From 1968 to 1973, the Nihon Documentarist Union did radical documentary work in Japan. They made two films in Okinawa before, during, and after its reversion.
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How the Marvel Cinematic Universe Exploits Comic Book Artists
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Prague’s First Private Museum Is Haunted by the Specter of Communism
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A Working-Class Artist Is Something to Be
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Remembering James Bidgood, a Pioneer of Gay Film
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Gloria Graham Records the Movement of the Earth
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