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Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Gain unprecedented access to The New York Times newsroom and the inner workings of the Media Desk. With the Internet surpassing print as the main news source and newspapers all over the country going bankrupt, see the media industry transform at its time of greatest turmoil. Writers like Brian Stelter, Tim Arango, and David Carr track print journalism's metamorphosis even as their own paper struggles to stay vital and solvent. Includes interviews,...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Explore with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed-forging their own history, culture and society against unimaginable odds.
3) Knuckleball!
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"From acclaimed filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg this heartfelt, funny and deeply engaging film delves into the legendary subculture of the knuckleball and the brotherhood of men who share the drive, imagination and humility to throw baseball's slowest, most disrespected pitch."--Container.
The definitive documentary about the impossible-to-hit pitch, the knuckleball.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019?]
Description
Witness the impassioned efforts of individuals who are battling the most severe threats of climate change in their own backyards. Set against the national debate over the United States' energy future and the decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement, the film captures what's at stake for communities around the country and the inspiring ways Americans are responding.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
In an effort to address the obesity epidemic, in the USA 20 states mandate that students have their body mass index (BMI) tested in order to gauge the student population's "health," even though BMI does not distinguish between muscle weight and fat weight. Notification letters are being sent to students whose body mass does not fall within a narrow range deemed "acceptable" by the state government, essentially telling children--some as young as kindergarten--that...
Publisher
ARC Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
In this documentary, Che Smith (a.k.a. Rhymefest, the Grammy-winning rapper) reunites with his father, an alcoholic living on the streets of Chicago, and struggles to deliver him to safety and an existence that is productive and meaningful, in essence, taking responsibility for the man who had abandoned him as a young child.
8) Trapped
Publisher
Ro*Co Films Educational
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Since 2010, 288 laws regulating abortion providers have been passed by state legislatures. In total, 44 states and the District of Columbia have measures subjecting abortion providers to legal restrictions not imposed on other medical professionals. Unable to comply with these far-reaching and medically unnecessary laws, clinics have taken their fight to the courts. As the U.S. Supreme Court decides in 2016 whether individual states may essentially...
