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Learn more about the Ukraine with a collection of over 25 informative films.
Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Language
English
Description
The remarkable true story of how one woman changed the world of sports forever. When Catana Starks (Academy-Award Nominee Taraji P. Henson) became the first African-American woman to coach an all-men's team at the collegiate level she expected it to be tough but she had no idea just how challenging it would be. With no scholarships to offer and only one US student willing to join the team, she reached out across the globe to assemble a ragtag group...
3) Dope Fiend
Author
Language
English
Description
A methodical scheme for gentrification in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, money, drugs and violence manipulate the lives of three warring families, forcing them to address their ills or face destruction.
4) The Maestro
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Language
English
Description
After the Second World War, budding film composer Jerry Herst moves to Hollywood to study with infamous master teacher Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
8) Limelight
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Language
English
Description
In a society obsessed with fame, validation, and social media, one small-town narcissist pulls out all the stops in his pursuit of absolute stardom.
11) The Bachelors
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Language
English
Description
A mourning father moves across the country with his teenage son for a private school teaching job, after the early death of his wife. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them embrace life and love again.
13) 100 Blocks
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Language
English
Description
Jaleel finally has enough cash saved up to leave Oakland avoiding the violent fate of his father, along with so many of his peers. When a friend promises to triple those savings, Jaleel goes against his better judgment and says yes.
15) Mr. Pip
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Language
English
Description
As a war rages on in the province of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, a young girl becomes transfixed by the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations, which is being read at school by the only white man in the village.
16) Fashionista
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Language
English
Description
A woman who uses clothes as an emotional crutch discovers her life isn't as ideal as she thought…
17) Elsewhere
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Language
English
Description
After being evicted from his beloved home, a man sets a desperate plan in motion to get it back, with very unlikely and life-changing results.
18) Calico Skies
Author
Language
English
Description
Self-condemned to the Mojave Desert, Phoenix leads a life of forced isolation. Every month he digs a hole in the middle of nowhere and buries something. The last stronghold of society stands with the man that frequently delivers his mail.
19) Skinned
Author
Language
English
Description
A beautiful African-American model struggles with past decisions to alter her appearance as she re-examines her conflicting notions of female beauty.
20) The Pilgrim
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Language
English
Description
An American architect in London is thrust into an odyssey through the American West upon the death of his estranged mother.
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