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2) Phosfate
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Follow cancer survivor and documentary filmmaker Erik Crown as he tracks down cancer-causing industrial waste from phosphate mines in Florida. Meet the locals that have decided to fight back, even under the scrutiny of phosphate giant Mosaic's security following them as they uncover what everyone in the world should worry about, what's in the water.
3) 49 pulses
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Utilizing survivor interviews, re-enactments, and police body cameras, this documentary examines the Orlando nightclub shooting, one of the worst mass shootings in US history.
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After a local farmer left a bowl of eggs on Joe Hutto’s front porch, his life was forever changed. Hutto, possessing a broad background in the natural sciences and an interest in imprinting young animals, incubated the eggs and waited for them to hatch. As the chicks emerged from their shells, they locked eyes with an unusual but dedicated mother. One man’s remarkable experience of raising a group of wild turkey hatchlings to adulthood.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the days after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 that killed 17 people and launched a nationwide student movement, filmmakers Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman embedded with students and families whose lives were forever transformed. They include senior David Hogg, who recorded his class during the attack and became the face of the Never Again movement; freshman Brooke Harrison, who was in the first classroom under attack;...
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fiercely self-determined family in the deep south resists despair with love in this unique narrative of Black achievement. Family, football, and history come to life in an intimate portrait of the Dean family, longtime residents of the historic town of Pahokee, Florida. We take a journey back home, with filmmaker Ira McKinley, to the land of sugarcane, as he reconnects with his niece Bridget and nephew Alvin and explores their shared family history...
Language
English
Formats
Description
On Nov. 23, 2012, Michael Dunn, a middle-aged white man, and Jordan Davis, a black teenager, exchanged angry words at a Jacksonville, Florida gas station over the volume of the music coming from the younger man's car. Dunn, 45, fired ten bullets at the car full of unarmed teenagers, killing 17-year-old Davis. Dunn fled, but was arrested the next day, when he claimed self-defense. 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets follows the trial of Dunn as Jordan's parents,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Stretching 72 miles down the east coast of Florida, the Space Coast is known for some of this country's most historical events. It was here that man first ventured into outer space and eventually landed on the moon. The Space Coast has changed a little since the golden age of the 'Space Race' but a quick visit to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will put you right back into that glorious time, when the United States persevered and slipped...
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
When a 15-year-old black male is arrested for the murder of Mary Ann Stephens, everyone involved in the case--from investigators to journalists--is ready to condemn him, except for his public defence lawyer, Patrick McGuiness. A true tale of murder and injustice.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An award-winning, feature-length documentary about the federal government₂s ban on Florida₂s iconic airboats in much of the Everglades. The measure is part of the world's largest effort to repair a damaged ecosystem, a vast river of grass that has been ravaged by more than a century of development, pollution, and other environmental degradation. The outcome will determine the future of the region's water supply, and its ability to withstand rising...
15) Cocaine Cowboys
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Explores how the Miami community was affected by the deluge of Colombian cocaine by the Medellin Cartel in the 1970's and 1980's.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"On Black Friday 2012, four African-American teenagers stopped at a gas station to buy gum and cigarettes. One of them, Jordan Davis, argued with Michael Dunn, a white man parked beside them, over the volume of music playing in their car. The altercation turned to tragedy when Dunn fired 10 bullets at the unarmed boys, killing Davis almost instantly. 3 1/2 minutes, ten bullets explores the danger and subjectivity of Florida's Stand Your Ground self-defense...
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