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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 120 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Dictator in the Dock short film series brings viewers into the courtroom as former dictator General Efraín Ríos Montt stands trial for genocide and crimes against humanity in Guatemala. This historic case marked the first time, anywhere in the world, that a former head of state was tried for genocide in a national court, in the country where the crimes were committed. It is also the first time in the history of South or North America, that...
Publisher
Exodus Cry
Pub. Date
©2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (9 pages ; 22 cm)
Language
English
Description
A peek between the glossy surface of sophisticated 21st-century society reveals a chilling revelation--the enslavement of more than 27 million people worldwide. Look deeper still and you will uncover an industry that brutalizes and debases these individuals, many of them young girls, through sex slavery. Finally, you come face to face with the manifold atrocities surrounding the industry, from the deceptive recruitment and kidnapping of the victims...
Publisher
Frameline
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (62 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The majority of the victims of hate violence homicides in the United States are transgender women. Transgender people of color are six times more likely to experience physical violence from the police. Shelly "Treasure" Hillard, a young African American transwoman, died violently in 2011. She is one of many, and this is her story. Director Dream Hampton does not shy away from the gruesome reality of Treasure's murder, but heart-wrenching interviews...
Publisher
Kino Lorber Edu
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (82 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Español
Description
The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds the voices of the Earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives impetus from the stars and transmits it to living creatures. Water, the longest border in Chile, also holds the secret of a mysterious button that was discovered in its seabed. Chile, with its 2,670 miles of coastline, the largest archipelago in the world, presents a supernatural landscape. In it are volcanoes,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 48 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Language
English
Description
In the highlands of North Vietnam lies the remote town of Sapa, home to a mosaic of colorful hill tribes. Sapa opened to tourism in the late 1990s and now roughly 200 hill tribe girls aged 7 18 years live independently on the streets of Sapa to sell embroidery. A few years ago Australian film maker Shalom Almond visited Sapa as a tourist and became friends with four Hmong girls. The girls are savvy, street smart and dream of life beyond selling souvenirs....
Series
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (7. p. : 19 cm.)
Language
English
Description
A riveting journey into the minds of men whose contempt for homosexuals led them to murder. Videotaped confessions, home and police videos of gay bashings and murder scenes, news reports and graphic evidence from police files are fused together with interviews by the filmmaker with seven convicted killers.
Series
Publisher
TMW Media Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (20 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gun violence is a growing problem among teens in America. One of the most frightening trends over the last several years has been the rise of gun-related violence at school. A number of reasons have been cited for the emergence of this disturbing phenomenon. Some of these include the widespread availability of guns, escalating levels of violence in video games and media violence, and rising levels of teen alienation and rage. The program discusses...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 104 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Dictator in the Dock short film series brings viewers into the courtroom as former dictator General Efraín Ríos Montt stands trial for genocide and crimes against humanity in Guatemala. This historic case marked the first time, anywhere in the world, that a former head of state was tried for genocide in a national court, in the country where the crimes were committed. It is also the first time in the history of South or North America, that...
10) Ghosts of Rwanda
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the massacre of Rwandans through interviews with government officials, diplomats, soldiers, and survivors of the slaughter.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 77 min.)
Language
English
Description
Lost Girls of South Africa is a timely and revealing feature length documentary that offers a privileged glimpse into what life is really like for young girls growing up in South Africa. It follows the stories of four girls, aged 11-13, who become victims of child rape, looking at the experience and its aftermath through their eyes and in their words.
12) Get out
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young black man meets his white girlfriend's parents at their estate, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears.
13) Lured
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In this sumptuous thriller by legendary filmmaker Douglas Sirk and featuring a bevy of classic stars of the silver screen, a serial killer is on the loose in London, luring young women into his web through ads placed in the personal column. Scotland Yard's bait to ensnare the villain is a young American dance hall girl (played by a stunning Lucille Ball), who encounters a series of likely suspects, including the always dashing George Sanders as a...
14) Billal
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 86 min. 33 sec.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Lebanese-Australian Billal is struck by a car in the aftermath of fighting between Anglo-Australian and Lebanese youths on a state housing estate in south-west Sydney. Billal is hospitalised with permanent brain damage. The film follows Billal's long fight back to some sort of health, and the stresses on his family through this period as they try to come to terms with what has happened to their son, and at the same time struggle to...
15) A path appears
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"A unique and essential 4.5-hour documentary series addressing the roots of gender inequality, the devastating impact of poverty and the ripple effects that follow, including: sex trafficking, teen-pregnancy, gender-based violence, child slavery and the effective solutions being forged to combat them. An edge-of-your-seat dramatic encounter which travels across the United States and to Haiti, Colombia and Kenya."--Container.
16) Half the sky
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 3 hr., 52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Take an unforgettable journey with six actress/advocates and New York Times journalist [Nicholas] Kristof to meet some of the most courageous individuals of our time, who are doing extraordinary work to empower women and girls everywhere. These are stories of heartbreaking challenge, dramatic transformation and enduring hope.
17) The machinist
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Trevor Reznik hasn't slept in a year. The shocking deterioration of his physical and mental health has made his every waking moment an unrelenting state of confusion, paranoia, guilt, anxiety and terror. His only solace from this living nightmare comes from an affectionate prostitute. When cryptic notes turn up mysteriously in his apartment and hallucinations of a co-worker that no one else sees causes a gruesome machine shop injury, he embarks on...
18) Blood diamonds
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Travels around the world to examine the facts behind the conflicted diamond trade, including personal stories of those who have fallen victim to the atrocities of the brutal industry and interviews with participants at every level who, willingly or not, keep the wheel turning.
19) She
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every year, 300,000 women go missing in the United States. How many of their names are remembered? Award-winning poet Aimée Baker is on a quest to honor these women and make sure their stories are not forgotten.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The slasher classic Scream reinvigorated the horror genre, creating a scary movie icon and launching a frightening film franchise. The gorefest may seem like Hollywood fiction, but it was actually inspired by a real-life killing spree that sent an idyllic Florida town into a panic. Uncover the terrifying true events behind the horror film as we investigate the parallels between the fictional serial killer and the real-life serial killer: The Gainesville...
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