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Super Size Me. by Spurlock, Morgan,film director.; Spurlock, Morgan,actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Morgan SpurlockOriginally produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films in 2004.Oscar-nominated director Morgan Spurlock's social experiment in fast-food gastronomy sees him attempting to subsist uniquely on food from the McDonald's menu for an entire month. In the process his weight balloons, his energy level plummets and he experiences all sorts of unexpected -- and terrifying -- side effects. He also examines the corporate giant's growing role in the lives of American consumers and explores its methods of indoctrinating young people and its contribution to America's obesity epidemic.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Food industry and trade.; Instructional films.; Sociology.; Social sciences.; Documentary films.; Corporations.; Obesity.; Food.; Nutrition.; Motion pictures.;
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Hillbilly Elegy A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis [electronic resource] : by Vance, J. D..aut; cloudLibrary;
Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance’s powerful origin story…. From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and the Republican Vice Presidential candidate for the 2024 election, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class.  THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  "You will not read a more important book about America this year."—The Economist "A riveting book."—The Wall Street Journal "Essential reading."—David Brooks, New York Times Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck. The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.’s grandparents were “dirt poor and in love,” and moved north from Kentucky’s Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. They raised a middle-class family, and eventually one of their grandchildren would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of success in achieving generational upward mobility. But as the family saga of Hillbilly Elegy plays out, we learn that J.D.'s grandparents, aunt, uncle, sister, and, most of all, his mother struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life, never fully escaping the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America. With piercing honesty, Vance shows how he himself still carries around the demons of his chaotic family history. A deeply moving memoir, with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Poverty & Homelessness; State & Local; Rural; 21st Century; Personal Memoirs;
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Go-Go City. by George, Samuel,film director.; Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary Films in 2021.For decades, Washington DC has stood as a beacon for Black culture and community. Yet a breakneck wave of gentrification threatens to erase this history. GO-GO CITY dives into this rich tapestry, as well as the forces of gentrification that stand to mute it. The film interweaves scenes of massive 2020 protests against racial inequality that filled the neighborhoods of the nation’s capital. Follow along as displaced communities rally around the city’s beloved Go-Go music to retake the streets.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Human rights.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; African Americans.; Political participation.; Communities.; Gentrification.;
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An Open Door. by Barnhardt, John,film director.; Grandin, Temple,actor.; Good Deed Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Temple GrandinOriginally produced by Good Deed Entertainment in 2024.Acclaimed documentary celebrating Dr. Temple Grandin's pioneering work in animal welfare, autism advocacy, and neurodiversity through her unique perspective as a visual thinker on the autism spectrum.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Science.; Social sciences.; Medicine.; Zoology.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Animals.; Animal welfare.; Autism spectrum disorders.; Physicians.; Animal intelligence.;
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For the Birds. by Miron, Richard,film director.; DogWoof (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DogWoof in 2018.A woman’s love for her pet ducks and chickens—all 200 of them—begins to threaten her marriage and draw attention from local animal rescuers. As an escalating custody battle unfolds in vérité, an unlikely cast of characters find their own fates intertwined with the fate of these birds.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Mental health.; Health.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Animals.; Biography.; Farmers.; Animal welfare.; Birds.; Abuse.;
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Silêncio - Voices of Lisbon. by Coste, Céline,film director.; Klamár, Judit,film director.; Auditorium Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Auditorium Films in 2020.Following the footsteps of Céline - a local foreigner who has lived in Portugal for 20 years - we are introduced to Ivone Días and Marta Miranda, two female artists from different generations who fight for the survival of their art and their community. Their common language is Fado, a traditional style of music that talks about the daily struggle of living. With the lyrics of fado songs taking us through the story, the film explores the relationship between fado singers and the ever changing world around them.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; History.;
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Shakespeare Behind Bars. by Rogerson, Hank,film director.; Philomath Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Philomath Films in 2005.Murderers, Fugitives, Thieves…Shakespeare would have loved these guys. Shakespeare Behind Bars is an unexpectedly delightful documentary that follows the casting, rehearsal, and presentation of Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, by convicted felons inside Kentucky's Luther Luckett Correctional Complex. Winner of eight film festival awards, Shakespeare Behind Bars smashes many of our long held notions about prisoners and criminals as we watch these remarkably unique actors prepare. Ultimately, we get to see the human psyche unfold in all of its complexities, as these men, ostracized from society, reveal their kindness, generosity and faith. In the process, we accompany them as they discover the power of truth, forgiveness and transformation.Shakespeare Behind Bars does not glorify these men or excuse their crimes, but rather attempts to take a more humane look at them as human beings, not merely felons. Over the course of the year and the film, we see these men changed - enriched, challenged, awakened, and fulfilled.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Prisons.; Theater.; Rehabilitation.;
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I'm new here / by O'Brien, Anne Sibley.;
Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.LSC
Subjects: Immigrant children; Somali Americans; Guatemalan Americans; Korean Americans; Assimilation (Sociology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. by Moyers, Bill,actor.; Campbell, Joseph,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bill Moyers, Joseph CampbellOriginally produced by Film Movement in 1988.In this beloved 1988 PBS series, mythologist and storyteller Joseph Campbell joins Bill Moyers to explore what enduring myths can tell us about our lives. In each of six episodes, Moyers and Campbell focus on a character or theme found in cultural and religious mythologies. Campbell argues that these timeless archetypes continue to have a powerful influence on the choices we make and the ways we live.Released shortly after Campbell’s death on October 30, 1987, THE POWER OF MYTH was one of the most popular TV series in the history of public television, and continues to inspire new audiences.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Philosophy and religion.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Spirituality.; Mythology.; Religion.; Philosophy.; Documentary television programs.;
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Vishniac. by Bialis, Laura,film director.; Panorama Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Panorama Films in 2023.He was difficult and flamboyant, a shameless self-promoter, bender of the truth and master of reinvention. He was also one of the groundbreaking photographers of the 20th century – a brilliant artist whose body of work spans decades, continents, and the catastrophic fallout from two world wars. Though his pioneering microscopy transformed the nature of science photography, Roman Vishniac is best known for his iconic images of Jewish life in Eastern Europe from 1935 through 1938. Few predicted that less than a decade later, these communities would be wiped out, and Vishniac’s photographs would provide the last visual records of an entire world. Now for the first time, his story comes to life as a feature documentary. A retrospective and family saga, VISHNIAC is narrated by Vishniac’s daughter Mara. She grew up in his shadow and sought to break free of his grip, only to eventually come around and embrace his legacy.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Photography.; Arts.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Judaism.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Artists.; Photography--Social aspects.; History.; Art and architecture.;
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