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Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Wake Up: Stories from the Frontlines of Suicide Prevention sheds light on four different groups with varied stories to tell about suicide American veterans, members of the LGBT community, university students, and gun owners. Through their testimony, the film weaves a diverse tapestry of experiences into a multifaceted narrative of the heroes on the frontlines. As it delves deeper into their experiences, Wake Up confronts tragedy with a call to action:...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
After years of living with mysterious symptoms, a young girl from Brooklyn and a Duke University scientist are diagnosed with a disease said to not exist: Chronic Lyme disease. The Quiet Epidemic follows their search for answers, which lands them in the middle of a vicious medical debate. What begins as a patient story evolves into an investigation into the history of Lyme disease, dating back to its discovery in 1975. A paper trail of suppressed...
3) After death
Publisher
Angel Studios
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Some saw light. Others saw darkness. All of them returned. After Death is a gripping feature film that explores what happens after we die, based on real near-death experiences, conveyed by scientists, authors, and survivors. A cinematic peek beyond the veil that examines the spiritual and scientific dimensions of mortality, inviting us to wonder: Is there life after death?
4) Honk
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The power of love shines in this heartwarming tale of friendship and inspiration between an unlikely duo. Cheryl inadvertently befriends a mourning goose, Honk, while recycling in the local park. As the budding friendship blossoms and Cheryl seeks Honk a new home, he becomes a viral sensation capturing the hearts and minds of millions.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
No one is an island. The community where you live, the food you eat, and the people you know are all part of a global chain of connections. Humans have transformed the planet over the past 10,000 years, and today, thanks to our transportation infrastructure, telecommunications, and a restless economy, the pace of globalization is accelerating. Over the course of 24 eye-opening lectures, Professor Paul Robbins of the University of Wisconsin–Madison...
6) River
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth's rivers. Spanning six continents, this visual and musical tour-de-force is by turns celebratory, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful that we are beginning to understand rivers in all their complexity and fragility. Narrated by Oscar Nominee Willem Dafoe. With music by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Radiohead.
8) Book buddies
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Inspire a love of reading and enjoy tales featuring favorite PBS KIDS bookworms. Daniel Tiger and O the Owl read together at the library. Then, Alma shares books with her community. Plus, Buster reads to win prizes, Watt and Windy visit the library, Rosie helps Mom set up for story time at the bookstore and much, much more.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Examine the history of America through some of its most iconic symbols, objects, and places, diving deep into each symbol's history and how its meaning has changed over time using them as a gateway to understanding America's past and present. From flags and statues to revered landmarks, people live alongside and interact with history every day.
Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In 2016, Brooklyn-based band, The Bergamot embarked on a timely journey to perform in all 50 states while inviting people to sign their message of unity on their station wagon (known as The Unity Car). What ensued is a heartwarming tale of human perserverance, empathy and understanding during one of the most polarizing times in American history.
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
n the late 1340s, a cataclysmic plague shook medieval Europe to its core. The bacterial disease known to us as the Black Death swept westward across the continent, leaving a path of destruction from Crimea and Constantinople to Italy, France, Spain, and ultimately most of Europe, traveling as far west as England and Iceland. Within these locations, the plague killed up to 50% of the population in less than 10 years—a staggering 75 million dead....
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A half-century after its release, Midnight Cowboy remains one of the most original and groundbreaking movies of the modern era. With beguiling performances from Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman as two loners who join forces out of desperation, blacklist survivor Waldo Salt's brilliant screenplay, and John Schlesinger's fearless direction, the 1969 film became the only X-rated film to ever win the Academy Awardʼ for Best Picture. Its vivid and compassionate...
15) Every body
Publisher
Allied Vaughn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
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 greater understanding of the intersex community and an end to unnecessary surgeries....
Publisher
FrontLine
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This riveting feature documentary based on Jonathan Cahn's New York Times best-selling book The Harbinger II reveals the ancient mysteries that lie behind what is happening in America and the world before our eyes and what is going to happen. Could COVID-19, 9/11, the financial collapse, and other shakings all be part of an ancient mystery? Are the shakings that have come upon the world a sign or a warning of things to come? Is that ancient mystery...
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
What happens when humanity's infatuation with itself and an untethered free market meet 45 billion cameras? Filmmakers Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck once again turn their cameras directly on society, this time to explore, explain, and expose how our unchecked obsession with image has grown to change our human behavior. From Camera Obscura and the Lumiere Brothers to YouTube and the world of social media, the film chronicles how we went...
Publisher
Exodus Cry
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A peek between the glossy surface of sophisticated 21st-century society reveals a chilling revelation--the enslavement of more than 27 million people worldwide. Look deeper still and you will uncover an industry that brutalizes and debases these individuals, many of them young girls, through sex slavery. Finally, you come face to face with the manifold atrocities surrounding the industry, from the deceptive recruitment and kidnapping of the victims...
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