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Pushing the elephant

Title
Pushing the elephant / directed by Beth Davenport, Elizabeth Mandel.
Publication
New York : Distributed by Women Make Movies, [2010]

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Additional Authors
  • Davenport, Beth
  • Mandel, Elizabeth
  • Davis, Mona
  • McAll, Barnaby
  • Chevigny, Katy
  • Tucker, Angela
  • Mapendo, Rose, 1963-
  • Arts Engine, Inc.
  • National Black Programming Consortium.
  • Independent Television Service.
  • Women Make Movies (Firm), film distributor.
Description
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
"Pushing the Elephant tells the extraordinary story of a mother and daughter reunited after a decade separated by civil war. In the late 1990s, Rose Mapendo lost everything to the violence that engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo. She emerged from the suffering advocating peace and reconciliation. But after helping numerous victims to rebuild their lives, there is one person Rose must still teach to forgive - her daughter Nangabire."--IMDb.com.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentary television programs.
  • Nonfiction television programs.
Note
  • "The film was supported by the Sundance Institute Documentary Program."
Credits (note)
  • Producers, Katy Chevigny, Beth Davenport, Angela Tucker ; cinematographer, Beth Davenport ; editor, Mona Davis ; composer, Barnaby McAll ; Arts Engine presents a Big Mouth film ; a co-production of Arts Engine, the National Black Programming Consortium and the Independent Television Service
Funding (note)
  • Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; Dolby digital 2.0.
Language (note)
  • In English and Kinyamulenge and Swahili with English subtitles.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-195
LCCN
g2014:488872
OCLC
727371867
Title
Pushing the elephant / directed by Beth Davenport, Elizabeth Mandel.
Publisher
New York : Distributed by Women Make Movies, [2010]
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD video
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital 2.0.
Performer
Interviewee, Rose Mapendo.
Credits
Producers, Katy Chevigny, Beth Davenport, Angela Tucker ; cinematographer, Beth Davenport ; editor, Mona Davis ; composer, Barnaby McAll ; Arts Engine presents a Big Mouth film ; a co-production of Arts Engine, the National Black Programming Consortium and the Independent Television Service
Funding
Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Language
In English and Kinyamulenge and Swahili with English subtitles.
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Added Author
Davenport, Beth, film director.
Mandel, Elizabeth, film director.
Davis, Mona, film editor.
McAll, Barnaby, composer (expression)
Chevigny, Katy, film producer.
Tucker, Angela, film producer.
Mapendo, Rose, 1963- interviewee.
Arts Engine, Inc.
National Black Programming Consortium.
Independent Television Service.
Women Make Movies (Firm), film distributor.
Other Standard Identifier
g2014:488872
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-195
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