Kurt Engfehr
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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequeces ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Every year Americans spend an average of $12.4 billion on cosmetic surgery procedures. Why are we being conditioned not to like the way we look? Award-winning filmmaker Darryl Roberts goes on a five-year journey to unearth the origins and deadly risks of our nation's quest for physical perfection.
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As Joe sets out to learn how to be healthy in an unhealthy world, he talks to a wide range of experts, follows up with folks from the first film, and connects with new people along the way. While on the road, Joe experiences some ups and downs when it comes to managing his own weight.
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1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Overweight, loaded up on steroids, and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe was at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. With doctors and conventional medicine unable to help, Joe traded in junk food and hit the road with a juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for 60 days. Across 3,000 miles, Joe had one goal in mind: to get off his pills and achieve a balanced lifestyle.
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1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Multiple
Description
Story of the Roma, commonly referred to as Gypsies, a people who have been both romanticized and vilified in popular culture. The Roma have endured centuries of intolerance and persecution in Europe, most notably the Holocaust genocide where an estimated 500,000 were murdered. A People Uncounted documents their culturally rich yet often difficult lives, and demonstrates how their present state has been deeply shaped by the tragedies of the past. Filmed...
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2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed.