New Documentaries at the Library

The Overnighters (2014). A modern-day Grapes of Wrath, this award-winning documentary is an intimate portrait of job-seekers desperately chasing the broken American Dream to the tiny oil boom town of Williston, North Dakota, and the local pastor who risks everything to help them (from the cover). 






 

Fed Up (2014) Narrated by Katie Couric, the film blows the lid off everything that was known about food and exercise, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public (from the cover).



 



Consider the Conversation (2012).  The film examines multiple perspectives on end-of-life care and includes interviews with patients, family members, doctors, nurses, clergy, social workers and national experts from around the country. The film's goal is to inspire dialogue between patient and care provider, husband and wife, parent and child, minister and parishioner.



Check out these other new documentaries.

Eyes on the Prize series

The award-winning PBS documentary Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement 1954-1985 has just been added to our Films on Demand steaming video collection.

Eyes on the Prize tells the story of the civil rights era through historic footage and interviews. Trace the civil rights movement from the Montgomery bus boycott to the Voting Rights Act and more. Julian Bond, political leader and civil rights activist, narrates.

To access this collection, just go to the library website and in the box in the center of the page click on Videos. Then click on Films on Demand and search for Eyes on the Prize.