DVD - Documentaries & How-To Films
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Attenborough's life journey
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As Sir David Attenborough enters his 98th year, this unique and charming film documents the highlights of his incredible life. Follow Attenborough's journey from his boyhood days as a fossil hunter, through his early days as a host on Zoo Quest, to his programs using pioneering technology of the day such as 3D.
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DVD
Call Number:
508.092 Att
Dracula's hidden kingdom
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Discover the wildlife and wild places of one of the world's most iconic locations - Transylvania; a mystical land beyond the Romanian forests hiding some of Europe's last true wilderness regions.
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DVD
Call Number:
949.84 Dra
My name is Alfred Hitchcock
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A century after Alfred Hitchcock's first film, he remains one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. But how does his vast body of work and legacy hold up in today's society? Mark Cousins, the award-winning filmmaker behind The Story of Film: An Odyssey, The Eyes of Orson Welles, and The Storms of Jeremy Thomas, tackles this question and looks at the auteur with a new and radical approach: through the use of his own voice. As Hitchcock rewatches his films, we are taken on an odyssey through his vast career his vivid silent films, the legendary films of the 1950s and 60s and his later works in playful and revealing ways.
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DVD
Call Number:
791.430233 My n
Soundtrack to a coup d'etat
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This film explores the collision of African politics and American jazz in the 1960s, revealing the hidden forces behind Patrice Lumumba's 1961 assassination. It focuses on the protest by Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach at the UN Security Council regarding that assassination. Through eyewitness accounts; declassified government memos; and testimonies from mercenaries, CIA operatives, and jazz legends, the film presents a historical narrative that interrogates colonial history and offers a reflection on the geopolitical echoes that reverberate today.
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DVD
Call Number:
967.57103 Sou
Lions of the Skeleton Coast
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In this astonishing true story, lion researcher Dr Philip Stander is witness to the most unprecedented lion behaviour whilst following three orphaned Desert Lion cubs, as they navigate the harsh realities of survival in one of the world's most unforgiving environments, Namibia's deadly Skeleton Coast.
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DVD
Call Number:
599.757 Lio
Separated
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris incisively probes the darkest chapter in recent American history: family separations. Merging narrative vignettes of one migrant family's plight with hard-hitting interviews with government officials, Morris paints a jaw-dropping picture of the state-sponsored crisis of cruelty, as over 1300 children remain separated today, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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DVD
Call Number:
325.73 Sep
Lost tombs of Notre Dame
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After the devastating 2019 fire at Notre Dame, two mysterious sarcophaguses were discovered under the cathedral's stone floor. Who is buried in them, and what secrets will these coffins reveal? Follow a team of archaeologists and historians as they attempt to solve centuries-old mysteries using the latest scientific investigation techniques. What can forensic analysis of the remains reveal about one of the world's most famous cathedrals and those who devoted their lives to it?
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DVD
Call Number:
726.509443 Los
Building stuff
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Engineering is all around us, and humans have been doing it forever. But how does it actually work? Find out by watching some of the most creative folks in the game build stuff that helps extend out range, amplify out abilities, and alter our environment for the better. Experience the ups and downs with engineers as they design, build, and test their way through challenges, inspiring the inner "maker" in all of us.
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DVD
Call Number:
620 Bui
Decoding the universe
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Two-part Nova program exploring discoveries that have enhanced our understanding of the universe, looking at dark matter and dark energy, and the mysteries of the quantum universe, in which something on one side of the galaxy can affect something on the other side.
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DVD
Call Number:
523.1 Dec
Raving Iran
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Susanne Regina Meures
Anoosh Rakizade
Arash Shadram
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Anoosh and Arash are at the center of Tehran's underground techno scene. Tired of hiding from the police and their stagnating career, they organize one last manic techno rave under dangerous circumstances in the desert. Back in Tehran they try their luck selling their illegally printed album without permission. When Anoosh is arrested, there seems to be no hope left. But then they receive a phone call from the biggest techno festival in the world. Arriving in Switzerland, they are overwhelmed by their own dream. Radio and newspaper interviews, millions of ravers and other DJ's catapult them into another sphere. The haze of the instant euphoria evaporates quickly when the seriousness of the situation starts to dawn on them. With their visa expiring they have to make a decision: Should they stay in Europe, or should they go back to Iran...?
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DVD
Call Number:
781.648 Rav
Great migrations : a people on the move
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Examines the powerful influence of Black migration on American culture and society. While the first large migration was a forced journey from Africa in bondage, voluntary migrations in the 20th and 21st centuries have significantly reshaped the nation.
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DVD
Call Number:
307.240899 Gre
To dye for : the documentary
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After discovering their child's life-altering sensitivity to synthetic dyes, parents and first-time filmmakers set out to uncover the impacts of these additives. They journey to meet with the world's leading synthetic dye experts, conducting in-person interviews with scientists, researchers, and impacted families. This exploration reveals a series of shocking stories and surprising discoveries.
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DVD
Call Number:
615.902 To
Women of World War II : the untold stories.
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American women were the secret weapon that won World War II and in the process, changed the world. Hear directly from the women who made the planes, and flew them; who fought on the warfront, and the home front; who broke codes and broke barriers.
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DVD
Call Number:
940.53082 Wom
Museum alive with David Attenborough
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Sir David Attenborough explores the Natural History Museum in London and meets some of the most extraordinary creatures from the past. These animals are brought back to life using state of the art CGI informed by the latest scientific understanding, which allows him to come face to face with a saber-toothed tiger, dodge a giant eagle, and evade a colossal snake.
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DVD
Call Number:
508.074421 Mus
Lead Belly : the man who invented rock & roll
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George Harrison famously claimed, "No Lead Belly, no Beatles." Revered by countless musicians - the 1st record Janis Joplin ever bought was Lead Belly. The definitive bio, with historic performances and extraordinary archive access. The folk/blues icon from childhood through prison to worldwide fame. Stories and performances from Joplin, Harry Belafonte, BB King, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Odetta.
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DVD
Call Number:
781.163 Lea
Dino birds
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Contrary to popular belief, dinosaurs never went extinct. They're still alive and flying among us - in the form of birds! Birds are the only dinosaurs that survived the cataclysmic mass extinction event caused by an asteroid the size of Mount Everest crashing into Earth about 66 million years ago. The big question is: How? How did birds manage to not only live through the apocalypse that wiped out all the other dinosaurs, but also evolve to populate every corner of the planet? Now, rare fossil discoveries are revealing the secrets of bird evolution going back more than 100 million years, telling the story of how some resilient feathered dinosaurs persevered and transformed into the vast array of colorful bird species that fills the skies today.
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DVD
Call Number:
567.9 Din
Cane fire
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The Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi is seen as a paradise of leisure and pristine natural beauty, but these escapist fantasies obscure the colonial displacement, hyper-exploitation of workers and destructive environmental extraction that have actually shaped life on the island for the last 250 years. Cane Fire critically examines the island's history -- and the various strategies by which Hollywood has represented it--through four generations of director Anthony Banua-Simon's family, who first immigrated to Kauaʻi from the Philippines to work on the sugar plantations. Assembled from a diverse array of sources--from Banua-Simon's observational footage, to amateur YouTube travelogues, to epic Hollywood dance sequences -- Cane Fire offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of the economic and cultural forces that have cast Indigenous and working-class residents as "extras" in their own story.
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DVD
Call Number:
919.69 Can
Every little thing
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Author and wildlife rehabber Terry Masear has an ambitious goal: to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. But the path to survival is fraught with danger. This heart-expanding Sundance hit introduces audiences to Terry's diminutive patients through breathtaking slow-motion photography and emotional storytelling. Over the course of director Sally Aitken's moving documentary, we become deeply invested in baby hummingbirds like Cactus and Wasabi, celebrating their tiny victories and lamenting their tragedies. Through Terry's eyes, each bird becomes memorable, mighty and heroic. Her compassion and empathy serves as a reminder that grace can be found in the smallest of acts and the tiniest of creatures.
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DVD
Call Number:
598.764 Eve
