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Shayda. by Niasari, Noora,film director.; Nguyen, Jillian,actor.; Purcell, Leah,actor.; Aria, Mojean,actor.; Sami, Osamah,actor.; Amir Ebrahimi, Zar,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jillian Nguyen, Leah Purcell, Mojean Aria, Osamah Sami, Zar Amir EbrahimiOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.Set in 1990s Australia, this poignant drama follows Shayda (Zar Amir Ebrahimi), an Iranian mother who seeks refuge in a women's shelter with her six-year-old daughter, Mona (Selina Zahednia), to escape an abusive marriage. As they embrace the Persian New Year, Nowruz, Shayda strives to create a sense of normalcy and hope for Mona amidst the turmoil. However, their fragile peace is threatened when her estranged husband, Hossein (Osamah Sami), re-enters their lives, jeopardizing their path to freedom. As the New Year unfolds, Shayda must confront her past to secure a safer future for herself and her daughter.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Australia.;
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Women Make Film. by Cousins, Mark,film director.; Cousins, Mark,actor.; Cohen Film Collection (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Mark CousinsOriginally produced by Cohen Film Collection in 2018.This epic exploration of filmmaking by women offers an essential and celebratory revisionist history of cinema told through the lenses of the world’s greatest female directors. Researched, shot, and edited by Mark Cousins (The Story of Film: An Odyssey), 700 clips from 183 filmmakers both well-known and forgotten—from Agnès Varda (France) to Sarah Maldoror (Angola), Ava DuVernay (U.S.A) to Binka Zhelyazkova (Bulgaria)—illuminate the scope and impact of women's contributions to the art form.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; History.;
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Sweetness in the belly [videorecording] / by Abdul-mateen Ii, Yahya,actor.; Fanning, Dakota,1994-actor.; Mehari, Zeresenay Berhane,film director.; Mosaku, Wunmi,actor.; Nayyar, Kunal,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Gibb, Camilla.Sweetness in the belly.; Gravitas Ventures (Firm),publisher.;
Dakota Fanning, Kunal Nayyar, Wunmi Mosaku, Yahya Abdul-mateen Ii, Gavin Drea, Peter Bankole, Amerjit Deu.An orphan in Ethiopia escapes as a refugee to England, where upon growing up she works to aid immigrants and refugees in reuniting with their families.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereophonic.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; British; Ethiopians; Families; Women;
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Moana. [videorecording] / by Cravalho, Auli'i,2000-voice actor.; Derrick, David G.,1978-film director.; Fraser, Awhimai,voice actor.; Hand, Jason,film director.; House, Rachel,voice actor.; Johnson, Dwayne,1972-voice actor.; Matafeo, Rose,1992-voice actor.; Miller, Dana Ledoux,film director,screenwriter.; Morrison, Temuera,voice actor.; Scherzinger, Nicole,1978-voice actor.; Tudyk, Alan,voice actor.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Walt Disney Animation Studios,production company.;
Voices: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Rachel House, Nicole Scherzinger, Temuera Morrison, Rose Matafeo, Awhimai Fraser.An epic animated musical takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her way-finding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's films.; Musical films.; Comedy films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Māui (Polynesian deity); Moana (Fictitious character); Adventure and adventurers; Gods, Polynesian; Ocean travel; Polynesians; Women heroes; Quests (Expeditions); Women adventurers; Women explorers;
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New Year’s Day. by Jaglom, Henry,film director.; Duchovny, David,actor.; Welles, Gwen,actor.; Jaglom, Henry,actor.; Wheeler, Maggie,actor.; Forman, Milos,actor.; Hope Runs High (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
David Duchovny, Gwen Welles, Henry Jaglom, Maggie Wheeler, Milos FormanOriginally produced by Hope Runs High in 1989.A man returns to his sublet apartment to find the previous tenants, three offbeat young women, still in residence with the belief they have the apartment until the end of New Year’s Day. From independent legend Henry Jaglom.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Comedy films.; Independent films.; Nineteen nineties.;
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Showing Up. by Reichardt, Kelly,film director.; Plummer, Amanda,actor.; Benjamin, André,actor.; Chau, Hong,actor.; Magaro, John,actor.; Plunkett, Maryann,actor.; Williams, Michelle,actor.; Sphere Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amanda Plummer, André Benjamin, Hong Chau, John Magaro, Maryann Plunkett, Michelle WilliamsOriginally produced by Sphere Films in 2022.A sculptor preparing to open a new show tries to work amidst the daily dramas of family and friends.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Sculpture.; Artists.; Women artists.;
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Alma's Not Normal: S2. by Chaplin, Andrew,film director.; Adams, Jayde,actor.; Ashbourne, Lorraine,actor.; Finneran, Siobhan,actor.; Willan, Sophie,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jayde Adams, Lorraine Ashbourne, Siobhan Finneran, Sophie WillanOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2024.If she can’t be normal, she’ll at least be fabulous. Wild child Alma and her clan of eccentric, unruly women return, aiming to make waves in Bolton.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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The color purple [videorecording] / by Fantasia,1984-actor.; Bazawule, Blitz,film director.; Brooks, Danielle,actor.; Domingo, Colman,actor.; Gardley, Marcus,screenwriter.; Henson, Taraji P.,actor.; Jones, Quincy,1933-film producer.; Sanders, Scott,1957-film producer.; Spielberg, Steven,1946-film producer.; Winfrey, Oprah,film producer.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Walker, Alice,1944-Color purple.; Harpo Films,production company.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),presenter.;
Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Halle Bailey, Ciara, H.e.r., David Alan Grier, Deon Cole, Louis Gossett Jr., Jon Batiste.A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic content, sexual content, violence and language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Musical films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Abused wives; Adult child sexual abuse victims; Dysfunctional families; African American women; African American families; Man-woman relationships;
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Vengeance [videorecording] / by Amara, Isabella,1998-actor.; Blum, Jason,film producer.; Cameron, Dove,actor.; Gilreath, Greg,1982-film producer.; Hendricks, Adam,1982-film producer.; Holbrook, Boyd,1981-actor.; Kutcher, Ashton,1978-actor.; Novak, B. J.,1979-film director,screenwriter,actor.; Rae, Issa,actor.; Smith-Cameron, J.,actor.; Tipton, Analeigh,1988-actor.; Blumhouse Productions,production company.; Divide/Conquer (Firm),production company.; Focus Features,presenter.; Universal Studios, Inc.,publisher.;
Director of photography, Lyn Moncrief ; edited by Andy Canny, Hilda Rasula, Plummy Tucker ; original score by Finneas O'Connell.B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron, Lio Tipton, Ashton Kutcher, Issa Rae, Isabella Amara, Dove Cameron.A journalist and podcaster from New York City attempts to solve the murder of a girl he hooked up with and travels down to Texas to investigate the circumstances of her death and discover what happened to her.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language and brief violence.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Journalists; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Podcasters; Women;
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Home Fires: S1. by Goodison, Bruce,film director.; Quinn, Robert,film director.; Price, Claire,actor.; Rushbrook, Claire,actor.; Woolgar, Fenella,actor.; Annis, Francesca,actor.; Gemmell, Ruth,actor.; Bond, Samantha,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Claire Price, Claire Rushbrook, Fenella Woolgar, Francesca Annis, Ruth Gemmell, Samantha BondOriginally produced by PBS in 2015.Separated from husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, a remarkable group of women find themselves under extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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