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Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Gives space and breadth to our nation's education reform debate by giving the audience a first-hand view of what happens in a school that meets the needs of the most challenged students in new and sometimes non-traditional ways.
20762) 20 feet from stardom
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
They are the voices behind the greatest rock, pop and R&B hits of all time, but no one knows their names. Now, in this award-winning documentary, director Morgan Neville shines the spotlight on the untold stories of such legendary background singers as Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, and more.
20763) Paris Opera =: L'opéra
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Français
Description
Go behind the scenes during one season at the famed Palais Garnier and Opera Bastille, where drama unfold every day. It turns the spotlight on great passions and tells the story of life at one of the most prestigious performing arts venues in the world. Featuring magnificent performances by Bryn Terfel and Benjamin Millepied, amongst many other top artists, find out what happens before the curtain is raised at these legendary venues.
20764) They shall not grow old
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Marking the centenary of the First World War, internationally renowned director Peter Jackson uses the voices of the veterans combined with original archival footage to bring to life the reality of war on the front line for a whole new generation. Footage has been colorized and transformed with modern production techniques to present never-before-seen detail.
20765) The sorrow and the pity
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Français
Description
A chronicle of a French city under the occupation, it combines interviews and archival film footage to explore the reality of the French occupation in one small industrial city, Clermont-Ferrand. Resistance fighters, collaborators, spies, farmers, government officials, writers, artists and veterans speak out and it results in a shattering portrait of how ordinary people actually conducted themselves under extraordinary circumstances.
20766) 1 love
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
©2003
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive documentary about the mingling of cultural and social influences that have made basketball what it is today. Appropriate credit goes to the game's official inventor, Dr. James Naismith. Also explores the YMCA's early role as a "pipeline for spreading basketball over the world". Pays tribute to the old Knickerbockers and Philadelphia Warriors legends, among others, who comprise today's basketball fraternity. It also digs deep into the...
20767) Shadowman
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Official documentary about '80s street art pioneer Richard Hambleton, known as the godfather of street art. This plunges viewers into the chaotic life of a forgotten artist, from early fame as a painter and denizen of the Lower East Side through his struggles with heroin, to his surprising comeback as street art exploded to become one of the most popular and lucrative art movement in the world.
20768) Stay human
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning musician Michael Franti takes viewers on an experiential journey through his songs and stories of people around the world who have chosen to overcome cynicism with optimism and hope. Featuring new music from Franti's tenth studio album.
20769) At the edge of space
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Between the blue sky above us and the infinite blackness of space lies a frontier full of enigmas that scientists have only just begun to investigate. It takes viewers on an exploration to probe the earth-space boundary zone, which is home to some of nature's most puzzling and alluring phenomena: the shimmering aurora, streaking meteors, and fleeting flashes that shoot upwards from thunderclouds, known as sprites.
20770) The wolfpack
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Angulo brothers who were shut off from society by their parents in a Manhattan apartment, learning everything they know of the outside world from movies.
Publisher
City TV 18
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This hour-long documentary follows the history of public art in Santa Barbara, from the ancient Chumash cave paintings to modern installations like Herbert Bayer's Chromatic Gate. You'll meet many local artists who have contributed to Santa Barbara's artistic heritage and gain insight into the personal methods of creating art for the community. In Plain Sight offers a multi-faceted perspective on the value and meaning of permanent and temporary...
20773) Cosmos: a spacetime odyssey
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2014.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Cosmos: a spacetime odyssey continues the exploration of the remarkable mysteries of the cosmos and our place within it. Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, this thrilling, 13-part adventure will transport you across the universe of space and time, bringing to life never-before-told stories of the heroic quest for knowledge and a deeper understanding of nature. With an updated Cosmic calendar, dazzling visual effects, and the...
20775) The truffle hunters
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Italiano
Description
A documentary about a small group of men and their expertly trained dogs as they search for rare white Alba truffles in the forests of Piedmont, Italy.
20776) Rules of engagement
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Rules of engagement cuts through the fog of war to reveal the untold story of what happened in Haditha, Iraq -- where twenty-four of the town's residents were killed by U.S. forces in what many in the media branded "Iraq's My Lai." With accusations swirling that the Marines massacred Iraqi civilians "in cold blood," the Haditha incident has led to one of the largest criminal cases against U.S. troops in the Iraq war. But real questions have emerged...
20778) Far from the tree
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the impact of extreme differences between parents and children.
20779) Dolores
Publisher
Dolores Huerta Film Project, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Educational edition.
Language
English
Description
"Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Chavez, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century--and she continues the fight to this day ... With intimate and unprecedented...
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