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Hungry for Change (DVD)

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Helen Hokanson

Hungry for Change is not a how-to diet film. It’s a documentary melding many of the world’s leading nutritionists’ ideas about ditching the diet and getting healthy from the inside out. Using interviews of cancer survivors, formerly obese people who … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Myth (DVD)

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Helen Hokanson

I do not own a pit bull, although I’ve known one or two. I do not know anyone who has ever been bitten by a pit bull, but I do know a lot of people who have been bitten by … Continue reading →

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Miss Representation (DVD)

Posted on July 11, 2012 by hanerd

“As the most persuasive and pervasive force of communication in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that a woman’s primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality—and not in her capacity as a leader, making it difficult … Continue reading →

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Up Series (BBC Documentary)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by bornm

The narrative follows the lives of fourteen British children of various economic backgrounds from the 1960s to the present, posing the question of whether socioeconomic background predetermines our future. The children are questioned on their present beliefs, past accomplishments and … Continue reading →

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Resolved – documentary film

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Helen Hokanson

In the vein of documentary films Spellbound and Mad Hot Ballroom, Resolved follows high school debate teams over a period of two years all the way to the tournament of champions. With the exception of one team, all were from … Continue reading →

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