All My Babies: A Midwife’s Own Story w/ Palmour Street black & white, 54 minutes
George’s Stoney’s classic All My Babies is a training film about midwifery that transcends the form. The film is not only a profound portrait of midwife “Miss Mary” Coley, but also is a documentary record of the living conditions of African-American families in 1950s Georgia. As an extra, this DVD also includes Stoney’s film Palmour Street (1949), an open-ended discussion of family relations in Gainesville, Georgia.

Two Video Reports From China: Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine black & white, 54 minutes
This DVD contains two video reports made during the 1977 People-to-People China trip, during which, in response to an invitation from the Chinese government, American family planning workers from the fields of medicine, public health, media, and administration visited the People’s Republic of China to study its birth control, maternity, and child care methods and facilities.

Siaka, An African Musician color, 79 min (plus 18 min of extras)
This film presents a fascinating look at the world of urban African music through the lens of Siaka Diabaté, a talented and lovable young musician, while he performs on the cusp of a rising civil war in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. This DVD includes the extras Interview with Soungalo Coulibaly (9 min), and Soungalo and His Group Playing for a Wedding (10 min).

An African Brass Band color, 74 minutes
Hugo Zemp’s film An African Brass Band offers a lively glimpse into the transformations of musical and cultural traditions in Côte d’Ivoire through its focus on the formation of a brass band who play traditional music at a wide variety of festivals, ceremonies, and celebrations. This DVD also includes the extra features Making of Palm Wine (3 min), and Rehearsal (7 min).

Funeral Chants from the Georgian Caucasus color, 21 minutes
Through documenting the distinctive vocal expressions of the Svans of northwestern Georgia, Funeral Chants from the Georgian Caucasus by renowned ethnomusicologist Hugo Zemp provides stunning insight into the issues of oral tradition, ritual and maintenance of traditional identities.