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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
The privateers and pirates at the time of England's Queen Elizabeth I--known in Spain as "The Pirate Queen"--thrived because they could fairly easily find merchants with whom to trade and politicians to protect them. Discover the individual histories of the most famous, ambitious, and wealthiest of the Sea Dogs--John Hawkins, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Walter Ralegh.
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In 1971 the State of New York shot and killed 39 of its own citizens. The event was never a secret, but some evidence has always been kept behind closed doors. Elizabeth Fink, attorney for Attica Brothers Legal Defence, is our guide to the missing context. In her final interview, before she passed, Fink describes the discovery of evidence that was hidden by the State of New York - until now.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
PORTRAITS AND DREAMS revisits the photographs created by Kentucky school children in the 1970s.The film is about the students, their work as visionary photographers, the lives they have made since then and the passage of time.
5) Flannery
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (97 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Explore the life and work of author Flannery O’Connor, whose distinctive Southern Gothic style influenced a generation of artists and activists. Through never-before-seen archival footage, examine the legacy of an American literary icon.
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To save her family from a farmer’s plow, Mrs. Brisby, a mild-mannered mouse, has a plan to move her house! However, Mrs. Brisby will need an engineering miracle to hoist her home, and for that she must face a wicked rat, fend off a vicious cat and claim a magic amulet! But when Mrs. Brisby discovers the astounding secret of NIMH...it will change her life forever! Starring the voices of Dom DeLuise, John Carradine and Peter Strauss, “THE SECRET...
8) Liompa
Publisher
Stage Russia
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (17 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
LIOMPA, based on the 1928 short story by Russian Soviet novelist Yuri Olesha, explores the relationship between an individual and the things that he owns or desires to own throughout his life. The film looks at this relationship from the perspective of three people at different stages: a dying man, a teenage boy and a four-year-old. The gorgeously crafted short film, a crowd favorite at the Toronto International Film Festival, was directed, and adapted...
Publisher
1091 Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A harrowing but meticulously observed look at teenage lives in the era prior to the Columbine High School Massacre, SUPER DARK TIMES marks the feature debut of gifted director Kevin Phillips. Zach (Owen Campbell) and Josh (Charlie Tahan) are best friends growing up in a leafy Upstate New York suburb in the 1990s, where teenage life revolves around hanging out, looking for kicks, navigating first love and vying for popularity. When a traumatic incident...
10) Showgirls
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (131 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) has what it takes to make it as a Las Vegas showgirl, but what she doesn’t have is a way in. To survive, she takes the only job available: lap dancing at a seedy club. And when she meets Cristal (Gina Gershon), Vegas’ reigning showgirl, Nomi wants everything she has, including her boyfriend (Kyle MacLachlan). As Nomi dives deeper into the world she so badly desires, a rivalry between the two women heats up, driving...
11) Native Son
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1986.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (111 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
12) Liberal Arts
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (97 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Josh Radnor & Elizabeth Olsen in a comic coming-of-age story about an unlikely romance between a jaded 35-year-old college counselor & a precocious 19-year-old student.
13) Mind the Gap
Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (130 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Five seemingly unrelated people decide to take huge risks in their personal lives in an effort to find happiness.
14) Factory Girl
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (100 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A wanna-be star meets and falls for Andy Warhol, and he promises her the fame she's always dreamed of.
15) Eight
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (82 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Crippled by severe agoraphobia and OCD, Sarah has not left her house in two years. Each day is a series of rituals repeated in series of eights. But today Sarah will attempt to fulfill one simple yet seemingly impossible task: stepping out the front door.
16) All About Nina
Publisher
1091 Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Nina Geld (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is an up-and-coming comedian in New York City. She’s funny, smart and has worked hard to build a career for herself in the male-dominated world of stand-up. But when it comes to romantic relationships, Nina’s life is a mess. Random guys in bars, abusive married men (Chace Crawford), and an inability to stand up for herself finally convince Nina it’s time for a change. She packs up and moves to Los Angeles,...
17) Cats & Dogs
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (87 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A secret, high-tech struggle rages in neighborhoods everywhere between cats and dogs totally undiscovered by humans. This battle for world domination has been held in balance by an uneasy truce until now.Scientists have developed a vaccine that cures humans' allergies to dogs but not to cats and the cats must destroy it. A power-mad Persian, Mr.Tinkles, leads a massive feline attack on man's best friend, and crack canine agents spring into action...
18) HouseQuake
Publisher
Brainstorm Media
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Capturing political theater at its most basic level, HOUSEQUAKE recounts the Democratic Party's stunning takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2006 elections.
19) The Last Tourist
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Travel is at a tipping point. Tourists around the world are unintentionally destroying the very things they’ve come to see. From the Caribbean, to the streets of Delhi, and remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role of the modern tourist is on trial.
20) Fade to Black
Publisher
Kinonation
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (83 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Peter Short, the charismatic CEO of a major Australian company, learns that he has only months to live after he is diagnosed with terminal oesophageal cancer. Not wanting to face a painful death, Peter sets out to have voluntary euthanasia legalised.
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