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1) The First 48
Publisher
A&E®
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The First 48 follows the nation’s top police departments during the critical first 48 hours of murder investigations.
2) The Universe
Publisher
The History® Channel
Language
English
Description
It's time for a new look at a very old universe. In its mysteries, we are finding the secrets of our past and the key to our future. This is a history of how we know what we do about space. Fifty years have flown by since man first ventured into space.
Publisher
First Run Features
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Book Keepers follows the uplifting journey of a husband who keeps his wife's dream alive by becoming the spokesperson for her book after her death. Carol Wall's debut memoir, about cancer, friendship, and cultivating an open heart, was a breakout success. But joy turned to tragedy when the breast cancer she wrote about returned, and she died months after its publication. Carol's husband, Dick, determined to help her life-affirming message find...
5) 60 Days In
Publisher
A&E®
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
60 Days In offers an unprecedented look at life behind bars at Indiana's Clark County Jail as seven innocent volunteers are sent to live among its general population for 60 days.
Publisher
Janson Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
If you think there's no such thing as Santa Claus, there are a few hundred very big men who would like to prove you wrong. This film is a cinematic sleigh ride into the strange but true world of the Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas, the most elite collection of Santas in the world. Anyone can don a red suit and fake beard to play Santa. These men ARE Santa – all year, every day, and especially on Christmas.
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
עברית
Description
Of Land and Bread is a series of vignettes about the daily life of Palestinians in the West Bank. It is a story of constant vulnerability where one's life is lived under the specter of state violence and the whims of settlers, and a camera is one's only defense.
In 2005, human rights organization B'Tselem established a video department, seeking to amplify the impact and power of their written reports on human rights violations in the Occupied Territories...
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The Seventies were sexy and sleazy. At the epicenter of it all was Plato's Retreat, the controversial, first-ever swingers club. In New York's conservative Upper West Side, Plato's embraced adventurous couples who came to dance, to swim, and… to swap. It was the start of a revolution. The brainchild of Larry Levenson, the self-proclaimed "King of Swing," Plato's Retreat quickly emerged as the mainstay of public sex for the "me" generation, welcoming...
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The cocaine trade of the '70s and '80s had an indelible impact on contemporary Miami. Smugglers and distributors forever changed a once-sleepy retirement community into one of the world's most glamorous hot spots, the epicenter of a $20 billion annual business fed by Colombia's Medellin cartel. By the early '80s, Miami's tripled homicide rate had made it the murder capital of the country, for which a TIME cover story dubbed the city "Paradise Lost."...
10) Good Ol' Freda
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Freda Kelly was just a shy Liverpudlian teenager when she was asked to work for a local band hoping to make it big. Though she had no concept of how far they would go, Freda had faith in The Beatles from the beginning and The Beatles had faith in her. Many people came in and out of the band's circle as they grew to international stardom, but Freda remained a staple because of her unfaltering loyalty and dedication. As The Beatles' devoted secretary...
Publisher
Teletime Video
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A dramatic, inspiring and empowering interactive educational video series influenced by the broadcast documentaries, featuring 10 entrepreneurial journeys. There are 33 different video modules running five to eight minutes in length and designed for classroom or virtual learning. Provided is an instructor’s manual with guidance on integrating the videos into your course. All video chapters include recommended discussion questions. Each short story...
Publisher
Syndicado
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The last male northern white rhinoceros, named Sudan, died a year ago in Kenya. In the years before his death he was anything but alone. Day and night he was attended by armed rangers and lovingly fed and stroked by his permanent caretakers. From all around the world journalists and tourists came to catch a glimpse of him. And scientists intend to keep his species alive, with sperm to be stored in liquid nitrogen in Europe for at least 3000 years....
13) Smash His Camera
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A philosophical, probing look at our culture's relationship with celebrity, Smash His Camera documents the story of infamous New York City paparazzo Ron Galella, legendary for his restraining order from Jackie O and losing five teeth at the hands of Marlon Brando, all in the service of generating some of the most iconic and memorable celebrity photographs of the 1970s.
14) Uberland
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Pulling back the curtain on the labor issues surrounding Uber and the gig economy, UBER LAND tells the story of a scandal-ridden company that upended transportation, defied regulators, decimated the taxi industry, and ended up cannibalizing its own drivers. From the ashes of the Great Recession came the gig economy, which promised independence and flexibility for workers. Now, more than ten years later, the veneer of the gig economy has faded as the...
15) The Bomb
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
THE BOMB explores the immense power of nuclear weapons, the perverse appeal they have, and the profound death wish at the very heart of them. The 55 minute film takes you through the strange, compelling, and unsettling reality of nuclear weapons today. An exploration of the immense power of nuclear weapons, the perverse appeal they have, and the profound death wish at the very heart of them.
17) Fracknation
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
During a time of globally heightened debate, Journalist Phelim McAleer travels across the U.S. and Europe to speak with scientists and Americans living in fracking areas, in order to uncover the science behind the process and to determine its true consequences. Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," refers to the process of drilling down into rock and using pressurized fluids to extract energy sources such as natural gas and petroleum. Supporters of...
19) Party Dream
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The story of Gil Mantera's Party Dream - the craziest live band you've never seen. Footage from their insane live show provides a vicarious thrill, fueled by electronic rock, ridiculous fashion and no small amount of booze.
Author
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Swahili
Description
In the Kenyan bush, a small-time ivory dealer fights to stay on top while forces mobilize to destroy his trade. When he turns to his younger cousin, a conflicted wildlife ranger who hasn’t been paid in months, they both see a possible lifeline. The plummeting elephant population in Africa has captured the attention of the world, and as the government cracks down, both poachers and rangers face their own existential crises—what is the value of...
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