Summary: A small nomadic community is cursed by an unknown shaman. When Atanarjuat falls in love with a woman already promised to the son of the clan's leader, he has to fight for her. She is won by Atanarjuat and the leader plots to attack him in his sleep. Escaping, he sets off running across the ice, embarking on a harrowing adventure of survival in the brutal wilderness. He returns stronger and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The last ice age ended only a few thousand years ago, but there were earlier periods when the entire world was frozen, periods known as Snowball Earth."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Ambrose Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MIRSummary: "The human race is here today because of its abilitiy to adapt ... Episode 5 walks us down the incredible pathway that has brought humans to their dominant position on the planet and openly questions our role in the future development of life on Earth."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Ambrose Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MIRSummary: Director Raouf blends the testimony of a group of Iranians with historical footage and original artwork to honour political activists from Iran.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Film Board of Canada 2002
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRESummary: Steven Shorter is a rock music phenomenon. His popularity, carefully engineered by his corporate handlers, has reached dizzying proportions. When artist Vanessa Ritchie is hired to paint his portrait, she discovers that he is unhappy and unstable.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Project X Distribution 2008
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PRISummary: "Seal meat is a staple food for the Inuit people, and many of the pelts are sold to offset the extraordinary cost of hunting. Inuit are spread across extensive lands and waters, and their tiny population is faced with a disproportionate responsibility for protecting the environment. They are pushing for a sustainable way to take part in the global economy, but in opposition stands an army of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ANGSummary: "Inside the walls of St. Vincent's Orphanage, young boys fall victim to sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of their guardians. Henry Czerny gives a terrifying performance as Brother Lavin, the head of the orphanage who must juggle the teachings of the church with his own personal demons. The plight of the boys under his care remains a secret until the orphanage janitor and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BOYSummary: A "farewell cruise" takes a luxury ship up the vast Yangtze River shortly before completion of the massive Three Gorges Dam. The passengers glimpse a rapidly changing countryside, while the local people struggle to adapt as their lives are irrevocably altered.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UP1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF UP
Summary: Thirty-two vignettes, spanning pianist Glenn Gould's life from age four until his death at fifty, give an impressionistic depiction of his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical 2012
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA THISummary: Examined Life takes philosophy into the hustle and bustle of the everyday. The "rock star" philosophers of our time take "walks" through places that hold special resonance for them and their ideas. These places include crowded city streets, deserted alleyways, Central Park, and a garbage dump.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Zeitgeist Films 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EXASummary: An orphan comes to live with a foster family in a Canadian mining village, and becomes a part of the comical foibles and heartbreaks of a small French-Canadian town.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MONSummary: "The planet Earth was born out of chaos and disaster - and completely by chance. Episode 1 transports us to this breathtaking genesis, the violent past that created the fragile conditions for life itself."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Ambrose Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MIRSummary: Seven elderly women and their bus driver band together to survive when their bus breaks down in the Quebec countryside. As they draw closer, the women begin to share stories from their pasts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 1990
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA STRSummary: Comedy about an organizationally impaired temporary assistant who gets her first pemanent job at the age of 31 working for a curator of an art gallery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA IVESummary: A never-before-seen woodsman mysteriously appears aboard a submarine that's been trapped deep under water for months with an unstable cargo. As the terrified crew make their way through the corridors of the doomed vessel, they find themselves on a voyage into the origins of their darkest fears.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FORSummary: Set in rural Canada during the mid-1950's, The Last Winter is the story of Will, a young boy trying to hold onto his childhood in the face of change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Allumination FilmWorks 2007
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY LASSummary: An unlikely trio - filmmaker Michael Rubbo, Geoff Stirling, a millionaire Canadian broadcaster and higher consciousness seeker - and Joey Smallwood, a former Premier of Newfoundland, travel to Cuba in a private jet. Their goal is to meet with Fidel Castro and create a dialogue between him and the United States. But Fidel never show up. Michael Rubbo records each step of this wayward quest to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facets Video 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WAISummary: "Fascinated by the role technology played in transforming our lives, one of the twentieth century's most famous intellectuals realized, with stunning accuracy, the impact the digital age would have on our social, spiritual, economic and ideological selves. 'The global village' and 'the medium is the message' are among the most quoted phrases of our time. Now, twenty years after his death, in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Film Board of Canada 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MCLSummary: Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond examines how the myth of the movie "Injun" has influenced the world's understanding - and misunderstanding - of Natives. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorber Films 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF REESummary: A small nomadic community is cursed by an unknown shaman. When Atanarjuat falls in love with a woman already promised to the son of the clan's leader, he has to fight for her. She is won by Atanarjuat and the leader plots to attack him in his sleep. Escaping, he sets off running across the ice, embarking on a harrowing adventure of survival in the brutal wilderness. He returns stronger and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN FASSummary: Pink ribbons, the symbol of the breast cancer prevention movement, are everywhere: T-shirts, hats, yogurt cups, KFC buckets, car ads, NFL stadiums - the list goes on and on. They make people feel good, as if engaged in a successful battle against breast cancer. But who is really benefiting? More and more women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. Wouldn't it be something if some of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PINSummary: Ryan: Creating a hand-animated three-dimensional world, Chris Landreth explores the life of Ryan Larkin, a pioneer in Canadian animation who now lives on welfare and panhandles for spare change. Alter egos: Incorporating the animated documentary Ryan, Laurence Green's film explores the paths of animators Ryan Larkin and Chris Landreth and the relationship that developed between the two men....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino Home Video 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RYASummary: Todd McFarlane is the most successful comic book artist in history. His multi-million dollar entertainment empire encompasses comics, action figures, television, video games, and music videos. The "Spawn" comic creator has sold more copies than any other urban drama character including Batman, Spider-man, and Superman. He is a self-confessed man of "contradictions and inconsistancies", who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2002