Great find. I was familiar with Kanopy and even tried to get them to advertise with AJL a few years ago.
I will definitely watch some of these films, after I tie together loose ends from the conference. See y’all in a bit, Jackie Jackie Ben-Efraim Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 2, 2020, at 1:30 AM, Steven M. Bergson via Hasafran > <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > > > Wondering how to get additional learning / culture after our wonderful AJL > Digital Conference has ended? > > Earlier today, I learned about Kanopy, which doesn't seem to have been > mentioned on hasafran yet. > > from https://www.kanopy.com/about-us : > > "We stream thoughtful entertainment to your preferred device with no fees and > no commercials by partnering with public libraries and universities. Everyone > from film scholars to casual viewers will discover remarkable and enriching > films on Kanopy. Log in with your library membership and enjoy our diverse > catalog with new titles added every month. > > Some libraries may limit the number of videos users can watch per month (the > number will vary by library). If this is the case, you will see a "play > credit tracker" at the top right of your library's Kanopy platform to alert > you of how many play credits you have remaining for the month." > > To be honest, I'm underwhelmed by the search engine the site is using > (especially since the site seems to be targeting librarians and library > users), but I nonetheless was able to find films that satisfy 3 of my > interests : libraries, Jewish life, and popular culture. > > Among the available films : > > Ex Libris - The New York Public Library (2017) > Frederick Wiseman's new film EX LIBRIS goes behind the scenes of one of the > greatest knowledge institutions in the world and reveals it as a place of > welcoming cultural exchange and learning. With 92 locations throughout > Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, the library is committed to being a > resource for all the inhabitants of this multifaceted and cosmopolitan city, > and beyond. > > The Hollywood Librarian - A Look at Librarians Through Film (2009) > They have more cardholders than VISA, more customers than Amazon, and more > outlets than McDonald's. Meet America's librarians. THE HOLLYWOOD LIBRARIAN: > A LOOK AT LIBRARIANS THROUGH FILM is the first comprehensive treatment of the > subject of librarians. A vivid blend of factual documentary, feature film, > and storytelling, it reveals the history and realities of librarianship in > the entertaining and appealing context of American movies. Interviews with > actual librarians, intercut with film clips of cinematic librarians, examine > such issues as literature, books and reading, censorship, library funding, > citizenship and democracy. For the first time, we see and understand the real > lives and real work of American librarians who for decades have been a > cultural force hiding in plain sight. > > Google and the World Brain (2013) > In 1937, the science fiction writer H. G. Wells imagined a "World Brain" > containing all of the world's knowledge, accessible to all people, that would > be "so compact in its material form and so gigantic in its scope and possible > influence" that it could transcend even nation states and governments. > Seventy years later, Google set about realizing Wells' vision, launching a > massive project to scan millions of books from university library collections > -- and triggering a fierce backlash in the process. When it was discovered > that over half of the first ten million books Google scanned were still in > copyright, authors from around the world joined together to wage a fierce > legal battle against the Internet giant, culminating in a dramatic courtroom > showdown in 2011. > > Wild About Books (2005) > Librarian Molly McGrew introduces birds and beasts to the wonders of reading. > And in no time, they are "forsaking their niches, their nests, and their > nooks, and "going wild, simply wild, about wonderful books!" > > That Book Woman (2010) > Cal is not the reading type, but that book woman keeps visiting. This is the > moving story of the Pack Horse Librarians, whose bravery and commitment > helped rural children find something wonderful in books. > > The Golem - How He Came into the World - Der Golem - wie er in die Welt kam > (1920) > Widely recognized as the source of the Frankenstein myth, the ancient Hebrew > legend of the Golem provided actor/director Paul Wegener with the substance > for one of the most adventurous films of the German silent cinema. > > Suffering under the tyrannical rule of Rudolf II in 16th-century Prague, a > Talmudic rabbi (Albert Steinruck) creates a giant warrior (Paul Wegener) to > protect the safety of his people. Sculpted of clay and animated by the > mysterious secrets of the Kabbalah, the Golem is a seemingly indestructible > juggernaut, performing acts of great heroism, yet equally capable of dreadful > violence. When the rabbi's assistant (Ernst Deutsch) takes control of the > Golem and attempts to use him for selfish gain, the lumbering monster runs > rampant, abducting the rabbi's daughter (Lyda Salmonova) and setting fire to > the ghetto. > > Etgar Keret: What Animal Are You? - Portrait of Renowned Israeli Writer (2013) > For this entertainingly intimate documentary portrait of renowned Israeli > writer Etgar Keret, filmmaker Gur Bentwich accompanies his longtime friend on > a whirlwind book tour to the Big Apple. Between readings and interviews, > Keret ruminates on his life as a writer and the recent death of his father; > he also hangs with New York pals including author Nathan Englander and This > American Life's Ira Glass. > > East Jerusalem West Jerusalem - Peace Through Music (2014) > David Broza, the Israeli singer-songwriter, sets out to realize his dream of > cooperation and dialog between Israelis and Palestinians through music. > During 8 days and nights of joint creation in an East Jerusalem studio, a > hopeful message of equality and unity arises. > > A History Of Israeli Cinema (2009) > 'A History Of Israeli Cinema, Part 1' is part of a series of films from Kino > Lorber Edu. Raphael Nadjari's extraordinary two-part documentary weaves > together clips from more than 70 years of Israeli film with commentary from > filmmakers, scholars and critics - including Amos Gitai, Joseph Cedar, Avi > Mograbi, Yehuda Ne'eman, Menachem Golan, Moshe Ivgy, Ronit Elkabetz and Zeev > Revach. Crafted for both insiders and outsiders, the film traces the > evolution of the country's cinema alongside political and social history: > part one spans the years 1933 to 1978, covering the overlap between the > Zionist struggle to form a state and the propagandistic qualities of > revolutionary cinema; part two, the shift to reality-based filmmaking in the > late 70s, and the transition from the political films of the 80s to the more > personal cinema of today. The most comprehensive and compelling record of the > subject ever attempted, Nadjari's film reveals a cinematic national identity > that is inextricably linked to the ever-changing emotional reality of the > country. > > 93Queen : The Creation of the First All-Female Hasidic Ambulance Corps in New > York City (2018) > This is the inspirational story of Rachel "Ruchie" Freier, a no-nonsense > Hasidic lawyer and mother of six who is determined to shake up the boy's club > in her community by creating Ezras Nashim, the first all-female volunteer > ambulance corps in New York City. > > In the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, EMS corps have long been > the province of men. Though the neighborhood is home to the largest volunteer > ambulance corps in the world, that organization has steadfastly banned women > from its ranks. Now Ruchie and a group of tenacious Hasidic women are risking > their reputations and the futures of their children to provide dignified > emergency medical care to the Hasidic women and girls of Borough Park. > > > ********** > > Steven M. 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