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Amazing Grace (2007)
This film recounts the story of the 18th century British abolitionist William Wilberforce’s twenty-year fight to abolish the British slave trade. William Wilberforce’s tireless efforts led to the eventual passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which abolished slave trade in the British Empire. His endeavors eventually also led to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 which abolished slavery altogether,the passage of which was assured just days before his death. It was to be another three decades before slavery was abolished in the United States. Such renowned leaders as Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela have invoked William Wilberforce’s memory as a tireless champion of liberty. He was an inspiration to the abolitionist movement in the United States of America and the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa. This film demonstrates that one person’s efforts can have far reaching effects and bring about significant change in the world.

Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh (2008)

Narrated by three-time Academy Award nominee Joan Allen, Blessed Is the Match is the first documentary feature about Hannah Senesh, the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of Arc. Safe in Palestine in 1944, Hannah joined a mission to rescue Hungary’s Jews. Shockingly, it was the only outside rescue mission for Jews during the Holocaust. Hannah parachuted behind enemy lines, was captured, tortured and ultimately executed by the Nazis. Incredibly, her mother Catherine witnessed the entire ordeal – first as a prisoner with Hannah and later as her advocate, braving the bombed-out streets of Budapest in a desperate attempt to save her daughter.

The Spirit of Sacajawea (2007)

Narrated by Tantoo Cardinal. Original music score by Mary Youngblood & Jim Brock. One of the most revered women in American history, Sacajawea has been romanticized and often misinterpreted by non-natives. Revolving around interviews with her tribal peoples as well as recognized historians, this documentary examines the many controversies regarding her life, how her role in the Lewis & Clark journey impacted her tribes, and how they are surviving today.

We Shall Remain (2009)
Narrated by Benjamin Bratt

Through an unprecedented collaboration between Native and non-Native filmmakers and advisors, We Shall Remain brings us the stories of Native peoples—histories that have long been distorted or denied. At the heart of these narratives, we hear the perspectives of Native men and women who have resisted and endured through invasion, diseases, war, and assimilation campaigns to eliminate their languages and cultures. Their voices insist that all Americans acknowledge their right to persist as sovereign nations and on their own terms.