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1) Waves
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, this film traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family, led by a well-intentioned but domineering father, as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. A heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion and growth even in the darkest of times....
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"NO SMALL MATTER" is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education. Through poignant stories and surprising humor, the film lays out the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
The West, a nine-part series, chronicles the turbulent history of one of the most extraordinary landscapes on earth—a place that is simultaneously enticing and forbidding, filled with stories of both heartbreaking tragedy and undying hope. Beginning when the land belonged only to Native Americans and ending in the 20th century, the film introduces unforgettable characters—from gold seekers to cowboys, from homesteaders to Indian leaders—whose...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A look at how Seattle's public health system cared for its most vulnerable in the early days of the pandemic. See how officials scrambled to stop the spread, tracked and isolated those who became ill, and educated people about what they could do.
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Confronted with vast stretches of abandoned buildings, the highest arson rate in the country, and a budget crisis of epic proportions, the brave men and women of Detroit’s Fire Department risk everything to try and make a difference for the place they call home. Ten years in the making, this documentary follows Detroit through impoverishment, decimation, and regeneration, as a community comes together to revive a city on its knees.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
One man's wild, lifelong adventure of testing society's boundaries through his subversive art, FAR OUT ISN'T FAR ENOUGH combines traditional documentary storytelling with original animation culled from seven decades worth of art from the renegade children's book author and illustrator. Using a palette of 20th century events to paint an artist's epic yet controversial life story, the film offers a retrospective of Ungerer's life and art, and ponders...
Publisher
Cineverse
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
George Washington is central to understanding America's founding. He was the crucial figure in winning the American Revolution, in creating the Constitution, and in establishing the precedents for effective self-government as our first president.
9) Tokyo pop
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bleach-blonde wannabe rocker Wendy (Carrie Hamilton) is disillusioned with her life in New York City. After receiving a postcard from Japan saying “wish you were here,” she spontaneously hops on a plane to Tokyo with dreams of making it big as a singer. Quickly finding herself broke and a fish out of water, she moves into a youth hostel for gaijin (foreigners) and takes up work as a hostess at a karaoke bar. Just when she’s at her breaking point,...
10) Bitterbrush
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In the remote and rugged mountains of the American West, two young women contemplate their futures as they spend their last summer together herding cattle and braving the elements.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder, two living legends in the world of American dance, are the subjects of this intimate and revealing documentary. Carmen achieved notoriety in the early 1950s, as a lead dancer of incomparable beauty and grace with Alvin Ailey’s American Dance Theater. Geoffrey, large in life and an elemental force on stage, found fame not only as a dancer but also as an actor, soda spokesman and theater director. He and Carmen...
14) Hold your fire
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brooklyn, 1973. When Shu’aib Raheem and his friends attempted to steal guns for self-defense, it sparked the longest hostage siege in NYPD history. NYPD psychologist Harvey Schlossberg fought to avert a bloodbath, reform police methods, and save the lives of hostages, police, and the four young Muslim men at the heart of the conflict.
Author
Language
English
Description
Exploring the present catharsis following the death of George Floyd, we dive into how the current uprising is impacting communities, and how we can contribute to discussions about racial justice reform. This remix of the 2015 A Conversation about Race series is a vibrant collage of people's lives and experiences, which powerfully frame and illustrate the reckoning that is happening around us.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Deadly traffic accidents involving large trucks have surged over the past decade. FRONTLINE and ProPublica examine one gruesome kind of truck accident — underride crashes — and why they keep happening. Trucking industry representatives and the government’s lead agency on traffic safety have said that their top priority is safety. Drawing on more than a year of reporting — including leaked documents and interviews with former government insiders,...
17) Decanted
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Look inside one of the most intimate wine-growing regions in the world, Napa Valley, as we follow the journey of new beginnings and mastering a craft.
18) Dark Legacy
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
From government docs, and statements from the best witnesses available, DARK LEGACY produces a thoroughly substantiated criminal indictment of the JFK killing, establishing beyond a reasonable doubt the conspiracy to assassinate John F. Kennedy.
19) Vernon, Florida
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
Errol Morris' second feature reveals just how interesting and eccentric the residents of a small town can be. Featured are a turtle keeper, a worm farmer, and most memorably, an extremely enthusiastic turkey hunter.
20) A Bond Unbroken
Publisher
Cineverse
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A Bond Unbroken has been in the works for three years and is a rare positive story to come out of the anguish of the Vietnam War. The film spans a period of war and culminates in the moving reunion of the Navy SEALS and their Vietnamese interpreter.