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1) Who we are
Author
Publisher
EPF Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In the United States, at least 91 people die every day from an opioid overdose. The ripples of these deaths linger in the memories of those who survive and those who they leave behind. The documentary takes viewers on an immersive journey that provides an intimate and meditative portrait of life, loss, and hope through the eyes of families confronting the opioid epidemic.
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When her grandmother comes off the airplane in Houston from Pakistan, Mahnoor knows that having Dadi move in is going to disrupt everything about her life. She doesn't have time to be Dadi's unofficial babysitter: her journalism teacher has announced that their big assignment will be to film a documentary, which feels more like storytelling than what Maha would call 'journalism.' As Dadi starts to settle into life in Houston and Maha scrambles for...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The pseudonymous Agnes was a pioneering transgender woman who participated in an infamous gender health study conducted at UCLA in the 1960s. Her clever use of the study to gain access to gender-affirming healthcare led to her status as a fascinating and celebrated figure in trans history. In this innovative cinematic exercise that blends fiction and nonfiction, director Chase Joynt uses Agnes's story, along with others unearthed in long-shelved case...
Publisher
Buffalo 8
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"THE LAST STAND for Trees is about saving the world's last remaining ancient forests. Using the flash-point of British Columbia's "Battle for the Trees" at FAIRY CREEK- the documentary examines the importance of keeping intact forest ecosystems: here in North America, in the Amazon, and around the world. Experts like Wade Davis and Leila Salazar-Lopez speak about the impact trees/plants have on our atmosphere, including Carbon sequestration and providing...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Spawning Grounds is an educational documentary film that chronicles a critical season in the life of the Lake Sammamish kokanee, a unique but little-known species of landlocked salmon with immense cultural and ecological importance. The film follows key characters - a young educator with the Snoqualmie Tribe, a newcomer fish biologist, and a private landowner/activist - as they work together to save this fascinating species and its habitat amid unprecedented...
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Français
Description
After traveling the world alongside migrating birds and diving the oceans with whales and manta rays, Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud return to more familiar ground: the lush green forests and megafauna that emerged across Europe following the last Ice Age.
Publisher
BayView Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Performances by the Beatles live in the USA, this is the powerful review of the original album which launched the Beatles in America. By 1963 the rest of the world was gripped by Beatlemania, only America remained unconquered. Capitol Records promised manager Brian Epstein that they would make 1964 the year of the Beatles. Capitol were as good as their word. On the back of the groundbreaking Ed Sullivan live appearances and the number one US album...
9) Buke & Gase
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In between the genre-bending performances that make up the concert portions, the film examines the design and creation of their handmade instruments, as well as the inspirations behind the songs and lyrics.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Formats
Description
When her mother, who disappeared 16 years before, reappears while a true crime documentary about her case is being filmed, 18-year-old Bel, not buying her mom's unbelievable story about what happened to her, must uncover the real reason Rachel Price is back from the dead.
13) Every body
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Every Body tells the stories of three intersex individuals who have moved from childhoods marked by shame, secrecy, and non-consensual surgeries to thriving adulthoods. Actor and screenwriter River Gallo (they/them), political consultant Alicia Roth Weigel (she/they), and Ph.D. student Sean Saifa Wall (he/him) are now leaders in a fast-growing global movement advocating for a greater understanding of the intersex community and an end to unnecessary...
14) Built to burn
Publisher
[Collective Eye Films]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Across the west, wildfires have never been more destructive. Oregon's record-breaking 2020 wildfire season killed at least eleven people, destroyed more than 5,000 homes and businesses, and burned over one million acres of land. Today's fires are vivid and deadly evidence of the new wildfire realities that can no longer be ignored. Built to Burn explores a pattern of growing fire risk emerging from a confluence of factors decades of aggressive fire...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Little Richard: I Am Everything tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n' roll, exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator--the originator--Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archival footage, performances, and interviews, the film unspools the icon's life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions." --container.
Publisher
[Collective Eye Films]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Fractal: Stories Across the Gender Spectrum is a collection of 4 Transgender and Gender Queer Documentary Shorts that explores the wide spectrum of experiences often left out of the traditional narrative. From a successful trans woman running her own salon in New Orleans to a collective experimental video essay road film; the collection expands on the joys, struggles and honest conversations within the community"--Container.
A fine girl: Follows...
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment America
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of H. H. Holmes' Murder Castle, inspired by America's first serial killer. But on arrival they soon discover they're being watched and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings... Can you outsmart the killer and escape with all your cast? All playable characters can live or die in your version of this decision...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by tennis legend and activist Billie Jean King, the film weaves together stories of eight icons to discuss how their own struggles and achievements shaped women's sports.