My college looked into a subscription to Kanopy. It was way too expensive to justify subscribing.
On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 9:47 PM Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > 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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