Cunningham Memorial Library: Poverty, Hunger and Homelessness: P/H/H from Films on Demand

Films on Demand: Streaming Video

Films on Demand Home
Browse by Subject or do keyword searches

This is a web-based digital video delivery service for streaming educational video content from Films Media Group. Indiana State University subscribes to the Master Academic Collection and the Career & Technical Education Master Collection that together include more than 10,000 complete titles.

Usage Tutorials
Quick Start Guides
FAQs - mostly for classroom faculty
APA Citation: Films on Demand
From National-Louis University
Citing Films on Demand: MLA or Chicago
When you choose a film or film clip, under the video window, look for 'Citation'. You will see MLA and Chicago examples, but NOT APA. This link from Norwalk Community College shows you what to look for.

Films on Demand: Poverty

Films on Demand: Homelessness

Films on Demand has more than 100 film segments under the search 'homeless'. This list is a sample, so go to the home page and run a search for more. Use 'homeless' or combine: such as homeless and children; homeless and women.

The Homeless Mentally Ill
4:16. 1989. Mentally ill patients lacking the capacity to adjust to life in society may end up homeless. With the decline of facilities such as St. Elizabeth's Hospital the burden of long-term care now falls on families and area shelters. Film: Asylum: A History of the Mental Institution in America
Foreclosures and Homeless Students
2:44. 2008. As early as 2001, state officials recognized an increase of foreclosures. The Fed did nothing. Lender lobbyists pushed for no regulation on the mortgage industry. Film: Bill Moyers Journal: Mortgage Mess
Realistic Aspirations for Homeless
1:59. 2008. While searching for homeless candidates the film's director meets Erika a woman who communicates through writing rather than speaking. She doesn't want anything to do with the mentoring program. Her goals are different than what Nigel expected. From Film: The Devil Plays Hardball: Mentoring the Homeless

Films on Demand: Hunger

Bill Moyers Journal: Global Hunger
2008. 14 'segments', including U.S. Farm Policies and World Hunger; Global Fight Against Hunger; Worldwide Food Prices; Food Delivery to Remote Villages
Food for All: Global Agriculture and the Developing World
2007. 14 segments, including Unbalanced Access to Food; U.S. Obesity vs. World Hunger; Sub-Saharan Hunger; Asia and the Hunger Problem
The Future of Food: A Looming Crisis
2009. 16 segments, including Impending Food Crisis; Hunger Caused by Global Warming; Impact of Global Food Market
Community Gardens and Hunger
Segment from Global Grassroots: The Ramifications of Globalization. 3:19. 2000.
TEDTalks: Josette Sheeran—Ending Hunger Now
2011. 11 segments; Josette Sheeran, executive director, U.N. World Food Programme