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Publisher
Feature Films for Families [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Bobbie Dean is a great basketball player who takes a rag-tag bunch of boys and turns them into a real team. But there's one big problem, Bobbie is a gril and the boys don't know it. It's 1964 when girls aren't allowed to play boys basketball. Are Bobbie's dreams worth sacrificing to help her team win a state championship.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Offers two reassuring faith-based stories that encourage positive self-worth. A Snoodle's tale: Poor Snoodle is literally weighed down by other folks perceptions of him, as rendered in doodles. But Snoodle learns that we are all beautiful despite what others might try to convince us of. Dr. Jiggle & Mr. Sly: The dance loving Dr. Jiggle feels too embarrassed to boogie because he feels like a blob, but a little potion and - presto, change-o - he is...
5) Me, Natalie
Series
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
From childhood, slightly awkward Brooklyn teenager Natalie Miller never has subscribed to her mother's determined belief that she will grow up to be pretty. Her best friend Betty is a knockout gorgeous blonde with boyfriends, which further depresses her. Then she meets handsome David Harris, who finally convinces her that she's a worthwhile human being and not the ugly duckling she always imagined herself to be.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Snacktime playtime: Find out new thing to love as Blue's room turns into a snack-filled world of games, art, stories, and more! Blue's wishes: Blue and Joe meet a wand named Wish. Café Blue: Steve and Blue need your help at their restaurant. The grow show: Search for clues to help Steve figure out what Blue wants to do outside. "Snacktime playtime" promotes vocabulary, reading and role-playing learning skills. "Blue's wishes" promotes self-esteem/empowerment,...
Publisher
Timeless Media Group
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Fulfilling his beloved wife's dying wish, a man restores an abandoned building they own into a reading room for a depressed community notorious for its ineffectual high school and street gangs. He is determined to give them a sense of self-respect.
Publisher
Feature Films for Families
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2014
Description
When two Unfinished Drawings follow Yellow to Color City, it's up to Yellow and her pals to save the day. Along the way, Yellow discovers she has more courage and strength than she knew and learns to believe in herself and to count on the support of her friends.
10) Gridiron gang
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Sean Porter was a football player who turned into a juvenile detention counselor. He wrestles with the seemingly insolvable problem. The vast majority of young men who leave detention fall right back into crime. Looking for a way to give these not-yet-hardened kids a taste of self-esteem and discipline, Porter manages to persuade his superiors to let him teach the kids football - and then take on other high school football teams. Based on a true story....
11) Our very own
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Itching to leave small-town life in Shelbyville, Tennessee, five friends are sent into a frenzy when they learn hometown-girl-turned-Hollywood-star Sondra Locke may be returning. Believing she's their ticket out, they do everything they can to make it happen. A story about the power of friendship, family and believing in yourself.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
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