Bloody cartoons. Campaign! the Kawasaki candidate. Dinner with the President. Egypt: we are watching you. For God, Tsar and fatherland. In search of Gandhi. Iron ladies of Liberia. Looking for the Revolution. Please vote for me. Taxi to the dark side.
Notes:
Off-air recording: broadcast by SBS TV in ten parts -- pt.1, 7 October 2007 -- pt.2, 9 October -- pt.3, 9 October -- pt.4, 16 October -- pt.5, 16 October -- pt.6, 16 October -- pt.7, 23 October -- pt.8, 23 October -- pt.9, 30 October -- pt.10, 30 October 2007.
Contents:
[disc.1]. Please vote for me (53 min.) / directed by Weijun Chen -- [disc 2]. Taxi to the dark side (53 min.) / directed by Alex Gibney -- [disc 3]. Looking for the Revolution (53 min.) / directed by Rodrigo Vazquez -- [disc 4]. For God, Tsar and the fatherland (53 min.) / directed by Nino Kirtadze -- [disc 5]. In search of Gandhi (53 min.) / directed by Lalit Vachani -- [disc 6]. Egypt : we are watching you (53 min.) / directed by Jehane Noujaim and Sherief Elkatsha -- [disc 7]. Bloody cartoons (53 min.) / directed by Karsten Kjaer -- [disc 8]. Dinner with the President (53 min) / directed by Sabihar Sumar and Sachithanandam Sathananthan -- [disc 9]. Iron ladies of Liberia (53 min.) / directed by Daniel Junge -- [disc. 10]. Campaign! The Kawasaki candidate (53 min.) / directed by Kazuhiro Soda -- [disc. 11]. Short films (119 min.) : Coming of age (11:45) ; Don't shoot (11:14) ; Famous last words (6:48) ; Feminin, masculin (8:41) ; Interferenze (11:46) ; Kinshasa 2.0 (11:07) ; Maria and Osmey (7:54) ; Miss Democracy (9:10) ; My body my weapon (9:00) ; Old Peter (8:05) ; On the square (4:14) ; Three blind men (6:57) ; You cannot hide from Allah (12:13).
Summary:
Summary: "Why Democracy? is a documentary project using film to start a global conversation about democracy. the films produced by the project have a common reference beyond the thematic. Both the global broadcast and the debates arising from the films will lead to a greater understanding concerning both the conditions of governance facing people in different societies and cultures, as well as a broader understanding of democracy."
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.