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Akili and Me. by Ramah Productions (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Ramah Productions in 2016.Akili is a four-year-old who lives in the Savannah highlands in Kilimanjaro. Every time she goes to sleep, she finds herself in a magic world called Lala Land. With the help of her new best friends in Lala Land, Akili goes on adventures where she learns English words, how to draw, count, and so much more.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Educational films.; Television.;
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Middlemarch. by Page, Anthony,film director.; Hodge, Douglas,actor.; Wadham, Julian,actor.; Aubrey, Juliet,actor.; Hardy, Robert,actor.; Sewell, Rufus,actor.; McDowell, Trevyn,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Douglas Hodge, Julian Wadham, Juliet Aubrey, Robert Hardy, Rufus Sewell, Trevyn McDowellOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 1994.Dramatisation of George Eliot's classic novel about the lives and loves of a group of people living on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution in a small town named Middlemarch. These include young Doctor Lydgate, who arrives at Middlemarch hospital full of idealism and determined to do good works; Dorothea Brooke, who becomes attracted to the scholarly Edward Casaubon and then finds herself trapped in an ill-fated marriage; and Will Ladislaw, a young lad who awakens Dorothea's repressed passion and thereby changes the course of her life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Crossroads. by Delaney, Andy,film director.; Delaney, Andy,actor.; Nelsen, Eric,actor.; James, Hannah,actor.; Falahee, Jack,actor.; Thomas, Jake,actor.; Brittain, Will,actor.; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Andy Delaney, Eric Nelsen, Hannah James, Jack Falahee, Jake Thomas, Will BrittainOriginally produced by Vertical Entertainment in 2024.Holly and her group of friends hit crossroads in their lives, stumbling over decisions about relationships and careers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.;
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National Anthem. by Gilford, Luke,film director.; Plummer, Charlie,actor.; Lindley, Eve,actor.; Alexander, Mason,actor.; Rosado, Rene,actor.; Lively, Robyn,actor.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Charlie Plummer, Eve Lindley, Mason Alexander Park, Rene Rosado, Robyn LivelyOriginally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2024.A 21-year-old construction worker in New Mexico joins a community of queer rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Queer cinema.;
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The True Beauty of Cape Town. by Schillace, Jonathan,film director.; Special Olympics (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Special Olympics in 2024.Special Olympics South Africa athlete Eltheo is changing lives and giving back to his community by coaching women's football and keeping kids off the street.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.; Sports.; Biography.; Disabilities.; Coaching (Athletics).; Olympics.; Egypt.; Down syndrome.; Athletes.;
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My Beautiful Laundrette. by Frears, Stephen,film director.; Day-Lewis, Daniel,actor.; Seth, Roshan,actor.; Jaffrey, Saeed,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Daniel Day-Lewis, Roshan Seth, Saeed JaffreyOriginally produced by MGM in 1986.Living with his alcoholic father in a shabby flat, Omar (Gordon Warnecke) is a teenager who wants to make something of himself. Omar is offered an opportunity by his uncle: manage a seedy laundrette. Omar hires old friend Johnny (Day-Lewis), an ex-member of a neo-fascist group, with dreams of turning the establishment into a veritable palace! But as Johnny's old friends take issue with their relationship, they must face racism, homophobia, violence and the politics of Thatcher's London head-on.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;
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Musher. by Rana, Anuradha,film director.; Little, Laurie,film director.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PBS in 2021.A film about the lives of four sled dog racers (mushers) and their dogs. What it means to be a musher, and what it takes to be a sled dog, is revealed over the course of a year as they all wait out summer so they can train for the coming winter’s races. The film also explores the role of women in the sport, as dog mushing is one of just a few sports where men and women compete together.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Zoology.; Documentary films.;
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Trespass Against Us. by Smith, Adam,film director.; Gleeson, Brendan,actor.; Ben-Adir, Kingsley,actor.; Marshal, Lyndsey,actor.; Fassbender, Michael,actor.; Kinnear, Rory,actor.; Harris, Sean,actor.; Elevation Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Brendan Gleeson, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lyndsey Marshal, Michael Fassbender, Rory Kinnear, Sean HarrisOriginally produced by Elevation Pictures in 2016.TRESPASS AGAINST US is set across three generations of the Cutler family who live as outlaws in their own anarchic corner of Britain’s richest countryside. Chad Cutler (Fassbender) is heir apparent to his bruising criminal father, Colby (Gleeson) and has been groomed to spend his life hunting, thieving and tormenting the police. But with his own son, Tyson coming of age, Chad soon finds himself locked in a battle with his father for the future of his young family.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Crime.; Motion pictures, British.; Families.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Hair Piece. by Chenzira, Ayoka,film director.; Jean, Carol,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Carol Jean LewisOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1984.An animated satire on the question of self image for African American women living in a society where beautiful hair is viewed as hair that blows in the wind and lets you be free.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Short films.;
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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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