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Armageddon: Remembering the Cuban Missile Black History: Canada AM
Crisis: W5 Grades 7-Adult 2013 17 min CTV
Grades 11-Adult 2012 25 min CTV A panel of Black leaders discuss the role and history of the
When Russian missiles were discovered in Cuba in 1962, a black community in Canada. The panel includes Don Meredith,
standoff began. W5’s Lloyd Robertson looks at how close we Conserva ve Party of Canada; Michael “Pinball” Clemons,
came to nuclear war. A terrifying le er from Cuba and the Vice Chair, Toronto Argonauts; Kwesi Johnson, Youth Outreach
downing of a U.S. spy plane made nuclear war seem imminent. Worker; and Delvina Bernard, Execu ve Director, Council on
But how did world leaders avoid catastrophe? Canadian ci es African Canadian Educa on. The introductory segment takes a
were also in the crosshairs. W5 explores how we were one brief look at the history of blacks in Canada with reference to
bu on push away from Armageddon. Contains a wealth of Mathieu de Costa, the fi rst recorded black person in Canada
archival footage. and the story of Viola Desmond of Nova Sco a who was one
#CTV563DV-A14 $129.95: DVD of the fi rst to raise awareness about the reality of Canadian
segrega on.
Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War #CTV591DV-A14 $99.95: DVD
Grades 11-Adult 2012 60 min CC PBS
Explore the inside story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October Out of This World:
1962, when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfi eld
holocaust. In the fi rst major feature documentary on the Grades 5 & up 2013 21 min CTV
subject, the fi lm brings to life the three central characters - In this out-of-this-world interview, Canada AM host Beverly
Kennedy, Castro and Khrushchev, and explores how the world’s Thomson interviews Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfi eld. The
most powerful men fell into an abyss of their own making and Canadian astronaut chats from the ISS about what life is like in
outlines the courage and luck it took to climb out again. space, what he misses most about earth, and how he passes
#041601DV-A14 $64.95: DVD me.
#CTV589DV-A14 $99.95: DVD
Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl (Educator’s Edi on)
Grades 9-Adult 2012 240 min CC PBS
The Dust Bowl examines the worst man-made ecological
government
disaster in American history documen ng its causes and government
impact as well as the personal stories of survival and human
endurance. The curriculum for The Dust Bowl explores these
subjects through a wide range of classroom ac vi es exploring Inside Obama’s Presidency: Frontline
history, public policy, economics and ecology. Carefully selected Grades 11-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
video segments from the series are integrated into the lesson As Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term, FRONTLINE
ac vi es to highlight subject ma er themes and enhance takes a probing look at the fi rst four years of his presidency.
student understanding of the historical period. With inside accounts from his ba les with his Republican
#041587DV-A14 $69.95: DVD opponents over health care and the economy to his drama c
expansion of targeted killings of enemies, FRONTLINE examines
Love & Valor: the president’s key decisions and the experiences that will
One Couple’s In mate Civil War Le ers inform his second term.
Grades 11-Adult 2012 60 min CC PBS #041657DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
Based on the acclaimed book, Love & Valor: The In mate
Civil War Le ers is the tremendously moving story of a Union
soldier and his wife during the Civil War. Jacob Ritner, a Union
captain from Iowa, was a teacher, farmer, and aboli onist
before the war. When he was called to duty - par cipa ng in
a great adventure, seeing new lands - his wife Emeline was
le behind to raise four small children and manage the family
farm. This fi lm explores the couple’s devo on to one another
throughout their separa on, their patrio sm, loneliness, and
anguish at the death of loved ones, and changing views on the
South and slavery.
#041596DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
McIntyre Media Inc. tel: 1-800-565-3036 fax: 519-942-8489 email: info@mcintyre.ca www.mcintyre.ca 47
history
Armageddon: Remembering the Cuban Missile Black History: Canada AM
Crisis: W5 Grades 7-Adult 2013 17 min CTV
Grades 11-Adult 2012 25 min CTV A panel of Black leaders discuss the role and history of the
When Russian missiles were discovered in Cuba in 1962, a black community in Canada. The panel includes Don Meredith,
standoff began. W5’s Lloyd Robertson looks at how close we Conserva ve Party of Canada; Michael “Pinball” Clemons,
came to nuclear war. A terrifying le er from Cuba and the Vice Chair, Toronto Argonauts; Kwesi Johnson, Youth Outreach
downing of a U.S. spy plane made nuclear war seem imminent. Worker; and Delvina Bernard, Execu ve Director, Council on
But how did world leaders avoid catastrophe? Canadian ci es African Canadian Educa on. The introductory segment takes a
were also in the crosshairs. W5 explores how we were one brief look at the history of blacks in Canada with reference to
bu on push away from Armageddon. Contains a wealth of Mathieu de Costa, the fi rst recorded black person in Canada
archival footage. and the story of Viola Desmond of Nova Sco a who was one
#CTV563DV-A14 $129.95: DVD of the fi rst to raise awareness about the reality of Canadian
segrega on.
Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War #CTV591DV-A14 $99.95: DVD
Grades 11-Adult 2012 60 min CC PBS
Explore the inside story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October Out of This World:
1962, when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfi eld
holocaust. In the fi rst major feature documentary on the Grades 5 & up 2013 21 min CTV
subject, the fi lm brings to life the three central characters - In this out-of-this-world interview, Canada AM host Beverly
Kennedy, Castro and Khrushchev, and explores how the world’s Thomson interviews Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfi eld. The
most powerful men fell into an abyss of their own making and Canadian astronaut chats from the ISS about what life is like in
outlines the courage and luck it took to climb out again. space, what he misses most about earth, and how he passes
#041601DV-A14 $64.95: DVD me.
#CTV589DV-A14 $99.95: DVD
Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl (Educator’s Edi on)
Grades 9-Adult 2012 240 min CC PBS
The Dust Bowl examines the worst man-made ecological
government
disaster in American history documen ng its causes and government
impact as well as the personal stories of survival and human
endurance. The curriculum for The Dust Bowl explores these
subjects through a wide range of classroom ac vi es exploring Inside Obama’s Presidency: Frontline
history, public policy, economics and ecology. Carefully selected Grades 11-Adult 2013 60 min CC PBS
video segments from the series are integrated into the lesson As Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term, FRONTLINE
ac vi es to highlight subject ma er themes and enhance takes a probing look at the fi rst four years of his presidency.
student understanding of the historical period. With inside accounts from his ba les with his Republican
#041587DV-A14 $69.95: DVD opponents over health care and the economy to his drama c
expansion of targeted killings of enemies, FRONTLINE examines
Love & Valor: the president’s key decisions and the experiences that will
One Couple’s In mate Civil War Le ers inform his second term.
Grades 11-Adult 2012 60 min CC PBS #041657DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
Based on the acclaimed book, Love & Valor: The In mate
Civil War Le ers is the tremendously moving story of a Union
soldier and his wife during the Civil War. Jacob Ritner, a Union
captain from Iowa, was a teacher, farmer, and aboli onist
before the war. When he was called to duty - par cipa ng in
a great adventure, seeing new lands - his wife Emeline was
le behind to raise four small children and manage the family
farm. This fi lm explores the couple’s devo on to one another
throughout their separa on, their patrio sm, loneliness, and
anguish at the death of loved ones, and changing views on the
South and slavery.
#041596DV-A14 $64.95: DVD
McIntyre Media Inc. tel: 1-800-565-3036 fax: 519-942-8489 email: info@mcintyre.ca www.mcintyre.ca 47
