Summary: Through private letters, unpublished memoirs, performances, and TV interviews, this documentary is the first to tell the life story of the Greek-American opera soprano completely in her own words.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MARSummary: Tells the life and love story of Argentina's most famous tango dancers Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes, who met as teenagers and danced together for nearly fifty years until a painful separation tore them apart. Relaying their story to a group of young tango dancers and choreographers from Buenos Aires, their story of love, hatred and passion is transformed into unforgettable...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OURMariza.
Contents: Loucura -- Medo -- Maria Lisboa -- Montras -- Há uma música do povo -- Menino do bairro negro -- Meu fado meu -- Duas lágrimas de orvalho -- Cavaleiro monge -- Recusa -- Há palavras que nos beijam -- Feira de Castro -- Desejos vãos -- Primavera -- Chuva -- Ó gente da minha terra.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Times Square Records 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN MARSummary: Over the course of a summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelenos intersect. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY SUMSummary: America's first superstar designer rose to international fame in the 1970s, creating an empire and personifying the dramatic social and sexual revolution of the last century. Reaching beyond the glitz and glamour, acclaimed filmmaker Frederic Tcheng reveals Halston's profound impact on fashion, culture, and business.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HALSummary: "For many, Milton Glaser is the personification of American graphic design. Best known for co-founding New York Magazine and creating the enduring I (heart) NY campaign, the full breadth of Glaser's remarkable artistic output is revealed in this documentary portrait, Milton Glaser: to inform & delight. From newspapers and magazine designs, to interior spaces, logos and brand identities, to his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MILSummary: The rise and fall of the New York Cosmos, America's first great soccer team, and its larger-than-life superstar, Pel.̌ The Cosmos kicked off America's first love affair with the world's most popular sport in the 1970s.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONCSummary: The captivating look at the unconventional life of beloved performer Chavela Vargas, whose passionate renditions of Mexican popular music and triumphant return to the stage late in life brought her international fame.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHASummary: Sabbatical Entertainment's exclusive documentary admires Christian Dior, the famous French fashion designer whose post-World War II creations were wildly popular and whose legacy continues to influence the industry.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OHSummary: A portrait of contemporary Iran, as seen through the eyes of one woman as she drives through the streets of Tehran over a period of several days. Her journey is comprised of ten conversations with various female passengers, and shed light on the lives of these women whose voices are seldom heard.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Video 2004
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TENZenovich, Marina.
Summary: Examines the legal proceedings surrounding the 1977 case of Roman Polanski after he pleads guilty to having sex with a minor during a photo shoot in Los Angeles.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: ThinkFilm 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ROMSummary: "This captivating documentary film tells the story of the Russian all-girl punk rock band Pussy Riot, who stood up to the Russian government's human rights oppression and paid the price by being incarcerated in 2011. But rather than silencing their voices, the incident only amplified them, turning the band into a global symbol of feminist political activism, culminating in their widely seen...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ACTAllah, Khalik
Summary: Part film, part baptism, director Khalik Allah brings us on a spiritual journey through Jamaica. Soaking up its bustling metropolises and tranquil countryside, Allah introduces us to a succession of vividly rendered souls who call this island home. Their candid testimonies create a polyphonic symphony, set against a visual prayer of indelible portraiture. Thoroughly immersed between the sacred...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BLASummary: Kenny Scharf arrived in New York City during the early 80s and quickly befriended Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, forming a trio that would take the creative yet depressed downtown art scene by storm. Unlike his friends who died tragically young, Scharf lived to face setbacks while remaining true to his high-tone Technicolor artistic vision which has cemented his place as a pop art icon.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KENSummary: Just outside of Dallas, Texas a violent haunted house is serving as the pulpit for a modern-day fire and brimstone sermon. Taking the viewer behind the scenes, this documentary examines why this small town church has resorted to such graphic means of saving souls and allows us a brief glimpse of what they believe they're saving us from.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Plexifilm 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HELSummary: Don't know who Tom Shadyac is? As a writer and a director, Shadyac first unleashed Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Nutty Professor remake on the world, and then a string of film fiascoes, but that's all behind him now. A bike accident left him with a host of debilitating maladies and brought him to the verge of suicide, so he took stock of his life and set out on a quest to answer some of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shady Acres, Inc. 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc IMcLagan, Meg
Summary: Intimate accounts, journal entries and archival footage tell the story of the women involved in the first program in American history to send women into direct ground combat.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Video Groups 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LIOSummary: Restaurant kitchens are a pressurized stew of brutal hours and high stress. Acting out goes with the territory and anyone is fair game. But the familiar macho posturing of celebrity chefs has reached a tipping point. Now with an influx of women at the helm of restaurants, and a younger generation unwilling to submit to the brutal conditions once considered the norm, the rules of "kitchen...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HEASummary: In 1971, author and film scholar Donald Richie published a poetic travelogue about his explorations of the islands of Japan's Inland Sea, recording his search for traces of a traditional way of life as well as his own journey of self-discovery. Twenty years later, filmmaker Lucille Carra undertook a parallel trip inspired by Richie's by-then-classic book, capturing images of hushed beauty and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC INLSummary: A unique glimpse at more than fifty years of American history. Educator, civil rights champion, advisor to presidents, envoy to popes, theologian and activist, Rev. Theodore Hesburgh was called on by countless world leaders to tackle the most challenging issues of the day. He built a reputation as a savvy political operator with a penchant for bridging the divide between bitter enemies. Through...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HESSummary: This remarkable story from the past is especially timely today. Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this film retraces the 800 years in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ORNSummary: The first year of life is the toughest. Four cinematographers follow six iconic baby animals as they face the challenges of surviving their first year on Earth. For these animal babies, it is the story of what it takes to survive in the wild.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ANISummary: "Seal meat is a staple food for the Inuit people, and many of the pelts are sold to offset the extraordinary cost of hunting. Inuit are spread across extensive lands and waters, and their tiny population is faced with a disproportionate responsibility for protecting the environment. They are pushing for a sustainable way to take part in the global economy, but in opposition stands an army of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ANGSummary: Facing the reality of losing her beloved father to dementia, director Kirsten Johnson decides to make a film that would help both of them to prepare for the end of his life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2022