Summary: A documentary film that takes viewers on a scientific and spiritual journey where we discover that, by changing one's perceptions, beliefs, and emotions, the human body can heal itself from any disease.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Beyond Words Publishing 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HEASummary: "Made when she was just 18 years old, Barbara Rubin's art-porn masterpiece Christmas On Earth (1963-65) shocked NYC's experimental film scene and inspired NYC's thriving underground. For the next four years her filmmaking and irrepressible energy helped shatter artistic and sexist boundaries. A mythical 'Zelig' of the sixties, she introduced Andy Warhol to the Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BARSummary: Explores the extraordinary lives, struggles and successes of a few of the over five million Americans living with bipolar disorder. Personal stories of harrowing events, medical mazes, discrimination and the effects of social stigma blend together to create a compelling look at a generation coming out of the bipolar closet. The film puts an authentic human face on bipolar disorder, providing an...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OFSummary: Brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb find early fame in the 1960s and go on to write over 1,000 songs, including 20 No. 1 hits. This film follows the group's meteoric rise as they navigate the complexities of working so intimately alongside family.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BEESummary: From the creators of the best-selling documentary Food Matters comes another hard-hitting film certain to change everything you thought you know about food and nutrition. It exposes shocking secrets the diet, weight loss and food industries don't want you to know about deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for more. Find out what's keeping you from having the body and health you...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HUNSummary: An investigative look at and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, artists, and industry executives.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 305.42 THICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC THISummary: An intensely intimate look at one of the biggest hard rock/heavy metal bands of all time, with over 90 million albums sold. Takes you inside the studio, the counseling sessions the band went through together and the difficult process of finding a new band member.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2005
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC METSummary: In 1971, a group of friends sailed into a nuclear test zone in a protest that would capture the public's imagination. That handful of individuals would go on to become the international environmental organization Greenpeace. Comprised of rare archival footage and interviews with former Greenpeace members, How to change the world recounts Greenpeace's early days under the pioneering helm of its...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOWSummary: Visit key climate-change hot spots in Europe and North America with the world's best-known climate activist during her year off from school. You'll witness first-hand the effects of global warming on weather, ocean life, and human and animal migration, and be inspired by Greta's determination to demand action and find solutions. Meet leading climate scientists who help you better understand the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRESummary: Following a strict routine, which involved several hours of daily workouts and gymnastic instruction, two young girls practice through exhaustion for the 2003 Mass Games, the world's largest choreographed performance. This spectacle, which takes place twice a day for 20 days, is a mass celebration of nationalism, athleticism and ideological unity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino on Video 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STASummary: In this 80-minute documentary, three 10-year old children leave their native countries to participate in one of the Islamic world's most famous competitions, a test of memory and recitation known as The International Holy Koran Competition. As the competition reaches its climax, Koran By Heart offers a compelling and nuanced glimpse into some of the pressures faced by the next generation of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KORGoodman, Paul
Summary: Showcases the intellect of author Paul Goodman and rediscovers his ideas of the 1960's through archival multimedia, photographs, interviews, and readings of his poetry and journals.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Video 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PAUSummary: Examining the truth about celebrity actress Alyssa Milano's initial tweet of the hashtag to the take-down of Hollywood icon Harvey Weinstein, the film takes viewers deep into the rabbit hole of a movement sweeping the nation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DocTV 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE METSummary: Even now, Woodstock has deep, lasting meaning. Its mix of music, culture, and idealism resonates across the years. It gave the youth a voice. It changed the music business. It energized activists. From stadium shows to social-justice movements, its legacy is strong: half a century later. Follow the inside story of the event and the history that continues! Join us as we celebrate those...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC WOOSummary: The First Alphabet: Follow the evolution of the written word, from millennia-old carvings in an Egyptian turquoise mine to modern-day alphabets. How Writing Changed the World: The printing press transformed the spread of information, igniting the Industrial Revolution. How did technologies, from pen to paper to printing press, make it all possible?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Filmed across the United States over three summers, between 2004-2006, this film is largely a visual meditation on the progressive history of the country as seen through its cemeteries, historical markers and landscape. Gianvito captures this history in the hope that it will help us as a society to understand where we are today, and, hopefully be a moral guide toward our future.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Traveling Light ] 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PROSummary: Revisits the much-publicized case of Matthew Shepard, the young man tortured and killed in 1998 in Laramie, Wyoming for being gay. Family and friends recount Shepard's life and the circumstances surrounding his murder.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MATSummary: Dina's getting married in a few weeks and there's still so much to do. She has to move her boyfriend, Scott, from his parents' house to her apartment, and settle him in to only the second home he's ever had, all while juggling his schedule as an early morning Walmart door greeter. She has to get her dress, confirm arrangements with the venue, and make peace with her family, who remain nervous...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Orchard 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DINSummary: An exploration of the career, music, and influence of legendary Canadian musical icon Gordon Lightfoot. With unprecedented access to the artist, the documentary follows Lightfoot's evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour to international star and beloved Canadian icon.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC GORSummary: One of the country's preminent and prolific serious writers, Joyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 100 novels, including Them, We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde. In this candid and revealing documentary, she provides insight into her life, creative process, and the events that have shaped her writings, including the 1967 Detroit Riot, the Chappaquiddick incident, and the tragic life of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023