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2) Jesus Camp
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The youngest foot soldiers for the Lord are shown in their native environment in this documentary. **Academy Award** nominee. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Strong willed, educated and forthright Indian-Australian Ramona was 27 when she fell head-over-heels in love with Anurag, the eldest son of one of Rajasthan's wealthiest merchant families. When she decided to marry him secretly at a Melbourne Registry Office, neither of their families were impressed, and Anu and Ramona were soon to find they had walked headlong into an epic clash of cultures. WEDDING SARI SHOWDOWN is a lighthearted story with a serious...
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Danish
Description
In the third and final chapter of Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn's acclaimed Pusher trilogy, the focus shifts from disgraced gangster's son Tonny to feared Serbian crime lord Milo. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**.
Publisher
Annie Goldson
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Near the end of his life, the renowned English composer Elgar composed some of the greatest music of his career. This film examines the idea that Elgar's deeply emotional Cello Concerto in Em was provoked by memories of his first great love, Helen Weaver, who emigrated to New Zealand after their relationship ended. After receiving word that Weaver's son had been killed fighting in France, Elgar was moved to write a war requiem. The film mixes interviews,...
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in 1980s New York who believes he was saved from a culture of drugs and violence by various so-called saints. With Shia LaBeouf and Robert Downey Jr. Official Selection at the **Venice Film Festival** and **Sundance Film Festival**.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Hard problems documents the formation of the 2006 U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) team, showing how high school students are selected, train, and then compete with students from 90 countries in the 2006 IMO. Produced in association with the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), with support from Ellington Management Group, LLC, The Penn Oberlander Family Foundation, and the National Science Foundation.
9) Pusher I
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Danish
Description
Frank's life as a drug dealer is perfect until the police catch him en route to deliver heroin. Just before he is arrested, he dumps the smack. Even though the police release him, his troubles are not over, for now the buyer demands his money back. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**.
10) Delirious
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Les, a small-time celebrity photographer desperate to make it big, befriends Toby, a homeless young man with no direction except a vague desire to become an actor. When by chance Toby becomes romantically involved with K'Harma Leeds, the hottest pop star of the moment, Les grows jealous and plots revenge. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and **San Francisco International Film Festival**.
Publisher
Altered Innocence
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
14 year-old Logan is in the middle of middle school, crushing on a boy, daydreaming of another self, and waiting to see a mountain lion. An Official Selection of the Sundance Film Festival and Executive Produced by Gus Van Sant, Altered Innocence proudly presents a brand new version of Cam Archer’s angst-fueled experimental classic Coming-of-Age film WILD TIGERS I HAVE KNOWN.
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This multi-generation, globe-trotting saga covers not only the entire gamut of wine making, but wine's place in a treacherously globalized and hyper-marketed world. From the billionaire power brokers of Napa Valley, to the aristocratic rivalries of competing Florentine dynasties, to the efforts of three generations of a Burgundian family fighting to preserve their few acres of land, MONDOVINO: THE SERIES brings to life the human drama (and comedy)...
Publisher
Mirror and Hammer Films
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
An award-winning, intimate encounter with five very different women in Brazil, India, Jerusalem, and Senegal, THE SHAPE OF WATER offers a close look at the far-reaching and vibrant alternatives crafted by women in response to environmental degradation, archaic traditions, lack of economic independence, and war. Narrated by Susan Sarandon with introductory narration co-written by Edwidge Danticat.. Winner of Best Feature Documentary at Reel Sisters...
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Who IS the foreigner? Am I the foreigner in my own home? Who decides?" Such were the questions posed by renowned author Toni Morrison at her 2006 guest-curated exhibit at the Louvre, THE FOREIGNER'S HOME. There she invited several renowned artists whose work also dealt with the experience of cultural and social displacement to join her in a public discussion that Morrison herself had been pursuing through her own research and writing. This film expands...
15) Sophie's choice
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live with Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust. They befriend Stingo, the movie's narrator, a young American writer new to New York City. But the happiness of Sophie and Nathan is endangered by her ghosts and his obsessions. **Academy Award** winner. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Dulwich Picture Gallery is England's first purpose-built public art gallery. Designed by Sir John Soane, the influential building holds one of the world's finest Old Master collections including great works by Poussin, Rubens, Canaletto, Reynolds and Gainsborough. This film goes behind the scenes at the gallery, and offers an insider's view of a vibrant working world. Included are the restoration of Rembrandt's glorious Girl at a Window, exhibition...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In Volume III, An Interview, Dr. Yalom engages in an in-depth discussion of the finer points of group therapy. He elucidates the therapeutic factors that are at play in a well-running group, and tackles such issues as selection of group members, dealing with dropouts, and working with a co-leader. He also discusses the early professional influences in his life that inspired his interest in both group work and existential psychotherapy, his research...
Publisher
RAINLAKE
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
One record producer, the creators of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” and top indie rock artists come together to create a tribute album benefiting the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk High School—the first accredited high school in the country for LGBTQ youth. Produced in association with Sundance Channel, “FOLLOW MY VOICE: WITH THE MUSIC OF HEDWIG” weaves the compelling, courageous stories of four students at this controversial...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This is a new look at London, one of three dominant world cities and a command centre of the global economy. The importance of business and tourism is a focus of the program as well as the way of life of the people who live here. London is a major financial centre and the 'Square Mile', or The City, is the powerhouse. Its history and contribution are revealed. Historical and Royal London are huge tourist attractions and aspects of these are explored,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This documentary goes behind the scenes of Samba and Carnival's world in Rio de Janeiro to reveal the cultural clash that gave birth to a new tradition in South America. Haroldo Costa (Historian-Actor-Writer), narrates how African slaves' beliefs, mixed with Spanish Catholic traditions and Native influences crafted a remarkable fusion. The film includes interviews with veteran samba performer Xango da Mangueira who recalls the early days of Carnival...
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