Summary: Documentary film chronicling Richard Stanley's tenure as writer/director of the 1996 adaptation of H.G. Wells' The island of Dr. Moreau as well as the start of the film's production.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Severin Films 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LOSDavidi, Guy
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
Davis, Miles
Summary: Examines the life of Miles Davis through his music, home movies, and his manuscripts and paintings.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Umgd 2020
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MILDavidov, Ilko
Summary: Explores the life and career of comic book publisher Todd Loren.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MVD Visual 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNASummary: In 1961, Secretary General of the UN Dag Hammarskjold died in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia while en route to ceasefire negotiations between non-combatant UN forces and troops from the breakaway state of Katanga. What started as conspiracy theories have evolved into a growing consensus that Hammarskjold and fifteen other people were shot down, inciting the UN to reopen the case on the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: A young Frenchman convinces a Texas family that he is their teenage son who has been missing for three years.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Vivendi Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD IMPCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE IMPSummary: "Follows the terrifying and horrific abuses instilled upon the indigenous people of North America, and details the genocidal practices of the US government and its continuing affects on present day Indian country"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Bastard Fairy Films 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CANSummary: Pink ribbons, the symbol of the breast cancer prevention movement, are everywhere: T-shirts, hats, yogurt cups, KFC buckets, car ads, NFL stadiums - the list goes on and on. They make people feel good, as if engaged in a successful battle against breast cancer. But who is really benefiting? More and more women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. Wouldn't it be something if some of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PINSummary: 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: Produced with the purpose of alleviating the stigma associated with dyslexia, The big picture features the testimony of individuals from various backgrounds diagnosed with dyslexia (including investment advisor Charles Schwab and billionaire Richard Branson) describing how they learned to live with and overcome their disability. Medical experts explain the neurological causes of the condition.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BIG1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 616.8 BIG
Crosby, David
Summary: Profile of rock musician David Crosby.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF DAVFlatman, David
Summary: An IMAX film showing the formation of Australia and its unique wildlife and habitats.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Music Video Distributors 2020
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 591.994 AUSFarrier, David
Summary: Having stumbled across online videos about "competitive endurance tickling", a New Zealand journalist decides to research the phenomenon for his article and discovers exploitation, harassment, and intimidation in the shady world of psychosexual perversion.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TICWeissman, David
Summary: Explores the impact of the AIDS crisis in San Francisco during the 1980s.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Video 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WEGlossberg, David
Summary: Looks at a rehabilitation program that pairs veterans at risk of suicide with wild mustangs taken straight off the range to help the former soldiers build self-confidence and emotional stability.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Gravitas Ventures Llc 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MUSSummary: "Enter the world of Ohad Naharin and the Batsheva Dance Company. A man with an extraordinary vision, Naharin is regarded as one of the most important choreographers in the world today. He is known for developing "Gaga"--a movement language that resists labels, highlights somatic experience, emphasizes improvisation, and pushes dancers to use their body in ways that are ignored or overlooked by...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MR.Contents: Start -- Can -- Damo Suzuki's network -- Floh de Cologne -- Kraftwerk -- Krautwerk -- Floh de Cologne -- Neu! -- La Düsseldorf -- Japandorf -- faUSt -- Wume.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC KRASummary: An investigation into the disputed cause of death of black activist Sandra Bland, who died in police custody in Waller County, Texas, after a routine traffic stop by state trooper Brian Encinia.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SAYSummary: Chronicles the efforts of nature photographer James Balog to document the receding of the Solheim glacier in Iceland, a consequence of climate change and global warming, in which strategically placed cameras would take one picture every hour for three years.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHASummary: From Baryshnikov to break dancing, from Fred and Ginger to Shirley and Bojangles, from movement depicted on Grecian urns to the kaleidoscopic pizzazz of Busby Berkely spectaculars.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC THASummary: 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 DEASummary: The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Zabinska and her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski, have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When the Germans invade their country, they are forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck. To fight back on their own terms,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2017
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ZOOCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ZOOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Zookeeper's 2017Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ZOOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ZOO RATED PG-13Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ZoSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR