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English
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journeys with film director Ava DuVernay, actor S. Epatha Merkerson, and musician Questlove to the unexpected places where their ancestors were scattered by slavery, upending their notions of African American history—and their own family trees.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
Description
Henry Louis Gates uncovers the long-hidden roots of Broadway stars Nathan Lane and Leslie Odom, Jr., introducing them to relatives whose names and birthplaces they’ve never heard before. With only a handful of clues to guide him, Gates leads his guests back to unexpected places in Ireland, Barbados, and Africa, uncovering the stories of ancestors who laid the groundwork for their success.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Henry Louis Gates takes actors Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey into their roots, uncovering primal scenes from our nation’s past. Weaving together stories of soldiers and settlers, immigrants and entrepreneurs, Gates travels from World War One battlefields to Civil War prison camps to America’s most infamous witch hunt—offering his guests insight into what made them who they are today.
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English
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The Making of 6 Billion Others takes us behind the scenes of a most intriguing series. The idea of for this series came from Yann Arthus-Bertrand, an award-winning filmmaker who was filming Earth from Above in Mali. One day when the helicopter that he was filming from was out of commission, he tried to draw a portrait of contemporary humankind by asking questions about universal values. What is happiness, love, fear, success, family? What lessons...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
As is the case for an estimated 20,000 defectors who have built or are trying to build new lives in the South, Songgook is attempting to secure his entire family's freedom by arranging their defection. This phenomenon has been coined the "chain of escapes." His plan is a dangerous one; make a night time trek to the Tumen River, a border zone between China and North Korea and illegally smuggle his family out of China by boat into the international...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Jeremy Bamber loved the high life, but greed was suffocating him...he wanted more. In one of Britain's most notorious killings, he shot his mother, father, sister, Sheila Cafell and her five year old twins at the family farm and blamed it on his schizophrenic sister. But the police suspected him of the crime and when his girlfriend Julie Mugford went to the police and told them that he'd confessed to her, he was arrested and charged with murder. Though...
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A towering figure in the development of experimental and post-war electronic art music, Pauline Oliveros explores the origin of sound with neuroscientist Seth Horowitz. Oliveros is the founder of "Deep Listening,"which comes from her childhood fascination with sounds and from her works in concert music with composition, improvisation, and electro-acoustics. She describes “Deep Listening” as a way of listening in every possible way to everything...
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
Description
Is monogamy necessary for love? Meet one outrageous suburban couple who participates in an unusual community devoted to “swinging” – where couples partake in recreational sex with other couples. This is an organized phenomenon where the women wear the pants and make all the choices. But are affairs in the open still breaches of trust? We take you to the Swingers Convention in Las Vegas and let you decide.
12) Sex Life
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
“If you won’t kiss a boy, they normally dump you and call you frigid,” says Alice, aged 11. “Tarts are nice. You don’t want someone boring who won’t do anything,” says James, aged 11. “I will snog, but not till I’m at least 12, and only if it’s the right person,” says Helena, aged 11. Funny feelings, first kisses, and a big goodbye to childhood; it is intense being 11. Meet the students of Somerset's Banwell Primary School who...
13) Kids On Speed
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The 9-week intervention program begins. Three experts dedicate two weeks just to assessing the five kids suspected of having ADHD. Making a correct diagnosis is critical - many of these kids have been misdiagnosed in the past.
14) The smurfs 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue...
15) We'll Meet Again
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
Description
Join Ann Curry for dramatic reunions between people whose lives intersected on 9/11. Patrick searches for the New York stranger who comforted him after the disaster, while Timothy hopes to thank the fellow chaplain who gave him the strength to carry on at the Pentagon.
Pub. Date
[2007], c2005
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English
Description
Xiomara Fuentes, Amandeep Kaur, and Nneka-three wives beaten and humiliated by their husbands-are the subjects of Let's Talk About It, which gives a voice and a face to a spreading epidemic of spousal abuse. This program puts video cameras into the hands of these women's children who then interview their mothers about why they endured-and how they survived-such physical and emotional injury. The questions they ask, framed with a poignant blend of...
17) Silent Screams
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The caste system in India was outlawed over 60 years ago, but the power of khap panchayats remains. For thousands of young women across the country, what began as a tale of romance lead to the unimaginable; fathers, uncles, and brothers turned killers... all in the name of honor. In this film, follow the story of three couples who defied village tradition and married. Anuradha, Brijesh, Srinivasan, and Prathiba live in fear that family members will...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Yazidi women, who were sold as sex slaves by Islamic State militants, are now returning to their families from formerly ISIS-controlled territories. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson visits the Yazidi religious community in Iraq to hear the stories of these survivors and what they are doing to move on with their lives.
19) Winter Buoy
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In icy mid-winter Toronto, a group of pregnant women desperately strive to regain control of their lives. They have insurmountable forces against them: homelessness, drug addiction, and violent relationships. But following these particular individuals are the attentive eyes of their guardian angels, the social workers of a unique public health initiative. If these expectant mothers can only manage to break free of the vicious cycles dogging their...
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