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Pope Francis travels the world speaking to those in need and delivering a message of hope
"The interview sections are fascinating, and scenes of the pope's travels, during which he frequently washes the feet of those who come to him, are moving."--New York Times
"A Man of His Word' honors and celebrates the shock of a man of God who would rather make this life better than hand out empty promises about the next."--Boston Globe
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4) The imposter
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2012.
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English
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In 1994, a thirteen-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive and well thousands of miles away in Spain. He tells a story of kidnap and torture when he returns. While his family is excited to bring him home, all is not quite as it seems. Is the boy really who he claims to be, or is he an imposter giving the family false hope for their child's return?
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[2019]
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English
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Eyewitness; compelling stories of disaster, told through the eyes of those who were there. A Mine Collapses in Chile, Wildfires burn in Portugal, A Debris Flow crushes a Californian town, Tornadoes rampage across the US, a Ship Sinks in a Hurricane and an Earthquake brings destruction to Nepal. Through forensic analysis, we reveal how these events unfolded.
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[2019]
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English
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"Captures the Creation week with cutting-edge RealD 3D cinematography and biblical accuracy bringing the first chapter of Genesis to life! Using vivid CG animation, stunning visual effects, epic orchestration, the latest scientific and historical research, and interviews with experts and PhD's [sic], this epic film delivers an incredible, thought-provoking investigation into the hotly debated topic of our origins. In the beginning...God!"--Container....
7) Chef Flynn
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While many of his peers were still playing with toys, Flynn McGarry was creating gastronomic delights at home. Flynn loved to prepare elaborate dinners for friends and family and became known as the Teen Chef. He was featured in a New York Times Magazine cover story at age fifteen. Before he was sixteen, he had staged in top restaurants in LA, New York, and Europe. But critics soon emerged who challenged Flynn's rapid ascent in the culinary world,...
8) Hiro's table
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[2020]
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English
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Shot over sixteen years, the film follows chef Hiroji Obayashi and his family as they manage their popular LA restaurant located in a strip mall.
10) The last waltz
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[2005], 1978.
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The Band, one of rock's superstar groups, decided to call it quits after sixteen grueling years on the road. The group held this farewell concert on Thanksgiving Day, 1976, at San Francisco's Winterland, the site of their first performance. The performance is interspersed with interview footage.
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[2019]
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English
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A feature documentary film exploring the 1980s most recognizable leading man, who challenged Hollywood's very notions of masculinity and redefined what it meant to be the Sexiest Man Alive. Featuring never-before-seen home videos, photographs and original interviews with those who knew Patrick best, including the illustrious costars of his biggest films, this documentary dives beyond his status as a sex symbol to reveal the complexities of an often...
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2014.
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English
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The new film from the creators of 2016: OBAMA'S AMERICA takes America's critics at face value and imagines a world in which she never existed. Today that notion of the essential goodness of America is under attack, replaced by another story in which theft and plunder are seen as the defining features of American history--from the theft of Native American and Mexican lands and the exploitation of African labor to a contemporary foreign policy said...
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Using interviews and rare archival footage, this chronicles Lewis's 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration. Using present-day interviews with Lewis, now 80 years old, it explores his childhood experiences, his inspiring family, and his meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. It also includes interviews with political leaders, colleagues, and...
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[2019]
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English
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Marking the centenary of the First World War, internationally renowned director Peter Jackson uses the voices of the veterans combined with original archival footage to bring to life the reality of war on the front line for a whole new generation. Footage has been colorized and transformed with modern production techniques to present never-before-seen detail.
17) Jesus camp
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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A first-ever look into an intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America's political future. Follow these children at summer camp in Devil's Lake, North Dakota as they hone their 'prophetic gifts'.
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[2023]
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English
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"Recent stunning discoveries are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished there for centuries. Dense settlements indicate populations in the millions, supported by sophisticated agricultural systems, while huge geometric earthworks and roadways bear witness to complex religious ideas and social networks."--Container insert.
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2021.
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Other than scale, what is the difference between a pirate and the vast armies of an emperor? Were the men who famously traversed the Atlantic actually heroic explorers, or were they pirates? In The Real History of Pirates, you'll look at world history from a new point of view, realizing much of what you've learned before should be viewed through a more accurate, post-imperialistic filter.
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