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06/15/2026

This sailing documentary follows three women as they cross the North Atlantic in a fifty-year-old wooden catamaran, tracking and collecting plastic pollution every day of their thirty-day voyage.

Women & the Wind, a 5 star documentary from Green Planet Films, is highly recommended for academic and public library collections.

Ideal for courses and programming in:
✔️ Environmental science & ocean conservation
✔️ Women's studies & gender
✔️ Earth Day & sustainability programming

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Editor's Choice — Video Librarian

06/10/2026

This activism documentary recounts the 2021 Kenmure Street protests in Glasgow, Scotland, and the city's rich history of grassroots resistance.

Everybody to Kenmure Street, a 5 star documentary from Icarus Films, is highly recommended for academic and public library collections.

Ideal for courses and programming in:
✔️ Activism & peaceful protest
✔️ Scottish & immigration history
✔️ Race, community & social justice
✔️ Documentary film studies

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Editor's Choice — Video Librarian

At its heart, the film is about the diverse people of Glasgow, with a unifying message of community and being present to witness wrongdoings and try to make things right.

06/04/2026

06/03/2026

This rare disease documentary follows six families as they seek diagnoses, navigate emerging treatments, and advocate for children living with conditions that medicine has long overlooked.

Ideal for courses and programming in:
✔️ Biology, health science & biochemistry
✔️ Early childhood development & education
✔️ Disability awareness & caregiver support
✔️ Medical ethics & healthcare equity

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly Recommended — Video Librarian

The ordeal of rare diseases is a multi-layered issue comprised of various difficulties, from seeking and obtaining a diagnosis to treatment to living with and caring for someone, all whether the disease is terminal or not.

06/01/2026

Check out this trailer for Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed - rated 4.5 stars on Video Librarian!

https://videolibrarian.com/reviews/documentary/dangerous-games/

05/29/2026

As June approaches, you might be scrambling to spice up your library’s Pride Month offerings. Look no further!

As June approaches, you might be scrambling to spice up your library’s Pride Month offerings. Look no further!

05/27/2026

This interesting documentary follows librarians across the United States as they navigate the rapid rise of book bans, confronting threats to intellectual freedom, professional safety, and the communities they serve.

Peabody Award-winning documentarian Kim A. Snyder's The Librarians, which aired on PBS stations as part of Independent Lens, examines the rise of book bans in the United States.

05/18/2026

05/15/2026

This inspiring documentary tells the true story of Ben Kjar, born with a rare craniofacial disorder, who overcomes adversity through wrestling.

Ideal for programming and courses in:
- Disability awareness
- Anti-bullying initiatives
- Sports & mental health

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly Recommended.

Ultimately, Standout becomes a story about perseverance, determination, and refusing to let limitations define identity.

05/13/2026

This low-waste lifestyle documentary follows a family living sustainably off the land in rural Australia - farming, foraging, homeschooling, and building community outside the industrial food system.

Osmond has portrayed a beauty-filled existence with this film, and informs the viewer that there are many ways to live and this is one possibility.