North Carolina School Videos

FLOOD OF THE CENTURY:  NORTH CAROLINA DISASTER (30228)
2000, Color, 82 minutes, NR.
A gripping documentary that takes the viewer through the worst disaster in North Carolina history from Hurricane Dennis and Hurricane Floyd to the recovery efforts and finally to the aid that arrived from around the country.  Features stunning visuals of the destruction from counties throughout eastern North Carolina.

THE GRAVEYARD IN THE ATLANTIC:  400 YEARS OF SHIPWRECKS, MYSTERIES, AND HEROIC RESCUES

• PART I:  SHIP ASHORE!:  1500S TO 1899 (33470)
  1997, Color, 45 minutes, NR.  Narrated by Bill Leslie.
  Explores the Golden Age of Sail and Steam and includes many of the hundreds of shipwrecks and lives lost in North Carolina ocean waters from 1500s to 1899.  Featured wrecks are the Home (1837), the USS Monitor (1862), the USS Huron (1877), and the Metropolis (1878).
   

• PART II:  IN THE VALLEY OF DARKNESS:  1900S (33471)
  1997, Color, 45 minutes, NR.  Narrated by Bill Leslie.
  Reviews the shipwrecks of the tumultuous 20th century, from the unsolved mystery of the Ghost Ship of Diamond Shoals and the carnage wrought by German submarines during two world wars through dramatic US Coast Guard rescues of the 1990’s.

I’M NOT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER:  LEADERSHIP AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA (32608)
2001, Color, 44 minutes, NR.

THE MOVE OF THE CENTURY:  CAPE HATTERAS LIGHT (30762)
1999, Color, 60 minutes, NR. 
In 1999 the National Park Service relocated the Cape Hatteras Light to safety from the ever eroding shoreline, protecting it for future generations.  This is that story.

THE NATURE OF NORTH CAROLINA:  A MUSICAL PORTRAIT (20428/20429)
1995, Color, 30 minutes, NR.
From winter solitude of snow capped peaks and frozen streams, the verdant views and gushing waterfalls of summer to the palate of autumn hues this video honors the stunning beauty of the Old North State.

NORTH CAROLINA IS MY HOME (11290)
1991, Color, 57 minutes, NR. 
Starring Charles Kuralt.
In this tribute to North Carolina, two of its most talented native sons, Charles Kuralt and Loonis McGlohon, travel throughout the state videotaping some of the places they had written about in 1984. Ranging from the grandeur of Grandfather Mountain to the tiny town of Tick Bite, the video celebrates the state’s cities and rivers, crossroads and creeks, and – most importantly – its people.

SISTER BECKY’S BABY:  A NORTH CAROLINA FAIRY TALE (18603)
Color, 41 minutes, NR.  Starring Tolya Adams, Alicia Alexander, and Choci Gray.
A folktale originated by North Carolina slaves, Charles W. Chenutt, one of the first African American authors, preserved it as a short story in the 1890’s.  This play was made in Kinston by the Neuse Community Screen Players.

WAR ZONE, WWII OFF NORTH CAROLINA’S OUTER BANKS

• PART I – I’LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN (33472)
  2001, Color, 90 minutes, NR. 
  Narrated by Joe Brant.
  The heartrending stories of torpedoed merchant sailors and the young Coast Guard lifesavers unable to come their rescue.
   

• PART II:  LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE (37092)
  2001, Color, 90 minutes, NR. 
  Narrated by Joe Brant.
  Portrays how life was altered when war was waged on the Outer Banks’ doorstep.  Learn the truth behind decades of old urban legends of German spies, sympathizers and saboteurs.