Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
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This feature film is a fictional account of February 25th, 1964, where four icons at the forefront of Black American culture, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the civil rights movement and cultural turmoil of the ’60s. Adapted by Kemp Powers from his acclaimed play, this film is the feature directorial debut of Academy Award–winning actor Regina King.
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A documentary charting music icon Tina Turner’s rise to early fame, her lifelong personal and professional struggles, and her rebirth as a global phenomenon in the 1980s. Co-directed by Mizzou grad Dan Lindsay (Undefeated, LA 92), it contains a wealth of never-before-seen footage, audio tapes, personal photos and new interviews, including with the singer herself.
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In this three part BBC dramatic miniseries, former teacher Mark Cobden is responsible for the death of an innocent man. Tortured by visions of his victim, he welcomes his four-year sentence as penance. But when a dangerous convict threatens to hurt someone Eric loves, he is faced with an impossible choice.
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