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Gleason (2016)

Director

Clay Tweel

Subject

Medical sciences; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 111 minutes), £7.00

Documentary about former New Orleans Saints defensive back Steve Gleason who was diagnosed with the debilitating motor neuron disease known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in 2011. Captured during a...

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Martha Hall: I Make Books (2016)

Subject

Health Education; Women’s studies

Short film documenting book artist Martha A. Hall’s creative responses to her cancer diagnoses and treatments. Hall’s books provided personal healing and an opportunity to convey her experience of...

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Young Pope, The (2016)

Director

Paolo Sorrentino

Subject

Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 544 minutes), £14.99

Lenny Belardo, aka Pius XIII, is the first American Pope in history. Young and charming, his election might seem the result of a simple and effective media strategy by the College of Cardinals. But, as we...

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Asteroids Hazards: The View from Space (2015)

Subject

Astronomy

This series of videos explains the "hows and whys" of asteroid hazards: Why are some asteroids hazardous? Why are they difficult to find? And how can the risk of impact be predicted? Produced by...

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Physics of Light, The (2015)

Director

Si Joon Kim

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 300 minutes), £24.95

Six-part documentary series exploring the concepts of physics from familiar theories, such as Newton’s Law of Gravity, to the latest in scientific research, like string theory and M-theory. By connecting...

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Brain, The (2015)

aka: The Brain with Dr. Eagleman

Director

Sarah Sapper

Producer

Helen Conlan

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 300 minutes), $29.99

Using innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain. Episodes include: -What is Reality?: How the brain constructs our...

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Keeping Control: Living with Diabetes (2015)

Subject

Health Education; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £25.00

Measures to control diabetes. Diabetes can strike the young and the old. This program is designed to provide insight on what diabetes does to the body and important steps to prevent or decrease the risk of...

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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)

Director

Alex Gibney

Subject

Business studies; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 128 minutes), £4.37

Documentary about American businessman and co-founder of multinational tech company Apple Inc. The film details how Steve Jobs jeopardised his personal life and relationships while transforming Apple from a...

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Gray Matters: Architect and Designer Eileen Gray (2014)

Director

Marco Orsini

Subject

Architecture; Design

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 76 minutes), $18.71

Documentary exploring the life of architect and designer Eileen Gray, whose uncompromising vision defined and defied the practice of modernism in decoration, design and architecture. Making a reputation with...

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112 Weddings (2014)

Director

Doug Block

Subject

Film studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £4.99

For the past two decades, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Doug Block (51 Birch Street, The Kids Grow Up) has helped support himself by shooting weddings. Hired for his intimate documentary style, he found...

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