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2011

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Match 64: The Final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Match 64: The Final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Go behind the scenes and get closer to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final than ever before in 'Match 64', a documentary that features exclusive interviews, footage and access to the battle between Spain and the Netherlands.
Match 64: The Final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup 2011
How Beer Saved the World
How Beer Saved the World
This show traces the important role that beer has played in human history from the probable origins of the first beer at the dawn of history to the development of a special beer for use in zero gravity space missions.
How Beer Saved the World 2011
Ayn Rand: In Her Own Words
Ayn Rand: In Her Own Words
Revealing the surprising life story of one of the world's most influential minds, this unprecedented film weaves together Ayn Rand's own recollections and reflections, providing a new understanding of her inspirations and influences.
Ayn Rand: In Her Own Words 2011
BBC Horizon: Are We Still Evolving?
BBC Horizon: Are We Still Evolving?
Dr Alice Roberts follows a trail of clues from ancient human bones to the frontiers of genetic research to discover if we are still evolving - and where we might be heading.
BBC Horizon: Are We Still Evolving? 2011
Bruce Springsteen: Between the Lull and the Storm
Bruce Springsteen: Between the Lull and the Storm
Bruce Springsteen: Between the Lull and the Storm movie was released Jun 14, 2011 by the United States Dist. studio. How different the career and music of Springsteen could have turned out had it not been for his legally enforced recording hiatus, witnessed between the release of his celebrated Born to Run album and the delayed but extraordinary follow-up Darkness on the Edge of Town, almost 3 years later. Bruce Springsteen: Between the Lull and the Storm movie Despite the undeniable strength of his 1975 opus, during this break from the studio, many wondered if the future of rock n' roll was a one trick pony who had somehow managed to capture the imagination of the media for a brief moment, but in reality was just another "new Bob Dylan" who got lucky.
Bruce Springsteen: Between the Lull and the Storm 2011
Star Wars: IV-VI Archives
Star Wars: IV-VI Archives
Including deleted, extended and alternate scenes. Prop, maquette and costume turnarounds. Matte paintings and concept art. Supplementary interviews with cast and crew and more
Star Wars: IV-VI Archives 2011
Family Band: The Cowsills Story
Family Band: The Cowsills Story
The story of the Cowsills, an American band consisting of family members who rose to fame in the 1960s and served as the real-life inspiration for the “The Partridge Family” TV series.
Family Band: The Cowsills Story 2011
Historia de la guerrilla antifranquista en el Poniente granadino
Historia de la guerrilla antifranquista en el Poniente granadino
History of the anti-fascist guerrilla resistance in Granada.
Historia de la guerrilla antifranquista en el Poniente granadino 2011
Is it Easy to Be Young?
Is it Easy to Be Young?
A quarter of a century ago, the documentary film by Juris Podnieks “Is It Easy to Be Young?” was a triumph on the cinema screens of the Soviet Union. Has it become easier for today's youth of Russia than it was for their peers in the USSR?
Is it Easy to Be Young? 2011
The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule
In Malartic, in Abitibi, people are driven away from their land, from the towns they built with their own hands. Then comes the gaping hole, the scar on the Earth: the open-pit mine. And the company is paying for it all with nothing more than the promise of a shining future.
The Golden Rule 2011
15 Young by Young
15 Young by Young
A multimedia documentary project consisting of a series of fresh, colourful insider point-of-view short stories on the present-day life of young people, linked by animated episodes and directed by 15 young and talented filmmakers from the 15 republics formerly annexed by the USSR.
15 Young by Young 2011
I’ve Come and I am Gone
I’ve Come and I am Gone
This documentary is on street sellers who sells different kind of things but use same way, their voices. One of them sells cake on street, one of them repairs the quilt on the street, one of them announces the discounts in the market. “I've come and I'm gone” tells that how important human voices is in marketing.
I’ve Come and I am Gone 2011
Virgen negra
Virgen negra
“Black Virgin”, a precious treasure. In Mozambique, the sexual life of many women begins when they are forced to marry at the age of 10. Or with sexual abuse in schools. Traditional beliefs such as that AIDS can be cured by having relations with a virgin. Then come pregnancies too close together and polygamy: second, third, fourth wife of the husband. Traditional abortions caused by roots, which often end with maternal death. And the end of sexuality when you turn 45. Daily realities that Linda, Aicha, Gwyneth, Luisa and Emilia tell us. We talk about sex. And we see it. “Black Virgin” shows an intimate sex scene between a man and a woman. No taboos.
Virgen negra 2011
I Believe I Can Fly
I Believe I Can Fly
I Believe I Can Fly (Flight of the Frenchies) is an amazing journey into the unknown. Two friends test the boundaries of free flight and friendship as they take their passion in a totally new direction. Join Tancrède and Julien on an incredible exploration into the world of free flight. The two friends are pioneers in ‘highlining’ - a vertiginous combination of climbing, slackline and tightrope walking. Using their skills and experience as climbers, the pair push their boundaries beyond the realms of possibility as they embark on a new evolution of their sport.
I Believe I Can Fly 2011
23.11.1967: Documentos do Caso Clodimar Pedrosa Lô
23.11.1967: Documentos do Caso Clodimar Pedrosa Lô
23.11.1967: Documentos do Caso Clodimar Pedrosa Lô 2011
Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless
Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless
Riveting performances from the 2010 tour, revealing interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and early home videos come together to tell the story of a little girl who dared to dream big, and who fearlessly faced near-insurmountable obstacles to make those dreams come true.
Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless 2011
Fuentes de la memoria
Fuentes de la memoria
t narrates the repression suffered by the local population of Fuentes de Andalucía after the military coup of 1936.
Fuentes de la memoria 2011
At the Bottom
At the Bottom
Their houses will soon go under water, and the officials do not care! How does Siberia turn into a new Atlantis? Quiet whirlpools of loud construction projects and extra people of a big country.
At the Bottom 2011
Anti-Fracking Film
Anti-Fracking Film
A stop motion animated video against fracking mining technique, with music by Consortium Musicum, with support from Mondriaan Fonds (FVBK).
Anti-Fracking Film 2011
25 Jahre Modern Talking
25 Jahre Modern Talking
25 Jahre Modern Talking 2011
The Tunnel: Beneath the Surface
The Tunnel: Beneath the Surface
The Making of The Tunnel (2011)
The Tunnel: Beneath the Surface 2011
The Pipe
The Pipe
A compelling documentary film four years in the making, The Pipe tells the story of the small Rossport community which has taken on the might of Shell Oil and the Irish State. The discovery of gas off this remote coastal village has led to the most dramatic clash of cultures in modern Ireland. The rights of farmers over their fields, and of fishermen to their fishing grounds, has come in direct conflict with one of the world's most powerful oil companies. When the citizens look to their State to protect their rights, they find that the government has put Shell's right to lay a pipeline over their own.
The Pipe 2011
Fighting Fear
Fighting Fear
Told through the eyes of two friends Big Wave Pro-surfer Mark Mathews and MMA fighter Richie 'Vas' Vaculik.
Fighting Fear 2011
Titanic Arrogance
Prime Video
Titanic Arrogance
One hundred years ago the Titanic was launched. We bring you a new and never broadcast HD doc revealing the litany of human error, from the building process, to the tragic events that led her to be rammed into the iceberg that sank her.
Titanic Arrogance 2011
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
This film traces the path Floyd took after the recording of the Animals album - an era when cracks in the band first started to show - and brings the strange story of the group and the intense relationship between Waters and Gilmour right up to date with the unexpected collaboration of these two maverick musicians at a 2010 charity event. Featuring numerous interviews.
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour 2011
Classic Albums: Simply Red - Stars
Classic Albums: Simply Red - Stars
British band Simply Red paved their way onto the charts with three well-received albums, but it was their fourth that really set the band apart from other soul-influenced acts. With 1991's STARS, the group explored new avenues, adding hip-hop inspired elements to their already established soul grooves. This approach proved to be popular with fans, and STARS sold more copies than any of their previous efforts, staying on the top of the UK charts for a total of 19 weeks. As part of the CLASSIC ALBUMS series, this documentary features song and video clips from STARS, accompanied by revealing interviewsThe band discuss at length how they approached writing music for this groundbreaking album, with various managers and producers of the band offering insight into its recording and production process.
Classic Albums: Simply Red - Stars 2011
Runnin' Rebels of UNLV
Runnin' Rebels of UNLV
From 1973 to 1992, the hottest action in Las Vegas was the University of Nevada, Las Vegas men's basketball team and their controversial coach Jerry Tarkanian. Led by 'Tark the Shark' and a rotating group of future NBA stars, the team became a dynasty as they went on to four NCAA Final Fours, winning one NCAA title in 1990, before collapsing in scandal and controversy.
Runnin' Rebels of UNLV 2011
Undertow Eyes
Undertow Eyes
Vera and Gabriel, an elderly couple, navigate through past and present, telling their own life story. Their remembering, rendered in images from family archives that confound themselves with images of the present, suggests a personal diary on love and death.
Undertow Eyes 2011
The Door Of No Return
The Door Of No Return
Alphonse is a 70 years old man, born and raised in Benin, left his country and his people with the promise to come back home… But he never did. When Alphonse receives the news that his sister Veronique is ill, it seems to him that time has past too long and that he has to go and see her. Alphonse will have to face the past and the present of his homeland. He will have to talk and explain 40 years of silence, shame and disillusion. To his sister who has been waiting for him, also to his mother, who died without seeing him back. “The door of no return” is a journey from north to south and south to north, from the present to the past, from here to beyond. An adventure back to the starting point. An open reflection about all the questions arising from the personal conflict of a man divided by the emigrant who has gone and the immigrant who has never returned. It is the unique and universal story of Alphonse Zannou.
The Door Of No Return 2011
The Fabric of the Cosmos
The Fabric of the Cosmos
Brian Greene takes us on a ride explaining the latest happenings in the world of Physics, and trying to explain What is Space, What is Time, The World of Quantum Physics and whether we live in Universe or a Multiverse.
The Fabric of the Cosmos 2011
Louder Than a Bomb
Louder Than a Bomb
By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, Louder Than a Bomb follows the fortunes of four Chicago-area high school poetry teams as they prepare for and compete in the world’s largest youth slam.
Louder Than a Bomb 2011
The Iron Hole
The Iron Hole
Only the best of the best can abseil into its depths of Trou de Fer, but even that doesn't guarantee they will ever manage to return. That's up to nature to decide.
The Iron Hole 2011
The Big Fix
The Big Fix
On April 22, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig run by BP sunk into the Gulf of Mexico, creating the worst oil spill in history. Two documentarians set out to find the root cause of it all…
The Big Fix 2011
Forever Yours
Forever Yours
Forever Yours is a film about children who have been taken into custody. Through the children, their biological parents and foster parents, the film depicts love in everyday life. The film explores the invisible bond between a child and a biological parent. Even when a child is taken into custody, the yearning for closeness to the biological parents and need for their approval never seems to disappear. This longing is a form of loneliness that the foster parents struggle to overcome. The film describes the entire foster care process: a child being brought into a shelter home, a teenager’s everyday life in a foster family, and siblings preparing to return to their biological mother, after five years in a foster family.
Forever Yours 2011
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory
Pierre Schoendoerffer revisits his life and career, with a strong focus on the impact that his experience as a war cinematographer for the French army during the Indochina War had on him.
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory 2011
The Law in These Parts
The Law in These Parts
Can justice truly be served in the occupied territories given the current system of law administered by Israel for Palestinians? This documentary explores the history of Israel's military legal system in the Occupied Palestinian Territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The Law in These Parts 2011
Elevate
Elevate
From a basketball academy in Senegal, to the high-pressure world of American prep schools, the film documents the extraordinary personal journeys of four particularly tall West African Muslim teenage boys with NBA dreams.
Elevate 2011
National Geographic: The Story of Earth
National Geographic: The Story of Earth
This documentary combines archaeological and geological evidence with tales passed down through generations, uncovering a dramatic history of cannibals, vast stone cities, human sacrifice, and the epic voyagers who colonised the Pacific centuries before Columbus made it to America.
National Geographic: The Story of Earth 2011
Rebirth
Rebirth
Filmed over the ensuing years after the attack on New York's World Trade Center, this documentary takes a look a the physical and emotional healing process involved in the aftermath of such a tragedy.
Rebirth 2011
Acoustic At The BBC
Acoustic At The BBC
A journey through some of the finest moments of acoustic guitar performances from the BBC archives, from Jimmy Page's television debut in 1958 to Noel Gallagher and Biffy Clyro.
Acoustic At The BBC 2011