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Documentaries
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Street Gang
How We Got to Sesame Street
The show takes audiences inside the hearts and minds of the Sesame Street creators, artists, and educators who established one of the most influential and enduring children’s programs in television history. UNK 107 min. (2021) Available July 6
DVD 14116732 $32.99 BLU-RAY 14116733 $33.99
The Sleepless Unrest
The world-famous house that inspired The Conjuring has recently been sold and is now open to paranormal investigations. With special access, filmmakers move into the house and document their experience. UNK 80 min. (2021) Available July 16
DVD 14121512 $25.99 BLU-RAY 14120726 $28.99
Moments Without Proper Names
In his final film as director, Gordon Parks turned the camera upon himself and created a deeply personal and remarkably poetic self-portrait. UNK 58 min. Available July 6
DVD 14156166 $23.99
Who Shot Colosio?
In 1994, a Mexican presidential candidate known for fighting poverty was murdered during a campaign rally. Journalist Charlie Minn explores the web of lies, cover-ups, and conspiracies surrounding the assassination. UNK 86 min. (2021) Available July 13
DVD 14121529 $22.99 BLU-RAY 14120743 $22.99
Phosphate
Follow cancer survivor and documentary filmmaker Erik Crown as he tracks down cancer-causing industrial waste from phosphate mines in Florida. UNK 96 min. Available July 13
DVD 14156210 $25.99
7 Murders a Day
Investigative journalist Charlie Minn dives into the world of narco trafficking, drug addiction, cartel wars, and poverty to explore the complex factors driving this human tragedy. UNK 80 min. Available July 20
DVD 14121520 $22.99 BLU-RAY 14120734 $22.99
Finding Kendrick Johnson
A filmmaker cracks a major case dealing with the racially charged murder of a teen. UNK 96 min. (2021) Available July 30
DVD 14121511 $25.99 BLU-RAY 14120725 $28.99
Stronger for Life
Follow an international fitness expert’s inspiring journey from cancer to recovery, proving her philosophy that physical exercise makes people stronger to face all of life’s adversities. UNK 75 min. Available July 20
Hindenburg
On May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg ignited in a giant fireball as it prepared to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey— a disaster immortalized by newsreel footage and Herbert Morrison’s unforgettable commentary. UNK 54 min. (2021) Available July 27
DVD 13958204 $24.74
Human
The World Within
Take a deep dive into the universe that’s inside each one of us, by exploring shared biology that people often don’t take the time to appreciate, or understand. UNK 330 min. (2021) DVD 14034142 $34.49 2 Discs
Tulsa
The Fire and the Forgotten
One hundred years after the destruction of the Black-owned Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, residents and descendants examine the history of the 1921 tragedy and its aftermath. UNK 84 min. (2021) Available July 13
DVD 14027340 $24.74
Fighting for Fertility
In the United States, ten percent of people who wish to have children struggle with infertility. NOVA explores barriers to fertility, from the social to the biological, and the state of assisted reproductive technologies. UNK 54 min. (2021) Available July 20
DVD 13958202 $24.74
Reef Rescue
If oceans continue to warm at the current pace, reefs could be wiped out by century’s end. Follow scientists as they attempt to save the coral reefs from extinction. UNK 54 min. (2021) Available July 20
DVD 13916701 $24.74
Inside the Met
The largest art museum in the Americas prepares to celebrate its 150th birthday with a treasure trove of landmark exhibitions. UNK 180 min. (2021) Available July 20
DVD 14056231 $24.74
The Virus That Shook the World
Frontline examines living through the pandemic, filmed around the world, from lockdowns to funerals to protests. Using personal video and local footage, see how people and countries responded to the virus. UNK 180 min. (2021) Available July 13
Great Performances
Broadway Musicals A Jewish Legacy
This entertaining documentary mingles cultural history with illuminating perspectives on the origins and meanings of some of Broadway’s most beloved songs, stories, and shows. UNK 85 min. Available July 20
DVD 14056230 $24.74
Billy Graham
Billy Graham explores the life and career of one of the best-known religious leaders of the 20th century and examines the evangelist’s extraordinary influence on American politics and culture. UNK 112 min. (2021) Available July 20
DVD 14027341 $24.74
