Since 9/11, the US has used torture in the war on terror. But the true story started in the 50's with CIA-financed research programs on "enhanced interrogation techniques" at America's finest universities and spans to the current day on American soil. Over 70 years, the US has transformed the use of torture into state culture.
Ghost of the Minerva
39-45 L'histoire des bases sous-marines
War rapes. Mass rapes. These terrifying words now regularly haunt international news reports amid attacks and massacres of civilians. As a "collateral" weapon of war, mass rapes perpetrated alongside every conflict have destroyed entire generations of women, men, and children. From Berlin in 1945 to Syria in 2015, via Italy, Japan, Rwanda, Serbia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, and the Islamic State, 70 years of war rape, slavery, and sexual torture.
La dernière mission : l'histoire du U-190
On December 6, 1917, Finland declared its independence from Russia. A detailed chronicle of the major events in the history of this young European nation.
Les femmes disciples de Jésus
Sous-marins nucléaires : Les Armes de l'ombre
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Travel back 66 million years ago when a meteor struck the Earth, wiping out three-quarters of all life on the planet. What happened in those first hours? Why did some creatures survive while nearly all others perished? Using computer graphics and real-world recreations, National Geographic reveals the likely effects of the catastrophic impact that changed the world forever and examines who won, who lost, and why.
Coast Guard film about the importance of life jackets. Stresses safety in boating and shows how boating accidents can happen.
Isto é Lamartine
This driver’s education film from the early 1970s, "Alcohol and Red Flares", warns viewers of the dangers of drunk driving. It recounts the story of a man named “Mike” who drinks heavily at a party, and insists on driving home. The consequences are steep and along the way, viewers learn about Blood Alcohol Level (also known as BAC or Blood Alcohol Content), techniques police use to verify a driver’s inebriation such as the breathalyzer, and the reasons why driving drunk is so dangerous. This film was produced by legendary social guidance filmmaker Sid Davis in cooperation with the Monterey Park Police Department.
Documentary celebrating the life and career of world-renowned Magnum photographer David Hurn, possibly Wales's most important living photographer.
Documentary about Hollywood's glamorous stars, with commentary from five actors.
An in-depth look at the highly successful TV series, including a study of the philosophical approach of the program.
LIFE & LIFE tracks the journey of Reggie Austin as he redeems his life following a murder conviction 40 years ago. The film looks at Austin’s effect on his fellow inmates and his efforts to reconnect with his family, as well as the parole and sentencing of prisoners ultimately revealing the steep and dangerous hill ex-prisoners must climb upon release to create a positive future.
The Mejia family emigrated from Oaxaca to Fresno, California 40 years ago. Filmmaker Trisha ZIff filmed the family in 1996, and returns now to see the changes that have settled over them, and follows the family on their return to Mexico.
A documentary following the attempt by three young people to be the first windsurfers to cross Cook Strait.