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The public / Hammerstone Studios presents in association with Living the Dream Films an E2 Films production ; written and directed by Emilio Estevez ; produced by Lisa Niedenthal, Emilio Estevez, Alex Lebovici, & Steve Ponce.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 61203239 | Universal12344192Language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2019]Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Juan Miguel Azpiroz ; music, Tyler Bates, Joanne Higginbottom ; editor, Richard Chew, Yang-Hua Hu.
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater, Alec Baldwin, Michael Kenneth Williams, Gabrielle Union, Jeffrey Wright, Richard T. Jones, Susanna Thompson, Jacob Vargas, Ki Hong Lee, Spencer Garrett.Summary: When a brutal blast of cold hits Cincinnati, the public library transforms from a safe haven for the homeless into a potential war zone. Those who have no place of retreat to evade the cold stage a sit-in in the library where they are tended by members of the library's staff. Soon the police arrive and a stand-off threatens to bring tragedy to the homeless individuals and those who care about their well-being. An eye-opening exploration of the basic values of humanity plays out as the cold rages outside.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Public Available 33111009498680
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA Public Available 33111009498706
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.

DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.

In English; Latin American Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

Title from disc surface.

Emilio Estevez, Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater, Alec Baldwin, Michael Kenneth Williams, Gabrielle Union, Jeffrey Wright, Richard T. Jones, Susanna Thompson, Jacob Vargas, Ki Hong Lee, Spencer Garrett.

Director of photography, Juan Miguel Azpiroz ; music, Tyler Bates, Joanne Higginbottom ; editor, Richard Chew, Yang-Hua Hu.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.

Wide screen (2.40:1)

MPAA rating: PG-13; thematic material, nudity, language, and some suggestive content.

When a brutal blast of cold hits Cincinnati, the public library transforms from a safe haven for the homeless into a potential war zone. Those who have no place of retreat to evade the cold stage a sit-in in the library where they are tended by members of the library's staff. Soon the police arrive and a stand-off threatens to bring tragedy to the homeless individuals and those who care about their well-being. An eye-opening exploration of the basic values of humanity plays out as the cold rages outside.

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