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Wet Season. by Chen, Anthony,film director.; Ming-Shun Lee, Christopher,actor.; Ler Koh, Jia,actor.; Bin Yang, Shi,actor.; Yann Yeo, Yann,actor.; Memento International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christopher Ming-Shun Lee, Jia Ler Koh, Shi Bin Yang, Yann Yann YeoOriginally produced by Memento International in 2019.It is monsoon season in Singapore and the city is pouring with rain. WET SEASON follows the plight of Ling, a Chinese language teacher, whose marriage and school life are fraying apart because she is unable to bear a child. But an unlikely friendship with a student helps her reaffirm her identity as a woman.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Motion pictures--Asia.; Motion pictures--Singapore.;
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Cutie and the Boxer. by Heinzerling, Zachary,film director.; Shinohara, Alex,actor.; Cohen, Ethan,actor.; Shinohara, Noriko,actor.; Shinohara, Ushio,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alex Shinohara, Ethan Cohen, Noriko Shinohara, Ushio ShinoharaOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2013.In New York City in 1969, 19-year-old art student Noriko fell in love with 41-year-old avant-garde artist Ushio Shinohara and put her career on hold to marry and support this rising star of the Manhattan art world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Biography.; Painting.; Boxing.; New York (State).; Art and architecture.;
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Pride of Place. by Gazidis, Dorthea,film director.; Longinotto, Kim,film director.; Royal Anthropological Institute (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Royal Anthropological Institute in 1976.A rarely seen classic, PRIDE OF PLACE was made as a first project while Longinotto was a student at England’s National School of Television and Film. As a teenager, the filmmaker had been condemned to a girls’ boarding school in an old, isolated castle in Buckinghamshire. Wisely, she ran away at the age of 17, and years later took the opportunity for sweet revenge. In this dark and expressive film, Longinotto exposes the repressive school from the students’ perspective—as a kind of miniature state with bizarre rules, indigestible food and absurd punishments. One year after the release of the film, the boarding school was closed down. With PRIDE OF PLACE, Longinotto sets the tone for a long career of films in which individuals revolt against oppressive authorities and stifling traditions.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Education.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Children.; England.; British Isles.;
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A School Grows in Watts. by S. Porush, Ryan,film director.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Video Project in 2024.In one of the most notoriously underserved cities in the country, an innovative charter elementary school works toward a reimagined future through a community-based approach to education. Weaving together the personal narratives of educators, students, and families involved with the Watts Learning Center, A SCHOOL GROWS IN WATTS explores the vibrant, yet misunderstood community of Watts, highlighting its complex history through the ongoing work of a mighty school with humble beginnings.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; Education.; Psychology.; Child welfare.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Mental health.; Documentary films.; Educational films.; Current affairs.; California.; Public schools.; Communities.; Child psychology.;
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Messy roots [graphic novel] : a graphic memoir of a Wuhanese American / by Gao, Laura,author,illustrator.; Xu, Weiwei,illustrator,colourist.;
"After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Marsat least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name. In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as the girl who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make her heart flutter."--Provided by publisher.014+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Biographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Autobiographical comics.; Graphic novels.; Personal narratives.; Gao, Laura; Chinese Americans; Immigrants; Lesbians; Sexual minority students;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Secrets of the Surface. by Paul Csicsery, George,film director.; Zala Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Zala Films in 2020.Filmed in Canada, Iran, and the United States, SECRETS OF THE SURFACE: THE MATHEMATICAL VISION OF MARYAM MIRZAKHANI examines the life and mathematical work of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian immigrant to the United States who became a superstar in her field. In 2014, she was both the first woman and the first Iranian to be honored by mathematics’ highest prize, the Fields Medal.Mirzakhani’s contributions are explained by leading mathematicians and illustrated by animated sequences. Her mathematical colleagues from around the world, as well as former teachers, classmates, and young Iranian students in Iran today, convey the deep impact of her achievements. The path of her education, success on Iran’s math olympiad team, and her brilliant work, make Mirzakhani an ideal role model for girls looking toward careers in science and mathematics.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Mathematics.; Science.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Businesswomen.; Women social reformers.; Iran.; Women--History.;
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Maestro. by Anderson, Clive,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Clive AndersonOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2008.Clive Anderson takes us on a fascinating journey into the heart of music making as eight famous amateurs with a passion for classical music do battle for the chance to conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra at the world-famous Proms in the Park. Actors Jane Asher and David Soul, Drum and Bass star Goldie, Blur bassist Alex James, broadcasters Katie Derham and Peter Snow, and comedians Sue Perkins and Bradley Walsh compete to be the Maestro. The celebrity students go on a week-long training camp where they must face an orchestra for the first time. On the final day, they conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra in front of a panel of expert judges before the orchestra votes one of them out for good.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Music.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Motion pictures, British.; Competition.; Performing arts.; British Isles.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Farewell My Concubine. by Kaige, Chen,film director.; You, Ge,actor.; Li, Gong,actor.; Cheung, Leslie,actor.; Fengyi, Zhang,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ge You, Gong Li, Leslie Cheung, Zhang FengyiOriginally produced by Film Movement in 1992.Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) and Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) grow up enduring the harsh training of the Peking Opera Academy, where instructors regularly beat the students to instill in them the discipline needed to master the complex physical and vocal techniques of this ancient art. As the two boys mature, they develop complementary talents: Dieyi, with his fine, delicate features, assumes the female roles while Xiaolou plays masculine warlords. Their dramatic identities become real for Dieyi when he falls in love with Xiaolou, who fails to fully reciprocate his affections and marries a courtesan, Juxian (Gong Li), creating a dangerous, jealousy-filled romantic triangle.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Queer cinema.; Historical drama.;
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July Rhapsody. by Hui, Ann,film director.; Mui, Anita,actor.; Cheung, Jacky,actor.; Ka-Yan, Karena,actor.; Cheng Cheng Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anita Mui, Jacky Cheung, Karena Ka-Yan LamOriginally produced by Cheng Cheng Films in 2002.Brimming with unspeakable serene beauty, JULY RHAPSODY by Hong Kong's director Ann Hui (A Simple Life) and scriptwriter Ivy Ho (Comrades: Almost a Love Story) is a profound and soothing tale about how one paddles through life’s chaos as many seemingly eternal inspiration sources of times, like the Yangtze river, quietly fade away. In appearance, Lam prides himself on teaching classic Chinese literature at an elite school and a family of a caring wife and two sons. Deep down, the man of forty tastes unfulfilled ambitions in affluent old classmates' belittlements and unsatisfied desires in seductions from a free-spirited student. The sudden return of his teenage years mentor finally wrecks this vulnerable balance. Lam must unearth the long-hidden truth about who he is and gain a new perspective on how to live the rest of his life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Asia.; Motion pictures--China--Hong Kong.;
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July Rhapsody. by Hui, Ann,film director.; Mui, Anita,actor.; Cheung, Jacky,actor.; Ka-Yan, Karena,actor.; Cheng Cheng Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anita Mui, Jacky Cheung, Karena Ka-Yan LamOriginally produced by Cheng Cheng Films in 2002.Brimming with unspeakable serene beauty, JULY RHAPSODY by Hong Kong's director Ann Hui (A Simple Life) and scriptwriter Ivy Ho (Comrades: Almost a Love Story) is a profound and soothing tale about how one paddles through life’s chaos as many seemingly eternal inspiration sources of times, like the Yangtze river, quietly fade away. In appearance, Lam prides himself on teaching classic Chinese literature at an elite school and a family of a caring wife and two sons. Deep down, the man of forty tastes unfulfilled ambitions in affluent old classmates' belittlements and unsatisfied desires in seductions from a free-spirited student. The sudden return of his teenage years mentor finally wrecks this vulnerable balance. Lam must unearth the long-hidden truth about who he is and gain a new perspective on how to live the rest of his life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Asia.; Motion pictures--China--Hong Kong.;
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