Patchworks Films (Firm)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This documentary follows an ordinary American teenager as he faces extraordinary challenges when he sets his heart on donating equipment to young Cuban baseball players—an act of thanks to the country that saved his grandfather during the Holocaust. It presents a heartfelt journey that shows just how difficult and complex it can be to do a simple good deed.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Shot over the course of a school year, this program portrays the daily experience of a cooperative preschool where parents are as much students as their children. The normal events and emotions of a preschoolers day—playing, creating, discovering, crying, fighting, and resolving disagreements—are seen in intimate detail, as the teacher, Effie Kuriloff, elucidates her provocative approach.
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
This program introduces three birth caregivers—a obstetrician, a nurse-midwife, and a licensed homebirth midwife—each with a dramatically different idea about what constitutes best care for birthing women. It highlights how they see their work and what factors—medical, legal, and cultural—influence women's choices in the birthing room.
4) The F-Word
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Created to inspire dialogue and debate, this irreverent, visually-engaging documentary gets to the heart of feminism by dismantling the word and its many meanings. The program is an ideal discussion starter on issues related to gender, sex roles and stereotypes, and the history of the feminist movement.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
This documentary introduces El Oso (the Bear), one of the founders of Casino — the Cuban dance that launched salsa. A simple man whose joie de vivre delights, Oso’ travels through his Havana regaling us with tales of his youth, when Havana’s exclusive clubs were white only, forcing him to dance on the streets. After rock n’ roll and the revolution intervene, Oso and his circle of friends choreograph a new history felt today across the globe....
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
At a time when 31 states have passed “English Only” laws, four pioneering families put their children in public schools where, from the first day of kindergarten, their teachers speak mostly in a foreign language. This program follows four diverse kids on a journey to become bilingual. This charming story will challenge you to rethink the skills that Americans need to succeed in the 21st century.