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Series
Publisher
The History® Channel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Tells the true story of America's iconic 16th president. Across three two-hour episodes, the mini-series immerses viewers into the world and story of Abe before Lincoln. A young man looking to make his mark, who grows into a leader.
Publisher
TMW Media Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Great Depression worsened financial struggles and unemployment for African Americans, who still faced racial segregation due to Jim Crow laws. The NAACP was established in 1909 to advocate for equal treatment under the law. In the 1930s, the NAACP worked with the Congress of Industrial Organizations to secure jobs for Black Americans and Eleanor Roosevelt helped outlaw job discrimination. Thurgood Marshall led NAACP's Legal Defense and Educational...
Series
Publisher
Premiere Digital
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
An award-winning documentary feature film that gives viewers a glimpse of what it's like to experience the world through the eyes of Callie Truelove, an angelic teenage girl with a rare genetic disorder known as Williams syndrome, that gives her the superpower of LOVE! Rooted in a deletion of a group of specific genes on chromosome #7, this condition can manifest in devastating physical and developmental challenges, but it also often comes with some...
5) Pony Boys
Series
Publisher
Twin Seas Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A delightful true story about two Massachusetts boys - 9 and 11 - who set off on an improbable journey with their family pet, a Shetland pony named King. Summer, 1967. Tony and Jeff Whittemore are desperate to visit Expo '67 in Montreal - the largest World's Fair ever. But their parents can't take them. Then their mom comes up with the solution: hitch King to a pony cart and drive 350 miles to Expo '67 - on their own - at 5 m.p.h.! For Tony and Jeff,...
Series
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
There has been endless hand-wringing and finger-pointing following the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. But the full effects of the disaster are still shrouded in secrecy, and both TEPCO and the Japanese Government have limited any meaningful analysis of the disaster's impact on health and the environment. Featuring interviews with scientists and whistle-blowers, this searing documentary reveals the political and financial interests at work behind...
Series
Publisher
Lightbeam
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Surviving cancer doesn't mean the hardest part is over. Life continues with its unique challenges. Finding a support system & finding new experiences to dive into can help with overcoming some of these challenges. These survivors are finding their support system & their courage - in the water & in the air!
Series
Publisher
Espresso Media International
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As of today, we are still sending messages to the stars: messages that, so far, have not been answered. For more than 50 years, we've been unsuccessfully searching for any evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. But, the discovery of thousands of exoplanets has meant the hope of finding them is higher than ever. First contact with alien intelligence will become a reality in the future, so we must understand how to communicate. What kind of...
10) Invisible
Series
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The first comprehensive feature documentary that tells the often ignored stories of people living with a devastating syndrome that many still believe doesn't exist. The film also exposes the fight with insurance and drug companies for proper treatment and how access to holistic health and education is determined by class and money. Through his journey to better understand Fibromyalgia as a way of helping his mother, filmmaker Nick Demos finally addresses...
11) Bombardier Blood
Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Chris Bombardier is on a mission to become the first person with severe hemophilia to climb the Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each continent. He's completed five of the climbs already, but he next faces the big one: Everest. Having trained with his mentor "Crazy Uncle Dave," under his expert doctors' supervision and with his adoring wife's support, Chris is prepared for the mountain. What he's not as prepared for are the Nepalese children...
Series
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In 2007, the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the labor union that represents writers in the American television and movie industry, hit an impasse in their contract negotiations with the Studios. At the center of the dispute was jurisdiction over the Internet. Unable to make progress, the WGA called a strike, which brought Hollywood to a halt for 100 Days. Using a blend of ground level strike footage, one-on-one interviews with key industry figures,...
16) Godard Cinema
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic rebel and symbol for the era's progressive and anti-war youth. Sixty-two years and 140 films later, Godard is among the most renowned artists of all time, taught in every film school yet still shrouded in mystery. One of the founders of the French New Wave, political agitator, revolutionary misanthrope, film theorist and...
18) Radical Dreamer
Series
Publisher
Shout Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Documentary filmmaker Thomas von Steinaecker spoke to people who have worked with Herzog over his long career. We also hear from Herzog himself, with extraordinary anecdotes about film locations and shoots, his admiration for Lotte Eisner, and his eternal search for beauty.
Series
Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The investigation begins in Iraq, in the oil fields which extend from Nahr Umar to Halfaya. Black gold is a sensitive subject, a notorious source of conflict throughout Iraq's recent history. This region is as rich as it is dangerous. We meet local people who are convinced that pollution from flares at the oil refineries is responsible for a rise in illness, including breathing difficulties and childhood cancer. The site is vital for Iraq. It supplies...
20) Atomic Hope
Series
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Follows a tiny global movement of unpopular pro-nuclear activists, who strongly believe we need nuclear power in order to decarbonize our energy systems, before catastrophic climate change occurs. Intimately filmed over a ten year period, these advocates for nuclear energy come from all over the world; from Japan to Switzerland, America to Australia. But these individual activists face clashes and opposition at every juncture.
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