Oscilloscope Pictures
1) Bananas!*
Physical Desc
1 dvd (87 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
A suspenseful courtroom drama that focuses on the intricacies of the global politics of food by examining the actual case of Nicaraguan banana plantation workers and their suit against Dole Food Corporation. Their corporation was suspected of using banned pesticides, which were linked to generations of sterilized workers.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis ... begging the question: Can anyone really own water?"--Container.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Korean
Description
Two young girls are sent to live with relatives while their mother searches for their missing father. When their mother doesn't come back, they are left at their grandparent's house where they finally learn the importance of family.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Wendy Carroll (Michelle Williams) is driving to Alaska in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the Northwestern Fish cannery, and the start of a new life with her dog, Lucy. When her car breaks down in Oregon, however, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions, with far-ranging repercussions for herself and Lucy. Winner of the Palm Dog and nominated for the Un Certain...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Partnered with hard-line officer Tony Stone, Sgt. Will Montgomery is a battle-scarred war hero home from Iraq and newly assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. He faces this formidable mission while seeking comfort and healing back on the home front when he falls for the wife of a fallen soldier.
After an injured soldier is assigned the duty of informing soldier's families that their loved ones have died, he faces an ethical dilemma...
6) Howl
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
James Franco delivers a career-defining performance as poet Allen Ginsberg. Through his search for personal and creative expression, Ginsberg writes *Howl*, and must contend with attorney Jake Ehrlich (Jon Hamm) during *Howl’s* bizarre obscenity trial. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. Nominated for Outstanding Film...