EMC: Abstracts: Y

Updated: 02 Oct 2000

36 titles and 0 series found.

• YAKAM: A FIRE RITUAL IN SOUTH INDIA
  • 1970 ----- color ----- 9 min ----- 16mm
  • Filmed in Tiruchendur in south India the film presents the ritual fire sacrifice of 101 items before the god Skanda and his two consorts.

• YANGJU SANDAE NORI: MASKED DRAMA OF KOREA
  • 1969 ----- color ----- 33 min ----- 16mm
  • (Ethnic Music and Dance series) One of the important theatrical forms found in Korea is the is the masked drama. This form, which probably derived from old Buddhist morality plays, has evolved into a folk drama consisting of a number of short acts using stock characters. Dialogue, dancing and pantomine are interspersed throughout the scenes which feature masked male dancers in colorful folk costumes. (Release of University of Washington Press)

• YANOMAMO: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY
  • 1970 ----- color ----- 45 min ----- 16mm/dvd
  • Describes the field techniques and findings of teams from such disciplines as human genetics, anthropology, epidemiology, dentistry, linguistics and medicine as they conduct a biological/anthropological study of the Yanomamo Indians in the jungles of Venezuela and Brazil. (One 16mm Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only, remaining 16mm not restricted. DVD restricted to use on the University of Washington campus only.)

• YEAH YOU RITE!*
  • 1990 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- vhs
  • In New Orleans history and language are tied together like red beans and rice. New Orleans' English was shaped by the French and Spanish who first settled the area, and also by African languages and the dialects of the deep South. Later, in the 19th century, the Italian, Irish and German immigrants who helped produce Brooklynese in New York, also made their mark on New Orleans' English. Dialects are usually classified in New Orleans by the neighborhoods where they are spoken. Dialects are an impor tant part of all of American society; the microcosm of New Orleans reflects how dialects function throughout the country. (Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)

• YEAR OF THE COMMUNES, THE
  • 1970 ----- color ----- 54 min ----- 16mm
  • Reveals the life-styles found on different kinds of communes in America. Traces, briefly, the history of communal settlements from the pilgrims to the present. Reviews the reasons for their success or failure. Includes a wide variety of communities of the 1970's that stress sensitivity training, mysticism, group marriage, religious messianism, family closeness, drug orientation or grassroots idealism. Documents the widespread urge of many Americans from different backgrounds to create alternate and more satisfying life-styles.

• YEARS OF STRUGGLE: A PORTRAIT OF LEONARD HUTCHINSON R.C.A.
  • 1975 ----- color ----- 26 min ----- 16mm
  • Mr. Hutchinson, an academician of the Royal Canadian Academy and curator of the Hamilton Art Museum, carves wood blocks for print making. The Canadian depression of 1928 has been a strong influence on his art which reflects the strength and vigor of working people. He talks of his procedures from pencil sketches to wood carving to prints. His depression prints, showing the desolation and hopelessness of the industrial strife, are numbered among his most famous.

• YEAS AND NAYS
  • 1983 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- vhs
  • (Congress: We the People series, Part 14) Legislators face a variety of tasks and responsibilities in Washington, but the activity that the public hears about most is the vote on the floor. Voting histories of members of Congress are compiled by their allies and by their opponents. They are the most visible records of Congressional performance. Shows how members of Congress vote, how they make decisions, where they get information and cues and how they justify their votes once they've made them. Focuses on Social Security and the Consumer Federation of America as two types of pressure on legislator's voting choices.

• YEATS COUNTRY
  • 1965 ----- color ----- 18 min ----- 16mm
  • The reading of Yeats' poetry is enhanced by the scenes and impressions of the places which inspired his writing. The commentary relates the places shown and the things Yeats wrote to his own history and the social environment of his time.

• YELLOW EARTH*
  • 1985 ----- color ----- 86 min ----- vhs
  • (Directed by Chan Kai Ge; with Xue Bai, Wang Xue Yin, Tan Tuo, Liu Qiang) Perhaps the most controversial film to be released from China in recent times. In order to improve moral during the Long March, cadres are sent throughout the country-side to collect folk songs. Into a bleak and barren landscape where poverty, ignorance and feudalism co-exist, a young officer brings the hope of escape to a better life in the Red Army to a young girl of 13. But he is too late and she is forced to wed an elderly man to save her father and brother from ruin. Yet escape she does--to a tragic end. (In Chinese without English subtitles) (Restricted to classroom use only)

• YELTSIN
  • 2000 ----- color ----- 85 min ----- vhs
  • (Chief consultant and producer: Professor Herbert J. Ellison, Jackson School of International Studies) Boris Yeltsin dismantled the Soviet Union and destroyed the Communist Party--and then resigned before he could create a political party to continue his vision or build the institutions necessary for democracy. Traces Yeltsin's climb to the top of the communist Party and his personal power struggle withMikhail Gorbachev. Interviews with opposition leaders as well as many of Yeltsin's top advisers, including Eduard Shevardnadze, Boris Nemtsov, and Yeltsin's wife, Naina, provide a candid appraisal of a man who changed the course of world history. (Closed-Captioned)

• YEN FOR HARMONY: JAPANESE MANAGERS TRY THEIR STYLE IN NORTH AMERICA
  • 1979 ----- color ----- 26 min ----- 16mm
  • The phenomenal success of Japanese enterprise has attracted the attention of Western management. Investigates the aspects of Japanese management which effect productivity in organizations. Employees in Japanese firms share in decision making and enjoy the security of knowing they can stay with the company for life. An inside look at the Panasonic plant in Japan shows the system in action. An objective look at the pros and cons of applying these management techniques in a Western society is examined in sequences with YKK Zipper and Japan Airlines. Explanations related to the sociological psychological factors in the Japanese system are provided by Edwin O. Reischauer, Herbert Passin and John Diebold.

• YESTERDAY TODAY: THE NETSILIK ESKIMO
  • 1971 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- 16mm
  • Until the mid-1960s, Zachary Itimignac and his family lived the nomadic life of the Inuit hunter in the Pelly Bay region of the Arctic. Then the Canadian government introduced measures to provide heated dwellings, a school, a hospital, medical care, a co-operative, air transportation, etc. Presents a day-long study of the impact of the changed way of life on this one family. Footage from People of the Seal: Eskimo Summer and People of the Seal: Eskimo Winter shows the old ways before the coming of the white man and his governmental changes.

• YEVTUSHENKO: A POET'S JOURNEY*
  • 1969 ----- b & w ----- 28 min ----- vhs
  • Presents a close-up view of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, the popular poet, who survived a variety of Soviet leaders and shifts in policy and continued as a charismatic platform performer around the world. Explores his roots in Siberia, his interest in Babi Yar, his haunts in Moscow, and his relationship to other Russian poets from Pushkin to Pasternak. (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use within the state of Washington only)

• YO SOY
  • 1985 ----- color ----- 60 min ----- vhs
  • Reviews the progress Chicanos have made during the past two decades in politics, education, labor and economic development. Summarizes the variety of ways that Chicanos are responding to the challenges of the 1980s and looks at what the future holds for them as a group. Profiles five prominent Mexican-Americans: Leo Montalvo, Lupe Angiano, Gloria Molina, Dr. Carlos Munoz, Jr., and Tommy Espinosa.

• YO SOY CHICANO
  • 1972 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- 16mm
  • The Chicano experience--from its' roots in pre-Columbian history to the present--is dramatically portrayed by actors who recreate key events and portray individuals in Mexican history and through interviewing Chicano leaders. Mexican-Americans, who comprise five per cent of the United State population and twenty per cent of all Vietnam casualties, have been subjected to racism and exploitation throughout their history. Solutions to this oppression are discussed in interviews with Dolores Huerta (United Farm Workers), Reies Lopez Tijerina (Federal Alliance of Free States), Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzles (Crusade for Justice) and Jose Angel Gutierrez (La Raza Unida).

• YORUBA PERFORMANCE
  • 1990 ----- color ----- 25 min ----- vhs
  • Filmed among the Ijebu-Yoruba, this video documents a series of performances including: 1) Young female initiates dancing for Olomitutu, the deity of "cool waters"; 2) Egungun masking in honor of twins; 3) Egungun masking for the collective ancest ors during an annual rally; 4) Dancing of elders during an Oshugbo festival; 5) Ifa divination ceremony--Itefa; 6) Agemo masking honoring the founders of towns and markets; 7) Orisha initiation ceremony--marking the heads of devotees; 8) Jigbo masking for forest spirits; and 9) Okosi--boat regatta on the lagoon.

• YOU ARE THERE AT THE BARGAINING TABLE
  • 1955 ----- b & w ----- 50 min ----- 16mm
  • The Rogers Corporation and representatives of the A.F.L. International Brotherhood of Paper Makers are conducting an actual session of negotiations for a new contract. A wage increase and other benefits are at issue.

• YOU ARROGANT JOURNALISTS
  • 1996 ----- color ----- 14 min ----- vhs
  • (60 Minutes Series) The Minnesota News Council, set up by newspaper publishers to resolve disputes between the public and the media, recently considered it's most important case to date. The dispute involved Northwest Airlines, based in Minneapolis, and the local TV station WCCO. Northwest claimed that WCCO's investigative series on safety violations at Northwest was "distorted and untruthful". The council upheld the airline's claim by a margin of 19-2, despite the insistence by WCCO that they had told the truth. Don Shelby, leader of WCCO's investigative "I-Team", said he might have been willing to accept "distorted or exaggerated, but not untruthful".

• YOU CAN BEAT THE A-BOMB
  • 1950 ----- b & w ----- 20 min ----- 16mm
  • (Historical Collection) Preventive measures and techniques of self-preservation. How and where to seek safety indoors or outdoors; precautions on how to treat victims until medical aid is available; how to dispose of contaminated food and clothing. A family follows directions calmly because each member has been prepared beforehand for what is expected of him.

• YOU CAN SURPASS YOURSELF*
  • 1975 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- 16mm
  • To throw more light on the learning process, and to help people understand some of the forces and strategies we all use to render ourselves "less teachable," Eden Ryl takes on a tough challenge: to shoot a rifle and shatter an aspirin thrown into the air. As Dr. Ryl says: "All of us limit ourselves in some way. You reveal the limitations you have chosen for yourself in many ways. . . . " (Restricted to use by institutions of Higher Education in Washington state only)

• YOU CAN'T EAT POTENTIAL (BREAKING AFRICA'S CYCLE OF POVERTY)
  • 1996 ----- color ----- 57 min ----- vhs
  • In the context of the steepest rises of population in human history, world food security is an increasingly urgent issue. Focusing on Africa, south of the Sahara, the region of the world most under threat of food shortages and where absolute poverty is increasing at an alarming rate, the key issue is the development of agriculture. Explores the critical changes needed to reduce poverty and protect the environment in Tanzania, Ghana and Benin. The right policies can avert a catastrophe of unprecedented proportions. (Restricted to use by certain authorized institutions)

• YOU MAY CALL HER MADAME SECRETARY
  • 1987 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- vhs
  • Frances Perkins rose higher in the United States government than any other woman ever had. She remained in government for nearly thirty years, twelve of those as the first woman member of the United States Cabinet. Traces the rise of social conscience in this country to culminate in the revolutionary legislation of the New Deal. Frances Perkins was a New Deal "radical," a believer in state's rights, a driving force behind those reforms which shaped our soicety. Actress Frances Sternhagen as Francis Perkins' uses her Oral History, lectures, letters and writings, to recreate conversations with FDR, Al Smith and others of her era as she remembered them.

• YOU PACK YOUR OWN CHUTE*
  • 1974 ----- color ----- 30 min ----- 16mm
  • Dr. Eden Ryl uses the analogy of the parachutist who "packs his own chute," controls his own destiny, as a key point in this business and management motivation film. For "pack your own chute" you can read "create your own successes and failures." Dr. Ryl proves this proposition in a variety of ways. She then puts her thesis to the test by literally packing her own chute and leaping out of an airplane 3,000 feet over the Pacific. Dr. Ryl's fright, her fears of falling, shows how every individual can overcome personal insecurity and inhibiting attitudes. (Restricted to use by institutions of Higher Education in Washington state only)

• YOUNG UNS, THE
  • 1967 ----- color ----- 25 min ----- 16mm
  • In the Appalachia Hills of Ohio poverty is a way of life. The unemployment there matches that of the urban ghetto. Almost half of the families live at the subsistence level: incomes under $3,000 a year. Focuses on 16-year-old Paul Tabler in depicting the daily life of an Appalachian family.

• YOUR OCEAN AND MINE
  • 1986 ----- color ----- 27 min ----- vhs
  • The new United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is the most significant achievement in international relations since the United Nations Charter. Describes the main aspects of the Convention, highlighting its provisions on navigational rights, territorial limits, economic exploitation, fisheries, the resources of the deep-sea bed, protection of the marine environment and rights of oceanographic research.

• YOUTH TERROR: THE VIEW FROM BEHIND THE GUN
  • 1978 ----- color ----- 50 min ----- 16mm/vhs
  • Street gangs and the violence associated with them have always been predominatly an urban phenomenon. The combination of extreme poverty, overcrowding and alienation that exists in the urban ghettos and slums makes these areas breeding grounds for criminal activity. Not all children of the urban poor resort to violence and crime, but for a persistent and growing hard-core, violence and crime are a way of life. For some, crime is considered the only means of survival.

• YUMI YET: PAPUA NEW GUINEA GETS INDEPENDENCE
  • 1978 ----- color ----- 54 min ----- 16mm/vhs
  • (A film by Dennis O'Rourke) In Melanesian Pidgin, Yumi Yet is a rallying cry meaning, "Just Us." Presents the history of Papua New Guinea and its colonization by Holland, Germany and Great Britain in the 19th century. Captures the exuberant celebration in Papua New Guinea during the nation's Independence Day celebration in 1975. Three million people, spread over hundreds of islands and speaking seven hundred different languages, were faced with the prospect of becoming a nation. Presents a portrait of the country's Independence Day, as traditional tribal customs jostle with the paraphernalia of British and Australian colonialism to create a scene of surprising juxtapositions. (vhs Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)