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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The Uluburun shipwreck, a vessel that sank in 1300 B.C. off the coast of what is now modern Turkey, ranks among the greatest archaeological finds of all time. Learn about its remarkable underwater excavation, and wonder at the ship’s fabulous cargo, from ancient raw materials such as copper ingots and ivory to lavish finished goods and dazzling jewelry.
24) Eating Out
Publisher
All Channel Films
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Caleb is a hunky political-science major with a fondness for aggressive girls. Gwen is an aggressive girl who falls for gay acting boys. It's a match made in therapy. In a plan hatched by his crafty gay roommate Kyle, Caleb finds himself pretending to be gay to woo Gwen, but their scheme is thwarted when Gwen decides that Caleb would be the perfect catch for her own gay roommate, Marc--the object of Kyle's affection.. Caleb is faced with a confusing...
Publisher
9 Story Media Group
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Wibbly is looking for a chicken - and even though we can see it he can’t! When he eventually finds it he realises that the chicken has lost something too... her eggs! We go on a journey to try and find them for her and find all sorts of eggs - tiny quails eggs, huge ostrich eggs and even eggs that have crocodiles in! Wibbly eventually finds an egg as big as a house - and wonders if it’s a dragons egg, or a dinosaurs egg... but it turns out to...
26) Fursonas
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Approaching a community filled with so many rumors and misconceptions is no easy task. Fursonas director Dominic Rodriguez is not without his own biases, but instead of attempting to deny this fact, he faces it head on, unafraid to be shot down by his subjects. Fursonas is a whistleblower film that oscillates between the fantastic and the unusual, with moments of awe and wonder slapped against harsh reality. ..The audience can delight in infiltrating...
27) Kumare
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A provocative social experiment-turned-documentary, Kumare follows American filmmaker Vikram Gandhi as he transforms himself into a wise Indian guru, hoping to prove the absurdity of blind faith. Instead, he finds himself forging profound connections with people from all walks of life -- and wondering if and when to reveal his true self. Will his followers accept his final teaching? Can this illusion reveal a greater spiritual truth? Winner of South...
28) The Mauritanian
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of Mohamedou Slahi's fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander and her associate Teri Duncan who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military...
Publisher
Shout Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Watch this film ticket-free through February 19, 2024 and discuss the film with others on the [Big Movie Watch discussion board]( https://lib.kanopy.com/bigmoviewatch/join-the-discussion/?utm_medium=web&utm_source=[…]=big_movie_watch&utm_content=discussionboard_titledescription). How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Two convicted criminals come face-to-face with the toughest jury of all: the family and friends of their murdered victim. On one fateful night in 1994, a murder opened up a huge well of unresolved pain, guilt, anger, confusion and frustration. The murdered boy, it soon became clear, was not the only victim of this crime. In this heart rending story we meet a cast of wonderful characters. On the victim's side are the mother and the father, as well...
31) Understanding the Dark Side of Human Nature: Episode 11,Existential Anxiety and the Courage to Be
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wondered whether life has any meaning at all? Given the immensity of the universe, how could we be anything more than an inconsequential blip? Learn why so many philosophers who’ve grappled with this existential anxiety conclude that our lives do have value, and how one theologian finds meaning specifically in our courage to face ourselves in the world as it really is.
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Johnny becomes a nanny to prove to his ex-girlfriend that he’s ready to have children. But Johnny’s emotional problems sabotage his attempts to build a family like the one he cares for. YOU HURT MY FEELINGS speaks with the honesty of a child about the struggle to find love. Nominated for the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the **Los Angeles Film Festival**. *"Unfolding in New England over four vibrantly represented seasons, FEELINGS...
Publisher
Pragda
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Camilo is a young black man adopted by an indigenous couple in rural Colombia. He is the only Black person in his community and has always felt different. For years, he has been wondering about his biological parents. The indigenous Quillasinga-governor gives him Ayahuasca, a sacred remedy for spiritual guidance. During this transcendent experience, Camilo has visions of his biological mother. Supported by his adoptive father, Camilo embarks on a...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
In his youth Shaun Micallef almost joined the priesthood. Now he wonders if he may have missed his one shot at the answers to life's big questions. Heading to India, a country where spirituality and the search for meaning is very much a national past time, he immerses himself in the Hindu world of Gods, Gurus and the Ganges. In a bid to get to the heart of the faith, Shaun pushes well beyond his comfort zone on a physical, mental and spiritual adventure....
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Red, Whyatt, Pig, and Princess try to fly Red's kite, Princess keeps playing and being silly. To find an answer to the question of why their kite won?t fly, the Super Readers jump into the book The Silly Word Play. There they find a frustrated Bo Peep trying direct a play with the Nursery Rhyme friends, but a silly Present just wants to party and it's causing chaos. The Super Readers help Present get focused and Bo Peep get her cast to work together...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
If you're a student or professional in the field of psychology and you've ever wondered, "Hey, where's the excitement and imagination in psychology?" you've got a friend in James Hillman. In this fascinating interview, Dr. Hillman offers an inspiring critique of what he calls a "very peculiar field" and passionately expresses his longing for a psychology that enjoys and respects the psyche rather than fears and confines it. Hillman, a self-described...
37) Wonderstruck
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Tells the tale of two deaf children separated by fifty years. In 1927 New York City, Rose searches for the actress who's life she chronicles in her scrapbook; in 1977 in the Midwest, Ben runs away from home to find his father. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Brian Selznick, which is the predecessor to his screen-adapted novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
38) Horses on Mars
Publisher
University of Southern California Cinematic Arts
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Based on an actual scientific theory, this beautifully composed film with computer generated graphics accompanied by the music of Liquid Mind, tells a poignant story about microbes being blasted by asteroid collisions into outer space to become the seeds of life forms throughout the universe. Told from the personal perspective of one of the microbes, we follow him on his journey through space and time to another planet. He wonders about his friends...
Publisher
Deaf Crocodile Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Persian
Description
Director Shahram Mokri’s first feature is a delightfully offbeat B&W comedy about the mysterious workings of Fate, played out in deadpan Jim Jarmusch-like vignettes. Two blind jewel thieves, a young man who can’t succeed at killing himself, a love-struck police officer and two female morgue attendants find their lives interconnected when an unusual fish is set free and a charmed ring is moved. Watch for sly references to film noir classics including...
Publisher
9 Story Media Group
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When you peek through the hole in the leaf you might be able to find who made it! Wibbly has found a new friend, a caterpillar, and he is crawling all over the place, and eating everything in his path. Look at all those small holes he has made! When he goes missing they look in all the small holes they can find, but he is nowhere to be found... a few days later Wibbly wonders if this butterfly knows where he has gone...
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