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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary, he not only generates strong reactions regarding his extreme prejudices, he also tries to meet and marry Pamela Anderson.
2) The insult
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Arabic
Formats
Description
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
עברית
Description
A dark comedy about gentrification in which a socially progressive man's attempt to improve his Tel Aviv neighborhood goes unexpectedly awry. A satirical parable about the insidious ways in which privilege can unleash prejudice within.
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A vicious hate crime at an elite New England college thrusts the new dean of students into the investigation. When charged with maintaining order on campus, she is forced to examine her own feelings about race. Based on the critically acclaimed play, a compelling movie that examines the emotional fallout of prejudice within the cloistered walls of academia.
7) Sayonara
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c1957
Edition
[Widescreen version].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An American Air Force major on leave in Japan after the Korean War falls in love with a Japanese actress. When they declare their love openly, they find themselves scorned equally by both the Japanese and Americans.
Series
Publisher
Tango Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
English
Description
The tale of a grumpy academic and the lower-class woman who joins his household staff. He bucks the class prejudices of the time by showing compassion and trying to educate her children.
Publisher
distributed by Gaiam
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cassie is a bewitching woman who moves into a mysterious mansion in a small town. Soon, she opens Bell, Book & Candle, a curiosity shop full of candles, lotions, and such. The children of the local police chief believe that she is a witch, and are enthralled. But not everyone in town is appreciative of their quirky new neighbor, and it may take a little bit of magic for her to truly become part of the community.
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Full screen. 40th anniversary special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set against the stirrings of the civil rights movement and a rising wave of burgeoning Black pride. This tells the story of Duff, a railroad section hand who is forced to confront racial prejudice and self-denial when he falls in love with Josie, an educated preacher's daughter. An uplifting story about a man and a woman whose love overcomes racial and class barriers.
11) No way out
Series
Fox film noir volume 13
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a young African-American doctor operates on two white brothers brought in for gunshot wounds, it sets off a chain of violent confrontations between a vicious psychopath, his gang and the black community. Includes original theatrical trailer.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1209
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
Language
English
Description
"Michael Roemer's groundbreaking first feature, sensitively shot by his close collaborator Robert M. Young, is a still-resonant expression of humanity in the face of virulent prejudice. Made at the height of the civil rights movement, Nothing But A Man reveals the toll of systemic racism through its honest portrait of a southern Black railroad worker confronting the daily challenges of discrimination and economic precarity, as he attempts to settle...
Publisher
Kreative Digital Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004, c1998
Edition
Full screen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"High school teacher and Clear River Mayor Peter Suvak is a popular instructor and pillar of the community. But his integrity comes under fire when Kate McKinnon, the mother of one of his students, discovers he is teaching blatant racism. Determined to challenge his teachings, McKinnon undertakes a campaign to have him removed from the school. But Suvak's power as a member of the government is overwhelming and he is not giving up without a fight....
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
2004, 1988
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A comedy concerning a bigoted white man who is permanently turned black and must now contend with a shocked wife, his kids, angry neighbors, cold shoulders at the office and a back seat on the bus.
15) The cured
Publisher
Shout! / Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
What happens when the undead return to life? In a world ravaged by a virus that turns the infected into zombies, a cure is found and the wrenching process of reintegrating the survivors back into society begins. Among the formerly afflicted is Senan, a young man haunted by the horrific acts he committed while infected. He attempts to restart his life, but is society ready to forgive him and those like him? Or will fear and prejudice once again tear...
16) Powder
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An albino teenager with strange electromagnetic powers rises above prejudice from those frightened by his unusual appearance and abilities to touch the lives of those around him.
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