Summary: Naturalist and nineteenth century painter, John James Audubon was one of the most remarkable men of early America. The program brings to life his timeless paintings with dazzling footage of the living birds he immortalized, and celebrates visually the natural world he described in his writings. Interviews reveal the man, explore his art, and put his groundbreaking work in modern perspective.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Summary: American dancer Joy Womack moves to Moscow at age 15 to train at the Bolshoi, and becomes the first American woman to sign a contract with Bolshoi Ballet.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Summary: "BIDDER 70 follows Tim DeChristopher, the University of Utah student, who foiled President Bush's last minute 2008, fraudulent oil and gas auction, bidding $1,800,000 to save 22,000 pristine acres surrounding Utah's National Parks. He had no intention to pay or drill. He paid for it with his future."--DVD sleeve.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Gage & Gage Productions 2012

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Bell, Christopher

Summary: Explores the use of kratom as a painkiller and possible alternative to today's opioids.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Passion River 2018

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Summary: The riveting exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood reconstructs the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters, unpacking a complex family history through intimate interviews and artful reenactments to examine how the Tunisian woman's two eldest were radicalized by Islamic extremists. Casting professional actresses as the missing daughters, along with acclaimed Egyptian-Tunisian...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Summary: Tells the untold story of Tour de France cycling champion Gino Bartali and other courageous Italians who risked their lives to rescue Jews, partisans and other refugees in Nazi-occupied Italy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Summary: While his former Pink Floyd band-mates are now global superstars, Syd Barrett remains an enigma, and prior to his sad passing in 2006, was a complete recluse. But it was Syd who originally formed the group, and immediately became its chief songwriter and lead guitarist. Some would even claim he remained the force who dominated the band throughout its most creative period. Features rare live and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Summary: It is not widely known that a handful of prisoners in the Nazi death camps managed somehow to take clandestine photographs of the hell that was being hidden from the world. Director Christophe Cognet retraces the footsteps of these courageous men and women in a quest to unearth the circumstances and the stories behind their photographs.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Hicks, Bill

Summary: Explores the life and career of American comedian Bill Hicks.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2 Entertain 2011

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Summary: "An official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, Life According to Sam follows one family's courageous fight to save their only son from a rare and fatal aging disease. Directed by Oscar winners Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine (Inocente), this highly personal and life-affirming journey is propelled by the captivating presence of Sam Berns. Funny, perceptive and fiercely intelligent,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Summary: A journey in the footsteps of the enigmatic young American named Chris McCandless, who vanished and ultimately perished in the Alaskan wilderness. New interviews and never before released letters probe the mystery behind the best-selling book and movie 'Into the Wild.'

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Summary: Tells the life and love story of Argentina's most famous tango dancers Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes, who met as teenagers and danced together for nearly fifty years until a painful separation tore them apart. Relaying their story to a group of young tango dancers and choreographers from Buenos Aires, their story of love, hatred and passion is transformed into unforgettable...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Summary: Examines the importance of penis size in contemporary society.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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Summary: Adapted from Sandra Schulberg's monograph, Filmmakers for the Prosecution retraces the hunt for film evidence that could convict the Nazis at the Nuremberg Trial. The searchers were two sons of Hollywood brothers Budd and Stuart Schulberg serving under the command of OSS film chief John Ford. The motion pictures they presented in the courtroom became part of the official record and shape our...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Summary: Unraveling the hidden agendas of the world's richest men and most powerful art institutions, the documentary reveals how vested interests became all-important, and the truth secondary.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Summary: 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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Summary: Explores filmmaker Rithy Panh's quest to create the missing images during the period when the Khmer Rouge ruled over Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. The film uses wood figures, archival footage, and narration to recreate his firsthand experiences and those of his family and friends' suffering during the communist regime.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Summary: Documentary about a group of brave and visionary women who demanded peace for Liberia, a nation torn to shreds by a bloody civil war, violent warlords and a corrupt Charles Taylor regime. Includes interviews, archival images, and scenes of present-day Liberia together to recount the experiences and memories of the women who were instrumental in bringing lasting peace to their country.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Roco Films Educational 2008

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Summary: Three renowned climbers navigate nature's harshest elements and their own complicated inner demons to ascend Mount Meru, the most technically complicated and dangerous peak in the Himalayas.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2015

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Summary: Fearless documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras's career-long pursuit of truth and justice finds powerful expression in an epic story of art, activism, and survival. Made in collaboration with renowned artist Nan Goldin, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed entwines the mission of PAIN an advocacy group she founded to raise awareness about the billionaire Sackler family's integral role in the ongoing...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Summary: Profiles the Pink Panthers, a gang of international jewel thieves responsible for stealing nearly one billion dollars worth of jewels.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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Summary: For thousands of years, songbirds were regarded by mankind as messengers from the gods. Today, these creatures, woven inextricably into the fabric of our environment, are vanishing at an alarming rate. Under threat from climate change, pesticides and more, populations of hundreds of species have dipped dramatically. As scientists, activists and bird enthusiasts investigate this phenomenon,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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