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1 For the Bible Tells Me So
2 The Power of Forgiveness
3 Wetlands Preserved
4 The New Medicine
5 Senator Obama Goes to Africa
6 One Nation Under God
7 Sacco and Vanzetti
8 The Camden 28
9 With God on Our Side
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And Baby Makes Two
A complex, emotional and courageous portrait of eight New York City women who, earlier in life, had taken every precaution to prevent pregnancy, and who now actively pursue it - without the help of a partner.



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Been Rich All My Life
Meet the Silver Belles, five tap dancers who performed in 1930’s Harlem. Together again, after a few decades hiatus, they're dancing to standing ovations - as sassy as they ever were.



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Behind The Scenes With Allen Toussaint- VHS
The jazz composer and pianist, with Bobby McFerrin's help, demonstrates the art of musical composition by writing a simple melody at the piano and using it as the basis of a song that he records in a studio.



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Behind The Scenes With Carrie Mae Weems- VHS
Photographer Carrie Mae Weems, with help from William Wegman and his playful Weimaraner dogs, shows how to use composition and content to create meaning in a photograph.



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Behind The Scenes With David Hockney- VHS
World-famous artist David Hockney shows how modern artists play with the conventions of perspective, illusion of depth and the vanishing point.



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Behind The Scenes With David Parsons- VHS
David Parsons, a choreographer as well as a former dancer for the Paul Taylor Dance Company, shows how movement is transformed into pattern in dance and how dances can begin with the simplest everyday movements.



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Behind The Scenes With JoAnn Falletta- VHS
JoAnn Falletta, heralded as one of America's most promising young conductors, shows how a symphony orchestra uses layers of sound to create music.



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Behind The Scenes With Julie Taymor- VHS
Julie Taymor, the director of the acclaimed Broadway hit The Lion King, here creates an extraordinary kind of visual theatre using puppets, masks and music.



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Behind The Scenes With Max Roach- VHS
Max Roach, the legendary jazz percussionist and composer, brings the accent to music, using layered (and funky!) rhythms to turn you on!



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Behind The Scenes With Nancy Graves- VHS
Nancy Graves is a sculptor who wears a hard hat and works with cranes. Her witty and colorful pieces are a dramatic introduction to how sculptors work with balance, often in gravity defying ways.



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Behind The Scenes With Robert Gil de Montes- VHS
Robert Gil de Montes, the celebrated artist, relies on the imaginative and unusual use of color to create art that reflects a keen awareness of his Mexican roots.



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Behind The Scenes With Wayne Thiebaud- VHS
Artist Wayne Thiebaud shows how volume, shape, feeling and movement can transform a simple line into art. And Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama, demonstrates how lines can suggest movement in comic strips.



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Behind the Scenes Volume 1: Painting and Drawing
An exciting and fun exploration for children and adults alike into the world of Painting and Drawing, featuring David Hockney, Robert Gil de Montes, Wayne Thiebaud and Matt Groening. Hosted by Penn & Teller.



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Behind the Scenes Volume 2: Theater, Sculpture and Photography
An exciting exploration for children and adults alike into the world of Theater, Sculpture and Photography, featuring Julie Taymor (The Lion King), sculptor Nancy Graves, and Photographers Carrie Mae Weems and William Wegman. Hosted by Penn & Teller.



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Behind the Scenes Volume 3: Music and Dance
An exciting and fun exploration for children and adults alike into the world of Music and Dance, featuring choreographer David Parsons, conductor JoAnn Falletta, musicians Max Roach, Allen Toussaint and Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin.



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Behind the Scenes: Complete Series on DVD
Discover the magic and mystery of artistic creation in this complete set of all 10 episodes of Behind the Scenes on 3 DVD's! Hosted by magicians Penn and Teller, the award-winning series explores the creative process with world-renowned artists.



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Cane Toads: An Unnatural History
A Film by Mark Lewis. An absolutely hilarious look at "an assault of sex-mad giant toads munching their way across Australia!" (NY Post). A comedy classic!




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Concert For 13 Voices- VHS
A Film by Izza Ganini. Enjoy the magical voices of 13 cantors as they perform a very special concert in the Public Synagogue of Tournelles in Paris.



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Dancer, The
A Film by Donya Feuer. Watch the gifted Katja Bjorner as she endures years of intensive training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and then becomes an international ballet star.




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Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
Celebrated filmmaker Nils Tavernier celebrates the legacy of the famed Paris Opera Ballet by weaving together rehearsals and tour snapshots of classical ballets as well as contemporary works.




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Harbor Tugs at Work- VHS
Every kid loves tug boats. From the massive ropes and powerful engines to the giant harbor cranes lifting thousands of pounds, experience the thrill of tug boats by taking a ride with Captain Evans and his crew as they help ships from around the world move in and out of the harbor!



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Hiroshima No Pika & Hellfire
Narrated by Susan Sarandon, Hiroshima No Pika is an animated film based on the award-winning children’s book by Japanese artist Toshi Maruki. With the Academy Award nominated Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima.



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Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden, A- VHS
A Film by Michel Goldman. Klezmer is rediscovered in this celebration of the lively and eclectic music of Eastern European Jews.



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Kestrel's Eye
A Film by Mikael Kristersson. A wonder-filled portrait of a family of kestrels (European falcons) who live in a church tower above a small Swedish village.




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Musical Quartet, A
Four award-winning documentaries produced by Walter Scheuer: the Academy-Award winning From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China, Small Wonders, High Fidelity: The Adventures of the Guarneri String Quartet and The Turandot Project.



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Return of the Saints- VHS
A Film by Joseph D. Fenton. In this charming film, Cardinal Basil Hume, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, invites viewers to join him on a rewarding pilgrimage to the Northeast of England.



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Rivers Into the Unknown- VHS
Written, produced and directed by Carl Ginsburg and Helen Demeranville. Fearless, renowned cave diver Mike Madden dives into the underground rivers of the Yucatan, which for thousands of years remained hidden and unknown.



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Shakespeare's Women & Claire Bloom
The legendary actress introduces us to Shakespeare through the roles that she played including Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Lady Anne and Gertrude.




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Spark Among the Ashes
In this emotional documentary, a 13-year-old Connecticut boy stands at the center of a complex human drama that attracts world-wide attention when he travels to Cracow to participate in the first bar mitzvah there since the War.



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Tickle in the Heart, A
An international smash hit and the world's most popular film about klezmer music, A Tickle in the Heart captures the story of the Epstein Brothers - Max, Willie and Julius - klezmer legends on a joyous (and hilarious) international tour.



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Touch of Greatness, A
In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America’s schools, Albert Cullum allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in is fifth grade public school classroom.



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Waterkeepers, The- VHS
Directed by Les Guthman. THE WATERKEEPERS, hosted by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., documents the devotion of dozens of river, bay and sound keepers from Alaska to North Carolina. The steadfast resolve of these environmentalists will surely give you something to think about every time you push that board out into the surf.



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Way Things Go, The
A Film by Peter Fischli and David Weiss. Two artists use fire, water, gravity and chemistry to create a spectacular chain reaction.











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