Summary: Roberto Miniverni tells the story of a black community in the American South during summer 2017, when a string of brutal killings of young African American men sent shockwaves throughout the country. A meditation on the state of race in America, this film is an intimate portrait of those who struggle for justice, dignity, and survival in a country that is not on their side.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kim Stim 2020
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3 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHASummary: Ten years after the passing of his wife and creative partner, Jeanne-Claude, Christo sets out to realize 'The Floating Piers,' a project they conceived together many years before.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WALSummary: This documentary explores the powerful struggle of conscience experienced by several people from traditional farming backgrounds who come to question the basic assumptions of their way of life. A riveting story of transformation and healing, the documentary portrays the farmers' sometimes amazing connections with the animals under their care, while also providing insight into the complex web of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Tribe of Heart 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PEAEnnis, John
Summary: John Wellington Ennis explores political corruption using the board game Monopoly as an example of money being used for a greater voice in government.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: E1 Entertainment 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PAYSummary: Viewers will see the nail-biting behind-the-scenes story that traces the marriage equality movement's historic progress and reveals the masterminds who fought.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FRESummary: Examines big-game hunting, breeding, and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa and the consequences of treating animals as commodities.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Passion River 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TROSummary: Told through the eyes and hands of acclaimed artists across the world, the film explores the surprising world of taxidermy, where sculptors must also be scientists. From a studio in Los Angeles that has elevated taxidermy to the forefront of fashion to fine artists in the Netherlands, these passionate experts push creative boundaries while revealing the importance of preserving nature.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STUSummary: If you're looking for a dose of wiggly, waggy, puppy-dog cuteness in Free Puppies!, you won't be disappointed but along with it, you'll gain a new awareness of a chronically overlooked crisis that's dogging the rural American South. Skimpy funding for shelters, high rates of poverty, and a warm climate have led to an overwhelming influx of stray dogs with nowhere to go. Directors Samantha...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FREXtravaganza, Brooke
Summary: Reveals New York City's community of minority drag queens where competitive balls and fashion are the source of pride and self-affirmation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Distribution 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PARSummary: Explosives expert Andrew Marr suffered a multitude of traumatic brain injuries after being 'front and center' to hundreds if not thousands of detonations in Afghanistan, causing him to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol as he was constantly dismissed or mis-diagnosed. Dozens of high-profile people, from radio Host Joe Rogan to professional athletes Mark Rypien, Anthony Davis, Shawn Dollar,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC QUISummary: Former Vice President Al Gore presents evidence that the negative effects of global warming have increased since the release of the film "An inconvenient truth" a decade earlier.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INCCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE INCSummary: Imagine the world without our masterpieces. Interviews with eyewitnesses and historians and newsreel footage show how heroic Europeans, Russians, and Americans worked to save the art of Europe during World War II.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Menemsha Films 2008
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 943.086 RAPCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RAPSummary: 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: Documentary about the role of gang members in silencing any political resistance during Jean-Bertrand Aristide's final days of power in Haiti.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: ThinkFilm 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GHORoch, Edmon
Summary: Tells the story of WWII double agent Juan Pujol, aka Garbo, who ultimately sided with the Allies and helped defeat the Nazis.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GARSummary: Bill Traylor was born into slavery in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama, and continued to farm the land until the late 1920s when he moved to Montgomery and worked odd jobs in the thriving segregated black neighborhood. A decade later, in his late 80s, Traylor became homeless and started to draw and paint, devising his visual language to depict his memories of slavery and scenes of a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BILSummary: The story of brothers Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jimmie and Stevie went from a small, post-war house in Oak Cliff, Texas to becoming rock and roll legends, selling millions of records and playing alongside the likes of David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jackson Browne, Carlos Santana and more. A portion of the film is devoted to Jimmie and Eric Clapton's first ever on-camera...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC JIMSummary: An investigative look at and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, artists, and industry executives.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 305.42 THICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC THISummary: Filmmaker Les Blank considered this free-form feature documentary about singer-songwriter Leon Russell, filmed between 1972 and 1974 while Blank was living at the Russell/Shelter Records recording studio compound on Grand Lake of the Cherokees in NE Oklahoma, but unreleased due to creative differences and music clearance problems, to be one of his greatest accomplishments. Includes scenes of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC LEOSummary: Profiles the group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew--featuring Tommy Tedesco, guitar, Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, drums, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborne, bass--who played on many rock and pop hits during the sixties. Gifted, versatile, and possessing the knack for turning a simple tune into something memorable, the Wrecking Crew were the players who turned the Wall of Sound in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC WRESummary: Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon, Nick Cave. With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who we are, and celebrates the transformative power of the creative spirit. Featuring appearances by longtime Cave collaborators Ray Winstone, Blixa Bargeld,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014