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Struggle for PSU
2:21:28 | Released 1969
Demands from African American students and a ban on a student newspaper spiked student activism at Penn State in 1969. The resulting activities, including a dramatic Old Main sit-in and a visit from Jerry Rubin, are captured in this historic documentary.
Related to: PSU Video on Demand
Struggle for PSU - Preview
01:26 | Released 2007
A short preview of the documentary "Voices of '69: The Struggle for Penn State."
Faces of A-Wing
57:47 | Released 1975
Nurses, administrators, and a variety of memorable patients are profiled in this chronicle of a nursing home's intensive care unit. Everyday activities and hopeful expressions coexist with the struggle to preserve fading lives and prepare for death.
Related to: Pennsylvania Parade
One Businessman
57:48 | Released 1977
In this family's expanding scrap metal business, Jack Sitkin runs operations. This in-depth portrait follows Sitkin as he jokes, yells, and negotiates his way to success as "just an average good businessman."
Related to: Pennsylvania Parade
Darlene Part 2
56:60 | Released 1993
The final program in a 25-year series of visits with a poor Appalachian family. Beginning with Darlene as a struggling young mother, the program collects the footage of years spent chronicling Darlene and her family members as they grow and change.
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Darlene Part 1
56:37 | Released 1971
This award-winning documentary chronicles the life of a destitute Appalachian family. Darlene, the housewife, conducts her daily routine: carrying water, fueling a coal stove, disciplining her children, and making ends meet. A personal record of poverty.
Related to: Pennsylvania Parade
Final Proud Days
58:02 | Released 1975
In a nursing home hallway, PJ O'Connell found a frail woman named Elsie Wooster. But her fragile appearance hid the strong, graceful spirit PJ documents during the final days of her life.
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Unwanted Migrants
56:18 | Released 1992
Tensions mount in Williamsport when residents resist an influx of recovering drug addicts from urban areas. This in-depth documentary follows the resulting controversy, examining dynamics of racial and immigration politics that remain pertinent today.
Related to: Pennsylvania Parade
Politics of Race
56:14 | Released 1992
This in-depth documentary chronicles the NAACP's efforts to organize black people and their white allies around the issue of racism in Mt. Union. When the town's first black police chief is fired, underlying racial tensions reach a boiling point.
Related to: Pennsylvania Parade
Reconsiderations
00:58:09 | Released 1998
Those documented in the films "Unwelcome Migrants" and "Politics of Race" discuss their portrayals in the programs. The camera captures the subjects' responses to the documentaries and also includes a panel discussion with Penn State experts.