Jerusalem: Center of the World tells the epic story of the world’s most incredible city, capturing the rich mosaic of the city’s Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities. Covering a sweeping history of over 4,000 years, the film explores the founding of the city; the birth and convergence of the world’s three major monotheistic religions; and the key events in Jerusalem’s history as described in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, the Talmud, the Hagaddah, the Koran, and the Hadith. Highlights include: Mount Moriah, the site of the First and Second Temples; the Church of the Holy Sepulcher; the Dome of the Rock; and the Western Wall. Directed by Andrew Goldberg, and hosted by Ray Suarez (The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer), the film includes interviews with locals, top scholars and clergy.
Grade levels: General
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Independent Lens: A Fish Story – Public Performance
Fish Story is the tale of two women in a battle for the ocean. Angela Sanfilippo and Shareen Davis, born into fishing families, both married men who make a living from the sea. But their way of life is threatened when environmental organizations file a lawsuit that could put hundreds of fishermen out of business. With heartache and humor, this story finds the women at the center of a political storm as they try to save both fish and fishermen.
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Depth of Field – Films About Farming – Knoydart Farm
Knoydart Farm is the Maritimes’ only grass-fed, free-range and certified organic dairy farm. The farm produces milk, creme and dairy available for home delivery or sold at select stores, farmers markets and at the farm. The film showcases the organic farm operations and discuss supply management, business practices and succession planning.
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Just Another Tuesday
A short film based on Aaron Stark’s TEDxBoulder Talk, “I Was Almost a School Shooter,” in which Aaron talks about how, after growing up in painful, abusive conditions, Aaron was on his way to committing an atrocity until simple acts of kindness changed his life forever.
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Cozmo Coding AI Robot
Cozmo is the Coding A.I. robot that utilizes block pgramming for K-8 and high-level programming SDK for high-school and post-secondary classes. Cozmo comes with free android/iOS/Amazon Kindle apps and charging platforms. An incredibly diverse programming tool, with a personality that will enage any age level.
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Real World Science: Weather
Viewers take a trip above the earth’s atmosphere to learn about weather around the world. Students will come to understand the relationship between water, air and heat and how they interact to make weather happen. The terms atmosphere, condensation, evaporation and precipitation are explained through animated diagrams. This program also talks about meteorologists and the instruments they use to predict weather.
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A Master’s Guide to Being an Actor
This program shows you examples of what it takes to get into the industry. Insights into the reality of the film industry, attitude, agents, work ethic, auditions, connecting to and breaking down the script, and coaching are touched upon while presenting acting as a profession.
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A Master’s Guide to Getting Kids into Film
Tips on auditioning, juggling school and work, getting an agent, demands upon a parent, the business side, and keeping the process fun.
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A Master’s Guide to Becoming a Director
This is all about the creative process and the vision of the director. Effectively working with actors and crew, relationship with the producers, the importance of story telling, flow, and character development are explained. Also presented are a the main issues that directors face, what they are, and how to handle them from start to finish.