Films Related to Cultural Competence
Overview
A bibliography of feature films and teaching films that may be useful with groups of adults who are intentionally developing their cultural competence.
Contact the originator: E. J. Sandell, Professor, 328 Armstrong, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN USA elizabeth.sandell(a)mnsu.edu.
Feature Films Resource List
FEATURE FILMS RESOURCE LIST
RELATED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE
Curated by E. J. Sandell, Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
September 2020
Attenborough, R. [Producer/Director]. [DVD]. 1990. Gandhi. Burbank, CA: Columbia Tristar Home Video.
Avildsen, J. G. [Director]. [DVD]. 1992. The Power of One. Burbank, CA: Time Warner Home Video. (127 minutes)
Caro, N. [Director]. 2015. [DVD]. McFarland USA. Burbank, CA: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.
Costner, K. [Director]. [DVD]. 1990. Dances with Wolves. Burbank, CA: ORION. (181 minutes)
Eastwood, C. [Director/Producer]. 2008. [DVD]. Gran Torino. Burbank, CA: Time Warner Home Video. (116 minutes)
Frye, E. M. [Writer/Director]. 1993. [DVD]. Amos and Andrew. Burbank, CA: Castle Rock Entertainment. (96 minutes)
Haines, R. [Director]. 2006. [DVD]. The Ron Clark Story. Atlanta, GA: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (90 minutes)
Hancock, J. L. [Writer/Director]. [DVD]. 2008. The Blind Side. Burbank, CA: Time Warner Home Video. (128 minutes)
Krutein, W. and Pomeranz, D. [DVD]. 1987. It’s in Every One of Us. San Francisco, CA: New Era Media.
Lagravenese, R. [Director]. [DVD]. 2007. Freedom Writers. Hollywood, CA: Paramount Home Entertainment. (122 minutes)
Lee, S. [Director]. [DVD]. 1998. 4 Little Girls. Burbank, CA: Time Warner Home Video. (102 minutes)
McCarthy, T. [Director]. [DVD]. 2008. The Visitor. Burbank, CA: Anchor Bay Entertainment, LLC. (104 minutes)
O’Neill, P. and C. Zalis [Editors]. [DVD]. 2014. Walking in Oak Creek. Washington, D. C.: The Working Group / Not In Our Town. (33 minute)
Schumacher, J. [Director]. [DVD]. 1996. A Time to Kill. Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers Entertainment. (150 minutes)
Spielberg, S. [Director]. [DVD]. 1998. Amistad. Universal City, CA: DreamWorks, LLC. (155 minutes)
Story, T. [Director]. 2002. [DVD]. The Barbershop. Santa Monica, CA: MGM Pictures, Inc. (102 minutes)
Washington, D. [Director]. [DVD]. 2007. The Great Debaters. Santa Monica, CA: The Weinstein Co., LLC.
Woo, J. [Director]. [DVD]. 2002. Windtalkers. Santa Monica, CA: MGM Pictures, Inc. (134 minutes)
Yakin, B. [Director]. [DVD]. 1989. Remember the Titans. Burbank, CA: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. (114 minutes)
Teaching Films Resource List
TEACHING FILMS RESOURCE LIST
RELATED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE
Curated by E. J. Sandell, Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
September 2020
Antholis, K. [Producer/Director]. [DVD]. No Date. One Survivor Remembers. Montgomery, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center. (39 minutes) (with teacher’s guide)
Brummel, B. [Producer/Director]. [DVD]. 2010. Bullied: A Student, a School, and a Case that Made History. Montgomery, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center. (39 minutes) (with viewer’s guide)
Brummel, B. [Producer/Director]. [DVD]. 2015. Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot. Montgomery, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center. (39 minutes) (with teacher’s guide)
Classroom Tolerance Project. 2003. [DVD]. The Green Kid. Monterey, CA: Candid Camera, Inc.
Dash, J. [Director]. 2002. The Rosa Parks Story. Santa Monica, CA: Xenon Pictures, Inc. (94 minutes)
Families of the World. 2005. [DVD]. Families of Australia. Lakewood, CO: Families of the World. (30 minutes)
Families of the World. 2005. [DVD]. Families of China. Lakewood, CO: Families of the World. (30 minutes)
Families of the World. 2005. [DVD]. Families of Mexico. Lakewood, CO: Families of the World. (30 minutes)
Families of the World. 2005. [DVD]. Families of Russia. Lakewood, CO: Families of the World. (30 minutes)
Families of the World. 2005. [DVD]. Families of Thailand. Lakewood, CO: Families of the World. (30 minutes)
Families of the World. 2005. [DVD]. Families of USA. Lakewood, CO: Families of the World. (30 minutes)
Guggenheim, C. [Writer/Director]. [DVD]. 2011. A Time for Justice: America’s Civil Rights Movement. Montgomery, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center. (39 minutes) (with teacher’s guide)
Hudson, R. and Houston, B. [Producers/Directors]. [DVD]. 2011. Mighty Times: The Children’s March. Montgomery, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center. (39 minutes) (with teacher’s guide)
Learning Seed. [DVD]. 1994. Body Language: An Introduction to Non-Verbal Communication. Chicago, IL: Learning Seed. (25 minutes) (with study guide)
Learning Seed. [DVD]. 1994. Communicating Between Cultures. Learning Seed. Chicago, IL: (25 minutes) (with study guide)
Learning Seed. [DVD]. 1994. Everybody’s Ethnic: Your Invisible Culture. Chicago, IL: Learning Seed. (25 minutes) (with study guide)
Learning Seed. [DVD]. 2002. How Boys and Girls Differ: The First Six Years. Chicago, IL: Learning Seed. (25 minutes) (with study guide)
Magna Systems. [DVD]. 1996. Diversity: Contrasting Perspectives. Lake Zurich, IL: Magna Systems. (29 minutes)
McCarthy, T. [Director]. [DVD]. 2008. The Visitor. Burbank, CA: Anchor Bay Entertainment, LLC. (104 minutes)
O’Neill, P. and C. Zalis [Editors]. [DVD]. 2014. Walking in Oak Creek. Wshington, D. C.: The Working Group / Not In Our Town. (33 minute)
Teaching Tolerance. [DVD]. 2000. A Place at the Table. Montgomery, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center. (39 minutes) (with 144-page teacher’s guide)
Teaching Tolerance. [DVD]. 2012. Viva La Causa. Montgomery, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center. (39 minutes) (with teacher’s guide)
Teaching Tolerance. 2008. [DVD]. Starting Small: Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades. Montgomery, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center. (39 minutes) (with teacher’s guide)
Thriving Young Minds. [DVD]. 2014. Opening Doors and Building Bridges: Stories from Immigrant and Refugee Families and Early Childhood Special Education. St. Cloud, MN: Minnesota Thrive Initiative. (34 minutes)
TRB Productions. [DVD]. On Being Gay: A Conversation with Brian McNaught. Boston, MA: TRB Productions. (80 minutes)
Image Credits
Clipart of film projector from http://clipart-library.com/clipart/40482.htm.
Suggested Citation
Sandell, E. J. 2021, March 14. Films Related to Cultural Competence. OER Commons. Available at https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/78126.