Summary: Chronicles the life of writer, poet, and meditation master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, one of Tibet's most revered 20th-century Buddhist teachers, whose students include His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Royal Family of Bhutan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alive Mind 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BRISummary: The feature-length documentary reveals the fascinating, far-reaching impact and appeal of the show with a compelling blend of rare footage, historical images, and behind-the-scenes stories while also exploring the dramatic talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis. Known as the "King of TV Horror," the Emmy-winning filmmaker followed the show with other iconic genre favorites including...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MASSummary: Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne begins making a film for Zachary, son of his oldest friend who was murdered by Zachary's mother. The film's focus shifts to Zachary's grandparents as they fight to win custody of Zachary from the woman who took their son's life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Pictures 2009
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DEACavallo, Rob
Summary: Tells the story of rap musician Lil Peep, from the beginning of his career to his death of a drug overdose at the age of twenty-one.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Allied Vaughn 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.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 TENSummary: 4000 teenagers simulate every facet of their state government including elections, deciding court cases, and passing legislation. Three candidates emerge in the inspiring race for Youth Governor.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC YOUSummary: The fifteen year realization of a cinematic dream that presents the profound and life-changing journey of innovative Western thinkers who travel to India to meet with the Dalai Lama to solve many of the world's problems.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DALGaby, Elena
Summary: Explores the use of implantable technology in the human brain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Passion River 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ISummary: Plunges into the underbelly of rock 'n' roll, unearthing an amazing true tale of success, self destruction, friendship, and the ultimate rivalry between two up-and-coming bands: Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Palm Pictures 2004
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC DIGSummary: Gardener and horticulturalist Frank Cabot gives the history of Les Quatre Vents, his twenty-acre English style garden in Charlevoix County, Quebec, and discusses his philosophy of gardening.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An overview of the life of His Holiness, the 15th Dalai Lama with an explanation of how Tibetan Buddhism is both a religion and a "science of the mind." The Dalai Lama shares his crystallized understanding of the nature of mind, and its part in the creation and alleviation of all of our suffering. He discusses how the first step in dealing with emotions is to recognize the patterns, triggers...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LASSummary: Explores the indomitable spirit of three "Lost Boys" from the Sudan who are forced to leave their homeland due to a tumultuous civil war. Chronicles their triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversities and a relocation to the United States, where the Lost Boys build active and fulfilling new lives but remain deeply committed to helping friends and family they have left behind.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GODSummary: With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, filmmaker Oliver Stone explores the possibility for the global community to overcome challenges like climate change and reach a brighter future through the power of nuclear energy an option that may become a vital way to ensure our continued survival sooner than we think.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NUCSummary: Reveals how consumer demand for five species has America importing 90% of its seafood threatening fishing communities and public health. But pioneering chefs and fishermen are leading a movement to reconnect us back to our local seafood.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FISSummary: Featuring live action and animation, this movie examines the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come from and will later return to.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Video Group 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DIRScorsese, Martin
Summary: Documents Martin Scorsese's experience with the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people while making his film "Kundun."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INCicero, Ron
Summary: Explores the rise and fall of the Ren & Stimpy show, and the problems with its creator, John Kricfalusi.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HAPSummary: Story of the Roma, commonly referred to as Gypsies, a people who have been both romanticized and vilified in popular culture. The Roma have endured centuries of intolerance and persecution in Europe, most notably the Holocaust genocide where an estimated 500,000 were murdered. A People Uncounted documents their culturally rich yet often difficult lives, and demonstrates how their present state...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PEOSummary: Director Douglas Tirola's Brewmaster artfully captures the craftsmanship passion and innovation within the beer industry. The story follows a young ambitious New York lawyer who dreams of becoming a brewmaster and a Milwaukee based professional beer educator as he attempts to become a Master Cicerone. Helping tell the story of beer are some of the best-known personalities. -- container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 4th Row Film 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BRESummary: Pat Tillman chose to walk away from a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military for no other reason than he felt it was the right thing to do. Documented are the facts surrounding the way the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TIL1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TIL
Summary: Bruce Springsteen in a live concert performance singing his Western stars album, with full band and orchestra from inside his historic barn in New Jersey. The film also blends archival footage, memoir, and documentary content into scenes of the American West.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC WESRichardson, Sibil Fox
Summary: Documents the fight of Sibil Fox Richardson, also known as Fox Rich, for the release of her husband from prison where he is serving a sixty-year sentence for robbery.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Distribution 2022