Summary: Ten questions are posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by filmmaker and explorer Rick Ray. Ray examines some of the fundamental questions of our time by weaving together observations from his own journeys throughout India and the Middle East, and the wisdom of an extraordinary spiritual leader.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Monterey Video 2007

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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TEN

Summary: Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon, Nick Cave. With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who we are, and celebrates the transformative power of the creative spirit. Featuring appearances by longtime Cave collaborators Ray Winstone, Blixa Bargeld,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC TWE

Summary: A searing indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion and passage of California's Proposition 8, and the Mormon religion's secretive, decades-long campaign against gay rights.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Wolfe Video 2010

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF EIG

Summary: In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing. After thirty years of war and five devastating years of Taliban rule, pop culture is beginning to return to the country. Since 2005, millions have been tuning in to Tolo TV's wildly popular American idol-style series, Afghan star. Like its Western predecessors, people compete for a cash prize and record deal. More surprisingly, the contest is open to...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2010

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AFG

Summary: "AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. Directors Martha...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Laboratories 2014

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AFT

Summary: Gandolfini talks with with ten soliders and Marines and their families about their experience during and after their service in Iraq.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007

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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ALI

Summary: After the death in 2004 of American theater actor and monologist Spalding Gray, director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) pieced together a narrative of Gray's life to create the documentary And Everything is Going Fine. Brilliantly and sensitively assembled entirely from footage of Gray, taken from interviews and one-man shows from throughout his career, it is a rich, full portrait, and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2012

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AND

Summary: "Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Tennesee's Old Crow Medicine Show, and Britain's acclaimed Mumford & Sons hopped on a beautiful vintage train and set out across America on a 'tour of dreams.' With poignancy and beauty, Malloy documents these incredible musicians as they ride the rails and wow the crowds from Oakland to New Orleans"--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: S2BN Films 2012

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BIG

Summary: Documentary about the 1970s rock band Big Star (Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Andy Hummel, Jody Stephens), together less than four years and without mainstream success, but producing a body of work that influenced many other musicians.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BIG

Summary: A look at how Americans see themselves as having to be the best in the world, and what some people will do in order to achieve that title.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2008

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BIG

Summary: "Tells the story of William G. Wilson, co-founder of alcoholics Anonymous, a man included in TIME Magazine's 100 Persons of the 20th Century. Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others to follow."--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Page 124 Productions 2012

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BIL

Summary: A feature film version of America's hit comedy concert tour with renowned comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BLU

Summary: Explores the process of childbirth in America and the options open to expectant mothers, from hospital deliveries to private deliveries at home.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2008

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BUS

Summary: Filmmaker Moore examines the history of free-market capitalism in post-Reagan America and questions its efficacy as the basis for the nation's economy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2010

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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CAP

Summary: In late 2007, filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost sensed a story unfolding as they began to film the life of Ariel's brother, Nev. They had no idea that their project would lead to the most exhilarating and unsettling months of their lives. A reality thriller that is a shocking product of our times, Catfish is a riveting story of love, deception and grace within a labyrinth of online...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Universal 2011

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CAT

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOIVE CAT

Summary: Chronicles America's complicated perceptions of race and crime through the story of the "Central Park 5" -- a group of minority teenagers wrongfully convicted and jailed for brutally raping a white woman in New York.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2013

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CEN
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CEN

Summary: Chronicles the efforts of nature photographer James Balog to document the receding of the Solheim glacier in Iceland, a consequence of climate change and global warming, in which strategically placed cameras would take one picture every hour for three years.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2013

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHA

Summary: Filmed live at Walt Disney World, La Nouba is a dream come true. Amid this waking dream you'll find clowns, ballerinas, trapeze artists, BMX bicycle acts, high-wire balancing and so much more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2004

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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS CIR

Summary: In his vivid and thought-provoking filmmaking debut, physician Ryan McGarry gives an unprecedented access to America's busiest Emergency Department. Amidst real life-and-death situations, McGarry follows a dedicated team of charismatic young doctors-in-training as they wrestle with both their ideals and the realities of saving lives in a complex and overburdened system.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2015

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC COD

Summary: The epic rivalry between half-pipe legends Kevin Pearce and Shaun White is documented in this exhilarating ride into the world of extreme snowboarding. With both practicing more and more breathtaking and dangerous tricks leading up to the Vancouver Winter Olympics, everything suddenly changes for Kevin when a horrific crash leaves him fighting for his life. When he recovers, all he wants to do...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CRA

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CRA

Summary: Join Dave as he travels through the heartland and makes a special stop in his hometown to pass out invitations to attend the event of the decade. It's a front row seat for outrageous comedy with music from today's hottest artists.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Rogue Pictures 2006

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC DAV

Summary: It's the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. The rules of the game and of engagement have fundamentally changed. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government targeted killings occur in corners across the globe, killing untold numbers of civilians. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF DIR

Summary: A young girl must decide between taking care of her father and friend, both of whom are sick and need her the most, and doing what will truly make her happy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA DRE