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2) The farewell
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English
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Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds...
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English
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Academy Award winner Robert Redford stars as a Western mountain man whowishes to live at peace with nature. But he becomes caught between theadvancing white men and the Indians, whose land they are taking. Wishingto remain apart from both civilizations, he becomes a feared andrespected legend for revenge he exacts after the massacre of his family.Based on the novel by Vardis Fisher.
4) The subject
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Language
English
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A successful documentarian (Jason Biggs) deals with the fallout from his previous film, which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. As he shoots his latest doc, someone tapes his every move, upending his idyllic life.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
For years, there has been widespread speculation, but very little consensus, about the relationship between violent video games and violence in the real world. Joystick Warriors provides the clearest account yet of the latest research on this issue. Drawing on the insights of media scholars, military analysts, combat veterans, and gamers themselves, the film trains its sights on the wildly popular genre of first-person shooter games, exploring how...
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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
For computer based editing systems. One of the most widely used training film for editing students. Nationally syndicated film critic Roger Ebert takes students from rushes to the fine cut of a dramatic band robbery scene. Mr. Eberts commentary provides insights into basic editing techniques such as matching action, parallel editing and continuity as well as the effects of camera angles, point of view and reaction shots. The film concludes with two...
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English
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Description
Soar into skies on a thrilling airborne adventure in this meticulously restored John Wayne film classic. In one of his most memorable screen roles, Wayne plays Dan Roman, a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments, he finds himself scheduled on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight -- one that takes a terrifying, suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at...
9) GTFO
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Sparked by a public display of sexual harassment in 2012, GTFO pries open the video game world to explore a 20 billion dollar industry that is riddled with discrimination and misogyny. Although half of all gamers are women, females are disproportionately subject to harassment and abuse from other gamers, and are massively under-represented in the video game design world. Through interviews with video game developers, journalists, and academics, GTFO...
10) Confusion Na Wa
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Set in an anonymous Nigerian city, Confusion Na Wa is a dark comedy about a group of strangers whose fates become intertwined over the course of 24 hours. At the heart of everything is a phone found by two opportunist street boys, Charles and Chichi, who, having read through the contents, decide to blackmail the owner Emeka. Little do they realize that their misdemeanors have set in motion a chain of events that will lead to a shattering end. Confusion...
11) Montana story
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English
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From the acclaimed writer/directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel (WHAT MAISIE KNEW, THE DEEP END) comes a neo-Western with an emotional tremor hiding beneath it. Two estranged siblings (Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague) return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved, confronting a deep and bitter family legacy against a mythic American backdrop.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Canadian Institute for Exploratory Cinemas presents Cross-eye, an anthology of Quebec and Canadian experimental film and video art (1960-2011). From surrealist refractions to punk and dissident factions, the anthology brings together a unique collection of avant-garde movie works. Tearing apart the barriers betweens eras, borders and mediums, the viewing experience encompass a total experience of the brain unstrapped of subtle luminosity and high...
13) Relentless
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Relentless is a coming-of-age story set in the bustling city of Lagos by successful Paris-based Art director, Andy Amadi. Obi, a young Nigerian peacekeeping soldier recently returned from an assignment in war-torn Sierra Leone, meets and falls in love with a local woman who ends up in the hands of rebel forces. The film also picks up on many other characters he meets along the way and charts his life and emotional turmoil as he returns to Nigeria....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Joan Jonas is a pioneer of video and performance art. As a beginning she studied sculpture, but in the mid-1960s she started exploring new media, and became one of the most influential artists. We followed her work on her latest installation and performance, "Reanimation" which she created for documenta(13) in 2012. Inspired by the novel "Under the Glacier" by the Icelandic writer Halldór Laxness, she created a video installation piece, mixing footage...
15) Tango With Me
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Lola (Genevieve Nnaji) and Uzo (Joseph Benjamin) are the perfect, newly, married couple, with both their lives ahead of them. Until a mistaken identity during the happiest day of their lives lead to the beginning of their worst nightmares. The couple are jolted onto a journey of self-discovery and moral truth. Tango with Me is a contemporary story about marriage, forgiveness, values and faith. A story that proves that love conquers all. Mahmood Ali...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Australia has some of the most spectacular, diverse and unique scenery in the world. This documentary explores six national parks, capturing the beauty, history and human impact on these areas. Featured are the marine wonderlands of the Great Barrier Reef, the rainforest splendour of the Daintree and Queensland’s wet tropics. It examines the spectacular wetlands, wildlife and waterfalls in Kakadu, the remarkable Uluru in the Red Centre, the wilderness...
18) Chrysanthemum
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
A little mouse thinks her name is absolutely perfect until she starts school and all the kids make fun of her. Narrated by Meryl Streep.
19) The Talking Eggs
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
When a young girl named Selina befriends a mystical elderly woman, magical things happen - not the least of which is the surprise of three talking eggs. When her selfish brother Wade gets involved, he's in for some surprises too, but of a different kind.
20) Frog On His Own
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
With boy and dog in hot pursuit, a frog discovers the joys of motorboating, plays a trick on a magician and shows up as an uninvited picnic guest, alarming adults and amusing children along the way. Non-verbal.
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