72 Streaming Videos Added to Films on Demand
Our streaming video database Films on Demand has recently added 72 films to its collection. View the whole list, or check out the highlights below (PurplePass login required if you are off-campus).
Ali, Parks, & X: The Fight for Change
This film follows Muhammad Ali's journey from sports star to civil rights champion. The film examines his friendships with Gordon Parks and Malcolm X, as well as the effect on him of key events of the 60's and 70's, including the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X.
Filmed over seven years in a conservative Muslim community in the Hudson Valley, this film offers a portrait of America through the eyes of six Gen Z immigrants as they reflect on xenophobia, generational conflict, gender, and identity in a time of major cultural shifts, divisive politics, and a global pandemic.
Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak
If you’ve ever thought that heartbreak feels like being stabbed in the chest, you’re not alone. This film explores the science of heartbreak: from its immediate effects to its long-term biophysical consequences. It also looks at potential scientific remedies. Can science help cure a broken heart?