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This dramatized documentary drawn verbatim from testimony examines the painful story of the only known Jew to be lynched in America. Originally from New York, Leo Frank was the manager of a pencil factory in Atlanta in 1913, when he was falsely accused and convicted in the rape and murder of a worker, thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan. The case was a key factor in launching the Ant-Defamation League. more »
This documentary explores the Greensboro Massacre of 1979 and its aftermath. Members of the Communist Workers Party massed for a “Death to the Klan” rally when a caravan of Ku Klux Klan and American Nazis arrived. The Klansmen opened fire. A quarter of a century later a truth and reconcilliation committee explores the tragedy. more »
Who decides how life ends? The patient? The family? The physician? The healthcare system? Last Rights is a compelling documentary film looking at the choices available to four dying people. The intent is to introduce viewers to the complexity of end-of-life choices. more »
Recent research into the human brain is radically changing how we look at the potential for neurological recovery. Psychiatrist and author Dr. Norman Doidge meets pioneering scientists who are proving that our brains can be "rewired" so that stroke victims and other brain-injured patients can regain their lost skills. more »
By 1908, Frank Lloyd Wright was considered the most innovative architect in Chicago. He traveled to Mason City, Iowa, to design a unique business block-- a bank and an adjoining hotel, the Park Inn. This unique film traces the life, death, and possible rebirth of a Midwest downtown through the prism of the decaying hotel. As a last resort, the city decided to place it on E-bay in an effort to sustain this landmark structure. more »
This unique film series presents intimate portraits of five major American poets: John Ashbery, Louise Gluck, Anthony Hecht, Kay Ryan and W.S, Merwin. It takes viewers inside their homes and lives as they reminisce about their formative years, reveal their poetic processes, and read some of their best-known poems. more »
This intriguing four-part series is about scientists and anthropologists searching for vanishing populations, lost cultures and hidden cities. Their work expands our knowledge of hitherto "lost" people. They are: The Last Nomads - The Penan of Borneo; The Everlasting Oasis - Ancient Egypt Before the Pyramids; A Story Told in Stone - French Polynesia; and The Lost People of the Baja - The Pericu of Baja California, Mexico. more »
This is a deeply personal exploration of the bedroom politics that make black women, and in fact all women, especially vulnerable to AIDS infection. The film follows a young female doctor, working in the South Bronx, as she gives medical and emotional support to her afflicted patients. more »
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| 8/10/09 | Two films selected for American Psychological Association Annual Convention |
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