Kanopy (Firm)
41) Obsessed
Publisher
A&E®
Language
English
Description
Obsessed examines the anxiety of individuals suffering from extreme obsessive-compulsive disorders, capturing their radically affected home lives, the incredible emotion of therapy, and their courageous attempts to defeat their debilitating conditions.
43) Hillary
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Sir Edmund Hillary was a bee-keeper, mountaineer, war veteran, explorer, philanthropist, husband, father, and the first person to ever reach the summit of Mount Everest. From his childhood in South Auckland, New Zealand, to the plane crash that killed his wife and daughter, this intriguing drama portrays the life, loves, and losses of one of the most famous explorers of all time.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This sumptuous English-language '50s period piece recounts the mid-life years of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop (played by Miranda Otto, Lord of the Rings) when she left America to live and write in Rio de Janiero - where she would also fall in love with well-off architect Lota de Macedo Soares (butched up to the hilt by beautifully handsome Brazilian TV star Gloria Pires). Initial hostilities between the pair make way for a complicated...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Contemporary with the European Renaissance, Aztec culture produced a unique food tradition that survives today in Mexican cuisine. Learn first about Aztec society, its indigenous foods, and distinctive diet. Also study descriptions of lavish Aztec banquets; "signature" foods, from avocados, beans, and chilies to chocolate and maize; and the Aztec philosophy of balance and moderation in eating.
46) Dancing dreams
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Two years ago, world-famous dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch selected 40 teenagers who had never heard her name to be part of her dance piece Contact Zone. For 10 months through opening night, the young dancers discover Bausch's genius and their own bodies. Pina Bausch died in 2009; a sensation at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival, Dancing Dreams is a testament to Bausch's revolutionary work.
47) Princess
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Danish
Description
The 32-year-old clergyman August returns home from years of missionary work abroad because of the death of his sister Christina, who, after going from greatness to the gutter as the famous porno star "The Princess" - has finally died of drug abuse. She has left her five-year-old daughter Mia with Karen, a prostitute. August pays them a visit to bring Mia home with him and become her guardian. Burdened by sorrow and guilt, he decides to avenge Christina's...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Think fancy sauces are difficult? Think again. This lesson will make you more comfortable with a range of sauces from around the world. Learn how to make a milk-based white sauce, bechamel. Then, cook a more contemporary French butter sauce (beurre blanc) and a Spanish tomato-based sauce (romesco). Finally, take a closer look at a couple of sweet and spicy Asian sauces.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Encourages the creative use of imagination and teaches how reason can organize dreams and fantasies into new forms of communication. Uses excerpts from music and literature to show how imagination can enable us to color and reshape our world and express our feelings about others.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
It appears our current conceptions of privacy in cyberspace will disappear. So what can we do about it? By exploring how the government and private sector use "Big Data"”and how "Big Data" can keep the government honest"”you'll discover insights into how we can evolve our privacy laws while embracing new technologies.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
We make decisions based on clues, but we're not always aware which clues we use. Professional persuaders know -- marketers, sales people, pollsters, politicians, merchandisers. Invisible persuaders helps viewers develop an early warning system to spot subtle attempts to persuade and influence.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
We all need it and its much less common than you might think. The earth has plenty of water but only a small fraction of it is fresh and clean. Our rivers are much dirtier than people think so cleaning water for drinking is becoming the focus of numerous scientists. We take some of the dirtiest and make it clean and drinkable right before your eyes.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The gifted young design duo behind the label, Proenza Schouler - Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez - have been embraced by the fashion world ever since their entire senior thesis project at Parson’s School of Design was bought by Barneys New York. Since the launch of their label in 2002, the boy wonders behind Proenza Schouler have excelled at blending chic sophistication with a subtle sexuality – a mix that’s proven to be perfect for downtown...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Examines both the basic elements of the short story--character, plot and setting--and the more subtle aspects, including style, theme and point of view. Excerpts from stories by authors such as Dorothy Parker, Edgar Allan Poe and Jack London illustrate the concepts presented and enable students to see the author's thoughts and feelings transformed into meaningful messages.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Daughters of Dolma takes viewers on a journey revealing a distinctively female experience of Tibetan Buddhism in the Kathmandu Valley. This feature-length documentary brings to the screen not just Buddhist spirituality and qualities like compassion and kindness, but Tibetan Buddhist nuns as full individuals beyond their monastic vows and religious practices. Daughters of Dolma reveals how gender and modernity are molding contemporary spiritual practices...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Continue your virtual travels through England, this time paying particular attention to specific cathedrals, abbeys, and chapels that feature developments unique to the English Gothic style. Highlights of this episode include Westminster Abbey, Kings College Chapel in Cambridge, and Ely Cathedral.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
The Singing Revolution film shares how, between 1987 and 1991, hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly to sing forbidden patriotic songs and share protest speeches, risking their lives to proclaim their desire for independence. This playlist includes the feature film and four bonus videos.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Intimate scenes of Western societies and marriages in the tribal societies of Nepal and the plains of Niger, show how individuals can discover a balance between personal desire and social needs in the context of a loving and nurturing family.
59) A Christmas past
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A collection of nine enchanting films 1901-1925 offers a nostalgic peek into the Yuletide pleasures of the early 20th century.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Who better to scrutinise and investigate the quirkier achievements of the impressive and expansive Roman Empire than co-creator of the brilliantly accomplished question; 'What have the Romans ever done for us'? Terry Jones is in search of an answer. Unearthing the secrets of the Roman world in his own idiosyncratic and bizarre way, he reveals how ordinary people really lived in ancient Rome.