Summary: Presents the true stories of three Iraqi people who endured life in a psychiatric hospital in Baghdad during the Iraq War and then were in the streets after their hospital is decimated. The film was shot in Baghdad in 2004. The Iraqi filmmaker had a camera in one hand and an AK-47 in the other. His crew was beaten and lined up to be shot by insurgents, the 14-year old boom boy was shot in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pathfinder Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN AHLSummary: From the 2011 overthrow of a 30-year dictator, through military rule, and culminating with the forced military removal of the Muslim Brotherhood president in the summer of 2013, we follow a group of Egyptian activists as they battle leaders and regimes, and risk their lives to build a new society of conscience. The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster. Through the news, we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SQUSummary: A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives, which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith, abruptly disturbed when they are forced to follow the new laws of their foreign occupants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cohen Media Group 2015
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TIMSummary: 12-year-old Hany tries to fit in at his new governmental school after his father suddenly drops dead, leaving his mother in debt and unable to continue to afford his private education. Not only is Hany clearly from a more privileged background than the working class boys in his new class, but he is also the only Christian in a room full of Muslims.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF EXCSummary: Explores the nature of Islam and unfolds many of its inner-dimensions. It dispels many myths and discusses contributions to science and math.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 LEGSummary: A Copenhagen police officer, Christian, seeks justice for his partner's murder by ISIS member Imran. In a world wracked by terror and suspicion, Christian and Alex, a fellow cop and his late partner's mistress, embark on a mission to hunt Imran down, but are unwittingly caught in a cat-and-mouse chase with a duplicitous CIA agent who is using Imran as a pawn to trap other ISIS members. Soon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOMSummary: Lila, a gorgeous 16-year-old, becomes the object of affection of two gang leaders, Chimo and Mouloud, when she and her aunt move into the neighborhood. Soon sexual games turn into a love triangle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LILSummary: Malotru has been promoted to Deputy Director of the Bureau and is a newly recruited double-agent for the CIA. He delivers highly classified information to his CIA contact, Dr. Balmes, during fake psychoanalysis sessions. In exchange for Malotru's cooperation, the CIA has guaranteed that they will rescue the love of his life, Nadia, now imprisoned by Syrians in a secret location.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BURSummary: Wadjda, a fun-loving 10-year-old girl living in Saudi Arabia, has her heart set on a beautiful new bicycle. However, her mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. Determined to turn her dreams into reality and buy the bike on her own, Wadjda uncovers the contradictions and opportunities ingrained in her world. Hilarious,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WAD1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WAD
Summary: A fictional account of one amazing night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural turmoil of the '60s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ONECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ONESummary: A fictional account of one amazing night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural turmoil of the '60s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA ONESummary: Ten-year-old Gulistan and her brother Firat live in the heart of Turkish Kurdistan. Tragedy strikes when their parents are shot down by paramilitary gunmen before their very eyes. Traumatized and orphaned, Gulistan and Firat try to care for their infant sister, but their money soon runs out and they re forced onto the street. It is there that Gulistan meets the part-time escort Dilara....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BEFSummary: From the director of TAKEN and based on a true story. Three soldiers on their final patrol are ambushed by heavily armed militants in hostile territory. Trapped, wounded, and out of communication range, they are running out of options, ammunition, and time. Back at base, their commander receives word of the assault and must lead a daring rescue mission.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA Entertainment 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Explore the transformative power of education through the eyes of a dozen incarcerated men and women trying to earn college degrees, and a chance at new beginnings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A young FBI agent, Johnny Utah, infiltrates a cunning team of thrill-seeking elite athletes, led by the charismatic Bodhi. The athletes are suspected of carrying out a spate of crimes in extremely unusual ways. Deep undercover, and with his life in imminent danger, Utah strives to prove they are the architects of this string of inconceivable crimes.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD POISummary: The fourth season of this classic groundbreaking series saw the beginning of one-hour episodes. This allowed for more elaborate and detailed stories which plunged viewers even further into the twilight zone.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for the kids while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Galia, a young Israeli, and her boyfriend Oren board a local bus. The bus explodes, leaving Oren in a coma and Galia with severe burns and such memory loss that she cannot remember the terrorist attack nor the days leading up to it. The film begins one year after the attack, upon Oren's death. As Galia undergoes physical and mental therapy, she attempts to stitch together the shattered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SEVNasheed, Mohamed
Summary: President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives wages a campaign to stop global warming beacause a rise of three feet in sea level would submerge his country.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ISLSummary: Generations of a family face adventure as they move West with dreams of land, gold and glory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie How 2008Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN HOWSummary: Coppola paints a chilling portrait of a Sicilian family's rise and fall from power in America, and the passage of rites from father to son. He masterfully balances the story between family life and the ugly business of crime in which they are engaged.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2001
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4 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY GODSummary: "This is the way it was--the story of the battle that was the turning point of the war in the Pacific, told wherever possible with actual film shot during combat. It exemplifies the combination of planning, courage, error and pure chance by which great events are often decided."--Title screens. In June of 1942, quite possibly the most important naval encounter of WWII took place in the middle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When Nate is invited to a big family reunion in Missouri, he sees it as an opportunity to reconnect with his estranged wife and growing children. Nate takes delivery on an expensive new SUV, persuades his wife, Dorothy, to tag along, and packs up his three kids for what he thinks will be a leisurely drive from L.A. to St. Louis. However, between his wary wife, arguing kids, angry police...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD JOHSummary: "A comedy about four old friends who, driving back from a failed ski trip, encounter a strange and enormous rock by the side of the road above a lake. The men's frivolous attempt to dislodge the rock gradually disintegrates into a tale of betrayal, defeat and renewed hope."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Filmmovment 2006