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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:

The Cordillera of Dreams - imageThe Cordillera of Dreams

Patricio Guzmán's latest film completes a trilogy on his native Chile, and the lasting impact of Pinochet’s coup d’état.

Icarus Films | 2019 | 85 minutes
The Culture of Emotions - imageThe Culture of Emotions

Designed to introduce cultural competence and diversity skills to mental/behavioral health professionals and students who deal with multi-cultural client populations.

The Fanlight Collection | 2002 | 58 minutes | College/Adult/Professional
The Destruction of Memory - imageThe Destruction of Memory

Explores the loss of priceless artwork, artifacts and historical sites through war and terrorism.

Icarus Films | 2016 | 85 minutes
The Dhamma Brothers - imageThe Dhamma Brothers

An overcrowded maximum-security prison is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program.

Bullfrog Films | 2008 | 76 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
The Dirty War on the National Health Service - imageThe Dirty War on the National Health Service

Filmed in Britain and the United States just prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, this timely and compelling documentary by BAFTA and Emmy award-winning journalist John Pilger reveals what may be the last battle to preserve the most fundamental human right of all—the right to health.

Bullfrog Films | 2019 | 106 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults
The Distance Between Us - imageThe Distance Between Us

Chris documents his relationship with his twin brother Nick who has cerebral palsy. Now an adult, Nick's steps towards independence challenge Chris to address his fears and feelings about his brother's changing life.

MediaStorm | 2017 | 61 minutes | 10-12, college, adult
The Divided Brain - imageThe Divided Brain

Explores Iain McGilchrist's pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture.

Bullfrog Films | 2021 | 78 minutes | 8-12, Colleg, Adults
The Ecological Footprint - imageThe Ecological Footprint

Dr. Mathis Wackernagel introduces the Ecological Footprint, a resource accounting tool that measures human demand on the Earth.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 30 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
The Emoji Story - imageThe Emoji Story

Explores the complex, conflict-prone, and often hilarious world of the creators, lovers, and arbiters of emoji, our world's newest pictorial language.

Bullfrog Films | 2021 | 79 minutes | 6 -12, College, Adults
The End of the Line - imageThe End of the Line

The first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans. Based on the book by Charles Clover.

Bullfrog Films | 2010 | 82 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults

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