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Showing 1 - 10 of 239 titles with a criteria of Subject is 20th Century
About Executing Eichmann
In 1961, Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death for crimes against the Jewish people and against humanity. While this judgment was met with consensus on a national level, some spoke out against it.
Icarus Films | 2014 | 60 minutes
Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World
The Soviet troops' intervention in Afghanistan was a pivotal event in the history of the 20th century. It launched Bin Laden and Al Qaeda.
Icarus Films | 2014 | 52 minutes
After Silence
Examines the treatment of Japanese-Americans during WW II, and its relevance to post 9/11 America.
Bullfrog Films | 2003 | 30 minutes
Agent Orange
A look at the long-term effects, on U.S. soldiers, the Vietnamese people, and the environment of Vietnam, of the spraying of Agent Orange on Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Icarus Films | 2007 | 66 minutes
Amateur Photographer
The story of a German soldier and the photographs that he took, while serving on the Eastern Front during WWII.
Icarus Films | 2004 | 26 minutes
Americas in Transition
A concise and fast-paced history of the volatile forces at work in Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in the 1980s.
Icarus Films | 1982 | 29 minutes
And There Was Israel
An accessible, clearly argued essay on how Israel came to be.
Icarus Films | 2018 | 52 minutes
Angry Monk
Gendun Choephel, a legendary figure in Tibet, turned from the monastic life he was born to (as the reincarnation of a Buddhist lama), to become a fierce critic of his country's religious conservatism and isolationism.
Icarus Films | 2005 | 97 minutes
Another Paradise
Fifty years ago the entire Creole population of the Chagos Islands was expelled by the British authorities. This secret operation took place in order to lease the largest island to the US Navy so that it could install a military base. Now Chagossian exiles embark on a struggle to return home.
Andana Films | 2019 | 82 minutes
