[Videolib] Detroit firefighters documentary BURN - Proceeds benefit Leary Firefighters Foundation
*With the highest arson rate in the U.S., Detroit (population 713,000) sees an average of 30 structure fires a day. *Los Angeles (population 4 million) only sees 11 per day. Learn more how economic policy and urban development impact our nation's fire departments with *BURN*, an award-winning film that spends a year with Detroit firefighters at the most overworked and underfunded fire department in America. Click here http://edu.passionriver.com/burn to view the trailer and read the full synopsis. *Full of some of the most haunting fire footage around.* - New York Magazine *If you are or know any firefighters, BURN will speak volumes to you.* - The Examiner *Emotional. Memorable. Miraculous.* - The Washington Post New York Times Critic's Pick Essential for fire science programs, fire training, and urban studies. *A portion of the film's proceeds benefit the Leary Firefighters Foundation, purchasing equipment and gear for Detroit's fire department.* *Genre: *Documentary *Runtime: *86 Min. *Language Tracks: *English, Spanish, French and German *Director: *Tom Putnam Brenna Sanchez *Special Features: *Filmmaker commentary, picture-in-picture firefighters commentary, interviews with the filmmakers, blooper reel *Format: *Available on DVD Blu-Ray *PPR: *$249 *Also available*: Too Hot for BURN, the companion DVD featuring 80 minutes of fire footage and outtakes that didn't make it into BURN. Click herehttp://edu.passionriver.com/too-hot-for-burn for more. *PPR: *$99 To order, click here http://edu.passionriver.com/order. Or, contact ord...@passionriver.com or 732-321-0711x120. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Abigail -- *Abigail Levner *| Educational Coordinator | Passion River Films 154 Mt Bethel Rd | Warren | NJ 07059 *P*| 732-321-0711 ext. 120 *F*| 732-321-4105 *E*| abig...@passionriver.com abig...@passionriver.com *Earth Day is April 22 - Find must-have environmental films for your classroom, library and community at edu.passionriver.com http://edu.passionriver.com/environment-titles* VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food
Hi Lisa, Passion River Films has an extensive collection of food and nutrition documentary titles: Fat, Sick and Nearly Deadhttp://edu.passionriver.com/fat-sick-and-nearly-dead : Overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe was at the end of his rope. With doctors and conventional medicine unable to help, Joe hits the road with a juicer and generator, vowing to drink only fresh fruit and vegetable juice for 60 days. Farmageddon http://edu.passionriver.com/farmageddon: The story of small family farms that were providing safe, healthy food to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies. The Perfect Human Diet http://edu.passionriver.com/the-perfect-human-diet : Explores modern dietary science, ancestral native diets and the emerging field of human dietary evolution to reveal the authentic human diet. American Meat http://edu.passionriver.com/american-meat: A solutions-oriented documentary chronicling the current state of the U.S. meat industry and animal husbandry. Food Matters http://edu.passionriver.com/food-matters: Sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide 'sickness industry' and gives people some scientifically verifiable solutions for curing disease naturally. Got the Facts on Milk? http://edu.passionriver.com/got-the-facts-on-milk: Questions the conventional wisdom of the publicized health benefits of milk and dairy products. Vegucated http://edu.passionriver.com/vegucated: Follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who adopt a vegan diet for six weeks and begin to uncover hidden sides of animal agriculture. You can click herehttp://edu.passionriver.com/food-and-nutrition-titles.htmlto view all films in that subject area. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Abigail -- *Abigail Levner *| Educational Coordinator | Passion River Films 154 Mt Bethel Rd | Warren | NJ 07059 *P*| 732-321-0711 ext. 120 *F*| 732-321-4105 *E*| abig...@passionriver.com abig...@passionriver.com Is your collection ready for Women's History Month? Find the films you need at www.passionriver.comhttp://edu.passionriver.com/browse-by-subject.html VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
