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The Arts, Music and Language Collection

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The Arts, Music and Language Collection includes the following titles:

Dido and Aeneas - imageDido and Aeneas

The critically-acclaimed Mark Morris dance production of the baroque operatic masterwork.

Bullfrog Films | 1996 | 55 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Electric Signs - imageElectric Signs

Explores the effects of new screen-based advertising sign systems on urban environments and public space.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 58 minutes | 8-12, College, Adult
For the Love of Movies - imageFor the Love of Movies

The first documentary to dramatize the history of American film criticism and to explore its role in the evolution of American film.

Bullfrog Films | 2009 | 80 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Girls on the Wall - imageGirls on the Wall

The teenage girls of Warrenville Prison are getting a shot at redemption in a most unlikely form: a musical based on their lives. As three fascinating inmates write and stage their play, they're compelled to re-live their crimes, reclaim their humanity and take a first step toward breaking free of the prison system.

Sincerely Films | 2009 | 61 minutes | Grade 7 and up (Some harsh language/descriptions of drug use and violence)
In Motion: Amiri Baraka - imageIn Motion: Amiri Baraka

Biographical profile of the out-spoken African-American writer.

Icarus Films | 1983 | 60 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Lomax the Songhunter - imageLomax the Songhunter

Alan Lomax (1915-2002) traveled the world with his recording equipment, hunting for folk songs.

Icarus Films | 2005 | 95 minutes | 8-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
Lotman's World - imageLotman's World

The story of Yuri Lotman (1922-1993), little-known - except maybe in Estonia! - pioneer of semiotics.

Icarus Films | 2008 | 57 minutes | 11-12, College, Adult
Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard - imageMarcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard

In Geneva, Switzerland, film directors Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard meet for a surprisingly intimate and sometimes contentious dialogue.

Icarus Films | 2010 | 44 minutes | 11-12, College, Adult
Mille Gilles - imageMille Gilles
The thought and ideas of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, and his impact on creative work and communities around the world.
Icarus Films | 1997 | 44 minutes | 11-12, College, Adult
No Age Limit: Creativity and Aging - imageNo Age Limit: Creativity and Aging

Explores the life-enhancing impact of continued creativity and artistic expression--well into the later years.

Terra Nova Films | 2009 | 26 minutes

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