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This World Is Not My Own. by Stillwell, Marquise,film director.; Ringbom, Petter,film director.; Aduba, Uzo,actor.; Juno Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Uzo AdubaOriginally produced by Juno Films in 2023.Beginning with her birthday July 4, 1900, artist Nellie Mae Rowe’s life spanned the 20th century. For most of her life, Nellie made art in obscurity, propelled by a force she viewed as a God-given gift. As the daughter of a sharecropper and former slave, she made art from whatever she could find. As an adult, she transformed her home into her “Playhouse,” an imaginative oasis filled with vibrant drawings, handmade sculptures and dolls, and collected objects. Six years before her death, a wealthy gallerist, Judith Alexander, “discovered” and introduced her work to the art world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Experimental films.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Art, American.; Women artists.; African American artists.; Art and architecture.;
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Mother Is Watching : A Novel. by Brown, Karma.;
In 'Mother is Watching', an art conservator's obsession with a mysterious painting spirals into a nightmarish descent, where the line between reality and the supernatural shatters, threatening both her sanity and her life. Karma Brown lives in Toronto, ON. From the author of 'Recipe for a Perfect Wife' (a RADD pick) and 'What Wild Women Do'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Horror fiction.; FICTION / Gothic; FICTION / Horror; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological;
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Attention : Writing on Life, Art, and the World. by Enright, Anne.;
'Attention' is a powerful essay collection that blends personal reflection with urgent political writing and cultural criticism. Spanning 30 years, these essays explore themes of women's voices and bodies in society, family dynamics, and the intersection of the personal and political.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays; LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General;
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The subtweet : a novel / by Shraya, Vivek,1981-author.;
"Everyone talks about falling in love, but falling in friendship can be just as captivating. When Neela Devaki's song is covered by internet-famous artist Rukmini, the two musicians meet and a transformative friendship begins. But as Rukmini's star rises and Neela's stagnates, jealousy and self-doubt creep in. With a single tweet, their friendship implodes, one career is destroyed, and the two women find themselves at the center of an internet firestorm. Celebrated multidisciplinary artist Vivek Shraya's second novel is a stirring examination of making art in the modern era, a love letter to brown women, an authentic glimpse into the music industry, and a nuanced exploration of the promise and peril of being seen"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Female friendship; Women composers; Musicians; Internet personalities; Microblogs; Jealousy;
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The serpent under / by MacBird, Bonnie,author.;
"Holmes and Watson face treachery and danger in the latest full-length thriller by Bonnie MacBird, author of the bestselling Sherlock Holmes novel Art in the Blood. Murder, jealousy, and deceit underscore three interlocking mysteries as Holmes and Watson take on a high profile case at Windsor Castle, a boy drowned in the Serpentine, and a crusading women's rights activist who suspects a traitor in her organisation. The cases send them into danger into locales as varied as the palace itself, a dockland cannery, an arts and crafts atelier, and a gypsy encampment. But is there peril underfoot as well -- right at 221B Baker Street?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930; Holmes, Sherlock; Watson, John H. (Fictitious character); Murder; Private investigators;
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Ana Mendieta. by Miller, Branda,film director.; Horsfield, Kate,film director.; Garcia-Ferraz, Nereyda,film director.; Women Make Movies (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 1987.This beautiful film is a portrait of the life and work of Cuban-born American artist Ana Mendieta. Mendieta used her own body, the raw materials of nature, and Afro-Cuban religion to express her feminist political consciousness and poetic vision. Interview footage with Mendieta and her own filmed records of her earthworks and performances are incorporated to render a vivid testament to her energy and extraordinary talent after her tragic, untimely death in 1985.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Experimental films.; Social sciences.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Biography.; Cuba.; Women artists.; Feminism.; Art, Latin American.; Art and architecture.; Black people--Latin America..;
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Thinking in Bets. by LIT Videobooks (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by LIT Videobooks in 2022.Poker champion turned business consultant Annie Duke teaches you how to get comfortable with uncertainty and make better decisions.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Business.; Career Development.; Leadership.; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; Artists.; American authors.; Women authors.; Business education.; Negotiation.; Self-help techniques.; Statistics.; Art and architecture.; Vocational guidance.;
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Big trouble in little Greektown / by Collins, Kate,1951-;
When she attends a fundraiser and art festival with her date, Case Donnelly, who is awaiting his PI license, Athena Spencer puts him to good use when the body of a disgraced photographer turns up during a nature walk.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Divorced women; Single mothers; Garden centers (Retail trade); Murder;
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How Women Rise. by LIT Videobooks (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by LIT Videobooks in 2022.Overcome the twelve habits holding you back and take your career to new heights with this wise and approachable guide.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Business.; Social sciences.; Career Development.; Sociology.; Instructional films.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Current affairs.; American authors.; Women authors.; Businesswomen.; Sex role.; Labor.; Business education.; Employees--Training of.; Self-help techniques.; Art and architecture.; Vocational guidance.;
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Muskoka / by Samuel, Julian,author.;
"A man down on his luck meets the woman of his dreams in an adult education course. But this is no ordinary male fantasy: the man is a Pakistani-Canadian artist with a treatable recurrent cancer; the young lady is an Indigenous princess just returned from art school in Europe to her father's glass summer palace in Muskoka. This Romance Comedy, set in mid-Toronto and on Lake Rosseau, plays with the intersection of Indigenous, settler, and immigrant success stories against the background of mortality and the stars"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Cancer; Indigenous women; Man-woman relationships;
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