Videos by Title: "N" and "O"

N!ai : the story of a !Kung woman (1978)

This historical overview of the daily life of the !Kung, a hunting and gathering tribe in South Africa presents the story of N!ai from her childhood to her mid-thirties.

Nagstappie= A walk in the night (1998)

Recounts a single terrible night when the fragile world of Mikey Adonis, a young coloured steel worker, disintegrates; illustrates how a decent man can be driven to an act of brutality by a racist society which humiliates him at every turn.

Naked spaces: living is round (1985)

Explores the rhythm and ritual life in the rural environment of six West African countries.

Namibia: a new nation's challenge (1991)

Namibia's first president, Dr. Sam Nujoma, speaks of Namibia's future as a free and independent country in his address at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania.

Ndebele women: the rituals of rebellion (1995)

This video explores the Ndebele rituals.

The new Zimbabwe (1982)

Blacks and whites who once lived in separate societies in colonial Rhodesia now hope to work together in new Zimbabwe. They tell of their aspirations and apprehensions in the early years of independence.

No room for wilderness? (1968, 16 mm)

With the use of African examples, the fundamental nature of ecology is developed and the relationship of primitive man to his environment is shown.

North Africa and the global war (1989)

Tracks American soliders, sailors, and airmen to some of the war's most diverse and distant theaters.

Nowhere in Africa (2001). Director: Caroline Link

Critically acclaimed, this is the award winning true tale of a Jewish family who flee the Nazi regime in 1938 and learns to cope with their new life, and each other, on a remote farm in Kenya.

The Odds Against Us—but There’s Hope (c2002). Directors: Richard Quinn, & Martin Kivuva

People are responding to AIDS pandemic and one such person is Dr. Margaret Ogola, a pediatrician by profession. Presently she is the administrator and co-ordinator of Catholic health services throughout the country. She says that the church offers about 40% of all health care in Kenya and ministers to the poorest of the poor AIDS patients. Since 1994 she has served as medical director of Cottolengo, a hospice for children with AIDS. Through her extensive readings on the AIDS pandemic and her eight years of clinical practice with AIDS orphans, she is a recognized authority on this subject. In this video, Dr. Ogola gives the most thorough and comprehensive explanation of AIDS in Africa.

The Oil Curse (2004). Producer: Rebecca John

"The discovery of oil is often celebrated as a one-way ticket to wealth and economic growth. But in some developing countries, striking it rich has the opposite effect--making oil more of a bane than a blessing for the poorest inhabitants. This program contrasts two cases: Ecuador, where the toxic environmental legacy of oil has sparked a landmark lawsuit over international corporate accountability, and western Africa, where today's oil companies have embraced new ethical and political approaches to business"—Container

On the Brink (c2003). Director: Hal Weiner

This film "explores a growing national security threat throughout the world: how environmental pressures can lead to violence, terrorism and regional conflict. Travel to areas where environmental degradation and unsustainable development practices have had negative impacts on the quality of life for millions of people"--Container. Journeys to Bangladesh, South Africa, Peru, Haiti, Mexican/U.S. border.

Out of Africa (1986)

The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who, with her philandering husband, runs a coffee plantation in Kenya, circa 1914. To her astonishment she soon discovers herself falling in love with the land, its people and the mysterious white hunter.