Jeff Beal
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English
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Examines the fate of pit-bulls rescued from NFL quarterback Michael Vick's much-publicized dog-fighting operation. Originally believed by authorities to be too dangerous to be permitted to continue living, the dogs were eventually transferred to an animal shelter in Utah for rehabilitation.
5) Pollock
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English
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"Fellow artists and lovers Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner are at the center of New York's 1940's art scene, but as Krasner neglects her work to push Pollock's career forward, Pollock begins to unravel emotionally. Pollock and Krasner escape to the country to marry, and soon, Pollock creates the work that makes him the first internationally-famous modern painter in America. But with fame and fortune comes a volatile temper and severe self-doubt;...
6) Weiner
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English
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An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's disastrous 2013 mayoral campaign.
10) Door-to-door
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English
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Based on the true story of Bill Porter, a man with cerebal palsy. With little hope of getting a real job, Bill asks to take on the position of salesman in the most unwanted and difficult territory. He gets the job and makes his rounds, impacting the lives of his customers during his nearly 50-year career that often found him at the top of his company's sales charts.
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A snow lion is a mythic beast of Tibetan legend. As a protector of the nation, the snow lion is emblazoned on the Tibetan flag. Today the Tibetan flag is outlawed in its own homeland. Ten years in the making, filmed during a remarkable nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are powerfully chronicled through riveting personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images...
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Based on a true story, when Stacey Bess gets her first teaching job, she's shocked. It's not at all what she expected. Stacey is assigned to something called 'The School With No Name', a space in a homeless shelter that's supposed to be a classroom. The children are all ages, many from broken families, thrown together in a 'classroom' lacking essentials like desks and books. Stacey must tackle her own fears and insecurities as she works to gain the...
Series
Hallmark hall of fame volume LVI
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English
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The story of Pat Conroy's year of teaching at Yamacraw School on an island off the coast of South Carolina.
14) No good deed
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English
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Cello-playing cop Jack Friar searches for a teenage runaway on Turk Street and ends up in the home of an elderly couple. The house also turns out to be the headquarters for a gang of criminals who are planning a bank robbery, and Jack is quickly held hostage. When Jack is left alone with the leader's girlfriend, a master manipulator of the gang, he teaches her to play the cello and the two share a mutal attraction. Jack can't decide if she's for real...
15) When we walk
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English
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Filmmaker Jason DaSilva has been living with a severe form of multiple sclerosis for over ten years. In his wheelchair, Jason begins to realize just how many places he is unable to experience with his son. To solve that, he works on a nonprofit AXS Map to help him determine the places he could go. When his son moves 1,700 miles away to Austin, Texas he is unable to cope with this loss. He attempts to relocate to Austin which reveals to him the extent...