Summary: "Earthlings is a feature length documentary about humankind's absolute economic dependence on animals raised as pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research. Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of some of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit. Earthlings is the most...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Earthlings.com 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EARSummary: After the death in 2004 of American theater actor and monologist Spalding Gray, director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) pieced together a narrative of Gray's life to create the documentary And Everything is Going Fine. Brilliantly and sensitively assembled entirely from footage of Gray, taken from interviews and one-man shows from throughout his career, it is a rich, full portrait, and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ANDSummary: A look at the life of Bobby Liebling, lead singer of seminal hard rock/heavy metal band Pentagram, as he battles decades of hard drug addiction and personal demons, to try and get his life back.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Media Group 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LASSummary: Explores the process of childbirth in America and the options open to expectant mothers, from hospital deliveries to private deliveries at home.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BUSMurphy, Mary
Summary: Explores the influence and popularity of Harper Lee's only novel, reflecting on the context and history of the novel's setting and the social changes it inspired.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HEYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF HEYSummary: When 25-year-old NYCB dancer Justin Peck begins to emerge as a promising young choreographer, he is commissioned to create a new ballet for the Company's 2013 Winter Season. With unprecedented access to an elite world, the film follows Peck as he collaborates with musicians, lighting designers, costume designers and his fellow dancers to create Paz de la Jolla, NYCB's 422nd new ballet.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BALSummary: Shapiro takes us into the reclusive backwoods world of beekeeper Shavitz, still committed to living off the land in Maine, as he has since the 1970s, in a renovated turkey coop with no running water. Shapiro explores Shavitz's peculiar relationship with the company he co-founded with Roxanne Quimby. The birth of Burt's Bees and its emergence as a lucrative brand may be the stuff of legend, but...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BURSummary: Brazil is known for its beautiful beaches and vibrant culture. However, in recent years, the country has developed more of a reputation for corrupt politicians, kidnapping, and plastic surgery. Artfully connects these seemingly disparate elements and conducts a dazzling, yet harrowing, examination of the tragic domino effect that has reshaped the face of the country and created an entire...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: City Lights Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MANSummary: A joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MVD Visual 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ALIGarbus, Liz
Summary: Explores the life of the chess Grandmaster and 11th World Champion, Bobby Fischer.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Video 2011