Edward James Olmos
Publisher
Duncan Group
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Bhutan : land of the thunder dragon: visits the reclusive Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in an exploration of Tantric Buddhism. This episode features the Tshechu festival of Paro Valley as well as the renowned Tiger's Nest Monastery.
Greece: isle of revelation: chronicles the transition in Greece from a spiritual belief in the Olympian cosmology to a nation of devout believers in Christian Greek Orthodoxy. The show visits the Cave of Revelation on the...
Publisher
Duncan Group
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Bali : island of 1,000 temples explores Balinese Hinduism as expressed in rituals, traditions and creative arts including the Kecak monkey dance and Wayang Kulit, shadow puppet morality plays.
Australia: dreamtime is among the greatest spiritual practices in the world. It's both spiritual history and practice for the aboriginal people of Australia in an episode that includes Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the Tiwi Islands.
Maya: messages in stone features...
Publisher
Duncan Group
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Burma: triumph of the spirit explores the practice of Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar (Murma) and includes visits to Yangon, Bagan, Mt. Popa, and Mandalay.
Taj Majal: heaven on earth visits India's Taj Mahal and the ghost city of Fatehpur Sikri. It tells of the fabled love story between Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal and explores the Islamic roots of the Taj Mahal's architecture.
Anasazi: the ancient ones features North America's Chaco Canyon, the spiritual...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
After 40 years absence, the Cylons return and launch a sneak attack on the colonies. The Battlestar Galactica and its fighter pilots can't prevent the colonies' obliteration. The Galactica leads survivors to find the 13th colony, a planet called Earth.
6) Selena
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Multiple
Description
The story of the Grammy Award-winning South Texas singer whose life tragically ended just as she was taking Tejano music where it had never gone -- into mainstream America.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
After losing the war against the Cylon robots, the Battlestar Galactica crew quickly head toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth. Galactica Commander Adama and President Laura Roslin are facing the problems of waning supplies and crushed morale. Along the way they have to deal with the credible threat that Cylons may be aboard the ship.
Publisher
Go For Films, LLC
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Bernice and Fontayne grew so close people said they could 'go for sisters,' but time sent them down different paths. 20 years later, those paths cross: Fontayne is a recovering addict fresh out of jail, and Bernice is her new parole officer. When Bernice's son Rodney goes missing on the Mexican border, his shady associates all in hiding or brutally murdered, Bernice realizes she needs someone to navigate Rodney's world withoutinvolving the police,...
Series
Publisher
Inspired Corp
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Learn the basics: choosing, breaking in and caring for your glove; proper body position for fielding grounders and pop ups; good footwork; throwing to the bases; playing the poisitions; practice drills. Plus, get tips from major league pros.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
Story of Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High School, who refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers. Escalante pushes and inspires 18 students who were struggling with math to become math whizzes.
12) Americano
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When his father's circus is threatened, a young parrot, Cuco, heads to Hollywood to enlist his hero "El Americano" in his fight to save the circus.
14) Agave is life
Publisher
Archeo Productions
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Once a critical resource for hunter-gatherers living in arid regions of the American Southwest and Latin America, and later playing a role in the rise of ancient civilizations, agave was a source of food, drink, textiles, fuels and medicines. Today, ancient folkways, from fiber craftsmanship to traditional pulque and mescal productions, are rapidly disappearing and this unique desert plant faces an uncertain future. While entrepreneurs and scientists...
15) A class apart
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In the small town of Edna, Texas, in 1951, field hand Pete Hernández killed a tenant farmer after exchanging words in a cantina. From this murder emerged a landmark civil rights case that would change the lives and legal standing of tens of millions of Americans. Tells the story of an underdog band of Mexican American lawyers who took their case all the way to the Supreme Court, where they challenged Jim Crow-style discrimination against Mexican...
17) American me
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Portrays a Latino crime lord, ruler in prison, but lost while in the outside world.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The Colonies' survivors have found their hopes of eluding their Cylon pursuers dashed by an invasion and occupation of their new home. As the fate of all human life hangs in the balance, friends become enemies, enemies become unexpected allies, and decisions are made that will haunt some people for the rest of their lives.