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1) The Bomb
Author
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (60 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
THE BOMB explores the immense power of nuclear weapons, the perverse appeal they have, and the profound death wish at the very heart of them. The 55 minute film takes you through the strange, compelling, and unsettling reality of nuclear weapons today. An exploration of the immense power of nuclear weapons, the perverse appeal they have, and the profound death wish at the very heart of them.
2) Kimjongilia
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (75 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
North Korea is one of the world’s most isolated nations. For sixty years, North Koreans have been governed by a totalitarian regime that controls all information entering and leaving the country. A cult of personality surrounds its two recent leaders: first, Kim Il Sung, and now his son, Kim Jong Il. For Kim Jong Il’s 46th birthday, a hybrid red begonia named KIMJONGILIA was created, symbolizing wisdom, love, justice, and peace. The film draws...
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (89 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Since 1977, Sam Klemke has filmed his life, creating a strange and intimate portrait of what it means to be human. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and the **Hot Docs Film Festival**. "*Adventuresome, unclassifiable.*" - ***Variety*** "*...a rather interesting tale about a compulsive personality*." - ***Film International***
4) Teddy bear
Series
Film Movement volume 10, film 8
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Danish
Description
Dennis, a painfully shy 38-year old body builder who would like to find true love, has never had a girlfriend and lives with his mother in a suburb of Copenhagen. When his uncle marries a woman from Thailand, Dennis decides to try his own luck on a visit to Pattaya as it seems love is easier to find there. Knowing his mother would never accept another woman in his life, he lies and tells her he is going to Germany for a competition. Pattaya turns...
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (86 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A riveting and awe-inspiring look inside the world of Brooklyn street dancing known as ‘flexing.’ FLEX IS KINGS takes audiences along on the emotional journey of several young dancers who vie for a chance to make something of themselves by battling it out through this DIY art form. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**. "*An eye-popper showing the old pop and lock brought to thrilling, disorienting extremes.*" - Alan Scherstuhl,...
6) Shaka
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (77 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Between the oceans and the mountains, SHAKA follows the journey of one of the greatest athletes of his generation – snowboarding world champion Mathieu Crepel. Filmed by his childhood friend, Mathieu challenges himself to surf the legendary wave of Jaws in Hawaii. Some see it as an excessive quest. Others see it as a way of life, a way to discover the world and accomplish amazing feats. Shaka!
7) Our Time
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (179 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A family lives in the Mexican countryside raising fighting bulls. Esther is in charge of running the ranch, while her husband Juan, a world-renowned poet, raises and selects the beasts. Although in an open marriage, their relationship begins to crumble when Esther falls in love with an American horsebreaker and Juan is unable to control his jealousy. Nominated for Best Film at the **Venice Film Festival**. *"The rare spiritual drama that not only...
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (90 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The professional and personal lives of a sexual surrogate begin to unravel when she starts working with a new client. Nominated for Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards.** Winner of the C.I.C.A.E. Award at the **Berlin International Film Festival.** *"...a quiet triumph, a true herald of a distinctive and necessary voice in cinema." - Katie Walsh, **The Los Angeles Times*** *"...chilly yet intimate and...
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (110 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Russian
Description
A young teacher fleeing an unfounded criminal charge goes on the run with an orphaned girl who is searching for her long-lost grandmother. Winner of the Nora Ephron Prize at the **Tribeca Film Festival.** Winner of the Film and Literature Award at the **Film by the Sea International Film Festival.**
10) Jess + Moss
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (82 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Over the course of a summer, two adolescent cousins embark on a journey in which their secrets, dreams, and fears of an unknown future form an unbreakable bond between them. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and **Berlin International Film Festival**. *"Achingly sad and surpassingly lovely." - Benjamin Mercer, **Village Voice***
11) My Name Is Emily
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (94 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
After her mother dies and her father is institutionalized, Emily is placed in a foster home and in a new school where she is ostracized. When her father’s annual card fails to arrive on her 16th birthday, Emily knows something’s wrong. She decides to take matters into her own hands and, enlisting her only friend at school, Arden, sets off on a road trip to break her father out of the psych ward. As their journey progresses Emily and Arden become...
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (86 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Español
Description
When Liz, a lonely stay-at-home mom, forms a liberating alliance with the spontaneous Rosa, she gets sucked into a world of stolen cars, unstable sisters, and paranoia. Winner of the Screenwriting Award and Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the **Sundance Film Festival.** Winner of the Best Supporting Actress Award at the **Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciense of Argentina.**
13) Tilva Rosh
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The summer after high school, two best friends while away their time skateboarding in an abandoned copper mine in Serbia. But no matter how they try to distract themselves, they can't escape the inevitable changes in their relationship, and themselves. Nominated for a Golden Leopard at the **Locarno International Film Festival.** Nominated for Best Film at the **San Francisco International Film Festival.** *"Nikola Lezaic's debut feature is a marvel...this...
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (87 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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Description
IF THE DANCER DANCES invites viewers into the intimate world of the dance studio. Stephen Petronio, one of today’s leading dance-makers, is determined to help his dancers breathe new life into RainForest (1968), an iconic work by the legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham. With help from three members of the former Cunningham company, the film tracks Petronio’s dancers as they strive to re-stage this great work, revealing what it takes to keep...
15) Adela
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (86 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Tagalog
Description
Adela, a former radio personality, celebrates her 80th birthday alone in the slums of Manila, longing for her family and the stability of years gone by. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival.** Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role (Anita Linda) at the **Golden Screen Awards, Philppines.** *"The widely acclaimed Filipino actress Anita Linda gives transfixing performance as the title character of Adela."...
16) Manila
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (90 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Tagalog
Description
Piolo Pascual portrays two characters in this fractured tale of darkness and light, exposing the seedy underbelly of the city that surrounds him. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival**. Nominated for the Free Spirit Award at the **Warsaw International Film Festival.** *"Moody black-and-white realism, with a dash of genre thriller..." - Jonathan Romney, **ScreenDaily***
17) Vital Signs
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Français
Description
After a family member's tragic death, Simone dedicates her life to helping terminally ill patients at a hospital. Nominated for the Tiger Award at the **Rotterdam International Film Festival.** Nominated for an Emerging Visions at the **SXSW Film Festival.**
18) Toomelah
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (102 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Growing up in a remote Aboriginal community, 10-year-old Daniel is drawn into a world of drugs and violence, forcing him to make difficult choices in his pursuit of a better future. Nominated for the Un Certain Regard Award at the **Cannes Film Festival.** Nominated for the Best Film Award at the **Sydney Film Festival.**
19) Gather
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (74 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
GATHER follows the stories of natives on the frontlines of a growing movement to reconnect with spiritual and cultural identities that were devastated by genocide. An indigenous chef embarks on a ambitious project to reclaim ancient food ways on the Apache reservation; in South Dakota a gifted Lakota high school student, raised on a buffalo ranch, is proving her tribes native wisdom through her passion for science; and a group of young men of the...
20) Metamorphoses
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (106 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Français
Description
When Europe skips class to climb aboard an eight-wheel truck with a magnetic young man named Jupiter, little does she know of the journey of initiation that lies ahead of her. Just off the side of the motorway lies a land inhabited by powerful gods who can transform humans into plants or animals in the blink of an eye. Jupiter, Bacchus, Orpheus: Europe watches, listens and plays in this confrontation of gods and mortals, grasping a greater sense of...