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Drafthouse Films (Series) ; no. 27Summary: 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 HAPSummary: 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
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FATSummary: Throughout Richard Nixon's presidency, three of his top White House aides obsessively documented their experiences with Super 8 home movie cameras. Young, idealistic and dedicated, they had no idea that a few years later they'd all be in prison.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF OURSummary: 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
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF OVERoth, 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
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AMEJackson, 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
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3 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY E-TV AFRSummary: Introduces us to Koko the gorilla at age three, recently brought from the San Francisco Zoo to Stanford University by Dr. Penny Patterson for a controversial experiment. Koko is taught the basics of human communication through sign language.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KOKSummary: 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 PROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PROSummary: 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
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NO1 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