Virgil Films.
Formats
Description
Explains how war works, what it feels like and what it does to the young men who fight it. As one cheers when they kill an enemy fighter, another looks into the camera and asks if God will ever forgive them for all the killing. As one grieves the loss of his friend in combat, another explains why he missed the war after his deployment ended and he would go back in a heartbeat if he could.
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Filmmakers Sarah and Greg set out to critically explore American culture, compassion, and fear by relying on the kindness of strangers for a home each night. Traveling through 30 states in 60 days, they spend every day in a new town, learning why people may or may not be willing to open their homes. At times funny, heartbreaking, and inspirational, these individual stories reflect the daily choices we make to trust, to confide, to care for, and to...
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Winona LaDuke focuses on Enbridge's pipelines for fracked oil, it's dangers and how the shale oil boom is adversely affecting Indian Country. She gathers musicians, young people and native leadership, puts them on horses, organizes in northern Minnesota lake communities and creates a movement.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The iconic Mister Kelly's illuminated legendary Chicago's Rush Street, and the entire country, by launching talents like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It's visionary owners George and Oscar Marienthal smashed color and gender barriers to put unknown, controversial voices on stage and transform entertainment. Now, with the club long gone, and its star talent reaching its golden years, George's son David...
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
They thought it would last five weeks instead it went for 151 spectacular sold out shows over a triumphant year and a half across America. What made this tour extraordinary was that Glen had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He was told to hang up his guitar and prepare for the inevitable. Instead, Glen and his wife went public with his diagnosis and announced that he and his family would set out on a "Goodbye Tour".
Publisher
Virgil Films and Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (87 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In 2009, 1,176 Atlanta teachers were investigated for test cheating; 35 were indicted, 12 went to trial and 11 were found guilty on RICO charges, which are typically reserved for the mafia and drug lords. The guilty, serving 30-year sentences, finally break their silence in this tell-all, controversial film that takes a closer look at the legislation called No Child Left Behind, the politics behind it, and a race and power struggle that spawned one...
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A feature documentary film exploring the 1980s most recognizable leading man, who challenged Hollywood's very notions of masculinity and redefined what it meant to be the Sexiest Man Alive. Featuring never-before-seen home videos, photographs and original interviews with those who knew Patrick best, including the illustrious costars of his biggest films, this documentary dives beyond his status as a sex symbol to reveal the complexities of an often...
9) Amreeka
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Muna Farah, a Palestinian single mom, struggles to maintain her optimistic spirit in the daily grind of intimidating West Bank checkpoints, the constant nagging of a controlling mother, and the haunting shadows of a failed marriage. Everything changes one day when she receives a letter informing her that her family has been granted a U.S. green card.
11) Refugee
Publisher
Virgil Films and Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In 2015, at the height of the Syrian war, Raf’aa a Syrian mother was forced to make the ultimate sacrifice. With her husband Nazem in hospital, and the bombs getting closer to Qamilshi, she fled Syria to find asylum for her family. Leaving Nazem, and their two children Ahmed and Hamoudi behind. They had hoped to reunite in Europe within a few weeks, at least that was the plan. But by the time Nazem and the children left…it was too late. The political...
12) Buffalo girls
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (66 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Watch an unflinching look at Thailand's underground world of child boxers, which there are over 30,000 girls. The film tells the story of two-eight year old girls who are professional Muay Thai prizefighters.
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This documentary "examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods"--Container.
Publisher
Virgil Films & Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, Restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A story of family, community, music, and tradition, five years in the making, set against the backdrop of Branson, Missouri, one of the biggest tourist destinations in America. At the heart of Branson's appeal is the staged music shows that earned the town the moniker of the live music capital of the world. These shows are well known for their traditional, family style of entertainment and crowds from around the country flock to Branson for this,...
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After losing his wife to breast cancer and struggling to raise his children, Terry Hitchcock had an idea. He wanted to accomplish the impossible by running 75 consecutive marathons in 75 consecutive days to bring attention to the incredibly difficult lives of single-parent families. He ran in spite of freezing rain and unbearable heat, in spite of chest pains and bone fractures that wracked his 57-year-old body.
18) Love, etc
Series
Publisher
Virgil Films & Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the relationships of five New York couples over the course of one year. Documented is a witty, poignant, and humorous exploration about the universal stages of love, depicted through five real stories over the course of one year in New York City. From teen romance to a decades-long marriage, newlyweds to a recent divorcee, and even a bachelor so frustrated in his search that he chooses to have children without a partner, follow along on each...
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1965, 21-year-old Torontonian, Paul Saltzman, drove to Mississippi, volunteering as a civil rights worker with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. He was arrested, spending ten days in jail. He was assaulted by a young Klansman. In 2007, Saltzman returned to find the KKK member who had punched him in the head, to explore if individual reconciliation was possible. He found him and a five year dialogue has ensued. Featuring interviews...
20) Tasteless
Publisher
Virgil Films & Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Back in the 1980s, a series of controversial books aptly titled Truly Tasteless Jokes swept the nation with their crude and controversial zingers. With comedy that pushed the boundaries of racism and gender, the books are a testament to how comedic culture has transformed over time. This documentary examines how the series author, Ashton Applewhite, went from a crude joke author to a feminist activist, how comedy has evolved since the 1980s, and how...