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Documentary & Non-Fiction DVDs Spring 2020
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In the age of AI
The promise and perils of AI; from fears about work and privacy to rivalry between the US and China. A new industrial revolution that will reshape and disrupt our lives, our jobs and our world, and allow the emergence of the surveillance society.
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Nova: Dead Sea Scroll Detectives
They are one of the greatest archeological finds of all time. First discovered in a cave by a Bedouin shepherd boy in 1947, these fragile parchment relics were written around the time of Christ two millennia ago and included the oldest known versions of the Hebrew Bible. They not only reveal that early Judaism was far richer and more varied than previously thought but also hold vital clues to the birth of Christianity.
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100 Years : One Woman's Fight for Justice
When Elouise Cobell, a petit Blackfeet warrior from Montana, started asking questions about missing money from government managed Indian Trust accounts, she never imagined that one day she would be taking on the world's most powerful government. But what she discovered as the Treasurer of her tribe was a trail of fraud and corruption leading all the way from Montana to Washington DC. "100 Years" is the story of her 30-year fight for justice for 300,000 Native Americans whose mineral rich lands were grossly mismanaged by the United States Government. In 1996, Cobell filed the largest class action lawsuit ever filed against the federal government. For fifteen long years, and through three Presidential administrations, Elouise Cobell's unrelenting spirit never quit. This is the compelling true story of how she prevailed and made history
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College Behind Bars
Tells the stories of several incarcerated men and women who try to turn their lives around by earning college degrees as part of the Bard Prison Initiative
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Aquarela
A deeply cinematic journey through the transformative beauty and raw power of water. Filmed at a rare 96 frames-per-second, the film is a visceral wake-up call that humans are no match for the sheer force and capricious will of Earth's most precious element. From the precarious frozen waters of Russia's Lake Baikal to Miami in the throes of Hurricane Irma to Venezuela's mighty Angels Falls, water is the main character, with director Victor Kossakovsky capturing her many personalities.
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Why Bridges Collapse
Examines some of the more notable bridge collapses, and discusses new engineering techniques used in bridge construction which could help prevent future incidents from taking place
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No Passport Required: Season 2
Each week chef Marcus Samuelsson, an immigrant himself, visits a new city to learn about the dynamic and creative ways a particular community has made its mark. Season Two has him visiting Seattle's Filipino community, West African neighborhoods in Houston, Philadelphia's Italian-Americans, the Portuguese in Boston, a widespread Armenian community throughout SoCal, and the Chinese traditions of Las Vegas.
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La Donna Serpente
As Casella's only full-scale opera, its fantastic plot based on Carlo Gozzi's renowned fairy tale that perpetually alternates between tragedy and comedy, expressed in neo-Classical music that skilfully portrays the sinister and ethereal world of the fairies as well as the intense emotions of the human realm.
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Amazing Grace
A documentary presenting the live recording of Aretha Franklin's album Amazing Grace at The New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972.
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Drain the Oceans
Explores various submerged locations around the globe using innovative technology to expose hidden evidence of undersea mysteries
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For Sama
Follows five years in the life of filmmaker Waad al-Kateab as she falls in love, gets married, and gives birth to her daughter throughout the conflict in Aleppo, Syria
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