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22) Weed the people
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Patients suffering from cancer, and their families, struggle against mean-spirited legislation, and the proclaimed goal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions to roll back marijuana reforms in states such as California.
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education that the concept of "separate but equal" school segregation was unconstitutional. Director Peter Gilbert explores the history and legacy of the legal decision.
24) I am evidence
Publisher
HBO Documentary Films
Pub. Date
[2019?]
Language
English
Description
"I am evidence exposes the shocking number of untested rape kits in the United States today. Despite the power of DNA to solve and prevent crimes, hundreds of thousands of kits containing potentially crucial DNA evidence languish untested in police evidence storage rooms across the country. Behind each of these kits lies an individual's unresolved sexual assault case. Produced by Mariska Hargitay, I am evidence follows stories of survivors who have...
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In 1994, Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Since then, more than 500 Oregonians have taken their mortality into their own hands. Filmmaker Peter Richardson gently enters the lives of the terminally ill as they consider whether--and when--to end their lives by lethal overdose. Richardson examines both sides of the complex, emotionally charged issue. What emerges is a life-affirming, staggeringly powerful portrait...
Publisher
Thirteen/WNET New York
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Explores the issues before the court from the aftermath of the Civil War through the 1930s. This was a period of unprecedented economic growth as the nation industrialized, but was also a time of unregulated work conditions - the court found itself squarely in the middle of what was almost class warfare.
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Filmed against some of America's most spectacular backdrops, from Alaska to Maine and Montana to New Mexico, this award-winning film profiles Native American activists who are fighting to protect Indian lands, preserve their sovereignty and ensure the cultural survival of their peoples. Nearly all 317 Native American reservations in the U.S. face grave environmental threats - toxic waste, strip mining, oil drilling and nuclear contamination. A moving...
Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A feature-length documentary about the miraculous journey of Salvadoran immigrant Laz Ayala's life or death path to U.S. citizenship, the challenges of present-day immigration, and his mission to humanize immigrants and reform immigration for the benefit of all.
32) The Loving story
Publisher
Docuramafilms
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A racially-charged criminal trial and a heart-rending love story converge in this documentary about Richard and Mildred Loving, set during the turbulent Civil Rights era. An interracial couple, they fell in love and married at a critical time in American history, and, because of a confluence of social and political turmoil our reluctant heroes bring about change where previously no one else could. They are paired with two young and ambitious lawyers...
Publisher
Duende Cinema
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Award-winning chef Narayanan Krishnan, fighting against the caste system in India, quits his job to begin a life of cooking and hand-delivering fresh meals to hundreds of people in his hometown. Katie Stagliano's planting of a single cabbage seedling when she was nine years old blossoms into Katie's Krops, a nonprofit with 73 gardens dedicated to ending hunger. Retired middle school teacher Mr. Law battles personal health issues as he hand delivers...
34) Outrage
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Reveals politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation while leading secret lives, the double standards the media sets for these politicians, and the harm inflicted. Includes analysis from Congressman Barney Frank, former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, activist Larry Kramer, and others.
Publisher
Camino Bluff Productions, Inc. ; CatTails, LLC
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The State of Arizona captures the explosive emotions and complex realities behind Arizona's headline-grabbing struggle with illegal immigration. From ground zero of the nation's immigration debate, the film follows Arizona's controversial "show me your papers" law through the stories of Arizonans on all sides of this divisive issue -- from those who wrote it, to those who supported it, to those who dreaded its wrath. Personal stories capture the...
38) Human rights
Publisher
Cambridge Educational
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"This chaptered DVD sets two crucial human rights-related Constitutional amendments within the context of their historical times: Amendment 13, abolishing slavery throughout the U.S., and Amendment 14, defining U.S. citizenship and stipulating due process and equal protection under the law. Four additional amendments--11, judicial powers construed; 16, federal income tax; and 18 and 21, Prohibition and its repeal--are included as well."--From container.....
39) The real JAG
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"They are far from the typical attorneys. Nor are they standard soldiers. The men and women of the armed forces Judge Advocate General Corps straddle the line between soldier and lawyer. Experts in the international rules of war and the regulations of their respective branches of the service, they monitor almost every military operation. The real JAG goes where the popular TV drama can't--showing both the more mundane, day-to-day operations of these...
Publisher
Thirteen/WNET New York
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Details the court from the election of President Richard Nixon - who appointed 4 new justices in less than two years - through to the more recent Court of today. During this period one man put his stamp on the institution and solidified and enhanced the power of the Court in the modern area - William H. Rehnquist.