Forest Whitaker
Author
Language
English
Description
Hip clothing designer, Amer Atrash, is perpetually on the brink of success. Now, with time running out, he is undergoing a crisis in his business and in his marriage. Soul searching, he attributes his misfortune to bad karma from a wrongdoing committed fifteen years ago and sets out to right this wrong, experiencing a spiritual awakening in the process.
Author
Language
English
Description
Marcus is a passive black family man in Bolalusa, Lousiana, who refuses to get involved in the civil rights movement. All that changes when he is arrested for trying to defend his daughter during a protest, triggering a desire to finally take a stand-aggressively and armed.
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (10 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This is the story of a young boy who grew up to become president of South Africa. His lifelong quest was to establish equality for people of all colors.
Publisher
Gkids
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding subterranean tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who live above ground. Unlike her fellow mice, Celestine is an artist and a dreamer, and when she nearly ends up as breakfast for ursine troubadour Ernest, the two form an unlikely bond.
7) Respect
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The life story of legendary R&B singer Aretha Franklin.
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (117 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
William Garnett (Forest Whitaker) is an ex-con starting life over as a recently converted Muslim. With the help of his determined parole officer (Brenda Blethyn), he gets a job, meets an interesting woman, and keeps his head down. But the town sheriff, Bill Agati (Harvey Keitel), won't leave him alone since Garnett was responsible for killing his deputy. As Agati puts pressure on him, and his old partners in crime hassle him, Garnett slowly starts...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Watch a story of a White House butler who served seven American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man's life and family.
When compared to something as patronizing and manipulative as Forrest Gump, Lee Daniels' The Butler comes off as an earnest crowd-pleaser with history on its side.--Miami...
10) Big George Foreman: the miraculous story of the once and future heavyweight champion of the world
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The biographical film of boxing legend George Foreman.
11) The forgiven
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Archbishop Desmond Tutu is appointed to head a nationwide investigation, he's summoned to a maximum-security prison by a notorious murderer seeking clemency. Inside the brutal prison's walls, Tutu is drawn into a dangerous, life-changing battle with the cunning criminal.
12) Zulu
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (107 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel by Caryl Ferey. Set against the backdrop of post-apartheid South Africa, two South African police officers on opposing sides of the apartheid divide work together to fight crime.
13) Burden
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It tells the incredible true story of Michael 'Mike' Burden, an ardent young member of the South Carolina Ku Klux Klan who rose to the rank of Grand Dragon and walked away from all of it with the help of new love and an unlikely ally, the African American religious leader and social activist Reverend David Kennedy.
14) Repentance
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Angel Sanchez, a disturbed man fixated on the tragic death of his mother. Seemingly intent on finding inner peace, Sanchez seeks out Tommy Carter, a successful local author/spiritual advisor. Unaware of his client's true intent, Carter agrees to help the man rebuild his shattered life. But when Sanchez reveals his true intentions, the life coach must do everything in his power to stay alive in this taut, psychological thriller.
A movie of modest...
15) Taken 3
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose long awaited reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered, must use his 'particular set of skills' to track down the real killers, exact his unique brand of justice, and protect the only thing that matters to him now: his daughter.
16) City of lies
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This crime-thriller follows the investigation into the infamous murder of iconic rap artist Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. Determined LAPD detective Russell Poole spent nearly 20 years trying to solve the murder, and Jack Jackson, a journalist teams up with Poole in search of the elusive truth. Together they explore why the case remains old, and why a secretive division of the LAPD is seemingly set on keeping it that way.
17) Bank Robber
Publisher
MulticomTV
Pub. Date
1993.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
After robbing a bank, Billy (Patrick Dempsey) hides out from the police in a seedy hotel where he is forced to bribe various tenants for protection and their silence. Soon the tenants begin to up the price for their trouble.
18) Black nativity
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A holiday musical that follows Langston as he journeys to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives. Unwilling to live by their imposing rules, a frustrated Langston is determined to return home to his mother, Naima. Langston embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey, and along with new friends and a little divine intervention, he discovers the true meaning of faith, healing, and family.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 24 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Language
English
Description
Once Jennie had everything. She had two bowls to eat from, two pillows, and for cold weather, a red wool sweater. She even had a master who loved her. But Jennie didn't care. In the middle of the night she packed everything she had in a black leather bag with gold buckles and looked out of her favorite window for the last time... Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life follows Jennie's surreal, suspenseful and unexpectedly moving journey...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Maurice Sendak's classic story about Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions.