Selim, a Spanish renegade(a convert to Islam from Christianity) andbrought to his palace. Pedrillo hassucceeded in sending word of theirwhereabouts to Belmonte, who must movequickly to save his beloved from theadvances of the infatuated Pasha.Libretto by Johann Gottlieb Stephanie D.J.Based on the text by Christoph FriedrichBretznerChorus and Orchestra of theDrottningholm Court TheatreConducted by Arnold OstmanReviews• “For true Mozart stick withDrottningholm.” - Gramophone• “Excellent standard… notable for theclarity of the period-instrument soundand for a production whollyappropriate to the tiny Drottningholmspace.” - GramophoneItem no. : AR00771748Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 133 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788401Price : USD 49.99MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLMCOURT THEATRE - DIEZAUBERFLOTEFollowing the death of Pamina's father, hermother, the Queen of the Night has losther powers – her dying husband passedthe sevenfold circle of the sun on toSarastro, High Priest of the “Temple ofWisdom”. However she refuses to submitto the leadership of Sarastro and hisfollowers and is determined to regain herpower. To pre-empt her, Sarastro haskidnapped Pamina, the actual heiress ofthe Sun King. This wonderful productiondemonstrates Mozarts immerse skill inproducing a wide variety of genres andstyles.Chorus and Orchestra of theDrottningholm Court TheatreConducted by Arnold OstmanLibretto by Emanuel SchikanederFeaturing Stefan Dahlberg, Ann ChristineBiel, Mikael Samuelson, Birgit LouiseFrandsen, and Laszlo PolgarReviews• “For true Mozart, stick withDrottningholm.” - Gramophone• “Excellent standard… notable for theclarity of the period-instrument soundand for a production whollyappropriate to the tiny Drottningholmspace.” – GramophoneItem no. : PP00771749Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 161 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788449Price : USD 49.99MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLMCOURT THEATRE -IDOMENEOIdamante, the son of the Idomeneo theKing Of Crete waits for his father to returnfrom the Trojan Wars. Prior to hisvictorious return, the King has sent aheadof him some Trojan prisoners when theprisoners arrive in Crete, Idamante falls inlove with Princess Ilia, the daughter of thenow dead King Priam of Troy.Chorus and Orchestra of theDrottningholm Court TheatreConducted by Arnold OstmanFeaturing: Stuart Kale and Ann ChristineBielReviews• “For true Mozart stick withDrottningholm.” - Gramophone• “Excellent standard… notable for theclarity of the period-instrument soundand for a production whollyappropriate to the tiny Drottningholmspace.” - GramophoneItem no. : YA00771750Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 143 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788418Price : USD 49.99MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLMCOURT THEATRE - LACLEMENZA DI TITOThe action takes place in 80 AD. Tito rulesthe Roman Empire. Vitellia, daughter ofthe deposed emperor Vitellius, seems tobe obsessed with the notion that Tito wasonly able to be<strong>com</strong>e Emperor because hisfather ousted Vitellius. She is outragedthat Tito is now planning to marry theforeign Princess Berenice; she insists thathe must die and goads her admirer Sesto,a close friend of Tito, into agreeing toassassinate the Emperor for her sake.Chorus and Orchestra of theDrottningholm Court TheatreConducted by Arnold OstmanLibretto by Caterino MazzolaBased on the text by Pietro MetastasioFeaturing: Stefan Dahlberg, Anita Soldhand Lani Poulson________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk35
Reviews• “For true Mozart, stick withDrottningholm.” - Gramophone• “Excellent standard… notable for theclarity of the period-instrument soundand for a production whollyappropriate to the tiny Drottningholmspace.” - GramophoneItem no. : AR00771751Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 128 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788425Price : USD 49.99MOZART/DROTTNINGHOLMCOURT THEATRE - LAFINTA GIARDINIERAThis perfect exposition starts off with threeclassic buffo roles – an amorous old man,a wily maid and a handsome younggardener. The Cavaliere offers a “serious”role a la opera seria. And a femalegardener who is “finta”, in other words afake, is a “mezzo carattere” – the titlegiven in opera buffa to roles that areallowed to alternate between the <strong>com</strong>icand the serious, between sentimentalityand drama. With its clever changesbetween major and minor keys, this plot isanything but cliched.Chorus and Orchestra of theDrottningholm Court TheatreConducted by Arnold OstmanLibretto by Giuseppe PetroselliniFeaturing Stuart Kale, Britt-Marie Aruhn,Ann Christine Biel and Richard CroftReviews• “For true Mozart stick withDrottningholm.” - Gramophone• “Excellent standard… notable for theclarity of the period-instrument soundand for a production whollyappropriate to the tiny Drottningholmspace.” - GramophoneItem no. : YD00771752Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 150 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788432Price : USD 49.99MOZART/THE SCOTTISHCHAMBER ORCHESTRA &CHOIR - MOZART INTURKEYThis production, performed in the Haremof the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, isone-third documentary and two-thirdsfilmed opera. This fascinating film revolvesaround a staging of Mozart's first popularsuccess, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail.The film breaks up the musical sequenceswith footage of rehearsals and <strong>com</strong>mentsby the opera director Elijah Moshinksywho provides fascinating historical andmusical insights.The Turkish setting is breathtaking, andthe film provides some illuminatingbiographical information about Mozart'slife during the <strong>com</strong>position of TheAbduction, his most popular opera duringhis lifetime.Item no. : PG00771753Format : DVD (Color)Duration : 88 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769708928Price : USD 44.99RIGOLETTO - VERDI/ROYALOPERA HOUSEVerdi’s drama of revenge, in its stunningnew production by David McVicar, is filledwith some of the <strong>com</strong>poser’s mostcelebrated music. Sir Edward Downesconducts the Orchestra and Chorus of theRoyal Opera House with a cast whichincludes Paolo Gavanelli, Marcelo Alvarezand Christine Schafer.Item no. : BC00771756Format : DVD (Color)Duration : 169 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769708300Price : USD 49.99TAMERLANO -HANDEL/BAD LAUCHSTADTThe Tatar ruler Tamerlano (historicallyTimur-lenk), a descendant of GenghisKhan, defeated and captured the TurkishSultan Bajazet at the battle of Angora in1402.A series of plays and operas have beenwritten to mark this historical event. InHandel’s opera, although Tamerlano isalready engaged to the Princess vonTrapezunt, he falls in love with Bajazet’sdaughter. She, however, is fond of theGreek Prince Andronico. The story, whichtakes place in Prusa, the capital ofBithynia, begins directly after Bajazet andAsteria have been captured.An Opera in Three ActsLibretto by Agostino PioveneTHE ENGLISH CONCERTConducted by Trevor PinnockFeaturing Monica Bacelli, Thomas Randle,Graham Pushee and Anna BonitatibusItem no. : MA00771757Format : 2 DVDs (Region 1, Color)Duration : 323 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788494Price : USD 49.99WAGNER/GRAN TEATREDEL LICEU - DASRHEINGOLDIn the prologue to Wagner’s giantthe beginnings of an epic journey unfoldwhen Alberich seizes the ring of gold, itsawesome power unleashing anunstoppable story of deceit, destruction,death and transfiguring love.Filmed at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre delLiceu in 2004, Harry Kupfer’s stunningproduction, first staged in Berlin, numbersamong the greatest productions of moderntimes and is recorded in sumptuoussurround sound. Featuring, FalkStruckmann.Item no.Format: GN00771758: DVD (Color, German withEnglish, French subtitles): 158 minutesDurationCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769709109Price : USD 59.99WAGNER/GRAN TEATREDEL LICEU - DER RING DESNIBELUNGENOpus Arte presents Harry Kupfer’sstunning production of Wagner’s colossalmasterpiece Der Ring des Nibelungenfrom the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelonaas a <strong>com</strong>plete box set.Deborah Polaski, Matti Salminen, FalkStruckmann, John Treleaven and EricHalfvarson lead a splendid cast in this epiccycle which runs for over 15 hours.Bertrand de Billy conducts the superbSymphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatredel Liceu. This cycle is considered to beamong the greatest productions of moderntimes and is recorded in sumptuoussurround sound.A Ring Cycle not to be missed!Review• ‘the best small-screen realisation of aRing opera I have seen.’ -International Record ReviewItem no.Format: BR00771759: 11 DVDs (Color, Germanwith English, Frenchsubtitles: 939 minutesDurationCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769709628Price : USD 169.99WAGNER/GRAN TEATREDEL LICEU - DIE WALKUREIn the second work of Wagner’s epic cycle,Der Ring des Nibelungen, Wotan faces theconsequences of his actions, begun inDas Rheingold, while his daughterBrunnhilde emerges as the heroic voice ofthe conscience he strives to silence.Struggles of power mix with adulterousand incestuous love in an episode ofdramatic vengeance.FEATURES:Conductor Bertrand de BillySiegmund Richard Berkeley-Steelemasterpiece, Der Ring des Nibelungen,________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk36
Hunding Eric HalfvarsonWotan FalkStruckmannSieglinde Linda WatsonBrunnhilde Deborah PolaskiItem no.Format: CB00771760: 3 DVDs (Color, Germanwith English, Frenchsubtitles): 248 minutesDurationCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769709116Price : USD 59.99WAGNER/GRAN TEATREDEL LICEU -GOTTERDAMMERUNGIn the final part of Wagner’s epic cycle,Der Ring des Nibelungen, Siegfried’sworld descends into falsehood andbetrayal before his cursed life is ended bya single spear. Fate ignites the finalconflagration, which sets the world toawait its new beginning.FEATURING:Gran Teatre del Liceu SymphonyOrchestra and ChorusBertrand de Billy Musical DirectorJohn Treleaven SiegfriedFalk Struckmann GuntherGunter von Kannen AlberichMatti Salminen HagenDeborah Polaski BrunnhildeCristina Obregon WoglindeMaria Rodriguez WellgundeFrancisca Beaumont FlosshildeItem no.Format: NA00771761: 3 DVDs (Color, Germanwith English, Frenchsubtitles): 275 minutesDurationCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769709130Price : USD 59.99WAGNER/GRAN TEATREDEL LICEU - SIEGFRIEDIn the third work of Wagner’s epic cycle,Der Ring des Nibelungen, Siegmund’sshattered sword is forged once again andkills the dragon that guards the ring. WhenSiegfried seizes the ring, he also receivesits curse as he continues his fieryadventure of discovery and love.FEATURES:Bertrand de Billy conductorJohn Treleaven SiegfriedGraham Clark MimeFalk Struckmann Der WandererGunter von Kannen AlberichEric Halfvarson FafnerAndrea Bonig ErdaDeborah Polaski BrunnhildeCristina Obregon Der WaldvogelItem no.FormatEmail: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Duration : 258 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769709123Price : USD 59.99WHERE THE WILD THINGSARE & HIGGLETYPIGGLETY POP! -KNUSSEN/MAURICESENDAK/GLYNDEBOURNEA collaboration of one of Britain’s foremost<strong>com</strong>posers, Oliver Knussen, with the vividmagical images of American artist andauthor, Maurice Sendak, evokes a veryspecial form of theater – fantasy opera.The antics of young Max and his journeyto the Land of the Wild Things, and Jennie,the Sealyham terrier’s search forsomething more than everything, are setagainst beautifully intricate designs whichadhere faithfully to the illustrations in thefamous children’s books by MauriceSendak.The music is skillfully orchestrated with anunerring ability to depict fantasycharacters and scenarios – a rare fusion ofwit and lyricism.Two Fantasy Operas <strong>com</strong>posed andconducted by Oliver KnussenWHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE(starring Karen Beardsley as Max)HIGGLETY PIGGLETY POP!(starring Cynthia Buchan as Jennie)With:Andrew Gallacher, Rosemary Hardy,HughHetherington, Neil Jenkins, MaryKing,Jeremy Munro, StephenRhys-Williams,Deborah Rees, StephenRichardsonReview• “…aural and visualenchantment…enthrallingmake-believe and irresistibly potententertainment.” - Daily TelegraphItem no. : WB00771763Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)Duration : 98 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 9780769788203Price : USD 44.99POLITICALDOCUMENTARYIRAN IS NOT THE PROBLEMWill truth be the first casualty of ournext war?A response to the failure of the Americanmass media to provide the public withrelevant and accurate information about: YH00771762the standoff between the US and Iran, as: 3 DVDs (Color, German happened before with the lead up to thewith English, Frenchinvasion of Iraq. This full lengthsubtitles)documentary explores events leading up________________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning Rendezvous Limitedto the escalating situation in Iran whileexposing the real motivations behind thecurrent US agenda.Reviews• “…[a] superb documentary film….” -Released: September 2008• "After years of working on Iran andMiddle East politics, this is perhapsthe most engrossing and easilydigestible film Ive ever <strong>com</strong>e across.A phenomenal educational tool thatexplains often misunderstood and<strong>com</strong>plex issues in US-Iranian relations." -Sanaz Meshkinpour, Middle East ProgramCoordinatorItem no. : HT10740001Format : DVDDuration : 102 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 69.00POLITICALSCIENCESTRANGEST DREAM, THEThe inspiring story of Joseph Rotblat andthe efforts of the Pugwash Conferences tohalt nuclear proliferation.Directed by Eric BednarskiWhen the U.S. government brought theworld's greatest scientists together to buildthe first atomic bomb, nuclear physicistJoseph Rotblat was among them. But hisconscience would not allow him tocontinue, and he became the onlymember of the Manhattan Project to leaveon moral grounds. Branded a traitor andspy, Rotblat went from designing atomicbombs to researching the medical uses ofradiation. Together with Bertrand Russellhe helped create the modern peacemovement, and eventually won the NobelPeace Prize.The Strangest Dream tells the story ofJoseph Rotblat, the history of nuclearweapons, and the efforts of the PugwashConferences on Science and World Affairs- an international movement Rotblatco-founded - to halt nuclear proliferation.The first Pugwash conference took placein the small Nova Scotia fishing villagefrom which it draws its name. This filmbrings to light the group'sbehind-the-scenes role in defusing someof the tensest moments of the Cold War.The story takes us from the site of the firstnuclear test, in <strong>New</strong> Mexico, to Cairo,where contemporary Pugwash scientistsmeet under the cloud of nuclearproliferation, and to Hiroshima, where wesee survivors of the first atomic attack.Featuring interviews with contemporariesof Rotblat, members of the Pugwashmovement, and passionate public figuresincluding Senator Romeo Dallaire, TheStrangest Dream demonstrates therenewed threat represented by nuclearweapons, while encouraging hope throughWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk37
the example of morally engaged scientistsand citizens.Reviews• "An emotionally and politicallypowerful, anti-nuclear weapons film."- Barton Bernstein, Professor ofHistory, Stanford University, Author,"The Atomic Bomb: The CriticalIssues"• "An important addition to the history ofthe atomic bomb and a timelyreminder that individuals of integritycan make a differnce if they are willingto stand for what they believe in." -Jim Riccio, Nuclear Policy Analyst,Greenpeace• "Rarely does one experience a trulybrilliant and altruistic human beingwho changed history...Joseph Rotblatachieved this extraordinary feat...Thisis an imperative history for all to knowand understand in this highly unstablepolitical time on this nuclear lacedplanet." - Dr. Helen Caldicott• "This documentary is a worthy tributeto a heroic humanitarian and apowerful warning to us all to abolishnuclear weapons or face the ultimateglobal warming - nuclear holocaust." -Senator Romeo DallaireNotes• Atlantic Film Festival• Canadian Lawyers Association forInternational Human Rights FilmFestival• European Parliament ScreeningItem no.Format: MH02560590: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 89 minutesDurationCopyright : 2008StdBkNo : 0772213437Price : USD 295.00TORTURING DEMOCRACYTells the inside story of how the U.S.government adopted torture as officialpolicy in the aftermath of 9/11.Directed by Sherry JonesIn a riveting and dramatic narrative,TORTURING DEMOCRACY tells theinside story of how the U.S. governmentadopted torture as official policy in theaftermath of 9/11. With exclusiveinterviews, explosive documents and rarearchival footage, the documentary hasbeen called the definitive broadcastaccount of a deeply troubling chapter inrecent American history.Produced by Emmy and Dupontaward-winning broadcast journalist SherryJones, the film relies on the record toconnect the dots in an investigation ofinterrogations of prisoners in U.S. custodythat became "at a minimum, cruel andinhuman treatment and, at worst, torture,"in the words of the former general counselof the United States Navy, Alberto Mora.Producer Jones carefully presents theevidence that leads straight to the top ofthe chain of <strong>com</strong>mand - and so lays to restthe "rotten apple" defense for abusiveinterrogations at Guantanamo, Abu Ghraiband elsewhere.In the film, former Deputy Secretary ofState Richard Armitage describes - for thefirst time on-camera - being waterboardedduring military training before he was sentto Vietnam. When asked if he consideredwaterboarding to be torture, he answered,"Absolutely. No question." He added:"There is no question in my mind - there'sno question in any reasonable humanbeing, that this is torture. I'm ashamedwe're even having this discussion."The documentary traces how the secretU.S. military training program - "Survival,Evasion, Resistance and Escape" orSERE - became the basis for many of theharshest interrogation methods employedfirst by the CIA and subsequently byinterrogators at Guantanamo and in Iraq.The tactics designed to "inoculate" eliteAmerican troops mirror tactics used by "atotalitarian, evil nation with <strong>com</strong>pletedisregard for human rights and theGeneva Conventions," according toMalcolm Nance, former SERE mastertrainer for the U.S. Navy.Besides Armitage and Mora, governmentand military interviewees include MajorGeneral Thomas Romig, Judge AdvocateGeneral for the U.S. Army; veteran AirForce interrogator Colonel StevenKleinman; military prosecutor ColonelStuart Couch; former Pentagon lawyerRichard Shiffrin; and Martin Lederman,senior advisor in the Justice Department.Reviews• "Should engender the same massoutrage as the 2004 photos from AbuGhraib." - Dahlia Lithwick, Slate• "You'll see and hear some things hardto bear but you'll also meet somegovernment insiders who refused togo along, who stood up and said 'thisis wrong.'" - Bill Moyers, Bill MoyersJournal• "There's fresh footage not seen inpast stories from Guantanamo andAbu Ghraib, and fascinating footageof US Army training against the typeof torture favored by the Chineseagainst troops in the Korean war,prompting one quote: 'We haverecreated our enemy's methodologyin Guantanamo.'" - Jim Weiner, PublicMedia Digest• "A somber, gut-wrenchingdocumentary. You will go awayconvinced that what we are doing toour prisoners is morally wrong andillegal. I walked away convinced thatthe leaders of this torture regimeshould be prosecuted for war crimesand put away for life." - daxie,DailyKosAward• Best US Television Program, Robert F.Kennedy Journalism AwardsItem no. : VP02790591Format : DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned)Duration : 90 minutesAudience : Grades 10-12, College,AdultCopyright : 2008StdBkNo : 159458849XPrice : USD 295.00VIRTUAL JFK: VIETNAM IFKENNEDY HAD LIVEDA filmic examination of "virtual history."What would Kennedy have done inVietnam if he had lived and beenre-elected in 1964?Directed by Koji MasutaniAt the heart of Virtual JFK is the criticalquestion: Does it matter who is Presidentof the United States when it <strong>com</strong>es toissues of war and peace? It explores thisquestion by investigating one of the mostdebated "what if" scenarios in the historyof U.S. foreign policy: What wouldPresident John F. Kennedy have done inVietnam if he had not been assassinatedin 1963, and had he been re-elected in1964? The film employs what Harvardhistorian Niall Ferguson calls "virtualhistory," assessing the plausibility ofcounterfactuals -- "what ifs" -- and theout<strong>com</strong>es they might have produced.Drawing on unusual archival footage frompresidential libraries and the NationalArchives, along with newly decipheredaudio tapes and other documentaryevidence, the film draws our attention tosix highly charged crises Kennedy faced inwhich many, or most, of his adviserscounseled war: The Bay of Pigs, The LaosCrisis, the Berlin Crisis, the Showdownover Vietnam, The Cuban Missile Crisis,The Withdrawal from Vietnam.Reviews• "A virtuoso performance...a very newway to write history." - Ted Widmer,Presidential Historian/Foreign PolicySpeechwriter/Senior Adviser toPresident Clinton (1997-2001)• "A prime example of the power of thedocumentary to expose truths and toenhance legends at one and thesame time." - Peter Howell, TorontoStar• "A <strong>com</strong>pelling and extremely unusualapproach to a possible history." -Atom Egoyan, Academy AwardNominated Director of THE SWEETHEREAFTER• "A <strong>com</strong>pelling history lesson thatoffers an insightful primer on theKennedy presidency even whileproving sadly germane to our currenttimes." - Frank Scheck, TheHollywood Reporter• "Virtual JFK succeeds on the twomost important levels: its argument ispersuasive, and it works asdocumentary art. 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portrait of someone thinking, and apresident at that." - Normal MacAfee,The Huffington PostAward• Special Jury Prize, Best InternationalDocumentary Feature, Hot DocsInternational Documentary FilmFestival, TorontoItem no.FormatDurationAudience: NS01110592: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 80 minutes: Grades 10-12, College,AdultCopyright : 2008StdBkNo : 1594588716Price : USD 295.00PSYCHOLOGY ANDPSYCHIATRYIN A DREAMDirected by Jeremiah ZagarIn the vibrant, bohemian neighborhood ofSouth Philadelphia, 50,000-square feet ofconcrete are covered with tile andmirrors—mosaics that were created byIsaiah Zagar, an eccentric, tormentedartist.The murals chronicle his love for his wife,Julia, and subtly hint at the darker cornersof an extraordinary imagination. WhereIsaiah is obsessive and narcissistic—aformer Peace Corps volunteer who hasbe<strong>com</strong>e an icon in South Philly's art<strong>com</strong>munity—Julia is gracious and warm.For decades, their opposing natures<strong>com</strong>plemented one another perfectly. Butsuddenly the family is torn apart at theseams: A few hours before picking up hisoldest son from a rehabilitation center,Isaiah declares to the camera, "As peopleget older they have less and less passion."He then confesses to an affair with hisassistant, is kicked out of the house, andspirals into a debilitating, suicidaldepression.In a Dream is a loving, but unsparingpsychological portrait of an artist, of theartistic process and mental illness.Reviews• "Bursting with vivid home movies andloving appreciations of Isaiah'sartwork — frenzied drawings andmonumental mosaics in tile and mirror,many of which now beautify hisPhiladelphia neighborhood — In aDream abounds in visual pleasure." -The <strong>New</strong> York Times• "A stunning, deeply personaldocumentary portrait. Mixing oldhome movies, wonderful animatedsequences derived from Isaiah's art,and scenes of Isaiah at work, of Juliain agony, and of their eldest son, Zeke,grappling with his own demons, In aDream captures a family imploding.Their lives are laid bare, in broken bits,like the ceramic that Isaiah uses forhis art, and they <strong>com</strong>e together in In aDream with sadness and beauty, rageand insight." – Philadelphia Inquirer• "As a story about art and artists, In aDream is soft-spoken, well-paced,and smoothly engrossing. As aportrait of a sweet but slightlyfractured man, it's one of the mostunexpectedly touching documentariesI've ever seen." – CinematicalAwards• Winner, Emerging Visions AudienceAward, South by Southwest FilmFestival, 2008• Winner, Audience Award, SanFrancisco International Film Festival,2008• Winner, Guggenheim Emerging ArtistAward, Full Frame Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best Documentary,Woodstock Film Festival, 2008• Winner, Best First Film, PhiladelphiaFilm Festival, 2008Item no. : PC05970674Format : DVDDuration : 80 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 295.00RELIGIONRELIGION ANDDEMOCRACYRadical Islam is attacking democracytoday. The Christian World for the mostpart is democratic today. Students willlearn how religions have helped andhindered the paths to democracy in thepast and how they help or hinder that pathtoday.The program traces the early history ofhow both religion and democracy began intribal societies on all continents. It stressesthe importance of enduring ideas ofwestern civilization that first arose inGreece, in Rome and in theJudeo-Christian tradition. Programexplains how these ideas were profoundlymodified in the western world'sRenaissance, Reformation andEnlightenment and why this history is soimportant today.Item no. : BW00100090Format : DVDDuration : 57 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 69.95SCIENCESCIENCE AND DEMOCRACYOne of democracy's most important alliesis science. Learn in this new program howscience (like capitalism and religion) isnecessary for democracy but notsufficient.The program traces the early history ofboth science and democracy in tribalsocieties on all continents. It stresses theimportance of enduring ideas of westerncivilization that first arose in Greece, inRome and in the Judeo-Christian tradition.Program explains how these ideas wereprofoundly modified in the western world'sRenaissance, Reformation andEnlightenment when modern experimentalscience was born. Program explains whythis is so important and oftenmisunderstood today.Item no. : RG04240093Format : DVDDuration : 52 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 69.95SOCIOLOGYCAPITALISM ANDDEMOCRACYCapitalism, like democracy, seems often tobe under siege today. Learn in the vividand controversial new program howcapitalism is necessary for democracy, butnot sufficient.Part One explores the origins of capitalismand democracy. Part Two explains theconnections of capitalism and democracytoday and the prospects for tomorrow.Includes exclusive on-site video from over35 countries on all continents as well asarchival art works and photographs toillustrate the connections and prospects.Item no. : SC04240014Format : DVDDuration : 58 minutesCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 69.95MILKING THE RHINOThe promise of <strong>com</strong>munity-basedconservation in Africa.Directed by David E. SimpsonA ferocious kill on the Serengeti...direwarnings about endangeredspecies...These cliches of naturedocumentaries ignore a key feature of thelandscape: villagers just off-camera, whonavigate the dangers and costs of livingwith wildlife on a daily basis. When seen atall, rural Africans are often depicted as theproblem - they poach animals andencroach on habitat, they spoil our myth ofwild Africa.MILKING THE RHINO tells a morenuanced tale of human-wildlifecoexistence in post-colonial Africa. TheMaasai tribe of Kenya and Namibia'sHimba - two of Earth's oldest cattlecultures - are in the midst of upheaval.Emerging from a century of "white manconservation," which turned their landsinto game reserves and fueled resentmenttowards wildlife, Himba and Maasai<strong>com</strong>munities are now vying for a piece ofthe wildlife-tourism pie.________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk39
Community-based conservation, whichtries to balance the needs of wildlife andpeople, has been touted byenvironmentalists as "win-win." The realityis more <strong>com</strong>plex. "We never used tobenefit from these animals," a Maasai hostof a <strong>com</strong>munity eco-lodge explains. "Nowwe milk them like cattle!" His neighbordisagrees: "A rhino means nothing to me! Ican't kill it for meat like a cow." And whendrought decimates the grass shared bylivestock and wildlife, the <strong>com</strong>munity's<strong>com</strong>mitment to conservation is sorelytested.Charting the collision of ancient ways withWestern expectations, MILKING THERHINO tells intimate, hopeful andheartbreaking stories of people facingdeep cultural change.Reviews• "Asks all the right questions, showingus just how much is at stake for bothpeople and biodiversity--but ultimatelyletting the viewers decide forthemselves." - Dr. Charles C. Chester,Author, Conservation Across Borders:Biodiversity in an InterdependentWorld• "Offers hope based not in platitudesbut in practical solutions." - TimeOut Chicago• "A <strong>com</strong>mon theme in Kartemquindocs is that making a living is apolitical matter. Simpson skillfullyadapts that perspective to rural Africa,where investing in wildlife links theMasai and others to the newglobalism." - Chicago Sun-Times• "Fascinating, often beautiful…4 Stars" - Chicago Tribune• "Milking the Rhino representsrefreshinglyoptimisticfare…impresses throughout." -Variety• "David E. Simpson balances all sidesof the argument, giving equal play tothe emaciated cattle and the tenuoustransfer of a black rhino, whilegenerating impassioned andarticulate discourse from all of hisinterview subjects." -EyeWeekly.<strong>com</strong>• "Fresh and ultimately fascinating…Aworthy film and a rare peek into aworld most of us will never know." -MetroAwards• Director's Award for BestDocumentary Feature, Pan AfricanFilm Festival• Best Documentary, San Luis ObispoInternational Film Festival• Joris Ivens Award Competition,International Documentary FilmFestival Amsterdam• Silver Lei Winner, Honolulu FilmFestivalItem no.Format: KW02790588: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned)DurationAudience: 83 minutes: Grades 7 - 12, College,AdultCopyright : 2008StdBkNo : 1594588619Price : USD 295.00THEATER,PERFORMINGARTSPRODUCING FOR THETHEATER: THE BUSINESSOF THE THEATERThese four programs describe thebusiness aspect of producing the play,how you raise the money to capitalize aplay or musical, structuring budgets toaccount for pre-production and “running”costs, and developing amarketing/publicity and advertising plan. Itfeatures theater professionals, includingnoted publicist David Elzer; Michael Gill,general manager for such productions asMamma Mia, Phantom of the Opera, andHairspray; an entertainment lawyer; atheatrical venture capitalist; and anadvertising executive from Sorrino-Coyne,the <strong>com</strong>mercial theatre’s top advertisingagency; who offer insights into forming acontract and negotiating. The discussionsare both dynamic and informative andoffer insights into how you form a contractand behind the scenes negotiations thatare vital for all aspects of theatreproduction.Item no. : PK04210282Format : 3 DVDsDuration : 149 minutesCopyright : 2008Price : USD 299.00URBAN ANDREGIONALPLANNINGNEW METROPOLIS, THETwo short documentaries highlight theefforts of some of America's first suburbsto reverse their long decline.Directed by Andrea TorriceAmerica's "first" suburbs, those suburban<strong>com</strong>munities built next to America's urbancenters, were once the birthplace of theAmerican Dream. Driven by a desire toescape the smokestacks of the centralcities, and a housing shortage followingWorld War II, thousands of suburbanhomes were rapidly constructed andmiddle class families flocked to fill them.Sixty years later, many of these originalsuburbs are facing a crisis: a dwindling taxbase, population and business loss,decaying infrastructure, increased racialtensions and white flight. Lacking policiesto help reverse these trends, many townsare looking for strategies for revitalization.Two new half-hour documentaries use<strong>com</strong>pelling, personal stories to highlightthese important issues. A Crack In ThePavement, narrated by Peter Coyote,features two first suburban officialsstruggling to fix their crumblinginfrastructure and argues for regionalcooperation. The <strong>New</strong> Neighbors,narrated by Ruby Dee, tells the inspiringstory of two ordinary people, one blackand one white, who have successfullymade racial integration the centerpiece ofrevitalizing Pennsauken, NJ.Reviews• "All <strong>com</strong>munities...will find thechallenges and opportunities raised inthese films informative and useful." -Rob Puentes, Metropolitan PolicyProgram, Brookings Institution• "These concise, touching films arejust perfect for the history, sociology,politics, or social policy classroom." -Matthew Lasar, History and Politics,UCSC• "The <strong>New</strong> Neighbors really resonatedwith me. I saw the strengths andchallenges of my own <strong>com</strong>munity inthe film, and was surprised to learnthat such important work was beingdone." - Frank De Lucca, <strong>May</strong>or,Linwood, NJItem no.FormatDurationAudience: TZ01110589: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 53 minutes: Grades 7-12, College,AdultCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>StdBkNo : 1594588821Price : USD 295.00WATERFLOWBy Irena SalinaIrena Salina's award-winning documentaryinvestigation into what experts label themost important political and environmentalissue of the 21st century: The World WaterCrisis. Salina builds a case against thegrowing privatization of the world'sdwindling fresh water supply with anunflinching focus on politics, pollution,human rights, and the emergence of adomineering world water cartel. Interviewswith scientists and activists intelligentlyreveal the rapidly building crisis, at boththe global and human scale, and the filmintroduces many of the governmental andcorporate culprits behind the water grab,while begging the question, CANANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?Beyond identifying the problem, FLOWalso gives viewers a look at the peopleand institutions providing practicalsolutions to the water crisis and thosedeveloping new technologies, which arefast be<strong>com</strong>ing blueprints for a successful________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk40
global and economic turnaround.Review• "An astonishingly wide-ranging film.An informed and heartfelt examinationof the tug of war between publichealth and private interests." - <strong>New</strong>York TimesItem no. : WU10600137Format : DVDCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : USD 59.95社 會 人 文連 加 恩 勇 敢 改 變 在 逆 勢 中 找 到 美好 可 能沒 有 人 比 他 更 能 銓 釋 改 變 的 力 量 !五 年 前 , 身 為 台 灣 第 一 屆 外 交 替 代 役 男 , 連加 恩 在 西 非 挖 井 、 蓋 孤 兒 院 、 拿 垃 圾 換 舊衣 …, 用 行 動 展 現 改 變 的 力 量 , 建 立 令 人 激賞 的 青 年 典 範 ! 五 年 後 , 連 加 恩 從 一 個 單 身的 熱 血 青 年 , 變 成 一 個 有 家 庭 、 有 妻 小 的 年輕 爸 爸 。 當 社 會 籠 罩 在 景 氣 差 、 失 業 潮 , 大家 不 敢 生 孩 子 、 對 未 來 前 途 茫 茫 的 負 面 情 緒中 , 連 加 恩 仍 然 看 到 不 一 樣 的 景 象 : 活 著 的美 好 、 生 命 的 價 值 。1. 送 衣 到 非 洲 , 台 灣 愛 心 , 世 界 看 得 到2. 跳 脫 框 架 , 勇 敢 不 一 樣3. 為 何 「 不 」 改 變 ? 相 信 , 就 能 改 變Item no. : RP02111055Format : DVDCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : TWD 5250.00教 育 學 程教 育 前 線 : 國 際 教 育 論 壇 - 閱讀 , 改 變 的 力 量閱 讀 , 為 什 麼 能 夠 改 變 一 個 被 全 世 界 放 棄 的壞 學 生 ? 天 下 雜 誌 教 育 基 金 會 邀 請 自 由 寫手 基 金 會 創 辦 人 艾 琳 ‧ 古 薇 爾 , 和 英 國 讀 寫能 力 信 託 計 畫 主 持 人 莎 拉 ‧ 歐 斯 朋 , 將 英 美的 國 際 教 育 理 念 引 進 台 灣 , 擴 大 閱 讀 的 影 響力 , 更 重 新 點 燃 所 有 老 師 們 的 教 育 熱 情 與 信心 。 讓 閱 讀 改 變 的 力 量 , 在 台 灣 開 始 發 酵 。1. 菜 鳥 老 師 的 第 一 天 學 生 鬧 翻 天2. 自 由 寫 手 真 實 故 事 戴 維 斯 : 玩 槍 卻 玩 出人 命3. 瑪 麗 亞 帶 著 電 子 腳 銬 上 學 的 女 孩4. 古 威 爾 老 師 用 閱 讀 改 變 學 生 的 一 生5. 為 未 來 舉 杯 為 改 變 舉 杯6. 改 變 從 閱 讀 開 始8. 閱 讀 改 變 的 力 量 玩 槍 的 德 瑞 克 放 下 槍拿 起 筆 擁 抱 希 望9. 閱 讀 改 變 的 力 量 帶 槍 恐 嚇 老 師 的 史 瓦墨 重 生Item no. : HG02111053Format : DVDCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : TWD 5250.00教 育 前 線 : 從 態 度 到 專 業 , 做 好 準備 好 的 人 才你 知 道 遊 戲 是 最 好 的 學 習 方 式 嗎 ? 帶 你 拜訪 麻 省 理 工 學 院 、 卡 內 基 美 隆 大 學 等 美 國 頂尖 名 校 , 一 起 到 現 場 看 看 他 們 不 同 的 教 學 方式 , 更 要 讓 你 聽 聽 全 球 知 名 創 意 動 畫 公 司 皮克 斯 、 蘋 果 電 腦 和 Google 培 養 創 意 的 秘密 。 面 對 詭 譎 多 變 的 時 代 , 告 訴 你 從 態 度 到專 業 , 不 但 做 準 備 好 的 人 才 , 更 教 你 懂 得 閱讀 空 氣 , 掌 握 職 場 求 生 必 備 的 能 力 。1. 我 的 學 校 是 夢 工 廠 : 美 國 頂 尖 學 府 的 教育 革 新2. 左 右 腦 均 衡 做 準 備 好 的 人 才3. 大 學 生 了 沒 節 目 工 作 人 員 的 一 天4. 向 蘋 果 電 腦 學 創 新 思 考5. 五 專 生 ! 阿 甘 變 身 美 國 英 文 老 師6. 解 放 辦 公 空 間 , 激 發 Google 創 意 活 水7. 年 輕 人 職 場 求 生 法 則 — 閱 讀 空 氣8. 小 心 喔 ! 長 襪 皮 皮 來 了9. 90 歲 也 能 環 島 ? 不 老 祕 密 大 公 開10. 抗 黑 心 食 物 ! 阿 正 主 廚 ‧ 毒 物 專 家 教你 買 菜Item no. : ZU02111052Format : DVDCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : TWD 5250.00藝 術 欣 賞海 中 的 裝 置 藝 術 - 吉 貝 嶼 的 石 滬一 部 彌 足 珍 貴 的 文 化 資 產 紀 錄 影 片教 學 資 源 優 選 推 薦 !重 要早 在 兩 百 五 十 年 前 , 先 民 就 胼 手 胝 足 的 在 島嶼 四 周 建 造 了 一 座 座 的 石 滬 。 一 直 到 近 半 個世 紀 之 前 , 石 滬 這 種 澎 湖 特 有 的 礁 硼 漁 業 ,都 還 是 吉 貝 人 養 家 活 口 的 主 要 生 產 資 材 。 總數 高 達 88 口 形 貌 各 異 的 石 滬 , 不 但 把 吉 貝嶼 的 開 拓 史 串 成 一 條 耀 眼 的 項 鍊 , 令 人 玩味 、 讚 嘆 , 如 今 更 成 了 全 縣 最 彌 足 珍 貴 的 一項 文 化 資 產 。1. 石 滬 的 漁 法4. 石 滬 的 祭 祀Item no. : PU02111049Format : DVDCopyright : <strong>2009</strong>Price : TWD 4500.007. 閱 讀 改 變 的 力 量 帶 著 電 子 腳 銬 的 女 孩立 志 當 老 師2. 石 滬 的 造 型3. 石 滬 的 修 建________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.<strong>com</strong>Learning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong> & http://www.learningemall.<strong>com</strong>.hk41
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