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Summary: Story of Joe E. Bussard Jr, whose lifelong mission is to rescue America's roots music from oblivion: musician, broadcaster and obsessive long-time collector of 1920s and 30s American music on original 78 rpm records.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Dust to Digital 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Summary: Follows the lives of Korean poet Young-Chan Cho, who is both deaf and blind, and his wife Soon Ho. Focuses on the couple's use of touch to communicate.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Guild 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Summary: Investigates the 2011 Penn State child molestation scandal, in which Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was accused of several accounts of child sexual abuse and head coach Joe Paterno and university administration were implicated in a coverup. Looks at the effects of the scandal on the Penn State student body, Penn State alumni, and residents of State College, Pennsylvania. Covers...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Summary: Filmmaker Joe Cross, recently obese and unhealthy, travels the United States promoting to all he encounters a lifestyle "reboot" centered around consuming only fruit and vegetable juices. Along the way he meets Phil Staples, a morbidly obese man to whom Cross offers his reboot cure.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: RebootYourLife 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Summary: An intimate portrait of job-seekers desperately chasing the broken American Dream to the tiny oil boom town of Williston, North Dakota. With the town lacking the infrastructure to house the overflow of migrants, a local pastor starts the controversial 'overnighters' program, allowing down-and-out workers a place to sleep at the church. His well-meaning project immediately runs into resistance...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Summary: Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Thinkfilm, LLC 2008

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Roth, Vanessa

Summary: A look at the American education system through the eyes of four teachers.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Jackson, Samuel L.

Summary: A lion family and a cheetah family make their homes on the African savanna.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

3 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY E-TV AFR

Summary: The story of Nim, the chimpanzee who became the focus of a landmark 1970s experiment to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. But as Nim's natural instincts take over and the humans trusted with his well-being fail to protect him, Project Nim uncovers the unflinching and extraordinary journey of one animal thrust into human society.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2012

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PRO

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Summary: Insiders' observations of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation, featuring commentary from high-ranking officials, Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the U.S. policy decisions surrounding the invasion and their consequences in Iraq, including such issues as low U.S. troop levels, the uncontrolled looting of Baghdad, the purging of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NO
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF NO

Summary: Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

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