Summary: "The essential memoir of fashion pioneer Bethann Hardison, INVISIBLE BEAUTY shines a spotlight on the singular and unapologetic Hardison, one of the fasion industry's most influential icons. Hardison and her codirector Frédéric Tcheng set forth an absorbing record of the racial evolution of fashion and an original contemplation on the life of an unparalleled trailblazer."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC INVLayton, Bart
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 Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IMPCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE IMPSummary: 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: 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
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: For over 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for more than 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and damaged poor communities. Yet for all that, drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever before. Filmed in more than 20 states, it captures heart-wrenching stories from individuals at all levels, the dealer to grieving mother, the narcotics officer to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOUFarrell, Colin
Summary: The story of Simon Fitzmaurice, an Irish filmmaker who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Music Video Distributors 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ITSSummary: Robert Frank, now 91 years old, is among the most influential artists of the last half-century. His seminal volume, The Americans, published in 1958, records the Swiss-born photographer's candid reactions to peculiarly American versions of poverty and racism. Today it is a classic work that helped define the off-the-cuff, idiosyncratic elegance that are hallmarks of Frank's artistry.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DONSummary: A group of men find purpose, companionship and even fame as members of a male choir in Berlevåg, Norway. From singing above precipitous cliffs during a raging snowstorm to the backstage maneuverings on their Russian tour, these rugged men bare their souls through songs of faith and hope.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2002
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN COOSummary: View a groundbreaking film, which tells the stories of nine extraordinary girls from nine countries, written by nine celebrated writers and narrated by nine renowned actors. Viewers will see a showcase of strength from the human spirit and the power of education to change the world.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Paul Hegeman highlights the music of renowned Estonian composer Arvo Pärt while attempting to unveil the mystery around the purportedly reclusive writer of such famed works as "Tabula Rasa," "Fratres," "Trivium" and "Für Alina," all stirringly performed here. But Hegeman, who also shot the film (with Auke Dijkstra), eschews a typical biographical recounting of the 83-year-old maestro's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019