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- Shouting Down Midnight. by Stoeltje, Gretchen,film director.; Davis, Wendy,actor.; Visit Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Wendy DavisOriginally produced by Visit Films in 2022.Both cautionary tale and rallying cry, SHOUTING DOWN MIDNIGHT recounts how Texas State Senator Wendy Davis stood for 13 hours while she filibustered the 2013 anti-abortion bill SB5, galvanizing a new generation of activists in the struggle for reproductive freedom.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.;
- A Year of War. by Barnwell, Robin,film director.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by PBS in 2024.The horrifying accounts of living through the Hamas attack and the war in Gaza. Told by the people directly impacted on both sides of the conflict, the death, despair and ongoing trauma. From FRONTLINE.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Military history..; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; Current affairs.; Israel.; Palestine.;
- You Can Call Me Roger. by Mann, Jon,film director.; levelFILM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by levelFILM in 2022.This compelling documentary chronicles the life of Chief Roger Joseph Augustine, a prominent figure in Indigenous leadership. Spanning his 45-year tenure as the Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief, the film delves into his personal and professional journey, highlighting the challenges he faced and the resilience he demonstrated in advocating for Indigenous rights and combating systemic racism. Through insightful interviews and archival footage, viewers gain a profound understanding of Chief Augustine's enduring impact on his community and the broader struggle for Indigenous equality in Canada.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Indians of North America.; Biography.; Canada.;
- You Can Call Me Roger. by Mann, Jon,film director.; levelFILM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by levelFILM in 2022.This compelling documentary chronicles the life of Chief Roger Joseph Augustine, a prominent figure in Indigenous leadership. Spanning his 45-year tenure as the Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief, the film delves into his personal and professional journey, highlighting the challenges he faced and the resilience he demonstrated in advocating for Indigenous rights and combating systemic racism. Through insightful interviews and archival footage, viewers gain a profound understanding of Chief Augustine's enduring impact on his community and the broader struggle for Indigenous equality in Canada.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Indians of North America.; Biography.; Canada.;
- Two Rivers. by Samuels, Ben,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by New Day Films in 2020.Alejandro Jimenez fled Oaxaca, Mexico as a child and survived the desert to fight for a better life. As DACA policies and his status remain embattled in America, he trains tirelessly to embody the best of both his countries: his homeland, and the one he calls home. An inspirational knockout. TWO RIVERS celebrates the immigrant story in America, looking back at how Presidents of both parties have uplifted and disparaged these new arrivals; looking ahead at the best our country has to offer when we uplift our champions. Centered around Alejandro's relationship with his Coach, Puerto Rican-American Mark Roxey, the film provides an intimate and inspiring look at a surrogate father raising a son born to two worlds.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Hispanic Americans.;
- Angel Wagenstein: Art Is a Weapon. by Simon, Andrea,film director.; Wagenstein, Angel,actor.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Angel WagensteinOriginally produced by DEFA Film Library in 2017.This provocative portrait of the Bulgarian-Jewish scriptwriter and novelist, Angel Wagenstein (1922-2023), offers a fresh perspective on the past century. It takes viewers down unfamiliar historical and ideological paths and revisits the revolutions of 1989 and after with a critical eye. The director introduces viewers to a brilliant and charismatic storyteller, for whom art became a form of resistance against a series of oppressive and corrupt regimes. Interviews with Wagenstein reveal his remarkable wit and intellect. Simon’s film is a must-see chronicle of a complicated history through the eyes of an artist who spoke truth to power throughout his storied career.The documentary includes clips from many of Wagenstein’s films, including his East German DEFA productions—Stars, The Little Prince, Chronicle of a Murder, Goya and Eolomea.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Motion pictures.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Judaism.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.;
- Oxford preparation course for the TOEFL iBT exam : a skills-based communicative approach / by Bates, Susan,1955-;
- Subjects: English language; English language; Test of English as a Foreign Language;
- © c2011., Oxford University Press,
- The Bonackers. by Friedland Roberts, Joanne,film director.; The Center for New American Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by The Center for New American Media in 2024.THE BONACKERS is the story of the families who’ve fished and farmed the East End of Long Island for almost 400 years. Struggling to survive in the mansion filled Hamptons, they may be the last of their kind.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Science.; Economic development.; Agriculture.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Farmers.; New York (State).;
- Every Little Thing. by Aitkin, Sally,film director.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 2024.Author and wildlife rehabber Terry Masear has an ambitious goal: to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. But the path to survival is fraught with danger. This heart-expanding Sundance hit introduces audiences to Terry's diminutive patients through breathtaking slow-motion photography and emotional storytelling. Over the course of director Sally Aitken’s moving documentary, we become deeply invested in baby hummingbirds like Cactus and Wasabi, celebrating their tiny victories and lamenting their tragedies. Through Terry's eyes, each bird becomes memorable, mighty and heroic. Her compassion and empathy serves as a reminder that grace can be found in the smallest of acts and the tiniest of creatures.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Social sciences.; Zoology.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; California.; Animal welfare.; Birds.;
- Vacation Plantation. by Bezeau, Alex,film director.; Syndicado (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by Syndicado in 2024.A journey to uncover why millions of tourists continue to flock to America's most popular plantation houses, while conveniently forgetting their horrific past.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; History.; United States--History.; Slavery.; United States.; Tourism.; Southern States.;
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