New DVD List: The Look of Silence & More

Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“The Look of Silence”
Trailer / Website / Reviews
Through Oppenheimer’s footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as well as the identities of the killers. Playing last year at the True/False Film Fest, this unprecedented film initiates and bears witness to the collapse of 50 years of silence.

“Fargo”
Season 2
Website / Reviews
Set in 1979, this all-new true crime saga kicks off with violent foul play at a South Dakota Waffle Hut. In a flash, the case ensnares a small-town beautician, a Minnesota state trooper and a local sheriff all set against the backdrop of an explosive Midwestern mob war.

“Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart”
Trailer / Website / Reviews
Another True/False Film Fest pick, this film examines a small-town murder in New England that became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the consciousness of America. But did the media circus surrounding the case prevent a fair trial?

“UnREAL”
Season 1
Website / Reviews
“UnREAL” gives a fictitious behind-the-scenes glimpse into the chaos surrounding the production of a dating competition program. A producer manipulates her relationships with, and among, the contestants to get the dramatic footage that the executive producer demands.

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