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Malcolm X ( /ˈmælkəm ˈɛks/; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Arabic: الحاجّ مالك الشباز), was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. Detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, antisemitism, and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.
Malcolm X's father died—killed by white supremacists, it was rumored—when he was young, and at least one of his uncles was lynched. When he was thirteen, his mother was placed in a mental hospital, and he was placed in a series of foster homes. In 1946, at age 20, he went to prison for breaking and entering.
In prison, Malcolm X became a member of the Nation of Islam and after his parole in 1952 he quickly rose to become one of its leaders. For a dozen years Malcolm X was the public face of the controversial group, but disillusionment with Nation of Islam head Elijah Muhammad led him to leave the Nation in March 1964. After a period of travel in Africa and the Middle East, he returned to the United States, where he founded Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. In February 1965, less than a year after leaving the Nation of Islam, he was assassinated by three members of the group.
John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. Appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation—predecessor to the FBI—in 1924, he was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, where he remained director until his death in 1972 aged 77. Hoover is credited with building the FBI into a large and efficient crime-fighting agency, and with instituting a number of modernizations to police technology, such as a centralized fingerprint file and forensic laboratories.
Late in life and after his death Hoover became a controversial figure as evidence of his secretive actions became public. His critics have accused him of exceeding the jurisdiction of the FBI. He used the FBI to harass political dissenters and activists, to amass secret files on political leaders, and to collect evidence using illegal methods. FBI directors are now limited to one 10-year term, subject to extension by the United States Senate, because of his long and controversial tenure.
Actors: Tony Brown (actor), Shane Tobin (editor), David Gilna (writer), David Gilna (producer), David Gilna (actor), Melissa Nolan (actor), Ciara Bailey (actress), Amanda Brunker (actress), Greg French (composer), Shay Healy (composer), Rachel Kavanagh (actress), Stephen Russell (actor), Jenny Kavanagh (actress), Tony Brown (actor), Alan Clancy (producer),
Plot: A short drama examining the seemingly-perfect life of a young male who appears to have it all- a beautiful girlfriend, a joyful son and a group of fun-loving hilarious mates. But over the course of 24 eventful hours, David's apparently insignificant choices will change the life's of all those who are close to him.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: John Boorman (director), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), Jamie Brown (producer), Mike Medavoy (producer), David Wicht (producer), Carol A. Compton (miscellaneous crew), Greg Latter (actor), Brendan Gleeson (actor), Robert Chartoff (producer), Garrick Hagon (actor), John Boorman (producer), Samuel L. Jackson (actor), Juliette Binoche (actress), Leonard L. Thomas (miscellaneous crew), Dezi Rorich (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Langston Whitfield is a Washington Post journalist. His editor provocatively sends him to South Africa to cover the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, in which the perpetrators of murder and torture on both sides during Apartheid are invited to come forward and confront their victims. By telling the unvarnished truth and expressing contrition, they may be granted amnesty. Can the deep wounds of Apartheid be healed through reconciliation? Langston is deeply skeptical. He tracks down Col. De Jager, the most notorious torturer in the SA Police and tries to penetrate the mind of a monster, an experience that obliges him to confront his own demons. Anna Malan is an Afrikaans poet who is covering the hearings for radio. As a white South African she is shattered by the accounts of the cruelty and depravity committed by her fellow countrymen. Anna and Langston must both question their sense of identity. Where do they each belong? How responsible are they for what is done in the name of their respective countries? The moving testimony of the victims affects them deeply. In different ways they are both estranged from their families, and their shared experience draws them ever closer to each other. It is a story charting the unfathomable depths of human cruelty and the redeeming power of forgiveness and love.
Keywords: abuse, adultery, africa, african-american, afrikaan, afrikaner, airplane, american, amnesty, apartheidActors: Kevin Kiner (composer), Ginger Lynn (actress), Andrew Divoff (actor), Nils Allen Stewart (actor), Francis X. McCarthy (actor), Danny Trejo (actor), Donald P. Borchers (producer), Andre Rosey Brown (actor), Hunter von Leer (actor), Eric Pierpoint (actor), Ash Adams (actor), Billy Maddox (actor), Ilt Jones (miscellaneous crew), Paul Hampton (actor), Page Rosenberg-Marvin (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: The small town of Lakeview, Arizona has been taken over by a violent gang of bikers. The local sheriff is too afraid to do anything to stop them ever since his fiancee was murdered while trying to bring evidence against the gang to the FBI. One day, a mysterious woman, who looks exactly like the sheriff's fiancee, comes riding into town on a motorbike and starts killing members of the gang. Who is this avenging mystery woman?
Keywords: biker, biker-gang, crossbow, desert, female-biker, female-martial-artist, female-protagonist, independent-film, martial-arts, motorcycleActors: David Hannay (producer), Roger Ward (writer), Roger Ward (writer), Roger Ward (producer), Roger Ward (actor), Rod Mullinar (actor), Sven Libaek (composer), Ken Johnson (actor), Brenda Senders (actress), Hazel Phillips (actress), Muriel Hopkins (actress), Les Berryman (actor), Amber Rodgers (actress), Tracy Lee (actress), Elza Stenning (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Martha Wentworth (actress), Gig Young (actor), Hal Smith (actor), John Close (actor), Ned Glass (actor), Stephen Chase (actor), Barbara Brown (actress), Jerry Hausner (actor), Tommy Farrell (actor), Kenner G. Kemp (actor), Peter Lawford (actor), Alvy Moore (actor), Edward Clark (actor), Don Weis (director), Henry Berman (producer),
Plot: Katie McDermad, who comes from a working class household, is a dedicated surgical nurse, who loves her profession but not the low pay. Her emotions often get the better of her. Jeff Chadwick is a surgeon and researcher who works in the same hospital. The nurses in general consider him the greatest catch of the doctors, that is if he had any interest in a social life, as he spends all his time and money dedicated to his work. Katie's temper makes an inopportune appearance in the operating room when she is asked to work late after an already long shift to assist in the non-medical emergency surgery of Tony Brown, who got shot accidentally in the derrière while on a hunting trip. The emergency part of the surgery is that wealthy Tony is the major benefactor to the hospital to the tune of $100,000 per year, he who demanded immediate and quick attention to his injury. Katie's behavior in the operating room costs her her job on Tony's behest, and costs the hospital Tony's annual $100,000 endowment. Knowing that playboy Tony is easily swayed by a beautiful woman and as his research is dependent on Tony's endowment, Jeff, who can see that Katie is indeed beautiful, asks her to use her feminine wiles both for her own benefit to get reinstated, and to get the hospital back Tony's annual endowment. Tony is smitten with Katie, even after finding out who she is. Although she is able to get her job back, Katie learns that the endowment is not quite so easy as Tony has other competing financial interests, most specifically what looks to be a hefty divorce settlement to who he hopes will soon be his ex-wife, Lucille. As Jeff continues to push Katie into a relationship with Tony for the sake of the endowment, Katie in turn starts to fall for Tony. But Jeff also comes to the realization that he too is falling for Katie. Add to the equation the actions of Lucille to get a larger piece of the pie, of Katie's very pregnant sister Ann, and of Ann's wannabe businessman husband Frank, and the romantic triangle gets more and more complicated.
Keywords: accident, baby-nursery, bachelor, blood-pressure, charm, donation, expectant-father, expectant-mother, forbidden-love, hospital