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Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
From renowned animator and storyteller Michel Ocelot (Kirikou and the Sorceress , Azur & Asmar) comes a dazzling and magical new film, that is certain to delight kids, families and animation fans of all ages. Silhouetted characters are set off against exquisitely detailed backgrounds bursting with color and kaleidoscopic patterns, as the film weaves together six exotic fables each unfolding in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, the African...
6) Protektor
Series
Film Movement volume 9, film 7
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
Czech
Description
This fateful love story is set in Prague during the late 1930s and subsequent Nazi occupation. It focuses on radio journalist Emil, who is deeply in love with his glamorous Jewish movie star wife Hana. When the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia is established, Hana's career is cut short and Emil's radio station put under German control. Emil chooses to collaborate with the occupiers in order to survive and protect his wife. Ironically, this choice...
7) Our struggle for equality: A live review of school integration in Arlington, Virginia, 25 years ago
Publisher
Arlington County Cable Television Services
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
A live performance and speakers regarding the desegregation and integration of Arlington County schools, 25 years ago. The program features a review of court cases and lawsuits related to integration, as well as reflections by students and adults involved in the integration of the Arlington County school system. Narrated by Dorothy Hamm, organized by the drama club of Calloway United Methodist Church.
Series
Criterion collection volume 517
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"[I]n this second installment, we are proud to present thirty more of Brakhage's visionary creations, from 1950s films to his final work from 2003. Highlights of this collection include the war meditation '23rd psalm branch'; hand-painted films from Persian Series; The wonder ring, made for a commission by Joseph Cornell; the autobiographical Scenes from under childhood, section one; and the found-footage film, Murder psalm."--Container.
10) County Line
Publisher
Arlington County
Language
English
Description
Washington Forest ; Fort C. Smith ; Sears Houses ; Radio Arlington ; Post Office Addresses ; Lustron Houses 1948-1950 ; Buckinham 1937-1953 ; Alcova ; Charles Drew House ; Samuel Burdett-Carlyn Springs ; Hilary Clinton visits school ; Trolley ; Retirement Community Options ; Taste of Arlington ; Northern Virginia Folk Festival ; Argentina National Day 8/95 ; Mexico National Day 9/95 ; Multicultural Festival 11/95 ; Arlington Arts Center ; Arlington...
11) Arranged
Publisher
Cicala Filmworks
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Arranged: Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. A young Orthodox woman, Rochel Meshenberg, is about to begin her first year as a special education teacher at the local public school. She is also about to begin the process of finding a husband via the time-tested method of using a "shadchen," or matchmaker. As the school year gets underway, Rochel meets Nasira Khaldi, a Muslim woman of Syrian descent. Nasira is also a first-year teacher. The two young women - Rochel...
12) Madly Madagascar
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Your favorite Madagascar pals are back in an all-new adventure! Alex's favorite holiday, Valentine's Day, brings hilarious surprises and excitement for the entire gang. Melman plans a big surprise for Gloria, Marty tries to impress a new friend and everyone wants to get their hands on King Julien's love potion. Bonus features included.
13) Edward Hopper
Publisher
Microcinema International
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Traces the life and career of iconic American painter Edward Hopper, focusing on his subject matter, influences, and the enigmatic quality of his work.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
Français
Description
Pablo Neruda (1904-73), who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971, led an extraordinarily full and passionate life. Using a wealth of archive material, the documentary tells Neruda's story and gives voice to his poetry, exploring the profound links between his political engagement and his writing. It travels to Chile to set his life and work against the backdrop of the country and the landscapes which inspired him, and to explore his abiding...
15) Amour Fou
Series
Film Movement volume 13, film 9
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
Deutsch
Description
Forever under-appreciated and melancholy, Heinrich is a young poet in Romantic Era Berlin who determines his best way out of despair is to end it all, and he sets about finding a woman to join him in his predetermined departure. Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, the well-off but unremarkable Henrietta, fascinated by Heinrich's controversial "The Marquise of O," finds his offer intriguing, if a bit strange. And yet, she agrees to navigate...
Publisher
The League of Women Voters
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Panel discussion with former members of the Arlington League of Women Voters, former members of the County Board of Education, and community leaders about the process of desegrating the Arlington County School system in the early 1960s. Followed by an audience Q&A session.
Publisher
WRIC-TV & Metro Video Productions
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Video presentation on the subject of groundwater pollution and how lax regulation of residential septic systems is contributing to the problem. Video includes an overview of what groundwater is and how it is an essential part of the water cycle; how "non-point surface pollution" - pollution that cannot be traced back to a singular source - endangers clean grounnd water, polluting it with sediments, bacteria, toxins, and heavy metals; how septic tanks...
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[1989?]
Language
English
Description
All-day summit hosted in Fredericksburg, VA., on issues facing youth at-risk. Participants engaged in large-group and small-group discussions about how to address issues such as pregnancy, drug use, illiteracy, and dropouts.
Publisher
Arlington Information Channel
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Interview with Sandra Florance about options for genealogy research. The program covered a number of resources for genealogy research, including Arlington Public Library books, the National Archives, VA room card catalog, microfilm, Library of Congress, DAR headquarters, Glebe House, and the VA room at Fairfax Library. At the end of the program, there is a bibliography of several library resources available for patrons.
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