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Pub. Date
2022.
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD-R. A visceral film, a nail-biting, humorous account of everyday heroes who push themselves to the brink on a 750-mile, engineless boat race through the Pacific Northwest, up the Inside Passage to Alaska. Mixing raw, first-person footage with vast aerials and in-depth interviews this documentary tells the story of the race's improbable inception and the epic journey of those who answer its call. It may be the most complex and beautiful racecourse...
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DVD-R. A feature length documentary that follows three distinct grou.ps of commercial mushroom pickers as they travel on the 'mushroom circuit,' a year-round migration that can take them anywhere from Alaska to California, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, to harvest wild mushrooms from public forests. When commercial mushroom picking took off in the 1980s, it immediately attracted some of the most disenfranchised groups of society:...
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Tech billionaire Miles Cookson has everything he could dream of-- except time. Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, there is a fifty percent chance that it can be passed on to the next generation. Two decades ago young, struggling Miles was a sperm donor. Somewhere out there, he has kids-- nine of them. And they might be about to inherit his fortune-- or maybe something much worse. Aspiring film documentarian Chloe Swanson is on a quest to...
6) Djibouti
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In a modern-day pirate story, ambitious documentary filmmaker Dara Barr and her right-hand man, Xavier LeBo, a seventy-two-year-old African American seafarer, get more than they bargained for on the Horn of Africa.
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In a novel of breathtaking reach and inspired imagination, the Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler's Ark tells the stories of two men who have much in common. What separates them is 42,000 years. Shade lives with his second wife amid their clan on the shores of a bountiful lake. A peaceable man, he knows that when danger threatens, the Hero ancestors will call on him to kill, or sacrifice himself, to save his people. Over 40,000 years later,...
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Liv Varanakis's father fled to Greece when she was only eight. What Liv does remember is their shared love for Greek myths and the lost city of Atlantis. When she receives a postcard from her father explaining that National Geographic is funding a documentary about his theories on Atlantis, she jumps at the chance to fly out to Greece and help. On gorgeous Santorini, Liv doesn't want their past to get in the way of a possible reconciliation. But her...
10) Knuckleball!
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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"From acclaimed filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg this heartfelt, funny and deeply engaging film delves into the legendary subculture of the knuckleball and the brotherhood of men who share the drive, imagination and humility to throw baseball's slowest, most disrespected pitch."--Container.
The definitive documentary about the impossible-to-hit pitch, the knuckleball.
11) Moonage daydream
Pub. Date
2022
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1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The first and only documentary about David Bowie authorized by the Bowie Estate, narrated by Bowie himself, explores Bowie's artistic journey over the years and illuminates many of his intellectual and artistic philosophies.
"Moonage Daydream illuminates the life and genius of David Bowie, one of the most prolific and influential artists of our time."
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[2017].
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1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A documentary film that takes viewers on a scientific and spiritual journey where we discover that, by changing one's perceptions, beliefs, and emotions, the human body can heal itself from any disease.
13) Quentins
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While filming a documentary about Quentins, a famed Dublin restaurant, Ella Brady explores the changing face of the city from the 1970s to the present day as she captures the stories of the people who have made Quentins a center of their lives.
14) Nobody famous
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[2022]
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1 videodisc (68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Profiles the 1960s American folk/pop trio, the Pozo Seco Singers, and their lead singer, Susan Taylor (Pie).
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Mysteries of nature trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Branching off of his bestselling book, renowned forester and writer Peter Wohlleben guides us through his most precious ideas and understanding of how trees work in this enlightening documentary. Presenting ecological, biological, and academic expertise with matter-of-fact candor, Peter inspires us to see the forest for the trees. Traveling through Germany, Poland, Sweden, and Vancouver, Peter discusses, debates, and explains the amazing processes...
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[2022]
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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"A real-life, modern-day odyssey, with a deep universal message of resiliency, hope and second chances. U.S. Navy veteran Taylor Grieger and writer Stephen O'Shea embark on the adventure of a lifetime, sailing around Cape Horn, the world's most treacherous ocean waters, to raise awareness about the challenges veterans face returning to civilian life." -- Amazon.
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[2003], c2002
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2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972. Inspired by the book "Standing in the shadows of Motown" by Allan "Dr. Licks" Slutsky.
19) The booksellers
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[2020]
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1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A behind-the-scenes look at the New York rare book world and the fascinating people who inhabit it.
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD-R. Narrated by Kate Winslet, this entertaining and surprising documentary will challenge the way you look at the food industry. What is the true cost of food? Who pays the price? Featuring shocking undercover footage and poignant first-hand accounts from indigenous people, this one-of-a-kind documentary will permanently change your perception of food and its connection to the future of our planet.
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