frightening. This documentary was filmed ten years after the harrowing genocide of the Second World War. During the time of the war‚ concentration camps were built around Germany‚ Poland‚ Czechoslovakia‚ Austria‚ Switzerland‚ and Belgium to systematically contain and kill many different races‚ nationalities‚ sexualities‚ and enemies of Adolf Hitler’s Reich. Produced ten years after the liberation of these concentration camps in 1955‚ Night and Fog (French: Nuit et brouillard) is a short documentary film directed
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Super Amigos Documentary Super Amigos by director Arturo Perez Torres‚ was an intriguing documentary that brought to light the different struggles that are faces on the daily. For instance: sexuality‚ animal protection‚ and environmental issues. The different super heroes embody something greater than just looking silly in a wrestler’s costume—to make a change and fight for social justice. Each one of the Super Amigos served with a different purpose‚ but all came together to achieve one sole duty—to
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with the interference by white settlers. The two documentaries‚ "Good Meat" and "Bad Sugar" talk about how diabetes has become common amongst the Native American tribes. Throughout the discussion‚ I will analyze the health problems that Native Americans face on a daily basis‚ how those problems started‚ and what is being done to fix these problems. The two documentaries were similar in many ways. One of the ways was through diabetes. In the documentary‚ "Bad Sugar"‚ Terrol Dew Johnson mentioned that
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In the interactive documentary Bowling for Columbine directed by Michael Moore‚ the societal issues of gun law and how mental health and bullying can affect people are discussed. The documentary applied heavily in 2002 when it was first made after the shootings at Columbine high school and in present day due to America taking the wrong course of action to improve accessibility to guns and provide help to those who need or ask for it. On top of this he also cover white supremacy and racism present
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The documentary An Electronic Story serves as a representation of the massive impact and influence that television has on our cultural perceptions‚ understandings‚ and beliefs. Gerbner defines culture as the “stories and messages that create images that govern our conception of life and our behavior” (Jhally). The documentary draws to attention that for thousands of years stories‚ the fundamental method of conveying culture and preserving society‚ were told orally. Technology‚ specifically innovations
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Inc.‚ a 2008 documentary film directed and produced by Robert Kenner‚ exposes the secrets about how food is processed. Robert Kenner is famous for exposing facts and controversies that are rarely discussed. He is also known for his authenticity and his desire to reveal the truth. Kenner has received several awards for his films. Food Inc. even influenced some food policy decisions. His documentary‚ Food Inc.‚ talks about the industrialization of the food system in America. The documentary is targeted
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“A Powerful Noise” was a moving documentary about the hardships women face across the globe focusing on three key issues‚ HIV‚ lack of education and economic hardship. From this documentary some clarity I received really opened my eyes to how these issues affect women around the world. I learned that HIV is not primarily spread through sexual intercourse but rather through sharing needles in impoverished countries. I was always aware that sharing needles is a way of obtaining
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report Christy Nov 20 The documentary ‘Faking the Grade’ (2013‚ SEP 5‚ DOC ZONE‚ CBC player) mainly discusses the external and internal factors that explain why students cheat during their tests‚ and explores how schools react to cheating and what we can do to change the current situation in order to cultivate a culture of honesty. To begin with‚ the documentary briefly introduces current phenomena that a considerable percentage of high school
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Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami The documentary‚ “Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami”‚ directed by Gaspar González and Alan Tomlinson‚ chronologically explores the life of Cassius Clay‚ better known as Muhammad Ali. The documentary begins by briefly providing background information about his upbringing‚ explaining how he grew up in an unstable home with an alcoholic father‚ and was also was exposed daily to the harsh realities of racial injustice in America in the 1960s‚ specifically the idea that he was
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This documentary displays epidemiology in action to reveal the correlation between social status and overall health. It focuses on two categories of social status that influence overall health‚ economic status and race. These two categories are examples of health disparities. According to Paula Braveman a health disparity is‚ “a difference in which disadvantaged social groups who have persistently experienced social disadvantage or discrimination- systematically experience worse health or greater
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