Suggested Viewing
Earth Day
Jewish Holocaust Remembrance
Cartoons
Earth Day
Agribusiness: Problems and Solutions – DV-Disc HD 1761 A27 2005 v.1&2 / 2004 47 min. ea. color Languages: English (1. Corporate Agriculture: Cultivating Trouble 2. Alternative Agriculture: Food for Life) "Corporate agriculture" examines the cost to the environment and rural culture caused by a handful of multinational corporations involved in factory farming. "Alternative agriculture" assets that ecological, organic and ethical farming is a viable alternative to industrial agriculture.
Circle of Plenty -- V-Cass SB 175 C57 1987 / 1987 27 min. color
Based on the work of John Jeavons, this film explains the techniques of biointensive agriculture that dramatically increase the food yields from small plots of ground.
Conservation and Energy Alternatives: Powering the Future – V-Cass HD 9502 U52 C684 2002 / 2002 30 min. color
Energy experts discuss United States energy policy for the twenty-first century. A feature story on wind turbines in West Texas follows.
Desert Under Siege -- V-Cass QH 88 D47 1991 / 1991 28 min. color
The deserts of the southwest United States are a little understood ecosystem. This production provides a concise overview of desert ecology, a brief history of the human presence in the region, and documents the human endeavors that are seriously threatening this diverse, fragile ecosystem.
Earth Collection – DV-Disc QB 631 E27 2011 / 2011 344 min. color Languges: English (1. Inside Planet Earth, What Lies Below, The Sun, Fearless Planet – Earth Story 2. Sunrise Earth – Edge of the Atlantic, If We Had No Moon, Faces of Earth – Building the Planet)
Pairing millions of years of history with cutting-edge technology, scientists and other leading experts explore the past, present, future, and even the "what-ifs" of our universe.
Earth Days (AMERICAN EXPERIENCE) – DV-Disc GE 195 A44 2010 / 2010 102 min. color Languages: English Subtitles: English
This program looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement -- from its post-war rustlings in the 1950s and the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's incendiary bestseller 'Silent Spring' to the first wildly successful 1970 Earth Day celebration and the subsequent firestorm of political action.
The Earth Day Special -- V-Cass HC 79.E5 .T54 1990 / 1990 99 min. color
Rich in comedy, song and reports on the state of the planet, this program captures the excitement and commitment of Earth Day 1990 - and shares tips everyone can use to help solve the most urgent crisis the world faces today.
Earth Keepers: A Survival Guide for a Planet in Peril – DV-Disc GE 195 E175 2009 / 2009 43 min. color Languages: English
This documentary traces the quest of Mikael Rioux, a young activist from Trois-Pistoles, Quebec. Eighty-year-old Christian de Laet, a pioneering Canadian environmentalist, Rioux's guide and mentor, urges him to go and meet visionary men and women implementing innovative projects for the future of society.
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture – DV-Disc NA 2542.36 F57 2010 / 2010 87 min. color Languages: English Subtitles: English, Dutch, Spanish, Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Portuguese, Hebrew, Slovak, Polish
Explores earthen buildings; how they could re-shape our world, homes and lives to be healthier. In the age of massive economic collapse and emergencies, maybe what we need is to get back to the earth.
From the Heart of the World: The Elder Brother's Warning -- V-Cass F 2270.2 K3 F76 1991 / 1991 87 min. color
Deep in the mountains of Colombia, the descendants of an ancient Tairona priesthood call themselves the Elder Brothers of the human race, and are convinced that we, the Younger Brothers, will soon destroy the balance of life on Earth. They believe that the only hope is for us to change our ways, and have set out to teach us what they know about the balance of mankind, nature and the spiritual world.
Ingredients: The Local Food Movement Takes Root – DV-Disc HD 9005 I54 2011 / 2009 67 min. color Languages: English
American food is in a state of crisis. Obesity and diabetes are on the rise, food costs are skyrocketing, family farms are in decline, and our agricultural environment is in jeopardy. Explore a thriving local food movement as our world becomes a more flavorless, disconnected, and dangerous place to eat.
State of the Planet: Biosphere in the Balance – V-Cass GE 170 S73 2001 v.1-3 / 2001 50 min. color (1. Is There a Crisis?: Biodiversity in Decline 2. Why Is There a Crisis?: Environmental Exploitation 3. The Future of Life Searching for Solutions)
Deforestation, global warming, depletion of aquifers, rising sea levels, and mass extinctions--how much longer can Earth compensate for these damaging forces? In this timely three-part series, David Attenborough and some of the world's leading experts on environmental matters consider probably the most important issue of the 21st century: the future of life on this planet.
Sustainable Architecture — V-Cass NA 2542.35 S88 1994 / 1994 38 min. color
This video is a thorough and interesting exploration of the elements of architectural design that work towards sustainability. There are sections on planning & design, basic building design, embodied energy & resources in buildings, vernacular architecture, energy & resource use in buildings, heating, cooling & ventilation, lighting, infrastructures, and a holistic challenge.
Thrive: What On Earth Will it Take? – DV-Disc HB 3722 T475 2011 / 2011 132 min. color Languages: English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese
Thrive is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's really going on in our world by following the money upstream -- uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, Thrive offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future.
Vanishing of the Bees – DV-Disc SF 539 V36 2011 / 2010 87 min. color Languages: English
Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives. Filmed across the U.S., in Europe, Australia, and Asia, examine the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and Mother Earth. As scientists puzzle over the cause, organic beekeepers indicate alternative reasons for this tragic loss.
The White River Canyon Under Seige – V-Cass QH 76.5 U8 W48 2000 / 2000 25 min. color
Float along with members of the Uintah Mountain Club as they describe their goal of protecting the heart of the White River Canyon, an oasis of wildness amid the oil and gas fields of northeastern Utah. Learn about the river's management history, its value to wildlife and recreationists, and the perennial threats to it from gas well drilling and associated development.
Jewish Holocaust Days of Remembrance
Anne Frank Remembered — V-Cass DS 135 N6 F7342 1996 / 1995 117 min. color
Using vintage newsreels, photographs and a rare home movie, this documentary looks beyond the celebrated pages of Anne’s diary. In surprising, often emotional interviews with Anne’s family, friends, and her heroic protector Miep Gies, Anne’s life serves once more as an unforgettable symbol of and tribute to the many lives lost in the Holocaust.
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State – DV-Disc D 805.5 A96 A88 2005 / 2005 300 min. color Languages: English Subtitles: English
While never losing sight of the suffering of the victims, this documentary offers a unique and alarming look at the mindset of the perpetrators. Special features include an interview with the producer Laurence Rees, and a series of six follow-up discussions hosted by Linda Ellerbee.
Breaking the Silence -- V-Cass D 810 J4 B7 1984 / 1984 58 min. color
The Holocaust created a legacy of trauma and pain, not only for those who experienced its horror, but for their children as well. This documentary tells a story of personal growth as the children of Holocaust survivors confront their inheritance of pain and overcome the silent barriers that separate them from their parents.
Kristallnacht: The Journey From 1938 to 1988 -- V-Cass DS 135 G33 K74 1988 / 1988 58 min. color
Living witnesses of the Crystal Night or, "night of breaking glass," recall the horrors of the destruction and violence which left hundreds of German and Austrian synagogues burned and wrecked, thousands of Jewish businesses vandalized and the glass of broken windows littering the streets.
Last Dance (Pilobolus & Maurice Sendak) – DV-Disc GV 1786 P54 L38 2002 / 2002 84 min. color Languages: English
A collaborative dance-theater work that honors a haunting holocaust legacy. This dance weaves together verite rehearsal footage, probing interviews, chilling Nazi propaganda footage and breathtaking performance.
Lest We Forget: A History of the Holocaust (WIN/MAC) — CD-ROM D 810 J4 L44 1996 / 1996
This CD-ROM includes documentary film footage including excerpts from Nazi propaganda films; over 500 photographs; interactive maps, charts, and timeline; original text written for this work; 65 biographies; subtitled audio documents including original Nazi speeches from German archives.
Memory of the Camps (FRONTLINE) -- V-Cass D 810 J4 M45 1989 / 1989 59 min. color-b&w
More than forty years ago, British and American film crews working in Europe entered Nazi concentration camps and found tragic evidence of the machinery of genocide, a fact that some people still refuse to accept. Their film record includes scenes of the gas chambers, medical experimentation labs, crematoria and the haunted, starving survivors in Dachau, Auschwitz and Buchenwald, as well as other camps.
The Memory Thief – DV-Disc PN 1997.2 M46 2010 / 2007 94 min. color Languages: English
Lukas is an aimless, haunted young man who is living in L.A. He buries painful thoughts of his own past in the humdrum routine of his job as a tollbooth clerk. A chance encounter with a holocaust survivor suddenly brings into focus a world and an identity he embraces with frightening intensity: the victimized Jews of World War II. As he begins to enthusiastically act out and explore his newfound obsession, Lukas discovers that survivor's guilt isn't just for the Jews anymore.
Partisans of Vilna — C-Disc M 1766 L4 P3 1989 / 1989
An album of songs that were created and sung by members of the Jewish underground of Vilna during World War II.
A Portrait of Elie Wiesel -- V-Cass PQ 2683 I32 Z76 1989 / 1989 58 min. color
In an interview with this 1986 Nobel Prize winner, viewers share an intimate look into the life story of a man and a world that witnessed the Holocaust. Pictures from archives, family photo albums and original artwork by Samuel Bak are interspersed as illustrations.
Primo – DV-Disc D 805 P7 L4413 2004 / 2004 110 min. color Languages: English
Brings to life Primo Levi's great testament to his year in Auschwitz.
Schindler's List (Feature FIlm) – DV-Disc PN 1997 S288 2004 / 1993 197 min. b&w
This film presents the indelible true story of the enigmatic Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party, womanizer, and war profiteer who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust.
Shoah – DV-Disc D 810 J4 S47 2003 v.1-4 / 1985 4 discs-9 hrs, 26 min. color Languages: English, French, Polish, German, Hebrew, Yiddish, Italian Subtitles: English, French
A direct confrontation with the people of the Holocaust, with those who were there. Victims, bystanders, and persecutors recount their side of the story in a completely candid and free manner, without any director's tricks.
Of Interest:
Web:
http://www.ushmm.org (United States HolocaustMemorial Museum)
http://www.remember.org (Cybrary of the Holocaust)
Cartoons
Brave
(Disney / animated) – DV-Disc PN 1997.2 B73 2012 / 2012 93 min. color Languages: English Subtitles: English (Includes Blu-Ray)
Princess Merida, an archer and self-reliant young woman, makes a decision which defies custom and brings chaos to her kingdom. To restore her kingdom, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills. Bonus features include animated shorts, extended scenes, and promotional art.
A Cat in Paris (animated) – DV-Disc PN 1997.2 C38 2012 / 2010 62 min. color Languages: English, French Subtitles: English
In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, a neighborhood girl whose mother is a police superintendent, after she falls into a gangster's clutches.
Fantastic Mr. Fox (animated) – DV-Disc PN 1997.2 F36 2010 / 2009 87 min color Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Mr. and Mrs. Fox live a happy home life underground with their eccentric son Ash. Mr. Fox works as a journalist, but against the advice of Badger, his attorney, he moves his family into a larger and finer home inside a tree on a hill. The treehouse has an excellent view of the nearby farms of Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Ash becomes hostile when his cousin, Kristofferson, joins the family for an extended stay. Mr. Fox decides to raid the farms, but this leads the farmers to stakeout the treehouse. The farmers try to dig the Fox family out, but they dig even faster. Mr. Fox organizes a tunneling project to burrow under all three farms and steal all the chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.
The Lorax (animated / Dr. Seuss) – DV-Disc PN 1997.2 L64 2012 / 2012 87 min. color Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
In a place where the brown Bar-ba-loots frisk and the Humming-Fish splash around, you will find the Lorax. The Lorax speaks of the trees, which the Once-ler is chopping down as fast as he pleases. Will the Once-ler change his destructive ways and heed the wise warnings of the Lorax?
Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends – DV-Disc PN 1997.5 R6359 2010 no.1-1 – 5-4 / 1959 – 1964 59 hrs. color Languages: English, Spanish
Each of the "shows" includes episodes of Rocky & Bullwinkle and episodes from either Fractured fairy tales, Peabody's improbable history, Dudley Do-Right, or Aesop and Son. Boris and Natasha are also featured.
Schoolhouse Rock! (animated)(30th Anniversary Edition) – DV-Disc PN 1997.5 S36 2002 / 1973-1985 283 min. color Languages: English Subtitles: English
Collection of all 46 Schoolhouse rock! songs on the topics of science, multiplication, money, American history and English grammar. Plus, the new song "I'm gonna send your vote to college" about the American electoral college.
Sita Sings the Blues (animated) – DV-Disc BL 1139.22 P3 2009 / 2009 82 min. color Languages: English
Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as 'The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.'
Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases (animated) – DV-Disc PN 1997.5 T636 2000 / 1943-1954 101 min. color Languages: English Subtitles: English (CONTENTS: The Yankee Doodle Mouse / 1943, Solid Serenade / 1946, Tee for Two / 1945, Mouse in Manhattan / 1945, The Zoot Cat / 1944, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse / 1947, The Cat Concerto / 1947, The Little Orphan / 1949, Salt Water Tabby / 1947, Kitty Foiled / 1948, Johann Mouse / 1953, Jerry's Diary / 1949, Jerry and The Lion / 1950, Mice Follies / 1954)
In one adventure after another, lovable Tom and Jerry get themselves into all the trouble you'd expect from a cat and mouse in this collection of their best cartoon capers.
UPA: The Jolly Frolics Collection
– DV-Disc PN 1992.8 A59 U62 2012 / 1948-1959 286 min. color-b&w Languages: English
This three-disc set includes 38 theatrical cartoons released from 1948 to 1959. Originally distributed by Columbia Pictures, the cartoon shorts produced by UPA (United Productions of America) were revolutionary, adopting the contemporary graphics of Modern design and offering non-traditional, provocative storytelling. Giving the animators at Disney, MGM and Warner Bros. a run for their money, UPA earned six nominations and three Academy Awards, and among their classic one-shot cartoons they adapted stories by James Thurber ("A Unicorn in the Garden") and Edgar Allan Poe ("The Tell-Tale Heart" narrated by James Mason). The studio tried to avoid repetition, but nevertheless presented two long-lasting characters in Gerald McBoing Boing (created by Dr. Seuss) and the near-sighted Mr. Magoo, whose first cartoon -- "Ragtime Bear" -- is also included.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
(animated) – DV-Disc PN 1997.5 W348 2006 / 2006 85 min. color Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
It's 'veggie-mania' in Wallace and Gromit's neighborhood. The two enterprising friends are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit, "Anti-Pesto." With only days to go before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition they find that their business is booming. They come to find out that running a "humane" pest control outfit can have its drawbacks. Suddenly, a large and mysterious veg-ravaging "beast" begins attacking the town's sacred vegetable plots at night. The competition hostess, Lady Tottington, commissions Anti-Pesto to catch the beast and save the day. But Victor Quartermaine would rather shoot the beast and secure the position of local hero - not to mention Lady Tottingon's hand in marriage.
Whisper of the Heart
– DV-Disc PN 1997.5 W486 2006 / 1995 111 min. color Languages: English, Japanese
A schoolgirl named Shizuku, who longs to discover her true talents, meets the mysterious Seiji, a boy who is determined to follow his dreams, and The Baron, a magical cat who helps her listen to the whispers in her heart.
The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection
– DV-Dsic PN 1997.5 W66 2007 / 1940 8 hrs. 55 min. color Languages: English
Seventy-five classic cartoons featuring Woody Woodpecker and his friends Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, Wally Walrus, and Buzz Buzzard.
