Nonfiction DVDs
August 2023
Downwind

Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada. The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living downwind.
Hidden Volcano Abyss

Examines the volcanic eruption which took place on the Pacific Islands of Tonga, January 2022.
Human Footprint

Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the world to explore our global impact. 
Lionesses: How Football Came Home

The England women's soccer team was the feelgood story of the summer of 2022 and this film includes exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the squad as they progressed through to their ultimate victory in Women's EURO 2022.
The Thief Collector

In 1985, Willem de Kooning's "Woman-Ochre," one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century, was cut from its frame at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. 32 years later, the painting was found hanging in a New Mexico home.
Your Brain

How does your brain create your reality? Are you in control, or is your brain controlling you? Discover the surprising answers based on the latest research in this journey into the human brain with neuroscientist Heather Berlin.
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