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Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Martha Teichner, the film follows the trajectory of Jewish American life from the earliest arrivals in the mid-17th century through the impact of the Nazi regime in World War II, the creation of Israel, and the new challenges of 21st century assimilation.. Explore the personal stories many faced as they migrated to America, whether for economic opportunity or to escape persecution.
82) My Nose
Publisher
Kirschenbaum Productions
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
This personal documentary reveals the complexities of a single woman living in a beauty-obsessed world with her original yet imperfect nose. It's a tale that anyone who has ever obsessed over their own "imperfection" will easily relate to. MY NOSE explores filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum's mother's preoccupation with her nose, the intricacies of the mother/daughter relationship, and asks what drives people into the plastic surgeon's office. Will she...
83) Bonjour! Shalom!
Publisher
reFrame Films
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
A small municipality in Montreal finds two very different cultures living side by side: Hassidic Jews and their mostly French-speaking neighbors. Intent on preserving their religious traditions, the Hassidim meet outsiders with a kind of protective wall. Misunderstanding the Hassidic way of life, many of the French residents respond to their neighbors with a mixture of mistrust, frustration and curiosity. Faced with a growing transformation of their...
84) Bonhoeffer
Publisher
Entertainment One
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
As a young pastor, Bonhoeffer helped to organise the Confessing Church, Germany's only true organised challenge to the Nazi state. A prolific writer and acclaimed preacher, Bonhoeffer came to New York on a teaching fellowship and taught Sunday school in the famed Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. When Bonhoeffer returned to Germany in 1932 he brought with him a new awareness of racial prejudice and became one of the first clear voices to challenge...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
We all have a story we want to share with others. Maybe it's a funny or dramatic moment in your everyday life. Perhaps it's an unforgettable trip overseas or a heartwarming family reunion. Or possibly even the life of a close relative or public figure that has inspired you in some unique way. Regardless of the story or experience, there's no better way to write, record, and share it than through the power of creative nonfiction.
87) Hope builders
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The future of the world is perhaps being played out in an elementary school in Quebec, where a teacher is implementing a new teaching method (Action Research) aimed at preparing children to take up environmental challenges. During a very special school year, the students of Dominique Leducs grade six class are learning to identify, rigorously analyze and resolve a problem that exists in their world. They are also learning about the uncertainty faced...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Sirio
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"Mentalidades matematicas proporciona estrategias y actividades practicas para ayudar a padres y educadores a hacer ver a todos los ninos y ninas; incluso a aquellos que estan convencidos de que son malos en matematicas; que pueden disfrutar y triunfar con esta materia. Jo Boaler; investigadora de Stanford; profesora de matematicas y experta en aprendizaje; ha estudiado por que hay tantos alumnos a los que no les gustan las matematicas y; a menudo;...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Nation, America’s oldest weekly magazine, founded in 1865 and now in its 150th year, has long been considered one of America’s definitive journalistic voices. Hot Type, the new film by Barbara Kopple, a two-time Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature, tells the riveting and surprising story of The Nation.. The film captures daily life at the magazine, introduces staff writers and editors past and present, and follows members of...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Assessment for learning: strategic questioning explores the link between questioning and assessment for learning. It contains video clips of interviews with teachers about their use of questioning, and classroom footage showing teachers implementing aspects of strategic questioning. Assessment for learning: strategic questioning focuses on ten key aspects of the formative use of questioning in the classroom: Preparing key questions, Asking closed...
91) Pornocracy
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
French feminist icon, filmmaker, and adult film director Ovidie investigates shocking modern changes in the international adult film industry and how the arrival of web sites showing amateur and pirated Filmclips has transformed the way porn is made and consumed.. Official Selection at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An exciting new feature film documentary about the world of comic books told through the thoughts and images of the creators, artists, writers, collectors, store owners, independent publishers, and especially the passionate fans who have made it the phenomenon that it is today.
94) Holy Rollers
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A Jewish youth (Jesse Eisenberg) risks being ostracized from his religious community when he becomes a drug mule for his best friend's older brother. Inspired by a true story of a young Hasidic man who was lured into the world of international drug trafficking in the late 90s..
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A look at the social media phenomenon known as "sexting" -- the process of sending sexually explicit photos via text messages or on the Internet. The film explores scandals sexting has caused as well as the ways it can actually benefit healthy relationships.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Steampunk started as a subgenre of science fiction fascinated with steam-powered machinery and alternative histories frequently set in Victorian England. VINTAGE TOMORROWS examines steampunk’s transformation from those sci-fi beginnings into a global cultural movement that influences art, fashion, design and music.. Through in-depth interviews with the writers and artists who galvanized the movement, VINTAGE TOMORROWS asks what steampunk can tell...
97) Mad As Hell
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This acclaimed film documents the tumultuous, at times hilarious, and altogether astonishing trajectory of Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks’ main host and founder, as he traverses from unknown Public Access TV host to internet sensation by way of YouTube.. When he ventures into national television by landing the 6 PM timeslot on MSNBC, Cenk’s uncensored brand of journalism is compromised as he becomes a thorn in the side of traditional news media;...
98) A Gamer's Life
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Follow two professional gamers as they reveal the secrets behind making a living by playing games. With never-before-seen gameplay footage, and featuring appearances from Lindsay Elyse, David Walsh, Andy Dudynsky, Aaron Elam, and more, A GAMER’S LIFE goes behind-the-scenes of a career life that others consider as a hobby.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
This film was a project that was supervised by the British Ministry of Information and the American Office of War Information. And during that summer of 1945 some of the documentary editing was done under the direction of Alfred Hitchcock.. "At the time we found the film, it was not entirely clear what role Hitchcock played in its development," says David Fanning, executive producer of FRONTLINE. "Moreover, one reel of the original six, shot by the...
100) Rights and Wrongs
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
By returning to the roots of Islam and understanding how societies have found justification for their treatment of women within Islamic sources, this thoughtful and far reaching film is an essential resource that debunks myths about women and Islam. Renowned Muslim feminist scholars and journalists, including Asra Q. Nomani, Mona Eltahawy, Azadeh Moaveni, Dr. Amina Wadud, Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl and Asma Gull Hasan, detail how from early on very different...
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