Dr. Ralph H. Wolfe Viewing Center

Call Number: IWFC_62

by: Daniel Califf-Glick; Barbara Azzoli; Joshua Tickell; John O’Hara; Greg Reitman; Cinema Libre Studio.; Blue Water Entertainment (Firm); Open Pictures (Firm); Hero BX (Firm); PIC Agency (Firm); Digital Neural Axis (Firm); Iron Weed Films (Firm); et al

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Oxnard, Calif. : Iron Weed Film Club, 2011.

Notes: Issue: January 2011 (137 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Films, 1 Short and DVD Extras.
Summary: A powerful portrait of America’s overwhelming addiction to, and reliance on, oil. Having been born and raised in one of the USA’s most oil-producing regions, Josh Tickell saw firsthand how the industry controls, deceives, and damages the country, its people, and the environment, and after one too many people he know became sick, he knew he just couldn’t idly stand by any longer. Unlimited is a documentary about renewable energy and other alternatives to fossil fuels. It highlights a group of passionate 6th graders who call on adults everywhere to take action and address global warming. Their voices are supported with those of global warming and energy experts who discuss promising technologies such as solar, wind, and tidal power, as well as the issues of transportation and food sustainability. To demonstrate the here-and-now practicality of these technologies, the film includes on-site footage of solar panels, wind turbines, low and zero-emissions vehicles, tidal generators and much more.

OCLC #: 704458701

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_61

by: Rageh Omaar; David Channer; Alan Channer; Philip Carr; Ian Corcoran

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Oxnard, Calif. : Iron Weed Film Club, 2010.

Notes: Issue: December 2010 (129 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Films, 1 Short and DVD Extras.
Summary: Beyond belief: Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until tragedy strikes. Rather than turning inwards, grief compels these women to focus on the country where the terrorists who took their husbands’ lives were trained: Afghanistan. Over the course of two years, as they cope with loss and struggle to raise their families as single mothers, these extraordinary women dedicate themselves to empowering Afghan widows whose lives have been ravaged by decades of war, poverty and oppression factors they consider to be the root causes of terrorism. The Imam and the Pastor: it depicts the unlikely partnership between a Muslim fundamentalist preacher and a Christian evangelist from Nigeria. In the 1990s, Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye led opposing militias dedicated to defending their respective communities as violence broke out in Kaduna, northern Nigeria. Now the two men are co-directors of the Muslim-Christian Interfaith Mediation Center, leading task-forces to resolve conflicts across Nigeria. The Imam and the Pastor is both a moving human story and a ground-breaking case-study of grass-roots action to rebuild communities torn apart by conflict.

OCLC #: 698463159

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_59

by: Martin Borgs; Johan Norberg; Patrick Brown; Ironweed Film Club.; Österreichischer Rundfunk.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Oxnard, Calif. : Iron Weed Film Club, 2010.

Notes: Issue: October 2010 (85 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Films, 2 Shorts and DVD Extras.
Summary: Overdose: Spells out our financial situation in layman’s language and focuses on the so-called “solutions” governments have concocted to address the results of unhampered lending and borrowing. The question is raised, “How long can we support debt with more debt?” Summer crisis: Takes a look at what is happening across Europe to small businesses and common people when national debts become too big to support and the flows of money run dry. China slowdown: As demand for manufactured goods declines around the world, many people who make those goods lose their jobs. This problem is felt very strongly in China, a major source of the world’s manufactured goods, where many rely on manufacturing as their sole source of income.

OCLC #: 682768735

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_57

by: David M Edwards; Charley Samson; Aaron Thomas; Scott Blum; EMotion Pictures Productions (Firm); Special Broadcasting Service (Australia); Wilderland (Musical group); Ironweed Film Club.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Oxnard, Calif. : Iron Weed Film Club, 2010.

Notes: Issue: August 2010 (110 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Films, 3 Shorts and DVD Extras.
Summary: Sprawling from grace: Our modern infrastructure is built to suit a car-centered lifestyle. It is proposed that unless we begin to develop our cities and towns with a focus on pedestrian and public transportation access to civic and commercial places, we will ever be dependent on personal transportation, perpetuating over-consumption and making conservation next to impossible. Reds go green: China, now surpassing the U.S. in energy consumption, is racing to find ways to balance their desire to industrialize with pressure to reduce carbon emissions. A solution that seems to address both necessities comes in the form of the electric car, a market that Chinese car manufacturer, Build Your Dream (BYD), hopes to dominate in the near future. Green Nirvana: Utilizing a host of alternative energy options, the inhabitants of the Danish island of Samso are providing an example for the rest of the world of how to become carbon neutral with the integration of many different energy alternatives best suited to the specific locale. Fragile day: A music video for the song “Fragile day” by Wilderland whose lyrics speak to the consequences of pollution. The song was inspired by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and all proceeds from the sale of the song go to organizations aiding in Gulf Coast restoration.

OCLC #: 664576498

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_56

by: Inge Altemeier; Paul J Lynch; Ironweed Film Club.; Altemeier & Hornung Filmproduktion.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation.; Cage Free Productions.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Oxnard, Calif. : Iron Weed Film Club, 2010.

Notes: Issue: July 2010 (86 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Films, 3 Shorts and DVD Extras.
Summary: Lost in palm oil: Indonesia’s rainforests are being destroyed and rapidly replaced by palm oil plantations for use in bio-fuel, with devastating effects on the local population and global ecosystem. This film urges precaution in developing alternatives to fossil fuels. A sustainable star: Germany leads the world in the production and use of renewable energy, yet its wide-scale application is still challenged by those in power. This film reveals the politics involved in attempting the transition to alternative energy sources. The legacy of Exxon Valdez: Decades after the infamous oil spill off the coast of Alaska, the local fishing economy and ecology are still devastated, yet legal battles continue over Exxon’s court-ordered compensation to those affected. Birth of a movement: A look at the 1969 oil spill off the coast of California, considered to be the catalyst for the modern environmental movement..

OCLC #: 651218945

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_55

by: Patricia Gaul; Patty Greer; Barbara Marx Hubbard; Ironweed Film Club.; Quantum Productions.; Foundation for Conscious Evolution.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Oxnard, Calif. : Iron Weed Film Club, 2010.

Notes: Issue: June 2010 (114 mins.); Contains 2 Feature Films, and DVD Extras.
Summary: Humanity Ascending, part 1, Our story : Our Story documents the history of our evolutionary journey from the Big Bang to current times, where we find ourselves with choices that can either propel us forward or lead us to self-destruction. Noted visionary, Barbara Marx Hubbard, provocatively argues that certain underlying patterns within nature have emerged unpredictably during previous times of planetary crisis, resulting in quantum leaps forward in life’s evolution on earth. Our current global crisis is a danger, yes, but it can also be seen as the driving force behind yet another quantum evolutionary leap. The Wake up call, anybody listening? : Are Crop Circles the first physical manifestation of ET communications that humans can actually see? Experience the flawless precision and sacred geometry of Crop Circles for yourself in this amazing documentary. Although some crop circles might be man made, others defy that conclusion. Whether man made in some traditional sense, a manifestation of some unknown earth-produced technology or communications from afar… we challenge you to judge that for yourselves.

OCLC #: 646475373

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_54

by: by Debby Takikawa; Martha Burr; David Tarleton; Noah Wyle; Karil Daniels; Dorothy Fadiman; Beginnings

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Oxnard, Calif. : Iron Weed Film Club, 2010.

Notes: Issue: May 2010 (133 mins.); Contains 2 Feature Films, 1 Short , and DVD Extras.
Summary: Reducing infant mortality & improving the health of babies : This film cites obstetricians, doulas, neonatologists, midwives, psychologists, pediatricians and other physicians explaining how our health care system is failing babies and mothers and what we can do about it. What babies want : an exploration of the consciousness of infants : This innovative film is about the profoundly important and sacred opportunity we have in bringing children into the world. Surprising and sometimes shocking, it challenges our beliefs about what infants are thinking and doing and includes ground breaking information on early development. Water baby, experiences of waterbirth : This film provides in-depth information on the use of water for labor, birth and early childhood development. Filmed in the USA, France and Russia, with the world’s top waterbirth pioneers: Michel Odent M.D., Michael Rosenthal, M.D. and Igor Charkovsky, researcher.

OCLC #: 635565097

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_52

by: by Australian Broadcasting Corporation.; ABC-TV (Australia); Iron Weed Films.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Oxnard, Calif. : Iron Weed Film Club, 2010.

Notes: Issue: March 2010 (126 mins.); Contains 2 Feature Films, 1 Short , and DVD Extras.
Summary: Fear in the Fast Lane : There’s little doubt that the Internet has changed our lives for the better. Online, we do everything from booking holidays to paying bills. But how easy is it for a cyber-crook to take control of your computer without you even knowing it? This eye-opening documentary reveals how you can have your identity stolen, your phone disconnected and your bank accounts emptied in hours. Bullies’ playground : Despite major efforts from governments and schools, bullying remains an intractable problem made worse by modern technology. Once it was fists, rocks and schoolyard chants, now bullies have the net, mobile phones and Facebook as playgrounds for brutality. Interviews with bullies and their victims reveal the true costs of our children’s cyberspace obsession. Twitter revolution — Twitter and Youtube are the main weapons used by Iranian dissenters in their protest against the current regime. Digital dissent vs. bullets and batons – will the new technologies bring change in Iran?

OCLC #: 568375333

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_51

by: Marian Wilkinson; Australian Broadcasting Corporation.; Iron Weed Films.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2010.

Notes: Issue: February 2010 (98 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Film, 2 Short Films, and DVD Extras.
Summary: The Tipping Point : The Arctic Ice Sea, a plate of ice roughly the size of Europe, is disappearing. This film takes us on an ice breaker, in the company of scientists, through the fabled Northwest Passage. With our own eyes we see how polar bears, seals and arctic birds are struggling to adapt to the rising temperature and their shrinking terrain. But beyond our concern for the wildlife, there are very worrisome concerns about the effect on human life of the melting ice cap.

Life in Plastic : Plastic is the backbone of our society but oil reseves are decreasing and evidence points to its noxious effects on our health and the environment. It is alarming to know that we all have traces of plastic byproducts inour blood systems…

Antarctic Oasis : “Four notable Australian visual artists, Martin King, Mitchell McAuley, Mike Nicholls and Jay Watson explore the remote and spectacular Antarctic oasis of South Georgia Island. In seeking inspiration for a group art exhibition the artists are surprised to discover the haunting remains of man’s once devastating presence there. South Georgia Island is known as the jewel of the Antarctic. Its rugged beauty, extraordinary wildlife and dramatic weather play out across an extraordinary landscape. It’s also a place where great historical dramas occurred. Through rarely seen archival footage and contemporary visuals of the island’s decaying ghost towns, we rediscover a time when whaling operations dominated the landscape for over 60 years. An inspiring and intimate look at the artistic process and Australian history frozen in time.

OCLC #: 518392890

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_no 49

by: Rod Mann; Nikos Katsaounis; Kevin Kohley; Folke Johansson; Annika Banfield; Critical Mass Productions.; Levande Bilder.; Ironweed Film Club.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2009.

Notes: Issue: July 2009 (194 mins.); Contains 2 Feature Films, and DVD Extras.
Summary: Entheogenesis: In an attempt to answer the question of how a renewal of ancient initiatory rights of passage might alleviate our ecological crisis, this film examines the re-emergence of archaic techniques of ecstasy in the modern world by weaving a synthesis of ecological and evolutionary awareness, electronic dance culture, and the current pharmacological re-evaluation of entheogenic compounds.

Spirits for sale: Annika’s quest to find the right owner for a sacred eagle feather takes her deep into American Indian communities, where she learns about the anger, sadness, and hopes of traditional Natives. The film explores both sides of an unlikely battleground between Europeans staging traditional Indian ceremonies which they charge people to attend, and Indian people struggling to hold on to their cultures at all costs.

Additional features included trailers for two new films by Rod Mann: Eschaton and Digital dream architecture.

OCLC #: 496312844

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_no 44

by: C Karim Chrobog; Emmanuel Jal; Luigi Falorni; Gabriele Kister; Letekidan Micael; Solomie Micael; Seble Tilahun; Chris Milner; Ironweed Film Club.; 18th Street Films.; Interface Media Group.; Beta Cinema.; Senator Film (Firm).;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2009.

Notes: Issue: July 2009 (194 mins.); Contains 3 Films, and DVD Extras.
Summary: War child: Chronicles the amazing journey of Emmanuel Jal from ruthless child soldier to an acclaimed international hip-hop artist delivering a message of peace. Kidnapped at sever years old and forced to fight in Sudan’s brutal civil war, Jal tells his frightening yet redemptive tale in his own words, with his vibrant music providing the soundtrack. Feuerherz: Based on the memoirs of former child solder Senait G. Mehari, this drama follows the young headstrong heroine heroine Awet, who is given away to the Eritrean Liberation Front by her father and brainwashed into battle.Darfur child soldiers: Former child soldiers who escaped the Sudan civil war during the battle of Khartoum await a decision by the Sudanese government whether to prosecute them as criminals or return them to their parents.

OCLC #: 428733535

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_no 43

by: Anne Slick; Danielle Bernstein; Ben Knight; Travis Rummel; Felt Soul Media.; Ironweed Film Club.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2009.

Notes: Issue: June 2009 (131 mins.); Contains 2 Feature Films, and DVD Extras.
Summary: Two films look at the plights of two very different communities engaged in very similar fights for survival against mineral industries. When clouds clear: Set in the isolated cloud forest of the northern Andes Mountains, this award-winning documentary delves into one remote community’s radical resistance to a proposed copper mine that would level and destroy their way of life forever. Red gold: At the headwaters of the Kvichak and the Nushagak Rivers in Bristol Bay Alaska–the two largest remaining sockeye salmon runs on the planet–mining companies Northern Dynasty Minerals and Anglo American have proposed to extract what may prove to be the richest deposit of gold and copper in the world. Documenting the growing unrest among native, commercial and sport fisherman, this film is a portrait of a unique way of life that won’t survive if the salmon don’t return with Bristol Bay’s tide.

OCLC #: 408941623

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_no 41

by: Andrew Nisker; Jeremy Kaller; Annie Leonard; Louis Fox; Guy Mercury; Ironweed Film Club.; Take Action Films; Free Range Studios.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2008.

Notes: Issue: April 2009 (129 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Film, 2 Short films,  and DVD Extras.
Summary: Three films look at the problem of garbage and waste production. In Garbage! : the revolution starts at home, jolted awake by a garbage strike in Toronto and the mountains of trash accumulating in his neighborhood park, Andrew Nisker sets out to investigate the waste we produce, where it goes, and how it adversely affects the environment and our own bodies. The recyclergy introduces some fascinating San Francisco characters devoted to the art and business of scavenging and recycling. The story of stuff combines the live narration of Annie Leonard with simple line-drawing animation to follow all of our “stuff” from extraction and distribution, to use and disposal.

OCLC #: 320972714

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_no 40

by: Jim Thebaut; Jane Seymour; Paul Simon; Ironweed Film Club.; Chronicles Group.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2008.

Notes: Issue: March2009 (153 mins.); Contains 2 Feature Films, and DVD Extras.
Summary: The films in this double feature–two of three films produced by the public information/education project, Running Dry–seek to raise awareness of the worsening global humanitarian water crisis. Running dry is looks at water quality and quantity around the world and features interviews with . The American Southwest : are we running dry? looks at water problems in the American Southwest that have resulted from severe drought, urban development, agricultural uses, and population growth. Both films draw upon a wide variety of expertise, from former prime ministers to local activists, and not only describe the problems but outline a clear agenda for solving them.

OCLC #: 316579980

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_no 38

by: Roger Weisberg; Tod Lending; Erin Hudson; Ben Wu; Ironweed Film Club.; Public Policy Productions, Inc.; P.O.V. (Firm); Stanford University. Dept. of Communication.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2008.

Notes: Issue: January 2009 (123 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Film, 2 Shorts and DVD Extras.
Summary: Three films tell personal stories of the working poor–hard-working Americans who, despite effort, determination, and playing-by-the-rules, face impossible odds in the struggle to pull themselves and their families out of poverty. Waging a living follows four workers who are “hustling backwards,” working fulltime and even overtime but unable to pull ahead of rising expenses. Rosevelt’s America tells the story of immigrant Rosevelt Henderson, who fled a bloody civil war in Liberia with three children and a grandchild and is grateful for any chance, however difficult and beneath his skills, to work hard enough to bring his wife and new baby to America. In Unhitched, we meet poor individuals and families living in travel trailers that now serve as permanent dwellings. For many, the opportunity to park their “homes” in Faerie Ring Campground keeps them off the dangerous streets, thus offering them the community they need to try, once again, to struggle out of poverty and pursue the “American dream”.

OCLC #: 299615961

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_no 37

by: Linda Hattendorf; Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani; Tadashi Nakamura; Gail Noonan; Ironweed Film Club.; Independent Television Service.; Lucid Dreaming (Firm); Center of Ethno Communications.; Downtown Community Media Center.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2008.

Notes: Issue: December 2008 (103 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Film, 2 Shorts and DVD Extras.
Summary: Three films tell stories of personal loss, discovery, and transformation. In The cats of Mirikitani, a homeless artist reconciles with his bitter past and finds family, new friends, and a new life. In Pilgrimage, the children of Japanese Americans held in WWII internment camps learn their parents’ hidden history, and in the process rediscover their heritage, help their parents heal, and transform a dark memory into a symbol of hope. In the short animation, Lost and found, children search for a lost mitten and discover lost people, making a brief connection across different worlds.

OCLC #: 297187154

Added: March 2, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_no 36

by: Bari Pearlman; Lucian Muntean; Carl Byker; Ironweed Film Club.; BTG Productions.; Seventh Art Releasing (Firm); Skoll Foundation.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2008.

Notes: Issue: November 2008 (102 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Film, 2 Shorts and DVD Extras.
Summary: Three films look at how young women born in poverty have found hope through education. Daughters of wisdom looks at the nuns of Kala Rongo Monastery in Tibet, who have an opportunity to cultivate intellectual and spiritual lives traditionally reserved for men and who are quietly contributing to the empowerment of women in Tibetan Buddhist culture. Punam documents the life and aspirations of nine-year-old Punam Tamang, who lives in Bhaktapur, Nepal. She cares for her younger siblings while their father works very long hours to earn school fees for them. Punam realizes the value of education and looks forward to becoming a teacher so she can help other children, as well as break the cycle of poverty in her own family. Uncommon heroes : Ann Cotton introduces the founder of the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) which now helps to educate over 400,000 girls in Africa, where girls’ education is often desired but impossible because of poverty.

OCLC #: 276307963

Added: March 1, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_no 35

by: Chris Hume; Keya Lea Horiuchi; Francesca Talenti; Christiane Badgley; Chris Metzler; Josh Kurz; Truthout (Organization); Shoot and Run Productions (Firm); A Girl with a Camera Productions (Firm); Voting in America Project.; Tilapia Film (Firm); Ironweed Film Club.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2008.

Notes: Issue: October 2008 (142 mins.); Contains 2 Feature Films, 3 Shorts and DVD Extras.
Summary: Two feature films and three short films focus on the bedrock of democracy–voting. How and why do people vote in America, and what should we demand from our leaders? Red state road trip chronicles a 6000-mile road trip through middle America in the aftermath of the 2004 presidential election, in search of America’s soul. In Considering democracy, citizens of 13 different countries tell what they think of the United States and its policies and raise questions our leaders should be challenged to answer. A brief history of voting is a short, animated history of representative democracy. Choose to choose tells the story of a voter registration and education initiative to encourage inmates in the Philadelphia city jail to vote. In Long division, one of the world’s greatest economists, Gordon Tullock weighs in on why he doesn’t vote, and inadvertently reveals why we should.

OCLC #: 262846717

Added: March 1, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_no 33

by: Jeremy Gilley; Sandra Hay; Ethan Boehme; Gerard Thomas Straub; Earthdance.; Peace One Day Productions (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.; Passion Pictures (Firm); San Damiano Foundation.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2008.

Notes: Issue: August 2008 (214 mins.); Contains 2 Feature Films, 2 Shorts and DVD Extras.
Summary: Three films look at various ways in which people are working for peace on Earth. Peace one day follows Jeremy Gilley as he lobbies leaders around the world to support a United Nations resolution making Peace Day a fixed annual date of global cease fire. Spirit of Earthdance and Prayer for peace are two excerpts from the film, Earthdance : dancing the dream awake, telling the story of the largest global synchronized dance event in the world, in which music, dance, and shared intention work toward a peaceful world. The narrow path follows Jesuit priest John Dear and his life on the front lines of peace activism.

OCLC #: 244449394

Added: March 1, 2011

Call Number: IWFC_no 32

by: Jed Riffe; Katherine Covell; Paul Hochfeld; Julie Winkour; Jed Riffe Films.; Another Heron Productions (Firm); Talking Eyes Media (Firm); Ironweed Film Club.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, ©2008.

Notes: Issue: July 2008 (145 mins.); Contains 1 Feature Film, 2 Shorts and DVD Extras.
Summary: Waiting to inhale: Examines the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. and the fight to legalize cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain and illness. Presents medical research and testimony representing both the pros and cons of medical marijuana legalization. Health, money and fear: Dr. Paul Hochfeld and other medical experts discuss the complex contributing factors that have led to an ailing and costly health care system in the U.S., and recommend the prescription for a cure.Collateral damage: Reveals the immense suffering that took place as a result of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen’s careless “reform” of the state’s Medicaid program in 2005, terminating the benefits of 170,000 individuals. Also reveals the disparities in health care access among the rich and the poor of the United States.

OCLC #: 234202474

Added: March 1, 2011