*****VIDEOS AVAILABLE FROM THE ATSCA***** AQUI ES TEUSTEPE -- Total Running Time - 24 minutes (1994) A general overview and description of Teustepe and the Athens/Teustepe Sister City Association, presented in a personal, travelogue approach by the videomakers. Includes interviews with doctors, teachers, community members and a message from the Mayor of Teustepe to the Athens community. The concept of community-based development initiatives --sister city relationships-- is also considered. Produced by Victor Bonacci and Bob Ramsak ///////// ADJUSTING IN NICARAGUA: THE IMF, WORLD BANK AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Total Running Time - 48 minutes (1994) This documentary gives and indepth background and history of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and describes the Bank and Fund's Structural Adjustment programs, focusing specific attention to the present economic situation in Nicaragua. The final portion on the documentary brings the results of structural adjustment policies home to us, show how communities in the North cannot escape the consequences of short-sighted development policy in the South. Produced in conjunction with the 50 YEARS IS ENOUGH CAMPAIGN, an international effort to shed light on the operation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund as these institutions celebrate their 50th anniversary. Produced by Victor Bonacci and Bob Ramsak ///////////// The following productions from Audiovisuales Chirripo, a production company in San Jose, Costa Rica, by Drew Irwin, an OU grad and ATSCA friend who now works for Chirripo. All are available for purchase for $35 (plus shipping). /// VIVIENDO EN RIESGO total running time 27 minutes (1994) Five communities, two in Peru and three in Costa Rica, confront precarious living conditions and potential disasters through inspired community organization. Spanish only. /// EL SALVADOR'S NEW HOPE: THE PEACE ACCORDS total running time 27 minutes (1994) A historical look at El Salvador and the role of the United Nations' sponsored peace accords in a "new" El Salvador. /// LA CULTURA MAYA Y SU MUSICA total running time 7 minutes (1993) A presentation of the development and instrumentation of Mayan music. /// MOSQUITIA HONDURENA (THE MOSQUITO INDIANS OF HONDURAS) total running time 35 minutes (1993) An indepth look at the culture and ecology of Honduras' Mosquito Coast. Spanish, with English subtitles /// MUJER EN COSTA RICA total running time 24 minutes (1992) Costa Rican women describe the every day reality of living in a discriminating society. Spanish /// LO QUE AUN TENEMOS (THAT WHICH IS LEFT FOR US) total running time 6 minutes A panoramic journey that visits Costa Rica's landscapes, forests and biodiversity. Spanish /// A IMAGEN DE DIOS (IN GOD'S IMAGE) total running time 17 minutes Indigenous Hondurn "campesinas" tell their own story. Spanish, with English subtitles. /// TRABAJO DE MUJER EN NICARAGUA (WOMEN'S WORK IN NICARAGUA) total running time 24 minutes (1991) Nicaraguan women analyze their history and current situation in which they live. Spanish, with English subtitles. /// MUJER Y SALUD total running time 30 minutes (1991) An expose of women's health and their average quality of life in the developing world. Spanish /// MUJER Y PRODUCCION total running time 20 minutes (1991) A video featuring women who have started their own businesses in rural Costa Rica. Spanish /// MADRES NINAS (CHILD MOTHERS) total running time 30 minutes (1990) Stories and statistics regarding young teenage mothers in Costa Rica. A revised analysis of the historic discrimination against women. Spanish, with English subtitles. /// RIGOBERTA MENCHU total running time 83 minutes (1989) Rigoberta Menchu tells the story of her people during a visit to Costa Rica three years before winning the Nobel Peace Prize. /// IMAGENES DE UN ENCUNETRO total running time 30 minutes (1989) A Scandinavian "ethno-musical" group sets out to explore musical roots in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.