Kanopy Videos
On-demand streaming video for over 16,000 films including content from the BBC, PBS, and Critereon Collection. Public performance rights for educational use are included.
These videos are searchable via the Cerritos College Catalog or directly through Cerritos.kanopystreaming.com
A first and thorough look at the Mexican celebration of the dead, the sacred days when the souls of the departed return to visit the living. Tracing the Days of the Dead tradition from its roots in Indian culture to its manifestations in contemporary Chicano communities, this unconventional and visually arresting documentary contemplates the loving and sometimes humorous Mexican cultural attitudes toward “that constant companion,” death.
This is a no-frills, immediate experience of some of the different ethnic and racial groups that make up the American mosaic. Includes the Day of the Dead Festival explained in an easy manner that should not intimidate young children. The skeleton masks, the sputtering candles, and the memento mori are no more than one would see on any Halloween night.