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American Teacher
Chronicling the stories of five teachers, American Teacher reveals the frustrating realities of today's educators, the difficulty of attracting talented new teachers, and why so many of our best teachers feel forced to leave the profession altogether.



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Basil in Blunderland - VHS
A Film by Miles England. Roman Catholic Cardinal Basil Hume uses the game of hide and seek to discuss faith and his own moments of doubt and despair in this uplifting journey with an extraordinary man.



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Films of Michael Sporn Box Set, The
This new Collector’s Edition Box Set includes 12 films on 6 discs from the award-winning animator Michael Sporn. Including: Whitewash , The Talking Eggs, The Hunting of the Snark and more!



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Films of Michael Sporn Vol. 1, The
Enjoy two wonderful films on this DVD from the celebrated animation studios of Michael Sporn. Volume 1 (40 Minutes) includes the award-winning, true-life stories Whitewash and Champagne, with voices by Ruby Dee and Linda Lavin.



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Films of Michael Sporn Vol. 2, The
Two more films from the celebrated animation studios of Michael Sporn. Volume 2 features the voices of James Earl Jones and Danny Glover in the Lewis Carroll tale The Hunting of the Snark and the Creole folk tale The Talking Eggs.



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Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution
Food Beware visits a small village in the mountains of France, where the town’s mayor has decided to make the school lunch menu organic, with much of it grown locally. Will this experiment in safe food work?



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Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird
Hey, Boo explores the To Kill a Mockingbird phenomenon and unravels some of the mysteries surrounding Harper Lee. It also brings to light the context and history of the novel's Deep South setting and the social changes it inspired after publication.



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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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In the Garden of Sounds
Deprived of his sight at an early age, Wolfgang Fasser established a physical therapy retreat for disabled children where they use music and noise to communicate with others and gain control of their own bodies.



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Making Grace
Ann Krsul and Leslie Sullivan want to be mothers - together. Making Grace allows us to experience with Ann and Leslie the challenges and joys of motherhood, including those unique to lesbians.



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Mother's Courage, A: Talking Back to Autism
Margret, whose ten-year-old son Keli is severely autistic, travels to the United States and Europe to learn more about this mysterious condition and finds hope that her son may be able to express himself on a level she never thought possible.



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Off and Running
With white Jewish lesbians for parents, Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. But her curiosity about her African-American roots thrusts her into an exploration of race and identity that threatens to distance her from her family.



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Please Vote for Me
Chronicling the first open elections of a third-grade class at a school in central China, this documentary is a witty, engaging macro-lens view of human nature, China’s one-child policy and the democratic electoral process.



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Praying with Lior
Winner of multiple awards and acclaimed by audiences around the world, this moving and entertaining documentary asks whether someone with Down syndrome can be a “spiritual genius.”



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Prince Cinders
A Film by Derek Hayes. From the producer of The Snowman and Father Christmas, Prince Cinders is an outrageously funny twist on the classic fairy tale Cinderella.



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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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Tales of Hans Christian Andersen: The Emperor's New Clothes and Nightingale
Two films by Michael Sporn based on Hans Christian Andersen classics- The Emperor's New Clothes, featuring the voice of Regis Philbin, and Nightingale, the story of a bird who teaches a foolish emperor a lesson.



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Tales of Hans Christian Andersen: The Red Shoes and The Little Match Girl
Two films by Michael Sporn based on Hans Christian Andersen classics- The Red Shoes, featuring the voice of Ossie Davis, and The Little Match Girl, featuring the voice of Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham.



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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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War Game
Based on the best -selling book by Michael Foreman, War Game is the award-winning animated story of three English boys who leave their idyllic country lives to fight in the trenches of World War One. Featuring the voice of Kate Winslet, among others..










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