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1) The Judge
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When she was a young lawyer, Kholoud Al-Faqih walked into the office of Palestine’s Chief Justice and announced she wanted to join the bench. He laughed at her. But just a few years later, Kholoud became the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East’s Shari’a (Islamic law) courts. Peabody winner and Emmy nominated THE JUDGE offers a unique portrait of Judge Kholoud — her brave journey as a lawyer, her tireless fight for justice...
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Award-winning filmmakers Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi release a real-life epic of boyhood and manhood – they follow Mir and his familyfilmed across twenty years in one of the most embattled corners of the globe. They form a portrait of embattled Afghanistan that no other film has ever captured. War, politics, poverty, and heartbreak – all seen from the level of a child frolicking in a muddy, bullet-laden pool, playing soccer on a dirt pitch,...
3) Expecting
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When Andie (Michelle Monaghan) gets pregnant after a one night stand, she offers to give the baby to her best friend (Radha Mitchell), who has been unable to conceive. But can their friendship survive the pregnancy?
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Ron Perlman, this award-winning film offers a moving account of the 5 million additional people killed during the Holocaust. Undesired minorities, gays, the disabled: 1st hand survivor stories remind us what happens when bigotry ascends.
Publisher
Media Education Foundation
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This documentary picks up where "Further Off the Straight and Narrow" left off in 2006. How did the rise of LGBTQ visibility, political progress, and digital technologies in the 2000s come together to offer the abundance of complex queer and transgender representations we see today? The streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime attracted audiences’ attention with nuanced and intersectional queer and trans narratives when they debuted the original...
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Living in the not-so-distant future, a New York couple takes a wild ride to parenthood after landing a coveted spot at the Womb Center, which offers couples a convenient and shareable pregnancy by way of detachable, artificial wombs, or pods.
Publisher
Under the Milky Way
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Arabic
Description
When an old airport janitor finds a captain's hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood. He weaves imaginary stories of his world adventures to offer hope in the face of their harsh reality.
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When 21-year-old hippie-millionaire Michael Brody Jr. decided to give away his fortune to anyone in need, he ignited a psychedelic spiral of events. An instant celebrity, Brody was mobbed by the public, scrutinized by the press, and overwhelmed by the crush of personal letters responding to his extraordinary offer. Fifty years later, an enormous cache of these letters are discovered—unopened.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
What were the last days in Pompeii like before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago? In 2021, for the first time, an ornate four-wheeled ceremonial chariot was discovered in the ruins of Pompeii, offering new insights into the lives of wealthy, high-ranking landowners who lived in villas on rich farmland outside the city.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë face a life of hardship. Trapped at home with very few opportunities, they share the burden of supporting their father and their troubled brother, but Charlotte sees that writing novels could offer a way out. Acclaimed screenwriter Sally Wainwright creates “a bleak and brilliant portrayal” (The Guardian) of the sisters’ extraordinary battle for recognition.
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
The inventive, self-reflexive films of independent trailblazer Cheryl Dunye (THE WATERMELON WOMAN) offer multilayered, sharply funny commentaries on the intersections of black and queer identity. Over the course of six provocative, sardonic shorts, Dunye honed a unique, quasi-documentary style she dubbed “Dunyementary.”
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
What did war at sea look like in the post-World War II era? The infamous clash between Great Britain and Argentina over the Falklands might offer some clarity. Explore the causes and effects of the Falklands war. Investigate why Britain succeeded and Argentina did not. And discover the importance of anti-ship cruise missiles.
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A gripping and surprising perspective on the clash between Islam, Secularism, and the political role of women in the Arab world. Offering an insightful portrait of the messy work of democracy, A REVOLUTION IN FOUR SEASONS is especially poignant in this global era of divided politics.
14) TransBoxing
Publisher
Lightbeam
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Trans Boxing is an art project in the form of a boxing club that was started in New York City in 2017 by Nolan Hansen. The project began as an effort to encourage the participation of transgender, non-conforming, and non-binary people in boxing. Over the years, an amazing community has been built around this sport. Trans Boxing offers training, education, and mentorship through weekly classes. They help others explore their strength both physically...
15) Dinner at Fred's
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Richard leaves his corporate office for a weekend at the country house of his fiancé, who is his boss' daughter. On the way there, he is forced to accept an offer of lodging from some locals, only to find they won't let him leave.
16) The Boom
Publisher
StudioCanal
Pub. Date
1963.
Language
Italiano
Description
Giovanni lives far beyond his means to provide for his wife's bodily needs. In return, she fully satisfies his sexual desires. Nearly insolvent and terribly worried at the idea of losing his wife, he thinks of committing suicide when an ad gives him hope again : a rich man offers anyone able to give him one of his eyes a big amount of money...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Nineteen people were hanged and one man pressed to death, while hundreds went to jail during the witch hysteria of 1692. Three Sovereigns for Sarah offers an accurate portrayal of the Salem witch trials, with real characters and original transcripts woven into the dialogue. The film is a powerful, moving story about three loving sisters accused of witchcraft.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
As in ancient Greek society, a Roman woman lived on the other side of history under the domination of the paterfamilias - most likely her father or husband - yet examples of love letters and poems offer evidence that loving marriages did exist. This lecture explores wedding rituals, the complexity of Roman women's roles in society, and how opportunities for women differed based on class status.
19) Lilya 4-ever
Publisher
Arrow Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Swedish
Description
Lilja lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilja hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working as a prostitute, and later meets Andrei. He offers her a good job in Sweden, but when Lilja arrives her life quickly enters a downward spiral.
20) La Civil
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
The story of Cielo, a mother in search of her daughter, abducted by a criminal gang in Northern Mexico. As the authorities fail to offer support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands. Cielo begins her own investigation and earns the trust and sympathy of Lamarque, an unconventional army Lieutenant working in the region. He agrees to help Cielo in her search, because her research data could be useful to his operations as well. Cielo’s...