All for Free
A film by Antonio Nuić, Croatia

94 minutes, Bosnian-Croatian w/English subtitles, 2006, DVD
Educational Interest- Balkans, The; Cinema Studies; Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Personal tragedy leads a young man to buy a mobile refreshment truck and embark on a darkly humorous and quixotic journey across post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Almost Brothers
A film by Lúcia Murat, Brazil

102 minutes, Portuguese w/English subtitles, 2004, DVD
Educational Interest- Brazil, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Justice, Latin America

Institutional DVD Price: $195

This searing look at the class struggle of Brazil over a period of four decades is told through the closely linked yet fatally divided lives of Miguel, a middle-class white rebel, and Jorge, his black childhood friend.

Angel on the Right
A film by Djamshed Usmonov, Tajikistan

88 minutes, color, Tajik w/ English subtitles, 2002, DVD
Educational Interest- Asia, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Ten years after leaving Tajikistan, the gangster Hamro is tricked into returning to his home village, where he must confront old foes, debts, his tradition bound mother and a son that he didn’t know he had.

Another Man's Garden
A film by Joao Luis Sol de Carvalho, Mozambique

2006, 80 minutes, DVD
Educational Interest- Africa, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Medicine

Institutional DVD Price: $195

This film honors the courage of young women who continue to strive against the odds, proving that educating a girl is not a waste of time in a land where it is perceived that “sending a girl to school is like watering another man’s garden.”

The Bet Collector
A film by Jeffrey Jeturian, Philippines

98 minutes, Tagalog w/English subtitles, 2006, DVD
Educational Interest- Cinema Studies; Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A resilient housewife’s job of collecting cash bets on the local numbers-game takes a psychological toll on her in the days before All Saint’s Day.

Border Café
A film by Kambozia Partovi, Iran

105 minutes, color, Farsi, Greek, Turkish & Russian w/English subtitles, 2005, DVD
Educational Interest-Business, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Islam, Middle East, Women’s Studies

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A young widow takes over her late husband's truck stop café, staying in the kitchen so as not to cause a scandal in Iran's conservative society. But her brother-in-law, out of familial obligation, wants to take her as a wife and also take over the café.

Buffalo Boy
A film by Nguyen-Vô Nghiem-Minh, Vietnam

98 minutes, color, Vietnamese w/English Subtitles, 2004, DVD
Educational Interest- Adolescence, Asia, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Vietnam

Institutional DVD Price: $195

In 1940s Vietnam, a young man takes up with a band of nomadic buffalo herders and discovers freedom, violence and love - but also secrets about his past that will change his life forever.

Bunny Chow
A film by John Barker, South Africa

95 minutes, Afrikaans, Tsotsi Taal & English w/English subtitles, 2006, DVD
Educational Interest- Africa, Cinema Studies; Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Three up-and-coming comedians head out on a road trip, abandoning rules, reason and girlfriends to find music and the meaning of life in the “new” South Africa.

Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
A film by Marcelo Gomes, Brazil

99 minutes, color, Portuguese & German w/English subtitles, DVD
Educational Interest- Brazil, Business, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Latin America, Medicine, WWII

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Johann, a young German opposed to Hitler’s war, travels the roads of Brazil where he meets Ranulpho, a sharp-tongued hitchhiker. But as Brazil enters the war against Germany and Johann is ordered home, each man must decide his own fate.

The Custodian
A film by Rodrigo Moreno, Argentina

93 minutes, Spanish w/English subtitles, 2006, DVD
Educational Interest- Argentina; Cinema Studies; Global Lens Collection; Latin America

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A man’s threshold for the mundane is chronicled by the uneventful days of his life as a bodyguard for a high profile politician.

Dam Street
A film by Li Yu , China

93 minutes, color, Mandarin & Sichuan w/English subtitles, 2005, DVD
Educational Interest- Adolescence, Asia, China, Cinema Studies, Family Relations, Global Lens Collection, Performance, Women’s Studies

Institutional DVD Price: $195

During a time of rigid moral code in China, a sixteen year old girl living in small town discovers she is pregnant, and is forced to put her child up for adoption. Ten years later, a marriage proposal probes the depth of her unresolved past.

Daughter of Keltoum
A film by Mehdi Charef, Algeria

101 minutes, color, Arabic & French w/English subtitles, DVD
Educational Interest- Africa, Algeria, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Family Relations, Middle East, Women’s Studies

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A 19 year-old Swiss woman travels to her birthplace - an isolated Berber settlement in the mountainous desert landscape of Algeria - to find her biological mother, who she has never met .

Enough!
A film by Djamila Sahraoui, Algeria / France

94 minutes, color, Arabic w/English subtitles, 2006, DVD
Educational Interest- Africa, Algeria, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Islam, Middle East, Women’s Studies

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Set amidst the civil war of Algeria in the 1990s, Enough! is the story of two women, Emel and Khadija, who embark on a dangerous search for Emel’s missing husband, braving the beautiful but lawless countryside.

Fine Dead Girls
A film by Dalibor Matanic, Croatia

77 minutes, color, Croatian w/English subtitles, 2002, DVD
Educational Interest-The Balkans, Cinema Studies,Gay & Lesbian Studies, Global Lens Collection, Women’s Studies

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A lesbian couple rent an apartment in a seemingly quiet building, but what initially appears as a safe love haven quickly turns into a nightmare. Fine Dead Girls has been named one of the best Croatian movies of the last decade.

Fish Fall in Love
A film by Ali Raffi, Iran

96 minutes, Persian w/English subtitles, 2006, DVD
Educational Interest- Business; Cinema Studies; Global Lens Collection; Women’s Studies

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A group of resourceful women use food to convince a stubborn businessman to allow them to continue operating a restaurant in a building he owns.

Fuse
A film by Pjer Zalica, Bosnia Herzegovina

105 minutes, color, Bosnian w/English subtitles, 2003, DVD
Educational Interest- The Balkans, Bosnia Herzegovina, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

In this bitingly funny story set in Bosnia two years after the civil war, a small town is turned upside down trying to create a squeaky clean image of itself as it prepares for a visit by President Bill Clinton.

Hollow City
A film by Maria João Ganga, Angola

88 minutes, color, Angola, Portuguese w/English subtitles, DVD
Educational Interest-Adolescence, Africa, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

One of the few films to have been made in Angola since it was torn apart by civil war, this eye-opening drama is set in Luanda, the capital of Angola, in the aftermath of the war.

In the Battlefields
A film by Danielle Arbid, Lebanon

90 minutes, color, 2004, DVD
Educational Interest- Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Middle East

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Daughter of self-destructive parents, Lina, 12, doesn’t show much interest in the war taking place around her in 1980’s Beirut. Instead, Siham, her aunt’s beautiful adolescent maid, is the focal point of her rebellious and neglected childhood.

Kabala
A film by Assane Kouyaté, Mali, 2002

112 minutes,2002, DVD
Educational Interest- Africa, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A young man leaves his village in disgrace after a tribal ceremony reveals the truth about his birth. Returning years later, he is determined to convince the village elders to use modern ways to mend the contaminated holy well.

Kept and Dreamless
A film by Vera Fogwill & Martin Desalvo, Argentina

94 minutes, Spanish w/English subtitles, 2005, DVD
Educational Interest- Argentina; Cinema Studies; Family Relations; Global Lens Collection; Latin America

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Set during Argentina’s economic crisis of the nineties, a drug-addicted mother struggles to keep her life afloat with the aid of her fiercely affectionate nine year-old daughter.

Khorma
A film by Jilani Saadi, Tunisia

90 minutes, 2002, DVD
Educational Interest- Africa, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Middle East

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Residing in Bizerte, a small Tunisian provincial town, Khorma is a young orphan whose red hair and white skin give him a striking appearance. He is under the protection of Bou Khaleb, who treats Khorma like a son. Bou Khaleb teaches him his philosophies on life and trains him to become a professional announcer of marriages, births, and deaths.

Kilometre Zero
A film by Hiner Saleem, Iraq

91 minutes, color, Kurdish, Arabic & French w/English subtitles, 2005, DVD
Educational Interest- Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Middle East

Institutional DVD Price: $195

The first Iraqi film to be chosen to compete in the prestigious Palme d'Or competition at Cannes, Kilometre Zero is a darkly funny story about a Kurdish soldier and an Iraqi taxi driver who join together to return the body of a soldier to his family.

The Kite
A film by Randa Chahal Sabbag, Lebanon

80 minutes, Arabic w/English subtitles, 2003, DVD
Educational Interest- Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Middle East

Institutional DVD Price: $195

On the eve of her marriage, a Lebanese girl realizes she is in love with the Israeli soldier guarding the border checkpoint that separates her from her fiancé.

Let the Wind Blow
A film by Partho Sen Gupta, India

93 minutes, Hindi & English w/English subtitles, 2004, DVD
Educational Interest- Asia; Cinema Studies; Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

At the height of nuclear-tensions between India and Pakistan, a restless group of friends weigh the bitter reality of their lives against fate and the philosophy of a nation.

Lili's Apron
A film by Mariano Galperin, Argentina

90 minutes, color, Spanish w/English subtitles, 2003, DVD
Educational Interest- Argentina, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Latin America

Institutional DVD Price: $195

After Ramón loses his job, his wife Lili suffers a nervous breakdown; they will lose their house unless something drastic is done. Desperate, Ramón accepts a job in Lili’s name - and clothes – to serve as a maid to a rich family.

Luxury Car
A film by Wang Chao, China

88 minutes, Mandarin w/English subtitles, 2006, DVD
Educational Interest- Asia; China; Cinema Studies; Family Relations; Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A man travels to the city to visit his daughter—a karaoke bar escort—hoping to fulfill his wife’s last wish of finding their missing son.

Mango Yellow
A film by Cláudio Assis, Brazil

100 minutes, color, Portuguese w/English Subtitles, 2002, DVD
Educational Interest- Brazil, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Latin America

Institutional DVD Price: $195

The hothouse atmosphere of Brazil comes alive in Mango Yellow, where lust and economic desperation combine in a volatile brew of provocative cinema.

Margarette's Feast
A film by Renato Falcão, Brazil

80 minutes, b/w, 2002, DVD
Educational Interest- Brazil, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Latin America

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A modern silent masterpiece, Margarette’s Feast tells an allegory of Brazil’s social struggles without words while making dazzling use of exhilarating Brazilian music.

Max and Mona
A film by Teddy Mattera, South Africa

98 minutes, color, English, with some Tswana, Afrikaans & Zulu w/English subtitles, DVD
Educational Interest- Adolescence, Africa, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

In this funny and engaging film from South Africa, young Max leaves his small village to become a doctor in the big city. But things start to go wrong right away as Max is mistakenly sent on his journey with the sacred village goat.

Nada +
A film by Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti, Cuba

88 minutes, color / b&w, Spanish w/ English subtitles, 2001, DVD
Educational Interest- The Caribbean, Cinema Studies,Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Carla, a postal worker in Havana, fulfills her romantic longings by opening letters and rewriting them into passionate prose before sending them out again to their intended recipients.

Night of Truth
A film by Fanta Régina Nacro, Burkina Faso

100 minutes, color, French, Mooré & Dioula w/English subtitles, DVD
Educational Interest- Africa,Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Peace & Conflict Resolution

Institutional DVD Price: $195

This award-winning debut feature by one of Africa’s most talented female directors takes place in an unnamed country, where two peoples have finally embarked on a path to peace after a decade of atrocities.

Of Love and Eggs
A film by Garin Nugroho, Indonesia

90 minutes, color, Indonesian w/English Subtitles, 2004, DVD
Educational Interest- Adolescence, Asia, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Islam

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Set in and around a mosque in sprawling Jakarta, Indonesia, during the Muslim holiday of Lebaran, the interwoven stories of family, faith and romantic love in this humorous yet poignant film are revealed through the eyes of three Jakarta children.

On Each Side
A film by Hugo Grosso, Argentina

101 minutes, 2006, DVD
Educational Interest- Architecture, Argentina, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Latin America

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A photographer is hired to document the construction of a bridge that will connect Victoria with Rosario—two towns on either side of a river, unaware that his own story will be changed by the lives he touches with his camera.

Opera Jawa
A film by Garin Nugroho, Indonesia

120 minutes, Indonesian w/English subtitles, 2006, DVD
Educational Interest- Asia; Cinema Studies; Global Lens Collection; Religion

Institutional DVD Price: $195

In the lush interior of Java, a potter’s wife is seduced into a tragic love triangle in this stylish adaptation of the Hindu epic The Ramayana.

Rachida
A film by Yamina Bachir-Chouikh, Algeria

100 minutes, color, Arabic and French w/English Subtitles, 2002, DVD
Educational Interest- Africa, Algeria, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Women’s Studies

Institutional DVD Price: $195

This acclaimed debut feature offers a unique glimpse into Algeria, where terrorism was commonplace during the 90s. Rachida, a young teacher, becomes the target of terrorists when she refuses to place a bomb in her classroom.

The Sacred Family
A film by Sebastián Campos, Chile

99 minutes, color, Spanish w/English subtitles, 2005, DVD
Educational Interest- Cinema Studies, Family Relations, Global Lens Collection, Latin America

Institutional DVD Price: $195

In this comedy drama from Chile, Marco brings his beautiful new girlfriend to meet his parents at their beach house, but her manipulative ways soon expose latent frictions, sexual tensions, and the unspoken rules that tie the family together.

Shadow Kill
A film by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, India

91 minutes, color, Malayalam w/English subtitles, 2002, DVD
Educational Interest- Asia, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

In 1940s southern India, a hangman named Kaliyappan struggles with the guilt and implications of the executions he obediently carries out.

Stolen Life
A film by Li Shaohong, China

90 minutes, color, Mandarin w/English subtitles, DVD
Educational Interest- Asia, China, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A young girl, Yanni, is taken to live with her aunt and grandmother in Beijing. Surprising everyone, she is accepted to college. But as she prepares to begin her new life, an encounter with a delivery man triggers a series of unexpected events.

Thirst
A film by Tawfik Abu Wael, Israel/Palestine

110 minutes, 2004, DVD
Educational Interest- Adolescence, Cinema Studies, Family Relations, Global Lens Collection, Middle East

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A middle-aged Palestinian man's obsession with his daughter’s shame has reached the point of madness, as even he knows. If he cannot abandon the harsh traditions that forced his family’s exile, his wife and children will surely abandon him.

Ticket to Jerusalem
A film by Rashid Masharawi, Palestine

85 minutes, 2002, DVD
Educational Interest- Cinema Studies, Global Lens, Middle East

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Jaber, a kind and gentle man in his early 40s ,runs a mobile cinema in the disputed territory of the West Bank. One day, he's encouraged by Rabab, a female school teacher, to organize a screening in Jerusalem's old city.

Today and Tomorrow
A film by Alejandro Chomski, Argentina

87 minutes, color, Spanish w/English subtitles, DVD
Educational Interest- Argentina, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Latin America

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Paula, an aspiring actress in Buenos Aires, is trapped in a cycle of unpaid bills and debts. Reluctantly, she calls a friend who mentors her in a new way to make money - streetwalking.

Uniform
A film by Diao Yinan, China

92 minutes, color, Mandarin w/English subtitles, 2003, DVD
Educational Interest- Asia, China, Cinema Studies, Family Relations, Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

A young tailor discovers a solution for his problems: a policeman’s uniform, left in the family shop. A humorous but realistic portrait of the clashing values of modern-day China.

What's a Human Anyway?
A film by Reha Erdem, Turkey

124 minutes, 2004, DVD
Educational Interest- Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Set in modern Istanbul, Turkey, a cheerful Ali tries to recover his memory in the aftermath of a jewelry store robbery. But it’s his friends, family and neighbors whose lives seem chaotic.

Whisky
A film by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll, Uruguay

94 minutes, color, Uruguay, Spanish w/English Subtitles, 2004, DVD
Educational Interest- Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Latin America

Institutional DVD Price: $195

When Jacobo, a lonely factory owner in Uruguay, hears about the impending visit of his irritatingly cheerful brother who he hasn't seen in years, he enlists his faithful assistant Marta to pretend to be his wife.

Women's Prison
A film by Manijeh Hekmat, Iran

106 minutes, color, Persian w/English subtitles, DVD
Educational Interest- Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection, Law & Legal Studies, Middle East, Women’s Studies

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Banned in Iran, this taboo-breaking film uses the life of women behind bars as a metaphor for Iranian society since the Revolution. Mitra, in prison for killing her violent stepfather, confronts the new warden and challenges her dogmatic views.

A Wonderful Night in Split
A film by Arsen A. Ostojic, Croatia

100 minutes, color, Croatian w/English Subtitles, 2004, DVD
Educational Interest- The Balkans, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collection

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Set in the dark, eerie streets of medieval Split, Croatia, during the two hours before midnight on New Year's eve, this stylish film noir spins three tales of desire, treachery and murder.

Wretched Lives
A film by Joel Lamangan, Philippines

102 minutes, color, 2001, DVD
Educational Interest- Asia, Cinema Studies, Global Lens Collections

Institutional DVD Price: $195

Set in the early nineties, during the short-lived and ill-fated reign of Joseph Estrada, Wretched Lives offers up a society in hellish microcosm, expressing outrage at the corruption of the political elite and their exploitation of the poor.