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The following films were selected for screening at Annual Conferences of the National Association for Multicultural Education. Special thanks to Catherine Oleksiw and Linda Shevitz for organizing the film festival for the past several years.

FILM TITLE	FILM MAKER	SUBJECT	Year Film Shown
The Truth About Hate (49 min.)	AIMS MultiMedia 9710 DeSoto Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311 Toll free: (800) 367-2467 Fax: (818) 341-6700 Web:www.aims-multimedia.com Attn: Linda Saldivar e-mail: info@aims-multimedia.com	Reaction of Youth to Hate Crimes and Racism	1999
Closing the Gap (26 min.)	America Media, Inc. 4900 University Ave. West Des Moines, IA 50266-6769 Toll free: (800) 262-2557 Fax: (515) 224-0256 E-mail: ami@ammedia.com Web: www.1stoptraining.com	Gender Communication Skills	1998
Dealing with Diversity (21 min.)	America Media, Inc. See as above	Diversity in the Workplace	1998
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (23 min.)	America Media, Inc. See as above	Sexual Harassment	1998
Sexual Harassment for Education: Administrators (15 min.)	America Media, Inc. See as above	Sexual Harassment	1999
Sexual Harassment for Education: Students (15 min.)	America Media, Inc. See as above	Sexual Harassment	1999
Black and Jews (85 min.)	California Newsreel 149 9th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 621-6196 Fax: (415) 621-6522 E-mail: contact@newsreel.org Web: www.newsreel.org Attn: Ann Beatrice Scott	Racism, African Americans, Jews	1997
Blue Eyed (93 min.)	California Newsreel See as above	Prejudice, Racism	1997
Keita: The Heritage of the Griot (94 min.)	California Newsreel See as above	African Oral Tradition	1997
Ethnic Notions (56 min.)	California Newsreel See as above	Historical Basis for Racism	1998
Family Across the Sea (56 min.)	California Newsreel See as above	Black Studies and American Culture	1998
At the River I Stand (56 min.)	California Newsreel See as above	Discrimination (African Americans)	1999
The Essential Blue-Eyed (50 min.)	California Newsreel See as above	Racism	1999
Understanding Prejudice	Cambridge Educational P.O. Box 2153 Charleston, WV 25328 Toll free: (800) 468-4277	Prejudice	1997
More than Bows and Arrows (30 min.)	Camera One 8523 15th Ave., NE Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 523-3456 Toll free: 1-800-726-FILM	Native American Experience	1998
Bittersweet (42 min.)	The Cinema Guild 130 Madison Ave., 2nd fl. New York, NY 10016-7038 (212) 685-6242 Toll free: (800) 723-5522 Fax: (212) 246-5525 E-mail: thecinemag@aol.com Web: www.cinemaguild.com Attn: Gary Alan Crowdus	Asian-Indian	1996
Images of Mexican LA (28 min.)	The Cinema Guild Same as above	History of Mexican Americans	1999
Kid Nerd (44 min.)	The Cinema Guild Same as above	Reactions of Adults to Discrimination as Youth	1999
Straight from the Heart (24 min.)	The Cinema Guild Same as above	Discrimination (Sexual Orientation)	1999
More Than Words (58 min.)	The Cinema Guild Same as above	Native Americans	2000
The Primal Mind (58 min.)	The Cinema Guild Same as above	Native Americans	2000
The Times and Dreams of Martin Luther King (30 min.)	Curriculum Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 2001 North Billerica, MA 01862-0901 Toll free: (800) 225-0248 Fax: 1-800-366-1158 e-mail: cainfo@curriculumassociates.com Web: www.curriculumassociates.com	Leader of civil rights struggle in America	1998
Ethnic Man (50 min.)	Entertaining Diversity P.O. Box 126 Dedham, MA 02027 (617) 329-7040 Fax: same as phone Attn: Teja Arboleda e-mail: Teja@EntertainingDiversity.com Web: www.tiac.net/users/diverse	Multicultural & Multi-ethnic Roots	1998
Sorrow: The Nazi Legacy (33 min.)	ERGO Media Inc. 668 American Legion Drive P.O. Box 2037 Teaneck, NJ 07666-1437 Toll free: (800) 695-3746 (201) 692-0404 Fax: (201) 692-0663 e-mail: ergo@jewishvideo.com Web: www.jewishvideo.com	Reactions of Youth to Holocaust	1999
They Risked Their Lives: Rescuers of the Holocaust (55 min.)	ERGO Media Inc. See as above	Interviews with Rescuers of the Holocaust	1999
Havana Nagila: The Jews in Cuba (60 min.)	ERGO Media Inc. See as above	History and Presence of Jews in Cuba	2000
Preserving the Past (15 min.)	ERGO Media Inc. See as above	Children of the Holocaust	2000
The Sound of Racism (5 min.)	Ethan Lader 31 Crestdale Road Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 633-8113	Racism	1998
Hate (La Haine)	Facets Multimedia 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL 60614 Toll free: (800) 532-2387	Prejudice, Racism, Violence	1997
Different and the Same	Family Communications Inc. 4802 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 687-2990 Fax: (412) 687-1226	Racism, Prejudice, Discrimination	1996
Portrait of Age	First Run/Icarus Films 32 Court St. 21st Fl. Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 488-8900 Toll free: (800) 876-1710 Fax: (718) 488-8642 Attn: Dylan McGinty e-mail: dylan@frif.com Web: www.frif.com	Ageism Secondary/Adult	1996
Black Dawn (20 min.)	First Run/Icarus See as above	Caribbean, Haiti, Slavery	1997
Four Voices	First Run/Icarus See as above	Community Based Education	1997
No Loans Today (56 min.)	First Run/Icarus See as above	Inner-city Life, Poverty	1997
Osaka Story	First Run/Icarus See as above	Culture Conflicts, Korean and Japanese Cultures	1997
Taxi to Timbuktu	First Run/Icarus See as above	Immigration, Africa	1997
Chile, Obstinate Memory (58 min.)	First Run/Icarus See as above	Reaction of Youth to History	1998
Round Eyes in the Middle Kingdom (52 min.)	First Run/Icarus See as above	Russian Jewish Experience in China	1998
Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker (47 min.)	First Run/Icarus See as above	History of U.S. Civil Rights Movement	2000
Claiming Open Spaces	Independent Television Service 190 Fifth St. East Suite 200 St. Paul, MN 55101-1637 (612) 225-9035	Interracial Intercultural Understanding	1996
Espanola Valley Cultural Heritage	Independent Television Service See as above	Hispanic/Pueblo Indian Cultural Preservation	1996
Jump Fence	Independent Television Service See as above	Identity	1996
Once Upon a Time in the Bronx and Carmelita: Your Kunst ins Your Waffen	Independent Television Service See as above	Latino Cultural Understanding	1996
Portraits From the Cloth	Independent Television Service See as above	Among Culture	1996
Zero Street	Independent Television Service See as above	African American Identity and Empowerment	1996
Telling It Like It Is	Intercultural Resource Corp. 78 Greylock Road Newton, MA 02115 (617) 965-8651 E-mail: Jwurzel@irc-international.com Attn: Jaime Wurzel	Diversity Issues and Strategies	1999
At the End of Our Rope	KCET/Los Angeles Community Outreach 4401 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027 (213) 953-5366 (213) 953-5331	1-2 Grade Diversity Training	1996
Bread and Matzah	KCET/Los Angeles See as above	1-2 Grade Diversity Training	1996
Puzzle Pieces	KCET/Los Angeles See as above	1-2 Grade Diversity Training	1996
Racism ­ The Way We See It	Kristine Sorenson 2482 University Ave. Suite C 10 St. Paul, MN 55114 (612) 646-5007	Racism	1996
Bobıs Ms. Adventure (27 min.)	Monad Trainerıs Aide, Inc. 163-60 22nd Ave. Whitestone, NY 11357-4030 (718) 352-2314 Toll free: (800) 344-6088 Fax: (718) 352-1305 Attn: Carol Richman e-mail: carol@monadtrainersaide.com Web: www.monadtrainersaide.com	Sexual Harassment	1998
Cultural Baggage (9 min.)	Monad Trainerıs Aide, Inc. Same as above	Stereotypes	1998
Diversity: Food for Thought (20 min.)	Monad Trainerıs Aide, Inc. Same as above	Diversity in the Workplace	1998
The Village of 100 (2 min.)	Monad Trainerıs Aide, Inc. Same as above	Visual Clip on People of the World	1999
Ho Ho or Oh No (33 min.)	Monad Trainerıs Aide, Inc. Same as above	Sexism/Humor	2000
American Sons (28 min.)	NAATA 346 Ninth Street, 2nd Fl. San Francisco, CA 94103 Toll free: (800) 343-5540 (415) 552-9550 (415) 863-0814 Ext. 108 Fax: (415) 863-7428 Web: www.naatanet.org Attn: Lisa Asagi e-mail: lisa@naatanet.org	Racism (Asian-Americans)	1999
Carved in Silence (45 min.)	NAATA Same as above	Racism (Asian-Americans)	1999
Children of the Camps (57 min.)	NAATA Same as above	Racism (Asian-Americans)	1999
a.k.a. Don Bonus (56 min.)	NAATA Same as above	Cambodian immigrant family in NYC	2000
For Angela	National Film Board of Canada 1251 Ave. of the Americas 16th Floor New York, NY 10020-1173 (212) 569-1770 Fax: (212) 596-1779	Native American Racism	1996
Women in American Life (5 parts)	National Womenıs History 7738 Bell Road Winsor, CA 95492 (707)838-6000 Fax: (707) 838-0478	Women Secondary/Adult	1996
Jim Northup: With Reservations	Native Arts Circle 1433 E. Franklin Ave. Suite 15 Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 870-7173	Ojibwe Culture	1996
Ghost Dance (9 min.)	New Day Films 22-D Hollywood Ave. Hohokus, NJ 07423 (201) 652-6590 Toll free: (888) 367-9154 Fax: (201) 652-1973 Web: www.newday.com	Lakota Art, Wounded Knee	1997
Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World (58 & 30 min.)	New Day Films Same as above	Hopi Culture	1997
Miles from the Border (15 min.)	New Day Films Same as above	Mexican American, Immigration	1997, 1999
With Babies and Banners (45 min.)	New Day Films Same as above	Unionism, Working Women	1997
A Matter of Respect: The Tlingit in a Modern Alaskan Town (30 min.)	New Day Films Same as above	Changing Culture Native Alaskans	1999
In Whose Honor: American Indian Mascots in Sports (47 min.)	New Day Films Same as above	Racism (Native Americans)	1999
Dear Lisa (45 min.)	New Day Films Same as above	Womenıs Issues and Sexism	2000
So Long Silence (22 min.)	New Day Films Same as above	Deafness as one perspective of diverse society	2000
Color Blind	NEWIST/CESA #7 UW-Green Bay Green Bay, WI 54311 Toll Free: (800) 633-7445 Fax: (414) 465-2576	Intercultural understanding Antiracism upper elementary Secondary	1996
How Difficult Can This Be?	PBS 1035 Unity Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55422 (612) 588-4232 Toll free: (800) 344-3337	Learning Disabilities	1996
Flash Judgements	Professional Development Group, Inc. 6442 City West Parkway Suite 205 Eden Prairie, MN 55344	Training	1996
Small Differences (20 min.)	Program Development Associates P.O. Box 2038 Syracuse, NY 13220-2038 (315) 452-0643 Fax: (315) 452-0710 E-mail: pcomo@servtech.com Web: www.pdassoc.com Attn: Perry D. Como	Discrimination (Persons with Disabilities)	1999
The Ten Commandments of Communicating with Persons with Disabilities (26 min.)	Program Development Associates Same as above	Interacting with Persons with Disabilities	1999
A Little History Worth Knowing (23 min.)	Program Development Associates Same as above	Awareness of Persons with Disabilities	2000
The Diversity Series: Age and Physical Ability (20 min.)	Quality Media Resources P.O. Box 1706 Bellevue, WA 98009-1706 (425) 455-0558 Fax: (452) 462-7087 Web: www.qmr.com E-mail: robert@qmr.com Attn: Robert Rosell	Discrimination (Age and Physical Ability)	1999
The Diversity Series: Gender and Sexual Orientation (20 min.)	Quality Media Resources Same as above	Discrimination (Gender and Sexual Orientation)	1999
You Can Stop Harassment Parts I & II (26 min. & 25 min.)	Quality Media Resources Same as above	Sexual Harassment	2000
Many Voices	TV Ontario Sales Office 1140 Kildare Farm Road Suite 308 Cary, NC 27511 (919) 380-0747		1996
Quick to Judge	TV Ontario Sales Office Same as above		1996
To Jew is Not a Verb	TV Ontario Sales Office Same as above		1996
Itıs Elementary (37 or 78 min.)	Womenıs Educational Media 2180 Bryant Street Suite 203 San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 641-4616 Fax: (415) 641-4632 E-mail: wemfilms@womedia.org Web: www.womedia.org Attn: Pam Flood	Student Awareness of Gay/Lesbian Issues	1998
Thatıs A Family (30 min.)	Womenıs Educational Media Same as above	Study on range of family structures	2000
Not in Our Town (27 min.)	The Working Group 1161 Telegraph Ave., Suite 1550 Oakland, CA 94612-2146 (510) 268-9674 fax: (510) 268-3606 Web: www.igc.org/an/niot Email: outreach@theworkinggroup.org	Community Activism Against Bias	1998
Not in Our Town II (58 min.)	The Working Group See as above	Community Activism Against Bias	1998

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