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Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Academy Award-winning filmmakers expose the forces that are leading our planet to its next mass extinction, potentially resulting in the loss of half of all species. A never-before-seen view of an international wildlife trade, operating in the shadows, reveals how creatures that have survived for millions of years may be wiped from Earth in our lifetime.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of John Lennon's evolution from beloved Beatle to an outspoken artist and activist to iconic inspiration for peace, and how, in the midst of one of the most tumultuous times in American history, Lennon stood his ground, refused to be silenced and courageously won his battle with the U.S. Government.
6) Loving
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Formats
Description
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.
Publisher
distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Looks at the health benefits and risks of cannabis. Examines the history of cannabis in the United States, including the stigma that continues to promote challenges to its legalization.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2014, 1991
Physical Desc
1 DVD (191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dramatizes the events leading from a school bus controversy in Clarendon County, South Carolina to the landmark Supreme Court ruling against school segregation in Brown vs. The Board of Education in 1954.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Unlocking the Cage follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. After thirty years of struggling with ineffective animal welfare laws, Steve and his legal team, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), are making history by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform an animal from a thing with no rights to a person with legal protections. Supported by affidavits...
12) The Loving story
Publisher
Augusta Film Production
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (74 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Documents the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple whose fight for equality resulted in Loving v. Virginia, which invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Provides an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. This documentary has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college, and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life.
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis... begging the question: Can anyone really own water?"--Container.
16) Outrage
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Reveals politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation while leading secret lives, the double standards the media sets for these politicians, and the harm inflicted. Includes analysis from Congressman Barney Frank, former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, activist Larry Kramer, and more.
Publisher
Lily Films
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing...
Publisher
Kino International Corporation
Pub. Date
1919.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A fragmentary reconstruction of an early silent film dealing with homosexuality and the law in Germany, which at the time made male homosexual behavior a crime punishable by a prison sentence. Paul, a violin virtuoso, is approached by a handsome young man named Kurt who has a crush on the older man. The two quickly become closer, playing duets together on violin and piano and taking strolls in the park arm in arm. Unfortunately a blackmailer sees...
20) Capernaum
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After fleeing his negligent and abusive parents, a hardened, streetwise twelve-year-old boy sues them to protest the life they've given him.
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