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Man and Machine
While some riders race for the podium, others come to for the challenge and to say they competed in one of the toughest races on earth. To them it is not about winning, it’s about finishing. That is the true spirit of Extreme Enduro where boys become men as soon as the flag drops.
Pavlopetri: The City Beneath the Waves
Just off the southern coast of mainland Greece lies the oldest submerged city in the world. It thrived for 2,000 years during the time that saw the birth of western civilisation. An international team of experts is using cutting-edge technology to prise age-old secrets from the complex of streets and stone buildings that lie less than five metres below the surface of the ocean. State-of-the-art CGI helps to raise the city from the seabed, revealing for the first time in 3,500 years how Pavlopetri would once have looked and operated.
The Real End of The Cold War
On 12 March 1999 Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Bronisław Geremek, handed to the United States Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, the act of Poland’s accession to NATO. In such a way, Poland became a member of NATO. The efforts made by Polish politicians and diplomats of various political stands date back to the beginning of the 90s – the collapse of the Warsaw Pact structure and the time of Lech Wałęsa’s presidency. Accession to NATO was the main objective of Polish diplomacy.
Best Coast Riot
We followed Said Belhaj when he showed his good friend Dani Andrada around on the Swedish west coast for ten days. They climbed some of the old classic routes and also tried some of the projects the area has to offer. We tried our best to capture the spirit, surroundings and the atmosphere around their visit here.
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The Road Uphill
Following Leopard Trek and the Schleck Brothers, focusing upon the team's participation in the prestigious 2011 Tour de France and upon their physical and mental preparation for the biggest cycling event in the world.
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Bull Runners of Pamplona
This fast-paced documentary captures the thrill of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. With red bandanas tied to their bodies, people scatter as the bulls make chase. Injuries are common, but the runners think it's worth the risk.
Semper Fi: Always Faithful
Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger was a devoted Marine for nearly twenty-five years. As a drill instructor he lived and breathed the "Corps" and was responsible for indoctrinating thousands of new recruits with its motto Semper Fidelis or "Always Faithful". When Jerry's nine-year old daughter Janey died of a rare type of leukemia, his world collapsed. As a grief-stricken father, he struggled for years to make sense of what happened. His search for answers led to the shocking discovery of a Marine Corps cover-up of one of the largest water contamination incidents in U.S. history. Semper Fi: Always Faithful follows Jerry's mission to expose the Marine Corps and force them to live up to their motto to the thousands of soldiers and their families exposed to toxic chemicals. His fight reveals a grave injustice at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune and a looming environmental crisis at military sites across the country.
The Family Jams
A young group of influential musicians tours the country, living and singing together in a Utopian expression of togetherness and family.
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The Four Year Plan
In 2007 Queens Park Rangers, a small Football Club of West London, were bottom of England's Second League and 2 hours from bankruptcy. Just as the club faced liquidation, they were bought by billionaire businessmen. Filmed in an observational fashion from a poetic distance, the documentary follows the larger than life and high profile characters who put their money and reputations on the line through 4 tumultuous years of enormous ups and downs. For 98 dramatic minutes we are given unprecedented access and remarkable insight into the worlds of sport, business, finance, power and ego - culminating in success in 2011, when QPR won promotion to the Premier League and the four year plan - set out by the owners in 2007 - was spectacularly achieved.
The Rite of Exorcism: Myth, Mystery & Hope
Hollywood has a long history of crafting terrifying fictional tales as well as exaggerating true stories in order stroke the fears of moviegoers. Fortunately, for us there is no need for any of that in this film; the truth alone is enough. Warning this documentary will enlighten you! The Rite of Exorcism - Myths, Mystery and Hope tells the true story of the Catholic Church's most mysterious, yet misunderstood ritual, the Rite of Exorcism. Featuring world renowned experts and clergy, the Rite of Exorcism - Myth Mystery and Hope explains the phenomenon of Exorcism and lays to rest the theory that fiction is better than reality.
Patriocracy
An examination of the current state of political polarization in the United States of the America.
The Land Beneath the Fog
In the rhythm of a slow visual journey, "The Land Beneath the Fog" takes an intimate look on family relations in Genikan, a village on the slope of Merbabu Mountain. A quiet community faces change without understanding why it happens. As a community of farmers who rely on traditional Javanese calendar system to read the seasons, they become puzzled by the dramatic change of seasons. Describing a life on the brink of vanishing, this documentary offers deep insights into an invisible and disenfranchised society which is struggling hard underneath its veiled existence.
A Phantom Ride on the Evergreen Branch
Tracing the ghost of infrastructure in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Windsor Castle: After the Fire
Windsor Castle is a wonderful living example of the power and tradition of the Royal Family. For nearly 1,000 years it has stood as a symbol of the monarchy's strength, it is the largest working castle in the world and is still a cared for home of the Royal Family. But on one fateful day all that was threatened. On the morning of November 20th, 1992, fire broke out in the castle.It was a threat that nearly destroyed a building that centuries of warfare and change had not even dented. The blaze raced through state apartments, the Royal Chapel, St George's Hall, bedrooms and corridors, wiping out almost everything in its path. This is the story of that fire, as told by those who witnessed it and by those for whom Windsor Castle is a home. But it is also the amazing story of the astonishing effort that was made to restore the castle to its former glory and prove that there was life for Windsor Castle after the fire.
Just Himself: The Story of Don Jamieson
As a broadcaster and politician, Don Jamieson provided an invaluable public service to Canadians and notably to the people of his home province, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Wrestling Dreams
Chris Baldyga is a gym manager by day and independent professional wrestler, The Iron Eagle, by night. Chris talks about about his childhood dreams of becoming a professional wrestler, how he developed his wrestling character, and gives us a behind the scenes look at the independent pro wrestling circuit.
More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo with a Shotgun
A behind-the-scenes documentary about Jason Eisener's grindhouse exploitation film Hobo with a Shotgun.
Stall Stories: A History of Portobello Road Market
Made by Colville Primary School with support from digital:works with funding provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The Dreamers
Orthodox teacher and wigmaker, Ruchama and Tikva, embark on a journey to fulfill their dream of making movies within the closed society in which they live. Ruchama is writing and producing her first film while Tikva prepares for her first acting role. Like other orthodox women who in recent years have started making films for strictly female audiences, they feel a strong need to express themselves despite strict rabbinical censorship. The Dreamers delicately sketches the portrait of women trying to break new ground as artists in a patriarchal world. Will they find freedom in their art.
The Unforgettable Hampton Family
Deacon Clark Hampton, a son of slaves, lifted his twelve children out of poverty by making them into successful musicians.
Rise of the Jellyfish
"Rise of the Jellyfish/3D" is a groundbreaking documentary special from Story House Productions. It takes an in-depth look at a new natural disaster: a growing scourge decimating coastlines around the world. The special examines the emerging jellyfish invasion that is descending on coastlines from Korea to Hawaii to New England to Florida and The Gulf Coast. Hear from scientists who are racing against time to understand why these primitive, mysterious creatures are suddenly breeding and spreading abnormally, wreaking havoc on unsuspecting populations worldwide.
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Vampire Skeletons
Documentary about a 2007 dig in Ireland of ancient graves where two skulls found with stones in their jaws suggest fears that the dead were vampires.
La Grande Dame
This film is an in-camera portrait of the place Ville Marie Royal Bank Building in Montréal.
Zamboanga
Images and sound captured in Zamboanga city Mindanao, Philippines. During sunset. Part of the Azan series & the Philippines fieldworks.
Walk Tall
No sponsorship, one kidney, tuberculosis, a broken back. All set for the London Olympics, 1948.
Stray Dawg
Meet Jonny Corndawg, the underground country-music legend. A born-and-bred Virginian, Jonny has played on five continents in as many years, and every state in the lower 48. Now Jonny has given himself over, heart and heel, to the world of Running. Jonny let us follow him on a tour down the California coast as he braved injury and isolation on his quest to complete the Surf City USA Marathon in Huntington Beach, CA.
Solidarity...
The film is a reshoot of the film Solidarity done by Joyce Wieland in the year 1973. It is a representation of the struggle of the workers in Ljubljana.
Ceburekai Sellers
"Hot Čeburėkai, cold beer" -- is probably the best known slogan of illegal Lithuanian bussines. The slogan comes as a set together with the vacation at the seaside resorts for more than twenty years. But who are those young people selling čeburėkai at the seaside? How many of Čeburėkai one needs to buy to collect a kitten? How many of čeburėkai needs to be taken to the policemen at the hotel so that the next time he wouldn't chase you through the sand dunes? These questions will be answered by three old friends -"Čeburėkai sellers" - Sigis, Asta and Rokas. They will lead us to the secret world of Čeburėkai sellers, where it's hard to get and even more difficult to get out.
Tons of Passion
"You have to have diesel or hydraulic oil in your blood for this job, otherwise you can't do it!" Dust in the eyes, noise in the ears, and passion in the heart: that's part of the job of an excavator operator in the demolition business. How excavators become ballerinas, and why size does matter after all.
The Grandfathers
A young man searches for his identity deep in the Amazon jungle, while living among the tribe that murdered his grandfather decades earlier. The Grandfathers is a motion-graphics documentary completing Jim Hanon's inspiring trilogy begun with Beyond the Gates of Splendor and followed by End of the Spear. These films were produced by Mart Green. Jesse Saint struggles to find his place in a world dominated by the memory of a famous grandfather he never knew and a heroic father he could not understand. Years spent living among the Waodani and befriending the three old men who took part in his grandfather's murder teach Jesse the healing power of dignity, respect and forgiveness. In the jungle, Jesse must confront his family's past as he determines his own future. This documentary is a moving tribute to a young boy's quest for significance and wholeness, and its imprint on three old men, who, unwittingly, are on a quest of their own.
Positively False: Birth of a Heresy
Positively False - Birth of a Heresy traces the challenge over the past 25 years to the scientific orthodoxy which maintains that HIV is the cause of AIDS.
Il Lato d'Ombra, Storie di Palestinesi d'Israele
I Am Eleven
A globe-spanning portrait of humanity at a crucial age - no longer children, not quite adults, preparing to inherit a world changing as quickly and dramatically as they are. This documentary focuses on a series of eleven-year-olds from 15 countries, each speaking in their own words and revealing the private obsessions and public concerns that animate their lives. It is simultaneously an epic survey of the similarities and distinctions between cultures and an intimate account of these young personalities finding their way in the world today.
eXtreme, Loyal, Victorious: The Packers' Fan Experience
In Green Bay, Wisconsin, Packers football is the thread that ties the community together. At the onset of the 2010 NFL football season, a documentary film began production. The goal was simple: Find the most extreme, loyal, and passionate Green Bay Packers fans and ask them to share their stories. What couldn't have been predicted was that at the end of this film making journey, the Packers became Super Bowl champions for the first time in 15 years.