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Inside Lara Roxx. by Donovan, Mia,film director.; Utopia (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Utopia in 2011.In 2004, 21-year-old Lara Roxx moved from Montreal to L.A. to pursue a career in the adult industry. Within two months of beginning to work, she contracted the most virulent form of HIV while performing sex in front of the camera. Inside Lara Roxx follows this unlikely young woman through a tumultuous five-year period as she struggles to build a new identity and find hope in the wake of her past.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Sociology.; Social sciences.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.;
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Lost in America. by Rainwater, Rotimi,film director.; Berry, Halle,actor.; Kilcher, Jewel,actor.; Bon Jovi, Jon,actor.; Gayheart-Dane, Rebecca,actor.; Dawson, Rosario,actor.; Rainwater, Rotimi,actor.; Lathan, Sanaa,actor.; Magnolia Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Halle Berry, Jewel Kilcher, Jon Bon Jovi, Rebecca Gayheart-Dane, Rosario Dawson, Rotimi Rainwater, Sanaa LathanOriginally produced by Magnolia Pictures in 2020.The world’s wealthiest country has 4.2 million homeless teenagers. Director Rotimi Rainwater along with the help of celebrities and politicians who have been homeless themselves, take a large scale issue down to a very personal level.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Teenagers.; Current affairs.; Americans.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Foreign study.; Social sciences.;
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The new urban crisis : how our cities are increasing inequality, deepening segregation, and failing the middle class-- and what we can do about it / by Florida, Richard L.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Urbanization; Urban policy; Equality; Sociology, Urban;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Unspoken. by Calabrese, Stephanie,film director.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Video Project in 2022.Explores the racial divide in America, through the experiences of one small southern town. A resident filmmaker digs deep into the 1946 Moores Ford Lynching, the last mass lynching in the U.S., and its ongoing impact on the community. The film uncovers buried truths and sheds light on the secrecy that still surrounds this tragic event and the continued pursuit of justice, as well as the ongoing impact of segregation and the integration of schools and society in Monroe, Georgia.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; History.;
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Why religion? : a personal story / by Pagels, Elaine H.,1943-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-; Religion historians; Religion and sociology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Documenting Police Use of Force. by Roosblad, Serginho,film director.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PBS in 2024.Investigating deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other “less lethal” force. With The Associated Press, drawing on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage, the most expansive tally of such deaths nationwide.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Human rights.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Racism.;
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Out At Work. by Anderson, Kelly,film director.; Gold, Tami,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 1996.In 1992 Cheryl Summerville, a cook at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Georgia, received a termination paper stating she was fired for "failing to demonstrate normal heterosexual values." She was shocked to discover that in more than 40 states it was legal to fire workers for their sexual orientation. OUT AT WORK chronicles the stories of three workers who seek workplace safety, job security and benefits for gay and lesbian workers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Sociology.; Social sciences.; Gender identity.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; LGBTQ.; Women's studies.;
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Out At Work. by Anderson, Kelly,film director.; Gold, Tami,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 1996.In 1992 Cheryl Summerville, a cook at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Georgia, received a termination paper stating she was fired for "failing to demonstrate normal heterosexual values." She was shocked to discover that in more than 40 states it was legal to fire workers for their sexual orientation. OUT AT WORK chronicles the stories of three workers who seek workplace safety, job security and benefits for gay and lesbian workers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Sociology.; Social sciences.; Gender identity.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; LGBTQ.; Women's studies.;
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The upstarts : how Uber, Airbnb, and the killer companies of the New Silicon Valley are changing the world / by Stone, Brad,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Kalanick, Travis.; Chesky, Brian.; Airbnb (Firm); New business enterprises.; Technological innovations.; Economics; Entrepreneurship; Information technology; Information technology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Homes We Carry. by Akele, Brenda,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 2022.A filmic portrait of a family torn apart by the turmoil of world history between Germany, Mozambique and South Africa, at the center of which is the Afro-German mother Sarah. She wants her young daughter to have the relationships she lacked as a child, so she travels with her to Africa, where her own father and the child's father are waiting for them. During this visit, Sarah's father, Eulidio, remembers his time as a Mozambican contract worker in East Germany.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; African studies.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; History.;
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