Media, Art & Culture
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Against the Grain: An Artist's Survival Guide to Perú
A film by Ann Kaneko
Is freedom of expression a right or a privilege? Four Peruvian visual artists defy tyranny through their work and ignite change.
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Barbie Nation
A film by Susan Stern
The new Barbie Nation Collector's Edition DVD plumbs the cult of the Barbie doll, revealing attitudes about sexuality, body image, gender roles and creativity. Starring Barbie creator Ruth Handler.
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Concrete, Steel, & Paint
A film by Cindy Burstein and Tony Heriza
Men in prison. Victims of crime. A daring idea...
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Conversations with Willard Van Dyke
A film by Amalie R. Rothschild
A candid portrait of a filmmaker photographer who believed that film could change the world.
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Deadly Deception - General Electric, Nuclear Weapons, and Our Environment
A film by Debra Chasnoff
Grassroots activists successfully expose a corporate giant's environmental record and push GE out of the deadliest business of all.
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Downside Up
A film by Nancy Kelly
What happens when a poor, working-class town decides its best hope for survival is contemporary art? A personal and family story about MASS MoCA, America's largest museum of contemporary art.
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The Guarantee
A film by Jesse Epstein
Part 2) BODY TYPED: A dancer's hillarious story about his prominent nose and the effect it has on his career.
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Jamsie King of Scratch
A film by Andrea Leland
A spirited musical journey from the U. S. Virgin Islands. 79-year old James Brewster is an uncompromising, humorous, and provocative musician known for his playful compositions and lively performances. |
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Letters Not About Love
A film by Jacki Ochs
Based on letters exchanged between a Russian and American poet, a touching portrait of two countries and two people is revealed — a provocative exploration of language, culture and genuine communication.
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
A film by Rick Goldsmith
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000 pages of top secret documents to The New York Times, making headlines around the world.
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My Perestroika
A film by Robin Hessman
Five former childhood classmates paint a complex picture of the dreams and disillusionment of those raised behind the Iron Curtain.
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Ringl and Pit
A film by Juan Mandelbaum
A captivating portrait of Grete Stern and Ellen Auerbach, two pioneering artists who started a photography studio in Berlin in 1929, and what being a “New Woman” was like during those times.
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She's Just Growing Up, Dear
NEW! A film by Julia Tell
Coping with incest and abuse
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STAGES
A film by Meerkat Media Collective
A moving portrait of aging Puerto Rican women and urban teenagers collaboratively creating a play out of the stories of their lives.
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Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press
A film by Rick Goldsmith
Narrated by Susan Sarandon. Seldes's written words read by Edward Asner. The Academy-Award-nominated Tell The Truth and Run, is the dramatic story of muckraking journalist George Seldes, and a piercing look and censorship and suppression in the media.
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Third Ward TX
A film by Andrew Garrison
Third Ward TX introduces Project Row Houses--the nation's most impressive public art project and a bold experiment in how to build communities.
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To You Sweetheart, Aloha
A film by Leo Chiang
An entertaining yet poignant portrayal of a passionate elderly artist who continues to love, to grieve, and to live his life to the fullest, even at age 94.
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Wet Dreams and False Images
A film by Jesse Epstein
Part 1) BODY TYPED:
Wet Dreams and False Images uses humor to raise serious concerns about the marketplace of commercial illusion and unrealizable standards of physical perfection.
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Yield to Total Elation: Life and Art of Achilles Rizzoli
A film by Pat Ferrero
Portrait of the enigmatic, visionary artist
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Young Aspirations Young Artists
A film by Shirley Thompson
An artist creates a wildly successful after school arts program for teens in her downtown New Orleans neighborhood. |
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