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Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Kevin Box has always known exactly what he intends to do with his life. In his words, "I want to have a conversation with people now and hundreds of years into the future." The origin story of Kevin and his wife Jennifer as they hone their craft of metal sculpture and develop powerful messages of peace inspired from within their magical studio compound in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The film is also a Love Story and a beautiful spiritual transformation...
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The visually and artistically unique documentary explores the physical and emotional aspects of a community of Canadian west coast tree planters. Deftly weaving together still photos and film footage, Rita Leistner, an award-winning photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker, and erstwhile tree planter, depicts the contradictions in the experiences of the tree planters the hardship and the healing; the solitude and the joy of belonging creating an eloquent...
4) Every body
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Every Body tells the stories of three intersex individuals who have moved from childhoods marked by shame, secrecy, and non-consensual surgeries to thriving adulthoods. Actor and screenwriter River Gallo (they/them), political consultant Alicia Roth Weigel (she/they), and Ph.D. student Sean Saifa Wall (he/him) are now leaders in a fast-growing global movement advocating for a greater understanding of the intersex community and an end to unnecessary...
5) Book buddies
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Inspire a love of reading and enjoy tales featuring favorite PBS KIDS bookworms. Daniel Tiger and O the Owl read together at the library. Then, Alma shares books with her community. Plus, Buster reads to win prizes, Watt and Windy visit the library, Rosie helps Mom set up for story time at the bookstore and much, much more.
6) Full circle
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A film that celebrates one woman's triumph in conservation: the Great Gull Island Project, Helen Hays' 50-year quest to save two species of threatened seabirds.
8) Oyate
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In the wake of the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests, Indigenous People are using their newfound platform to shed light on the wide array of injustices committed against them to embark upon the process of decolonization.
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
How does one capture the essence of one of the most legendary lives of our time? A boundless and heroic life filled with extraordinary loss, resilience, and achievement and a man whose philosophy of kindness continues to inspire millions of people around the world, regardless of faith or political persuasion? In this profound and inspiring portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama, the answer is: In his own words. Through intimate conversations and previously...
10) Nothing compares
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of Sinead O'Connor's rise and fall and her enduring cultural impact. By the age of 20, O'Connor was one of Ireland's brightest rising stars but her decision to use her fame as a platform to speak out on several controversial issues shifted her narrative from global stardom to worldwide condemnation. In a new interview, O'Connor reveals the abusive upbringing that left her feeling betrayed by both church and community and ultimately...
11) Claydream
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Known as the "Father of Claymation," Will Vinton revolutionized the animation business during the 1980s and 90s, creating such iconic characters as the California Raisins and Domino's The Noid. But after thirty years of being the unheralded king of clay, Vinton's carefully sculpted American dream came crumbling down. Structured around interviews with this charismatic pioneer and his close collaborators, along with a treasure trove of clips of their...
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Tony-winning playwright and director James Lapine befriends Rose Styron, the widow of the great American novelist William Styron (Sophie's Choice). Rose shares the fascinating story of her complex life as a poet, journalist, human rights activist, life partner to William, and friend of the Kennedys and Clintons.
13) Doctor Who am I
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In 1996, a Doctor Who TV movie was envisioned to lead the franchise into an exciting new future with a fresh direction, but it was met only by an outcry from disapproving fans. Now, follow the film's infamous screenwriter, Matthew Jacobs, as he is reluctantly dragged back into the American 'Whoniverse' where, despite the brutal rejection of his work 25 years earlier, he unexpectedly finds himself a kindred part of this close-knit, yet vast, family...
14) The velvet queen
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Français
Description
Chronicles a quest by nature photographer Vincent Munier and writer Sylvain Tesson to document the elusive snow leopard in the Tibetan highlands.
15) Calendar Girls
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A life-affirming documentary about Florida's most dedicated dance team for women over 60. Recognizable by their wild and wacky costumes, The Calendar Girls perform at over 100 events each year. Through revealing conversations and choreographed dance sequences, the film captures the delicate balance these women strike between family, home, and dance.
16) American
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In the early 1940s, director Orson Welles navigates his meteoric Hollywood rise. As World War II begins, a Japanese American boy visits abroad, and an African American soldier enlists in the army. As the story heads towards 1947, each character follows their own ambitions in search of their American identity"-- american1947.com.
Publisher
EPF Media
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
The Woman of Stars and Mountains recounts the story of Rita, an indigenous woman from Mexico. Rita left her mountain community in northern Mexico and embarked on a journey to Kansas. There, she was involuntarily detained and confined in a psychiatric hospital for 12 years because the hospital authorities could not ascertain her identity, origins, or the language she spoke. Upon the discovery of the truth, Rita returned to live in the Sierra Tarahumara....
19) River
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth's rivers. Spanning six continents, this visual and musical tour-de-force is by turns celebratory, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful that we are beginning to understand rivers in all their complexity and fragility. Narrated by Oscar Nominee Willem Dafoe. With music by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Radiohead.
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"What happens when humanity's infatuation with itself and an untethered free market meet 45 billion cameras? Filmmakers Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck once again turn their cameras directly on society, this time to explore, explain, and expose how our unchecked obsession with image has grown to change our human behavior. From Camera Obscura and the Lumiere Brothers to YouTube and the world of social media, the film chronicles how we went...
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