James Earl Jones
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Language
English
Description
TRAIL OF TEARS: CHEROKEE LEGACY Not Rated - 120 min This two hour documentary explores one of the great historical tragedies of America's aboriginal people. In 1830, eager to gain access to lands inhabited by Native Americans, President Andrew Jackson enacted the Indian Removal Act which forced the Cherokee Nation to leave their homeland and relocate into unchartered territory. Many of these forced settlers suffered from exposure, disease and starvation...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
The in-depth and intimate story of one of the most important African Americans to live in the first half of the 20th century. Tells the story of Jack Johnson, who was the first African American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports - Heavyweight Campion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man.
11) Earth
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A story of three animal families on a journey across our planet - polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales. It captures rare footage of nature's wildest and most elusive animals.
Publisher
New Video [distributor in the U.S.]
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle. Will the jungle creatures ever get the story straight? A story, a story: Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyanme, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider Man, wanted them, and caught three sly creatures to get them. Who's in Rabbit's house?: Rabbit has a problem: someone is inside her house and won't let her...
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Meet Kion, second-born cub of Simba and Nala, as he assumes the role of leader of "The Lion Guard," an elite team of animals tasked with preserving the Pride Lands. Follow him as he assembles a group of unlikely heroes: Bunga the honey badger, Fuli the cheetah, Beshte the hippo and Ono the egret. Join them on a thrilling adventure as they use their unique abilities to defend the Pride Lands from predators and maintain balance within the Circle of...
15) Gimme shelter
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl flees life with her drug-addicted mother to find the wealthy father she's never known. Tells the extraordinary and courageous tale of one girl's fight against the odds to find redemption and, ultimately, to create a family she can call her own.
18) Summer's end
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
All his life, Dr. Blakely dreamed of going back to the place where he grew up. But as he uncovers his feelings, he struggles with brutal memories of childhood and whether he's made the right choice in returning. He finds his life filled with unexpected challenges and vengeful acts against him. Surprisingly, he strikes up a friendship with a young boy that might point to a new beginning for the town and himself.
19) Matewan
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A labor leader seeking to organize the workers of a company town sets off a powderkeg of racial hostility, corruption and betrayal in this tale of the bitter clash between unionist miners and the tyrannical coal company owners in West Virginia in the 1920's
20) The River Niger
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corporation
Pub. Date
c1976
Language
English
Description
Story of a ghetto family torn apart by a revolution, but held together through misfortune. Examines what might happen, and how people will react, when the tension of city life turns to violent revolution.