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01/10/2025

🎬 Must-See Movies for Librarians & Educators! 🎥

Ready to level up your library or classroom? Discover Video Librarian’s Best Documentaries & Narratives of 2024—films that inspire, educate, and spark BIG conversations.

From powerful documentaries on global issues to narrative films that tackle real-life challenges, these selections will engage your patrons and students like never before!

📚 Expand your collection with top picks.
👩‍🏫 Boost your lessons with real-world examples.
👥 Host screenings that bring your community together.

These films aren't just entertaining—they'll leave your audience thinking, talking, and learning. ✨ Don’t miss these must-watch gems!

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12/19/2024

🎬 Refresh your film collection for 2025!

Explore the 2024 End of Year Film Guide from Video Librarian:
✨ Curated films for libraries & classrooms
✨ Inspiring docs & genre films tackling social issues
✨ Tips for film discussions, Kwanzaa films & themed marathons

Perfect for:
📚 Library programs | 🎥 College courses | 🌟 Community screenings

Featuring top distributors like Breaking Glass Pictures, GOOD DOCS, Film Movement, and more!

📲 Build your 2025 lineup today: https://issuu.com/videolibrarian/docs/guide_1_

As we approach the start of a new year, it's the perfect time to refresh your film and media collection. The 2024 End of Year Film Guide from Video Librarian offers a range of movie recommendations to strengthen your library's offerings or your classroom syllabus with fresh, engaging titles for the....

12/18/2024

💡 How far will a nation go in the name of security?

📽️ I Am Gitmo, a gripping documentary by Philippe Diaz, uncovers the story of Gamel, a detainee at Guantánamo Bay, and examines the human cost of post-9/11 policies.

🎬 Perfect for those exploring foreign policy, human rights, and history. From CCinema Libre Studio

👉 Watch it now and join the conversation.

In the documentary I Am Gitmo, filmmaker Philippe Diaz brings us the story of one of these inmates to tell a broader tale about the entire prison system as well as the foreign policy that inspired it.

12/16/2024

🚨 What Happens When Books Are Banned? 📚

To Be Destroyed, directed by Arthur Bradford, uncovers the story behind the Rapid City School District’s decision to ban and destroy five acclaimed books—including Fun Home and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Featuring voices from students, teachers, and authors, this powerful documentary highlights the fight for freedom of choice and the dangers of censorship.

🎥 Watch To Be Destroyed and join the conversation about the stories that deserve to be seen, spoken of, and understood.

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Heartwarming and continuously topical, anyone with half a heart will be inspired by the passion shown in To Be Destroyed.

11/26/2024

In the wake of tragedy, New London, CT found strength in unity. A simple idea—a community talent show—became a lifeline, offering kids a space to belong and turning pain into hope.

🎤 Stories of resilience
🎭 Grassroots activism
🌱 Transformative justice

This inspiring documentary shows how a town rejected judgment and embraced healing through art and community. Perfect for educators, activists, and anyone passionate about creating change.

✨ Watch Those People and see how one idea can transform lives.

📚 Recommended for libraries, classrooms, and hearts everywhere.

Those People: How a Talent Show Turned Pain into Healing is a very interesting documentary for library patrons or educators interested in creating similar spaces within their own communities. Highly Recommended.

11/20/2024

Looking for an educational documentary that shines a light on the importance of telling both sides to a story? Admissions Granted is the perfect film to get your classroom thinking!

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11/14/2024

A don't miss editors choice! Using a combination of modern-day interviews, archival footage, and animation, Planetwalker is a thoughtful biography of a very intriguing man: John Frances.

Click here to learn more: https://videolibrarian.com/reviews/documentary/planetwalker/

10/23/2024

Looking for a short film for your History classroom? BUILDING ON TAINTED SOIL from EPF media would be best placed on library shelves dedicated to Native American studies or alongside titles addressing environmental justice.

Click here to learn more: https://videolibrarian.com/reviews/documentary/building-on-tainted-soil/

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10/22/2024

Looking for a new documentary to add to your history collection? RECONSTRUCTION OF OCCUPATION is perfect for any public library shelves under European history, particularly within sections focused on Cold War history or 20th-century European political events.

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10/11/2024

Looking for a history documentary that focuses on weaving together the past and the present? EPF Media has the perfect one to add to your library shelves or classroom syllabus.

Click here to learn more: https://videolibrarian.com/reviews/documentary/how-i-became-a-partisan/

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10/08/2024

In search of a documentary that ties together art, science, and history? DA VINCI'S DREAM THE SECRETS OF FLIGHT is the ideal film for you. The film highlights how modern understandings of the secrets of natural bioengineering via evolution can drive further development of fields thought to be long-stagnant in terms of design.

Click here to learn more: https://videolibrarian.com/reviews/documentary/da-vinci%E2%80%99s-dream-the-secrets-of-flight/

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10/04/2024

Looking to add a new film to your ecology collection? Focusing on wildlife conservation and animal rights, JAGUAR PEOPLE shines a light on the illegal trade of jaguars and the broader impact on biodiversity, making it a perfect fit for collections that highlight environmental issues.

Click here for more: https://videolibrarian.com/reviews/documentary/jaguar-people-tigre-gente/

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10/02/2024

New Film Review: From Video Project. The documentary celebrates the cultural contributions of Black surfers, featuring interviews with prominent voices in Black surfing, including Kevin Dawson, Alison Rose Jefferson, Tony Corley, Sharon Schaffer, Selema Masekela, and Julian Williams. These individuals advocate for equitable access to surfing, environmental stewardship, and social justice, shaping a future where anyone can find belonging among the waves.

Click here to learn more: https://videolibrarian.com/reviews/documentary/wade-in-the-water/

09/30/2024

In case you missed it! Video Librarians Back to School Film Guide is packed with an exciting and diverse array of films including thought-provoking documentaries that address urgent social issues and vibrant genre movies.

Click here to view this must-see guide: https://videolibrarian.com/articles/video-librarian-guides/2024-back-to-school-guide/

09/27/2024

Looking for a new documentary that touches upon topics such as International Relations and Public Policy in a unique compelling way? LONG DISTANCE SWIMMER from EPF Media is a must-see.

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09/26/2024

Last chance! The Global Environmental Justice (GEJ) Collection is a curated selection of 48 documentaries with teacher’s guides selected by faculty from Whittier College, Yale, Brandeis, Bates, and NYU. Aided by support from the Henry Luce Foundation and the Global Reporting Centre, the project provides an interdisciplinary collection of documentaries that explore the intersections of such topics as human rights, environmental degradation, colonization, global development, and climate change. More than 80 college and university libraries have hosted more than 16,000 screenings to date with a total viewing time of 330,000 minutes.

Click here for more info and how to purchase: https://videolibrarian.com/articles/essays/global-environmental-justice-empower-students/

09/24/2024

EPF Media has a new documentary that is suitable for any political science or sociology course. Interested in learning more? Click here: https://videolibrarian.com/reviews/documentary/signs-of-war/

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09/10/2024

Looking for the perfect romantic comedy full of twists and turns? THE SOUND OF VIOLET is a heartwarming faith-based narrative sure to keep you invested.

Click here to learn more: https://videolibrarian.com/reviews/film/the-sound-of-violet/

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