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A BRIDGE LIFE: FINDING OUR WAY HOME
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Educational Price: $175.00
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In a world of ever increasing natural disasters, "A Bridge Life: Finding Our Way Home" is an inspiring, multi-award winning documentary that follows Dan Sheffer, a Good Samaritan, who rescues seven evacuees from the Houston Astrodome in the wake of Huricane Katrina and brings them to Florida to help them get back on their feet, with a fresh start, a "bridge life" that will lead them to a more permanent place. Only little does Dan realize he gets more than he bargained for when one of the survivors isn't who they say they are.
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A CONNECTICUT HOT DOG TOUR
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Educational Price: $175.00
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"A CONNECTICUT HOT DOG TOUR" is a delicious film that takes you on a mouth-watering road trip to some of Connecticut’s unique hot dog stands.
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A HOME IN THE THEATRE
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Educational Price: $175.00
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“A HOME IN THE THEATRE" documents the story of 93-year-old Artistic Director Edith O'Hara waging the battle of her life to hold onto her theatre she founded 34 years ago on West 13th Street in Greenwich Village. She faces an unscrupulous real estate developer who wants to tear the building down and build condos in its place. The developer has offered to buy Edith out, but she lives there, is stubborn and wants to leave it as a legacy to New York.
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A LITTLE SALSA ON THE PRAIRIE
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Educational Price: $175.00
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'A Little Salsa on the Prairie: The Changing Character of Perry, Iowa' explores the significant change that began in Perry in the early 1990s when the complexion of a once predominantly white community shifted dramatically. An influx of Latino workers and their families came from as far away as Texas, California, Mexico and Central America to work at the local meat packing plant. Perry's Latino population increased from 47 in 1990 to 1,873 in 2000, accounting for 24.5 percent of the total population.
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A MILLION SPOKES
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Educational Price $175.00
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“A Million Spokes” is a feature-length documentary about and filmed during the largest and oldest bicycle-touring event in the world. Shot in July of 2009, the annual bicycle ride takes place in Iowa over seven days in July. Every year, between 20,000 to 30,000 bicyclists descend on the state to partake in an adventure that is singular in its ability to attract some of the most unique people you will ever meet.
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A PLACE CALLED HOME: AN ADOPTION STORY
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Educational Price: $175.00
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"A PLACE CALLED HOME: AN ADOPTION STORY" is the heartwarming true story of one family's struggle to adopt nine children in the face of overwhelming odds. Five years in the making and told from the perspective of their eldest son, this documentary is filled with the joy and pain that can often accompany the adoption process.
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A WALK IN WATKINS PARK
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Educational Price: $175.00
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Watkins Park, Nashville's oldest city park, sits adjacent to the John Henry Hale public housing development in North Nashville. Filmmaker MaryAnn Byrd takes you on a historical stroll through the park and it's history as The Rotary Club of Nashville extends their helping hand to revive to redevelop the park. (22 minutes, 2009)
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AGAINST THE TIDE
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Educational Price: $175.00
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"AGAINST THE TIDE"is a compelling film that documents what happened in the United States during the Holocaust, highlighting how a young activist, Peter Bergson, challenged Washington and the establishment Jewish organizations to demand that the rescue of Europe's Jews become a top priority for American Jews.Through a never-before-seen 1977 interview, Bergson gives a first-hand account of what occurred. The more successful he became in attracting support from important non-Jewish members of Congress and Hollywood personalities such as Ben Hecht, Edward G. Robinson and Paul Muni, the more threatened and resentful Jewish establishment leaders became.
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AIR RACER: CHASING THE DREAM
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Educational Price: $175.00
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'Air Racer: Chasing the Dream' tells the story of dreamer, inventor, and race pilot Jon Sharp. It is a story of do-it-yourself ingenuity and determination on a grand scale. 'Air Racer' follows Jon and his wife Patricia through a six-year struggle to create the world's most advanced racing airplane, the Nemesis NXT.
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ALCATRAZ REUNION DVD AND PRISON POETRY CD (COMBO DEAL)
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Our Price: $175.00
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WINNER of 4 BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
"HAUNTING, CHILLING, and EXTREMELY MOVING." - Connecticut Film Festival
Calling all cons! With the 70th anniversary of Alcatraz Penitentiary fast approaching, National Park Service Ranger John Cantwell is calling all cons, inviting every known ex-Alcatraz inmate -- and their former cellhouse guards -- back to the rock for an Alcatraz alumni gathering.
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