New DVD List: Presenting Princess Shaw & More

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

“Presenting Princess Shaw”
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Playing at the True/False Film Fest in 2016, this film is the true story of the incredible Princess Shaw and the enigmatic composer Kutiman, who discovers her from the other side of the world. By day, Samantha Montgomery cares for the elderly in one of New Orleans’s toughest neighborhoods. By night, she writes and sings her own songs as Princess Shaw on her confessional YouTube channel.

“Breaking a Monster”
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Playing at the Boone Dawdle in 2015, this film follows the band “Unlocking the Truth.” Bonding over their love of music, three grade schoolers from Brooklyn, Alec Atkins, Malcolm Brickhouse, and Jarad Dawkins, spend their weekends playing heavy metal/speed punk in Times Square as “Unlocking the Truth.” After the band achieves internet fame, the boys are confronted with the realities that come with being rock stars.

“They Will Have to Kill Us First”
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Music is the beating heart of Malian culture. But when Islamic hardliners took control of northern Mali in 2012, they enforced one of the harshest interpretations of sharia law in history and, crucially for Mali, they banned all forms of music. Overnight, Mali’s revered musicians were forced into hiding or exile where most remain even now. Follow Mali’s musicians as they fight to keep music alive.

“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
Season 10
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Join your favorite demented bar owners for a new round of misguided dreams and blundered schemes. This time around the gang tackles their most hilarious challenges yet: like besting the legendary beer drinking record of baseball’s Wade Boggs and conquering the wacky world of online dating.