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Mutiny on the Bounty / by FitzSimons, Peter,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories-- a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order-- and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave. Under the leadership of Fletcher Christian most of the crew mutinied soon after sailing from Tahiti, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 loyal crewmen adrift in a small open boat. In one of history's great feats of seamanship, Bligh navigated this tiny vessel for 3618 nautical miles to Timor. Fletcher Christian and the mutineers sailed back to Tahiti, where most remained and were later tried for mutiny. But Christian, along with eight fellow mutineers and some Tahitian men and women, sailed off into the unknown, eventually discovering the isolated Pitcairn Island-- at the time not even marked on British maps-- and settling there. This astonishing story is historical adventure at its very best, encompassing the mutiny, Bligh's monumental achievement in navigating to safety, and Fletcher Christian and the mutineers' own epic journey from the sensual paradise of Tahiti to the outpost of Pitcairn Island. The mutineers' descendants live on Pitcairn to this day, amid swirling stories and rumours of past sexual transgressions and present-day repercussions. Mutiny on the Bounty is a sprawling, dramatic tale of intrigue, bravery and sheer boldness, told with the accuracy of historical detail and total command of story that are Peter FitzSimons' trademarks.
Subjects: Bligh, William, 1754-1817.; Christian, Fletcher, 1764-1793.; Bounty (Ship); Survival at sea; Survival; Bounty Mutiny, 1789.;
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Luchadoras. by Calvo, Paola,film director.; Jasim, Patrick,film director.; Pragda (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Pragda in 2021.An intimate portrait of three courageous female Luchadoras (wrestlers) from Ciudad Juárez. Despite being surrounded by machismo, they redefine the image of women in Mexico.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Latin America.; Physical education and training.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Mexico.; Women athletes.;
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Luchadoras. by Calvo, Paola,film director.; Jasim, Patrick,film director.; Pragda (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Pragda in 2021.An intimate portrait of three courageous female Luchadoras (wrestlers) from Ciudad Juárez. Despite being surrounded by machismo, they redefine the image of women in Mexico.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Latin America.; Physical education and training.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Mexico.; Women athletes.;
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Far From Home. by Shahid, Sohrab,film director.; Sayyad, Parviz,actor.; Arbelos Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Parviz SayyadOriginally produced by Arbelos Films in 1975.One of the great unseen films of contemporary immigrant life, a portrait of a Turkish guest worker in West Berlin (played with haunting stoicism by the actor and director Parviz Sayyad that captures a man’s profound sense of loneliness, drudgery, and fear.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.;
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Buddy [videorecording] / by Honigmann, Heddy,1951-film director.; Grasshopper Film (Firm),film distributor.;
In this poignant and carefully composed portrait of six service dogs and their owners, renowned documentary filmmaker Heddy Honigmann explores the close bond between animal and human. Honigmann questions the owners in her characteristic way, respectfully and with genuine concern rooted in a deep trust, about what the animals mean to them.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Motion pictures, Dutch.; Foreign films.; Documentary films.; Human-animal relationships.; Service dogs.; Guide dogs.; Pets.;
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All the Flowers. by Oquendo-Villar, Carmen,film director.; Last Colony Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Last Colony Corporation in 2024.Brothels are rarely considered safe or dignified. ALL THE FLOWERS presents a choral portrait of the transgender community that lives and works in the Santafé neighborhood, Bogotá’s red light district. The drama, loneliness and dreams of trans people living in Santafé’s most iconic brothel, offer a window into this universe.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; LGBTQ.; Current affairs.;
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Stray [videorecording] / by Boris, Shane,film producer.; Helnwein, Ali,composer.; Lo, Elizabeth,film director,film producer.; Intuitive Pictures,production company.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Periferi Film,production company.; This Was Argos,production company.;
Music, Ali Helnwein.Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, the film explores what it means to live without status or security. As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow viewers an unvarnished portrait of human life through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Motion pictures, Turkish.; Foreign films.; Documentary films.; Feature films.; Animal films.; Nonfiction films.; Feral dogs; Human-animal relationships;
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Snowbirds. by Lafrenière, Joannie,film director.; Spira (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Spira in 2017.A mid-length documentary that reaches out to golden age Canadians living in Florida during the winter season. This is the growing trend of an entire generation migrating to the tropics, seeking a leisure society that can entertain them. With tenderness and humor, SNOWBIRDS goes to the heart of their daily lives by painting a human portrait of this typically Canadian social phenomenon. Welcome to the French District of Florida, Snowbird’s paradise.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Communities.; Canada.; Florida.;
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Final account [videorecording] / by Holland, Luke,film director.; Universal Pictures (Firm),publisher.;
An urgent portrait of the last living generation of everyday people to participate in Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. Over a decade in the making, the film raises vital, timely questions about authority, conformity, complicity and perpetration, national identity, and responsibility, as men and women ranging from former SS members to civilians in never-before-seen interviews reckon with their memories, perceptions and personal appraisals of their own roles in the greatest human crimes in history.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material and some disturbing images.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Motion pictures, German.; Foreign films.; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.; Nazis; National socialism;
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Imaginary Tales. by Marc, Jean,film director.; Spira (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Spira in 2018.A documentary feature best described as the portrait of an author about and with André Forcier. It is the story of an exceptional and undeniable filmmaker in our national cinema's landscape and a pillar at the heart of its identity. It is a chance to revisit his body of work, known for its heavy dose of magical realism, through the re-enactement of scenes from throughout his filmography. It is a stroll through his world: appering sometimes as a recollection, a footprint or a memory.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Documentary films.; Artists.;
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