Author: Hardy, Don, Jr, film director, film producer, editor of moving image work, director of photography. Nachman, Dana, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Long, Helen Jane, 1974- composer (expression) IFC Films, distributor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 636.7
Format: Video disc
Summary: Meet Patriot, Potomac, Primrose, Poppet, and Phil, five spirited puppies who, from the moment they're born, begin an incredible journey to become guide dogs for the blind. It's a rigorous two-year process that will take the pups from the care of selfless foster volunteers to specialized trainers to, if they make the cut, a lifelong human companion.
Author: Causey, Frances, film director, screenwriter, film producer, on-screen presenter. Holst, Sally, fllm producer, on-screen presenter. Riffe, Jed, film producer. Passion River Films, distributor.
Published: 2018 2017
Call Number: 973 LONG
Format: Video disc
Summary: From New Orleans to Virginia, Mississippi and Canada, Frances Causey and Sally Holst travel the roads of oppression, suppression, and even hope to reveal the connections of slavery and strong arm Southern politics to the current racial strife in America.
Author: Borquez, Cristina Herrera, film director, film producer. Cleta Films (Firm), presenter. Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, presenter. Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, presenter. FICG in LA, presenter.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 306.76 ETIQUETA SPA
Format: Video disc
Summary: Victor and Fernando, a devoted, unassuming couple from Mexicali, Mexico, find themselves in the center of a legal firestorm over their desire to get married. Weighing all their options, the pair opt to stay in their hometown of Mexicali and fight for their legal rights. With the help of two committed attorneys, Victor and Fernando withstand a seemingly interminable series of bizarre hurdles and bureaucratic nitpicking with grace and dignity.
Author: Contreras, Ernesto, 1969- film director. Contreras, Carlos (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Lozano, Mónica (Film producer) Álvarez Rebeil, Fernando, 1987- actor. Poncelis, Manuel, actor.
Published: 2018 2017
Call Number: SPA I
Format: Video disc
Summary: "An indigenous language is in peril as its last two speakers ... had a quarrel in the past and haven't spoken to each other in over fifty years. Martin, a young linguist, will undertake the challenge to bring the old friends back together and convince them to once again talk to each other, all so he can obtain a recorded registration of the language and study it. However, hidden in the past, in the heart of the jungle, lies a secret concealed by the language that makes it difficult to believe that the heart of Zikril will beat once again."--Container.
Author: Bujalski, Andrew, film director, screenwriter. Slater, Sam, 1984- film producer. King, Houston, film producer. Hall, Regina, actor. Richardson, Haley Lu, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: SUPPORT
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lisa is the last person some would expect to find in a highway-side 'sports bar with curves,' but as general manager at Double Whammies, she has come to love the place and its customers. An incurable den mother, she nurtures and protects her girls fiercely, but over the course of one trying day, her optimism is battered from every direction. Double Whammies sells a big, weird American fantasy, but what happens when reality pokes a bunch of holes in it?
Author: Mellor, Kay, creator, screenwriter. Leclerc, Dominic, television director. Ware, Cilla, television director. Francas, Yvonne, television producer. Jensen, Ashley, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: LOVE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Set in a British register office, where people come to record life's big events: births, marriages, and deaths. Senior Registrar Kate Dickenson juggles a hectic personal life with grumpy teenagers and longtime partner Rob, while dealing with the emotional toll the job has on her. After a big promotion, jealous colleague Judy threatens to reveal an indiscretion Kate had with her handsome coworker Rick that could throw Kate's job, and family life, into jeopardy.
Author: Biderman, Ann, creator. Schreiber, Liev, actor. Malcomson, Paula, 1970- actor. Marsan, Eddie, actor. Mihok, Dash, 1974- actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: TV RAY SEASON 5 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ray's ongoing family upheaval has taken an emotional toll, leaving him more vulnerable than ever. LA's preeminent fixer is heading into uncharted territory and will soon discover that some damage cant be controlled.
Author: Moore, Michael, 1954 April 23- film director, screenwriter, film producer, on-screen participant. Deal, Carl, film producer. O'Hara, Meghan, film producer. Hogg, David, 2000- on-screen participant. Trump, Donald, 1946- on-screen participant.
Published: 2018
Call Number: 973.933
Format: Video disc
Summary: Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements. --
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