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Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
It is the morning of Tunde's graduation party and things have already begun to unravel. Tunde has managed to alienate his sister, Simisola. His older brother, Ade, persistently plagues him with criticism, and their mother has started drinking again. Unbeknownst to most, Tunde has orchestrated the return of his long estranged father, resurrecting unresolved family anguish against the backdrop of Tunde's celebration. As the day turns to night, old wounds...
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
In 1994, Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Since then, more than 500 Oregonians have taken their mortality into their own hands. Filmmaker Peter Richardson gently enters the lives of the terminally ill as they consider whether--and when--to end their lives by lethal overdose. Richardson examines both sides of the complex, emotionally charged issue. What emerges is a life-affirming, staggeringly powerful portrait...
Publisher
Oregon State Capitol Foundation
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"From the first territorial government in Oregon City to today's modern state Capitol in Salem, citizen-legislators, elected leaders and Oregonians have met to shape the life and times of a uniquely independent state whose motto is, "She flies with her own wings." Government is not a spectator sport, and "The People's Capitol" welcomes all to join in protecting what makes Oregon unique while making our great state a better place to live"--Container....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A delightful, immigrant comedy from Anno Saul and Fatih Akin (Head On) that reminds us how integration really works. Young Turkish hip-hopper Ibo dreams of making the first German kung-fu film. He hones his craft by making an extremely successful commercial spot for his uncle's kebab stand. Ibo's a hit and life is delicious...until his German girlfriend Titzi tells him she's pregnant. After Ibo's panicked reaction, Titzi dumps him. His parents,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In 1994, Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to legalize physician aid-in-dying. At the time, only two countries (Switzerland and the Netherlands) permitted the practice, but more than 500 Oregonians have since ended their life using the law. The intimate Sundance Award-winning documentary How To Die in Oregon is a powerful, compassionate exploration of Oregon's historic and controversial Death with Dignity Act, which legalizes physician aid-in-dying...
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