All Stories

This week’s weekend watch post highlights a new online video resource available at Carthage. Kanopy is a collection of thousands of documentaries, classic films, and much more. You might be surprised by what you will find in this new and unique resource. All titles are viewable online. If you are accessing it from off-campus, you will need to log in with your Carthage login when prompted to do so.

Here are three of my favorites:

Inch’Allah Dimanche

“Inch’Allah Dimanche” tells the story of Zouina, an Algerian woman who moves with her three children and mother-in-law to join her husband in an unfamiliar world in France. There she experiences new interactions and loneliness until she undertakes a journey to find a friend. See this and other foreign language films, organized by language, at http://carthage.kanopystreaming.com/catalog/film-popular/foreign-language-film

Shakespeare Behind Bars

“Shakespeare Behind Bars” follows an unlikely theatre troupe made of up convicted felons serving time at a Kentucky correctional facility as they prepare to present Shakespeare’s Tempest. Winner of multiple film festival awards, the film allows viewers to “see the human psyche unfold in all of its complexities, as these men, ostracized from society, reveal their kindness, generosity and faith. In the process, we accompany them as they discover the power of truth, forgiveness and transformation.”

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

“The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” by Ken Burns, provides an artful insight into the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, from their sometimes tortured childhoods, to their larger-than-life adventures and careers, to their struggles with illness and ambition. Perhaps no other family has shaped America in the 20th century as much as the Roosevelts.

There are also many academic films, including instructional videos and documentaries on topics such as:

You can access Kanopy through the Carthage library website or directly at http://carthage.kanopystreaming.com. Titles are also listed in the Carthage online catalog with a link to Kanopy in the catalog record.