Films with: Burke, David

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

"A Scandal in Bohemia: A mysterious masked gentleman, who reveals himself to be the King of Bohemia, asks Holmes and Watson to recover an incriminating photograph. The dancing men: Holmes tries to catch the code of what appears to be harmless-looking chalk drawings of matchstick men. The Naval treaty: Dr. Watson's old school chum asks Holmes for help when he loses a copy of a secret treaty between England and Italy. The solitary cyclist: A young music teacher asks Holmes to find out why she's being followed by a man on a bicycle."--Container.

DVD 3080

Paris noir : African Americans in the City of Light

Documentary about the migration of pioneering African Americans to France and the impact both cultures had on each other. Through the use of rare photographs and stock footage, period music, and commentary by leading experts, it weaves stories and themes from World War I, the Jazz Age of the 1920s up to the German occupation of WWII.

DVD 11734

When African Americans came to Paris

Stories of famous African Americans in Paris in the early 20th century.

DVD 11736

When African Americans came to Paris

"This series of short videos by award-winning documentarian Joanne Burke brings to life the pioneering years of the African American presence in Paris. Each video reveals how France, and Paris in particular, became their bridge from a racially segregated USA to the greater world"--Container.

DVD 11735

Wiseguy.

OCB agent Vincent Terranova investigates assassin Roger Lococco, who is working for drug dealer Mel Profitt and the CIA. Vinnie now must fight for his own life at the hands of Profitt as well as the American government when he threatens Lococco's mission.

DVD 6119