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1) West Is West
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Young, handsome and broke Vikram (Ashutosh Gowariker, director of Oscar®-nominated Lagaan) arrives from Mumbai to find his plans for college have completely fallen through. While exploring exotic San Francisco, he falls for Sue (Heidi Carpenter), a feisty bohemian artist. With his visa quickly running out, Vikram resorts to a series of increasingly elaborate – sometimes criminal, and occasionally romantic – schemes to stay in the country. A forgotten...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Dollars and Dreams is a documentary film focused on the pursuits and challenges of numerous West African immigrants as they confront the idea of the American Dream and the reality of the New York experience. Including additional perspective from scholars, authors, and community leaders, the film creates a vibrant portrait of African achievement throughout the city, while exploring the complicated issues African immigrants face as they balance their...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Directed by Nina Rosenblum and narrated by Danny Glover, this segment salutes the black cowboys of the western wilderness who fought alongside their Native American and white counterparts during the development of the frontier. The contributions of these nearly forgotten African-Americans are portrayed through realistic re-enactments, including a special segment on cowboy Bill Pickett, one of the best rodeo performers of all time.
4) Go West
Publisher
NYX Channel
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.
6) Journey West
Publisher
Ronin Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Growing concern among young Aboriginal community leaders, particularly those in the Borroloola Men's Group, drew them to the idea of re-enacting a walk that hadn't occurred for almost thirty years. The Buwarrala-Journey is a traditional walk for the Garrwa, Yanyuwa, Mara and Gurdanji peoples of the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia. Practiced for generations as part of the initiation of young boys, the walk was re-enacted in 1988 and documented...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When thinking about the American West, Professor Allitt stresses a balanced view that encompasses both the achievements and the sufferings of this period in American history. It's an insightful conclusion to the grand, fascinating, sometimes troubling story of how exactly America became a vast nation stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific in just a century.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Experience West Point's annual combat Classic scenario paintball game first hand with this action-packed documentary special, West Point Paintball. From preparing the large battlefield to strategy game play, West Point Paintball follows the cadets and players who orchestrate and play one of the most prestigious scenario paintball games in the world. Follow the cadets and both sides as they prepare and execute their battle plans over the course of...
9) The New West
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Everyone has an iconic idea of the Old West; but as novelist, journalist, and humorist Oren Arnold once said, "Nobody knows exactly where the New West begins; it's as much a state of mind as of geography." This reflective observation is the perfect introduction to this eye-opening look at the changing face of the West. Here we first meet rancher Vince Kontny, owner of the Last Dollar Ranch, who is taking advantage of conservation easements offered...
10) Into the West
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Two kids receive a gift beyond their wildest dreams - a magical horse. But when a rich breeder tries desperately to take the horse away from them, their only hope is to escape and become the coolest outlaws ever to ride...INTO THE WEST!
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Designed to shine a light on the American frontier, The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy reveals the grit and grandeur of an epic period in U.S. history. In 24 lectures, award-winning Professor Patrick N. Allitt uncovers new historical angles on everything from the last stand at the Alamo to the Oregon Trail to the creation of America’s first national parks.
12) West of Sunshine
Publisher
Dark Star Pictures
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Separated from his family and caught in a cycle of gambling and debt, Jim has less than a day to repay a violent loan shark. His day is turned upside down when he must look after his young. Jim's relationship with his son is tested as his plans to pay back the loan fail. When his last desperate effort to repay the debt puts his son's life at risk, he must make a choice between his past and a second chance at life. Nominated for Best Film and Best...
13) Eden is West
Publisher
Under the Milky Way
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Young Elias (Ricardo Scamarcio) is traveling aboard a boat overfilled with illegal immigrants and has his heart set on reaching Europe. **Academy Award** winning director Costa-Gavras draws inspiration from "The Odyssey," in relating Elias' epic quest across Europe to find the city of his dreams. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. *"The brightest, most-entertaining film of [Costas-Gavras'] illustrious career."* - Jim...
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This look at the unique musical sounds of West England explores the progressive and experimental styles that developed in the region, where a mix of ethnicities and influences helped foster a creative industry just as vibrant as the one in London.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
As the western territories evolved and became states, the Wild West was slowly tamed. However, there were still many challenges for the great Lawmen of the Old West including one of the most celebrated outlaws in all of history, Billy the Kid.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Go inside the mythology of the American West, which kept the frontier alive after the U.S. Census Bureau declared in 1890 that it had disappeared. Examine historian Frederick Jackson Turner's influential "frontier thesis." Learn about the contributions of novelist Owen Wister and painter Frederic Remington. Also, explore the main categories of Western movies.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
What was life like for everyday women in the American West? Some were prostitutes. Others were missionaries. Others still were working- and middle-class women trying to recreate their lives back East. Ultimately, as you'll discover, the experience, while enlarging women's sphere of influence, was nevertheless a conservative one: to create a stable home.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
The West, a nine-part series, chronicles the turbulent history of one of the most extraordinary landscapes on earth—a place that is simultaneously enticing and forbidding, filled with stories of both heartbreaking tragedy and undying hope. Beginning when the land belonged only to Native Americans and ending in the 20th century, the film introduces unforgettable characters—from gold seekers to cowboys, from homesteaders to Indian leaders—whose...
Publisher
All Channel Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
It seems incomprehensible that there was a time in America’s not-so-distant past when nearly a quarter of a million children from East Coast orphanages were loaded on trains and sent west, where they were presented "for the picking."West by Orphan Train will tell the story of these children, who were taken from a sometimes-rough existence to an unfamiliar rural setting during an era that lasted from 1854 to 1929. ..As some of the last of the still-living...
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