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DVD-R. A unique, non-invasive, mountain lion study uses a giant network of trail cameras scattered throughout the mountains over a decade to piece together the life story of a female mountain lion. This film weaves clips of mountain lions and their complex interactions with each other and the rest of the forest world into a story that contains never-before-captured events and behaviors at every turn.
2) Classic
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Since 1917, the small city of Nenana has been home to one of Alaska's largest traditions. Every year, residents come together to pull off the Nenana Ice Classic, a charitable guessing game that challenges any player to predict, at $2.50 a guess, the exact minute the ice on the Tanana River will break up. Beyond the city limits, luck-pushers and competitive gamblers see the Ice Classic as a means to make small dreams come true. As the tradition has...
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Waste on the shores, waste on the mountains. On ocean floors and deep down in the earth. The term "matter out of place" refers to objects in a place they originally do not belong to. In his unique imagery consisting of minutely composed pictures, director Nikolaus Geyrhalter traces immense amounts of waste across our planet. On his journey, Geyrhalter illustrates the sheer endless struggle of people to gain control over the vast amounts of waste that...
4) Bluefin
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In North Lake, Canada, Local fishermen swear the spectacular Atlantic bluefin tuna are so plentiful they eat out of people's hands. Meanwhile, scientific evidence shows the species is on the brink of collapse. Can both claims be true?
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Owning a castle in the idyllic countryside may seem like a fairytale of old to many, but, for the Earl of Erne and his son Viscount Crichton, it's a very modern story of struggling finances and family responsibility. Their family home of Crom Castle in Northern Ireland has been the ancestral seat of the Crichtons for more than four hundred years. As the only boy in a family of five children, John (Viscount Crichton) will one day inherit the castle...
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It's one of the most important and difficult questions of our time...can the human race find a way to co-exist with the natural world before we destroy it? With thirty football fields of forest lost each minute, the world needs answers now more than ever, and sometimes the most innovative solutions can come from unexpected places. Frontier Sumatra is the incredible story of a ground-breaking conservation project called Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER)....
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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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One Driver, One Mic is a documentary feature that chronicles how a group of immigrant cab drivers in Austin, Texas created a taxi cooperative to protect their livelihoods after Uber and Lyft rolled into town. As we follow the drivers' journey, we see how democracy is not easy, especially for a group of independent contractor drivers who must learn to trust each other and work as a team. After Uber and Lyft force a citywide referendum vote in protest...
9) 12 Months
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This documentary is about a Los Angeles man who rents his three-bedroom home for $1 per month to help a family he has never met get on their feet. Told through the eyes of Felicia Dukes and her four children, the project puts a personal face on homelessness and encourages individuals to take personal responsibility for helping address societal concerns.
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2022
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1 videodisc (ca. 47 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Over 90 percent of the available lands in the Greater Chaco region of the Southwest have already been leased for oil and gas extraction. Our Story documents the ongoing Indigenous-led work to protect the remaining lands that are untouched by oil and gas, as well as the health and well-being of communities surrounded by these extractive industries. Diné and Pueblo people directly impacted by oil and gas extraction in the Greater Chaco region have...
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This visually and artistically unique documentary explores the physical and emotional aspects of a community of Canadian west coast tree planters. Deftly weaving together still photos and film footage, Rita Leistner, an award-winning photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker and erstwhile tree planter (who has been nominated for a 2022 Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography for her work in this film), depicts the contradictions in the experiences...
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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.
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[2004]
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1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 bonus videodisc
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Experience the awesome spectacle of earthquakes, volcanoes, and severe storms as National Geographic cameras travel the world, venturing to the very brink of erupting volcanoes, into the paths of deadly pyroclastic flows, along massive fault lines, and aboard vehicles barreling toward massive tornados, all in the pursuit of scientific knowledge. Stunning visual footage and a powerful soundtrack bring natural disasters to life like never before."
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c2007
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1 videodisc (ca. 150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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From pole to pole: This introduction to the BBC television series looks at the planet as a whole and considers the key factors that have shaped its natural history. Without fresh water there is no life on land, while the sun dominates the lives of all animals and plants on earth and defines their habitats.
Mountains: This tour of Earth's mightiest mountain ranges, starting with the birth of a mountain at one of the lowest places on Earth and ending...
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Ron Mann investigates the miraculous, near-secret world of fungi. Visionaries Gary Lincoff and Larry Evans lead us on a hunt for the wild mushroom and the deeper cultural experiences attached to the mysterious fungi. The oldest and largest living organisms recorded on Earth are both fungi. And their use by a new, maverick breed of scientists and thinkers has proven vital in the cleansing of sites despoiled by toxins and as a "clean" pesticide, among...
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[2012]
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Did you know that 1% of the white noise you see on your television is actually background radiation from The Big Bang? This CGI-driven special will tell the 14 billion year history of our world in two hours. It's an epic story that will give surprising connections to our daily lives. From the formation of the earth and the emergence of life, to the advance of man and the growth of civilization, it's a rapid-fire view of our unforgettable story.
18) Knuckleball!
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[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.
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2019.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes): .flv file, sound
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Once the centre of the New York bohemia, Greenwich Village is now home to lux restaurants, and buzzer door clothing stores catering to the nouveau riche. But one shop in the heart of the Village remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification: Carmine Street Guitars. There, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and his young apprentice Cindy Hulej, build handcrafted guitars out of reclaimed wood from old hotels, bars, churches and other local buildings....
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[2013]
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Enter stories of the most unlikely cross-species relationships imaginable: a chimp bottle-feeding tiger cub, a giant tortoise snuggling with a baby hippo, a black crow parenting a meerkat. Look at these remarkable relationships first hand, and through caregivers, biologists, and animal behaviorists. Explore what they suggest about the nature of animal emotions.
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