Videos and Other Media

Most of our videos are in the Media Library on the 2nd floor of Alden Library. Some Africa-related materials are also located in the Music/Dance Library in Glidden Hall and in the Fine Arts Library on the 3rd floor of Alden.

African Studies Video and Films at Ohio University

There are over 200 Africa-related video and film titles in the Library. One way to browse the collection is to search ALICE, the Library's Catalog, in the "Limiting-to-Video-Mode" by "Africa" as a subject for example, then browse your results. In searching for a particular title, a new acquistion, or rather specific topic the above video mode provides good results. However, for 'one-stop' overview of all African related video the following title list is useful.

Note: It is quite likely that a given title can only be used on campus.

California Newsreel's LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA is a good source to locate new materials.

7 up in South Africa (1993)

Age Seven in South Africa is part of the acclaimed Age Seven documentary series of children...

Africa: a new look (16mm reel film, 1981)

... puts aside images of wild animals and festive dances and concentrates on the people of Africa today: teachers and students...

The Africans: a triple heritage ... WETA-TV and BBC-TV (1986)

An examination of contemporary Africa in terms of its triple heritage, what is indigenous, what was contributed by Islam and what was acquired from the West.

Africa : the Emodia family (1990)

This is a profile of a typical African family living in Kenya. Visit their schools, their workplaces and go along on a family outing.

Africa : the Serengeti (1998)

This DVD takes you on an extraordinary journey to East Africa to view a spectacle few humans have ever witnessed, the great migration. Journey with more than two million wildebeests, zebras and antelope as they travel over 500 miles across the Serengeti plains.

African art, women, history : the Luba people of central Africa (1998)

In Africa, as elsewhere, memory sustains the identity of a people. This documentary is about Luba art and the relationship between women, art and history

Africa before the Europeans, 100-1500 Barton (1985)

Describes the civilizations and empires of Africa before the arrival of the Europeans. Tells how the Bantu people left their homeland in the Cameroons and displaced the people in the south

Africa calls : its drums & musical instruments ([1990])

African culture: drumming and dance (2000)

Entertained and educated by a group called Ashante-Sebei. Ashante is the name of a group found in West Africa and Sebei is the name of a group found in East Africa.

Africa dreaming (1997)

Four short films on love from Namibia, Tunisia, Senegal, and Mozambique

African famine: media and message (1987)

This program explores the attitudes of Western media toward Third World disasters and looks at our reaction to the coverage of Ethiopia

African healing dance with Wyoma and the dancers of Damballa (1997)

The program is a "step-by-step course on the healing tradition and expressive movements that are unique to Africa's dance heritage"

African Jim (1994)

Story of a young African man who moves from the countryside to Johannesburg

Africa, part 1, different but equal (1984)

For centuries Africa was ravished by the slave trade, which has distorted our view of its people. Basil Davidson shows that Africa gave rise to some of the world's greatest civilizations

Africa, part 2, mastering a continent (1984)

Looking closely at three different communities, Basil Davidson examines the way African people carve out an existence in an often hostile environment. A group of Pokot cattle herders in Kenya tell how they use their environment to their advantage.

Africa, part 3, caravans of gold (1984)

Basil Davidson traces the roots of the medieval gold trade - which reached from Africa to India, China and Italy - and examines its influence on the African continent

Africa, part 4, kings and cities (1984)

To explore the ways in which the African kingdoms functioned, Basil Davidson visits Kana in Nigeria, where a king still holds court in his 15th century palace.

Africa, part 5, the bible and the gun (1984)

The slave trade decimated the African population and tore the fabric of their society. Then new kinds of interlopers came...

Africa, part 6, this magnificent African cake (1984)

The 1880's saw the beginning of a 30-year "scramble for Africa" which dramatically changed the face of the continent.

Africa, part 7, the rise of nationalism (1984)

Here the struggles for African independence -- in Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, the Belgian Congo -- are all charted.

Africa, part 8, the legacy (1984)

Basil Davidson looks at Africa in the aftermath of colonial rule, as the continent seeks ways to come to terms with its diverse inheritance.

Africa, search for common ground (ten cassettes, 1997)

Filmed in various countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, this series profiles a wide variety of formal efforts to resolve contemporary conflicts without resorting to violence.

Africa, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Kenya (1996)

Examines the situation of Liberian refugees welcomed by the residents of Sierra Leone, the effect of the 1993 agreement between cocoa producing and consuming nations on producers in Ghana, and the war between elephant poachers and park rangers in Kenya.

Africa's poaching wars (video,1988)

The black rhinoceros and the African elephant are threatened with extinction by poachers seeking their horns and tusks.

After the hunger and the drought (1988)

African writers from Leopoid Senghor to Chinua Achebe and Dennis Brutus have made significant contributions to the long struggle for African liberation, but what role are they playing now that independence has been achieved?

Amapantsula (1988)

Mapantsula, (Zulu for petty criminal), filmed in Soweto, centers on Panic, a cynical streetwise hoodlum devoted to living township life to the fullest. This film demystifies the day-to-day process by which real people become involved in social change.

Amra Dujon (together) (1986)

This "melodrama with a message" shows the conflict that two young Bengalis, Rhohima and Gafur, encounter early in their marriage. The conflict arises when they do not agree on how soon they should have children. After talking it over they arrive at a joint decision.

The ancient Africans (1970)

On location photography, maps, and art objects are used to study the ruins of Kush and Axum, life today in the ancient Sudanic kingdoms and Benin and the intriguing stone walls of Zimbabwe.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu addresses apartheid (1991)

The Nobel Peace Prize winner addresses his anti-apartheid views during a recent honorary commencement.

Assignment Africa: an inside story (1986)

Investigates how the media neglects Black Africa, including its initial reluctance to cover the Ethiopian famine and the untold story of Zimbabwe's success since independence.

Battlefield: The battle for North Africa (1996)

In 1942, Erwin Rommel, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army, was charged with the impossible - to use an ill-equipped, badly trained, thoroughly demoralized army to wipe out Allied strongholds in Northern Africa. Pitted against Rommel were General Bernard Montgomery of the British Royal Air Force and Dwight Eisenhower, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Expeditionary Force...

Before you pack: preparing for study in Africa (2001)

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Best of Mohamed Sulaiman Tubee (1980)

Mohamed Sulaiman Tubee, King of Music in the Somali Republic since the 1950's, presents some of the music from his best records in this video. This is the very first video in his career. Somali music consists primarily of poetic love songs. This style of music is unique to the Sudan and Somalia in the Eastern Horn of Africa.

Beyond the plains where man was born (1997)

This video is the story of both an individual and a continent as each confronts the staggering changes of the 20th century. It is the true story of Sayallel, a nomadic herdsboy, who leaves his Maasai community to attend school and gradually gain an new Tanzanian identity.

Biko: breaking the silence (1987)

The story of Steve Biko was filmed extensively on the set and employs scenes from Cry Freedom to supplement interviews with Biko's colleagues and archival footage. It explorers Biko's intellectual development, why he became such a galvanizing figure, the circumstances of his murder and his impact on the development of the freedom movement in the decade since his death.

Bishop Tutu: peacemaker (1984)

This video is an eloquent statement by 1984 Noble Peace Prize winner, Bishop Desmond Tutu from South Africa, made at the Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, on November 10, 1984. Labelling apartheid as "evil, immoral, and un-Christian", Bishop Tutu describes the absurdities of apartheid laws and dehumanizing conditions for Blacks in South Africa, noting the violence of this system to Black family life.

Black and white in color (1976)

Deep in the interior of West Africa late in 1914, life is serene, though boring, for the memebers of a nearby German garrison...What starts as a broad, obvious, rather pious comedy peopled by musical-comedy types turns much more complex as it goes along.

Black sugar: slavery from the African perspective (1993)

In a narrative style, an African old man tells his grandson how his fellow men and women were seized, uprooted from native soils, and sold to the United States.

The bonds of change (1980)

Filmed in Africa, Latin America and Asia, this video features three visionary alliances: Africa - a partnership to build people's organization and local control; Latin America - an alliance to deliver technical and financial services to NGOs; Asia - a strategic coalition to tackle an urgent environmental problem.

Bopha! (1994)

Micah Mangena, a sergeant in South Africa's police force and an unquestioning supporter of the powers that be, finds his world violently torn appart when his son wakes up to the evils of the apartheid system, of which Micah is a part.

Born in Africa :Frontline, the AIDS Quarterly (1990)

A 37-year-old musician, Philly Lutaaya, has become the first prominent Ugandan to publicly acknowledge that he has AIDS. He wages a struggle to educate his countrymen about this disease.

Born musicians : traditional music from the Gambia ; On the battlefield : (1984)

The first program focuses on the professional musicians of the West African Savannah and in particular on the Mandinka music of the Gambia. The second program looks at gospel music in Alabama.

Breaking the silence : stories from AIDS activists in Southern Africa (1996)

Through African women's eyes and words, we journey to the frontlines of the AIDS epidemic in Southern Africa. We witness the daily struggles and successes of AIDS activists as they work together. Breaking the Silence focuses on a Canadian sponsored development program that helps Africans help themselves with very promising results.

Bridges across the south (1984)

This film explains advantages of Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) sponsored by the U.N. Many countries prefer an idea exchange with others at approximately the same level of development.

A brother with perfect timing (1987)

When he left South Africa in the 1960s, Abdullah Ibrahim took Cape Town with him. This video reveals him as a casually charismatic storyteller, serious but never pompous. It is an articulate, self-told portrait, echoed in music from Ekaya, his band comprised of saxophones, brass and rhythm section.

Business of hunger (1985)

In many Third World countries, cash crops are exported while the poor go hungry. This phenomenon, one of the major causes of world hunger, is examined in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the USA. The film also proposes a more just distribution of the earth's resources, offering a vision of a world where all have enough to eat.

Challenge to Africa (1989)

Africa has the potential for growth limited only by the spirit of its people. The forty-nine nations of Africa must come together to solve their problems. This video contains vignettes of African life and the efforts being undertaken to solve its problems.

Children of apartheid (1987)

This Walter Cronkite documentary introduces us to the youth of South Africa under the State of Emergency. They talk of prison, politics, insurrection and revolution.

Chuck Davis dancing through West Africa (1986)

A study of African dance and the important place it occupies in village life.

City lovers (1982)

Exquisite acting brings to life this tale of interracial love. The protagonist is a middle-aged geologist, exhilarated by South Africa's wondrous landscapes. His lover is a young cashier in a Johannesburg supermarket, impressed by his worldliness and accomplishments. What begins as a casual relationship, develops slowly, shyly and secretly into a tender love affair. However, the fragile intimacy of their bond is destroyed by the forces of opposition.

Come back, Africa (1987)

Documentary-style film which tells the story of Zacariah, an African who, after being forced off his land by the government, must then go to work in the gold mines.

Consequences (1988)

This film is about the teenage pregnancy of Rita, a 16 year old girl living in a high density area of Africa.

Corridors of freedom (1987)

In 1981, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawai, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Angola and Zimbabwe formed the Southern African Development Coordination Conference...

Country lovers (1982)

Although they are of different races, Paulus and Thebedi have been friends since childhood.

Cry Freedom (1988)

Story of Black activist Stephen Biko (Washington) and a liberal white newspaper editor Donald Woods (Kline) who risks his own life to bring Biko's message to the world.

The cry of reason (1988)

The Cry of Reason chronicles Naude's spiritual and political journey from trusted Afrikaner pastor to stounch supporter of the freedom movement.

Dakan (1997)

Dakan is the first feature film on homosexuality from sub-Saharan Africa(Dakan is the first feature film on homosexuality from sub-Saharan Africa. (In French and Mandikan with Eng

Dance in Africa : (1987)

Dance in Africa

Dance in Africa (1987)

This film, with English narration, includes dances from 13 African countries performed in the Dakar festival in April 1966.

Dance on the wind : memoirs of a Mississippi shaman (1994)

Eno Washington, an African American street and stage dancer, discusses the African roots of African American dance. Includes performance footage and archival footage.

Dark passages (1995)

Employes a mixture of interviews, slave narratives, and dramatization. Tells the story of the impact of the Atlantic slave trade. Takes the viewer from the House of Slaves on Goree Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, to the village of Juffere on the Gambia River.

Destructive engagement (1987)

Apartheid's reach extends far beyond South Africa's borders, as this explosive documentary reveals. It examines the regional wars in the Front Line States of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia and Angola where hundreds of thousands have been killed - not by bullets but famine, which is in a large part man-made.

Discovering the music of Africa Barr Films (1987)

Describes music and rhythms of Africa, especially Ghana, and how they are used both as music and means of communication.Demonstrates the complex rhythmical music of the bells, rattles and the drums; shows several traditional dances.

Dishes of Africa (1992)

Gourmet chef Jeff Smith tours the African cuisine.

Divine carcasse (1998)

It is a study in cultural contrast, between a desacralized, materialistic European view of reality and an animist, pre-industrial African one.

Don't hurry back (1996)

An allegory of a Yoruba story of three heavenly travelers who experience life on earth three times, first in body, then in mind, and finally in spirit.

Dr. Leakey and the dawn of man (1968, 16 mm)

This film uses photos of Roman ruins and sculptures to introduce the life work of Dr. Leakey, the renowned British archaeologist.

East Africa, pathway to growth (1999)

Documentary film covering the economic recovery in the East African countries of Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda

Education: the hope of the developing world (1987)

This program looks at projects in Kenya, East Africa, and Macao, the Portuguese territory in China, where missioners are helping both teachers and students open new doors to education.

Education: a basic human right (1992)

Examines the educational crisis in South Africa where the apartheid regime has for decades maintained two separate and unequal educational systems, one white and one black, with the consequent miseducation of successive generations of black youth and the destruction of untold human potential.

Facilitation: techniques in training (1989)

It tells the story of a group of African trainers at a workshop, discussing common training problems that they faced.

Facing the Truth with Bill Moyers (1999)

Bill Moyers describes the efforts of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), providing footage of TRC hearings and interviews with apartheid victims and others

From sun up (1987)

This film documents the daily life of Tanzanian women as they seek to take their place in their society, as it is influenced through education and the impact of Western civilization.

Fruit of fear (1965)

This film documents and contrasts the two societies existing in South Africa today: the black majority and the ruling white minority.

Generations of resistance (1980)

This film traces the tradition of black resistance to white rule which has been passed on from old to young despite the determination of the South African government to suppress it.

Gentle winds of change (1961, 16 mm)

This film illustrates the traditions, progress and aspects of social change of the Banyankole, a tribe in Uganda

Girls apart (1987)

This is the story of two 16-year-old schoolgirls - one black, one white - who inhabit separate worlds prescribed by apartheid.

Globalization & human rights (1999)

Documentary examining the clash between the trend of increasing economic globalization and international human rights advocacy.

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1987)

An empty Coke bottle drops from the sky near an African San hunter and is brought into his camp, but after causing much trouble to the group, he tries to return the bottle to the gods who must have dropped it.

GorÈe: door of no return (1992)

This documentary covers the arrival of the first Europeans in Africa, the origins of slavery in the Americas, the development of Gor ee Island as the center of the expanding slave trade, and the wealthy merchant women who controlled the slave trade on the island.

Hadza, the food quest of a hunting and gathering tribe of Tanzania (1965)

This is a detailed and systematic description of the way in which an isolated East African tribe obtains food by hunting game animals and by collecting wild fruits, roots and honey of wild bees.

The hunters (1958)

The life and culture of primitive bushmen living in the Kalahari Desert of Africa is shown by following a hunting party comprised of four bushmen as they track and kill a giraffe.

I have a problem, madam (1995)

Run by female lawyers, FIDA-Uganda has set up several legal aid centers for women in domestic trouble.

Ibadan, Nigeria (1965)

Scenes in Nigeria where Ohio University has a project in the development of educational facilities are shown

In and out of Africa (1993)

This video explores with irony and humor issues of authenticity, taste and racial politics in the transnational trade in African art.

In a time of violence (1994)

A story concerning changing values, violent cultural and political clashes and conflict among black families in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In darkest Hollywood: cinema and apartheid (1993)

Includes newsreel footage of violence in South Africa and interviews with producers, directors, screenwriters, authors and actors who expound upon films they have been instrumental in producing which explored the conditions of black South Africans.

In the footsteps of Dr. Livingstone (1994)

Retracing the last expedition of David Livingstone across Africa in 1872, with a team led by Charles Haskell, Elizabeth McKnight and David Lingstone Wilson, the explorer's great-grandson.

In the holy land (1989, Videodisc)

In The Holy Land depicts the history of turmoil and conflict in the Middle East. It is narrated by Ted Koppel in conjunction with ABC News.

It's not easy (1991)

Suna, a young African business executive, has everything going for him. He receives a promotion, his wife is pregnant and he continues to have lots of girlfriends. When his son is born with the AIDS virus everything changes.

Jirimpimbira : an African folktale (1995)

A brave boy named Temba ventures to find food and water for his drought-striken village. But when he is given a set of magical bones, he uses them to gain riches for himself instead of sharing with his friends.

The JVC Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of Africa (1996)

This anthology looks at many of the folk music traditions in Africa.

The JVC video anthology of world music and dance (1990)

Folk music. Video 17 deals with Egypt/Tunisia/Morocco/Mali/Cameroon/Zaire/Tanzania. Video 18 deals with Chad/Cameroon. Video 19 deals with Ivory Coast/Botswana/Republic of South Africa.

King Solomon's mines (1989 video from 1950 film)

Three adventurers on a perilous quest in the wilds of Africa

The Koppel report : a town meeting with Nelson Mandela (1990)

This uncut and unedited videocassette program presents the Ted Koppel interview with Nelson Mandela upon his visit to the United States. Mandela was released from a South African prison on February 11, 1990, after serving more than twenty-seven years in jail.

The language you cry in: the story of a Mende song (1998)

" ... traces the history of this song, a burial hymm of the Mende people brought by slaves to the rice plantations of the Southeast coast more than two hundred years ago."

Last grave at Dimbaza (1974, 16 mm)

This is a sobering document of the appalling effects of apartheid on South Africa's 17 million blacks in social, political, psychological, and human terms.

Living Africa: a village experience (1983, 16 mm)

This film portrays the daily experiences and concerns of the people of Wassetake, a small village on the Senegal River in West Africa, emphasizing changes taking place within and outside the community.

Love changes people and people change things (1989)

South Africa is a melting pot of people with many cultures, differences and problems. It is a living example of the triumph of unity over diversity and proof that it is possible for all on this planet to live together in peace

Lucy in disguise (1981)

This film is about the search for a better understanding of the beginnings of mankind. It flashes from the Afar Desert in Ethiopia, where a 3.5 million-year-old fossil was found in 1974.

Man made famine (1986)

Many people believe Africa's famine is due to natural causes such as drought, but it is not. It is caused by the neglect of its people.

Mandela (1986)

This film presents the story of Nelson and Winnie Mandela through her eyes.

Mandela: the man & his country (1990)

Chronicles the life of Nelson Mandela against the backdrop of South African politics, including interviews and coverage of his release in 1990 after 26 years in prison.

Mandela's fight for freedom (1995)

Mandela, the man (1994)

Details the life of Nelson Mandela, his struggle to free black South Africans from Apartheid, and his dramatic rise to power over the government which had imprisoned him.

Master Harold and the boys (1984)

This is Athol Fugard's devastating drama about an adolescent in South Africa and his discovery that he is the master of the black man who helped to raise him.

Mau Mau (1955)

This film presents an account of the havoc wrought by the Mau Mau terrorist organization in Kenya, and of the efforts made to stamp out the movement.

Mbira music: the spirit of the people (1992)

The mbira, a small musical instrument, presents songs used during the war of liberation and the chants used by today's farmers.

A message from African healers (1985)

This is a timely presentation of some of the main features of this enduring African therapeutic system.

More than an investment (1989)

This video is about the development of the country, South Africa. It is a country with the potential development of a strong business sector.

Moving on: hunger for land in Zimbabwe (1982)

For more than a decade black Zimbabweans fought a bitter guerilla war to take back control of their land. Now that war has been won, Moving On asks how the African majority's hunger for land can be satisfied.

Music and culture (1992)

Offers a look at the Polynesian, African, and North American Indian cultures and examines the role played by music in the lives of members of each group.

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.

Namibia : Africa's last colony (1984)

Nora Chase, education director of the Namibian Council of Churches and a member of the SWAPO liberation organization, takes us on a journey through her tortured and oppressed land, describing how first German, then British and now South African occupiers have enriched themselves off her country's vast natural resources, while keeping blacks in poverty.

Ndebele women: the rituals of rebellion (1995)

This video explores the Ndebele rituals.

New beginnings, new approaches: North/South partnership (1988)

This video contains excerpts of Interaction's 1988 Forum where US PVOs met their counterparts from Africa, Asia and Latin America to discuss lasting solutions to problems of world hunger and poverty.

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 easy walk : Ethiopia (1987)

Beginning with the victory over the Italians in 1896 at the Battle of Adowa, this video traces modern Ethiopian history.

No easy walk: Kenya (1987)

This video traces the history of Kenya's opposition to white rule and the struggle over land rights, from the arrival of the first settlers in the 19th century to the Mau-Mau rebellion in 1952.

No easy walk: Zimbabwe (1987)

In March 1896 the Ndebele people, of what was then known as Rhodesia, rose in armed rebellion against European settlers such as Cecil Rhodes who had taken over their land in the search for gold and other minerals. The First Chimurenga, as it is known to Zimbabweans, ended in defeat and it took another 84 years and a guerrilla war in the 1970s before independence was won.

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.

One nation, two nationalisms (1965, 16 mm)

Documentary film footage is used to examine South Africa's Nationalist Party and the policy of strict separation of people according to racial and tribal origins. It features interviews with leaders from the several groups concerned.

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.

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.

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.

People & places of Africa (1998)

In 13 videocassettes, explores the unique cultures, marvels of nature, indigenous peoples and remote lands of Africa.

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.

Ramparts of clay (1970)

Banned in the countries of its origin (Tunisia and Algeria) due to its portrayal of the impacts of political and social forces on the lives of ordinary people, this centers on a young woman who is unable to accept the subservient role that her people's ancient society demands of her.

Rhythm of resistance (1988)

Takes you across forbidden boundaries of apartheid to experience the authentic joy and sorrow of Black South African music.

The right decision (1986)

This video expresses the opinion that choosing to vacation in South Africa is the right decision. The many activities, the wonderful scenery and delectable cuisine are a few of the reasons this is true.

Roots (1985)

An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boy's abduction to America and continued throughout the generations that followed. (6 videocassettes)

Roots (1986)

Roots support their plants with food and stability. This program examines varieties of roots, their parts, and their functions.

Safe water 2000 (1989)

This video summarizes the achievements of the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (1981-1990) with photos and film footage. It highlights safe water achievements in Africa, the Arab States, Asia and Latin America.

Sanctions and South Africa (1986)

It discusses the sanctions that the United States has on South Africa and the effects more would have. These sanctions will not only hurt South Africa, but the entire South African region.

The Seven ages of music: the magic of African music (1992)

This production traces the entertaining evolution of Africa's music from the rattle of drums by the light of a desert fire to the laid-back beat of Hugh Masekela, Dolly Rathebe and the Inkspots.

Show me the rhythms for dunun (1998)

Demonstrates 10 traditional rythms that compliment "Show me the rhythms for jembe". Teaches each pattern individually and then combines them to form a complete arrangement.

Sigaalow : town of dust (1983)

This film is about a refugee camp hidden away on the banks of a muddy river in East Africa. Highlights from the daily routine of these displaced Somalian nomads, as well as their farming, education and cultural practices are portrayed.

Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)

This classic action film stars Gregory Peck as a famed adventure writer examining his life while on a safari in the African mountains. It is based on a story by Ernest Hemingway.

Son of Africa (1996)

This BBC production employs a dramatic reconstruction, archival material and interviews with scholars such as Stuart Hall and Ian Duffield to provide the social and economic context of the 18th century slave trade. Equiano's narrative begins in the West African village where he was kidnapped into slavery in 1756. He vividly recalls the pestilence and horror of the Middle Passage.

Sonamoni (golden pearl) (1985)

Rohima and Gafur are now proud parents and concerned about the high rate of infant mortality due to diarrheal diseases. After Korim (the villain) cuts off their access to the community tubewell, they are forced to draw water from a nearby river. As a result of using river water, their baby gets diarrhea, but fortunately they are well acquainted with oral rehydration therapy.

The Songhai princess (1990)

Princess Nzinga, the daughter of a 15th century Songhai emperor is kidnapped from the palace by the Wicked Witch of the Mountains, and is rescued after many years and adventures by medical student Imhotep.

South Africa (1944)

This film presents various scenes in the Union of South Africa, including the life of its people, its natural resources and its industries. It emphasizes the country's strategic location and the accomplishments under former prime minister Jan Christian.

South Africa: Advertising by country (1993)

A selection of the best television/cinema commercials from South Africa as chosen by the London International Advertising Awards E0 OUN.

South Africa belongs to us (1980)

This intimate portrait of five black women demonstrates how apartheid impoverishes, dehumanizes and ultimately enslaves. It is the clearest introduction to the system of apartheid, its affect on family life and the singular economic and emotional burdens it inflicts upon black people.

Spear of the nation (1986)

Thames Television provides the first overview of the African National Congress' goals, history and philosophy by going behind the scenes to get a true, unbiased picture of the ANC. In unusually candid interviews, some shot secretly in South Africa, President Oliver Tambo, Albertina Sisulu and other ANC veterans talk of the problems of the early days and speak with openess about the future.

Study in Africa : new opportunities for American students (1997)

An overview of several U.S. study programs at a variety of African campuses; interviews with African university faculty, administrators and students. U.S. students studying there answer a number of questions.

Tanzania : the quiet revolution (1964)

This film portrays the geography and people of Tanzania and depicts their struggle with the problems of extreme poverty, illiteracy and racism. It interviews President Julius K. Nyerere who explains his policy on nonalignment and acceptance of help from both communist and noncommunist countries. The frailty of the bond between the state of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is pointed out.

Tanzania : education for self reliance (1978)

In this video a team of educators from the Audio Visual Institute visit a village to show how more permanent houses may be built from mud bricks and aluminum roofs. Discussions, learning new building techniques and confronting government bureaucracy follow. In the end the villagers must take the initiative to build the houses and improve their lives themselves.

Tauw (1971)

African filmmaker Ousmane Sembene follows a young member of a new generation of workers in Senegal to depict the uneducated masses that form the raidly increasing population of cities like Dakar. These workers are most affected by the changes taking place in Africa today. Conditions in Senegal typify those of many emerging nations.

These girls are missing (199-?)

"... in many African countries, fewer than 20% of girls ever enter a classroom, and across the continent, only one woman in three learns to read." "These girls are missing offers small sets of stories, sharp glimpses into a few intimate relationships layered to mirror the complex reality ..."--Container.

They come in peace : a new democratic South Africa (1994)

This video begins when South African President F. W. deKlerk released Nelson Mandela from Robin Island Prison after twenty-seven years of confinement. The video describes why Nelson Mandela had been imprisoned and why deKlerk released him. It then gives background information on both deKlerk and Mandela, and describes the social, political and economic conditions that existed under apartheid.

This is South Africa (1987)

This video made by the South African Tourism Board highlights the tourist attractions of South Africa. These attractions include the natural beauty of the diverse landscape, the modern recreational facilities and the plentiful natural resources.

Tree of survival (1983)

In one of a series of films on UN subjects made by Third World filmmakers, Abdellatib Ben Ammar of Tunisia deals with the Sahel, the region bordering on the Sahara Desert in Africa. The desert sands are marching south at a rate of a meter a month. What can the Sahelians and the international community do to help? The answer lies in the trees that need to be planted and nurtured...the trees of survival.

Triumph over terror (1999)

Three the six parts in this series concern Africa. No. 4 looks at the problem in three different areas of the country, and explores the way denial of inheritance and property rights is forcing growing number of widows to join the ranks of the homeless in the shantytowns of major cities like Lagos. No. 5 is about one of the many terrible cases to come before the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. No. 6 evaluates the success of the Guinean government and the UN High Commission for Refugees in protecting the rights pledged this huge African refugee population under the OAU Convention.

Tuna (1985)

This movie shows how the once independent Maldivian community is now dependent on the outside world.

Uncommon ground : a film (1994)

Follows the journey of five Los Angeles high school students to Grahamstown, South Africa, where they meet and live with five South African students in a black township.

The vital link (1980)

This video explains why the United States considers South Africa an industrial bread-basket.

Voices of Sarafina (1988)

Interviews with the young Black South African cast members of the Broadway production of Sarafina!, interspersed with scenes from that musical about the 1976 student uprising at a Soweto high school.

Die Voortrekkers (1955)

Told from the Afrikaner point of view, this film is a re-creation of the historical events surrounding the emigration of the Dutch settlers into Zululand and their victory over Africans at the infamous battle of Blood River in 1838. Silent film with English and Dutch subtitles.

West African djembe drumming (1991)

Paulo Mattioli discusses instrumentation, technique and the seven principal rhythm patterns of West African drumming. Includes rhythm building exercises and play along segments.

West African instruments (1978)

Philip Faini, professor of music, and other musicians demonstrate the sounds of various West African percussion instruments, the original versions of such instruments as claves, castanets, maracas, gourd rattles, double gongs, tambourines, and talking drums.

West African popular music a Third Eye Production for RM Arts and Channel Four. (1984)

Focuses on the Africa's popular music industry that has grown rapidly over the past two decades and has produced its own distinct styles of Pop music.

West Africa, the fabric of reform (1999)

Documentary covering the economic reform occurring, with the help of the IMF, in the West African countries of CÙte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, and Mali.

What do we know about Africa? (1995)

Discusses commonly held western stereotypes about Africa and then presents accurate information on African culture and geography.

When the harvest is over (1989)

Kenya is an agricultural country, but once the harvest is over and they store their grain much of it becomes infested with bugs. With improved storage methods the people of Kenya are now able to save more of their grain.

Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears (1976)

An adaptation of the book of the same title by Verna Aardema, with pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon, which retells a West African tale which explains why the mosquito, responsible for the death of Mother Owl's baby, buzzes in people's ears looking for forgiveness. For primary grades.

Women in Tanzania (1987)

From sunup to sundown, women in Tanzania, East Africa, bear the burden of running the household, raising the children and growing the crops. This program looks at the situation of women in Tanzania from the women's perspective.

Women in world area studies: women in Africa (1982)

This videos major objective is to demonstrate the diversity of roles of women in Africa. Demonstrations of women's roles in the history of Africa tends to break down commonly held stereotypes concerning African women.

The World Bank: the great experiment (1984)

Focuses on Uganda's attempt to escape its spiral of poverty and the World Bank's efforts to prove that it is the international agency best placed to create a new beginning for Uganda.

Woza Albert (1982)

Woza Albert! is the international hit play written and performed by two black South Africans. It is based on an ironic premise: what would happen if Jesus Christ returned to the self-proclaimed Christian country of South Africa?

You Africa, Youssou N'Dour and Etoile: the African tour (1994)

Documentary of the 1994 tour of nine West African nations by legendary Senegalese performing artist, Youssou N'Dour and his band and back-up dancers, Super Etoile.

You have struck a rock (1981)

This is an ebullient story of the black women of South Africa who suffered through oppression because of their race, class and sex during the 1950s.

Zajota and the boogie spirit (1989)

This video incorporates African rhythms and dance in recapitulating the saga of Black people from their African origins to their present life in America.