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The Docuseek Essential Collection

The Docuseek2 Essential Collection includes the most recent and most popular titles made available for streaming on Docuseek2 from our distributors. It is capped at 800 titles. The collection is updated at the beginning of each year to make room for new titles as they are added to Docuseek. For the most comprehensive set of films, see The Docuseek2 Complete Collection.

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The Docuseek Essential Collection includes the following titles:

Boy In The World - imageBoy In The World

Following four-year-old Ronen, a young boy with Down syndrome, this intimate documentary concretely demonstrates that inclusive preschool classrooms benefit both children with special needs and their typical peers.

The Fanlight Collection | 2007 | 44 minutes
Boyamba Belgique - imageBoyamba Belgique

The day before Congo gained independence, the sabre of the Belgian king Baudouin was stolen by a young Congolese. Fifty years later the filmmakers search for him, and discover the meaning of his act.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 57 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Boys Will Be Men - imageBoys Will Be Men

Some answers for the hard questions about growing up male in America.

Bullfrog Films | 2002 | 57 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Branding Illness - imageBranding Illness

A documentary expose of how pharmaceutical companies create demand for the drugs at their disposal, and buy the science they need to prove their effectiveness.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 52 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror - imageBreaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror

John Pilger dissects the truth and lies in the 'war on terror'.

Bullfrog Films | 2003 | 52 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Breasts - imageBreasts

Twenty-two women, ages 6 to 84-years-old, discuss how breasts play a crucial role in the experiences of puberty, motherhood, sex, health, and aging. ** 2002 Outstanding Achievement Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality **

Icarus Films | 1997 | 50 minutes | College, Adult
Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan - imageBride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

The first film about the Kyrgyz tradition of bride kidnapping takes viewers inside families, to talk with kidnapped brides who have managed to escape as well as those who are making homes with their new husbands.

Icarus Films | 2004 | 51 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Bringing It Home - imageBringing It Home

Extols the many benefits of industrial hemp for the environment and human health, while revealing the obstacles to what could be a thriving industry for U.S. farmers.

Bullfrog Films | 2014 | 52 minutes | 10 - 12, College Adults
Broken Limbs - imageBroken Limbs

Looks at the plight of apple growers in the age of globalization, and points the way to sustainable US agriculture.

Bullfrog Films | 2004 | 57 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Brother Towns / Pueblos Hermanos - imageBrother Towns / Pueblos Hermanos

An uplifting story about Jupiter, Florida's humane response to an influx of day laborers from Jacaltenango, Guatemala.

Bullfrog Films | 2010 | 58 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult

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