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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:

A Crime on the Bayou - imageA Crime on the Bayou

Two young men, Gary Duncan, an unjustly arrested Black man and Richard Sobol, his Jewish attorney, take Duncan's case all the way to the Supreme Court to fight for the right of all Americans to a fair trial.

Bullfrog Films | 2021 | 91 minutes | 10 - 12, College, Adults
A Dangerous Idea - imageA Dangerous Idea

Examines the history of the US eugenics movement and its recent resurrection, which uses false scientific claims and holds that an all-powerful 'gene' determines who is worthy and who is not.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 106 minutes | 10 - 12, College, Adult
A Distant Thud in the Jungle - imageA Distant Thud in the Jungle

In Papua New Guinea, local tribes are caught in a cycle of poverty due to oil companies looking for new fields and tourists in search of exoticism.

Icarus Films | 2022 | 85 minutes
A Dream In Hanoi - imageA Dream In Hanoi

Two theater companies, one American, one Vietnamese, collaborate to produce A Midsummer Night's Dream in Hanoi.

Bullfrog Films | 2002 | 91 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
A Family Undertaking - imageA Family Undertaking

Explores the complex psychological, cultural, legal and financial issues surrounding an important and growing new trend: the home funeral movement

The Fanlight Collection | 2003 | 56 minutes | College/Adult/Professional
A Fierce Green Fire - imageA Fierce Green Fire

The documentary of record on the environmental movement.

Bullfrog Films | 2012 | 101 minutes | 7 - 12, College, Adult
A Fine Line - imageA Fine Line

Explores why less than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women, when traditionally women have always held the central role in the kitchen.

Bullfrog Films | 2020 | 71 minutes | College, Adults
A Fragile Trust - imageA Fragile Trust

Tells the shocking story of New York Times reporter Jayson Blair, the most infamous plagiarist of our time.

Bullfrog Films | 2014 | 75 minutes | 9 - 12, College, Adults
A Grin Without a Cat - imageA Grin Without a Cat

Chris Marker's epic film-essay on the worldwide political wars of the 60's and 70's: Vietnam, Che, May '68, Prague, Chile, and the fate of the New Left.

Icarus Films | 1977 | 178 minutes
A Home Called Nebraska - imageA Home Called Nebraska

Spotlights people who escaped war, torture and persecution and introduces the generous Nebraskans who welcomed them.

Bullfrog Films | 2020 | 69 minutes

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