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11261) Being thunder
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Sherenté, a Two Spirit Genderqueer teenager from Rhode Island's Narragansett tribe performs traditional dance in competitions at annual pow wows in New England. There is no formal rule which prohibits Two Spirit Genderqueer people from performing in a category different from their birth gender. Wearing female fancy shawl regalia, Sherente dances with joy and beauty. Behind the scenes tribal leaders manipulate Sherente's scores or disqualify them...
Author
Publisher
Imagine and Wonder
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"During Adolf Hitler's rule over Nazi Germany there were over 40,000 concentration, labor, and death camps built with the intent of erasing an entire population of Jews, Sinti and Roma, as well as "other examples of impure races." Bluma Tishgarten and Felix Goldberg were both young Polish Jews caught up in the Holocaust, Adolf Hitler's rise to power, the rise of anti-semitism, and more. But yet they survived. Bluma and Felix's miraculous story of...
11263) The business of being born
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of life. But birth is also big business. Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director...
11266) Van Gogh's ear
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Art historians attempt to find out the truth behind Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh cutting off his ear.
Everybody has heard about when Vincent van Gogh looked into a mirror and cut into his own ear. Bernadette Murphy, an independent researcher, has uncovered definitive evidence which reveals exactly what happened that night, and how it ultimately shaped van Gogh's remarkable art. Murphy's detective work finally provides answers to the mystery that...
11268) Sleepytime stories
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entert
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Various Nick Jr. characters help prepare children for bedtime.
11269) Poisoned waters
Series
Frontline volume Season 27 \ Episode 12
Publisher
WGBH Education Foundation
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"More than three decades after the Clean Water Act, two iconic waterways -- the great coastal estuaries of Puget Sound and the Chesapeake Bay -- are in perilous condition. With polluted runoff still flowing in from industry, agriculture and massive suburban development, scientists fear contamination to the food chain and drinking water for millions of people. A growing list of endangered species also is threatened in both estuaries. [This film] examines...
11270) Rachel Carson
Author
Publisher
Boom! Box
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel biography of Rachel Carson, the woman who changed the way America fought against the environmental crisis through her bestselling books, ultimately spurring the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Presents the true story of the marine biologist whose dedication, compassion and integrity gave a new generation of Americans hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Pub
Pub. Date
[2009], ©2009.
Language
English
Description
Describes in graphic novel format how the United States reacted to the rest of the world from Maximilian's rule in Mexico to the treaties following World War I, and includes the acquisition of Alaska and Hawaii, the Spanish-American War, and the buildingof the Panama Canal.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history was made. From the Spanish Armada to the French Revolution, learn how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology. Host: Lucy Worsley.
11273) Nature's fear factor
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of how wild dogs were reintroduced to Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park with the goal of keeping its ecosystem healthy.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Before he can marry Angela, her police officer brother James has Ben join him on a twenty-four-hour patrol of Atlanta; police rookie Ben accompanies his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to Miami on a lead that threatens both the case James is working on and Ben's upcoming wedding; after losing his job as a successful salesman, Teddy finds he must go back to school to try to get his GED; stand-up comedy performance by Kevin Hart.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents...
11276) The high desert
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Scene: Apple Valley, California, in the late eighties, a thirsty, miserable desert. Teenage James Spooner hates that he and his mom are back in town after years away. The one silver lining--new school, new you, right? But the few Black kids at school seem to be gangbanging, and the other kids fall on a spectrum of micro-aggressors to future Neo-Nazis. Mixed race, acutely aware of his Blackness, James doesn't know where he fits until he meets Ty,...
11277) Home front
Publisher
Showtime Networks Inc
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
To date, nearly 20,000 American troops have been wounded in the war in Iraq. This film follows Army Ranger Jeremy Feldbusch, severely wounded during his Iraq tour, through his bittersweet homecoming. Shrapnel sliced through his brain and left him blind, with seizures and serious psychological problems. Feldbusch's hands-on family works tirelessly to help him regain a sense of normalcy, but many are released from hospitals with not much more than...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that schools had to allow Black students to attend previously all-white schools. On September 4, 1957, nine Black students were set to attend Little Rock Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. But when they arrived, an angry mob of white people spat at them and hurled racist insults. They were also prevented from entering the school by the National Guard. After they were finally allowed in weeks later, they faced...
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed it all: the famous droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2! Whit clips from the Star Wars films, C-3PO and R2-D2 take you on an hour-long journey through the saga and prepare you for the explosive final chapter: Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.