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1) There there
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twelve Native Americans came to the Big Oakland Powwow for different reasons. Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind in shame. Dene Oxendene is pulling his life together after his uncle's death and has come to work the powwow and to honor his uncle's memory. Edwin Frank has come to find his true father. Bobby Big Medicine has come to drum the Grand Entry. Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield has come...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in a single file. They will endure freezing temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest...
3) Dolphins
Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Experience the warm, white sands of the Bahamas, and unravel the mysteries of dolphin communication, and the complex lives of these fascinating creatures.
4) Spellbound
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the National Spelling Bee.
Publisher
Hart Sharp Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
"Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock unravels the American obesity epidemic by interviewing experts nationwide and by subjecting himself to a 'McDonald's only'diet for thirty days straight. His Sundance award-winning feature is as entertaining as it is horrifying as it dives into corporate responsibility, nutritional education, school lunch programs and how we as a nation are eating ourselves to death." --container.
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
A breathtaking new documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog, follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. An unforgettable cinematic experience that provides an unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands over 30,000 years ago, almost twice as old as any previous discovery.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara. McNamara was one of the most controversial and influential political figures of the 20th century. Now, he offers a candid and intimate journey through some of the most seminal events in contemporary American history. He offers new and often surprising insights into the 1945 bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban...
10) Trekkies
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Using interviews with fans and Star trek cast members, the film creates a portrait of the series that has touched the lives of people around the world.
11) Samsara
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Filmed over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, it explores the wonders of the world from sacred grounds to industrial sites, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man's spirituality and the human experience. Photographed entirely in 70mm and transferred to 4K digital projection format, its mesmerizing images of unprecedented clarity illuminate the links between humanity...
12) The up series
Series
Publisher
First Run Features
Language
English
Description
In 1964, Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven year old children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk to the same subjects.
13) Chimpanzee
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follows the story of a three-year-old African chimpanzee named Oscar who is adopted by the leader of his group when a rival attack leaves him orphaned.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
As one of America's most beloved children's show hosts, Mr. Rogers remains one of the most iconic television figures for families worldwide. This documentary takes a closer look at the person behind the show, persona, and personality that helped define what it meant to be a good person and be a part of a healthy community. Through his children's show, Mr. Rogers would go on to inspire a generation by not skirting real world issues, confronting issues...
16) Buck
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
A richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Buck Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life 'horse-whisperer', he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment. Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses, and people, with his understanding, compassion and...
17) Wings of life
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
This intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world's food supply depends on these incredible and increasingly threatened creatures. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, 'Wings of Life' utilizes riveting high-speed, closer-than-close filmmaking techniques to showcase in spectacular detail these unsung heroes of our planet.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
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.
20) This is a moose
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Director Billy Waddler is trying to film a documentary about moose, but the moose in question has no intention of spending his life in the woods and his animal friends, who have dreams of their own, help him prove his point.
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