Librarian Film Reviews
Following is a select list of films reviewed during the past two years by Giovanna Colosi, Syracuse University Librarian for the School of Education and Subject Instruction Lead, and Michael Pasqualoni, Librarian for Public Communications, Newhouse School.
This list was compiled by Sharanya Kanwar, Graduate Student – School of Education and SU Libraries Subject Instruction Team, Department of Research and Scholarship.
The following films' release dates cover 2019 thru 2022. Links lead to full reviews hosted at EMRO: Educational Media Reviews Online [Penn State University Libraries]. Visit About EMRO to learn more about that publication.
Titles available now in the Library’s Kanopy streaming video database are also indicated. Syracuse University faculty, students or staff interested in recommending acquisition of specific film titles, as listed or others, are encouraged to submit requests using the library’s suggest a title form or contact a relevant subject specialist librarian.
For additional information about film and video, consult the SU Libraries Video Guide: A guide to identifying, locating, and viewing video collections.
Another Word For Learning
Directed by Jadis Dumas [72 mins, 2019]
Subjects: Decolonial Studies; Educational Equity; Indigenous Studies; Sociology
Reviewed by Giovanna Colosi
Distributed by Good Docs
Atomic Coverup
Directed by Greg Mitchell [52 mins, 2022]
Subjects: Documentaries; Nuclear Weapons; World War II
Reviewed by Michael Pasqualoni
Distributed by The Video Project
Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness
Directed by Frauke Sandig and Eric Black [106 mins, 2021]
Subjects: Brain; Neuroscience; Philosophy; Psychology
Reviewed by Giovanna Colosi
Distributed by Bullfrog Films
Children of the Exodus [Los Niños del Éxodo]: Invisible Victims of the Drug War
Directed by Wilma Gomez Luengo [84 mins, 2019]
Subjects: Children; Mexico; Human Rights; Refugees
Reviewed by Michael Pasqualoni
Distributed by epf media
Clarissa’s Battle
Directed by Tamara Perkins [89 mins, 2022]
Subjects: Education; Parenting; Poverty; Social Movements; Social Problems
Reviewed by Giovanna Colosi
Distributed by Good Docs
Courtroom 3H
Directed by Antonio Méndez Esparza [115 mins, 2020]
Subjects: Adolescents; Child Abuse; Child Neglect; Children; Criminal Justice; Sociology
Reviewed by Giovanna Colosi
Distributed by Pragda - Viewable to SU faculty, students, and staff on Kanopy
I Didn't See You There
Directed by Reid Davenport [76 mins, 2022]
Subjects: Disability Studies; Film Studies; Sociology
Reviewed by Giovanna Colosi
Distributed by Good Docs
Look Away, Look Away
Directed by Patrick O'Connor [89 mins, 2021]
Subjects: Flags; Mississippi; Race Relations; U.S. History
Reviewed by Michael Pasqualoni
Distributed by Passion River Films Viewable to SU faculty, students, and staff on Kanopy
Off the Road [Fuera del Camino]
Directed by José Permar [78 mins, 2020]
Subjects: Auto Racing; Baja Peninsula; Mexico
Reviewed by Michael Pasqualoni
Distributed by Pragda - Viewable to SU faculty, students, and staff on Kanopy
Petersburg Rising
Directed by Alan M. Blankstein and David Yosha [57 mins, 2021]
Subjects: Adolescent; Education; Sociology; Teacher Prep
Reviewed by Giovanna Colosi
Distributed by The Video Project - Viewable to SU faculty, students, and staff on Kanopy
Playground [Un Monde]
Directed by Laura Wendel [72 mins, 2021]
Subjects: Bullying; Children; Drama
Reviewed by Giovanna Colosi
Distributed by Film Movement
Possible Selves
Directed by Shaun Kadlec [84 mins, 2022]
Subjects: Child Abuse; Family Relations; Foster Children; Sociology
Reviewed by Giovanna Colosi
Distributed by Good Docs
Pushing Hands [restored edition, 2022 Blu-ray release of Lee’s first feature film]
Directed by Ang Lee [105 mins, 1991]
Subjects: Aging; China; Emigration; Tai Chi Chuan; Taiwan
Reviewed by Michael Pasqualoni
Distributed by Film Movement - Viewable to SU faculty, students, and staff on Kanopy
Running With My Girls
Directed by Rebekah Henderson [97 mins, 2021]
Subjects: Denver; Democracy; Urban Areas; Women's History
Reviewed by Michael Pasqualoni
Distributed by Women Make Movies - Viewable to SU faculty, students, and staff on Kanopy
Safe Haven: U.S. War Resisters Speak Out
Directed by Lisa Molomot [80 mins, 2020]
Subjects: Canada; Iraq War; Migration; Vietnam War
Reviewed by Michael Pasqualoni
Distributed by New Day Films - Viewable to SU faculty, students, and staff on Kanopy
Yugodivas
Directed by Andrea Staka [58 mins, 2000]
Subjects: Acting; Art; European History; Music; Yugoslavia
Reviewed by Michael Pasqualoni
Distributed by Film Movement