A girl, Keira, transforms her personal bullying experience into a powerful journey, as she rises from victim to crowned Miss Pre-teen Galaxy International. Through her resilience and determination, she inspires children worldwide to find their strength.
When 30 women aged 67 - 84 from across America and around the world descend on Fall River, Massachusetts to compete in the 30th anniversary Ms. Senior Sweetheart Pageant, hilarity and heartbreak ensue.
The American Royalty docuseries showcases an in-depth perspective of the Miss America Pageant. Experience the hundred year history, influence, controversy, and evolution of this iconic institution.
From oratory classes to operating room, Beauty Factory follows five girls for four months as they compete for the coveted Miss Venezuela crown; revealing the process that has won Venezuela more international beauty pageants than any other country.
A documentary about a special naturist resort, which is located in the south-west of France in the Medoc. There naked recreation for lovers of ideal conditions - there is a complete infrastructure - cinema, restaurant, cafe, sports grounds and more and never have to dress themselves absolutely nothing.
The history of the city of Rockland from its settlement as part of Thomaston to the city it is today, tracing the ebbs and flows of its evolution through its ties to the sea.
This captivating early film - by an unknown filmmaker - offers a glimpse of glorious Blackpool and the many delights it offers holidaymakers.
Five women veterans who have endured unimaginable trauma in service create a shared sisterhood to help the rising number of stranded homeless women veterans by entering a competition that unexpectedly catalyzes moving events in their own lives.
In 1967, New York City is host to the Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant. This documentary takes a look behind the scenes, transporting the viewer into rehearsals and dressing rooms as the drag queen subculture prepares for this big national beauty contest. Jack/Sabrina is the mistress of ceremonies, and their protégé, Miss Harlow, is in the competition. But, as the pageant approaches, the glamorous contestants veer from camaraderie to tension.
A short documentary about the first real Irish pub in St. John's, Newfoundland that was opened in 1986 by musician Ralph O'Brien and sold in 2012 to Chris Andrews of Shanneyganock and Bob Hallett of Great Big Sea. The film follows the new owners as they are forced to rebuild from scratch after a major flood.
Young boys going into the sea water by Brighton's West Pier in the UK to pick up pennies thrown in by people on the pier.
Jalpi
Documentary about piers in the United Kingdom.
The film follows the Miss contest season in Brasilia and satellite cities of the Federal District in the year 2010, revealing the contradictions behind the catwalks of fashion.
A short film showing a typical English seaside town during the winter.
A chronicle of gay culture in New York during the post-Stonewall, pre-AIDs era. Thirteen men and one woman look back at gay life and sex in Manhattan and Fire Island - from Stonewall (June, 1969) to the first reporting on AIDS (June, 1981). They describe the rapid move from repression to celebration, from the removal of shame to joy, the on-going search for "someone," the freedom before AIDS, the friendships, and brotherhood.
Every year since 2011, a unique beauty contest has been taking place in Haifa. The contestants are female survivors of the Holocaust. In the midst of this flashy spectacle, their personal traumas remain as deep as ever. There are many things about this contest that are controversial: it is organized by the right Zionist organization, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, and the dubious contest itself rises the public indignation of various speakers, including other survivors.
A crumbling pier, its walls covered with graffiti and erotic frescoes reminiscent of pagan Pompeii, the locus of the seduction rituals of men longing for men, is the focus of this meditation on gay cruising at the height of sexual freedom before AIDS. Shot in 1982, this is the first segment of a film capturing the life, death, and rebirth of the legendary “sex piers” over the last three decades.
One of the three polemical articles in the series "Forbidden" in which there are critically opposed stands on various phenomena in society. The works of Fulgosi offered sarcastic view on everyday life which prompted some to declare him "a genius of his time".
70 is definitely the new 20 in this heart-warming 1960s documentary portrait of the Darby and Joan Club for elderly Cockneys.