DVD - Documentaries & How-To Films
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Groundbreakers : celebrating 50 years of female excellence in sports.
Author(s):
Billie Jean King
Diana Flores
Nancy Lieberman
Chloe Kim
Julie Foudy
Description:
Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by tennis legend and activist Billie Jean King, the film weaves together stories of eight icons to discuss how their own struggles and achievements shaped women's sports.
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DVD
Call Number:
796.082 Gro
The battle to beat malaria.
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Description:
Malaria is one of humanity's oldest and most devastating plagues. In many parts of the world, it remains an ever-present scourge that sickens or kills millions of people each year. What if it could finally be defeated? Now, scientists may be on the verge of a breakthrough with a promising new vaccine.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
614.532 Bat
America outdoors with Baratunde Thurston. [Season 1]
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Description:
It follows The New York Times bestselling author (How to Be Black), podcaster (How to Citizen with Baratunde), and outdoor enthusiast on his journey to explore the country's diverse landscapes and discover how they shape our outdoor lives. Wherever we live, we share a love for the wild, but in a country as big and diverse as America we have vastly different ways to find and experience nature. From coal miners turned beekeepers in Appalachia to Black surfers catching waves in L.A., this new series uncovers a deeper understanding of our passionate and complicated relationship with the natural world. It's an adventure that begins at a time of great change as the warming climate transforms our outdoor lives, shaping where we can go and what we can do in our wild spaces. As Baratunde investigates how these powerful forces are changing our outdoor lives, he meets a diverse group of Americans and discovers other forces of change like the drive to make sure the nation's natural wonders are accessible to all.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
796.50973 Ame Season 1
Joan Baez : I am a noise
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Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, this documentary is a raw and intimate portrait of the legendary folk singer and activist that shifts back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, therapy tapes, and audio recordings. Baez is remarkably revealing about her life on and offstage, from her lifelong emotional struggles to her civil rights work with MLK and a heartbreaking romance with a young Bob Dylan. A searingly honest look at a living legend, this film is a compelling and deeply personal exploration of an iconic artist who has never told the full truth of her life, as she experienced it, until now.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
781.62 Joa
Spy in the ocean
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Cutting-edge spy cameras called Spy Creatures take us deep into the ocean and reveal the surprising and hidden lives of its extraordinary creatures. The Spy Creatures are taking on their most exciting challenge yet, exploring one of the most magical and dynamic environments on Earth the ocean. A brand-new cast of camera-toting Spy Creatures takes us to places no spy camera has ever gone before from the color and beauty of coral reefs to the extremes of rocky coasts. New cameras include the largest ever Spy Creature, the Spy Whale, as well as the Spy Lobster, Herring, and Puffer, all revealing the unseen behavior and complex relationships that thrive in the ocean's depths.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
591.77 Spy
Bad press
Author(s):
Rebecca Landsberry-Baker
Joe Peeler
Description:
When the Muscogee Nation suddenly begins censoring its free press, a rogue reporter fights to expose her government's corruption in a historic battle that will have ramifications for all of Indian country.
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Call Number:
323.445 Bad
Raptors : a fistful of daggers
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The planet's most successful large predators are a group of birds known as raptors. United by a hooked beak, a taste for flesh and a set of razor-sharp talons, these birds of prey have conquered the globe. Raptors dominate every habitat in which they live. Learn more about eagles, hawks, and falcons as well as the lesser-known hunters like the secretary bird, the caracara, kites and more.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
598.9 Rap
Poisoned ground : the tragedy at Love Canal
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The dramatic and inspiring story of the ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families.
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DVD
Call Number:
615.902 Poi
Reconstruction of occupation
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Description:
For 30 years, director Jan Šikl has collected amateur films from families in his community. Then one day, he is brought archival materials stock shot by Czech military cameramen, which remained hidden for over half a century. Jan accomplishes what seems impossible. He searches for the people immortalized on film-- soldiers, students, and workers. Memories of specific events are vividly brought back to life, portraying history and its relevance to the present.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
943.7042 Rec
Ennio
Author(s):
Giuseppe Tornatore
Ennio Morricone
Quentin Tarantino
Dario Argento
Clint Eastwood
Description:
Director Giuseppe Tornatore turns his camera on his longtime collaborator Ennio Morricone in a moving and comprehensive portrait of the prolific composer, capturing the breadth of the maestro's career across the hundreds of unforgettable film scores that he wrote.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
780.92 Enn
A brief history of the future
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Renowned futurist Ari Wallach invites viewers on a journey around the world that is filled with discovery, hope, and possibility about where we find ourselves today and what could come next. This series challenges the dystopian framework embraced by popular culture by offering a refreshing take on the future. The docuseries asks us all: how can we become the great ancestors the future needs us to be? "A Brief History of the Future" weaves together history, science, and unexpected ideas to expand our understanding about the impact that the choices we make today will have on our tomorrows.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
303.490905 Bri
