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Title: Bully POV [videorecording] /
Call No: BF 637 B85 B825 2003
Summary: Four bullies talk about what motivates them and why they intimidate others, including one former bully who explains why he stopped.
Title: Secrets of lost empires [videorecording] /
Call No: D 21.3 S43 2006
Summary: Uncover the secrets of ancient civilizations as Nova journeys to five archaeological sites where teams of experts use traditional techniques to test their hypotheses. Obelisk: Explores...
Title: Secrets of lost empires. II [videorecording] /
Call No: D 21.3 S43 2008
Summary: Unlock mysteries and uncover lost history with the experts as they use yesteryear's technology to recreate five ancient engineering marvels and to discover what daily...
Title: The short life of José Antonio Gutierrez [videorecording] /
Call No: DS 79.76 S56 2007
Summary: A look at the life of Marine Lance Cpl. José Antonio Gutierrez, a "green-card soldier" (i.e.: non-U.S. citizen member of the U.S. Armed Forces) who...
Title: The longest hatred [videorecording] /
Call No: DS 145 L66 2004
Summary: Traces the long history of antisemitism which began in Roman times and still continues in many parts of the world. . Part 1,...
Title: Breaking the silence [videorecording] : Burma's resistance /
Call No: DS 530.65 B74 2009
Summary: Exposé of the conditions in Burma under the military government and the extent to which people will struggle to regain their freedom.
Title: Burma VJ [videorecording] : reporting from a closed country /
Call No: DS 530.65 B87 2010
Summary: A group of thirty anonymous Burmese videoreporters put their lives at risk to smuggle their secret recordings to Norway. This documentary covers the uprising against...
Title: Tiger spirit [electronic resource] /
Call No: DS 917.444 Online
Summary: This full-length documentary tells the story of modern Korea - a nation divided in half. The psychic scar shared by families divided during the Korean...
Title: As I am [electronic resource] /
Call No: E 78 C2 Online
Summary: As I Am is an experimental short documentary that challenges stereotypes about Aboriginal people in the workplace. The film features portraits of First...
Title: Of gold and caribou [videorecording] /
Call No: E 99 E7 O5 2009
Summary: "The caribou of the Baker Lake and its surrounding area are part of the world's largest and oldest herds and have allowed the local Inuits...
Title: By the people [videorecording] : the election of Barack Obama /
Call No: E 907 B9 2010
Summary: Documents Barack Obama's history-making road to the White House as the nation's first African-American president. Follows the former Senator from his decision to throw his...
Title: Lost king of the Maya [videorecording] /
Call No: F 1435.1 C7 L67 2007
Summary: Containing two programs including Lost King of the Maya and Maya Lords of the Jungle, get a closer look at the civilization and the rule...
Title: Argentina's occupied factories [videorecording] /
Call No: F 2849.2 A744 2006
Summary: Over the past five years, there has been an important movement in Argentina to occupy failed or failing factories and run them via what the...
Title: Conversations with Canada's prime ministers [videorecording] : 1957-present /
Call No: FC 26 P7 C66 2007
Summary: A series of television interviews with all the Canadian Prime Ministers, with the exception of Brian Mulroney, who have held office from 1957 to the...
Title: Momentum [electronic resource] /
Call No: FC 75 Online
Summary: Go head-to-head with an icebreaker. Plunge down a twisting mountain gorge. Soar through the clouds in the nosecone of a jet, then speed along...
Title: Jaded [electronic resource] /
Call No: FC 104 Online
Summary: A sharp and funny mockumentary that will get you talking about racism and discrimination. Jade Stone can't get a break. She's got qualifications and...
Title: Barbed wire and mandolins [electronic resource] /
Call No: FC 106 I8 Online
Summary: Documents the fate of Italian Canadians interned as enemy aliens during world War II, 700 of whom were imprisoned at Petawawa, Ontario for up to...
Title: Triumph & treachery [videorecording] : the Brian Mulroney story. /
Call No: FC 631 M84 T75 2007
Summary: The most complete interview of the former prime minister has ever given and his first comprehensive interview since leaving office in 1993. Mulroney discusses his...
Title: Louisbourg under siege [electronic resource] /
Call No: FC 2349 L6 Online
Summary: Presents a re-creation of the 1745 Battle of Louisbourg between the French who were in control of the fort and the New Englanders who resented...
Title: Toronto boom town [electronic resource] /
Call No: FC 3097.4 Online
Summary: This short documentary studies the contrast between the sedate Toronto of the turn of the century and the thriving, expanding metropolis of 1951. Aerial views...
Title: Oceans [videorecording] : exploring the secrets of our underwater world /
Call No: GC 21 O24 2009
Summary: From discovering the truth behind rumors that the Mediterranean has become a breeding ground for the Great White to exploring ancient wrecks that tell tales...
Title: Lock [electronic resource] /
Call No: GV 1785 A1 Online
Summary: Choreographer Édouard Lock believes that movement embodies our interests and desires. In this short documentary, we see the celebrated founder of La La...
Title: When you give of yourself [electronic resource] /
Call No: GV 1785 A1 Online
Summary: Mohammed and Yulanda Faris are generous and devoted patrons of the arts. Through dramatic re-creation, this short documentary captures the spirit of Montreal...
Title: Population projections for Canada, provinces and territories [electronic resource] /
Call No: HB 3529 P67 2010
Summary: Based on the July 2009 population estimate, these projections present a detailed picture of the Canadian population for the provinces/territories until 2036, and for all...
Title: The aliens have landed [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2008
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet?s billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. According...
Title: A fruit and nut case [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2008
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet?s billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. Nature...
Title: Trees on tap [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2008
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet?s billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. Nature...
Title: Coral cashpoint [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2008
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet?s billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. Nature...
Title: Slippery slopes [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2008
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet?s billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. Nature...
Title: Bloom or bust [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2008
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet?s billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. Nature...
Title: Doing what comes naturally [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2009
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet?s billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. Natural...
Title: One sexy tuber [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2009
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet's billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. Industrial...
Title: Natural prevention [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2009
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet?s billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. Natural...
Title: Standing profits [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2009
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet's billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. Deforestation...
Title: Now and forever [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2009
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet's billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. The...
Title: Union of the green [videorecording] /
Call No: HC 79 E5 N38 2009
Summary: Series putting a price tag on the planet's billion year old life support system. It shows how destroying nature is costing us cold, hard cash. The...
Title: Watershed [sound recording] /
Call No: HD 1691 W39 2009
Summary: This series, hosted by Anna Maria Tremonti of CBC Radio One's The Current, is an in-depth look at how water flows throught everything we do....
Title: Colour of beauty [electronic resource] /
Call No: HD 8039 M77 Online
Summary: Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model in New York. She's got the looks, the walk and the drive....
Title: Diet for a hungry planet [sound recording] /
Call No: HD 9000.5 D54 2008
Summary: Hosted by Anna Maria Tremonti, this radio series highlights The Current's coverage of food issues affecting Canada and the world. Topics cover from the safety...
Title: Mondovino [videorecording] /
Call No: HD 9370.5 M66 2009
Summary: A look at the wine industry in France, California, Italy, and New York, the effects of globalization and the effort of some to remain traditional....
Title: Chicken for Africa [videorecording] : the dirty trade in leftovers /
Call No: HD 9437 A352 C49 2009
Summary: Nowhere is more chicken breast eaten than in Europe and North America, a development due primarily to the wellness craze. The film team follows the...
Title: Globalization at a crossroads [videorecording] /
Call No: HF 1359 G584 2009
Summary: This program explains key principles at the core of global economics (globalization and economic geography) and takes a historical look at their effects, focusing on...
Title: The interview [electronic resource] /
Call No: HF 5549.5 I6 Online
Summary: In The Interview, racial stereotypes and prejudices deprive a highly qualified candidate of a fair interview -- and may prevent an employer from hiring...
Title: Behavioural interviewing [videorecording] /
Call No: HF 5549.5 I6 B44 2005
Summary: This program explores a method of job interviewing. Interviews are based on previous experiences of the applicant, combined with scenarios and examples that predict future...
Title: Tête à tête à tête [electronic resource] /
Call No: HM 1126 Online
Summary: Part of a series in conflict resolution, this animated video shows how conflict can negatively affect relationships with people close to you and examines issues...
Title: Elbow room [electronic resource] = Distances /
Call No: HM 1126 Online
Summary: This animated short film is designed as a flexible tool to explore conflict resolution. A simple dispute between a pair of office workers is...
Title: China new (dis)order. Betrayal of the people [videorecording] /
Call No: HN 733.5 C661 2006
Summary: Filmed over three years, this documentary illustrates the violence of a system but also the awakening of the notion of human rights in China. Issue...
Title: China new (dis)order. The red millionaires [videorecording] /
Call No: HN 733.5 C662 2006
Summary: Chinese millionaires used to avoid showing off their wealth. Now, as the country actually embraces them, they have become idols for a generation. This documentary...
Title: China new (dis)order. Yahoo in China [videorecording] /
Call No: HN 733.5 C663 2006
Summary: Looks at how Chinese government controls the internet. Investigates the new stakes Western companies and Chinese society have to cope with, and which often end...
Title: Four feet up [videorecording] /
Call No: HQ 792 C3 F68 2009
Summary: This documentary on child poverty in Canada introduces 8-year old Isaiah who is trying to grow up healthy, smart and well-adjusted despite the odds of...
Title: Me & the mosque [electronic resource] /
Call No: HQ 1170 Online
Summary: Journalist and filmmaker Zarqa Nawaz visits mosques throughout Canada and talks to scholars, colleagues, friends and neighbours about equal access for women. Portrays the multiple...
Title: Glimpses [electronic resource] : impressions /
Call No: HT 127 Online
Summary: Depicts 24 hours in the life of an imagined city -- a composite that draws on all Canadian cities. An imaginary day unfolds through the...
Title: Trouble the water [videorecording] /
Call No: HV 636 2005 N4 T76 2009
Summary: Aspiring New Orleans-based rapper Kimberly Rivers Roberts (a.k.a.: Black Kold Madina) films her experiences in the 9th Ward the day before, during & in the...
Title: Misunderstood minds [videorecording] : searching for success in school /
Call No: LC 4704 M57 2004
Summary: Follow the compelling personal stories of five children and their families, struggling with learning differences. As the kids receive help they are able to gain...
Title: Bryan Adams [electronic resource] : bare bones /
Call No: ML 385 Online
Summary: Bryan Adams is one of world's most enduringly popular singer/songwriters. But he is most at home in his Vancouver studio, surrounded by his collection of...
Title: Buffy [electronic resource] /
Call No: ML 385 Online
Summary: Folk music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie became internationally renowned with her protest song "Universal Soldier". In this short documentary, she candidly discusses her hopes,...
Title: The concert man [electronic resource] /
Call No: ML 410 Z3 Online
Summary: Maurice Zbriger, violinist, composer and dreamer, brought his music to Montrealers for over half a century. He hired musicians and singers and conducted them...
Title: The impresario [electronic resource] /
Call No: ML 3790 Online
Summary: Walter Homburger helped bring Glenn Gould and a succession of other great musicians to the world. Using shadow puppets and silhouettes, this short documentary captures...
Title: Reclaiming the body [videorecording] : feminist art in America /
Call No: N 72 F45 R43 2007
Summary: Using as an example the two-part BAD GIRLS exhibition at The New Museum of Contemporary Art in Manhattan in 1994, the program looks at new...
Title: A discussion with Théodore Ushev and Chris Robinson [electronic resource] /
Call No: NC 1766 C2 Online
Summary:
Title: Behind The trenches [electronic resource] : an interview with Claude Cloutier /
Call No: NC 1766 C2 Online
Summary: A conversation with Claude Cloutier, director of The Trenches, an animated short that masterfully contemporizes World War I archival images. Working with brush and India...
Title: Powaqqatsi [videorecording] = Life in transformation /
Call No: PN 1995.6 E96 P59 2002
Summary: A visual collage with scenes from various cultures around the world showing how the lure of technology and of mega-cities is affecting small- scale indigenous...
Title: Glimpses [electronic resource] : en route for Shanghai /
Call No: PN 1995.9 D6 Online
Summary: This short film shows the creative process behind Glimpses : A Human View of the Living City, screened at the Canadian Pavilion at the...
Title: The seven interventions of Filmmaker-in-residence [electronic resource] /
Call No: PN 1995.9 D6 Online
Summary: This short film charts the Filmmaker-in-Residence project's five-year history, investigating the creative process from within as media makers join health care workers to reflect on...
Title: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus [videorecording] /
Call No: PN 1995.9 F36 I426 2009
Summary: The immortal Dr. Parnassus and his daughter Valentina travel the countryside with his imaginarium show, a mirror that audience members enter and are given two...
Title: Chaplin [videorecording] / Chaplin (Motion picture)
Call No: PN 1997 C4518 2008
Summary: Chaplin's entire life is covered in the biographical film. From his upbringings in the slums of England to his Honorary Oscar in 1972.
Title: Georgia O'Keeffe [videorecording]. /
Call No: PN 1997.2 G46 2010
Summary: Follows the life of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz.
Title: Passchendaele [videorecording] /
Call No: PN 1997.2 P37 2007
Summary: Sergeant Michael Dunne of the 10th Canadian Infantry Battalion, wounded on the Western Front, has returned to Calgary to recuperate. There he meets Sarah Mann,...
Title: The story of the weeping camel [videorecording] = Ingen numsil /
Call No: PN 1997.2 W43 2005
Summary: A blend of narrative and documentary footage tells the story of a nomadic Mongolian family who uses a music ritual to entice a camel to...
Title: Pierrot in Montreal [electronic resource] /
Call No: PN 2071 G4 Online
Summary: Columnist Walter O'Hearn introduces the art of pantomime with the aid of the Canadian mime, Guy Hoffman, acting as Pierrot. Belmont Amusement Park and the...
Title: Alice in Wonderland [videorecording] /
Call No: PR 4611 A79 2010
Summary: Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true...
Title: Finding Farley [electronic resource] /
Call No: PS 8526 O9 Online
Summary: In this full-length documentary husband-and-wife team Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison, along with their two-year old son Zev and dog Willow, retrace the literary footsteps...
Title: Death of a star [videorecording] /
Call No: QB 843 S95 D42 2006
Summary: Traces the discovery of Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud in February of 1987, detailing subsequent research, analysis and theories vis-a-vis supernovae. Topics include:...
Title: Warnings from the ice [videorecording] /
Call No: QC 981.8 I23 W37 2008
Summary: Follows scientists in Antarctica as they investigate the relationship between the ice sheet and climate. Shows how climate changes are recorded in ice layers and...
Title: In the path of a killer volcano [videorecording] /
Call No: QE 523 P56 I5 2006
Summary: Documents methods used by volcanologists to monitor and predict the June 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. Includes footage of seismic and other...
Title: Cracking the code of life [videorecording] /
Call No: QH 447 C7 2004
Summary: Describes the race to read the human genome between a commercial enterprise (Celeria) and a team of US government-funded labs who post their results freely...
Title: Earth [videorecording] /
Call No: QL 791 E27 2009
Summary: A story of three animal families on a journey across our planet - polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales. It captures rare footage of nature's...
Title: Taste [videorecording] /
Call No: QP 431 M97 2007
Summary: Examines the importance of the sense of taste to human survival and quality of life. Topics include: anatomy of the tongue, the four factors (sweet,...
Title: Smell [videorecording] /
Call No: QP 431 M97 2007
Summary: Largely a promotional video for the perfume industry. Topics include: the art, science, chemistry and "glamour" of perfumery; the human olfactory system, pheromones and sexual...
Title: Touch [videorecording] /
Call No: QP 431 M97 2007
Summary: Examines the importance of the sense of touch to human well-being. Topics include: physiological/psychological factors, tactile perception, brain mapping, phantom limb syndrome, importance of physical...
Title: Vision [videorecording] /
Call No: QP 431 M97 2007
Summary: An examination of the human sense of sight. Topics include: anatomy/physiology of the eye, related brain functions, light and optics, perception and visualization.
Title: Hearing [videorecording] /
Call No: QP 431 M97 2007
Summary: Examines the importance of the auditory function to human survival and quality of life. Topics include: anatomy of the ear, deafness, cochlear implants, hearing loss...
Title: Doctors without residency [electronic resource] /
Call No: R 690 Online
Summary: This short documentary highlights how the mechanism of discrimination prevents foreign-trained doctors from practicing in Canada "even after they've received their Canadian qualifications. Every...
Title: The suicide tourist [videorecording] /
Call No: R 726 S85 2010
Summary: Do we have the right to end our lives if life itself becomes unbearable, or we are terminally ill? With unique access to Dignitas, the...
Title: Sicko [videorecording] /
Call No: RA 395 A3 S515 2007
Summary: Filmmaker Michael Moore critiques the American health care system, focusing especially on the HMOs, drug companies, and congressmen who profit from the status quo. Also...
Title: Dying to be thin [videorecording] /
Call No: RC 552 E18 D95 2004
Summary: Looks at the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia, current research (psychological and biological) and treatments, and the American obsession with thin women. Interviews health...
Title: A normal life [videorecording] /
Call No: RG 629 F45 N67 2001
Summary: The first generation diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is coming of age and entering the workforce. This video takes a compelling look at the challenges...
Title: Forbidden forest [electronic resource] /
Call No: SD 568 N4 Online
Summary: Jean Guy Comeau and Francis Wishart travel to Finland, home of UPM-Kymmene, one of the six multinational corporations that control cutting on New Brunswick's Crown...
Title: Never lose sight [electronic resource] /
Call No: TD 789 N8 Online
Summary: This short documentary presents the environmental challenges in Nunavut. Beneath the immaculate layer of snow, there are mountains of trash. Iqaluit's two dumps are filled...
Title: What lies beneath [videorecording] /
Call No: TK 9026 W43 2008
Summary: Looking beneath the surface of Port Hope, Ontario, W5 finds a town divided - between supporters of the nuclear industry and those worried by what...
Title: The photographer's secrets [videorecording] /
Call No: TR 624 O39 2002
Summary: Features the work of Swedish photographer, Lennart Nilssen, who filmed the innovative sequences inside the human body in the videos Miracle of life and Odyssey...
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June 14, 2010
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