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Top Secret Rosies: The Female 'Computers' of WWII (2010)
An enlightening and moving account of a heretofore little-known women's non traditional job during WWII.
I highly recommend this documentary for anyone interested in WWII, women's labor issues, women's education, and mathematics in particular, and/or the intersection of history and sociology. The film skillfully weaves individual stories with the seeping tide of WWII, and specifically the engineering required to implement state-of-the-art armaments. What emerges is how startling, not to mention infuriating it is, that this vitally successful work was ignored until now. Like so many of their generation, the women who performed this herculean task returned to their regular lives after the war, never revealing what they had done. I'm so glad on their behalf that Ms Erickson has told their story in this eloquent film. Beautifully shot and edited, it hits all the right notes.
The Tibetans. A Life in Exile (2007)
Excellent Documentary about the Tibetan Exile Community
Superb documentary, beautifully describing and illustrating the history and present situation of the Tibetan Exile Community. The subject is treated with sensitivity and clarity, using compelling footage and insightful interviews to great effect. Anyone wishing to gain a good basic understanding of the forced exile of the Dalai Lama and those who followed him, should see this film. As such, it would benefit academic courses on the subject. I found it to be both moving and informative, a rare combination and one which I believe would appeal to a broad-based audience. I highly recommend this film and hope that it helps to generate sympathy and world-wide help for the Tibetan culture in exile.