Short-film based in facts. How cinema became this big cultural phenomenon.
Experts uncover long-lost secrets and discover new evidence in the infamous story of Pompeii offering new stories of what happened in those fateful final hours. (This appears to be a a standalone, truncated, single movie adaptation of the three-part TV Series Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence (2018) [tmdbid= 86218].
Israël, terre de séries
Lucie is raising a transgender daughter and runs a support group for other families with transgender teenagers. What do children need in this situation, what do their parents need, and what should schools do? This new documentary film follows up on the drama series *Ratolesti*. Against a backdrop of political rhetoric and the dismissal of transgender issues as a trend, experts objectively point out that since 2010, the number of children and adolescents worldwide seeking professional care due to a mismatch between their perceived gender and their biological sex has been rising. How can we deal with this situation within the family and at school, and how is Czech society evolving in this regard?
A documentary about the making of the Red Dwarf special 'The Promised Land' (2020).
Video essay about the history of Matteo Montesi
This epic documentary reveals how bold artistic choices, behind-the-scenes conflicts, and groundbreaking ideas came together to create an enduring television classic. Through exclusive interviews and never-before-seen archival materials, The Sixty-Year Mission uncovers that truth is indeed stranger than science-fiction.
Adapted from a TV Unesp program series, "Onde a música mora" emerges as a documentary that intertwines and traces the journeys of various musical acts from the Bauru scene. It explores original music projects within the contemporary political-cultural context, following the expectations and experiences of four artistic groups: Paulo Maia, Bebé Pacheco & Ubandu, Dom Black, and Os Últimos Escolhidos do Futebol.
Alistair Heather sets out on a mission to reclaim the Scots language. For decades, his fellow-Scots speakers have been mocked, their language oppressed by educators, politicians and broadcasters. One famous report claimed that 'Scots is not the language of educated people anywhere'. Alistair tells the history of the language and argues that Scots is fighting back after decades of ignorance and oppression.
The Guillotine examines the fascinating and bizarre history of the "national razor" that started out strictly for execution and then became a source of entertainment and amusement. In Scotland they called it "the Maiden," in England "the Halifax Gibbet," and in France "the Machine," "the Widow," and "the Guillotine." It existed for hundreds of years, but found its home in France during the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror when nearly 20,000 men, women and children died beneath its blade. Through dramatic reenactments and archival documentation of famous executions, the program explores the early technology of the guillotine and its bloodstained career throughout Europe.
The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the treasures of the medieval world. Across 70 metres of exquisitely embroidered scenes, it tells the story of one of the most seismic events in British history – the Norman Invasion of 1066. For the last 950 years, this crucial part of Britain's national story has remained on the other side of the English Channel, in Bayeux, Normandy, but now it’s coming back to the UK. A stellar cast of historians and experts follow the painstaking efforts to bring this priceless work of art back to the UK, where experts believe it was made, for a once-in-a-millennium exhibition at the British Museum.
The story of shunning in Amish communities.
The parents of an adult infant named "Child", played by Todd Haynes, attempt to expel him from their home, by casting magical spell seen in a television documentary about Malaysian rites of passage.
Custom Audiophile Disc Made in USA. Special Presentation Against Anti-semitizm 7.1 Surround Sound Disc Amazon.Com Exclusive Tracklist: 01 - Hey You; 02 - Shine On You Crazy Diamonds (parts 1-9); 03 - Dogs; 04 - Is There Anybody Out There?; 05 - Time; 06 - Wish You Were Here; 07 - Comfortably Numb; 08 - Us And Them; 09 - In The Flesh; 10 - Run Like Hell; 11 - The Trial
In a landmark Supreme Court case pitting Asian American plaintiffs against Harvard University, activists on both sides wrestle with hard truths about race and equality, as the fate of affirmative action hangs in the balance.
The story of a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago, an act that would restore the land, re-enliven traditional culture and bring much needed healing to their community.
Through the eyes of the victims, filmmaker Sonia Kronlund investigates to find out who is the man hiding himself behind so many identities.
Cañizares is the first and only flamenco guitarist invited by the Berlin Philharmonic along with the one who performed the Concert of Aranjuez under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle at the Teatro Real in Madrid.
The film draws on the history of Helsinki's graffiti culture through the stories of graffiti artists and archive materials.
A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. In Spain he pioneered the world's first mobile blood-transfusion service; in China his work behind battle lines to save the wounded has made him a legendary figure. This hour-long documentary film pieces together his remarkable career.