Kanopy (Firm)
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Freedom is a documentary arts series featuring some of the world's most eccentric, eclectic and leading edge urban dance performers, movers, choreographers and companies. Freedom takes the viewer into the subculture of dance with the world as the backdrop. Hosted by contemporary dance legend Robert Desrosiers
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The invention of cinema, and its growth into a sophisticated art form, are vividly brought to life in this massive collection of films from the early years of the influential Gaumont Film Company. Each disc is devoted to one of Gaumont's artistic directors, who oversaw all film production at the studio, and profoundly influenced not only the identity of the studio but also the evolution of the cinema itself.
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Was it just Einstein's genius who came up with the Theory of Relativity? Or was it someone else? The real story behind the making of Albert Einstein. A fact-based drama about the young and would-be-famous scientist, Albert Einstein, at a critical point in his young life as he starts to formulate his innovative world shattering ideas. In 1905, the young and unknown Albert Einstein, a third class clerk in a Swiss Patent office, made his most revolutionary...
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Whilst the process of aging may reflect a time of great achievement, satisfaction and excitement for many, it is not uncommon for some older people to feel isolated and concerned about some aspects of their lives - past, present and future. For some, experiences of family isolation, social withdrawal, decline in health, role and status, death of partner, family members and friends creates a great sense of loss and grief. This Speaking from experience...
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Richard Wanambi is about to go to prison for a long time. He knows what it's like. He's been there before... In Australia's Northern Territory three-quarters of the people behind bars are Indigenous men. Lonely Boy Richard is an intimate account of one man's journey to jail. In Richard's home of Yirrkala, like elsewhere, alcohol abuse and violence are threatening family and community life. Although his people are doing what they can, it's not enough...
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For both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, Captain James Cook is a figure of great historical significance. Non-Aboriginal histories of Australia generally regard Captain Cook as the person who discovered Australia, although historical records show that he was not the first European to step onto Australian shores. Contemporary Aboriginal accounts of Captain Cook that survive bear little relationship to this history upheld by non-Aboriginal...
28) Video Dance
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This work by director Douglas Rosenberg, a regular collaborator with contemporary choreographers, is a collection of three dances created specifically for the camera. Each work features Rosenberg's lyrical camera work and suspends the choreography within an elegant frame. The dances for the camera featured on this tape include works by internationally respected dance artists; "Wind" with Eiko and Koma, "Bardo (In Extremis)" with Molissa Fenley, and...
29) Psychosis
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This playlist features a discussion about early psychosis and an assessment of a person displaying psychotic symptoms with co-current cannabis abuse.
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What does an environmentally friendly biodynamic food system capable of feeding everyone actually look like? A biodynamic revolution is sweeping India. How to save the world tells the story of marginal farmers across India who are reviving an arcane form of agriculture through the teachings of an elderly New Zealander many are calling the new Gandhi. The outcome of the battle for agricultural control may dictate the future of the earth.
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When a minute taker is effective, projects run to time and information is summarised for knowledge sharing. The trouble is, most minute takers are not trained in the skills of recording, active listening and speed writing. Most minute takers don't see their role as a role equal to that of the Chair. Most have no idea about the short cuts to recording information. For many years we have delivered Minute Taking training to companies in the UK and Europe....
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It was said of him that in more than seventy films, he never once gave a bad performance. He was a charming and unconventional man with a wild streak and a compulsion to test himself at every turn. At his peak he became a leading man of immense attractiveness who refused to take fame and adulation seriously while in his later years a weary cynicism seemed to reflect the reality of the world around him. William Holden's achievements as an Academy-Award...
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In this issue of Videofashion Collections, simplicity is key for Narciso Rodriguez, and for Fall 2014, the designer experimented with relaxed shapes while maintaining a sense of fluidity - perfect for the working woman who covets an ease to her wardrobe. Thom Browne takes an ecclesiastical approach this season with a collection inspired by a scene in a classic Federico Fellini film, "Roma." At Anna Sui, the glamorous 1930s actress Anna May Wong infuses...
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The search for identity is one of the major tasks of life, and it begins in earnest, during adolescence. This program explores some of the factors that influence a teenager's developing identity. Relationships with parents, the parenting styles and values they have been raised with, the opinions and experiences of peers, and the growing desire for independence, all play crucial roles in the development of young adults.
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There are more than 2,500 pensioners living in a large private retirement home located in a suburb of Canton (Guangzhou), China. As we discover the daily lives of these people, the film focuses on the lives of two elderly ladies: Ms. Kuang and Ms Xie. The documentary reveals how today's urban China can be reflected by the story of these two women, who find themselves away from their families, in a retirement home. Here, in the wake of serious health...
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Specifically designed for and correlated to the curriulum of a middle school science course, this collection contains a number of video series that explore Healthy Living and help instructors to teach challenging concepts. The films, and accompanying teacher materials, are a great asset for teachers and teachers in training to use to integrate video into their lesson plans to capture the attention of young minds and enhance learning. The series in...