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Dead Pixels. by Campbell, Al,film director.; Davies, Alexa,actor.; Ritchie, Charlotte,actor.; Mumeni, David,actor.; Yelda, Sargon,actor.; Merrick, Will,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alexa Davies, Charlotte Ritchie, David Mumeni, Sargon Yelda, Will MerrickOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2019.Meg, Nicky and Usman are obsessed with online fantasy game Kingdom Scrolls. Meg would happily cut a date short to go home and defend Castle Blackfinger. Nicky thinks the miscasting of Vince Vaughn as Tanadaal in the Kingdom Scrolls movie is an international outrage. And Usman has made a plywood lid for his child's cot, so he can play the game in peace. Oh, and Nicky definitely isn't into Meg. That would be a cliché. Dead Pixels is split equally between the characters' tragicomic real lives and their computer-animated misadventures in Kingdom Scrolls.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Science fiction.; Fantasy fiction.;
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Dead Pixels: S1. by Campbell, Al,film director.; Davies, Alexa,actor.; Ritchie, Charlotte,actor.; Mumeni, David,actor.; Yelda, Sargon,actor.; Merrick, Will,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alexa Davies, Charlotte Ritchie, David Mumeni, Sargon Yelda, Will MerrickOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2019.Meg, Nicky and Usman are obsessed with online fantasy game Kingdom Scrolls. Meg would happily cut a date short to go home and defend Castle Blackfinger. Nicky thinks the miscasting of Vince Vaughn as Tanadaal in the Kingdom Scrolls movie is an international outrage. And Usman has made a plywood lid for his child's cot, so he can play the game in peace. Oh, and Nicky definitely isn't into Meg. That would be a cliché. Dead Pixels is split equally between the characters' tragicomic real lives and their computer-animated misadventures in Kingdom Scrolls.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Science fiction.;
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Elephants : birth, life, and death in the world of the giants / by Mumby, Hannah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Elephants are as unique as people. They can be clever and curious or headstrong and impulsive, shy or sociable. Learn to know them as individuals as well as a species in this evocative account of years spent studying elephant behaviour in the wild. Watching a family out for a swim on a hot day, Dr. Hannah Mumby notes grandmothers, mothers, sisters and children exchanging noisy greetings, a consistent stream of close-range vocalisations, intermittent touching, co-operative herding of babies and frequent stopping for snacks. A close and interconnected family. But in this family, the adults weigh several tons each and the babies wave trunks playfully at one another. This is a herd of elephants. That elephants are intelligent, sentient beings is common knowledge, but so much about their day-to-day lives and abilities remains unknown. How do they communicate with one another over seemingly impossible distances? How do males spend their lives once they have left their mothers' herds? And how much do they really remember? In this lyrically written and deeply personal account of several years of field research, Mumby reverently describes her own elephant encounters, alongside an exploration of the most up-to-date discoveries about the lives of these gentle giants. Learn how elephants live, travel, have sex, raise children and relate to one another, and reflect on how they think and feel. Understanding elephants as individuals closes the gap between human and animal and has powerful applications in the critical field of elephant conservation.
Subjects: Elephants.; Elephants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Another Day of Life. by Nenow, Damian,film director.; de, Raul,film director.; Kotabe, Akie,actor.; Manuel, Celia,actor.; Fortuna, Hoji,actor.; Hollingworth, John,actor.; Suassuna, Lula,actor.; GKIDS Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Akie Kotabe, Celia Manuel, Hoji Fortuna, John Hollingworth, Lula SuassunaOriginally produced by GKIDS Films in 2018.An official Cannes selection and winner of festival prizes and awards worldwide, ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE is a daringly ambitious dive into the chaos of war, based on the book by bestselling journalist Ryszard “Ricardo” Kapuściński, one of the world’s most compelling chroniclers of conflict. In 1975, a bloody civil war breaks out across Angola after the country declares independence from Portugal. Against all advice, Kapuściński drives south into the heart of the conflict to find the isolated rebel leader Farrusco. What he witnesses from the frontlines challenges his ability to remain an impartial observer, in this acclaimed and unique blend of action-packed animation and documentary testimony.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.;
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A Greyhound of a Girl. by D'Alò, Enzo,film director.; Gleeson, Brendan,actor.; McKenna, Charlene,actor.; O'Connor, Mia,actor.; Linehan, Roseleen,actor.; Horgan, Sharon,actor.; Good Deed Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Brendan Gleeson, Charlene McKenna, Mia O'Connor, Roseleen Linehan, Sharon HorganOriginally produced by Good Deed Entertainment in 2023.Eleven year old Mary has an insatiable passion for cooking, and dreams of become a great chef. Her grandmother Emer, with whom she has a very special relationship, encourages her to make this dream come true. But every path has its obstacles, and facing them turns into quite an adventure. In this delicate coming-of-age story, filled with joy and laughter, we join four generations of women as they head off on a glorious journey together. One that takes them down memory lane and gives them the opportunity to learn about each other, truly and deeply.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Animated films.;
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Admissions Granted. by Wu, Hao,film director.; Wang, Miao,film director.; MSNBC Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MSNBC Films in 2023.In June 2023, the 6-3 conservative majority at the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in higher education in the landmark Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. HARVARD and SFFA v. UNC cases, dealing a crushing blow to progressives who had labored to address racism in America through race-conscious policies.The film revisits the district court trial of this case and tracks the case’s emotional, high-stakes journey to the Supreme Court. It documents how Edward Blum and activists on both sides strategize and hustle to win in court and in public opinion, and highlights the ways the case has divided the Asian American community. Woven throughout are incisive observations from The New Yorker’s Jeannie Suk Gersen, former Harvard president Neil L. Rudenstine, former Dean of Howard University (now Mount Holyoke College president) Danielle Holley, and professor Natasha Warikoo, who dig deeper into why the heated debate of affirmative action sits at the intersection of American beliefs.Combining interviews, news archive, and verité footage with dynamic animated sequences that bring the closed-door court hearings to life, ADMISSIONS GRANTED takes an honest and thoughtful look at the complexity of the affirmative action debate, the divisions within the Asian American community and our nation’s increasing polarization on matters of race, equity, and inclusion.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Criminal law.; Education.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Educational films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; United States--Politics and government.; History.; Political participation.; Equality.; Asian Americans.; Trials.; United States. Supreme Court.; Universities and colleges.;
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Only the Animals. by Moll, Dominik,film director.; Bonnard, Damien,actor.; Ménochet, Denis,actor.; Calamy, Laure,actor.; Cohen Film Collection (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Damien Bonnard, Denis Ménochet, Laure CalamyOriginally produced by Cohen Film Collection in 2019.Following a snowstorm, a car is found on the road leading to a few remote farms. The driver is missing. The police have no leads, but there are five people who know that they are linked to this disappearance. All five have their own secrets, but can't begin to suspect that this mystery began far from the wind-swept mountains of their home, on another continent altogether.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.;
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The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales. by Renner, Benjamin,film director.; Imbert, Patrick,film director.; Jahn, Augustin,actor.; Ronté, Céline,actor.; Darnault, Guillaume,actor.; Bienvenu, Jules,actor.; Samama, Violette,actor.; GKIDS Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Augustin Jahn Sani, Céline Ronté, Guillaume Darnault, Jules Bienvenu, Violette SamamaOriginally produced by GKIDS Films in 2017.From the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits destined to become a classic.The countryside isn’t always as calm and peaceful as it’s made out to be, and the animals on this farm are particularly strange: a fox who mothers a family of chicks, a rabbit who plays the stork, and a duck who wants to be Santa Claus. If you think life in the country is a walk in the park, think again! Directors Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert adapt Renner’s own acclaimed graphic novel in this delirious slapstick comedy about family and the anxieties of modern life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy.; Action and adventure films.;
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The Pied Piper. by Barta, Jirí,film director.; Lábus, Jirí,actor.; Kaiser, Oldrich,actor.; Deaf Crocodile Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jirí Lábus, Oldrich KaiserOriginally produced by Deaf Crocodile Films in 1986.Director Jiří Barta’s stop-motion animated masterpiece, based on The Pied Piper of Hamelin, is set in a dark and twisted medieval village of narrow streets and weird Gothic arches, half-CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI and half-Jan van Eyck. The money-obsessed citizens, carved out of wood blocks and speaking in an onomatopoeic babble (invented by Barta himself) are like George Grosz caricatures, literally spouting coins from their mouths instead of words. The rats are far more organic and sympathetic, made of real fur and whiskers, constantly tunneling and burrowing under the towering arches and cobblestone streets above. (In one of the film’s many surreal moments, a rat emerges from a gargoyle’s gaping maw.) Fans of fellow Czech animation legend Jan Švankmajer and the Brothers Quay will adore Barta’s weird Expressionist gem.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Fantasy fiction.;
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Dream Life. by Dansereau, Mireille,film director.; Foucault, Guy,actor.; Guité, Jean-François,actor.; Lemaître-Auger, Liliane,actor.; Messier, Marc,actor.; Le, Véronique,actor.; Arbelos Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Guy Foucault, Jean-François Guité, Liliane Lemaître-Auger, Marc Messier, Véronique Le FlaguaisOriginally produced by Arbelos Films in 1972.After starting a new job at a local film production company, free spirit Isabelle meets animator Virginie and the two become fast friends. Over the course of a freewheeling summer, the pair deepen their bond through a shared exploration of art, ambition, and desire. The first feature film directed by a woman in Quebec, Mireille Dansereau's debut moves effortlessly between filmmaking styles and tones. DREAM LIFE is one of the highlights of ’70s Canadian cinema.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.;
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