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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A Buddhist nun, a fashion designer, a student and a playwright - their paths have never crossed yet they have common experiences in their struggle for identity, maintaining a connection to their cultural roots and reconciling two worlds: Vietnam and Australia. Just over 30 years ago, the first wave of non-European refugees - Vietnamese refugees - arrived in Australia. Their homeland had been torn apart by war and most were not looking for a new life,...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In 2008, eighteen high school girls from Gloucester, Massachusetts were accused of making a pact to become pregnant. The mainstream media perpetuated and sensationalized the story, with reporters flying in from as far away as Australia, the UK, and Brazil. The Gloucester 18 looks behind all the headlines and hype to tell the real stories of these girls, and in the process puts a human face on a startling statistic: that the United States has the highest...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Convicted felons at Kentucky's Luther Luckett Correctional Complex rehearse for the Shakespearean production, The Tempest, as part of the Shakespeare Behind Bars Program. The play's underlying theme of forgiveness parallels themes of transformation and redemption in the lives of the prisoners.
6) 5 girls
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A documentary film which presents a real-life portrait of growing up female through through the eyes of five articulate young teenage girls. Aisha, Amber, Corrie, Haibinh, and Toby take us on a journey through their teenage years as they go to school in Chicago and allow us to look at their family and social life. The film touches on their behavior at home and at school, on their friendships and other relationships.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Former NYC forensic examiner Dr. Michael Baden presents five high profile and historic cases: the mysterious disappearance of the royal Romanov family in Russia in 1918; the assassination of John F. Kennedy; the deaths of rock musician Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen; the double-murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman; and the mysterious illnesses and deaths due to exposure to toxic chemicals by first responders at Ground Zero...
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