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The Only Real Game (2013)

The story about the magic of baseball for people in a troubled place. The tiny state of Manipur, in strife torn northeast India defies civil war, drugs and gun traffic through love of baseball. It is a far away story that brings us to the heart of the Great ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mirra Bank
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The story about the magic of baseball for people in a troubled place. The tiny state of Manipur, in strife torn northeast India defies civil war, drugs and gun traffic through love of baseball. It is a far away story that brings us to the heart of the Great ...  (more)

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Last Dance (2002)

A documentary about the collaboration between dance company Pilobolus and Maurice Sendak, who together created a dance-theater piece about the Holocaust. Documentary, Drama - Jonathan Wolken, Arthur Yorinks, Robby Barnett, Maurice Sendak  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mirra Bank
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A documentary about the collaboration between dance company Pilobolus and Maurice Sendak, who together created a dance-theater piece about the Holocaust. Documentary, Drama - Jonathan Wolken, Arthur Yorinks, Robby Barnett, Maurice Sendak  (more)

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Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)

This film is made up of three segments that share no plot but have a general thematic relationship. In the first segment, Virginia and her three children are left by her shiftless husband and she is courted by an old beau who is now divorced. In the second, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muffie Meyer  •  Ellen Giffard  •  Mirra Bank
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  David Strathairn  •  Ellen Barkin  •  Didi Velez

This film is made up of three segments that share no plot but have a general thematic relationship. In the first segment, Virginia and her three children are left by her shiftless husband and she is courted by an old beau who is now divorced. In the second, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muffie Meyer  •  Ellen Giffard  •  Mirra Bank
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  David Strathairn  •  Ellen Barkin  •  Didi Velez

Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (1995)

Real stories of five women of the Old West....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mirra Bank
CAST:  Cloris Leachman  •  Tantoo Cardinal  •  Bai Ling  •  Esther Rolle

Real stories of five women of the Old West....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mirra Bank
CAST:  Cloris Leachman  •  Tantoo Cardinal  •  Bai Ling  •  Esther Rolle

Yudie (1974)

Documentary portrait of the filmmaker's aunt, and her memories of life in the Lower East Side in the early 20th century.  (more)

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Documentary portrait of the filmmaker's aunt, and her memories of life in the Lower East Side in the early 20th century.  (more)

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Anonymous Was a Woman

A short 1977 documentary about the origins of our current folk art tradition.  (more)

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A short 1977 documentary about the origins of our current folk art tradition.  (more)

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The Tap Dance Kid

A '70s short about 8-year-old Willie, who wants to dance more than anything. Aired as an episode of "NBC Special Treat."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barra Grant  •  Mirra Bank
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A '70s short about 8-year-old Willie, who wants to dance more than anything. Aired as an episode of "NBC Special Treat."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barra Grant  •  Mirra Bank
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Spirit to Spirit: Nikki Giovanni (1986)

Once crowned "The Princess of Black Poetry," the prolific and political Nikki Giovanni has become one of America's most popular poets. The film highlights the life and work of a poet whose verse appeals to everyone interested in poetry and modern American life. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mirra Bank
CAST:  Nikki Giovanni

Once crowned "The Princess of Black Poetry," the prolific and political Nikki Giovanni has become one of America's most popular poets. The film highlights the life and work of a poet whose verse appeals to everyone interested in poetry and modern American life. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mirra Bank
CAST:  Nikki Giovanni