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Avery Brooks
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Language
English
Description
Once upon a time, Sam and Ashley were other girls.
Three years after the loss of her wife to a brain aneurysm, 34-year-old Samantha Parker focuses her energy on caring for her young son, Jake. She can't imagine ever falling in love again, so she focuses on putting one foot in front of the other and being the best mom she can be. It's not a perfect life, but as long as her son is happy and her softball team keeps winning, everything is fine. That...
Author
Language
English
Description
This documentary captures one of the greatest archaeological events in modern times by telling the story of ancient China, the First Emperor, and the literal foundation of the China we know today. Starting with modern China and springing back as we seek the birth of this mighty nation, we talk about an ancient time when a fierce warrior brought together a warring nation and how an accidental discovery changed everything we know about China's past....
3) Sounder
Author
Language
English
Description
Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and with the help of the devoted dog Sounder.
Publisher
All Channel Films
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century who was born free man. He works as a carpenter, and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by a group of men who ask him to play for them, however, that is not their real intention. They kidnapp him and sell him into slavery. Solomon now has to endure the hardships that he had been previously spared.
6) 15 Minutes
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When a celebrity homicide detective and a brash, young fire marshal raceagainst time to stop a pair of publicity seeking murderers, ahigh-profile newscaster buys videotapes of the gruesome crimes--turningthe killers into instant media stars. Now, just how far will society'smost desperate people go in order to get their 15 Minutes of fame?Starring Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Robert De Niro ("TheGodfather, Part II," "Taxi Driver"), Edward...
9) Elephants
Publisher
Distributed by Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Includes Africa's Elephant Kingdom (A family takes a life and death journey through the African Plains in search of food and water); and Queen of the Elephants (Follow conservationist and adventurer Mark Shand and Parbarti Barua, who is the only female elephant trainer in India, as they journey across India on the backs of these magnificent creatures.
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Series
Captains Close Up volume 2
Language
English
Description
A look at Patrick Stewart, who played the iconic role of Starship Captain in the wildly popular Star Trek franchise.
Author
Series
Captains Close Up volume 3
Language
English
Description
A look at Avery Brooks, who played the iconic role of Starship Captain in the wildly popular Star Trek franchise.
Author
Series
Captains Close Up volume 1
Language
English
Description
A look at William Shatner, who played the iconic role of Starship Captain in the wildly popular Star Trek franchise.
Author
Series
Captains Close Up volume 4
Language
English
Description
A look at Kate Mulgrew, who played the iconic role of Starship Captain in the wildly popular Star Trek franchise.
Author
Series
Captains Close Up volume 5
Language
English
Description
William Shatner interviews Scott Bakula, who also played the iconic role of Starship Captain in the wildly popular Star Trek franchise
15) The Captains
Author
Language
English
Description
More than 40 years after he first took command of the starship Enterprise, William Shatner interviews other actors who have played captains in the "Star Trek" universe, including Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula and Chris Pine.
17) Big hit
Publisher
United King Ltd
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
עברית
Description
Comedy about four full-time hit men who are looking to score extra cash by kidnapping the boss's goddaughter.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
It begins with a birth in an African village in 1750, and ends two centuries later at a funeral in Arkansas. And in that time span, an unforgettable cast of men, women, and children come to life, many of them based on the people from Alex Haley's own family tree.
When Alex was a boy growing up in Tennessee, his grandmother used to tell him stories about their family, stories that went way back to a man she called "the African" who was taken aboard
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