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Hallelujah. by Geller, Daniel,film director.; Goldfine, Dayna,film director.; Dylan, Bob,actor.; Carlile, Brandi,actor.; Buckley, Jeff,actor.; Cale, John,actor.; Cohen, Leonard,actor.; Wainwright, Rufus,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Jeff Buckley, John Cale, Leonard Cohen, Rufus WainwrightOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2021.This documentary explores Leonard Cohen’s life through the lens of his song “Hallelujah,” tracing its transformation from a rejected track to an international anthem. Directed by Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine, the film captures Cohen’s journey from poet to singer-songwriter, intertwining his spiritual struggles, creative perseverance, and evolving musical style. Rare archival footage, personal journals, and interviews with friends and collaborators—including John Cale and Brandi Carlile—illustrate how Cohen refined "Hallelujah" over years, creating a work that would later be covered by Jeff Buckley, propelling it to cultural prominence. Using Cohen's own words and insights from major artists, the film reveals "Hallelujah" as both deeply personal and universal, underscoring its role as an enduring symbol of faith, love, and resilience.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Music.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Biography.; Musicians.; Folk music.; Performing arts.;
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Joy Division. by Gee, Grant,film director.; Corbijn, Anton,actor.; Cummins, Kevin,actor.; Boon, Richard,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anton Corbijn, Kevin Cummins, Richard BoonOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2007.Set against the backdrop of Manchester's gritty 1970s music scene, this documentary chronicles the rise and tragic end of the pioneering post-punk band Joy Division. Formed in 1976, the band—comprised of Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris—became known for their dark, atmospheric sound and poignant lyrics. Through archival footage and interviews with surviving band members, as well as insights from key figures like Tony Wilson and Peter Saville, the film explores Joy Division's journey from working-class origins to creating iconic albums like Unknown Pleasures and Closer. The documentary also examines the personal struggles of lead singer Ian Curtis, whose suicide in 1980 at the age of 23 marked the end of the band. By capturing the essence of the era and the band's lasting influence, the film offers an in-depth look at their enduring legacy in music and culture.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Music.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.; Performing arts.;
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All that she carried : the journey of Ashley's sack, a Black family keepsake / by Miles, Tiya,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Sitting in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is a rough cotton bag, called "Ashley's Sack," embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a sweeping family story of loss and of love passed down through generations. In 1850s South Carolina, just before nine-year-old Ashley was sold, her mother, Rose, gave her a sack filled with just a few things as a token of her love. Decades later, Ashley's granddaughter, Ruth, embroidered this history on the bag -- including Rose's message that "It be filled with my Love always." Historian Tiya Miles carefully follows faint archival traces back to Charleston to find Rose in the kitchen where she may have packed the sack for Ashley. From Rose's last resourceful gift to her daughter, Miles then follows the paths their lives and the lives of so many like them took to write a unique, innovative history of the lived experience of slavery in the United States. The contents of the sack -- a tattered dress, handfuls of pecans, a braid of hair, "my Love always" -- speak volumes and open up a window on Rose and Ashley's world. As she follows Ashley's journey, Miles metaphorically "unpacks" the sack, deepening its emotional resonance and revealing the meanings and significance of everything it contained. These include the story of enslaved labor's role in the cotton trade and apparel crafts and the rougher cotton "negro cloth" that was left for enslaved people to wear; the role of the pecan in nutrition, survival, and southern culture; the significance of hair to Black women and of locks of hair in the nineteenth century; and an exploration of Black mothers' love and the place of emotion in history"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Ashley (Enslaved person in South Carolina); Middleton, Ruth Jones, 1903-1942; African American women; African American women; Enslaved persons; Enslaved women; Enslaved women; Memory; Mothers and daughters.;
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If walls could speak : my life in architecture / by Safdie, Moshe,1938-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Over more than five decades, legendary architect Moshe Safdie has built some of the world's most influential and memorable structures-from the 1967 modular housing scheme in Montreal known as "Habitat" and the Yad Vashem memorial in Israel, to the Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas and the Marina Bay Sands development and extraordinary Jewel Changi airport interior garden and waterfall in Singapore. For Safdie, the way a space functions is fundamental; he is deeply committed to architecture as a social force for good, believing that any challenge, including extreme population density and environmental distress, can be addressed with solutions that enhance community and uplift the human spirit. Safdie always refers to the "silent client" an architect mustultimately serve: the people who live, work in, or experience a building. If Walls Could Speak takes readers behind the veil of an essential yet mysterious profession to explain through Safdie's own experiences how an architect thinks and works-"from thespark of imagination through the design process, the model-making, the politics, the engineering, the materials." Relating memorable stories about what has inspired him-from childhoods in Israel and Montreal to the projects and personalities worldwide that have captured his imagination-Safdie reveals the complex interplay that underpins every project and his vision for the role architecture can and should play in society at large. Illustrated throughout with drawings, sketches, photographs, and documentsfrom his firm's voluminous archives that illuminate his stories, If Walls Could Speak ends with a chapter outlining seven projects Safdie would pursue around the world if resources and will were no issue and the choices were his to make. A book like no other, If Walls Could Speak will forever change the way you look at and appreciate any built structure"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Safdie, Moshe, 1938-; Architects;
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Kim's Video. by Sabin, Ashley,film director.; Redmon, David,film director.; Drafthouse Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Drafthouse Films in 2023.Physical media reigns supreme in KIM'S VIDEO, a tribute to the iconic video store in NYC that inspired a generation of cinephiles before it mysteriously closed its doors and sent its legendary film archive to a small Sicilian village for “safekeeping.” What starts as an homage to cinema quickly becomes a rescue mission to ensure the eternal preservation of the beloved video collection.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Business.; Economic development.; Motion pictures.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Biography.; Popular culture.;
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Gods of Tennis. by Draper, Simon,film director.; Jean King, Billie,actor.; Borg, Björn,actor.; Morrissey, David,actor.; McEnroe, John,actor.; Margolyes, Miriam,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Billie Jean King, Björn Borg, David Morrissey, John McEnroe, Miriam MargolyesOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2023.This fascinating documentary series explores how a golden age of tennis changed the sport forever. Framed through the world-famous Wimbledon tournament, the series features unforgettable archive and exclusive interviews with the greatest players to have ever graced centre court. These are heroes who not only produced some of the most famous matches in the history of sport, but who broke boundaries and drove significant change away from the tennis courts.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; History, Modern.; Social sciences.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; History.; Tennis.; Documentary television programs.;
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Tomorrow's Freedom. by Scott, Georgia,film director.; Scott, Sophia,film director.; Journeyman Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Journeyman Pictures in 2022.Made over the course of 5 years, TOMORROW'S FREEDOM gains intimate access to the family of imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouthi. Combining unfolding events on the ground, in-depth interviews, and powerful archive spanning over 30 years, we see Marwan's evolution from activist to learned politician, uniting people and bringing hope to a flatlined peace process. If given a chance, could Barghouthi pave the way for an inclusive, democratic and peaceful future?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; Current affairs.; Politicians.; Palestine.;
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Tower. by Maitland, Keith,film director.; Jackson, Blair,actor.; Arnette, Louie,actor.; Beane, Violette,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Blair Jackson, Louie Arnette, Violette BeaneOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 2016.August 1st 1966 was the day our innocence was shattered. A sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the iconic University of Texas Tower and opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes in what was a previously unimaginable event. TOWER combines archival footage with rotoscopic animation of the dramatic day, based entirely on first person testimonies from witnesses, heroes and survivors, in a seamless and suspenseful retelling of the unfolding tragedy. The film highlights the fear, confusion, and visceral realities that changed the lives of those present, and the rest of us, forever - a day when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.Winner, Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the SXSW Film FestivalNew York Times Critics' Pick - "Ingenious. The animation gives Mr. Maitland a lot of creative freedom, allowing him to take Expressionistic leaps." -Manohla Dargis, The New York Times"Boldly imaginative …'TOWER' plays like a historical Hitchcock film about ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. [A] true-crime thriller that’s enriched by a rare depth of inner experience. The effect is as much intellectual as emotional." -Richard Brody, The New YorkerMode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; Animated films.; Mass shootings.; United States--History.; Murder.; Firearms.; True crime stories.;
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Thunder Song Essays [electronic resource] : by LaPointe, Sasha.aut; cloudLibrary;
The author of the award-winning memoir Red Paint returns with a razor-sharp, clear-eyed collection of essays on what it means to be a proudly queer indigenous woman in the United States today Drawing on a rich family archive as well as the anthropological work of her late great-grandmother, Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe explores themes ranging from indigenous identity and stereotypes to cultural displacement and environmental degradation to understand what our experiences teach us about the power of community, commitment, and conscientious honesty. Unapologetically punk, the essays in Thunder Song segue from the miraculous to the mundane, from the spiritual to the physical, as they examine the role of art—in particular music—and community in helping a new generation of indigenous people claim the strength of their heritage while defining their own path in the contemporary world.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Indigenous Studies; Native Americans; Popular Culture;
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A Photographic Memory. by Elizabeth Seed, Rachel,film director.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 2024.A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY is an intimate, genre-bending portrait of the filmmaker’s trailblazing mother, Sheila Turner Seed – a vibrant and pioneering journalist, photographer, and filmmaker, who died suddenly and tragically when Rachel was just 18 months old. Uncovering the vast archive Turner Seed produced, including lost interviews with iconic photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Cecil Beaton, Lisette Model, and Gordon Parks, and others, Rachel attempts to build a posthumous relationship with her mother through her interviews, photographs, journals, films, and the stories of those who remember her. The result is an unlikely mother-daughter conversation that evades time and space, exploring universal themes of memory, loss, and legacy.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Families.; Biography.; Women artists.; Motherhood.; Journalists.; Parents.;
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