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Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Kannada
Description
Selvi, like so many girls living within India's patriarchal culture, is forced to marry at a young age, only to find herself in a violent and abusive marriage. One day in deep despair, she chooses to escape, going to a highway with the intention of throwing herself under the wheels of a bus. Instead she gets on the bus, choosing to live... and goes on to become South India's first female taxi driver. We first meet 18-year-old Selvi at a girls' shelter...
2) Pelé
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pele. A name known around the world, a sports legend who changed soccer forever, and a national hero who carried the hopes and dreams of a country on his back. But before he was an icon, he was a kid from the slums of Baurú, Brazil, so poor that he couldn't afford a real soccer ball.
5) Valentina
Author
Language
English
Description
Valentina and her friends are fun-loving, teenage girls. They shop, they have sleepovers and they dream about their first true love. When they decide to throw a spring bonfire party, they never expected it would turn into such an adventure!
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Language
English
Description
Music rules and rainbows rock as Twilight Sparkle and pals complete for the top spot in the Canterlot High "Mane Event" talent show. The girls must rock their way to the top, and outshine rival Adagio Dazzle and her band The Dazzlings, to restore harmony back to Canterlot High.
7) Dino King
Author
Language
English
Description
On the Korean peninsula of 80 million years ago, the last paradise for dinosaurs, Speckles' family begins the fight for survival. "Speckles the Tarbosaurus" was the lonely emperor who was happy yet unhappy, lonely yet ever-hopeful. However, the ill-fated relationship with the Tyrannosaurus One Eye continues to make his life more difficult… Speckles begins the dangerous journey to the paradise in search for happiness for himself and his young, but...
Author
Language
English
Description
On the alien planet Baab, admired astronaut Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser) is a national hero to the blue alien population. A master of daring rescues, Scorch pulls off astonishing feats with the quiet aid of his nerdy, by-the-rules brother, Gary (Rob Corddry), head of mission control at BASA. When BASA's no-nonsense chief Lena (Jessica Alba) informs the brothers of an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet, Earth, Scorch rejects Gary's warnings...
Author
Language
English
Description
Join the new kid Todd (Michael Cera, Arrested Development) as he enters a school where cows roam free, class elections are decided by a game of dodge ball, and falling asleep in class is not only okay, but encouraged. As Todd's new teacher Miss Jewels (Kathy Najinny, King of the Hill) is fond of saying, "students can learn so much when they are asleep".Wayside is more than just another classroom comedy – it is a fantastic, defiant romp through...
12) Buck
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
A richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Buck Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life 'horse-whisperer', he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment. Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses, and people , with his understanding, compassion and...
13) At the Ready
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Language
English
Formats
Description
For many teenagers, the sound of gunshots ringing through the halls is their worst nightmare, but for criminal justice students at Horizon High, outside of El Paso, it's the first step toward achieving their American Dream. Home to one of the largest law enforcement education programs in the region, students train to become police officers and Border Patrol agents. At the Ready follows three Mexican-American students as they embark on such a career...
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Language
English
Description
Santa Claus has made an announcement – he is retiring and has picked the perfect successor – “Robotnikclaus”! Sonic and his sister resolve to persuade Santa to return and set Christmas straight. When the two track down the Santa who made the announcement, they discover he is just a phony robot and the real Santa Claus is being held prisoner. With the power of the blue streak, X-TREME SONIC rescues the real Santa Claus and delivers all the...
Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
From Oscar-winning director Luc Jacquet (*March of the Penguins*) comes a stirring portrait of French glaciologist Claude Lorius whose groundbreaking research in Antarctica gave us the first clear evidence of man-made global climate change. Through remarkable archival footage and stunning drone cinematography, this is an epic tale where science and adventure meet, equal parts contemplative memoir and an ardent call to action. Nominated for a...
16) Keep Quiet
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Formats
Description
As vice-president of Hungary’s far-right extremist party, Csanad Szegedi espoused anti-Semitic rhetoric and Holocaust denials, and founded the Hungarian Guard, a now-banned militia inspired by a pro-Nazi group complicit in the murder of thousands of Jews during WWII. But his life was soon upended when Szegedi’s maternal grandparents were revealed to be Jewish and his beloved grandmother an Auschwitz survivor who had hidden her faith, fearing further...
17) Magnus
Language
English
Formats
Description
This unique coming-of-age story follows Magnus Carlsen, a Norwegian chess prodigy who became a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt caused an uproar in the 1960s by coining the subversive concept of the "Banality of Evil" when referring to the trial of Adolph Eichmann, which she covered for the New Yorker magazine. Her private life was no less controversial thanks to her early love affair with the renowned German philosopher and Nazi supporter Martin Heidegger. This thought provoking and spirited documentary, with its abundance of archival...
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
On a trip to the city museum three young boys discover a golden bowl - a part of the legendary Aztec treasure. While examining the bowl more closely they set of the secret time-traveling mechanism. Suddenly the world around them disappears, and they find themselves on board of the pirate ship - back in the 18th century. There the adventure begins. They meet the beautiful and dangerous pirate-queen Anne Bonnie, Captain Blackbeard, terrifying and ruthless...
Author
Language
English
Description
Dive into adventure and fun with Sammy the sea turtle as he swims the oceans of the world searching for the love of his life, Shelly. With his best pal, Ray, Sammy experiences the extraordinary and faces daunting challenges, including hungry sharks and pesky birds. A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures features a rollicking soundtrack and incredible voice talents, including Melanie Griffith, Kathy Griffin, Tim Curry, Anthony Anderson and Stacy Keach....
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