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The Docuseek Essential Collection

The Docuseek2 Essential Collection includes the most recent and most popular titles made available for streaming on Docuseek2 from our distributors. It is capped at 800 titles. The collection is updated at the beginning of each year to make room for new titles as they are added to Docuseek. For the most comprehensive set of films, see The Docuseek2 Complete Collection.

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The Docuseek Essential Collection includes the following titles:

Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty - imageStewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty

Stewart Lee Udall was the most prominent and effective Secretary of the Interior in American history. Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty is a feature documentary that examines the trajectory of Udall’s life from his childhood through his Mormon mission, his World War II service, his student years at the University of Arizona, his time in Congress, and then, most significantly, his years as Secretary of the Interior and beyond.

Bullfrog Films | 2022 | 78 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults
Still Waters - imageStill Waters

In his tiny, one-room, after hours, free school in Brooklyn, Stephen Haff teaches forty Latinx kids reading, creative writing and Latin.

Bullfrog Films | 2018 | 79 minutes | 7 - 12, College, Adults
Store Wars - imageStore Wars

Looks at the impact on a small town when Wal-Mart plans to build a mega-store there.

Bullfrog Films | 2001 | 59 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Stray Dog - imageStray Dog

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Debra Granik ("Winter's Bone") returns to SW Missouri for her first documentary, looking at the life of Vietnam vet, Ron "Stray Dog" Hall, and shattering some stereotypes.

Bullfrog Films | 2016 | 102 minutes
Street Fight - imageStreet Fight

Academy Award-nominated film tells the gripping story of the race for mayor of Newark, N.J., where elections are won and lost in the streets.

Bullfrog Films | 2006 | 82 minutes | 10 - 12, College, Adult
Subdivide and Conquer - imageSubdivide and Conquer

Suburban sprawl: causes and remedies.

Bullfrog Films | 1999 | 56 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Sun Kissed - imageSun Kissed

One gene exposes a nation's dark past. A Navajo couple with two children born with an extremely rare genetic disorder investigate the cause of the outbreak.

Bullfrog Films | 2012 | 85 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults
Suspension - imageSuspension

Deep in the jungle of Colombia, between treacherous mountain slopes, stands an unfinished bridge, an absurd symbol of human folly.

Icarus Films | 2020 | 75 minutes
Swan Song - imageSwan Song

When Marilyn is diagnosed with dementia at age 58, her daughters refocused their lives to care for her during her most precious years. They try to juggle it all until they are forced to make a heartbreaking decision.

MediaStorm | 2013 | 37 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
Symbiotic Earth - imageSymbiotic Earth

Explores the life and ideas of Lynn Margulis, a scientific rebel who challenged entrenched theories of evolution to present a new narrative: life evolves through collaboration.

Bullfrog Films | 2018 | 147 minutes | 7 - 12, College, Adults

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