एडवांस सर्च

A curious A.I. tries to prevent her depressed creator from committing suicide.

No two nations are exactly similar in following any one system of government, either socially, economically, or politically. Therefore the terms capitalism, socialism and communism are general terms, often misunderstood. There are even differences in the popular use of the terms versus their technical meanings. This film explains these terms and presents some history of their results.

The Nile, longest river in the world, has for centureis influenced the people of Africa, who had produced one of the greatest of early civilizations. Today, the people here continue to influence this powerful river, which creates a long thin green belt as it flows through the desert of North Africa.

Most people around the world seem to have differences in the things and ideas which are important to them. They learn most of these values from the many groups around them: their nation, region, community, family, and finally it's up to them to decide what is important.

The Spanish Conquistadores wrote down the history of Peru's ancient civilizations, as told to them by the Inca. But archaeologists found evidence that this "history" was entirely false. Great cultures developed in So. America long before the Inca.

The pains of their past still haunt the people of the Soviet Union. This film traces their history, from the settling of Slavic tribes, thru their development as a nation, with wars, political upheavals, industrial progress, and the final opening of society, which led to the breaking apart of the nation.

The original peoples who moved into the Americas developed many different cultures, depending on the environment into which they settled. This film is an introduction to these people, their history, customs, and the changes they are now going through.

The Cuna Indians live on small islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama. With no resources on their islands, families must paddle or sail their canoes daily to the mainland, to get water in the rivers, and to grow, gather, and hunt for food in the rainforest. They trade coconuts for many of their other needs. The women make their famous "Mola" applique blouses, and earn money by selling some to tourists.

Overview of Central America's history, from Amerindian civilizations to modern nationalism. It covers the domination by Spain, the involvement of the United States; the similarities and differences between each of the 7 nations; the development of their economies, as well as their political, social and religious institutions.

A plains Indian legend of how a starving family, wandering across the snow covered plains, is saved by a mystic warrior who brings them to a spiritual village. They are warned not to break a taboo, but during a ceremony, one of the children breaks the prohibition and dies. However, the aged medicine man performs a ceremony that brings her back to life.

The early tribes of Japan were strongly influenced by ancient China. Eventually a closed feudalism developed, which produced a distinctive civilization. Life was controlled by emperors, shogan generals and samurai warriors. Once the nation was forced to open to the "western" world, there were major changes in their technology, and in fact in all aspects of life. This eventually led to a major war, their destruction by atomic bombs, and the need to rebuild. About all that was left was their cultural value of national pride and loyalty.

Certain conditions are necessary for the development of civilizations. We examine ones that started in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Crete, China, the Indus valley, Greece and Italy. Often, each was influenced by others, and each was eventually conquored by others.

After World War-2, little was left of Japan's cities and industries. The nation had very little in natural resources, having to import most of its raw materials, and even food. Yet they rebuilt, developing a thriving industrial and social society so rapidly that they were unable to control problems such as pollution. Eventually this economic "bubble" burst, and it took several years to recover ... mostly by becoming experts in the new "Age of Information Technology". Through all this, they have managed to keep much of their ancient cultural traditions.

Introduces the concept of "The Third World". It discusses the differences between the Socialist bloc, the Free-Trade (Capitalist) bloc, and the less developed 3rd World nations. Most were colonies of "First World" nations, and most still have some ties with their x-rulers. We examine the daily life, economy, problems, and future possibilities for the people of these nations.

Throughout the seas of Southeast Asia, there are nomadic families of the Bajao tribe, who spend their entire lives living on large sailing outrigger canoes. They live off the resources of the ocean and the thousands of small islands in this region. Yet they manage to have developed an interesting culture. We travel with them as they fish, collect sea-shells, trade them for food, cloth, etc. at villages, and join other Bajao families on remote islands for ceremonies.

Between the Andes Mts. and the Atlantic Ocean, lie Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina. All have a Spanish heritage, and speak Spanish. This film is an overview of their economy and culture, much of which is based on their raising of livestock on the pampas grasslands.

Modern technology has affected most urban people of the world, so they now have more similarities than differences. But geographical environments also continue to influence the way people live, especially in rural and traditional areas. This film uniquelly compares the FOOD in three areas: the tropics of Samoa, the desert of Pakistan, and the mountains of Japan, showing how they are different, and how the people have adapted to their use. Then, in the same way, it compares the CLOTHING in the same three areas; and then the HOUSING.

Comparing the northern nations of South America: Colombia and Venezuela, which have a similar and history and language, but have entirely different economies because of their different resources. Also included the neighboring Guanas, which are the only non-Latin nations in South America.

From the high Andes Mts., across some of the driest deserts to the Pacific Ocean, lie the nations of Equador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile. In this narrow strip, the first settlers, the Amerindians, developed some highly complex civilizations, with organized governments, religions and craft industries. Much of this was destroyed by the European conquistadores, who brought in a new way of life. This film examines this past, as well as the resources and present way of life of the people.

Some of the early ideas in the arts of Japan came from China and Korea. But Japanese artists were also influenced by their beautiful islands and nature, as well as by their religions. Today, even their arts are being influenced by outside cultures, but artists here continue to respect their ancient traditions in all aspects of art, including music and theater.

Food is one of our basic needs, but people around the world eat a variety of foods, prepared in many different ways, and eat them in different ways, at different times. This film shows how different people in different cultures and environments grow, harvest, preserve and prepare their foods.

Clothing is worn for a variety of reasons, besides just protection. It helps identify our nationality, religion, age group, social level, and personality. This film describes these differences, as well as the materials used, from plants, animals and synthetics, and their creation, both by hand and by mass production.