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Qeros: Shape of Survival
[VHS 935] 19--
Mystic Fire Video
1/2" video Color 1 cass., 50 min.
Study of the Qeros Indians of the Peruvian Andes. Their basic cultural patterns remain
virtually unchanged for 3,000 years. Discusses the difficulties of the existence of their
culture in the "civilized" world.
A Question of Color
[VHS 707] 1992
California Newsreel
1/2" video Color
1 cass., 60 min.
Confronts the issue of color consciousness in the black community. Explores the effect of
a caste system based on how closely skin color, facial features, and hair texture conform
to a European ideal. Discusses experiences and attitudes towards color.
Quiz Show
[DVD 669] 1994 Hollywood
Pictures
4 3/4" DVD Color 1 videodisc, 133 min.
An idealistic young lawyer working for a Congressional subcommittee in the late
1950s discovers that TV quiz shows are being fixed. His investigation focuses on
two contestants on the show "Twenty-One": Herbert Stempel a brash working-class
Jew from Queens, and Charles Van Doren, the patrician scion of one of America's
leading literary families. Based on a true story.Cast: Ralph Fiennes, John
Turturro, Rob Morrow. Directed by Robert Redford.
Subjects – Movies and Plays ; Television, Film & Video ; Law & Government
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