Dreamscape Media
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1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Described as a photographic discovery of the century, this documentary uncovers the remarkable story of Lance Corporal George Hackney, the British soldier who took his camera to fight in the battlefields of the Western Front during World War I. See how his wartime experiences fueled an unlikely moral quest that was to change his life forever.
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1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Story of Australia captures the stunning landscapes and people of contemporary Australia. Experience everyday Australian life through the eyes of people working on the ground including a wildlife ranger in Kakadu, a rodeo rider in rural NSW, a marine biologist on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland and an architect in cosmopolitan Melbourne.
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1 videodisc (52 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From Catherine the Great up until the last Russian Empress, all of the Russian Tsarinas were, in fact, German. What brought them to Petrograd were marriages arranged in the royal courts of Europe. Once wed, the young brides were firmly in the straitjacket of the Russian monarchy. An individual personality and identity was denied; the sole purpose of her being became her role as custodian of centuries of Russian tradition and as figurehead to the Russian...
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1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In 1921, a young woman arose from the poverty of the Texas cotton fields. She captured the hearts of the American Black population, teaching them to overcome not only the racial barriers of the time but also the barriers within themselves. She dared to dream, and she challenged them to do so as well. Her name was Bessie Coleman. And, for Bessie Coleman, the sky was the limit..."--Container.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows historian Paul Murton as he tours Scotland using a tourist guidebook from the 1800's called Black's Picturesque Guide to Scotland. By using wonderful archival footage and photos and often travelling in the same way as the nineteenth century tourists, including on a horse drawn caravan and on a steam train, Paul delves into the history of the location and what has changed over the 200 years since the first tourists visited the sites.
13) Mystic India
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Experience the true story of an eleven-year-old child yogi, Neelkanth, who left his home in 1792 on a journey of enlightenment and awakening.
14) Back to natural
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documentary film that reveals the shocking truth about hair, politics, and racial identity in Black communities and beyond. Directed by New York City based clinical psychologist Gillian Scott-Ward, the film was inspired by the work she was doing in her clinical practice and her own drive to go natural. Back to Natural is a powerful call for healing that takes a grassroots approach to exploring the globalized policing of natural Black hair. Filmed...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On October 1st, 2017, over 22,000 people gathered in Las Vegas for the annual Route 91 Harvest music festival, which featured some of country music's biggest stars. As closing act Jason Aldean performed his set, a gunman opened fire on the throng of concert goers from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay casino and unleashed over 1,100 rounds of ammunition in just 10 minutes. Fifty-eight people were murdered, and over five hundred others were shot,...
20) Charlemagne
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The retelling of the interesting and captivating life of Emperor Charlemagne features elaborate battle reenactments and interviews with world-renowned experts.