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RESTORING GENIUS: THE ART OF AGNOLO BRONZINO

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Exploring the world of enigmatic Renaissance artist Bronzino, a contemporary of Michelangelo & Leonardo da Vinci. Discover the recent revival of interest in his work, and the mystery drawings discovered beneath his art.

Year: 2011

Duration: 1 x 55’

Produced in High Definition

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The Sacred Hoop

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"Cangleska Wakan" addresses the 'Sacred Hoop' of the Lakota Nation through candid and revealing opinions from contributors on various reservations in South Dakota.

Duration: (1x52')

Produced in High Definition

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Soccer Shrines

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Shot in 11 countries and 13 stadiums around the world, this documentary series follows the pilgrimage of Soccer’s most passionate worshippers – the fans. Join them as they visit their hallowed ground. Some call them stadiums, or arenas, or pitches – for the fans they are Shrines. Not merely a game. Soccer is a religion. A religion with billions of worshippers at the most revered shrines in the world. Come to understand the root of their unmatched devotion to the world’s most popular game.
Thirteen episodes. Thirteen shrines. And, possibly, thirteen epiphanies.

Duration: 13 x 30'

Number of Episodes: 13

Produced in High Definition

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Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements

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A documentary on the last best band, the greatest band you’ve never heard of, the greatest rock band of all time period: The Replacements. Love, Hate, obsession, tears, vomit…it might not be the prettiest story ever told, but it certainly rocks.

Year: 2011

Duration: 1 x 123’

Produced in High Definition

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Scrappers

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Scrappers follows two Chicago families who make ends meet using brains, brawn, and battered pickup trucks. Shot in vérité style, the film focuses on work: finding metals; raising children; understanding the city. The film questions popular notions of poverty, race relations, and recycling and examines dreams of personal self-sufficiency and urban sustainability.

Year: 2010

Duration: 1x90'

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Beyond Wiseguys- Italian Americans and the Movies

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Featuring a huge list of stars, including Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, John Turturro, Chazz Palminteri and more, “Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies” is the incredible story of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders, stereotyped as gangsters, to the most powerful and beloved insiders in Hollywood.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL MEDIA LIBRARY

Duration: 1 x 56'