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Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Surveys the natural history of Indiana prior to the arrival of Europeans and afterwards. Explores the diversity of life in Indiana's rivers, lakes, forests and prairies. Examines how human activity has altered the state's natural habitats and how recent efforts have contributed to the protection and restoration of plants, animals and habitats.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
For over a century the South Shore Line has been dutifully serving the communities along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. The 90 mile electric line has been called an economic engine, a cultural lifeline and a rolling piece of history. The South Shore Line has endured many decades of challenges, but has survived them to embody all of these things. Its role as both an exceptional modern commuter rail line and a significant piece of functioning...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Delve into Indiana's beloved icons and hidden gems, the celebrated and the scandalous, with a bicentennial collection created by writers from all over the state. Featuring songs by Hoosier singer-songwriter Tim Grimm, this multifaceted look at Indiana's life and times mixes music and history, comedy and drama, fact and fable.
4) Night School
Language
English
Formats
Description
Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. Victims of circumstance and a broken system, Greg, Melissa, and Shynika are optimistic that they won't end up on the wrong side of statistics. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**. Winner of the Grand Prize and Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the **Heartland Film Festival**. Winner of the Jury Prize for Best Directing at the **BendFilm Festival**....
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Frontier Indiana (1700-1800) Discover how Native Americans, the French, the British and the Americans interacted with one another on the Indiana frontier (30 min.) -- Pioneer Indiana (1800-1851) Follow the transformation of Indiana from a frontier to a settled state -- Disc two. Hoosiers all, explore what it means to be a Hoosier through four students and their family stories of musicians, farm life, military heroes and circus (32 min.) -- Who do...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Shifting sands: on the path to sustainability tells the story of how one region, where rare plants grow in the shadows of smokestacks, sparked a movement for a national park; a movement which eventually led to game-changing environmental policies with worldwide impact and unique partnerships on the path to a more sustainable world.
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This documentary chronicles the rich history of the historic Indiana University men's basketball program from 1900 up to the present time. Presents footage and interviews with people closest to Indiana University Men's Basketball and describes what "Hoosier Nation" is all about. Prominent Indiana University basketball teams, coaches and players are featured.
10) 1275 days
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After a botched home invasion fifteen-year-old Blake finds himself facing a virtual life prison sentence for felony murder. With the unwavering support of his single mother and teenage girlfriend, a David-and-Goliath uphill battle ensues in Elkhart, Indiana. They take on the system in hopes of a second chance.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Documentary reveals the diverse ecology, illustrates the astonishing history, and explores the controversial saga of the Grand Kankakee Marsh by examining how people have used and perceived this wetland for more than 10,000 years. Tells of how this marshland of nearly a million acres was almost completely destroyed but is now being slowly and partially restored.
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
In 1986 Sue Yates, joined by cameraman Tim Hilliard, strolled the streets of downtown Kouts, stopping in local businesses, capturing their essence for posterity. In 2010 John P. Hodson took on the task of updating and digitizing the video. The result is a narrated pictorial history of Kouts... then (1986) and now (2010).
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The Gunness Mystery is a documentary detailing the life of one of the most prolific female serial killers in history. In the late 1800's, Belle Gunness emigrated from a small town in Norway to the bustling city of Chicago. Following the death of her first husband, she moved with several of her foster children to a farm in La Porte, Indiana. Belle began reaching out to men across the Midwest through a series of want ads in Scandinavian newspapers....
Pub. Date
p1934-35
Language
English
Description
The sepia tone images of recently rediscovered film documenting the creation of the Seven Dolors Shrine offers a glimpse of a different time. It shows thousands attending the groundbreaking in June 1934, the laying of the cornerstone in September 1934, and dedication ceremonies in 1935.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"What is it like to be Black in predominantly white 'small-town America'? Through a series of interviews, 'Crossroads Stories' uncovers how six Columbus, IN natives feel navigating life as Black Americans in their hometown. Through an emotional yet hopeful exposition, these Black community members highlight the racial disparities and routine indignities that exist in communities where being a personal [i.e. person] of color is considered deviating...
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