Virgil Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Takes a look into American author Ayn Rand's background for the ideas and philosophy that inspired and shaped her prophetic novel, Atlas shrugged, and attempts to determine whether America is indeed headed for the disastrous outcome Rand predicted.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"[This documentary] examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Three aliens travel to Earth on a reconnaissance mission in preparation for a mass invasion. Having taken possession of human bodies, the visitors rob the hosts of their essence, leaving them unrecognizable to their loved ones.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
At the stroke of midnight on August 15th, 1947, as India declares independence from Great Britain, two babies are switched at birth by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. And so it is that Saleem Sinai, the illegitimat child of a beggar woman, and Shiva, the only son of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destinies meant for each other. Over the next three decades, Saleem and Shiva find themselves on opposite sides of many a conflict.
6) Chow down
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (73 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Root for Charles, John, and Garnet as they try to buck the system of pills and procedures, and outfox their heart disease and diabetes. When their doctors inform them that they can't get better, the intrepid trio tells the doctors to think again! The feisty trio shows viewers how they can achieve success when they rewrite their recipe for a healthy life. Includes interviews, extended scenes, and healthy recipes for a healthy heart.
7) After
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (101 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in the winter of 2002 in chilly upstate New York, after tells the story of a middle class family struggling with the financial consequences of a failing family business and a series of intergenerational conflicts and rivalries. But, what truly threatens to upset their delicate balance and shatter the emotionally fragile family matriarch is an intricately buried secret that, if revealed, could alter their lives irrevocably.
8) Jesus
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Filmed in front of a live audience, Sight & Sound's spectacular original stage production is now coming to home viewers. Witness some of the most awe-inspiring, miraculous events as Jesus sets sail with fishermen, challenges the Pharisees, and heals the hurting. Experience the greatest rescue story of all time as the Bible comes to life.
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
No one has seen ventriloquism like this before. Internationally acclaimed ventriloquist Nina Conti, takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor and erstwhile lover Ken Campbell on a pilgrimage to 'Venthaven' the resting place for puppets of dead ventriloquists. She gets to know her latex and wooden traveling partners along the way, and with them deconstructs herself and her lost love.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documents the making of an original Western film called Bulletproof. Bulletproof features actors with and without disabilities who meet every year at Zeno Mountain Farm (ZMF) to write, produce, and star in original short films. Founded by two brothers and their wives, Zeno Mountain Farm's philosophy is to create a truly inclusive community that builds genuine friendships that transcend stigma and stereotypes.
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"To whom it may concern: Ka Shen's journey is the definitive and true life story of Nancy Kwan who as a young Eurasian girl from Hong Kong captured the hearts and minds of moviegoers around the world in her star-making motion picture debut role in 'The World of Suzie Wong (1960) and the unforgettable follow up, Rodgers & Hammerstein Hollywood hit musical, Flower Drum Song (1961). With just two pictures in two years, this stunning beauty would become...
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A film about power, passion and the fine wine game. The great chateaux of Bordeaux struggle to accommodate the voracious appetite for their rare, expensive wines, which have become a powerful status symbol in booming China. Narrated by Russell Crowe.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A brash young Jewish filmmaker from New York tries to help an overly zealous Baptist preacher in south Alabama make a movie about the Prodigal Son. In the process they both learn about the acceptance and love of the prodigal's father.
15) High ground
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eleven wounded U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, each, dealing with different issues and looking to move on with their lives. They join an expedition to climb the 20,000 foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. Led by blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Mt. Everest summiteers as their guides, they set out on an emotional and gripping climb to reach the top and heal the emotional and physical wounds of the longest war in U.S....
16) Life in a day
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Were you one of the more than 80,000 people around the globe who were uploading their personal video of what happened in their lives on July 24th, 2010? Directed by Kevin MacDonald and produced by Ridley Scott, these two filmmakers sifted through over 4,500 hours of footage to create one incredible motion picture event. Created entirely from footage uploaded by YouTube users, 'Life in a Day' is a film first: exhilarating, moving and very, very funny-it...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
They thought it would last five weeks. Instead it went for 151 spectacular sold out shows over a triumphant year and a half across America. What made this tour extraordinary was that Glen had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He was told to hang up his guitar and prepare for the inevitable. Instead, Glen and his wife went public with his diagnosis and announced that he and his family would set out on a "Goodbye Tour".
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This documentary examines the personal journey of Mariel Hemingway, the granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway, as she strives for a deeper understanding of the suicide and mental iillness that have afflicted so many of her family members. Intimate verité footage and raw, emotional interviews with Mariel and her daughter are interwoven with rarely seen archival footage of the three Hemingway sisters and their parents.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, Restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As the Ebola pandemic was sweeping across West Africa in the spring of 2014, one organization was willing to step up and fully commit its people and resources to provide comfort, compassion, and care to the hurting people of Africa; all in the Name of Jesus. When the deadly virus infected one of its own medical personnel, the epic crisis truly hit home for Samaritan's Purse and its leader Franklin Graham.