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The life and times of Hannah Crafts : the true story of The Bondwoman's Narrative / by Hecimovich, Gregg A.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her life as an enslaved woman, from the biographer who solved the mystery of her identity, with a preface by Henry Louis Gates Jr. In 1857, a woman escaped enslavement on a North Carolina plantation and fled to a farm in New York. In hiding, she worked on a manuscript that would make her famous long after her death. The novel, The Bondwoman's Narrative, was first published in 2002 to great acclaim, but the author's identity remained unknown. Over a decade later, Professor Gregg Hecimovich unraveled the mystery of the author's name and, in The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts, he finally tells her story. In this remarkable biography, Hecimovich identifies the novelist as Hannah Bond “Crafts.” She was not only the first known Black woman to compose a novel but also an extraordinarily gifted artist who honed her literary skills in direct opposition to a system designed to deny her every measure of humanity. After escaping to New York, the author forged a new identity--as Hannah Crafts--to make sense of a life fractured by slavery. Hecimovich establishes the case for authorship of The Bondwoman's Narrative by examining the lives of Hannah Crafts's friends and contemporaries, including the five enslaved women whose experiences form part of her narrative. By drawing on the lives of those she knew in slavery, Crafts summoned into her fiction people otherwise stolen from history. At once a detective story, a literary chase, and a cultural history, The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts discovers a tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and violence set against the backdrop of America's slide into Civil War."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Crafts, Hannah.; African American women novelists; Enslaved women; Fugitive slaves; Autobiographical fiction, American;
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Moana [videorecording] / by Bush, Jared,1974-screenwriter.; Clement, Jemaine,voice actor.; Clements, Ron,film director.; Cravalho, Auli'i,voice actor.; Foa'i, Opetaia,composer (expression); Hall, Don,film director.; House, Rachel,voice actor.; Johnson, Dwayne,1972-voice actor.; Mancina, Mark,composer (expression); Miranda, Lin-Manuel,1980-composer (expression); Morrison, Temuera,voice actor.; Musker, John,film director.; Scherzinger, Nicole,1978-voice actor.; Tudyk, Alan,voice actor.; Williams, Chris,1971-film director.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Camera, Rob Dressel, Adolph Lusinsky ; production designer, Ian Gooding ; editor, Jeff Draheim ; music, Mark Mancina, Opetaia Foa'i, Lin-Manuel Miranda.Voices: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger.An epic adventure about a spirited teen who sets sail on a daring mission to save her people. Along the way, Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) meets the once mighty demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson), and together they cross the ocean on a fun-filled, action-packed voyage.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0 ; widescreen 2.40:1.
Subjects: Children's films.; Action and adventure films.; Animated films.; Comedy films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Adventure and adventurers; Gods, Polynesian; Ocean travel; Polynesians; Women heroes;
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A Life in Waves. by Whitcomb, Brett,film director.; Cineverse (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Cineverse in 2017.Explores the life and innovations of composer and electronic music pioneer, Suzanne Ciani. This documentary is a nostalgic look at one woman's journey, and the trials she overcame to succeed in a traditionally male-dominated art form.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; History.; Biography.;
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Parade / by Cusk, Rachel,1967-author.;
Midway through his life, an artist begins to paint upside down. Eventually, he paints his wife upside down. He also makes her ugly. The paintings are a great success. In Paris, a woman is attacked by a stranger in the street. The attacker flees, but not before turning around to contemplate her victim, like an artist stepping back from a canvas. When a woman dies, her children confront her legacy: the stories she told, the roles she assigned to them, the ways she withheld her love. Her death is a kind of freedom. An artist takes on a series of pseudonyms to conceal his work from his mother and father. His brother does the opposite. They share the same parents, but they have inherited different things. Parade is a story that confronts and demolishes the conventions of storytelling. It surges past the limits of identity, character and plot to tell a true story--about art, family, morality, gender and how we compose ourselves. A writer and a visionary like no other, Rachel Cusk turns language upside down to show us our world as it really is.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Artists; Families; Identity (Psychology); Women;
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Patti Cake$ [videorecording] / by MC Lyte,actor.; Athie, Mamoudou,actor.; Binnick, Jason,composer.; Columbus, Chris,film producer.; Dhanahjay, Siddharth,actor.; Everett, Bridget,actor.; Gottwald, Michael,film producer.; Iannicelli, Ray,actor.; Janvey, Dan,film producer.; Jasper, Geremy,film director,screenwriter,composer.; Lombardi, McCaul,actor.; Lundberg, Daniela Taplin,film producer.; MacDonald, Danielle,actor.; Moriarty, Cathy,actor.; Ngaujah, Sahr,actor.; Ramos, Anthony,actor.; Sandow, Nick,actor.; Sherman, Daniel Stewart,1970-actor.; Stahl, Noah,film producer.; Stevens, Wass,1970-actor.; Teixeira, Rodrigo(Motion picture producer),film producer.; Department of Motion Pictures (Firm),production company.; Fox Searchlight Pictures,production company.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,film distributor.;
Director of photography, Federico Cesca ; editor, Brad Turner ; music, Geremy Jasper, Jason Binnick.Danielle MacDonald, Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie, Sahr Ngaujah, McCaul Lombardi, Wass Stevens, Nick Sandow, Anthony Ramos, Ray Iannicelli, Daniel Stewart Sherman, MC Lyte, Cathy Moriarty.Female rapper Patti Cake$ takes advantage of every opportunity in her New Jersey hometown as she chases her dreams of music stardom.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, crude sexual references, some drug use and a brief nude image.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Musical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fame; Women rap musicians;
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Agatha Raisin. [videorecording] / by Bangura, Roberto,1962-television director.; Barnett, Jason,actor.; Glover, Jamie,actor.; Gregson-Williams, Rupert,composer.; Harcourt, Stewart,screenwriter.; Harrison, Paul,television director.; Horne, Mathew,1978-actor.; Jensen, Ashley,actor.; McCooey, Matt,actor.; Mulot, Matthew,television producer.; Niel, Chris,screenwriter.; Sax, Geoffrey,television director.; Willis, Christopher,1978-composer.; Wix, Katy,1979-actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher,production company.; Free at Last TV Limited,production company.; Mammoth Screen (Firm),production company.; Sky Television,broadcaster.;
Music, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Christopher Willis.Ashley Jensen, Mathew Horne, Katy Wix, Jamie Glover, Matt McCooey, Jason Barnett.Based on the beloved character created by M.C. Beaton. Agatha, public relations specialist, moves from London to the small village of Carsley, hoping for a quieter, simpler life. She soon finds her dreams dashed when she becomes a murder suspect after entering a quiche-making competition.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Raisin, Agatha (Fictitious character); Crime; Murder; Women detectives; Cotswold Hills (England);
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Mamma mia! [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Cher,1946-actor.; Andersson, Benny,composer,lyricist.; Baranski, Christine,actor.; Brosnan, Pierce,actor.; Cooper, Dominic,1978-actor.; Craymer, Judy,film producer.; Firth, Colin,1960-actor.; Garcia, Andy,actor.; James, Lily,1989-actor.; Johnson, Catherine,1954-screenwriter.; Parker, Ol,1969-screenwriter,film director.; Seyfried, Amanda,actor.; Skarsgård, Stellan,actor.; Streep, Meryl,actor.; Ulvaeus, Björn,composer,lyricist.; Walters, Julie,1950-actor.; Littlestar (Firm),production company.; Playtone (Firm),production company.; Relativity Media,production company.; Universal Pictures Corporation,production company.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Lily James, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Cher, Andy Garcia.Join the celebration, sing and dance, and discover how it all began. Ten years later, come back to the magical island of Kalokairi in this sequel based on the songs of ABBA. Sophie is now pregnant, and like her mother Donna, she'll need to take risks.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Atmos, 2.0 DVS ; Dolby digital Plus 7.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
Subjects: Feature films.; Musical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Fathers and daughters; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Pregnant women;
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While we were burning / by Koffi, Sara,author.;
"After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control-so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna is exactly who she needs and slides so neatly into Elizabeth's life, almost like she belonged there from the start. Soon, the assistant Elizabeth hired to distract her from her obsession with her friend's death is the same person working with her to uncover the truth behind it. Because Brianna has questions too. She wants to know why the police killed her young Black son. Why someone in Elizabeth's neighborhood called the cops on him that day. Who took that first step that stole her child away from her. And the only way she's ever going to be able to find out is to entwine herself deep into Elizabeth's life, where the answers to her questions lie. As the two women hurtle towards an electrifying final showdown, and the lines between employer and friend blur, it becomes clear that neither of them is what they first appear"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; African American mothers; Best friends; Sons; Suburban life;
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Bad reputation [videorecording] / by Armstrong, Billie Joe,1972-on-screen participant.; Bingenheimer, Rodney,on-screen participant.; Brinkman, Carianne,on-screen participant.; Jett, Joan,on-screen participant.; Kerslake, Kevin,film director.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Joan Jett, Billie Joe Armstrong, Rodney Bingenheimer, Carianne Brinkman.It's true, Joan Jett became mega-famous from the number-one hit "I Love Rock n Roll," but that's only part of the story. This documentary gives a wild ride as Jett and her close friends tell you how it really was in the burgeoning's 70s punk scene and the rocky road to rock stardom decades on. Their interviews are laced with amazing archival footage.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA Rating: R; for language, sexual references, some drug use and brief nudity.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Biographical films.; Jett, Joan.; Rock musicians; Women rock musicians; Guitarists;
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Mama I want to sing [videorecording] / by Ciara(Vocalist); Harper, Hill,1966-; Higginsen, Vy.Mama I want to sing.Videorecording.; LaBelle, Patti.; Simon, Anthony.; Whitfield, Lynn.; Wydro, Ken.Mama I want to sing.Videorecording.; Zane, Billy.; Louisiana Media Productions.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Director of photography, Keith L. Smith ; edited by Aaron L. Williams ; original music and songs by Scott Nickoley ; composed by Warren Campbell.Ciara Harris, Lynn Whitfield, Patti LaBelle, Billy Zane, Hill Harper.Amara Winter is a beautiful and divinely talented young gospel singer on the verge of pop stardom. But Amara's mother Lillian, a strong-willed TV preacher, disapproves of her daughter's less-than-pious image. As they search for common ground, mother and daughter may just discover their journeys aren't so different after all.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; NTSC 1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Gospel music; Mothers and daughters; Musical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women singers;
© c2012., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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