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2) Queen Mimi
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Forced onto the streets in her 50s, Marie found "home" at a Santa Monica laundromat. Taking shelter there for 20 years, Mimi's passion for pink, and living without looking back, has taken her from homelessness to Hollywood's red carpets.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The men and women of the Vienna State Opera work tirelessly to prepare the performances that amaze and inspire the audience. Hundreds of craftspeople, musicians, directors, actors, designers, producers and more all work together to produce spectacular performances at one of the largest opera houses in the world. Backstage Vienna State Opera gives a behind-the-scenes view of the energy, talent and commitment found at the opera house.
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In 2014 the town of Hot Springs would change forever. A mysterious fire engulfed part of the Majestic Hotel in an eruption of flames. The historic landmark's history goes well beyond that of the fire, however, the once bustling hotel that housed the likes of famous gangsters and baseball players in Hot Spring?s American 20s tells a story of city corruption and a decade of abandonment. Two activists race to save the building, and it's legacy, fighting...
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It's the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluoro colours, peroxide hair and radical male egos. The film follows the journey of a band of renegade surfers who took on the male-dominated professional surfing world to achieve equality and change the sport forever. Featuring surfing greats Jodie Cooper, Frieda Zamba, Pauline Menczer, Lisa Andersen, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha, Layne Beachley and more. A wild ride of clashing personalities,...
6) Wuhan wuhan
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When the city of Wuhan, China locked down at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was nearly impossible to get a clear sense of what was happening. But award-winning filmmaker Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) and a group of intrepid videographers were able to document life at the epicenter. In a time when the world needs greater cross-cultural understanding, it is an invaluable depiction of a metropolis joining together to overcome a crisis.
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A fearless group of journalists maintain India's only women-led news outlet. All from the Dalit caste, the women of Khabar Lahariya prepare to transition the newspaper from print to digital while fighting for marginalized voices in the world's largest democracy. The film chronicles the astonishing determination of these reporters as they redefine what it means to be powerful.
11) West of Memphis
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
True story centering on the new investigation surrounding the 1993 murders of three 8-year-old boys in the town of West Memphis, Arkansas. Evidence surrounding the murders exposed the wrongful conviction of three teenagers who lost 18 years of their lives imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.
13) Rez metal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It follows the Navajo heavy metal band I Don't Konform's remarkable journey from performing on poverty-stricken reservations to recording their debut album with Grammy-award winner producer of Metallica while telling the compelling story of the thriving heavy metal scene on the Navajo reservations.
14) Hello, Bookstore
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In the shadow of the pandemic, a small town rallies to protect a beloved local bookstore. A landmark in Lenox, Massachusetts, The Bookstore is a magical, beatnik gem thanks to its owner Matt Tannenbaum, whose passion for stories runs deep. This intimate portrait of The Bookstore and the family at its heart offers a journey through good times, hard times, and the stories hidden on the shelves.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Documentary about the making of the 1939 film classic, The Wizard of Oz, including reminiscences from cast members and their families. Also includes deleted "Over the Rainbow" reprise, Ray Bolger's Scarecrow dance sequence, dress rehearsal film of deleted number "The Jitterbug," first soundtrack recording of "If I Only Had a Heart" sung by Buddy Ebsen (the original Tin Man), and newsreel footage of Judy Garland accepting her 1939 Oscar.
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Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The ancestors of today's Maya people thrived in hundreds of cities across Central America. Caracol and Tikal, with over 100,000 inhabitants at their peak, were among the biggest cities anywhere in the world at the time.
18) Wildwood days
Pub. Date
Ã2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Wildwood welcomes you to a world of 50's and 60's motels with names like the Satellite, the Astronaut, and the Kona Kal, whatever was new or exotic at the time. It's also the home of Baby Parades, Marble Tournaments, and the country's biggest board walk. Wildwood is where a teenage Chubby Checker twisted and Bill Haley and His Comets first rocked around the clock. But a wrecking ball looms overhead, threatening the summer of dreams of generations...
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"The multiple award-winning documentary about a decorated German soldier who became an American patriot. Peter Ertel grippingly recounts his extraordinary personal odyssey as only he could tell it - with unprecedented candor, insight and raw emotion. ... Featuring rare archival footage - much of which has never been shown before - The Unimaginable Journey of Peter Ertel is an unforgettable lesson in humanity, borne out of history's most inhuman era"--Container...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the history of laser light shows and the pioneers behind creating moving laser images to the sounds of music. In the early '70s filmmaker Ivan Dryer saw a laser art experiment at USC by Dr. Elsa Garmire. He then had a vision to create a laser show performed live to music. They hosted their first live "cosmic laser concert" in 1973 in Los Angeles, California and the rest is history. It was a show and technology like no one had ever seen before,...
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