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Series
Language
English
Description
"The bestselling, Thurber-prize winning author of Dear Committee Members and The Shakespeare Requirement completes her hilarious trilogy of academic mishap by chronicling the beleaguered Professor Fitger as he leads the annual "Experience Abroad" to London and beyond with eleven clueless undergrads in tow. Jason Fitger may be the last faculty member the dean wants for the job, but he's the only Professor available to chaperone Payne University's annual...
Publisher
Ideas Roadshow
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Four experts (David Bellos, Michael Berry, Pankaj Mishra, Carol Padden) describe intriguing insights regarding the overlap of language and culture, from the global proliferation of sign languages, to the idea of language as an expression of identity.
4) The Automat
Publisher
A Slice of Pie Productions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Featuring an original new song written and performed by Mel Brooks, THE AUTOMAT, which Premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and was nominated for four 2022 Critics Choice Awards, tells the 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers - entertainer Mel Brooks, Starbucks...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
KEN BURNS: HERE & THERE is a rare look at the over four decade intimate relationship Ken Burns has with his America and beloved community of Walpole, NH - and the importance that a "sense of place" and belonging has in one's life. That the essential American fabric of patriotism and goodness are woven through each of us - and often, the road less traveled is a good decision.
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
During the Vietnam War, the US bombed Laos more heavily than any other country had been bombed before. Spanning over three presidential terms, it was the largest covert CIA operation in US history. Today, the Laos people live among, and risk their lives to clear, over 80 million unexploded bombs on their doorsteps. With great beauty and empathy, this doc reveals the unbelievable stories of the men and women at the forefront of this monumental task....
Publisher
Brave New Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
MAKING A KILLING: GUNS, GREED, AND THE NRA tells the stories of how guns, and the billions made off of them, affect the lives of everyday Americans. It features personal stories from people across the country who have been affected by gun violence, including survivors and victims' families.
9) The Outsider
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The creative director of the 9/11 Memorial Museum, Michael Shulan, thinks America is ready to ask hard questions. An iconoclast and idealist taking on the orthodoxies and vested interests, Shulan had a 500 million dollar budget, and the powerful tycoon Mayor Bloomberg as the museum's major patron, but could an outsider like Shulan ever prevail?
Publisher
Ideas Roadshow
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Five scientists (Carol Padden, Victor Ferreira, Martin Monti, Ellen Bialystok, Greg Hickok) explore the question of what language is, from investigations on bilingualism and its relation with neuroplasticity to what it means to have an impairment when using sign language.
12) Grass
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In 1924, filmmakers Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack (King Kong) linked up with journalist and part-time spy Marguerite Harrison to film adventure, danger and unparalleled drama in the treacherous migration of the Bakhtiari tribe of Persia. Featuring unforgettable tableaus of courage and determination as the Bakhtiari braved the raging Karun River, this restored, full-length version with a new Iranian score will astonish audiences with its...
13) Closed for Storm
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
CLOSED FOR STORM is a film detailing the incredible history of a massive, American theme park that was eventually left completely abandoned.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A nominee for Academy Awards® and Golden Globes alike, this documentary's astonishing widescreen photography and brilliant soundtrack remove the viewer from their home and thrust them onto the perilous Zardh-Kuh mountain range and its icy neighbor, the winding Karun River. Connecting these two treacherous landmarks is the famous Bakhtiari migration, a 200-mile journey made twice every year by 500,000 nomads and their animals, taking...
15) Bully
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
BULLY is an unflinching look at how bullying has touched five kids and their families, revealing a problem that transcends geographic, racial, and ethnic borders.
17) Escaping Eritrea
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This is an unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world's most repressive regimes. Exclusive secret footage and testimony shed new light on shocking allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and indefinite forced conscription.
18) Playing God
Publisher
Syndicado
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Why is the life of a fire-fighter who died in the Twin Towers on September 11 worth on average a million dollars less than that of a stockbroker who lost his life in the same disaster? How much money should BP pay the fishermen on the Gulf of Mexico who are fighting for their livelihoods after the largest oil spill in history? How can ailing Vietnam vets be compensated for their suffering, which stems from exposure to Agent Orange? ONE man was appointed...
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
From imprisonment in both Iraq and Iran, to the honor killing of a Turkish infidel, to arson in a fight with the mafia, this is the true story of how an Armenian born into abject poverty made his to Hollywood and created a fortune in the American trash business. He achieved the America Dream of a successful business, a full table, and a loving family who now bask in the glow of his legacy.
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