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Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Laird Hamilton is perhaps the greatest big wave surfer of all time, a living legend who has tamed some of the world's mightiest waves. Amongst the surf community, he is also one of the most controversial figures, an innovator who has revolutionized the sport often to the dismay of purists. This thrilling, up-close portrait traces Hamilton's remarkable journey, from his rebellious childhood in Hawaii to his fearless first forays into surfing to his...
Publisher
St. Clair Vision
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Envied by the most powerful men and desired by the most beautiful women, Howard Hughes embodied the American dream. With age, however, he began to recede from the public limelight, and locked himself away amid rumors of mental illness. Watch the story of his life, and then watch three of the great films that he brought to the big screen.
4) Trudell
Publisher
[Big Buck Releasing]
Pub. Date
[2006?]
Language
English
Description
A look at the life and work of John Trudell, a Native American poet, musician and political activist of Santee Sioux heritage.
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Story of real-life Olympic champion Billy Mills. From life on an impoverished South Dakota Indian reservation to his phenomenal upset victory at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Mills constantly challenged the barriers of culture and his own deeply-rooted insecurities.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career. Unknown to him, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon. Long rumored there to be dead, two fans, record store owner Stephen Segerman and journalist Craig Bartholomew-Strydom, decided to seek out the truth of his fate.
7) Manson
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A look at how one man could change a group of innocent peace-loving people into a gang of brutal killers. Includes rare archive footage and firsthand interviews with members of the Manson family, lead prosecutors at the time, and Manson himself.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
They thought it would last five weeks. Instead it went for 151 spectacular sold out shows over a triumphant year and a half across America. What made this tour extraordinary was that Glen had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He was told to hang up his guitar and prepare for the inevitable. Instead, Glen and his wife went public with his diagnosis and announced that he and his family would set out on a "Goodbye Tour".
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Linda Ronstadt has been an icon for more than 50 years. Her extraordinary vocal range and ambition created unforgettable songs across rock, pop, country, folk ballads, American standards, classic Mexican music, and soul. As the most popular female recording artist of the 1970s, Ronstadt filled huge arenas as no one had ever done and produced an astounding eleven platinum albums. Ronstadt was the first artist to top the Pop, Country, and R&B charts...
11) Buck
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"... a richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Buck Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life 'horse-whisperer', he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment. Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses - and people - with his understanding, compassion...
14) Temple Grandin
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The story of Temple Grandin, an autistic young woman who became a great success story in the field of livestock science.
15) Free solo
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Despite attempts by his friends, loved ones and his new girlfriend to dissuade him from this dangerous feat, Alex Honnold, the worlds most accomplished free soloist climber, prepares mentally and physically for his most daring adventure to date: scaling the 3200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite without a rope or safety gear. If he succeeds, it will mark the largest wall he, or anyone else, for that matter, has ascended without any kind of equipment.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A profile of each president from George Washington to George W. Bush.
The lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States. Based on the book To the Best of My Ability, The Presidents features insight from journalists, scholars, and politicians, as well as rare and unseen photographs and footage.
Author
Publisher
Reel Contact
Pub. Date
c2007-c2008
Language
English
Description
Ernie LaPointe is Sitting Bull's only living lineal great grandson. For the first time, Ernie reveals the oral history passed down to him from his mother, Angelique Spotted Horse, Sitting Bull's lineal granddaughter. Ernie tells how his great grandfather came to become leader of the Lakota, how he sacrificed and ultimately died for his people and their way of life, the truth behind his murder, and the struggle of his family to reclaim their true history....
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A profile of each president from George Washington to George W. Bush.
The lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States. Based on the book To the Best of My Ability, The Presidents features insight from journalists, scholars, and politicians, as well as rare and unseen photographs and footage.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A profile of each president from George Washington to George W. Bush.
The lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States. Based on the book To the Best of My Ability, The Presidents features insight from journalists, scholars, and politicians, as well as rare and unseen photographs and footage.
20) Armstrong
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Dramatic, moving and insightful, this documentary tells the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in rural Ohio, through aerial combat in Korea, to his first steps on the Moon, and the unwanted celebrity status that ensued.
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