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Summary: Bil'in villager Emad Burnat documents the Palestinian struggle when he buys a camera to record the birth of his youngest son and he then films the turmoil and destruction happening around him as his village is threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2013
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FIV1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF FIV
Summary: Though almost forgotten today, Veit Harlan was one of Nazi Germany's most notorious filmmakers. Millions across occupied Europe saw his films, the most infamous of which was the horrific anti-Semitic propaganda film Jew Suss, which was required viewing for all SS members. Harlan was also the only artist from the Nazi era to be charged with war crimes. Included are never-before-seen archival...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF HARSummary: "German painter Gerhard Richter granted filmmaker Corinna Belz access to his studio in the spring and summer of 2009, where he was working on a series of large abstract paintings. In quiet, highly concentrated images, the documentary provides a fly-on-the-wall perspective of the very personal, tension-filled process of artistic creation. Richter is his own worst critic, destroying multiple...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: distributed by Kino Lorber, Inc. 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GERBausch, Pina
Summary: Tribute to German modern-dance pioneer Pina Bausch as members of her dance troupe, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, perform her pieces in various settings.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PINSummary: Documents relatives of high-ranking SS and Nazi party members, describing the struggles they face trying to cope with the crimes of their ancestors.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: It started as photographs taken by soldiers of the abuse and torture prisoners were suffering in Abu Ghraib prison, and turned into a media frenzy full of scandal and cover-ups. One of the most notorious moments in recent U.S. military history is examined, through interviews with participants and dramatic reenactments of events.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STASummary: "Analysis of how governments bent on war-making have relied on a vast arsenal of propaganda techniques to overcome resistance at home and disapproval abroad ... Moving from Vietnam to Iraq, the film examines how news reports have become nearly indistinguishable from White House and Pentagon talking points, a problem that has become exacerbated by journalists who have grown accustomed to being...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Media Education Foundation 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WARSummary: "Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger was a devoted Marine for nearly twenty-five years... As a drill instructor he lived and breathed the 'Corps' and was responsible for indoctrinating thousands of new recruits with its motto Semper Fidelis or 'Always Faithful.' When Jerry's nine-year old daughter Janey died of a rare type of leukemia, his world collapsed. As a grief-stricken father, he...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Tied to the Tracks Films, Inc. 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SEM1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF SEM
Summary: Follows the experiences of five Christian families as they deal with the coming-out of gay family members, and explores views and interpretations of homosexuality in scripture.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FORSummary: 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 CEN1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CEN
Summary: From his embed with US Marines Echo Company in Afghanistan, photojournalist and filmmaker Danfung Dennis reveals the devastating impact a Taliban machine-gun bullet has on the life of 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris. The film seamlessly transitions from stunning war reportage to an intimate portrait of one man's personal struggle at home in North Carolina, where Harris confronts the physical...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2012