MVD Visual (Firm)
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Documentary retrospective of the life of Muhammad Ali. Features rare footage of Ali's interviews as well as highlights of his greatest fights, including the "Rumble in the Jungle" against George Foreman; and the "Thrilla in Manila" against Joe Frazier.
Publisher
MVDvisual
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"To the outside world Joanne is just a book-store owner, but the Conspiracy knows different. She's dangerous. She's a bellwether: a quiet leader who is well on her way to being her whole self. When they kidnap her to break her to make her conform, they discover that Joanne is something so much more than even she ever knew. Joanne is a feminist, one-room, one-character elevated genre thriller. It is a modern rite of passage story which most women have...
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Behind the Bucket is a documentary following members of the 501st Legion--Star Wars Enthusiasts--showing how they are much more than adults playing dress-up. The 501st are compassionate, charitable, and down to earth people doing what's right for those in need. There's a reason why their motto is "Bad Guys Doing Good".
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Even now, Woodstock has deep, lasting meaning. Its mix of music, culture, and idealism resonates across the years. It gave the youth a voice. It changed the music business. It energized activists. From stadium shows to social-justice movements, its legacy is strong: half a century later. Follow the inside story of the event and the history that continues! Join us as we celebrate those remarkable three days.
6) Beans
Publisher
FilmRise
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Beans (Kiawentiio, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Anne with an E) is on the edge. Torn between innocent childhood and teenage rebellion, she is forced to grow up fast to become the tough Mohawk warrior that she needs to be during the Indigenous uprising known as The Oka Crisis, which tore Quebec and Canada apart for 78 tense days in the summer of 1990.
Language
Finnish
Formats
Description
A funny and moving film about the power of imagination and the strength of a community, directed by **Oscar**-nominee Selma Vilhunen. The film follows three young girls, Aisku, Elsa and Alisa whose lives have been transformed by their new interest: hobbyhorses. Despite a lack of understanding by some, the girls bravely and spiritedly pursue their hobby. Official Selection at **Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival**. *"A refreshing...
8) 5-25-77
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
During the spring of 1977, sci-fi-obsessed teenager Pat Johnson finds himself torn between making 8mm sequels to his favorite movies and pursuing the girl of his dreams, Linda. Desperate to help her son escape his likely future in Wadsworth, Illinois, (population 750), his mother Janet cold-calls the editor of 'American Cinematographer's magazine, and Pat soon finds himself on "the ultimate trip" to Hollywood, becoming the very first outsider to see...
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In a forgotten massacre during Guatemala's decades-long civil war, a young boy was spared, only to be raised by one of the very soldiers who killed his family. Nearly 30 years after the tragedy, it will take a dedicated team - from a forensic scientist to a young Guatemalan prosecutor - to uncover the truth and bring justice to those responsible...by finding the missing boy named Oscar.
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Liz Waid is a sleeper CIA agent in Belgrade, Serbia. She is mourning the loss of her son and she's completely without any reason to live. When an American military satellite crash lands somewhere in Serbia and a team of US and Serbian agents are dispatched to secure the remains of the satellite. Liz Waid is one of them. It all looks like a routine assignment, but when they locate the crash site all is not as it seems. The satellite has vanished and...
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
"An indigenous language is in peril as its last two speakers .. had a quarrel in the past and haven't spoken to each other in over fifty years. Martin, a young linguist, will undertake the challenge to bring the old friends back together and convince them to once again talk to each other, all so he can obtain a recorded registration of the language and study it. However, hidden in the past, in the heart of the jungle, lies a secret concealed by the...
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This documentary examines rock singer Janis Joplin's story in depth, offering new understanding of a bright, complex woman whose meteoric rise and sudden demise changed music forever and continues to influence female musicians. Narrated in part with Janis' letters that she wrote home over the years, read by Chan Marshall.
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2016?].
Language
English
Description
"Body and Soul - The State of the Jewish Nation" presents a comprehensive examination of the broad and deep connections between the Jewish people and the land of Israel. World-renowned historians, archaeologists, political scientists, religious leaders, and experts in international law and media trace the evocative evolution of the relationship between the Jewish people and their homeland that is over 3,000 years old. Designed to refute the still...
15) The matchbox man
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
So what does a person do when their cherished childhood toy becomes an obsession? And then a collection. A really large collection. Charlie Mack makes his house into a museum! A generation-spanning monument to collecting, over 42,000 Matchbox cars and counting, a life's masterpiece unto itself.
16) Hot house
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Israel detains over 10,000 Palestinian prisoners. They are deemed 'security prisoners' by the Israeli government, but, to many in the Palestinian world, they are viewed as leaders and martyrs for the crimes they have committed against innocent people. While some of the prisoners have renounced violence in favor of peace, many others are as dedicated to their causes as the day they were incarcerated and are creating virtual terrorist training camps...
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The film explores Atwood's 'backstory,' her early days in the Canadian wilderness and as a poet. Atwood's novels are explored, including her latest, The Testaments, the highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. Personal stories are shared by friends, family, and, of course, directly by Atwood herself.
19) Soaked in bleach
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
It reveals the events behind Kurt Cobain's death as seen through the eyes of Tom Grant, the private investigator that was hired by Courtney Love in 1994 to track down her missing husband only days before his deceased body was found at their Seattle home. Cobain's death was ruled a suicide by the police (a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound), but doubts have circulated for twenty years as to the legitimacy of this ruling, especially due to the work...
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This one-of-a-kind series gives childhood providers and parents direct access to a comprehensive care approach from renowned child specialist Beverly Kovach, certified Montessori trainer Emmi Pikler, and Resources for Infant Educators (RIE). Series includes proper bottle feeding, lap feeding, diapering, sleep, play, and much more. Perfect gift for any new parent with over three hours of essential content.