New Kanopy Films for August

The Kanopy digital stream service has these handpicked films for the month of August. You can access Kanopy from home using your City Tech library barcode or on any computer on campus.
Holy Man
This is the story of Douglas White, an 89 year old Lakota Sioux medicine man from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, who spent 17 years in federal prison for a crime he did not commit. During the making of this film, filmmakers uncovered new evidence of White’s “actual innocence” and brought the case back to federal court.
Offshore
While managers of Swiss banks in the USA ruefully apologize for their tax evasions practices and customer data is disclosed to the American authorities, Rudolf Elmer, former auditor at bank Julius Bar, is indicted for violating the Swiss banking secrecy law on the Cayman Islands.
Of Dogs and Men
According to a U.S. Department of Justice estimate, police officers shoot and kill more than 10,000 pet dogs in the U.S. every year. This film takes audiences on a journey with pet owners through the tragedy of loss and pursuit of change in a legal system in which the very officers they challenge are an integral part.
The Last Battle of the Tehran Children
Avraham, Ziggy, Schreiber, and Robinson form the uncrowned governing council of the “Teheran Children”. The four represent 217 Holocaust orphans who are now bringing legal action against the State of Israel for monies received from Germany for their rehabilitation. In their old age they have set out to battle the state they dreamed of.
Bite Size
America’s battle against childhood obesity is an issue too big for many to fully comprehend. With one in three children overweight, the epidemic is sweeping our nation at an unforgiving rate. But in spite of these odds, Bite Size showcases the stories of four inspiring kids who are fighting for their health one day at a time.
Queens at Heart
The film offers an extremely rare and poignant glimpse into pre-Stonewall LGBT life as it takes us to a New York City drag ball and follows the women through their daily lives. They talk about their double-lives — going out as women at night but living as men during the day, and about how they take hormones and dream of “going for a change.”