Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
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Playing at last year’s True False Film Fest, this music documentary is part music film, part historical record created around an epic 1969 event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, it features unpublished footage of performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension, and more.
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This feature film is based on the true story of Richard Williams, an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time, who will end up changing the sport of tennis forever. Driven by a clear vision of their future and using unconventional methods, Richard has a plan that will take Venus and Serena Williams from the streets of Compton, California to the global stage as legendary icons.
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A five-part documentary series that tells the uncensored story of the 1992 men’s Olympic basketball team. Using rare archival footage and original unheard audio interviews from Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and Larry Bird among many more, the series shows how a once-in-a-lifetime super team changed sports on a global scale forever.
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