Giant Pictures (Firm)
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (113 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Herb Alpert, musician, artist and legend, has sold more than 72 million albums and co-founded A&M Records, the most successful independent record company in history. HERB ALPERT IS... looks at his life with rare footage and interviews.
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The notoriously secretive, family-owned superbrand LEGO opens its doors in the Christmas holiday spirit. The program goes behind-the-scenes to see how staff gear up for the festive period with supersized Christmas builds, multiple product launches, and robust marketing campaigns designed to ensure that the company maintains its dominance in a highly-competitive toy marketplace. Kids will love it!
3) Home + Away
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (84 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This coming-of-age story follows three students of El Paso’s Bowie High and their search for the American dream — a dream inspired by family, fueled by sports, and complicated by the US/Mexican border. Soccer player Erik dreams of playing professionally; wrestler Shyanne sees the army as a ticket to college; and pitcher Francisco plays each game thinking of his dad who isn't allowed into the US.
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In 1971 the State of New York shot and killed 39 of its own citizens. The event was never a secret, but some evidence has always been kept behind closed doors. Elizabeth Fink, attorney for Attica Brothers Legal Defence, is our guide to the missing context. In her final interview, before she passed, Fink describes the discovery of evidence that was hidden by the State of New York - until now.
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (96 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
SALT IN MY SOUL is both a documentary and a coming of age story about Mallory Smith, a young woman figuring out how to live while dying. Mallory’s determination to fill her shortened life with hope, laughter, and love will leave you breathless. Based on the bestselling memoir of the same name, additional private writing, and hundreds of hours of audio and video discovered after Mallory’s death.
6) Wild Style
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
1983.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (82 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Universally hailed as the first hip-hop movie, WILD STYLE captures New York's 1981 hip-hop culture and several prominent figures including Busy Bee Starski, Fab Five Freddy, The Cold Crush Brothers, and one of the godfathers of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*It's a fascinating time capsule, worth examining for anyone interested in the cultural roots of hip hop.*" - Keith Phipps, ***AV...
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (233 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
As Richard says: "SWEATIN' TO THE OLDIES is the original, and it's still the best way to get your heart pounding and your blood pumping! Sing along to these great songs as you sweat your way to a healthier and happier you. Now let's work out!! -- xoxo Richard Simmons"
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (89 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This documentary reveals an invisible island -- Puerto Rico. Told through personal and criminal experiences, Juan Segarra examines the island’s relationship to the US, and embraces the territory’s independence movement. He joins Los Macheteros, a group committed to armed struggle. Moments of resistance are woven into the narrative providing a history of Puerto Rico’s quest for liberty.
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (90 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A Catholic Priest in rural Dominican Republic, fights for the rights of exploited Haitians imported to work the Dominican sugar plantations.
10) Drug Stories!
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A compilation of educational anti-drug and anti-alchohol short films from the 1960s and the 1970s.
11) Knocking
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (78 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Swedish
Description
After suffering a traumatic incident, Molly (Cecilia Milocco) moves into a new apartment to begin her path to recovery, but it’s not long after her arrival that a series of persistent knocks and screams begin to wake her up at night. Molly’s new life begins to unravel as the screams intensify and no one else in the building believes or is willing to help her.
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Spirit Lake is unusually deep. No diver has ever managed to find the bottom, though many have tried. When Dr. Amelia Brooks disappears during a deep-water dive, her three daughters travel home to settle her affairs. But when the half sisters jokingly summon a local ghost, their relationship begins to unravel and they find themselves drawn deeper into the mysteries of the lake.
13) Seeking Asylum
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (65 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
During one of the most uncertain times in United States history, filmmakers Rae Ceretto and Kelly Scott follow one woman’s journey as she searches for protection for her and kids. SEEKING ASYLUM bears witness to the endless deterrents migrants face when petitioning for asylum in the United States and examines why asylum is an integral part of the American Dream.
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (90 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Features never-before-seen footage and photographs. Meet the first Mrs. Cash as her daughters share first hand, and for the first time, the entire story of love, isolation, fear, heartbreak, and survival.
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A feature documentary that focuses on the craftsmen, chemists, and renegades at the heart of the whisky revolution that turned the stagnant scotch whisky industry of the 1980s into the titan it is today. Starting behind the locked gates of an abandoned distillery, Jim McEwan and Mark Reynier share their personal experiences of the risk-taking and wild experimentation they used to turn Bruichladdich into what it is today. The film takes you on the...
16) Americonned
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (98 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
As politicians on both sides of the aisle have created a protection racket for the rich and impeded unionization in the process, two workers lead a movement to unionize for the first time at one of the world’s largest companies. Filmmaker Sean Claffey examines income inequality in America and its destabilizing effects on workers and families.
17) Rewind This!
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (90 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Explores the enormous cultural & historical impact of the VHS tape. Featuring interviews with filmmakers Atom Egoyan, Mamoru Oshii, & Jason Eisener, store owners & rabid tape collectors.
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (91 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
After Dontre Hamilton, a black, unarmed man diagnosed with schizophrenia, was shot 14 times and killed by police in Milwaukee, his family embarks on a quest for answers, justice, and reform as the investigation unfolds.
19) Skilled
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (37 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A series of films that celebrates the modern skilled trade workforce through the eyes of inspiring individuals who break the mold, while pursuing the careers of their dreams. The film features four trade workers who dispel misperceptions and showcase the diversity, personal fulfillment and professional success found from these careers.
20) Mankiller
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (74 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This is the story of an American hero, who humbly defied all odds and gave a voice to the voiceless. And yet few people know her name. MANKILLER examines the legacy of Wilma Mankiller, who overcame rampant sexism and personal challenges to emerge as the Cherokee Nation’s first woman Principal Chief in 1985. Wilma was featured on the US quarter issued by the US Mint in 2022.