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Publisher
Altered Innocence
Language
Español
Formats
Description
One of the best trans films you’ve likely never heard of, Antonio Giménez-Rico’s landmark 1983 documentary explores the lives and loves of a group of six transgender women living in Madrid in the years following Spain’s transition to democracy. But more than that, it’s a loving portrait of a culture finally emerging from the shadows after being hidden for far too long. Antonio's portrait of these women gave them the freedom to portray their...
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
"FAR FROM THE TREE follows families meeting extraordinary challenges through love, empathy, and understanding. This life-affirming documentary encourages us to cherish loved ones for all they are, not who they might have been. Based on Andrew Solomon's award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling non-fiction book "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity."--Container.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Examines the very diverse lives of six devout members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Blair Treu takes viewers on a journey into the day-to-day realities of individuals living in the United States, Costa Rica, Nepal, and beyond. From their individual passions to their daily struggles, each story paints a picture as rich and unique as the next while challenging the stereotypes that surround the Mormon faith.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
From real-life friends Annie Clark and Carrie Brownstein comes the metafictional account of two creative forces banding together to make a documentary about St. Vincent's music, touring life, and on-stage persona. But they quickly discover unpredictable forces lurking within subject and filmmaker that threaten to derail the friendship, the project, and the duo's creative lives. From first-time filmmaker Bill Benz comes a densely woven, laugh-out-loud...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, Karen discarded the traditional trappings of success and led an unconventional life until her early death. Since most images of Karen have been lost or destroyed, the documentary uses Karen’s dulcet melodies and interviews with loved ones to build a rich portrait of this singular woman and her hauntingly beautiful voice.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
It is the most famous painting in the world, created by the hand of a genius, marveled at by millions every year in the Louvre in Paris, but could there be a second Mona Lisa? In 1913, an interesting portrait surfaced, the so-called 'Isleworth Mona Lisa.' Using sophisticated scientific analysis, scientists will test both paintings to determine whether Leonardo da Vinci painted an earlier version of the iconic portrait.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Language
English
Description
Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to...
10) Super predators
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
From majestic but deadly big cats to powerful sharks and stealthy crocs and snakes, National Geographic reveals the secret lives of the world's super predators in a three disc collection of classics. Programs include Ultimate Cat; Super Snake; Ultimate Viper; Ultimate Crocodile; The Whale That Ate Jaws; and Monster Shark.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
While attending a local comic book convention, three filmmakers are so moved by the stories shared with them by attendees that they decide to travel across the country to better understand what makes fans so passionate about superheroes.
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Great Mississippi: The Soo Line, Burlington Northern, Chicago & Western, Minnesota & Eastern, and Dakota storm their way through the upper Mississippi Valley. Shenandoah: Visit Virginia's fabled Shenandoah Valley in diesel-powered workhorses that still punch a clock for the Winchester & Western Railroad.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985 is the largest and most powerful steam engine in the world and the last locomotive of its class still operating. Meet the people who keep this giant running and hear about the rise and fall of steam power.
14) Paper clips
Publisher
Hart Sharp Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Students at Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee attempt to collect 6 million paper clips as part of a school project on the Holocaust.
15) A taste of sky
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
It delicately details the journey of two students from GUSTU, the groundbreaking cooking school and fine-dining restaurant founded by NOMA's Claus Meyer in La Paz, Bolivia.
16) 24 hour comic
Publisher
Team Marketing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Eight artists confined to a comic book store partake in Scott McCloud's 24-Hour Comic Challenge: each attempting to write, draw, and complete a 24-page comic in 24 hours.
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
During the Cold War, the CIA secretly raised a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine from the depths of the Pacific Ocean. The six-year operation included an intricate cover story by billionaire Howard Hughes. Drawing on declassified documents and never-before-seen interviews, NEITHER CONFIRM NOR DENY tells one of the highest-stakes, yet least-known stories of the Cold War.
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
With six-thousand ex-offenders returning to Washington DC each year, these 'Returning Citizens' make up ten percent of the population. Due to the recent bi-partisan push for prison reform, the number of newly released men and women is rapidly rising, as are the rates of crime and violence. Follow a passionate, close-knit community of individuals who are looking for a second chance, or perhaps a chance they never had to begin with.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An outstanding cast of acclaimed British actors bring the First World War to life in this stirring documentary created to commemorate the conflict's centennial in 2014. This unique four-part series mixes archival footage with reenactments by actors playing real participants in the war and performing excerpts from their original letters, memoirs, and diaries of the time.
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