FALL 2016 NEW RELEASES THE VIDEO PROJECT CLICK TITLE TO ORDER POLITICAL ANIMALS THE NUCLEAR REQUIEM 86 min. & 53 min./Gr. 9-Adult 90 min./Gr. 10-Adult Chronicles the ground-breaking LGBT civil rights victories of An updated, in-depth reflection on the continuing danger the first four openly gay elected California state legislators nuclear weapons pose and an honest assessment of the -- all women -- who took the fight for equality into the halls current obstacles to disarmament, featuring over 30 global of government. security experts. “A vibrant tribute to four lesbian political activists. “ “A thoughtful film exploring the contours of our Nuclear Age.” - The Hollywood Reporter – Kelly DeVine, Artistic Director, Global Peace Film Festival View All at videoproject.com 1.800.4.PLANET THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AGHBALOU 64 min./Gr. 7-Adult 29 min./Gr. 8-Adult Journeys across America to shine a light on the communities The story of an African community’s struggle with water and people at the forefront of the clean energy revolution, illustrates the growing challenge of sustaining water taking practical steps to transition from fossil fuels. supplies in the face of an increasingly hostile climate and population growth. By the final credits, you’ll know both how and why renewable energy is the cleanest, quickest, cheapest, and safest way to supply all of our “Beautifully filmed... talks about one of the most critical issues energy needs.” facing people: water shortages.” -Michael Brune, Executive Director, Sierra Club -CalgaryMovies.com PINK BOY LOVE THY NATURE 15 min./Gr. 10-Adult 76 min. & 59 min. & 25 min./Gr. 6-Adult A verite-style documentary profiling the challenges of raising Narrated by Liam Neeson, Love Thy Nature presents a a gender non-conforming boy in a conservative area of rural compelling case that reconnecting with the natural world Florida. is the key to improving personal health and ensuring our survival on earth. “A story of the unconditional love of family and parents who recognize the importance of creating a safe space for their son to “A breathtaking, enlightening and powerful ode to the vital symbiosis live out his truth.” of man and nature.” - Telluride Film Festival – NYC Movie Guru View All at videoproject.com 1.800.4.PLANET REVOLUTION ANOTHER WAY OF LIVING 86 min./Gr. 9-Adult 69 min./Gr. 10-Adult A global journey to uncover the grave dangers threatening Chronicles urban planner Robert Simon’s quest to create in the world’s oceans -- and ultimately, humanity -- as well as Reston, Viriginia, a new kind of suburban American town to learn what it will take to reverse the challenges to life on that valued community, nature, diversity and social equity. earth. “Makes the case that the best ideas driving urban revival today “The remorseless march of extinction - including our own - is were actually tested and implemented by the team that built captured with chilling clarity in Revolution. His bottom line could not Reston 50 years ago.” be clearer: When the oceans die, so do we.” – CityLab, The Atlantic – New York Times FINDING BABEL THE INVISIBLES 88 min./Gr. 10-Adult 78 min./Gr. 12-Adult Follows the grandson of famed Russian author Isaac Babel as Follows four refugees from different countries in search of he searches to better understand the enigmatic man executed a better life as they attempt to wade through Germany’s by Stalin, whose powerful stories resonate with lessons for challenging, months-long immigration process. today. “Provides rare insight into the black box of asylum law and into a particular moment in Europe. More universally, it reveals the “An exquisite...blockbuster documentary.” bureaucratic mechanisms that stand in contrast to the hopes of – Vitaly Mansky, President, Artdocfest people around the world trying to make a better life.” -Margaret Mead Film Festival View All at videoproject.com 1.800.4.PLANET A PLACE TO STAND BIG VOICE 83 min./Gr. 9-Adult 53 min. & 83 min./Gr. 8-Adult The inspiring story of how learning to read and write in prison Chronicles a challenging year in the life of a determined transformed Jimmy Santiago Baca from a functionally illiterate public high school choir director as he pushes his students convict to an award-winning poet and novelist. to achieve a high level of artistry, demonstrating the transformative value of arts education programs. “A Place to Stand presents Jimmy’s compelling story in the best way: By letting this great poet tell his own tale - and no one can tell a tale “Starred Review. An outstanding chronicle of teaching, learning, and like Jimmy Santiago Baca.” creating high-quality collaborative art.” -Taylor Hackford, Academy Award-winning Director/Producer - Library Journal NATURE’S ORCHESTRA SHOUT GLADI GLADI 24 min./Gr. 4-Adult 79 min./Gr. 11-Adult Follows noted soundscape ecologist Dr. Bernie Krause Chronicles the maternal health care crisis in Africa and the as he travels to the Arctic and shows how nature sounds are heroic efforts to rescue African women from the scourge crucial indicators of the health of today’s wild habitats, and of obstetric fistula during childbirth that can turn them into the origins of music. reviled outcasts. “Highly Recommended. Editor’s Choice. Soundscapes present “Thorough, powerfully straightforward... looks at both the dire situation quantifiable information about the health of environments.” and efforts to change it.” -Science Books and Films -New York Times View All at videoproject.com 1.800.4.PLANET FLY BY LIGHT CALIFORNIA HIGH 60 min. & 83 min./Gr. 9-Adult 52 min./Gr. 10-Adult An intimate journey with a group of inner city youth seeking A balanced look at the controversy over the legalization to create a better path for their future by connecting to a of marijuana and its far-ranging consequences, focusing world beyond their troubled neighborhoods. on California’s experience. “A window into the lives and souls of some of our most vulnerable— “Recommended. This evenhanded program introduces a complex yet truly triumphant, beautiful and determined—youth.” and controversial issue. A good way to start the discussion on the -Dr. Marilee Aronson, Clinical Psychologist pros and cons of legalizing marijuana and other drugs.” -Booklist (ALA) OYLER THE BABUSHKAS OF CHERNOBYL 56 min./Gr. 9-Adult 52 min. & 72 min./Grades 9-Adult Portrays how an innovative “community school” in a poverty- A journey into the radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone stricken area is helping poor students to succeed by meeting several decades after the nuclear disaster of April 1986, their basic health, social and academic needs. featuring a defiant group of elderly women who refuses to BROADCAST ON PUBLIC TELEVISION leave the lethal landscape. “Starred Review. 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