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Kababaihan--Filipina Portraits
[VHS 1263] 1989
Cinema Guild
1/2" video Color
1 cass., 40 min.
Documents the grass-roots women's movement in the Philippines and Third World feminism
through portraits of, and interviews with, women from various walks of life who are
involved in the progressive movement for social change in the Philippines.
Karl Marx and Marxism
[DVD 160] 2004 Films for the Humanities & Sciences
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 52 min.
The impact of Marx on the 20th century was all-pervasive and worldwide, costing
tens of millions of lives where Communism was imposed, resulting in brutal wars
to contain or expand it, and vastly improving the lives of workers where fear of
Communism resulted in social reform. This program looks at the man, at the roots
of his philosophy, at the causes and explanations of his philosophical
development, and at its most direct outcome: the failed Soviet
Union.
Subjects: Economics ; Political Science
Kashmir: Valley Of Despair
[VHS1350] 1998 Films for the Humanities
1/2" video Color 1 cass., 44 min.
Examines the conflict between India and the Kashmir rebels who want an independent state.
Keep Hope Alive: Jesse Jackson Speech
[VHS 447] 19--
1/2" video Color 1 cassette
Jesse Jackson speech given at the Democratic Convention on 7/19/88. Off-air.
Keita! The Heritage Of The Griot
[DVD 1012] 1994 California Newsreel
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 94 mins.
The story of Mabo Keïta, contemporary boy from Burkina Faso, learning the
history of his family. When a djéliba, a master griot or bard, arrives
mysteriously at the home of Mabo Keïta to teach him "the meaning of his name,"
the boy and griot are inevitably brought into conflict with his Westernized
mother and schoolteacher, who have rejected African tradition. The griot reveals
to Mabo the story of his distant ancestor, Sundjata Keïta, the 13th century
founder of the great Malian trading empire. Based on an important work of
African oral literature, the Sundjata epic.
Subjects – Africa ; Movies and Plays
The Kennedys: America’s Emerald Kings
[DVD 783] 2008 Warner Bros.
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 128 min.
Encompasses a five generational family's journey starting from 1848 in Wexford,
Ireland to the United States in the twenty first century. Adapted from Thomas
Maier's highly acclaimed novel, we follow the Kennedys and Fitzgeralds'
extraordinary lives in an American saga of the Irish Catholic experience
including life’s tragedies of poverty and political oppression to successes and
the triumphs of the White House.
Subjects – Presidents: United States
Kenny G Greatest Hits
[VHS 618] 1997 Arista Records
1/2" video Color 1 cass., 35 min.
Performances: Songbird ; Don't make me wait for love ; Going home ; Forever in
love ; By the time this night is over (with Peabo Bryson) ; Sentimental ; The
moment ;Havana (with Savion Glover). Includes a special holiday bonus video
"Have yourself a merry little Christmas".
Subjects -- Music
Kestrel's Eye
[DVD 306] 1999 First Run Films
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 86 min.
Filmed over several years, it is a wonder-filled portrait of a family of
kestrels (European falcons) who live in a church tower above a small Swedish
town.
Subjects -- Zoology
The Kevorkian File
see title Frontline: The Kevorkian File
Key Constitutional Concepts
[DVD 342] 2005
Annenberg Classroom
4 3/4" DVD Color
1 videodisc, 62 min.
Begins by introducing the Constitution and why it was
created and examines key constitutional concepts. The first explains why the
nation's framers created the Constitution. The second describes the protection
of individual rights by highlighting the Supreme Court case of Gideon v.
Wainwright, affirming the right to an attorney. The last explores the separation
of powers by examining the Supreme Court case of Youngstown v. Sawyer; a
challenge to President Truman's decision to take over steel mills during the
Korean War.
Subjects – Law and Government
The Kid
[DVD 20] 2000 Disney
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 104 min.
Successful, high-powered Russ Duritz has spent all of his incredibly empty life forgetting
the child he used to be--until one day, he meets him face-to-face! Cast: Bruce Willis,
Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin, Chi McBride.
Closed captioned.
Subjects -- Movies and Plays
Kids
[DVD 248] & [DVD 249] 1995 Miramax
4 3/4" DVD Color
1 videodisc, 101 min. (2 copies)
A disturbing portrayal of teenage life, AIDS, and the Kids of New York City.
Controversial in its content, the film exposes the grim reality of a group of
skate-boarders in the space of 24 hours. Primarily the story consists of Telly
(Leo Fitzpatrick) a 17 year old slacker whose mission is to de-flower as many
young girls as possible, whilst unprotected. Things turn bad when an old flame
finds out she has tested positive for HIV and the only person she has had sex
with is Telly. She chases through New York to find him but is too late as he has
already de-flowered yet another innocent pre-teen.
Subjects -- Movies and Plays
Kidney Disease
[VHS 1171] 1990 Films for the Humanities
1/2" video Color 1 cass., 26 min.
Covers the symptoms and some of the causes of kidney failure. Explains how dialysis works.
Covers the advantages and difficulties of kidney transplantation, including finding donor
organs, tissue matching, and rejection.
Killer Bargain
[DVD 706] 2006 California Newsreel
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 57 mins.
Many cheap consumer goods imported by Western companies don’t reflect the actual
human and environmental costs associated with their production in the developing
world. This documentary is an indictment of the corporate irresponsibility of
various Indian textile companies who expose their workers to dangerous
chemicals, that have long since been banned in the developed world, and pollute
their surrounding environments. The growing of cotton in northern India for
towels and sheets use pesticides are to save crops, however, these pesticides
are known to cause cancer and have long been banned throughout the West. In
Panipat, a leading textile producing center, there are open tanks of fuming
chlorine gas, banned in Europe for twenty years. Kapoor Industries, a modern
plant discharges its waste water into ponds, polluting the surrounding farmland.
Some Indian textile suppliers use environmentally friendly techniques but,
because their products cost marginally more, many western retailers shun their
products for cheaper goods.
Subjects – Environmental Sciences ; Business ; Asia: India
Killer Flu
[DVD 222] 2004 Discovery Channel
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 50 min.
Most scientists agree that it's a not a matter of if – but when – a major
flu pandemic occurs. Recently, officials in charge of coordinating the UN
response warned that a pandemic could claim between 5 and 150 million lives
around the globe. Follow the race to stop Avian flu from turning into a full-blown,
worldwide catastrophe and learn how health officials are taking steps to prepare
the public for the worst.
Subjects -- Diseases
Killing Fields
[VHS 558] 1998 WGBH/PBS
1/2" video Color 1
cass., 60 min.
In August 1914, the peoples of Europe
were swept into the first of the wars that would make this century the
bloodiest ever. Seventy million soldiers from more than twenty countries marched
off enthusiastically to do their duty. In Killing Fields, soldiers from all
sides remember the trenches and the tactics--and the terrible nature and scale
of the slaughter that shattered the old world order. In the end, four empires
collapsed and nine million gave their lives. Some would become ardent pacifists
while others were determined to seek retribution--and many would find themselves
fighting another war only two decades later. The people remember: conscription,
machine guns and mustard gas, aerial bombing, the trenches, Battles of Verdun
and the Somme
, conscientious objectors, military justice, American participation, armistice.
Subjects – World War 1914-1918
Killing Us Softly 3: Advertising's Image Of Women
[DVD 75] 2002 Media Education Foundation
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 34 min.
Discusses the manner in which women continue to be portrayed by advertising and the
effects this has on their images of themselves. Sequel to: Killing us softly, c1979 and
Still killing us softly, c1987. Includes new interview with Jean
Kilbourne.
Subjects - Advertising ; Women's Studies
Kilowatt Ours: Energy Conservation and Renewables
[VHS 767] 2004 Videoproject
1/2" video Color 1 cass., 35 min.
Demonstrates how easy it is to conserve energy that is produced from traditional
sources as well as the many ways the average consumer can easily become part of
the renewable energy revolution. Reveals the connection between personal choices
and energy use and introduces us to individuals, businesses, schools and
universities who have cut their energy use in half by taking simple steps that
benefit the consumer, the environment and the economy. We are given tours of
super-efficient homes, office buildings and entire schools that have changed the
future of America by employing the concepts of day-lighting, geothermal heating
and cooling, solar and wind power, and the purchase of blocks of green energy
from local utilities.
Subjects -- Environmental Sciences; Technology
The King and I
[DVD 251] 1956 20th Century Fox
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 151 min.
Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in
Bangkok, where she has contracted to teach English to the children of the royal
household. She threatens to leave when the house she had been promised is not
available, but falls in love with the children and stays. Music by
Rodgers and Hammerstein. Cast: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner.
Subjects -- Movies and Plays
King Lear
[VHS 28-29] 1983 Films for the Humanities
1/2" video Color
2 cass., 148 min.
Here is perhaps William Shakespeare's greatest most bitter tragedy. Justice does not
triumph, suffering brings no reward, pride does not lead to destruction. Laurence Olivier
leads a brilliant cast in a wrenchingly beautiful production.
King Lear By William Shakespeare
[VHS 1842-1843] 1974 Broadway Theatre Archive
1/2" video
Color 2 cass., 120 min.
A New York Shakespeare Festival production of William Shakespeare's play in which tragedy
occurs when an old king divides his kingdom between his daughters. Cast: James Earl Jones,
Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino. PBS television broadcast for Great Performances, Theater in
America.
Subjects -- Movies and Plays
King, a Filmed Record: Montgomery to Memphis
[VHS 362] 1988 Pacific Arts video
1/2" video b&w 1 cass., 103 min.
Original footage captures the striking words and images of the Civil Rights leader, Dr.
Martin Luther King, as he leads the struggle for equal Civil Rights beginning Dec.5, 1955
in Montgomery to his death and funeral in Memphis on Apr. 18, 1968.
The Kingdome Experience
[VHS 1092] 1997
King County
1/2" video Color
1 cass., 10 min.
A look at the history of Seattle's Kingdome including famous concerts and events. Excerpts
from important Seattle Sounders, Seattle Supersonics, Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawk
games are shown.
Kinsey
[DVD 221] 2004 20th
Century Fox
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 118 min.
Kinsey is a portrait of a man driven to uncover the most private secrets of the
nation, and journey into the mystery of human behavior. His 1948 book Sexual
Behavior in the Human Male irrevocably changed American culture and created a
media sensation. Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney.
Subjects -- Movies and Plays ; Psychology ; Sex and Sex Role
Knaves & Fools
[VHS 655] 199-
RMI Media Productions
1/2" video Color
1 cass., 30 min.
Discussion of political satire by Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Don Wright. Explores
the meaning and value of humor, especially as a serious alternative to the tragic view of
life. Includes film clips from early Chaplin classics. (Art of Being Human Series)
The Knight of the Rose = Der Rosenkavalier
[DVD 587] 2004 Kultur
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 197 min.
Music by Richard Strauss, comedy for music by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The
Marschallin of Werdenberg sends 17-year-old Octavian to take a silver betrothal
rose to a young girl, Sophie. The two teenagers fall in love. Sophie’s angry
father orders her to a convent. Comic confusion reigns until the Marschallin
appears and reestablishes order. Cast: Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Howells, Aage
Haugland, Barbara Bonney, the Royal Opera Chorus & the Orchestra of the Royal
Opera House , Georg Solti, conductor. In German with optional subtitles.
Subjects – Music
Knowledge or Certainty
see title The Ascent of Man, #11: Knowledge or Certainty
Koko: A Conversation With Koko
[DVD 404] 1999 PBS/Thirteen/WNET
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 60 min.
Documents Koko’s ability to understand English and communicate using facial
expression, body language, and a vocabulary of over 1,000 word signs based on
American Sign Language. Originally broadcast on the public television program
Nature.
Subjects – Zoology ; Language
Korea: War, Prosperity & Democracy
[VHS 846] 1995
Korea-America Society/Hyundai
1/2" video Color
1 cass., 92 min.
Pt.1 The Korean War Revisited (38min.)--Pt.2 Korea '95 (18 min.)--Pt.3 The Open World, the
Open Future (17 min.)--Pt.4 Seoul Olympic Arts Festival (20 min.)
Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance
[VHS 602] 1983
Pacific Arts Video Records
1/2" video Color
1 cass., 87 min.
Koyaanisqatsi, a word from the Hopi language meaning crazy life, life in turmoil, life out
of balance. Francis Ford Coppola presents an unusual visual of life out of balance using
high-tech filmmaking.
Kramer vs. Kramer
[VHS 745] 1979
RCA/Columbia Pictures
1/2" video Color
1 cass., 105 min.
Ted Kramer's wife leaves him with their six year old son so that she may find herself.
After he comes to enjoy the parenting task and has made progress in his relationship with
his son, his wife returns and wants custody of their child. A custody battle in the courts
ensues. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander. |
