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Publisher
First Run/Icarus Films
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Documents the life and times of the historian, activist and author of the best selling classic "A People's History of the United States." Features archival materials, interviews with Zinn as well as colleagues and friends including Noam Chomsky, Marian Wright Edelman, Daniel Ellsberg, Tom Hayden and Alice Walker.
Documentary on historian and activist Howard Zinn.
Publisher
SL Productions
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Over the course of the last ten years, Steve Fisher has defined the sport of whitewater kayaking. Growing up in South Africa, Fisher began paddling at the age of six. Developing his skills on the Zambezi River, Fisher takes us on a ten year journey that provides a rare insight into being one of the world's most dominant kayakers. This film spans the globe, capturing Fisher and friends living the dream.
Publisher
Alive Mind
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Middle English
Description
The daily life of the Dalai Lama is brought home with remarkable intimacy. Vitali Manski and his crew were granted total access to His Holiness over the course of a day.They follow him from when he wakes up at 3AM until his bedtime at dusk. Starting with his morning fitness routine and continuing on through the private audiences, press conferences, and blessings he imparts every day, it is a comprehensive and compassionate document of his everyday...
Publisher
Kino Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In the film, "we are given a glimpse inside Jung's Red Book, the diary in which he described his dreams and fantasies. In addition, he recorded these unconscious images with colorful paintings which appear throughout the film, along with his reflections upon their possible meaning. These are the creations, as Jung comments, "which have carried me out of time into seclusion, out of the present into timelessness." Also includes rarely seen footage of...
Publisher
Aldo Leopold Foundation
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Green Fire...examines Leopold's thinking, renewing his idea of a land ethic for a population facing 21st century ecological challenges. Leopold's biographer, conservation biologist Dr. Curt Meine, serves as the film's on-screen guide. Green Fire describes the formation of Leopold's idea, exploring how it changed one man and later permeated through all arenas of conservation. The film draws on Leopold's life and experiences to provide context and...
Publisher
Arnold Creek Productions
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Uses interviews and tours to explore socially responsible businesses and the leaders who drive them. It also features insights from leaders of nationally recognized organizations that serve industry, education, communities and government in the interest of sustainability.
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Narrates the remarkable journey of Hannah Senesh, a young Hungarian poet and diarist, paratrooper and resistance fighter. Told through Hannah's letters, diaries, poems, and the recollections of those who knew her, the film traces Hannah's life from childhood in Palestine to her daring WWII mission to rescue Jews in her native Hungary. Narrated by Joan Allen.
13) Faces of America
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. turns again to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned celebrities including Meryl Streep and Queen Noor. Looking to the wider immigrant experience, Professor Gates follows the threads of his guests' lives back to their origins. Along the way, the many stories he uncovers illuminate the American experience.
Publisher
White Star
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
The true story of Waylon Jennings. From his days as Buddy Holly's protege to his battles with the Nashville system, from his musical breakthrough in the 70's to drug addiction and recovery in the 80's. The program features rare footage and more than 20 classic songs and performances.
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In 1977 a plane carrying a Southern rock band suspiciously runs out of gas mid-air, less than one hour from their intended destination. The plane crashes into a swamp, leaving the few survivors to limp out of the plane seeking help from a nearby farm. Nearly 40 years later, the question still begs 'what really happened'?
Publisher
ZAS Film
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Breath made visible is the first feature documentary about the life and career of Anna Halprin, the American dance pioneer who has helped redefine our notion of modern art with her belief in dance's power to teach, heal, and transform at all ages of life. This cinematic portrait blends recent interviews with counterparts such as the late Merce Cunningham, archival footage, including her establishment of the first multiracial dance company in the...
18) Martin Luther
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
An account of the life of Martin Luther, showing how his theological clash with the Roman Catholic Church resulted in the Protestant Reformation in sixteenth-century Germany. Filmed in West Germany.
20) A beautiful mind
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.
