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Contra Wedding Massacre, Wiwili, Nicaragua 12/26/1984

Copy of raw footage shot in Wiwili, Nicaragua by Jan Van Bilsen and Dirk Van Der Sypen, two Dutch video photographers, when they happened upon a village recently attacked by Contra soldiers. Includes scenes of villagers gathering, washing the seven bullet ridden bodies, visiting where the truck was ambushed, interviewing the FDM commander, Jimmy Leo, and shots of the soldiers on a hillside above them. The main program is an edit the photogphers sent MACV; the extra footage they sent to CCTV on 3/4" tape.

Your Son's Neighbor: The Making of a (Greek) Torturer 01/01/1982

Your Son's Neighbor: The Making of a (Greek) Torturer

Canadian 'Challenge for Change' Video Media Project: "Rosedale" 01/01/1969

Canadian 'Challenge for Change' Video Media Project: 'Rosedale'

Canadian 'Challenge for Change' Video Media Project: "St. Jacques" 01/01/1969

Canadian 'Challenge for Change' Media Project Video: "St. Jacques"

Challenge for Change Trailer 01/01/1968

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The objective of the Challenge for Change program is to shed light on social problems through the production of films. What is Challenge for Change? What happens iwth children from deprived areas when they are given a free hand to make their own films? Who can be a better voice for Indian needs and aspirations than an Indian film crew? How angry are the black people with the way society treats them? How do government representatives react to social change and the role of the Challenge for Change programs? Can a film project serve as a cohesive agent and catalyst for change within a community, and at the same time serve as a means of communication with government? What is community organizing? What role can film play in participatory democracy? Does controversy lead to violence? How useful are the films from Challenge for Change going to be? This film has some of the answers.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!