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56 UP
In 1964 a group of seven year old children were interviewed for the documentary “Seven Up”. Director Michael Apted has been back to film them every seven years since, examining the progression of their lives. Now they are 56.
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Alone on the Island of the Blue Dolphins
Every year nearly half a million children read 'Island of The Blue Dolphins,' the story of a Native American girl left alone for 18 years on a remote California island in the 1800s. This new documentary explores her true story.
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American Teacher
Chronicling the stories of five teachers, American Teacher reveals the frustrating realities of today's educators, the difficulty of attracting talented new teachers, and why so many of our best teachers feel forced to leave the profession altogether.
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The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
This Emmy-nominated documentary from 2008 is one of the most critical, relevant, and widely discussed portraits of the U.S.-Mexico border, chronicling the tragic killing of 18-year-old American high school student by a team of U.S. Marines.
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The Bridge Master's Daughter
In the remote Andean highlands of Peru, the Bridge Master cares for the woven footbridge that has stretched over the gorge for hundreds of years, since the time of the Incas. But the Bridge Master is old...and his children want to migrate to the city.
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Circus Boy
In today's world, what is family? This question is explored in the documentary Circus Boy, about a gay man named Thomas who seeks reconciliation with his mother after he and his husband adopt a boy he's training for circus school.
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Colossus
Told through the eyes of 15-year-old Jamil Sunsin, Colossus is a modern-day immigrant tale of one family's desperate struggle after deportation leads to family separation, and the elusive search for the American dream.
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Every Three Seconds
Award-winning filmmaker Daniel Karslake (For the Bible Tells Me So) tells the unforgettable stories of five regular folks who have had a significant impact on two of the most challenging, yet solvable, issues of our time: hunger and extreme poverty.
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Films of Michael Sporn Vol. 1, The
From the celebrated animation studios of Michael Sporn, the award-winning, true-life stories Whitewash and Champagne, with voices by Ruby Dee andT Linda Lavin.
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Films of Michael Sporn Vol. 2, The
Two more films from the celebrated animation studios of Michael Sporn.
Volume 2 features the voices of James Earl Jones and Danny Glover in the Lewis Carroll tale The Hunting of the Snark and the Creole folk tale The Talking Eggs.
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Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution
Food Beware visits a small village in the mountains of France, where the town’s mayor has decided to make the school lunch menu organic, with much of it grown locally. Will this experiment in safe food work?
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Free Puppies!
Millions of rescue dogs from the rural South are transported to new homes thanks to the tireless efforts of a grassroots network of dog rescuers. Here is a true story about some of the intrepid women who are working together to save them.
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Girl Model
This eye-opening film follows Ashley, a model scout who scours the Siberian countryside looking for fresh faces; and Nadya, a 13-year-old plucked from her home in Russia and dropped into Tokyo with promises of a profitable modeling career.
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Harper Lee: From Mockingbird to Watchman
In this update of her 2011 documentary, filmmaker Mary McDonagh Murphy sifts through the facts and speculation surrounding Lee and both her novels. Includes interviews with Lee’s older sister, close friends and admirers, from Oprah Winfrey to Wally Lamb.
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Hiroshima No Pika & Hellfire
Narrated by Susan Sarandon, Hiroshima No Pika is an animated film
based on the award-winning children’s book by Japanese artist Toshi
Maruki. With the Academy Award nominated Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima.
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I Can Be President
What would it be like to grow up and become president of the United States? In I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View, a diverse group of children candidly share their thoughts on the subject, affirming the importance of having dreams at any age.
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In the Garden of Sounds
Deprived of his sight at an early age, Wolfgang Fasser established a physical therapy retreat for disabled children where they use music and noise to communicate with others and gain control of their own bodies.
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InRealLife
InRealLife takes us on a journey from the world of Silicon Valley to the bedrooms of British teenagers in order to ask an important question: What exactly is the internet doing to our children?
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Invisible Hands
Shraysi Tandon's searing documentary exposes child labor and trafficking within the supply chains of the world's biggest companies: a harrowing account of children as young as 6 years old making the products we use every day.
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Know How
A film written and acted by foster care youth, ripped from the stories of their lives. Five youths' worlds interweave as they deal with loss, heartbreak, and coming of age in this tale about transience and perseverance.
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Making Grace
Ann Krsul and Leslie Sullivan want to be mothers - together. Making Grace
allows us to experience with Ann and Leslie the challenges and joys of motherhood,
including those unique to lesbians.
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Michael Sporn Collection, The
This Collector’s Edition Box Set includes 12 films on 6 discs from the award-winning animator Michael Sporn, including Whitewash, The Talking Eggs, The Hunting of the Snark and more!
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Montessori: Let the Child Be the Guide
Curious about the Montessori Method, filmmaker Alexandre Mourot sets his camera up in the oldest Montessori school in France (with kids from 3 to 6) and observes this child-centered educational approach for an entire year.
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Mother's Courage, A: Talking Back to Autism
Margret, whose ten-year-old son Keli is severely autistic, travels to the United States and Europe to learn more about this mysterious condition and finds hope that her son may be able to express himself on a level she never thought possible.
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Nana
Directed by her 25 year old granddaughter, NANA is the story of Auschwitz survivor Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant, who spent her life fighting intolerance.
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Off and Running
With white Jewish lesbians for parents, Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. But her curiosity about her African-American roots thrusts her into an exploration of race and identity that threatens to distance her from her family.
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Please Vote for Me
Chronicling the first open elections of a third-grade class at a school in central China, this documentary is a witty, engaging macro-lens view of human nature, China’s one-child policy and the democratic electoral process.
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Prince Cinders
From the producer of The Snowman and Father Christmas and based on Babette Cole's bestselling book, Prince Cinders is an outrageously funny twist on the classic fairy tale Cinderella.
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The Quiet Epidemic
After years of living with mysterious symptoms, a young girl and a scientist are diagnosed with a disease said to not exist: Chronic Lyme disease. The film follows their search for answers, landing them in the middle of a medical debate.
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Resistance at Tule Lake
Resistance at Tule Lake tells the long-suppressed story of 12,000 Japanese Americans who dared to resist the U.S. government's program of mass incarceration during World War II.
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Seat 20D: Suse Lowenstein's Dark Elegy
Seat 20D: Suse Lowenstein's Dark Elegy explores the many shapes grieving can take. After Pan Am 103 was brought down in Lockerbie, a mother whose son was on the flight spends 15 years creating an astonishing work of art.
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Small Wonders
This Academy Award nominated documentary follows the story of a dedicated teacher who takes her Harlem students on a journey from beginner musicians to performing onstage at Carnegie Hall.
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Spark Among the Ashes
In this emotional documentary, a 13-year-old Connecticut boy stands at the center of a complex human drama that attracts world-wide attention when he travels to Cracow to participate in the first bar mitzvah there since the War.
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That Way Madness Lies...
What do you do when your brother descends into a black hole of mental instability - starting with falling for a Nigerian email scam but eventually winding up involuntary committed into the hospital made famous by 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'?
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Touch of Greatness, A
In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America’s schools, Albert Cullum
allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in his fifth grade public school
classroom.
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UP Series Box Set, The
In 1964 a group of seven year old children were interviewed for the documentary “Seven Up”. Director Michael Apted has been back to film them every seven years since. This seven disc box set includes all eight films in the series to date.
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War Game
Based on the best -selling book by Michael Foreman, War Game is the award-winning animated story of three English boys who leave their idyllic country lives to fight in the trenches of World War One. Featuring the voice of Kate Winslet, among others.
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You Don't Need Feet to Dance
This documentary reveals the extraordinary life of Sidiki Conde, who lost the use of his legs to polio at age fourteen. Today, he balances his career as a performing artist with the almost insurmountable obstacles of life in New York City.
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