Videos by Title: "P" and "Q"

A Panther in Africa (2004). Director: Aaron Matthews

Documentary on Pete O'Neal, a Black Panther who fled from the United States in 1969 after he was arrested for transporting a gun across state lines. O'Neal talks about his life in exile in Tanzania and how he has adapted his ideals to his adopted country, and reflects on his revolutionary past.

Patient Abuse: South Africa’s Struggle for AIDS Treatment (c2001). Director: Jack Lewis

The film presents the early missteps by the South African government health officials concerning AIDS. Film follows the controversial statements made by current President Thabo Mbeki which advance doubts that HIV is the cause of AIDS. Treatment Action Campaign challenges pharmaceutical companies for charging high prices for AIDS drugs. Efforts of Zackie Achmat highlighted.

Patience and Pinkie: Mother to Child (c2001). Director: Jane Thandi Lipman

Follows the lives of two pregnant and HIV-positive women fortunate enough to be on a drug trial at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. The film charts the lives of Kholiwe (Patience) and Ntombekaya (Pinkie), who have made friends at the clinic's support group for HIV-positive mothers as they approach the delivery of their babies. It is about their expectations, hopes, and inevitable fears concerning not only the health of their babies, but the trauma around the disclosure of their status to their families and partners as well. It is also about the commitment of the people at the HIV perinatal clinic.

The people bomb (1994)

CNN's documentary team, Special Reports, travels to thirteen countries for a look at the personal, national and global efforts to diffuse the explosive overpopulation crisis before it's too late.

People & places of Africa (c1998). Producer: Paolo Pellegrini

"Explores the unique cultures, marvels of nature, indigenous peoples and remote lands of Africa"—Containers

Peoples of South Africa (1990)

Not intended for political discussion, this video was produced to aquaint viewers with the spectacular beauty of South Africa's countryside and the cultural diversity of its people.

Portrait of Africa (1989)

This video transports the viewer on a musical sojourn through Africa's spectacular scenic beauty, primitive cultures, breathtaking wildlife and timeless craft.

Power house (1973)

This video focuses on the industrial aspects of South Africa. It gives a brief overview of what makes South Africa the powerhouse that produces half the industrial output of the Africa continent.

Power of place: world regional geography (1996)

A PBS television course and video resource that examines the dynamic geographic forces currently shaping our world. The telecourse builds an understanding of geography by examining the eleven regions of the world and their interconnections.

Prime time South Africa (1996)

The transformation of South Africa television from a mainstay of apartheid to a tool for building a multi-racial democracy is one of today's most under-reported media stories. This video gives Americans a chance to see the first tentative steps in the telecommunications experiment.