EXTRA CREDIT VIDEO REVIEW
Choose 1 video to review. Submit 1-page review on Canvas. Please answer the following questions.
- What is the point of view of the producer(s)? Give examples from the video that show what side they are portraying.
- How do the issues in the video relate to what you have learned in class about poverty?
- Share 3 things you learned from the video.
He Named Me Malala
Vividly portraying the obstacles Pakistani women face in getting an education. This documentary chronicles the story of Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year old who was shot because of her advocacy efforts.
Girl Rising
Girl Rising journeys around the globe to witness the power of education to change the world. Viewers get to know nine unforgettable girls living in the developing world: ordinary girls who confront tremendous challenges and overcome nearly impossible odds to pursue their dreams.
A Walk to Beautiful
In Ethiopia, a country with few hospitals, five women are on a journey to rebuild their lives after suffering devastating losses in childbirth. When the women survive but their babies do not, they are summarily shunned by their families. Now, they must make their way to a hospital in Addis Ababa, where they hope to receive treatment for fistula, a condition caused by obstructed labor during childbirth.
Yesterday
Struggling to raise her daughter in a poor African village, Yesterday finds the odds stacked against her when she learns that she's HIV positive. She is determined to live long enough to see her daughter go to school. The first Zulu-language film to be released internationally.
Food Inc.
Director Robert Kenner's Oscar-nominated documentary reveals surprising and often shocking truths abut what we eat, how it's produced and the food industry's detrimental effects on our health and environment. Kenner spotlights the men and women who are working to reform an industry rife with rising rates of E. coli outbreaks, company monopolies and political ties.
Lost Boys of Sudan
This award-winning documentary follows two Sudanese refugees throughout their intense journey from their native Africa to the United States. As orphans living in the middle of a brutal civil war, Peter and Santino dealt with dangers like lion attacks and gunfire from militia. But even more daunting are the challenges they face in suburbia after they're chosen to start a new life in America.
An Inconvenient Truth
Director-producer Davis Guggenheim captures former Vice President Al Gore in the midst of waging a passionate campaign for the environment. Laying out the facts of global warming without getting political, Gore makes a sobering impression in this Oscar-winning doc on the audiences who hear his message, urging them to act "boldly, quickly and wisely" before it's too late to act at all.