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Gay Under the Taliban. by Hall, Dan,film director.; Lewis, Laya,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Laya LewisOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2022.For LGBTQ+ people living in Afghanistan, the years before the return of the Taliban saw life showing signs of slight improvement. But in 2021 all that progress quickly evaporated, and they were forced back into hiding. This film follows a handful of LGBTQ+ Afghans who are now terrified, persecuted and now hiding from individuals they had previously lived alongside peacefully. Without access to jobs, the legal system or medical services, their fractured lives are crumbling. Using footage smuggled out of Afghanistan, mixed with archive and animation, this film reveals their harrowing story.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Human rights.; Foreign study.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; LGBTQ.; Current affairs.; Afghanistan.;
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A long way down [videorecording] / by Brosnan, Pierce,actor.; Chaumeil, Pascal,director.; Chaumell, Pascal,film director.; Collette, Toni,actor.; Dwyer, Finola,film producer.; Hornby, Nick.Long way down.Videorecording.; Poots, Imogen,1989-actor.; Posey, Amanda,film producer.; Thorne, Jack,writer of screenplay.; Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;
Music by Dario Marianelli; edited by Barney Pilling, Chris Gill; director of photography, Ben Davis.Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Aaron Paul, Zara White.Four suicidal strangers find support in the last place they ever expected to in this emotionally charged comedy-drama based on the novel by Nick Hornby. It's New Year's Eve in London, and disgraced television personality Martin (Pierce Brosnan) is about to take a flying leap off of Topper's Tower when he's interrupted by Maureen (Toni Collette), a lonely single mother who's reached the end of her rope. Meanwhile, as the pair realize their suicide plans have overlapped, onto the rooftop dashes Jess (Imogen Poots), a rebellious teen with nothing left to live for. Just when it seems this despairing group can't possibly get any bigger, rocker-turned-pizza delivery driver J.J. (Aaron Paul) shows up with a fresh pie and a death wish. Rather than taking the plunge together, the unlikely foursome decide to put their plans off until Valentine's Day -- sticking together and supporting one another in the interim. Later, as their friendship deepens, their unusual pact stirs a media firestorm.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1 ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen 2.35:1.
Subjects: Hornby, Nick.; Apartment dwellers; Comedy films.; Dysfunctional families; Feature films.; Friendship; New Year; Strangers; Suicidal behavior;
© 2014., Distributed by Mongrel Media,
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The Split. by BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2018.Examines the fast paced circuit of high-powered female divorce lawyers in London through the lens of three sisters - Hannah, Nina and the youngest, Rose. Exposing the complex realities of high end divorce and broken marriage through female divorce lawyers and sisters embattled and bound by their own troubled past.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
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Silent witness. [videorecording] / by Armstrong, William,1954-actor.; Burton, Amanda,1956-actor.; Farleigh, Lynn,1942-actor.; Fox, Emilia,1974-actor.; Gallagher, Sean,1965 September 2-actor.; Gemmell, Ruth,actor.; Grimås, Jonas,film director.; Higgins, Clare,1955-actor.; Knox, Ian,film director.; McCabe, Ruth,actor.; McCrery, Nigel,1953-creator.; McGlynn, John,actor.; Parker, Jamie,1979-actor.; Parks, Sam,actor.; Pillai, Alex,film director.; Pivcevic, Anne,film producer.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.,production company.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service,production company,broadcaster.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Emilia Fox, William Gaminara, Tom Ward.When a second police probationer dies at the police college, Sam concludes that they may be dealing with a copycat murder rather than a serial killer. The police investigate an apparent break-in that results in the death of Derek Irons, his wife and youngest daughter. The mystery of the severed arm is partly solved when the police discover a body floating in the river with a missing arm.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television crime shows.; Forensic pathology; Murder; Murder;
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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Carvel, Bertie,1977-actor.; Harness, Peter,screenwriter.; Haynes, Toby,television director.; Marsan, Eddie,actor.; Warren, Marc,1967-actor.; Television adaptation of (work):Clarke, Susanna.Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.Videorecording.; Attraction Images,production company.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.,publisher.; Cuba Pictures Limited,production company.; Far Moor Productions, Ltd.,production company.; Feel Films for BBC,production company.; Warner Home Video,film distributor.;
Bertie Carvel, Eddie Marsan, Marc Warren, Charlotte Riley, Alice Englert, Samuel West, Enzo Cilenti, Paul Kane, Edward Hogg, Ariyon Bakare, Vincent Franklin, John Heffernan, Brian Pettifer.Based on Susanna Clarke's award-winning novel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell reveals mysterious secrets and scandalous thrills between the two men destined to be England's greatest magicians. Spend some time with this diabolical duo in the fantasy story adored by fans and critics alike. Featuring Tony Award-nominee Bertie Carvel (Matilda the Musical) as Jonathan Strange and Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes) as his arch-rival magician Mr. Norrell, the clash between these two British magicians is about to become a dangerous duel of the dark arts where, in the midst of the Napoleonic wars, the real battle is between their oversized egos.PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1.
Subjects: Clarke, Susanna.; Fantasy television programs.; Historical television programs.; Magic; Magicians; Television mini-series.;
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Castles in the sky [videorecording] / by Fraser, Laura,1976-actor.; Hayman, David,1950-actor.; Izzard, Eddie,actor.; Jennings, Alex,actor.; Kershaw, Ian,screenwriter.; MacKinnon, Gillies,television director.; Rhind-Tutt, Julian,1968-actor.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Eddie Izzard, Laura Fraser, Alex Jennings, David Hayman, Julian Rhind-Tutt.A moving and inspiring factual drama about the pioneering work on radar by a little know team of scientists in the run up to the Second World War. On 26 February 1935, Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated for the first time that aircraft could be detected by bouncing radio waves off them. By the time the war began in 1939, radar stations were dotted along the British coast, tracking aircraft at distances of 100 miles away.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Watson-Watt, Robert Alexander, Sir, 1892-1973; Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940; Engineers; Made-for-TV movies.; Radar; World War, 1939-1945;
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Father Brown. [videorecording] / by Barber, Ian,television director.; Carroll, Nancy,1974-actor.; Carter, Matt,television director.; Chambers, Tom,actor.; Cusack, Sorcha,1949-actor.; Flowerday, Rachel,screenwriter,creator.; Guner, Tahsin,screenwriter,creator.; Kinsman, Rob,screenwriter.; Lambert, Kit,screenwriter.; Meyrick, Ceri,television producer.; Muirden, Dan,screenwriter.; Patrick, Di,television director.; Price, Alex,actor.; Thompson, Paul Matthew,screenwriter.; Tindall, Jude,screenwriter.; Williams, Mark,1959-actor.; Television adaptation of (work):Chesterton, G. K.(Gilbert Keith),1874-1936.Father Brown.; BBC Worldwide Ltd,publisher.; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack, Nancy Carroll, Tom Chambers, Alex Price.Originally produced as individual episodes of television in 2015.Welcome back to the village of Kembleford, where Father Brown uses his personal blend of intuition, psychology, compassion and justice to solve another series of gripping crimes. Assisted as always by parish secretary Mrs. McCarthy, glamorous socialite Lady Felicia Montague and her accommodating chauffeur Sid Carter Father Brown faces threats to his town, his friends and his faith. An assassination attempt, an art heist, ritual sacrifice and murder keep the twists and turns coming.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Fiction television programs.; Television crime shows.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Catholic Church; Brown, Father (Fictitious character); Criminal investigation;
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United [videorecording] / by Andrews, Dean,1963-; Ashfield, Kate.; Burt, Natalie.; Chibnall, Chris.; O'Connell, Jack,1989-; Scott, Dougray,1965-; Stannard, Julia.; Strong, James.; Tennant, David,1971-; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Screen Media Films (Firm); World Productions (Firm : London, England);
Music by Clint Mansell ; cinematography, Christopher Ross ; edited by Billy Sneddon.David Tennant, Dougray Scott, Jack O'Connell, Dean Andrews, Kate Ashfield, Natalie Burt.Based on the true story of how Manchester United, the youngest championship team in English soccer history, rose from the ashes of a tragic plane crash that devastated the team. Powerfully acted, United is a tale of overcoming-the-odds; a triumphant film not to be missed by sports fans.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Manchester United (Soccer team); Aircraft accidents; Feature films.; Soccer players; Sports films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2012., Screen Media Films ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Happy Valley: S3. by O'Brien, Fergus,film director.; Harkins, Patrick,film director.; Murphy, Charlie,actor.; Costigan, George,actor.; Norton, James,actor.; Connah, Rhys,actor.; Lancashire, Sarah,actor.; Finneran, Siobhan,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Charlie Murphy, George Costigan, James Norton, Rhys Connah, Sarah Lancashire, Siobhan FinneranOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2023.When Sergeant Catherine Cawood discovers the remains of a gangland murder victim, it sparks a chain of events that unwittingly leads her straight back to murderer and rapist Tommy Lee Royce. Meanwhile, Catherine's grandson Ryan is now 16 and has ideas of his own about what kind of relationship he wants to have with Tommy, the man Catherine refuses to acknowledge as his father.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution. by Siebert, Detlef,film director.; Sutherland, Dominic,film director.; Heidenreich, Gert,actor.; Hunt, Linda,actor.; West, Samuel,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Gert Heidenreich, Linda Hunt, Samuel WestOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2005.It was the site of the largest mass murder the world has ever seen, yet few people know its full history. This landmark series builds into the most complete history of Auschwitz, the evolution of the camp and the mentality of the perpetrators. With the help of computer graphics, dramatic reconstructions and interviews with people who were there, including former members of the SS, the steps taken towards the 'Final Solution' are revealed.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Military history..; History, Modern.; Judaism.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Ethnicity.; History.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).; World War, 1939-1945.; War.; Europe--History.; Jews--History.; National socialism.; Germany.; Documentary television programs.;
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