National Film Board of Canada.
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 audio disc ((approximately 74 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
DVD: Monsanto Company is the world's leader in agricultural chemicals, seed and genetically modified crops, as well as being one of the most controversial companies in industrial history. This film uses hitherto unpublished documents and testimonies of victims, scientists and politicians to expose Monsanto's lack of care in protecting the environment and the health of those exposed to their products. Shows how the company promoted such products as...
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color with black and white seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A "genre-twisting film by director Sarah Polley, who investigates the elusive truths of her eclectic family of storytellers as she playfully interrogates a cast of characters who each relate their version of the family mythology. Polley reveals the essence of family as she uncovers the secrets buried deep within-- "--Container.
4) Passage
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1845, celebrated British explorer Sir John Franklin, along with his crew of 128 men, set sail from England in search of a fabled passage west. None of them were ever seen again. A search party found no evidence of any crew or wreckage. The mystery was eventually solved by John Rae, and they were so horrific that a public campaign was begun to discredit Rae.