Kanopy (Firm)
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The fire that tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the gruesome culmination of years of unrest in America's most profitable manufacturing industry. Two years earlier, led by a spontaneous walkout in the same factory, twenty thousand garment workers, in the largest women's strike in American history, took to the streets of New York to protest working conditions. They gained the support of both progressives...
2) Zoo
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, 12 year old Tom (Art Parkinson) and his misfit friends fight to save Buster the baby elephant during the air raids on Belfast in 1941. Winner of the Films4Families Youth Jury Award at the **Seattle International Film Festival**. "*A thrilling adventure for all ages.*" - Justin Lowe, ***Hollywood Reporter***
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Arabic
Description
2018 **Academy Award** nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad’s breathtaking work – a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage – follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets; ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes in the hope of saving lives. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Documentary at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for the...
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jack (John Reynolds) and Su (Sunita Mani) are a hip Brooklyn couple who, like many of their friends, find themselves dependent on technology and unable to put down their phones. Fearing their mindless scrolling may impact their connection with each other, they seize the chance to head to an isolated cabin in the woods, vowing to unplug from the outside world for a week. Sheltered from texts and push notifications, they are blissfully unaware that...
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a small U.S. town, far from the horrors of the Nazi labor camp where Maja (Noomi Rapace) was held with other Romani prisoners, she and her American husband Lewis (Chris Messina) have built a cozy life. But as she runs errands along the main street of her small town, Maja glimpses a stranger (Joel Kinnaman) whistling a nightmarishly familiar tune. Spiraling back to a night she has tried to forget, she fears he is the German soldier named Karl who...
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Told in Cunningham’s own words from a recently unearthed six-hour 1994 interview, the iconic street photographer and fashion historian chronicles, in his customarily cheerful and plainspoken manner, moonlighting as a milliner in France during the Korean War, his unique relationship with First Lady Jackie Kennedy, his four decades at The New York Times and his democratic view of fashion and society. Narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker, THE TIMES OF...
7) Proxima
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sarah is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. She is the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella, her seven-year-old daughter. Sarah feels guilty that she cannot spend more time with her child. When Sarah is chosen to be part of the crew of a year-long space mission called 'Proxima', it creates chaos in the mother-daughter relationship.
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A cinematic documentary, taking us through the introspective life journey of fashion designer Christian Audigier. He created the brand ‘Ed Hardy’, based on the designs of famous American tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy. After being diagnosed with MDS, an aggressive type of blood cancer, Christian is forced to accept what lies ahead of him. Winner of the Best Cinematography and the Best Documentary Awards at the **Beverly Hills Film Festival.** Winner...
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school.
"A warped wonder of a movie about a cannibalistic serial killer's awkward teenage years-it takes twisted to areas few have investigated."--Rolling Stone
"This film is sensitively wrought. It's credible in its evocation of mid-'70s suburbia. The acting is excellent throughout, and Ross Lynch in the role of Dahmer elicits genuine sympathy for an increasingly lost but not yet monstrous soul."--New...
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A character-driven documentary about a billionaire family and their financial challenges in the wake of the economic crisis. With the epic proportions of a Shakespearean tragedy, the film follows two unique characters, whose rags-to-riches success stories reveal the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream.. The film begins with the family triumphantly constructing the largest privately owned house in America, a 90,000 sq. ft. palace. Over the...
11) Archangel
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 77 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Literally a film like no other, this weird, wild and extraordinary photoplay is both melodrama and deadpan parody. With striking black and white cinematography and stylized set design, Guy Maddin tells a tale of obsessive love in the arctic Russian town of Archangel, where Bolsheviks, White Russians and German Huns converge during World War I. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival.** Winner of the Best Experimental Film Award...
13) Adam
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Awkward, self-conscious ADAM Freeman (Nicholas Alexander) has just finished his junior year of high school in 2006. When his cool older sister Casey (Margaret Qualley) suggests he visit her in New York for the Summer, ADAM has visions of meeting a girl and finally gaining some actual life experience. The fantasy doesn’t materialize exactly as expected. Casey has enthusiastically embraced life amidst Brooklyn’s young LGBTQ community and invites...
14) Lavender
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lavender is a taut psychological thriller that bends the line between memory and madness, past and present, like a splinter in the brain struggling to escape. Jane (Abbie Cornish) has always photographed old and abandoned farmhouses for as long as she can remember. It's a hobby bordering on obsession that has bloomed into a successful career. Until one day she photographs a particular house...and everything changes. A tragic car accident leaves her...
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The magistrate of an isolated frontier settlement on the border of an unnamed empire looks forward to an easy retirement until the arrival of Colonel Joll, whose task it is to report on the activities of the 'barbarians' and the security situation on the border. Joll conducts a series of ruthless interrogations, which leads the Magistrate to question his loyalty to the empire.
16) Good Ol' Freda
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Freda Kelly was just a shy Liverpudlian teenager when she was asked to work for a local band hoping to make it big. Though she had no concept of how far they would go, Freda had faith in The Beatles from the beginning and The Beatles had faith in her. Many people came in and out of the band's circle as they grew to international stardom, but Freda remained a staple because of her unfaltering loyalty and dedication. As The Beatles' devoted secretary...
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Willie Velasquez grew up to become a student activist leader of the Latino Civil Rights Movement, and eventually the leader of one of the most important efforts in the history of Latino empowerment in America. He started a grassroots movement that changed the nation's political landscape and paved the way for the growing power of the Latino vote. This documentary examines obstacles Latinos had to overcome to obtain representation, and addresses issues...
18) The Weather Man
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Popular Chicago weatherman Dave Spritz (Nicolas Cage) has a shot at the big time when a national morning television show calls him for an audition. Professionally, Dave is on top of the world, but his personal life is in complete disarray. The harder he tries to hold on, the more he loses his grip. His painful divorce, his Pulitzer Prize-winning dad’s (Michael Caine) illness, and trouble with his kids have Dave poised on the knife’s edge between...
19) Results
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Recently divorced, newly rich, and utterly miserable, Danny (Kevin Corrigan) would seem to be the perfect test subject for a definitive look at the relationship between money and happiness. Danny’s well-funded languishing is interrupted by a momentous trip to the local gym, where he meets self-styled guru/owner Trevor (Guy Pearce) and irresistibly caustic trainer Kat (Cobie Smulders). Soon, their three lives are inextricably knotted, both professional...
20) Four Good Days
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Emerging from a detox clinic, a young addict must stay clean while living with her mother for the next four days.