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1) Running dry
Series
Ironweed Film club volume no. 40
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hrs., 33 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Running dry: A comprehensive public information/education project, estiblished to raise awareness regarding the worsening global humanitarian water crisis. This wake-up call proves that the real crisis is not oil!
The American Southwest : are we running dry?: "Viewers learn about land use planning and the water needs of cities in the Southwest, and how climate change may impact water levels on vital sources such as Lake Powell, Hoover Dam's Lake...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 48
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
2008, c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The shape of the future: This film by John Marks conceptualizes the possibilities for creating a future in which Israelis and Palestinians can find common ground and move towards a peaceful future while still maintaining strong connections with their past. (105 min.)
Onward Christian Zionists: An exposé of Christian Zionism, a belief system which prophesizes that Jews will take over Jerusalem and the rest of the middle-east, wiping out all other...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 39
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three films explore the dilemmas and potential advances in energy. Burning the future : Coal in America chronicles the journey of a group of West Virginia residents who have dedicated themselves to educate a world blind to the devastation caused by coal's extraction: toxic groundwater and the obliteration of 1.4 million acres of Appalachian mountain and foliage. Fighting Goliath : Texas coal wars reveals an unlikely coalition of Texans who are fighting...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 49
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hrs. 13 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Entheo:Genesis : awakening the divine within: In an attempt to answer the question of how a renewal of ancient initiatory rights of passage might alleviate our ecological crisis, this film examines the re-emergence of archaic techniques of ecstasy in the modern world by weaving a synthesis of ecological and evolutionary awareness, electronic dance culture, and current pharmacological re-evaluation of entheogenic compounds. Whithin a narrative framework...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 47
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hrs.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Queen and I: This is the moving story of two Iranian exiles -- one a queen, and one a rebel. Filmmaker Nahid Persson Sarvestani was formerly a young revolutionary in Iran that welcomed the fall of the Shah's regime but was soon forced to flee from Khomeini's violent and oppressive rule. Thirty years later, still yearning for answers, she daringly approached Queen Farah, the widow of the Shah now living in Paris, and proposed a series of filmed...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 45
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Soldiers of conscience: To kill or not to kill? After World War II, a U.S. Army study revealed that three quarters of combat soldiers given the chance to fire on the enemy failed to do so. Today, despite intense Reflexive Fire Training which has helped raise firing rates in combat, many soldiers continue to suffer emotionally from the choice to pull the trigger. This powerful thought-provoking film follows eight U.S. soldiers, four who feel killing...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 43
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When clouds clear: Delves into one remote community's radical resistance to a proposed copper mine that would level and destroy their way of life forever. Set in an isolated cloud forest of the north Andes Mountains, the film is narrated by the founders and the children of Junin who depict how the village's daily life has been affect by the rich ore deposit that was discovered beneath their land. Suddenly these once-peaceful farmers find themselves...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 72
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hrs. 24 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The best government money can buy?: Director Francis Megahy offers an unflinching look at the lobbying system in Washington, D.C., and the influence of money on modern politics. By speaking with Washington, D.C. insiders, Megahy gets the inside scoop on where the money comes from and how it is used.
Murder, spies and voting lies: Clint Curtis was an everyday computer programmer in Florida until he was asked to create vote-rugging software for electronic...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 61
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Beyond Belief : Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living their American dream until both husbands are killed by terrorists. Rather than turning inwards, grief compels them to travel to Afghanistan and help empower Afghan women whose lives have been ravaged by decades of war, poverty and oppression, factors they consider to be root causes of terrorism. As Susan and Patti make the courageous journey from their comfortable suburban...
10) Brave new womb
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 54
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hrs. 13 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
What babies want: an exploration of the consciousness of infants: This innovative film is about the profoundly important and sacred opportunity we have in bringing children into the world. Surprising and sometimes shocking, it challenges our beliefs about what infants are thinking and doing and includes ground breaking information on early development.
Water baby: experiences of waterbirth: Called "enlightening and thrilling" by the American Medical...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 53
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hrs. 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
David vs Monsanto: Imagine that a storm blows across your garden -- and that now, without your knowledge and without your consent, foreign and genetically-manipulated seeds are in your vegetable patch which you have nourished and maintained for many years. A few days later, representatives of a multi-national corporate group pay you a visit at home, demand that you surrender your vegetables and file a criminal complaint against your requesting a fine...
12) Foodmatters
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 50
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
2010, c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Foodmatters: Sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide 'Sickness Industry', and exposes a growing body of scientific evidence proving that nutritional therapy can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than most conventional medical treatments.
A Thousands suns: Tells the story of the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley and the unique worldview held by the people of this region. This isolated area has remained...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 52
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr. 53 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fear in the fast lane: There's little doubt that the internet in 2010 has changed our lives for the better. Online, we do everything from booking holidays to paying bills. But how easy is it for a cyber-crook to take control of your computer without you even knowing it? This eye-opening doc reveals how you can have your identity stolen, your phone disconnected and your bank accounts emptied in hours. Now that many of us have settled into using the...
14) Oily business
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 56
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc ( hrs. min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lost in palm oil: Indonesia's rainforests are being destroyed and rapidly replaced by palm oil plantations for use in bio-fuel. Exposing the new industry's devastating effects on the local population and global ecosystem, this film informs us that we need to be precautious in developing alternatives to fossil fuels.
Sustainable star: With wind, solar, water and biomass technologies already successfully in use, Germany is leading the world in renewable...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 59
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 1 hrs. 26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Overdose: If you have taken out a mortgage, invested capital or bought shares, likelihood is you lost out in the latest bust. governments promised decisive action, the biggest financial stimulus packages in history, gargantuan bailouts: but what crazed logic is this, propping up debt with more debt? This documentary brings an entirely fresh voice to the hottest topic of today.
Summer crisis: Deserted beaches and empty hotels offer a gloomy vista...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 57
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sprawling from grace: A feature length documentary that explores the ravages of American suburban sprawl, what America has lost as a result, and the perils we face if we don't change the way in which we build our cities.
Reds go green: Meet the F3 -- an electric powered car of the future made in China. Keen to reduce its choking emissions and limit its dependence on fossil fuels, China is spearheading new clean energy technologies and hopes to be...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 55
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The wake up call, anybody listening?: Are crop circles the first physical manifestation of ET communications that humans can actually see? Experience the flawless precision & sacred geometry of crop circles for yourself in this amazing documentary. Although some crop circles might be man made, others defy that conclusion. Whether man made in some traditional sense, a manifestation of some unknown earth-produced technology, or communications for afar......
18) Tipping point
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 51
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 1 hrs. 38 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tipping point: Our warming earth is most dramatically revealed in this modern day journey through the North West Passage. This is a revealing and worrying documentary that explains the effects of global climate change on the polar region and the alarming and rapid increase in the melting ice that might create an ice-free Arctic as soon as 2012 or 2013, by some recently revised predictions.
Life in plastic...: Plastic is the backbone of our society...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 73
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (137 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
2012: time for change presents an optimistic alternative to apocalyptic doom and gloom.The follows journalist Daniel Pinchback on a quest for a new paradigm that integrates the archaic wisdom of tribal cultures with the scientific method.
Imagine it!: Designed to provide a forum for discussion around the power of big ideas in action and to inspire people to imagine a better world by connecting imagination and creativity with science and engineering...
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 71
Publisher
Iron Weed Film Club
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Beautiful Truth: A 15 year-old boy goes on a mission to determine if what Dr. Max Gerson wrote in his controversial book is a legitimate alternative cure for cancer. After numerous interviews with doctors, skeptics, members of Gerson's family, and cancer patients, it became abundantly clear that a cure for virtually all cancers and chronic diseases does exist, and it has existed for over 80 years.
For the Holy Grail : Dr Jennifer MacDiarmid and...
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