Hi Meghann, We just reviewed “On Her Own” in our latest issue. It definitely seems to be about “resilience.”
On Her Own (2015) 80 min. DVD: $59.95 ($250 w/PPR from edu.passionriver.com). Passion River (avail. from most distributors on Sept. 22). A remarkable documentary charting four years in the life of a fifth-generation rancher-farmer named Nancy Prebilich, filmmaker Morgan Schmidt-Feng’s On Her Own tells a haunting, tragic story about the fate of family farms in America today. The story begins in 2009, at the beginning of the Great Recession, as Nancy, her parents, and her sister’s family—all sharing a large farm with horses, pigs, cows, fowl, and rabbits—begin to feel the pinch of a collapsing economy. Nancy, single and youthful, is unafraid of hard, physical work and being mindful of her parents’ age she becomes more involved with learning all aspects of the ranching operation. As the years pass, Nancy’s foals die, monthly mortgages go unpaid, the land and buildings fall into disrepair, and family tensions flare as disagreements arise about how to hold onto a joint livelihood. Throughout, the film captures all aspects of work on a family farm—the emotional highs and lows, daily dramas, hopes, and disappointments. Nancy becomes wiser while also growing somewhat more resigned (she ages considerably in the face of mounting burdens), yet her capacity for reinvention and overriding generosity of spirit are deeply inspiring. Highly recommended. Aud: C, P (T. Keogh) Best, Randy Randy Pitman Publisher/Editor Video Librarian 3435 NE Nine Boulder Dr. Poulsbo, WA 98370 Tel: (360) 626-1259 Fax (360) 626-1260 E-mail: vid...@videolibrarian.com Web: www.videolibrarian.com From: Meghann Matwichuk Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 12:36 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Alternative films to Tig Jessica mentioned that 'resilience' is the theme her patrons are looking to highlight. Towards that end, I wonder if this film might be of interest: Charles Bradley: Soul of America http://www.charlesbradleyfilm.com/store.php It's been a few years since I saw this on the festival circuit, but I remember thinking it was a great music doc. So there's the artist angle, and certainly the resilience angle. Could be worth checking out -- and, good to see that it's found a DVD distributor, so I can order it for our collection now! Another that I haven't seen but read about recently (even has 'resilience' in the tagline): http://onherownfilm.com/ Looks like it's on the festival circuit now, so may be easier to license? Best, -- Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. Associate Librarian Film and Video Collection Morris Library, University of Delaware 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717 (302) 831-1475 http://www.library.udel.edu/filmandvideo On 8/27/2015 2:38 PM, Mathew Levy wrote: Thanks Randy. FYI we also handle MITT, which is the Netflix Original Mitt Romney documentary following him and his family on their campaign trail in the last election. In terms of similar films to TIG, what elements were you looking for? Films about comedians, biographies, or cancer/medical stories? I am sure all of us distributors are happy to make recommendations based on those specific needs. Best, Mat On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Randy Pitman <vid...@videolibrarian.com> wrote: Hi Jessica, Haven’t seen anything on “Virunga,” but Passion River is selling the Netflix doc “Print the Legend” on the market competition between manufacturers of 3D printers. Best, Randy Randy Pitman Publisher/Editor Video Librarian 3435 NE Nine Boulder Dr. Poulsbo, WA 98370 Tel: (360) 626-1259 Fax (360) 626-1260 E-mail: vid...@videolibrarian.com Web: www.videolibrarian.com From: Jessica Rosner Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 2:55 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Alternative films to Tig Sorry can't help think of an alternative but just know you are not alone. The Netflix model has been to only allow docs they buy to show in NY & LA to make them Academy qualified and then refuse all other requests from theaters to colleges. A lot of venues really wanted to show the Nina Simone doc and others but were blown off. I am not even sure if Netflix ever releases their docs on DVD/blu ray Anyone know if you can legally buy a copy of VIRUNGA? Jessica On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 5:31 PM, Hooper, Lisa K <lhoop...@tulane.edu> wrote: Greetings everyone, A group here on campus was very interested in hosting a screening of Tig. Unfortunately the distributor declined our request. I just watched the trailer and it’s fantastic looking, but that is making it that much harder for me to think of an alternative, similarly themed film that we could use in its place. Does anyone on this list have suggestions? Thanks! -lisa H. Music & Media Librarian Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Tulane University 504.314.7822 @lkHMusLibrarian www.facebook.com/TulaneMusicAndMediaCenter http://www.library.tulane.edu/libraries/mmc http://bamboulanola.tumblr.com/ VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. -- -------------------------------------- Mathew Levy Senior Director of Sales and Acquisitions Passion River Films 732-440-8100 x135 m...@passionriver.com Discover Unique Films at www.passionriver.com -------------------------------------- VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
