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Duel at the South Pole - Scott - Amundsen

Tournez S'il Vous Plait A173-031

In December 1911, in the name of geographical exploration, pride and their kingdom, Robert Falcon...

Duke Ellington

Weston Woods WW393

by Andrea Davis Pinkney Duke Ellington was hailed as the “King of the Keys.” Most people...

E.B. White: Great Authors Series

Wonderscape Entertainment WE0036

In this program, meet E.B. White.  What were the significant events of E.B. White's life?  What...

E.O. Wilson - Of Ants and Men

PBS Video 041820

Beginning with his unusual childhood in Alabama, E.O. Wilson - Of Ants and Men chronicles the famed...

Eat Your Heart Out: Diary of a Crohn's Patient

Supre Incorporated SINC03

Exploring Erin’s lifelong journey with Crohn’s disease not only exposes the “coping”...

Edgar Fruitier : de l’ombre à la lumière

CinéFête F261-S02-02

Edgar Fruitier est un homme de théâtre et de musique. Plus de 200 pièces à son actif et 65...

Edith Butler: aimer la vie

CinéFête F272-S04-07

La culture acadienne n’est plus dissociable de celle qui l’a portée à bout de bras à travers...

Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World

ARTE France, Phares & Balises A196-015

Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, changed the role of the First Lady...

Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World

ARTE France, Phares & Balises A196-015

Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, changed the role of the First Lady...

Elizabeth II and Canada, A Portrait

Ninon Larochelle A234-002

In 2012, the Canadian government commissioned a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, by artist Phil...

Ella Fitzgerald - The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa

Weston Woods WW615

by Andrea Davis Pinkney, ill. by Brian Pinkney Told in the voice of a cool cat named Scat, this...

Ellen's Story - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB527390

Ellen Szita's childhood education never uncovered the fact that she had a learning disability and...

ellington was not a street

Weston Woods WW672

by Ntozake Shange. In this reflective poetic tribute, the author remembers growing up when many...

Emergency! A Critical Situation - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB520326

Urgence! Deuxième Souffle explore avec force la réalité d'une équipe de soir à l'urgence du...

Eric Carle Picture Writer: The Art of the Picture Book

Weston Woods WW2642

Eric Carle fans, readers and artists of all ages will thrill to watch this film about the...

Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB525266

Beautiful Inuit prints by an artist who is also a wife and mother. This film shows how the Inuit...

Eternal Earth - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB528123

One of the Canadian Composers series, this documentary introduces viewers to the intricacies of...

Evan Adams: All Our Relations, Season 2

Aarrow Productions AP0035

Evan Adams: Tla’amin actor and medical doctor Evan Adams has acted in dozens of television series...

Eve Lambart - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB523351

Film animator Eve Lambart spent over thirty years working at the National Film Board, and now she...

Exiting Hell Bar

Supre Incorporated SINC04

Having failed every treatment available, Crohn's disease left Iain no choice but surgery. But...

Eye of the Whale

Red Letter Films A61-005

Eye of the Whale follows the making of a monumental mural mosaic representing the West Coast and...

Eye Witness No. 21 - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB522179

B.C.'s Lady Legislator: Mrs. Nancy Hodges takes her bow as first woman Speaker of the British...

Famous Artist Biographies Playlist

Winged Canvas WC0064

Throughout all of history and from all corners of our little blue planet, learn interesting facts...

Famous Author Documentaries - Volume 1

Weston Woods WW660

Includes the documentaries “Sendak” and “Getting to Know William Steig”.

Famous Author Documentaries - Volume II

Weston Woods WW826

Collection includes ROBERT McCLOSKEY and MR. SHEPARD AND MR. MILNE. DVD features easy-to-use...

Father of Containment - The George Kennan Story: Great Decisions...

Scorpion Television SCTV13

George Kennan was the architect of America’s Cold War strategy, but he remained an outsider who...

Fauci: The Virus Hunter

Blue Ant Media BAM1222

This is the story of Dr. Anthony Fauci, who as director of the National Institute of Allergy and...

FDR: American Experience

PBS Video 040986

Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who...

Feels Good Man

Video Project, Inc. TVP099

What happens when an innocent character created in an artist's early adulthood morphs into a widely...

Fergie and Andrew; The Duke and Duchess of Disaster: The Royal...

Blue Ant Media BAM1293

As Sarah Ferguson told Oprah Winfrey “My life is not a fairytale." She wasn't wrong. Has there...

Festival in Puerto Rico - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB529378

Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester sings at the Festival Casals, a musical event founded by the...

Finding Bobbi

Reel Girls Media REEL02

Finding Bobbi tells the story of actor Bobbi Charlton’s long, courageous journey through gender...

Finding Your Roots

PBS Video 041565

The basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of this 10-part PBS...

Firewords: Louky Bersianik, Jovette Marchessault, Nicole...

National Film Board Of Canada NFB528776

Firewords offers an intimate glimpse of three respected yet controversial Québec writers. Now...

First Person Singular: Elie Wiesel

PBS Video 040091

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel reflects upon his life, work, and concerns for mankind's...

Fools and Dreamers; Regenerating a Native Forest

Happen Films HAP002

Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest is a documentary about Hinewai Nature Reserve, on...

Four Women

Creatorland Inc. CLI000

An elegantly-told story that follows the lives of Dawn, Jamie, Rehab and Shery, each one of them...

Four Women of Egypt - DVD

National Film Board Of Canada NFB519827

How do we get along with each other when our views collide? A timely question, and a universal one...

France Castel : enflammée

CinéFête F261-S02-08

Très jeune, on remarque France Castel pour sa voix juste et limpide... Elle se fait connaître...

Francine Grimaldi : Sans interruption

CinéFête F272-S04-01

Francine Grimaldi, surnommée la vadrouilleuse, a fait sa marque en ne manquant rien des...

Françoise Faucher: le temps d'apprendre à vivre

CinéFête F261-S02-03

Grande dame du théâtre québécois, Françoise Faucher se démarque par son élégance et sa...

Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve, ON: Striking Balance Series 2

Inspired Planet Ideas LIV033

The heart of eastern North America's last intact forest corridor is threatened by pressure for...

FRONTLINE: Amazon Empire - The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

PBS Video 041941

Examining Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ascent to power and the global impact of the empire he built...

FRONTLINE: Inside Obama's Presidency

PBS Video 041657

As Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term, FRONTLINE takes a probing look at the first four...

FRONTLINE: Weinstein

PBS Video 041900

Harvey Weinstein was once one of the most successful producers in Hollywood. But beneath the glitz...

Galilée, la naissance d'une étoile

CNDP F95-009

Rome, 1633. Un homme comparaît devant le tribunal de l’Inquisition, accusé d’avoir soutenu...

Galileo: The Birth of a Star

CNDP A95-004

In 1633, in Rome, a man appears before the court of the Inquisition. He is charged with maintaining...

George H. W. Bush: American Experience

PBS Video 041055

The latest in a series of critically-acclaimed presidential portraits, this biography examines the...

George Washington: History Kids Series

Wonderscape Entertainment WE0314

Learn all about George Washington's early life, military career, his role in the Revolutionary War...

Gérard Poirier : l’élégance du jeu

CinéFête F261-S02-01

Gérard Poirier est un comédien québécois né en 1930 à Montréal. À douze ans, alors qu’il...

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