2011 Fall Newsletter

Dear Friends, pumpkins

Red, russet, and gold foliage in the Northeast may have been delayed by the heat shocks of July and the torrential rains of August and September. This fall Bullfrog Films is as colorful as ever, with brilliant new titles and stunning DVDs that will brighten your media collection. Barbershop Punk has just won Best of Festival at the Columbus International Film Festival. The Flaw shines a spotlight on the greed of corporations and the instability that comes with increasing income inequality, a key target of protests by Occupy Wall Street in New York and in cities across the US.

Make this an American Autumn to match the energy of an Arab Spring, with DVD resources from Bullfrog Films to bring the headlines into sharper focus.

Elizabeth Stanley
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Scroll down to see our list of new releases for Fall 2011. Please pass the word to interested librarians and faculty, and contact us to preview or purchase these films.


NEW RELEASES

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Barbershop Punk
77 minutes + extras • DVD • Grades 10-12, College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Directed by Georgia Sugimura Archer • Produced by Georgia Sugimura Archer and Kristin Armfield

A David & Goliath tale of one man's fight against restrictions by Internet service providers and governments on consumers' access to the internet.

Better This WorldBetter This World
89 minutes + extras • DVD • Grades 10-12, College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Directed by Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega
Produced by Katie Galloway, Kelly Duane de la Vega, Mike Nicholson

The story of two young Texans accused of intending to firebomb the 2008 Republican National Convention reveals the workings of the post 9/11 security state.

Between Two Worlds
70 minutes • DVD • College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Produced and Directed by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman

A personal essay revealing the passionate debates over identity and generational change inside today's American Jewish community.

Butterflies and BulldozersButterflies & Bulldozers
62 minutes • DVD • Grades 6-12, College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Directed by Ann Dunsky • Produced by Ann Dunsky and Steve Dunsky

The fight to save San Francisco's San Bruno Mountain speaks to the global dilemma of economic growth versus species preservation.

An Ecology Of Mind
60 minutes + extras • DVD • Grades 9-12, College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Directed by Nora Bateson • Co-Produced by David Sieburg

A daughter's loving film portrait of one of the 20th century's most influential thinkers, Gregory Bateson, anthropologist, systems theorist and ecologist.

The Flaw
82 minutes • DVD • Grades 10-12, College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Directed by David Sington • Produced by Stephen Lambert and Christopher Hird

Tells the story of the credit bubble that caused the financial crash of 2008, and clearly explains how excessive income inequality leads to economic instability.

From The Ground Up
30 minutes • DVD • Grades 9-12, College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Produced and Directed by Beth Gage & George Gage

Five 9/11 widows of New York firefighters pay tribute to their husbands by accomplishing extraordinary feats in their communities, turning evil into good.

Planeat
78 & 35 minutes + extras • DVD • Grades 6-12, College, Adult
Subtitles in multiple languages
Directed by Shelley Lee Davies and Or Shlomi • Produced by Christopher Hird

PLANEAT is the story of three men's life-long search for a diet which is good for our health, good for the environment and good for the future of the planet.

Truck Farm
48 minutes • DVD • Grades 7-12, College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Directed by Ian Cheney • Produced by Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis

Blending seriousness and whimsy, filmmaker Ian Cheney explores the promise and perils of urban farming.

Valentino’s Ghost
93 minutes + extras • DVD • Grades 10-12, College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Produced and Directed by Michael Singh

Explores the media’s role in perpetuating stereotypes about Arabs, Muslims and Islam as well as the media’s role in setting the record straight.

The War You Don't SeeThe War You Don’t See
96 minutes + extras • DVD • Grades 10-12, College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Directed by John Pilger • Produced by Dartmouth Films

Traces the history of `embedded' and independent reporting from the carnage of World War I to the destruction of Hiroshima, and from the invasion of Vietnam to the current war in Afghanistan.

We Still Live Here
56 minutes • DVD • Grades 10-12, College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Produced and Directed by Anne Makepeace

Tells the amazing story of the return of the Wampanoag language, a language that was silenced for more than a century.

When China Met Africa
75 & 60 minutes • DVD • Grades 10-12, College, Adult
SDH Captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Produced and Directed by Marc Francis and Nick Francis

Through the intimate portrayal of Chinese businessmen and their dealings with Zambian officials and laborers, the expanding footprint of a rising global power is laid bare.


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