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1 videodisc (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The world watched in horror on March 11, 2011, as the fourth largest earthquake ever recorded crippled Japan and triggered a massive tsunami that swallowed entire communities, leaving an unprecedented catastrophe in its wake. All the while, amateur videographers, news crews, tourists and countless others were recording the sights and sounds of the unfolding chaos. This disc presents a powerful firsthand look at the tragedy entirely through the eyes...
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2 videodiscs (approximately 185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two years ago a Tsunami ravaged the coast of Thailand and hundreds of thousands lost their lives. This story follows a group of people whose lives are irrevocably transformed in the aftermath including: a young couple searching for their child; a Thai survivor who loses his family and tries to prevent developers from seizing the land his village is built on; an Englishwoman whose husband and son are missing; an ambitious reporter; a relief worker;...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a rising death toll in the tens of thousands, massive destruction of homes and businesses, shortages of water and power, and the specter of nuclear reactor meltdowns. It combines on-the-spot reporting, personal stories, compelling eyewitness videos, and exclusive helicopter footage for a unique look at the science behind the catastrophe.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 282 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A super hurricane that reached 20 miles high with winds approaching 700mph. It might have been responsible for wiping out 75 percent of all living things on Earth some 65 million years ago. A volcano unleasing a cloud of gas, ash and debris so impenetrable that the sun's warming rays were unable to reach Earth's surface and may have triggered an ice age. Great Britain may once have been connected to Europe, but was cut off by a violent storm and flood...
5) Hereafter
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1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This film peers at an intriguing question -- is there an afterlife? -- through the lens of George, Marie, and Marcus, who are each tortured in different ways by the thought of life after death. George Lonegan is psychic. It was once his career: he was "the man who can speak to the dead," with a high-traffic website, and a popular biography. But he fled that life, unable to cope with the emotional burden of his abilities. Marie Lelay is a French TV...
6) The vessel
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A local priest of a Latin American fishing village is recovering from a tsunami that washed away dozens of elementary school students. Ten years later, one of the young villagers miraculously comes back to life, and the whole town wonders if he is a sign from God.
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