Ava DuVernay
1) Selma
Pub. Date
[2015]
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Description
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964.
2) Origin
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist experiences soaring love and unfathomable loss as she uncovers the beauty of human resilience. Inspired by the New York Times best seller "Caste" and starring Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Ava DuVernay's ORIGIN explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance and a fight for the future of us all.
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Formats
Description
Although he has been missing for several years and the entire town thinks her father has abandoned her family, Meg steadfastly believes the best and protects her younger brother, Charles Wallace, from the brunt of the rumors and taunting. It is he, however, who convinces her to join him, the school sports star Calvin, and three unusual women on an interplanetary voyage to rescue their father from a vast evil.
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
There has been a Laemmle in the movie business since there's been a movie business. This is the story of a beloved Arthouse Cinema chain in Los Angeles with an astounding legacy. Over four generations, Laemmle's have dedicated themselves to supporting, innovating, and elevating the art of filmmaking. Popularizing independent films, documentary films, and their filmmakers, the LaemmleTheatres' impact on Hollywood and world cinema cannot be overstated....
7) Re:uniting
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
When six best friends from college reunite after 25 years, the secrets they've all kept hidden come bubbling to the surface. One secret that will change them all forever forces them to look at their lives and the choices they've made.
Author
Series
Description
One night, thirteen-year-old Meg Murry meets an eccentric new neighbor, Mrs Whatsit, who refers to something called a tesseract. She later finds out it is a scientific concept her father was working on before his mysterious disappearance. The following day, Meg, her child genius brother Charles, and fellow schoolmate Calvin visit Mrs Whatsit's home, where the equally strange Mrs Who and the unseen voice of Mrs Which promise to help Meg find and rescue...
Pub. Date
2011
Description
"Maye is a success. Hot career. Hot boyfriend. But when her world is turned upside down by tragedy, she must struggle to keep her balance... chronicles a day in the life of a woman at a crossroads, and the twelve people help her move forward into a brave, new world"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Although he has been missing for several years and the entire town thinks her father has abandoned her family, Meg steadfastly believes the best and protects her younger brother, Charles Wallace, from the brunt of the rumors and taunting. It is he, however, who convinces her to join him, the school sports star Calvin, and three unusual women on an interplanetary voyage to rescue their father from a vast evil.
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