Members of the American University community now have access to Qwest TV, a streaming network featuring documentaries, concerts, and archival footage about jazz music and more. Qwest TV was founded by 28-time Grammy winner Quincy Jones, who created it to celebrate Black & global music. You can visit the Qwest TV collection here. Whether you’re […]
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Our Collection Picks for Climate Change Documentaries
1. An Inconvenient Truth (2006) An Inconvenient Truth is a film adaptation of former vice president Al Gore’s long-running educational campaign on climate change and global warming. Perhaps the most ever critically acclaimed feature film-length slideshow presentation, Gore discusses the history, science, and lack of public knowledge around global warming. Deemed by The New Yorker […]
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You can shoot amazing video with your smartphone
We’re always saying you don’t need the most complicated equipment to create great videos. Case in point, Apple hired Japanese director Takashi Miike to create a short film, using the new iPhone 15. Of course since it’s Miike, there’s a talking hand puppet that shoots to kill. Check out the results on Youtube. Your mileage […]
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Introducing the Food Films Media Collection!
If you’re interested in finding a new favorite, mouthwatering film, then you’ve come to the right place! One of the many offerings AU Library Media Services has to provide is our extensive group of curated media collections. From recent acquisitions to African American cinema to war films, our collections showcase a wide scope of interesting […]
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