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1) Surf's up
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick is an up-and-coming surfer who is about to enter his first pro competition. Followed by a documentary crew to film his experiences, Cody leaves Antarctica for the warmer climes in order to surf in the Big Z Memorial Surf Championship covered by the SPEN network. His hero, champion surfer Big Z, has been gone for ten years, and Cody wants to win the championship in his memory. On his journey he encounters surfer-dude...
Language
English
Formats
Description
An animated documentary on the life of controversial MIT professor, philosopher, linguist, anti-war activist and political firebrand Noam Chomsky. Through complex, lively conversations with Chomsky and brilliant illustrations by Gondry himself, the film reveals the life and work of the father of modern linguistics while also exploring his theories on the emergence of language.
3) Claydream
Language
English
Formats
Description
Known as the “Father of Claymation,” Will Vinton revolutionized the animation business during the 1980s and 90s, creating such iconic characters as the California Raisins and Domino’s The Noid. But after thirty years of being the unheralded king of clay, Vinton’s carefully sculpted American dream came crumbling down. Structured around interviews with this charismatic pioneer and his close collaborators, along with a treasure trove of clips...
4) Surf's up
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick is an up-and-coming surfer who is about to enter his first pro competition. Followed by a documentary crew to film his experiences, Cody leaves Antarctica for the warmer climes in order to surf in the Big Z Memorial Surf Championship covered by the SPEN network. His hero, champion surfer Big Z, has been gone for ten years, and Cody wants to win the championship in his memory. On his journey he encounters surfer-dude...
6) Animal ABCS
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
BabyLearning.tv is a fun, toddler-friendly way for kids to learn with educational movies and documentaries. This time we learn about animal names and ABCs.
7) Chicago 10
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A look at what happened during the anti-war protest of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and the subsequent trail brought against the protest organizers by the city. Includes animation, archival footage, and music from today's artists.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After an encounter with a mysterious shaman, Eliza Thornberry is granted the magnificent power to talk with animals. Now she, along with her eccentric and adventurous family, travel the world on a mission to communicate and help the animal kingdom in ways never before possible. Episode highlights include the Thornberrys saving pandas from poachers; Debbie thinking she may be a distant relative of Cleopatra; everyone filming dangerous tiger sharks;...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Prepare for a smashing good time as you travel around the world with the Thornberry family in Season 2. Eliza Thornberry's parents, Nigel and Marianne, have a knack for nature: they produce the award-winning nature show, Nigel Thornberry's Animal World. And Eliza has a secret: she was given the magical ability to talk to animals. Together with her family and best friend, a chimpanzee named Darwin, Eliza devotes her life to helping animals and protecting...
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
An anthology of films from 18 American film archives. Films include documentaries, newsreels, the earliest American movies, avant-garde and independent works, pioneering special effects, amateur and home movies, animated and industrial films, and silent movies from the earliest years of motion pictures (1893-1985).
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Join Kid Brainiac as he inspects some of the coolest creatures on the planet, bugs! Dive into the microworld as Felix Brianiac and his partner Big-T power up their high powered microscopes and learn about all the the fascinating critters that live on Earth.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at...
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