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The Foundations of Western Civilization. by F., Thomas,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Thomas F. X. NobleOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2002.In purely material terms (population, natural resources, etc.) the peninsular appendage of Asia that is Europe should not have been the one among all world civilizations to span the globe. But starting in the latter decades of the 15th century, that is what happened.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Social sciences.; History, Ancient.; Education.; Instructional films.;
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Beasts of the southern wild [videorecording] / by Alibar, Lucy.; Alibar, Lucy.Juicy and delicious.Videorecording.; Easterly, Levy.; Gottwald, Michael.; Henry, Dwight.; Janvey, Dan.; Penn, Josh.; Romer, Dan.; Wallis, Quvenzhané.; Zeitlin, Benh.; Cinereach (Firm); Court 13 (Firm); Entertainment One (Firm : Canada);
Director of photography, Ben Richardson ; edited by Crockett Doob, Affonso Gonçalves ; music by Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin.Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Lowell Landes, Pamela Harper.Hushpuppy is a tenacious six-year-old force of nature in an isolated bayou community. When her tough but loving father Wink succumbs to a mysterious malady, the fierce and determined girl bravely sets out on a journey to save him. But Hushpuppy's quest is hindered by a "busted" universe that melts the ice caps and unleashes an army of prehistoric beasts.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, NTSC, dual layer; widescreen presentation 1.85:1; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: African American families; Animals, Fossil; Climatic changes; Fantasy films.; Fathers and daughters; Feature films.; Floods; Marginality, Social;
© c2012., Cinereach ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Alone: The Skills Challenge. by The History® Channel (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by The History® Channel in 2022.This series pits 3 former ALONE participants head-to-head to complete incredible bushcraft builds using only basic tools and the natural resources around them. They prove who has the ingenuity, experience and wilderness skills to craft survival builds.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Anne of Green Gables. [videorecording] / by Ballentine, Ella,2001-actor.; Botsford, Sara,1951-actor.; Corston, Jim,film producer.; Harrison, John Kent,screenwriter,film director.; Lalonde, Julia,actor.; Sheen, Martin,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Montgomery, L. M.(Lucy Maud),1874-1942.Anne of Green Gables.; Breakthrough Entertainment (Firm),presenter.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Music by Lawrence Shragge ; editors, Ron Wisman, Ron Wisman Jr. ; director of photography, Mitchell T. Ness.Ella Ballentine, Sara Botsford, Martin Sheen, Julia Lalonde, Zoe Fraser.Anne Shirley is thirteen years old and finds that life in Avonlea is never simple. Torn between her free-spirited nature and her own perceived need to become sensible, Anne finds that the journey toward her goal is fraught with confusion and more than a few unfortunate yet amusing mishaps.G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Television adaptations.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Shirley, Anne (Fictitious character); Orphans;
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Great mammoth mystery [videorecording] / by Attenborough, David,1926-narrator.; Garrod, Ben,narrator.; Lochhead, Jamie,television producer,television director.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),film distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),publisher.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.),production company.; Windfall Films (Firm),production company.;
Narrators, David Attenborough, Ben Garrod.Originally broadcast in 2022.Sir David Attenborough drops in for tea at the modest suburban home of Neville and Sally Hollingworth, both amateur fossil hunters in southern England. He's there to look at some of the unusual objects that decorate their living room, including giant tusks and massive molars that belonged to extinct mammoths and a hand-axe shaped by Neanderthals.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nature television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Science television programs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fossils.; Mammoths.; Mammoths; Paleontologists; Paleontology; Paleontology;
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Sweet Substitute. by Kent, Larry,film director.; Gann, Angela,actor.; Pastinsky, Carol,actor.; Beckman, Lanny,actor.; A., Robert,actor.; Howay, Robert,actor.; Canadian International Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Angela Gann, Carol Pastinsky, Lanny Beckman, Robert A. Silverman, Robert HowayOriginally produced by Canadian International Pictures in 1964.Busy navigating his final year of high school, aspiring teacher Tom’s hard work is constantly interrupted by his real obsession: pursuing the opposite sex. Before long, he develops a romance with former classmate Elaine, who declines his sexual advances. This inspires Tom to consider other options, including his good-natured study buddy Kathy. But when they take their friendship to the next level, shocking complications threaten to derail Tom’s future, and his friends take drastic action.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.; Cult films.; Coming of age.;
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Watermark [videorecording] / by Baichwal, Jennifer.; Burtynsky, Edward,1955-; Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;
Watermark is a feature documentary from multiple-award winning filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier, and renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky, marking their second collaboration after Manufactured Landscapes in 2006. The film brings together diverse stories from around the globe about our relationship with water: how we are drawn to it, what we learn from it, how we use it and the consequences of that use. Shot in stunning 5K ultra high-definition video and full of soaring aerial perspectives, this film shows water as a terraforming element, as well as the magnitude of our need and use. In Watermark, the viewer is immersed in a magnificent force of nature that we all too often take for granted-until it's gone.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Human beings.; Water.;
© c2014., Mongrel Media,
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This Country: S3. by George, Tom,film director.; Cooper, Charlie,actor.; May, Daisy,actor.; Chahidi, Paul,actor.; Cooper, Trevor,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Charlie Cooper, Daisy May Cooper, Paul Chahidi, Trevor CooperOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2020.Series 3 of the BAFTA-winning mockumentary sees the Mucklow cousins once again caught up in the minutiae of village life.Kerry is thrilled by the return of her dad after his short spell in prison, but he's back in the family home, and cracks are beginning to show in family relationships. Kurtan's half- brother has died, but how can you celebrate the life of a man who seems to have made no mark on the world at all? Meanwhile the vicar has some important news, and he's concerned about how Kerry and Kurtan will take it. This Country is shot entirely on location in the Cotswolds - a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - and has a dedicated following of fans all over the world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.;
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Dinosaur train. [videorecording] / by Corlett, Claire,voice actor.; Gair, Erika-Shaye,1998-voice actor.; Izumi, Terry,film director.; Kennedy, Ellen(Actor),voice actor.; Toerge, Karl,film director.; Jim Henson Company.; PBS Distribution (Firm); PBS for Kids.;
Voices: Erika-Shaye Gair, Claire Corlett, Ellen Kennedy, Colin Murdock.Originally broadcast on television in 2016.Join Buddy and the Pteranodon family as they hop on the train and go on a series of adventures, learning about science and the world around them.G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Stereo.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Animals; Dionsaurs; Locomotives; Natural history; Science;
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Queen of the sun [videorecording] : what are the bees telling us? / by Hauk, Günther.; Pollan, Michael.; Shiva, Vandana.; Siegel, Taggart.; Music Box Films.;
Director of photography, Taggart Siegel ; sound design by Ryan Mauk ; animation by Noah Dorsey, Michelle Hwang, Chris Rodgers, Alyssa Timon, Emma Tripp ; edited by Jon Betz, Taggart Siegel ; original score, Jami Sieber.Commentary, Gunther Hauk, Kirk Webster, Carlo Petrini, Michael Pollan, Yvon Achard, Ian Davies, Eric Olson, Randy Johnson, Roy Arbon, Raj Patel, Michael Thiele, Johannes Wirz, Massimo Carpinteri, Vandana Shiva, May Berenbaum, Gunter Friedmann, Scott Black, Hugh Wilson, Jeffrey Smith, Horst Kornberger, David Heaf, Philip Schilds, Jennifer Kornberger, Colin Fleay, Ruth Hamlyn, Warren Thompson, Ivan Hyslop, Jacqueline Freeman, Zan Yassin, Jacquie Berger, Deborah Romano, David Yassky, Kerry Grefig, Ron Breland.Viewers will journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive. Weaved is an unusual and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles of beekeepers, scientists, and philosophers from around the world including Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk, and Vandana Shiva. Together they reveal both the problems and the solutions in renewing a culture in balance with nature.E.DVD ; NTSC, all regions; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; 5.1 surround, stereo.Winner IDA, Pare Lorentz Award Honorable Mention ; Winner Director's Choice, Rhode Island International Film Festival ; Winner, Planet in Focus ; Winner, Red Rock ; Official Selection IDFA, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam ; Winner, Syracuse ; Winner Audience Award, Maui ; Winner, Nashville ; Winner Best Documentary, Youth Jury Rhode Island ; Winner Audience Award, Indiememphis
Subjects: Bee culture; Bee culture.; Beekeepers.; Colony collapse disorder of honeybees.; Documentary films.; Honeybee; Honeybee.;
© c2012., Music Box Films,
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