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Summary: The extraordinary story of the iconic poet, musician and folksinger Violeta Parra, whose songs have become hymns for Chileans and Latin Americans alike. Director Andres Wood traces the intensity and explosive vitality of her life, from humble origins to international fame, her defense of indigenous cultures and devotion to her art.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VIO

Summary: In the remote Northwestern Territory of Australia, the Galpu clan, an Aboriginal family led by famed didjeridu craftsman and player, Djalu Gurruwiwi, struggles to maintain their ancestral traditions at the face of modern pressures. When Djalu's son displays little interest in the clan's legacy and the effects of nearby Rio Tinto bauxite mine begin to take its toll, he and the clan elders must...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Libre Studio 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IN

Summary: "Out of Print is a documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a unique and independent revival cinema in Los Angeles." -- container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OUT

Summary: Through private letters, unpublished memoirs, performances, and TV interviews, this documentary is the first to tell the life story of the Greek-American opera soprano completely in her own words.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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MAR

Summary: Explores filmmaker Rithy Panh's quest to create the missing images during the period when the Khmer Rouge ruled over Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. The film uses wood figures, archival footage, and narration to recreate his firsthand experiences and those of his family and friends' suffering during the communist regime.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MIS

Summary: Writer and director Faraut revisits the rich bounty of footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe as he competes in the French Open at Paris's Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe's attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JOH

Summary: This documentary explores the life of Aileen Wuornos, the prostitute executed in Florida for killing six men. Includes examinations of her childhood, testimony at her trial by Nick Broomfield, and a chilling speech by Wuornos herself.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AIL

Summary: A modern odyssey, a dizzying, science fiction-like journey into the heart of Africa. At the moment when the Sudan, the continent's biggest country, is being divided into two nations, an old civilizing pathology re-emerges: that of colonialism, clash of empires, and yet new episodes of bloody (and holy) wars over land and resources.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WE
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WE

Summary: Features an exhilarating look under the sea through the eyes of those that live there. Incredible state-of-the-art-underwater filmmaking will take viewers breath away as they migrate with whales, swim alongside a great white shark, and race with dolphins at play. Includes first-ever images of elusive deepwater creatures, featurettes, music video, filmmaker annotations, and more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV OCE

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD NonFic O

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD OCE

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD OCE RATED NR

Summary: Disc 1. The son of a murdered criminal is enlisted to steal a valuable serum for an AIDS-like disease.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MAU

Sinema, Laurene.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Quilt Digest Press 1992

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 Sinema

Tipsy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1996

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC TIP

Summary: Claude Lorius encountered his destiny at age 23 in the Antarctic. The film retraces his life's journey, from his first steps as a young glaciologist to the crowning moment of his glittering career, winning the Blue Planet Prize.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ANT

Summary: A kind-hearted detective in northern France must come to terms with his own humanity when he investigates the brutal murder of a young girl.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2000

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HUM

Summary: The search for the perfect wave continues as a group of surfers travel the globe.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Monterey Video 1994

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC END

Summary: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, 95 min.): After wading in a puddle of radioactive waste, these radical reptiles are transformed into New York City's greatest crime-fighting quartet.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY TEE

Lee, Gypsy Rose

Summary: This autobiography follows Gypsy Rose Lee from her childhood in vaudeville to her career as the queen of burlesque.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Frog, Ltd. 1999

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEE, GYPSY ROSE LEE

Summary: Naturalist and nineteenth century painter, John James Audubon was one of the most remarkable men of early America. The program brings to life his timeless paintings with dazzling footage of the living birds he immortalized, and celebrates visually the natural world he described in his writings. Interviews reveal the man, explore his art, and put his groundbreaking work in modern perspective.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AUD

Summary: When Emma and Noah find a mysterious box of toys on the beach, strange things start happening. The kids develop special powers and with their parents and teachers, they realize that their mission is far more important than they had ever dreamed.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY LAS

Summary: In the heart of the Tibetan highlands, multi-award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier guides writer Sylvain Tesson on his quest to document the exceptionally elusive snow leopard. Munier introduces Tesson to the subtle art of waiting from a blind spot, tracking animals, and finding the patience to catch sight of the beasts. Through their journey in the Tibetan peaks, inhabited by...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC VEL

DISNEY, WALT-PRODUCTIONS.

Summary: A treasure hunter must steal the Declaration of Independence in order to keep it out of the hands of a ruthless enemy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Buean Vista-Home Entertainment 2005

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE NAT

(WALT DISNEY'S PRODUCTION)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1990

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC FAN

Summary: Nicholas Vreeland walked away from a worldly life of privilege to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Grandson of legendary Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland, and trained by Irving Penn to become a photographer, Nicholas' life changed drastically upon meeting a Tibetan master, one of the teachers of the Dalai Lama.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MON

Summary: Documentary that masterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the western Patagonian waterways and the tragic journey of Jemmy Button, who in 1830 was bought by the English navy for the price of a mother of pearl button.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN PEA

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