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Documenting Hate

· PBS Distribution
Format: DVD

Exposing the white supremacists and Neo-Nazis involved in the 2017 Charlottesville rally. Exposing a neo-Nazi group that has actively recruited inside the U.S. military. An investigation with ProPublica shows the group's terrorist objectives and how it gained strength after the 2017...
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Tea With The Dames

Roger Michell · MPI HOME VIDEO
Format: DVD

What happens when four legends of British stage and screen get together? Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins, and Dame Joan Plowright are among the most celebrated actresses of our time, with scores of iconic performances, decades of wisdom, and innumerable Oscars, Tonys,...
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Lise Meitner

· Dreamscape Media
Format: DVD

To historians, physicist Lise Meitner deserves to be placed with Einstein, Heisenberg, and Otto Hahn. In the 1930s on the verge of World War II, she led a small group of scientists who discovered that splitting the atomic nucleus of uranium releases enormous energy. As the documentary's...
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Weed The People

Angela Smith · Giant Interactive
Format: DVD

A compelling look beyond the pot-activist propaganda and politics, revealing the legitimate science behind cannabis medicine and the stories of ordinary people whose lives are caught up in the controversy.
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The Dawn Wall

Tommy Caldwell · Red Bull Media House, Sender Films
Format: DVD

The Dawn Wall transcends initial conventional sports documentary trappings, emerging as an affecting portrait of conquering personal limitations. --Los Angeles TimesA riveting and spectacular documentary ... --VarietyAs the most genuine of crowd-pleasers, it will have you rooting instantly...
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To Auschwitz And Back

· Dreamscape Media
Format: DVD

Born in Zakroczym, Poland in 1927, Holocaust Survivor Joe Engel was taken by the Nazis at 14 and never saw his parents again. Now 90 years old, Joe is the embodiment of living history and spends his retirement years ensuring the Holocaust is never forgotten. With the assistance of The United...
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NATURE: Sex, Lies and Butterflies

Ann Johnson Prum · PBS Distribution
Format: DVD

Butterflies have been flying around the planet for over 50 million years, and today around 20,000 different species inhabit the globe. From egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to the winged insect, this follow their life stages, highlighting their survival techniques and the new science that...
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Older wiser workouts : fitquick!

Sue Grant · Bayview Entertainment
Format: DVD

No time? No problem! If you're looking for a quick and lively workout without any intricate choreography or confusing dance moves, you ll love this creative new workout! The short, athletic drills are super simple to learn and do, and easy on the knees and joints. Equipment needed: A sturdy...
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Frontline: Trump's Takeover

PBS Distribution (Firm) · PBS Distribution
Format: DVD

FRONTLINE goes inside President Trump’s high-stakes battle for control of the GOP, examining how he attacked fellow Republicans and used inflammatory rhetoric that rallied his base and further divided the country in his first year as president.
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