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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Winner of the Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival. In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, an abandoned water reservoir just outside the bustling metropolis, the Enache family lived in perfect harmony with nature for two decades, sleeping in a hut on the lakeshore, catching fish barehanded, and following the rhythm of the seasons. When this area is transformed into a public national park, they are forced to leave...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Calgarian Robert Cohen moved to L.A. to pursue his dreams of becoming a comedy writer, he quickly realized that his new friends and colleagues knew nothing but the usual stereotypes about his beloved homeland. After years of frustration, Robert decided to embark on a personal quest, traveling from one end of Canada to the other, to prove Being Canadian is more than just maple syrup and Mounties. Imagine "Sherman's March" or "Roger and Me", but...
4) This Land
Author
Language
English
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Description
The lives of a diverse array of everyday Americans - including a Native American man grappling with his past, a bi-racial same-sex couple on opposite sides of the aisle, a Trump supporter fighting to bring his deported wife back home to their son, and more - are chronicled and examined in this fly-on-the-wall film shot on Election Day 2020 in nearly every state.
Language
English
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Description
Filmmaker Emily Railsback and sommelier Jeremy Quinn provide intimate access to rural family life in the Republic of Georgia as they explore the rebirth of 8,000-year-old winemaking traditions almost lost during the period of Soviet rule. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival** *"A great introduction to Georgian culture that is as rich and a beautiful as the country itself." - Louis Proyect, **Counterpunch.org*** *"OUR BLOOD...
7) Gospel
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., explore Black spirituality through sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was largely forgotten,...
Language
English
Description
This WTTW documentary relives the moments of a less complicated time as Chicagoans share humorous and touching stories from the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Personal snapshots and historical footage provide fascinating insights into an era gone by. Experience the daily adventures of life in those times. Recall the Rhumboogie, Riverview Park, Maxwell Street, The Century of Progress World's Fair, and other local landmarks. Time travel to a Chicago where the...
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery by marking the day enslaved people in Texas learned that they were free. Why did President Joe Biden declare Juneteenth a federal holiday? How is it celebrated? What is the history of the holiday? The answers to these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, engaging examples and exciting video that reinforce important...
11) Kedi
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Türkçe
Description
Hundreds of thousands of cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. For thousands of years they've wandered in and out of people's lives, becoming an essential part of the communities that make the city so rich. Claiming no owners, these animals live between two worlds, neither wild nor tame, and they bring joy and purpose to those people they choose to adopt. In Istanbul, cats are the mirrors to the people, allowing them to reflect on their lives...
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Once upon a time Christmas meant snow for sledding, a trip downtown to visit WanDerland at Wolf & Dessauer's and dreaming of a bicycle from 'Uncle Win' Koehlinger's store. WFWA-TV39 captures the magic of [Fort Wayne's] hometown holidays--past and present--in this very special program hosted by one of Fort Wayne's most memorable 'Santas,' Phil Steigerwald."--Container.
13) China
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"China is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion. Get a whirlwind tour of one the world's most fascinating countries with China. Take a deep a look at its people, its landscape and its culture."--Container insert.
14) Under The Sun
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Korean
Description
"A jaw-dropping glimpse of everyday life in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang: Zin-Mi is an adorable 8-year-old girl, who, as she prepares to joing the pretigious Children's Union, participates in colorful, joyous patriotic school pageants, eats delicious evening meals at her family's well-appointed apartment, and is doted on by her attractive parents who work in model factories that regularly exceed their production targets. Sounds too good to...
Language
English
Description
A shocking and outlandish year-in-the-life documentary about the White Family of Boone County, West Virginia's most notorious extended family, with shoot-outs, robberies, gas-huffing, drug dealing and using, pill popping, murders, and tap dancing. Nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains, the White family glorifies their criminal behavior and lives an existence more like something from the Wild West than modern-day America.
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"From its origins as a small agricultural community to its modern incarnation as a multicultural city, Columbus, IN. is a truly surprising city -- home of one of the world's most impressive collections of modern buildings as well as one of the country's most dynamic corporations".
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Dallas Gilbert and Wayne Burton, best friends from a dying steel town in southern Ohio, are out to convince the world that Bigfoot exists. Seeking fame, fortune, and notoriety, Wayne and Dallas' friendship is tested when a nationally recognized Bigfoot researcher makes a stop in their town, in this honest, moving, and often funny look at their lives in the Appalachian foothills.
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