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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 149 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Griffith billed this film as a "simple tale of plain people." This modest remark does little to convey the scale and significance of one of this director's most ambitious works and his most popular after Birth of a nation.
3) Meant to be
Publisher
Pure Flix Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
20-year old Nathan loses his career and his girlfriend and begins to question his purpose in life. Compounding his struggle, he grew up in a foster home and never met his birth mother. Nathan sets out to find his mother and come to terms with her rejection.
4) Lolo
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A surprising and dark romantic comedy from acclaimed actress Julie Deply (Before Sunset), follows Violette (Delpy), a forty year-old workaholic in the fashion industry who goes on a spa retreat and falls for a local computer geek, Jean-Rene. But this new romance is threatened by Violette's spoiled teenage son, Lolo, who plots to ruin the relationship.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (107 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Single mom Juana can slice and dice anything with great speed and precision. After working at a fruit-vending cart for years, she decides to take a job at a local Japanese restaurant. Intrigued by the food, she learns to make a multitude of sushi on her own. Eventually she attempts to become a sushi chef, but is unable to because she is the 'wrong' race and gender. Against all odds, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery, determined to not let...
7) Ballast
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 96 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A double prize winner at the Sundance Film Festival and one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2008, Ballast is a stunningly evocative story of personal catastrophe and communal redemption. In the cold winter light of the Mississippi Delta, three lonely people stumble under the weight of a shared tragedy. Lawrence (Micheal J. Smith, Sr. ) is paralyzed with grief after the loss of his twin brother. Twelve-year-old James (Jimmyron Ross) drifts...
8) Enough said
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Divorced mom Eva may be falling for Albert, a sweet, funny, like-minded divorcé. But as their relationship blossoms, Eva befriends Marianne, who's always complaining about her ex-husband. When Eva realizes that Albert is the target of Marianne's rants, she begins to question her own perceptions about first impressions and second chances.
9) Amy
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.): sd., color; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
10) Mother's Day
Publisher
Open Road Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (1 hr., 59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This celebration of mothers everywhere invites all to enjoy the laughter, tears and love as three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Follows three under appreciated and over burdened women as they rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas. If creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn't hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers.
12) Bad moms
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When three overworked and underappreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long-overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self indulgence.
13) The babadook
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (93 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Amelia is a single mother plagued by the violent death of her husband. When a disturbing storybook called Mister Babadook turns up at her house, she is forced to battle with her son's deep seated fear of a monster. Soon she discovers a sinister presence all around her.
14) The Answer Man
Language
English
Formats
Description
Arlen Faber is the reclusive author of 'Me and God,' a book that has redefined spirituality for an entire generation and has been translated into over 100 languages. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of his still wildly popular book, Arlen is still sought after as the man who has all the answers. His life collides with Elizabeth, a single mom raising her seven-year-old son, and Kris, a young man fresh out of rehab who is searching for meaning. Both...
15) Obvious Child
Publisher
A24
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a Brookyln comedian (Jenny Slate) gets dumped and fired, she has a one-night stand and ends up pregnant -- just in time for the worst/best Valentine's day of her life. Nominated for Best First Feature and Best Female Lead at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. Winner of the Red Crown Producer's Award at the **Sundance Film Festival**. "*Robespierre and company deserve high praise for tackling a story with such a difficult subject at its heart,...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Middle-aged Magdalena has lost contact with her son after he took off with a friend from their town of Guanajuato to cross the border into the U.S., hopeful to find work. Desperate to find out what happened to him, and to know whether or not he's even alive, she embarks on an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous journey to discover the truth. At the same time, a young man named Miguel has returned to Mexico after being deported from the U.S.,...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (338 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On the surface, everything seems the same in the seaside town of Monterey, CA: mothers continue to dote, husbands support, children are adorable, houses are beautiful. But the night of the school fundraiser changed all that. Meanwhile, Perry's grieving mother Mary Louise Wright comes to town in search of answers after her son's death.
18) Good Deeds
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Language
English
Description
A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds has always done what's expected of him, whether it's assuming the helm of his father's company, tolerating his brother's misbehavior at the office or planning to marry his beautiful but restless fiance, Natalie. But Wesley is jolted out of his predictable routine when he meets Lindsey, a down-on-her-luck single mother who works as a cleaning person in his office building. Outspoken, impulsive and proud,...
19) Beowulf
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, BEOWULF. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast’s ruthlessly seductive mother who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle throughout the ages, immortalizing the name Beowulf. Academy Award® winner director Robert Zemeckis tells the oldest epic tale in the English language with the most modern technology,...
20) Motherhood
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stay-at-home mother tries to plan her daughter's birthday party, help her absent-minded husband, make up with her best friend, and still have time to write a large essay for a contest in a major magazine.
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