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The Black Candle. by Asante, M.K.,film director.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Shout Studios in 2008.A documentary about the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community, and culture, using Kwanzaa as a vehicle to celebrate the African-American experience. The seven principles of Kwanzaa (unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith) are so important to African-Americans today. The documentary explores the holiday's growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality as a global, pan-African holiday embraced by over 40 million celebrants.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Christmas films.;
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Count Abdulla. by Abbasi, Asim,film director.; Nik, Arian,actor.; Winstone, Jaime,actor.; Bambra, Manpreet,actor.; Ariya, Mariska,actor.; Alipour, Sia,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Arian Nik, Jaime Winstone, Manpreet Bambra, Mariska Ariya, Sia AlipourOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2023.A junior doctor is caught between his mum’s Islamic traditions and his secular, hedonistic friends - but when he’s bitten by a vampire, he becomes the ultimate outsider. Abdulla finds himself desperately searching for a cure for his vampirism, keeping his family onside and winning the object of his affection.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Fantasy films.; Television series--Great Britain.;
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Beirut. by Anderson, Brad,film director.; Hamm, Jon,actor.; Pellegrino, Mark,actor.; Pike, Rosamund,actor.; Elevation Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jon Hamm, Mark Pellegrino, Rosamund PikeOriginally produced by Elevation Pictures in 2018.Jon Hamm stars as Mason Skiles, a former U.S. diplomat, who gets sent to Beirut to negotiate a swap for the release of a terrorist leader, believed to be imprisoned by Israeli secret police, in exchange for a CIA agent who has been kidnapped. Confronted by ghosts from his past, Mason faces a formidable question: Who do you trust in a world where the truth emerges only when it's convenient – or profitable?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Horror films.; Action and adventure films.;
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The Champagne Safari. by Ungar, George,film director.; Feore, Colm,actor.; Hemblen, David,actor.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Colm Feore, David HemblenOriginally produced by First Run Features in 1995.A fascinating documentary about an eccentric French millionaire's outlandish expedition through Canada's Rocky Mountain wilderness in 1934. Using never-before-seen archival footage and eyewitness testimony, the film unraveled the puzzle behind the mysterious Charles Bedaux. Was he just an eccentric crackpot, or was he really a member of a dark international elite, whose fortunes were tied to the Nazi plot for world domination?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; History.; Biography.;
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The Secret River - Part 2. by Reid, Daina,film director.; Hulme, Lachy,actor.; Jackson-Cohen, Oliver,actor.; Snook, Sarah,actor.; Minchin, Tim,actor.; Jamieson, Trevor,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Lachy Hulme, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Sarah Snook, Tim Minchin, Trevor JamiesonOriginally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2015.Will's increasing desperation to hold onto 'his' land despite the resistance of the local Indigenous people, leads to conflict with Sal, who wants to leave their Hawkesbury settlement. Driven by the fear of losing everything he has worked for, Will is drawn into a brutal incident which will haunt him forever.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Screen Two: Northanger Abbey. by Foster, Giles,film director.; Stuart, Cassie,actor.; Chater, Geoffrey,actor.; Withers, Googie,actor.; Schlesinger, Katharine,actor.; Firth, Peter,actor.; Hardy, Robert,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Cassie Stuart, Geoffrey Chater, Googie Withers, Katharine Schlesinger, Peter Firth, Robert HardyOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 1987.Jane Austen's classic story of a young girl whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions about the world. Through her adventures, Catherine Morland comes to learn that marriage in the society of her day is determined not by true love but by wealth and social status.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Second Grade, Here I Come!. by Lesnick, Charlotte,film director.; Falcone, Annie,actor.; Penguin Random House (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Annie FalconeOriginally produced by Penguin Random House in 2021.D. J. Steinberg’s heartfelt, relatable, and silly poems bring to life the highlights of second grade—reading those big-kid books, trying out for the school play, and even dance breaks to wiggle “arms and legs and kaboodles. . . like a big bunch of second-grade noodles!” Covering an entire school year of holidays, memorable moments, and important life lessons, this is perfect for soon-to-be second graders! Written by D.J. Steinberg, illustrated by Laura Wood.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Children's stories.;
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Court. by Tamhane, Chaitanya,film director.; Kulkarni, Geetanjali,actor.; Sathidar, Vira,actor.; Gomber, Vivek,actor.; Films We Like (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vira Sathidar, Vivek GomberOriginally produced by Films We Like in 2014.A sewage worker’s dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is arrested and accused of performing an inflammatory song, which may have incited the worker to commit suicide. The trial unfolds in a lower court, where the hopes and dreams of the city’s ordinary people play out. Forging these fates are the lawyers and judge, who are observed in their personal lives beyond the theatre of the courtroom.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
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Pine Gap. by King, Mat,film director.; McKenzie, Jacqueline,actor.; Fitz-Gerald, Lewis,actor.; Sawyers, Parker,actor.; Curry, Stephen,actor.; Toussaint, Steve,actor.; Haubrich, Tess,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jacqueline McKenzie, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Parker Sawyers, Stephen Curry, Steve Toussaint, Tess HaubrichOriginally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2018.A team of talented Australian and American intelligence analysts work together to ensure global stability in one of the world’s most important and secretive joint intelligence facilities… Pine Gap. But the relationship between the Australian and American intelligence analysts working at Pine Gap isn’t always rosy.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Motion pictures--Australia.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Somewhere Boy. by Myers, Johann,actor.; Gribben, Lewis,actor.; McGrillis, Lisa,actor.; Keenan, Rory,actor.; Bottomley, Samuel,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Johann Myers, Lewis Gribben, Lisa McGrillis, Rory Keenan, Samuel BottomleyOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2022.Bold and beautiful drama about a sheltered teenager thrust into the world. Danny was just a baby when his mother was killed and his grief-stricken father locked him away to keep him safe. But when Danny turns 18, everything he's ever known explodes in an instant. Suddenly he has to come to terms with a whole new world he didn’t know existed.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Television series--Great Britain.;
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