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The Flying Fercos. by Lutz, Michael,film director.; Premiere Digital (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Premiere Digital in 2024.THE FLYING FERCOS delves into the extraordinary lives of a family who shared their home—and their stage—with over 20 lions, tigers, and panthers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Health.; Social sciences.; Physical education and training.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Cats.; Families.; Europe, Eastern.; Animal welfare.; Gymnastics.;
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Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman. by Hoffenberg, Esther,film director.; Icarus Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Icarus Films in 2016.A sex symbol, feminist icon, devoted mother: French actress Bernadette Lafont was a multi-faceted performer, who refused to be boxed into one role. In BERNADETTE LAFONT: AND GOD CREATED THE FREE WOMAN, director Esther Hoffenberg tells Lafont’s story through carefully selected film clips spanning her career — from iconic roles in the New Wave films of Truffaut and Chabrol, to her award-winning turn in Paulette.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Motion pictures--France.; Biography.; Women artists.; Feminism.; Actors.;
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Our Dementia Choir. by Coventry, Peter,film director.; McClure, Vicky,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Vicky McClureOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2019.Actor Vicky McClure recruits people with dementia to form a dementia choir. And experts from the fields of medicine, music therapy and performance are on hand to nurture and rehearse with them. This is a story where personal achievements meet breaking science. Advanced brain scans, world firsts and revelatory experiments reveal the miraculous effects that playing and listening to music can have on the brain. The shared journey culminates in a huge public performance at a major event. Will it all come together on the night?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Music.; Arts.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Artists.; Older people--Care.; Dementia.; Art therapy.; Disabilities.; Documentary television programs.; Performing arts.;
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Janis Ian. by Bar-Kar, Varda,film director.; Guthrie, Arlo,actor.; Ian, Janis,actor.; Smart, Jean,actor.; Baez, Joan,actor.; Metcalf, Laurie,actor.; Tomlin, Lily,actor.; Films We Like (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Arlo Guthrie, Janis Ian, Jean Smart, Joan Baez, Laurie Metcalf, Lily TomlinOriginally produced by Films We Like in 2024.Janis Ian ("At Seventeen", "Society's Child", "Stars") tells her remarkable life story-with Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Jean Smart, and others.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; Judaism.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; LGBTQ.; Artists.; History.; Nineteen seventies.; Biography.; Folk music.; Women musicians.; Performing arts.;
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Dusty & Stones. by Rudoy, Jesse,film director.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by First Run Features in 2022.DUSTY & STONES chronicles the remarkable ride of cousins Gazi “Dusty” Simelane and Linda “Stones” Msibi, a struggling country music duo from the tiny African Kingdom of Swaziland who long for their big break. When they are unexpectedly invited to record in Nashville and to compete in a Texas battle of the bands, Dusty and Stones embark on their long-awaited first pilgrimage to the ancestral heart of country music.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; African studies.; Foreign study.; Music.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Biography.; Musicians.; Folk music.; Country music.; Competition.; Popular music--Africa.; Performing arts.;
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Obsessed With Light. by Krayenbühl, Sabine,film director.; Oelbaum, Zeva,film director.; Jones, Cherry,actor.; Dodin, Claire,actor.; Anderson, Erin,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Cherry Jones, Claire Dodin, Erin AndersonOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2023.OBSESSED WITH LIGHT pulls back the curtain on Loïe Fuller (1862-1928), a wildly original performer who pioneered modern dance though combining fabric and movement to develop a completely new kind of spectacle. Creating a dialogue between the past and the present, filmmakers Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum delve into the astonishing influence Fuller's work has had on contemporary culture including artists like Taylor Swift, Bill T. Jones, Shakira, William Kentridge, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among many others. “A rich tapestry of discoveries by a passionately devoted mover and transformer of light and shape,” (Eye On Dance) OBSESSED WITH LIGHT is a close study of a woman who became famous on her own terms – unapologetic about her body type, open about her sexuality, and protective of her signature, often mimicked, style.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; Dance.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Biography.; Modern dance.; Women artists.; Women musicians.; Choreographers.; Performing arts.;
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No Rewind. by Troyer, Eric,film director.; Kee Buckley, Kee,film director.; Troyer, Eric,actor.; Burtnik, Glen,actor.; Townsend, Gordon,actor.; Clark, Louis,actor.; Kaminski, Mik,actor.; Huxley, Parthenon,actor.; Stadium Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Eric Troyer, Glen Burtnik, Gordon Townsend, Louis Clark, Mik Kaminski, Parthenon HuxleyOriginally produced by Stadium Media in 2024.Members of the classic rock band The Orchestra, comprised of former members of Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II, recount the history of the band and how the album of original songs No Rewind came to be.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Artists.; History.; Popular music.; Popular culture.; Performing arts.; British Isles.;
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Squaring the Circle. by Corbijn, Anton,film director.; Powell, Aubrey,actor.; Gallagher, Noel,actor.; McCartney, Paul,actor.; Gabriel, Peter,actor.; Plant, Robert,actor.; Thorgerson, Storm,actor.; Utopia (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Aubrey Powell, Noel Gallagher, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, Storm ThorgersonOriginally produced by Utopia in 2022.Celebrated photographer, creative director and filmmaker Anton Corbijn's first feature documentary SQUARING THE CIRCLE: THE STORY OF HIPGNOSIS tells the story of Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey "Po" Powell, the creative geniuses behind the iconic album art design studio, Hipgnosis, responsible for some of the most recognizable album covers of all time, including "The Dark Side of the Moon" and "Band on the Run." They formed Hipgnosis in Cambridge during the ferment of the sixties and became rock royalty during the boom time of the seventies. They conjured into existence sights that no one had previously thought possible, produced visuals which popularized music that had previously been considered fringe, and were at the white-hot center of the maddest, funniest and most creative era in the history of popular music. The film features brand new interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour & Nick Mason of Pink Floyd, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Graham Gouldman of 10cc, Noel Gallagher, and many more!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Mass media.; Digital communications.; Design.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Artists.; History.; Popular culture.; Music--History and criticism.; Architecture.; Performing arts.; Art and architecture.;
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Ari's Theme. by Petry, Jeff,film director.; Drillot, Nathan,film director.; Collective Eye Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Collective Eye Films in 2024.Ari Kinarthy is a composer who first found music as a teenager. His love and talent was instant and his dream was to score a feature length film. As a child, he was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder and outlived all the doctors predictions. But now, at 34 he can feel his body changing again and not for the better. Concerned about his legacy, and making meaning of the challenges he’s experienced, Ari sets out to create musical compositions based on the most impactful moments of his life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Health.; Motion pictures--Canada.; Biography.; Disabilities.; Composers.; Musicians.; Performing arts.; People with disabilities.;
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Becoming a Queen. by Strikes, Chris,film director.; Crichton, Joella,actor.; Game Theory Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Joella CrichtonOriginally produced by Game Theory Films in 2021.An intimate portrait of one woman’s quest to become Queen of Caribbean Carnival for an unprecedented tenth time in her final competition. Through her lens, we explore expressions of identity, love and family through Caribbean artistry, against a larger society that often lacks understanding of its significance.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Biography.; Caribbean Area.; Canada.; Women artists.; Theater.; African diaspora.; Competition.; Fashion.; Black people--Latin America..;
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