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Série Noire duration 43 minutes 38 seconds Série Noire Série Noire	Série Noire In this series two screenwriters enter into the… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Director Jean-François Rivard Producer Joanne Forgues Series Yes Series of title Série Noire Episode number in series 12 Running time 00:44:00 Year of production 2014 Country Canada Genre Fiction Program description in session In this series two screenwriters enter into the world they create. Or do they? While Patrick is getting over Charlene’s betrayal and Dennis is trying to forget about Judith, the two screenwriters are hit by a terrible bombing. Was the attack a retaliation from the East Gay Gang, whose boss Claudio was just arrested? Who is the woman with the deep voice who saved them from certain death? The screenwriting duo, who we thought were finally safe, must now face more danger. Will they manage to shed light on the strange conspiracy threatening their lives? One thing is sure: they’ve never had more material to draw from in writing their series The Law of Justice… In this episode Dennis and Patrick try to keep writing their series, while at each other’s throats. But events continue to unfold and revelations multiply. Will a culprit finally be identified? At the end of their crazy investigation, after shedding light on absolutely everything, the two screenwriters discover that real life is more surprising and less believable than the most unlikely piece of fiction. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 44 Shop steward Mario Deschamps
The Kids duration 1 hour 30 minutes The Kids The Kids	The Kids Bao-li and his best friend Da have just started… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Original title 小孩 Director Sunny Yu Producer Arvin Chen Series No Running time 01:30:00 Year of production 2015 Country Taiwan Genre Fiction Program description in session Bao-li and his best friend Da have just started the 8th grade when he comes to the rescue of Jia-jia, a girl who is one year older. Jia-jia and Bao-li immediately fall in love. Bao-li has been raised by a single mother, and being with Jia-jia helps him find the happiness and warmth that he has been longing for. When Jia-jia is pregnant with their daughter, Bao-li drops out of school to support his new family. However, Jia-jia becomes fed up with the pressure of everyday life and starts an affair with her boss. Bao-li tries to earn Jia-jia a better home, but discovers that his mother has gambled away all their savings. After a heated argument, Jia-jia admits that she is having an affair, and takes their daughter away with her. Hoping to win Jia-jia back, Bao-li starts selling drugs with Da to make money, only to realize that there are more difficulties in life he must face… This is a drama about the emotional and financial challenges faced by a Taipei teenage couple who become parents while still at school. Debuting writerdirector Sunny Yu is taking an even-handed approach to subject matter that is frequently given sensationalist treatment. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 33 Shop steward Mario Deschamps
The Principal duration 52 minutes 36 seconds The Principal The Principal	The Principal Matt Bashir, history teacher and former Deputy at… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Director Kriv Stenders Producer Ian Collie Series Yes Series of title The Principal Episode number in series 2 Running time 00:53:00 Year of production 2015 Country Australia Genre Fiction Program description in session Matt Bashir, history teacher and former Deputy at a prestigious girls’ school, is swiftly promoted to the position of Principal of Boxdale Boys High. In this notoriously violent and difficult school in Sydney’s Southwest, Bashir’s radical approach brings him into conflict on all fronts and leaves his personal life dangerously exposed. He works overtime to get the local community on side, promising change in his charges. But just when it seems he is making progress, a 17-year-old student is found dead on school grounds. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 12 Shop steward Mario Deschamps
Addicted to my Phone duration 40 minutes 40 seconds Addicted to my Phone Addicted to my Phone	Addicted to my Phone We store almost all of our lives and all of our… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Original title Når mobilen ta‘r magten Director Lars Høj Producer Dennis Kragelund Series Yes Series of title Når mobilen ta‘r magten Episode number in series 2 Running time 00:41:00 Year of production 2015 Country Denmark Genre Documentary Program description in session We store almost all of our lives and all of our secrets on our cell phones. And we expect that our information will remain private - like pictures, contacts and text messages. We just can’t be sure. TV 2 reveals how easy it is to retrieve private information from your mobile phone - completely legal and without you noticing it. Large international companies and organizations have unimpeded access to our mobile phones, and the question is whether the mobile security is just as careless at Christiansborg, where highly confidential information about the country‘s laws and safety flourishes. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 1 Shop steward Kåre Vedding Poulsen Marie Caloz
Do Not Track duration 5 seconds Do Not Track Do Not Track	Do Not Track This is a personalized documentary series about… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Director Brett Gaylor Producer Margaux Missika Series Yes Series of title Do Not Track Episode number in series 7 Running time 35:00 Year of production 2015 Country France Genre Documentary series Program description in session This is a personalized documentary series about privacy and the web economy. If you share data with us, we’ll show you what the web knows about you and how the information is collected and used. Every two weeks, we release a personalized episode that explores a different aspect: from mobile phones to social networks, personalized advertising to big data. Each episode has a different focus, a different voice and a different look. What do they have in common? While you watch, they use the methods and tools, trackers use to track you. We want you to experience what tracking means. We want to help you understand the exchange of value when you volunteer information online. We want you to know when it’s happening without your permission. We want you to be in control, and we want to pique your curiosity. During each episode of Do Not Track, you are asked to volunteer some data about yourself. The more data you give, the more personalized your episode will be. Between episodes, we share research and other media related to online privacy. If you share your email address, we’ll deliver this to your inbox. Shop steward Marie Caloz Kåre Vedding Poulsen
Super Stream Me duration 5 seconds Super Stream Me Super Stream Me	Super Stream Me This is a radical livestreaming experiment,… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Director Tim den Besten, Nicolaas Veul, Anouk Kamminga Producer Monique Janse Series Yes Running time 120:00 Year of production 2015 Country Netherlands Genre Experimental Documentary Program description in session This is a radical livestreaming experiment, investigating the meaning of privacy in our digital age. Two young filmmakers streamed their lives non-stop for 15 days on the VPRO website, supplemented by data on their heart rates, their moods and their geolocation. The livestream was turned into a 4-part documentary series. The purpose was to investigate what our attentionbased culture does to people. Inspired by Dave Eggers’s book The Circle, they completely removed the boundary between their online and offline worlds. What happens if other people are watching everything you do? What kind of human being do you become if your life is one long status update? The small cameras mounted on their bodies transmit live images to the website, supplemented by data on their heart rates, their moods illustrated by graphs and maps of the routes they have taken. They share everything from private phone numbers to frank revelations during therapy sessions. They extensively reflect on their experiment in conversations on selfcensorship, shame, vulnerability, wanting to make a good impression and feeling judged. One week before Super Stream Me is scheduled to end, they decide that the experiment has gone far enough. Shop steward Marie Caloz Kåre Vedding Poulsen
Jimmy’s War − Soldier Seeking Answers duration 44 minutes 12 seconds Jimmy’s War − Soldier Seeking Answers Jimmy’s War − Soldier Seeking Answers	Jimmy’s War − Soldier Seeking Answers In 2006 Jimmy Solgaard was a 25-year old soldier… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Original title Jimmy‘s krig - soldat søger svar Director Nynne Duvaa Hall Producer Ole Juncker Series No Running time 00:44:00 Year of production 2015 Country Denmark Genre Documentary Program description in session In 2006 Jimmy Solgaard was a 25-year old soldier who decided to go to Afghanistan. Everything made sense when he was down there, and he trusted that both the politicians and the Armed forces command had a handle on what he should do. But nowadays he is in serious doubt and is trying to figure out a number of issues. Has he killed people for the right reasons? Has he killed the wrong people? Did he really make a difference to the Afghan civilians? Have politicians and Armed forces command given the true picture of the war? Jimmy has a hard time dealing with these distressing questions and has become really frustrated. Jimmy goes out on a journey to find meaning in what he has done and the war itself. He talks to politicians, military personnel and others that can help him find answers. The journey becomes painful when the former soldier is confronted with unexpected answers. This documentary is relevant to every country that has been at war; with an actual veteran as the investigative journalist it raises the stakes and involvement for the viewers. And as a plus it is easy to reproduce in other countries and can form the basis for an interesting ethical discussion about who is the right person to present a journalistic relevant issue. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 59 Shop steward Nowell Cuanang Stuart Coxe
No Free Steps to Heaven duration 46 minutes 40 seconds No Free Steps to Heaven No Free Steps to Heaven	No Free Steps to Heaven Israeli filmmaker Itai Anghel went inside Syria… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Director Itai Anghel Producer Itai Anghel Series No Running time 00:46:00 Year of production 2015 Country Israel Genre Documentary Program description in session Israeli filmmaker Itai Anghel went inside Syria and Iraq in January 2015 to document the fight against ISIS. He interviews imprisoned ISIS fighters who tell him what led them to beheading, burning, raping and killing everybody who is different from them. He also goes on a journey with the Kurdish guerrilla, which is the only force who has dared confront ISIS on the ground and managed to gain ground on them. The Kurdish women guerrilla fighters became the nightmare of ISIS: Apparently, if a woman kills an ISIS fighter he will not get to heaven and will not win the 72 virgins who, according to his belief, are awaiting him the moment he dies a martyr. A lot of women join the guerrilla also for feminist reasons because it is the only organisation where there is a complete equality between women and men fighters. The film witnesses the dismantling of Iraq and Syria as the states we knew. Itai Anghel with his films tries to open Israelis to the people and thoughts in the Arab world instead of giving in to the fear that is inflicted on them by the Israeli government. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 26 Shop steward Nowell Cuanang Stuart Coxe
Airport Donetsk duration 36 minutes 43 seconds Airport Donetsk Airport Donetsk	Airport Donetsk The Donetsk Airport - was rebuilt in 2012, but is… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Original title АЭРОПОРТ ДОНЕЦК Director Andrei Erastov Producer Shahida Tulaganova Series No Running time 00:37:00 Year of production 2015 Country Russia Genre Documentary Program description in session The Donetsk Airport - was rebuilt in 2012, but is now a scene of utter devastation, shortly after Russian-backed separatists have taken it over. Weaving together the voices of fighters on both sides, we tell an unvarnished story of war through the eyes of those who were there. As commanders trace the contours of the desperate fight for an airport whose capture seems more symbolic than strategic, they also show how human nature can adapt − in sometimes disturbing ways − when one‘s life is on the line. The battle for Donetsk Airport (May 2014 - January 2015) is shown through the warriors‘ eyes on both sides. We focus on the humans behind the battle. Ethically and aesthetically the film takes the position of a human on war rather than any propaganda views of opposed sides. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 17 Shop steward Nowell Cuanang Stuart Coxe
The Trial of the Three Little Pigs duration 15 minutes 25 seconds The Trial of the Three Little Pigs The Trial of the Three Little Pigs	The Trial of the Three Little Pigs This program is an innovative fusion of folktales… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Original title 昔話法廷:「三匹のこぶた」裁判 Director Masahito Hirai Producer Yasue Fujimori Series Yes Series of title Folk Tale Courtroom Episode number in series 3 Running time 00:15:00 Year of production 2015 Country Japan Genre Educational Program description in session This program is an innovative fusion of folktales and courtroom drama. It imagines putting the famous characters that children know on trial. The theme of the first episode is the tale of the three little pigs. In the folktale, the wrongdoer is the wolf who comes to eat the pigs. But in this program, the defendant is the youngest pig. He is on trial for murder because he caught the wolf (who had come down the chimney) in a cauldron of boiling water and slammed the lid on. This setup denies the prejudice of the folktale right from the beginning. Did the little pig act in legitimate self-defence, or did he commit a premeditated crime? As children watch the defendant, prosecutor, lawyers, and witnesses play their parts in the trial, they ponder whether the defendant is innocent or guilty. The program does not give a verdict. Children watching must put themselves in the position of lay judges and decide the verdict for themselves. The program is designed to help kids learn how to read people’s feelings, examine things from various angles, and express their ideas properly and accurately in discussions. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 57 Shop steward Anna Birgersson-Dahlberg Salla-Rosa Leinonen
Gin’s Lesson in Discrimination duration 26 minutes 13 seconds Gin’s Lesson in Discrimination Gin’s Lesson in Discrimination	Gin’s Lesson in Discrimination Teacher X is a reality show dedicated to… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Original title 歧視很有事 Director Lai Bing-Huan / Lai Yan-Ru Producer Shu Yi-Chi Series Yes Series of title Teacher X Episode number in series 22 Running time 00:26:00 Year of production 2015 Country Taiwan Genre Reality Show Program description in session Teacher X is a reality show dedicated to elementary and junior high school students. In each episode of the series, a celebrity is invited as a substitute teacher to give the students a lecture that cannot be learned from textbooks. The one-day teacher of this episode is Gin Oy, a writer and model. When she was younger, she was discriminated and bullied because she was a plump girl with tattoos, which caused her to suffer from major depression in her adolescence. So she intends to let the kids know what discrimination can do to hurt someone’s feelings. She divides the students into two groups, according to the unchangeable hereditary characteristic of their earlobes. With a made-up experiment, she convinces the kids that those with free earlobes have better selfcontrol while those with attached earlobes have to stay inside the classroom during the breaks to study harder. Being tagged as someone born to be worse than the others, what will the kids react to this discrimination? UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 70 Shop steward Anna Birgersson-Dahlberg Salla-Rosa Leinonen
The Cats from Kitten Lane duration 12 minutes 3 seconds The Cats from Kitten Lane The Cats from Kitten Lane	The Cats from Kitten Lane In a giant doll house on 9 Kitten Lane, mother… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Original title Poesjes Director Laura van Dijk Producer Nova van Dijk Series Yes Series of title Poesjes Episode number in series 12 Running time 00:12:00 Year of production 2015 Country Netherlands Genre Children Program description in session In a giant doll house on 9 Kitten Lane, mother Mimi lives with her four kittens: Django, Kate, Lotty and Patrick. Father Lucas works in Dubai as a mouse hunter. When Mimi leaves for work every day, lazy uncle Baldwin, who lives downstairs, promises to look after his cousins. If only Mimi knew that Baldwin cares more about a Bloody Mary than he does about his brother’s children. While Baldwin takes another nap, his loyal butler Ed, who is a turtle, has to take care of the kittens. Every evening before going to bed, the kittens watch their own TV show ‘Crazy Pepe’, starring a Mexican hamster. When Ed’s working day has come to an end, and the kittens are sound asleep, Ed likes to take the edge off by singing some karaoke. Sinatra is his favourite. The Cats from Kittenlane is a new ‘real life’ show about the adventures of a cat family living in a 10ft tall, hand-built doll house. Several Dutch celebrity comedians have lent their voices to the cats. It’s one of the things that makes the show not just enjoyable for kids, but also hilarious for adults. The show is a great hit amongst (young) adults, and has even an official fan page for uncle Baldwin. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 40 Shop steward Anna Birgersson-Dahlberg Salla-Rosa Leinonen
Puberty: Vagina and Menstruation duration 6 minutes 26 seconds Puberty: Vagina and Menstruation Puberty: Vagina and Menstruation	Puberty: Vagina and Menstruation Puberty is a series covering every aspect of… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Original title Pubertet: Jentetiss og mensen Director Rune Kjær Valberg Producer Erling Normann Series Yes Series of title Newton pubertet = Newton Puberty Episode number in series 8 Running time 00:06:00 Year of production 2015 Country Norway Genre Educational Program description in session Puberty is a series covering every aspect of puberty; from growth, zits and sweat to breasts, vagina and the penis. In this episode, we learn about the vagina and menstruation. The vagina is shown via female models, and we also illustrate the inside via drawing on the models‘ body. The different stages of development from child to fully-grown adult are also dealt with. In addition to this, concrete facts are at the focus of the program: the amount of eggs each female produces, for example, or the number of tablespoons each female bleeds when she menstruates. The program tries to de-mystify the subject of menstruation, explaining how it all works. The aim is to show things as they are in a no nonsense way. The series has gained international notoriety for this, and received acclaim worldwide. It has also received some prizes, first and foremost the NRK journalism award of the year. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 65 Shop steward Anna Birgersson-Dahlberg Salla-Rosa Leinonen
The Girls of The War duration 7 minutes 29 seconds The Girls of The War The Girls of The War	The Girls of The War The program tells the life stories of girls who… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Original title Las Nievas de la Guerra = Berenice Director Jaime Cesar Espinosa Bonilla Producer Carlos Eduardo Smith Series Yes Series of title Las Nievas de la Guerra Running time 00:08:00 Year of production 2015 Country Colombia Genre Documentary Program description in session The program tells the life stories of girls who were part of irregular army groups in Colombia and are now disengaging from the conflict. Each story explores worlds of memories, nightmares and dreams with staging, as starting point for animated sequences, through rotoscope. This technique allows to protect their identities and facilitate the recreation of dreams and memories. Each chapter translates the subjective sights of the facts that the girls tell, putting emphasis on before and after the war. We are interested in emotions and reasons of the combatants. We document the army conflict from the perspective of the actors involved, from the particular situation of the minor combatants. We are looking to transform the common imagery about disengaging girls, facilitate their inclusion in society, explore the possibilities of film in the process of collective memory. The need to keep the characters’ identities unknown and the violence of their tales distance us from the real image, and takes us towards a surreal aesthetic with visual metaphors that makes the barbarism of the tales bearable for the audience. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 35 Shop steward Anna Birgersson-Dahlberg Salla-Rosa Leinonen
The Amazing Zamba’s Class on Memory duration 24 minutes 13 seconds The Amazing Zamba’s Class on Memory The Amazing Zamba’s Class on Memory	The Amazing Zamba’s Class on Memory Zamba is a well-known Argentinian animated… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Original title La asombrosa clase de Zamba sobre la memoria = The Amazing class of Zamba about memory Director Sebastián Mignona Producer Eva Lauria Series Yes Series of title La asombrosa clase de Zamba sobre la memoria Episode number in series 12 Running time 00:24:00 Year of production 2015 Country Argentina Genre Animation Program description in session Zamba is a well-known Argentinian animated character that travels through time and is famous among children. He is also an important tool for teachers in the classroom. In this episode, Zamba and his friends play hide-and-seek. But Zamba is not happy with simply hiding beneath the desk: he looks for the perfect hideout. This search leads him to a journey that takes him to a girl’s hideout, a girl called Ana Frank. She explains that she is escaping from persecution. Why is Ana persecuted? She says that at times certain groups were persecuted or killed just for being or thinking differently. This is called genocide. Ana has a valuable book of memory, and asks Zamba to save memory from genocide, save it from those who wish the victory of oblivion. Zamba’s mission takes him to the places and moments of history in which the genocides were committed. He finds an ally in each place, who helps to write the book of Memory. Zamba and his Friends travel to Mount Ararat in 1915, where they find out about the genocide of the Armenian people. The trip continues until, finally, they arrive in Ruanda in the 90s. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 11 Shop steward Anna Birgersson-Dahlberg Salla-Rosa Leinonen
The Homestretch duration 54 minutes 19 seconds The Homestretch The Homestretch	The Homestretch What does it mean to be young and homeless in… 2016 +2 More From UPF April 06, 2023 Director Anne de Mare / Kirsten Kelly Producer Anne de Mare / Kirsten Kelly Series No Running time 00:54:00 Year of production 2014 Country United States Genre Documentary Program description in session What does it mean to be young and homeless in America today while striving to build a future? The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and create a new life. Roque, Kasey and Anthony will surprise, inspire, and challenge audiences to rethink stereotypes of homelessness as they work to complete their educations while facing the trauma of being alone and abandoned at an early age. While told through a personal perspective, their stories connect with larger issues of poverty, race, juvenile justice etc. The Homestretch follows these kids as they move through the milestones of high school while navigating a landscape of couch hopping, emergency shelters, transitional homes, street families, and a school system on the front lines of the homelessness crisis. The program examines the struggles these young people face in obtaining a high school level education, and follows them beyond graduation to focus on the transition when the structure of school vanishes, and homeless youth often struggle to find the support and community they need to survive and be independent. This is part of a public media initiative supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to help local communities across America address the dropout crisis. UPF shelf location PN1992.13 .I56 2016 v. 4 Shop steward Anna Birgersson-Dahlberg