Orchard (Firm)
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (100 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A dark and funny tale of an ambitious young woman and her relationship with her bi-polar mother. Louise (Julia Garcia Combs) is living in Los Angeles with her mother, May (Karen Black), who has recently been evicted from her Section 8 apartment.
2) Come Simi
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (75 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A neurotic pregnant woman attempts to reunite her estranged, colorful family before giving birth. Can a road trip to Simi Valley bring her, an impossible mother with dementia, an aging Porn Star sister and an intense aunt together again?
3) Red Knot
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Newlyweds Peter (Vincent Kartheiser, Mad Men) and Chloe (Olivia Thirlby, Juno) jump at the chance to satisfy their wanderlust by taking a belated honeymoon aboard a research vessel bound for Antarctica. Once on board, Peter, a writer, occupies his time documenting the work of whale biologist Roger Payne (playing himself), leaving little time for Chloe.. Feeling increasingly neglected by her husband, Chloe begins to drift closer to the enigmatic Captain...
4) Ghost Team
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
An amateur ghost hunter (Jon Heder) recruits his best friend (David Krumholtz), his misfit nephew (Paul W. Downs), a beautician (Melonie Diaz), a security guard (Justin Long) and a medium to investigate suspicious activity at a creepy farm.
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (81 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Narrated by multi-Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, WELCOME NOWHERE tells the true story of one community of Roma people (commonly known as Gypsies) living in Bulgaria. After being evicted from their homes, over 200 of them are forced to live in shantytowns without proper sanitation.. Despite years of promises from the government for housing, their living conditions only get worse while members of the community struggle to survive with what little...
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (110 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Shifting between past and present, and juxtaposing external reality with privileged glimpses into the interior lives of each of its four major characters, LOUDER THAN BOMBS is a stunningly intimate portrait of parents and children and the many things that tear them apart and bring them together. Featuring a talented cast of Oscar-Winning and nominated actors including Isabelle Huppert and Jesse Eisenberg.. Two years after her death, the husband and...
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (82 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Three chords, three countries, one revolution…PUNK IN AFRICA is the story of the multi-racial punk movement within the recent political and social upheavals experienced in three Southern African countries: South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
8) Christine
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (120 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This is the true story of a woman caught in the crosshairs of a spiraling personal life and career crisis. Small-town reporter Christine (Rebecca Hall), feels like she is destined for bigger things and is relentless in her pursuit of an on-air position in a larger market. As an aspiring newswoman with an eye for nuance and social justice, she finds herself constantly butting heads with her boss, who pushes for juicier stories that will drive up ratings.....
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (68 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Miffy, her friends Melanie and Grunty and her dog Snuffy set out on a treasure hunt through the zoo. Father and Mother Bunny give them five riddles through a Treasure Hunt Song, about a color, a shape, a movement, a number and a sound. While discovering animals that answer to the riddles, Miffy and her friends learn how to work together, find creative ways to collaborate and to reward each other for a job well done. And in the end, they are rewarded...
10) Harmontown
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (102 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A documentary film starring TV writer and producer Dan Harmon (Community, Rick and Morty) as he takes his popular podcast of the same name on a calamitous cross-country tour meeting fans and playing Dungeons and Dragons along the way.. Much more than a comedy-tour documentary, the film uncovers Harmon’s public persona to reveal his complex character and his equally complex personal relationships. Featuring interviews with legendary comedians Jack...
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Kathleen Turner, AMERICA'S DIPLOMATS goes inside the Foreign Service and behind the scenes of American foreign policy, uncovering the origins of the Foreign Service and the dangers diplomats face far from home, featuring some of the world’s most renowned diplomats.. From Ben Franklin to Benghazi, the film highlights the sacrifices made by those working behind the scenes to change the world.
12) Girl on Wave
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (61 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This is the story of professional windsurfer Sarah Hauser and her friends as they follow their passions and defy the obstacles of a typical career in an attempt to conquer their dreams.. GIRL ON WAVE includes interviews with core windsurfers, world-class athletes, and others who have inspired Sarah on her journey to becoming a professional water athlete. Driven to perform at her highest potential in big swells and competitions around the globe, Sarah...
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (82 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Juan, Jarad and Antonio, all young teens, face decades in prison. While the gravity of their crimes is great, these young men are still simply teenagers. Do they deserve a second chance? To some, they're kids. To others, they're monsters. THEY CALL US MONSTERS explores the complicated experience of juvenile offenders.
14) Almost Holy
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (73 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The acclaimed documentary ALMOST HOLY tells the story of Gennadiy Mohknenko, a Ukrainian pastor who has taken up the fight against child homelessness by forcibly abducting street kids and bringing them to his private rehabilitation center. Gennadiy's ongoing efforts and unabashedly tough love approach to his city's problems has made him a folk hero to some, and a lawless vigilante to others.. Using gripping footage that follows the self-appointed...
15) Point and Shoot
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (84 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In 2006, Matt VanDyke, a timid 26-year-old with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, left home in Baltimore and set off on a self-described “crash course in manhood.” He bought a motorcycle and a video camera and began a three-year, 35,000-mile motorcycle trip through Northern Africa and the Middle East. While traveling, he struck up an unlikely friendship with a Libyan hippie, and when revolution broke out in Libya, Matt joined his friend in the fight...
16) Neruda
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (108 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Pablo Larrain ("Jackie"), this Golden Globe-nominated film features international star Gael García Bernal as a policeman chasing Pablo Neruda, perhaps the most important poet of the 20th century and a hugely influential political figure.. Blending visual grandeur and literary wit, NERUDA is a beguiling reinvention of the 'standard' cinematic biography. Playfully confounding expectations at every turn, the film...
17) Nasty Baby
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (102 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
An award-winning festival favorite, NASTY BABY centers on Freddy (Sebastián Silva), a Brooklyn-based artist who, with his boyfriend, Mo (Tunde Adebimpe), and their best friend, Polly (Kristen Wiig), is trying to have a baby. As this trio deals with the complications of conception and creating the "new normal" family, their bliss is clouded by a series of confrontations with an annoying neighbor who just might be a madman.. Winner of Best Feature...
18) Like Air
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (76 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Every year, Dance Makers, Inc hosts regional dance competitions across the US for all age groups. The competition is fierce and the pressure that young boys and girls put on themselves is intense. In the pursuit of trying to beat each other, the art of dance is nearly lost completely. Director Jake Viramontez goes into the lives of three female high school dancers from different cities to get an intimate look at the fears, insecurities and desires...
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (59 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
See the sport of surfing as it’s never been captured before in John Florence and Blake Vincent Kueny’s second signature release. The first surf film shot in 4K, VIEW FROM A BLUE MOON follows the world’s most dynamic surfer John Florence and his closest friends from his home on the North Shore of Oahu to his favorite surfing destinations around the globe.. From the dreamy blue perfection of the South Pacific to the darkest uncharted waters of...
20) Cartel Land
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In the Mexican state of Michoacan, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley - a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley - Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to stop Mexico's drug wars from seeping across...