New Film on Mental Health & Creative Expression

Adryan Glasgow Blog Post

Hi All,

I am attaching some information about a new film from Women Make Movies that might be of interest to you:

LEARNING TO SWALLOW  http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c918.shtml

LEARNING TO SWALLOW is an intimate portrait of a resilient young woman, Patsy Desmond. A charismatic, emerging artist, the "it girl" seemingly had it all: admiring friends and lovers, a prestigious work assignment with an internationally renowned artist in New York City and the potential to successfully realize her dreams. In spite of this, Patsy struggled with bipolar disorder too. A failed suicide attempt leaves

New Film on Hand-clapping, folklore and girl culture

Adryan Glasgow Blog Post

Hi All,

I am attaching some information about a new film from Women Make Movies that might be of interest to you:

LET’S GET THE RHYTHM  http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c916.shtml

LET'S GET THE RHYTHM explores the history of hand-clapping games around the world. Through wars and migrations, across language barriers and oceans, young girls connect with each other through thousands of variants—ancient as they are global—the film chronicles these rhythmic and recreational practices. Guided by three eight-year-olds from diverse cultural backgrounds on inner-city playgrounds in New York City, the

Lost Films

Daniel Fandino Blog Post

Welcome to "It Came From the Internet."  Each week the intrepid crew of the H-PCAACA will venture boldly into the farthest reaches of the internet to find interesting and offbeat sites relating to American, world, and popular culture.

This week's websites take us into the vanished worlds of lost films, a tale that is part mystery story, part history lesson. Over 3500 films are listed by various groups as lost, unseen by human eyes for decades or even longer since their original runs. Lost films are a transnational phenomena, as movies from countries all over the world have vanished. Some exist

References to crisis in Greek films

Roland Moore Blog Post

To teach about the Greek economic crisis, it may be helpful to refer to films available online.  For example, www.portraitsofgreeceincrisis.com/ is a documentary with vivid scenes of economic pain.
 
A controversial documentary entitled Debtocracy is also available online at http://www.debtocracy.gr/

Do you have a favorite film to illustrate the crisis in Greece?