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Popular Documentary Movies
Freddie Mercury: Holding Back the Years
The sad and premature death of Freddie Mercury in 1991 took from the world probably the finest performer of all time. But Freddie was so much more than just a superb front-man, magnetic stage presence, and outstanding vocalist. A songwriter of considerable genius, a highly regarded musician, and a musical arranger of enormous imagination. This film is a tribute to a great man, 20 years after the tragic circumstances of his passing. Featuring contributions from his closest friend and colleagues plus fellow musicians and the finest critics, writers, and broadcasters, the film also includes much archive footage, interviews, and news reports from the man himself and with the group who so expertly con-created "the Queen experience" - once witnessed, never forgotten.
The Ripcurl Padang Cup 2011
Now in its ninth year, the Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang is Indonesia's longest-running surfing competition and the only ISC tour event featuring top international surfers alongside Indonesia's best. The field of 32 surfers is split equally between 16 of Indonesia's all-time greatest and 16 of the world's best barrel riders. This invitational format, along with the allure of the wave at Padang and a $10,000 prize purse, makes the Rip Curl Cup the most anticipated event of the Indonesian surf season.
The Commute
Ride with professional wrestler Giant Bernard on his 12,000-mile monthly journey from his home in the USA to the ring in Japan. Using an innovative fusion of image and sound, The Commute captures a family man's struggle to balance the brutal and the beautiful.
The Aswang Phenomenon
What would happen if a country of 97 million people were taught at a young age that the boogie man was real. In the Philippines for the last 400 years, the 'aswang' has been used as propoganda and social control by Spanish Colonizers, the Catholic Church, the Philippine Administration, and even the CIA.
The Lord is Not On Trial Here Today
THE LORD IS NOT ON TRIAL HERE TODAY tells the compelling personal story behind one of the most important and landmark First Amendment cases in U.S. Supreme Court history, the case that set the foundation for the separation of church and state in public schools.
The Challenge of Rudolf Steiner
Documentary that tells the story of Steiner’s remarkable life (1861-1925), as well as exploring the influence of his ideas and insights on a whole range of contemporary activities – education, agriculture, medicine, social and financial issues, and the arts. PART ONE describes Steiner’s childhood as the son of a humble railway official, growing up in the Austrian countryside, and his student years in Vienna towards the end of the 19th century. Hugely influenced by Goethe’s scientific writings, he was gradually able to reconcile the powerful spiritual experiences he had had since childhood with his interest in science and philosophy. PART TWO looks initially at the subject of reincarnation and karma, with film at a prison in South Wales, at Ruskin Mill in Gloucestershire – a college for disadvantaged youngsters. In the USA there are scenes at a biodynamic winery in California. Also featured are examples of Waldorf educational ideas being introduced into mainstream schooling.
Urban Permaculture
Permaculture teacher Geoff Lawton enters the intensive small space gardens in the city and looks at the way Permaculture can be used to create sustainable abundance.
Protocol
A geopgraphical portrait of Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena, Colombia.
Painted Spirits - Yanomami, The Last Free Indian Tribe
In the vast wilderness of the rainforest in the south of Venezuela, near the origins of the Orinoco, live the Yanomami Indians, the most isolated people in South America. Their language alone reflects this isolation. In the Yanomami language, the term for people and people has its equivalent in the word "nape", which translates roughly as "those who are foreign, urban and dangerous". The goals of the project are to interact with this endangered people in an artistic way to preserve their mystical heritage and draw attention to the plight of the Yanomami. Due to the encroachment of raw material mining into the rainforest, forcing them to retreat ever deeper into their habitat, the existence of the Yanomami is acutely threatened.
Lluny de Saint Nazaire
The grandson of a German veteran during World War II, travels an ancient journey through France that his grandfather, Ernesto Fleck, made in August 1944 to escape the Allied forces. Thanks to this journey and the family of Ernesto, he delves into the complexities of the family memories and the guilt feelings.
The Ambassadors of Hollywood
From dangerous drug addicts to struggling homeless to inspirational dreamers, a verité look at costumed characters on Hollywood's Walk of Fame trying to make rent one tip at a time off tourists from all over the world before the sun sets or the cops crack down.
Star Clock BC
Over a century ago, sponge divers recovered a complex mechanical device from a shipwreck. Scientists continue to marvel at this machine, developed by the Greeks around the 1st century B.C., with its intricate system of gears that accurately chart the astronomical movement of the moon and planets.
Broken Tail: A Tiger's Last Journey
One day, Broken Tail, the tiger, simply disappeared. A year later, there's news that Broken Tail was killed by a train, 100 miles away from Ranthambhore. This raised a question, how did Broken Tail travel so far and why did he leave?
RBS: Inside the Bank That Ran Out of Money
The Royal Bank of Scotland was once a famous Scottish institution; a bank with a reputation for prudence. But in October 2008, less than a decade after Fred Goodwin took over as chief executive, it came within hours of collapsing. RBS later posted the biggest loss in UK corporate history - 24 billion pounds - which damaged the bank's reputation for financial prudence and Scotland's image as a global financial centre. Using previously unbroadcast footage of the bank's top executives and interviews with bank insiders, this documentary tells the compelling story of a national catastrophe.
Gansterism Part 3
This is a Movie Documentary about Serio's music career and also has bonus footage and a rare interview with the Chicano Rap Icon along with several music videos from the Mexican American Rapper Serio. This is a must see for all Serio fans.
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.
In Search of God
The transformative journey of an American woman who finds deeper meaning in her life after traveling to a mystical island in India where the inhabitants use artistic expression as a means for communing with God.
Standing Sideways
This season, take a seat and watch Standing Sideways - the latest film release from Burton Snowboards. Featuring (in no particular order): Terje Haakonsen, Jussi Oksanen, Jeremy Jones, Danny Davis, Mikey Rencz, Keegan Valaika, Mikkel Bang, Kazu Kokubo, Mark Sollors, Zak Hale, Mark McMorris, Ethan Deiss, Alex Andrews, Stephan Maurer, Charles Reid and Jack Mitrani.
Beyond the Mountains
Through the letters received from friends and family who remained in Japan, the filmmaker recalls the past and reflects on moving to Portugal and leaving Tokyo.
Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer
For the first time on film desert hermits, monks and nuns share their practices and invite us into their private cells, caves and sanctuaries in the Middle East, Mediterranean, Eastern Europe and Russia.
First Moonwalk: The Restored Apollo 11 EVA
The complete Apollo 11 moonwalk television as restored by NASA and Lowry Digital in 2009-2010. Assembled from multiple feeds and sources, each chosen as the best quality record of the EVA, it is the result of several years of search and work on the part of a team of Apollo veterans and volunteers working together to create the very best presentation possible of one of history's great moments of exploration.
Nothing Special
A glimpse of a spot around the Hôtel-Pension Beau-Site on the Chemin sur Martigny, Switzerland, situated in a hamlet surrounded by snow-capped mountains.
Two of Us
This documentary is meant to open a window, past prejudice and intolerance, into the lives of Cristi and George, two young men whose only crime is that they are deeply in love.
Invoking Justice
In Southern India, family disputes are settled by Jamaats—all male bodies which apply Islamic Sharia law to cases without allowing women to be present, even to defend themselves. Recognizing this fundamental inequity, a group of women in 2004 established a women’s Jamaat, which soon became a network of 12,000 members spread over 12 districts. Despite enormous resistance, they have been able to settle more than 8,000 cases to date, ranging from divorce to wife beating to brutal murders and more. Deepa Dhanraj follows several cases, shining a light on how the women’s Jamaat has acquired power through both communal education and the leaders’ persistent, tenacious and compassionate investigation of the crimes. In astonishing scenes we watch the Jamaat meetings, where women often shout over each other about the most difficult facets of their personal lives.
The Star Wars Documentaries
Star Warriors(2007, color, approx. 84 minutes)
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later(2010, color, approx. 25 minutes)
Star Wars Spoofs (2011, color, approx. 91 minutes)
The Making of Star Wars(1977, color, approx. 49 minutes)
SPFX:The Empire Strikes Back (1980, color, approx. 48 minutes)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi(1983, color, approx. 48 minutes)
Anatomy of a Dewback(1997, color, approx. 26 minutes)
Star Wars Tech(2007, color, approx. 46 minutes)
Beads On One String
Inspired by the life of Meher Baba, an indian mystic who likened the world religions to being like 'beads on one string', this extraordinary film takes the viewer on 3000km journey across India investigating mysticism, religion, and spirituality through the eyes of 50 pilgrims between the ages of 19 and 90.
Educating Sergeant Pantzke
FRONTLINE investigates for-profit universities and their predatory ways against those who have served in the military.
Ed è così. Circa. Più o meno.
A film in seven chapters. A documentary overwhelmed by life. A story with no plot. A trip. From the countryside to cities, from Italy to India to Greece. Through the ages and generations, through the work of farmers and the exploitation of migrant bodies. In the end, the singing and music lead you elsewhere, to the pleasure of discovery.
DJ Rob Swift: Live! The Documented Movement
DJ Rob Swift: Live! The Documented Movement is a behind the scenes look at one of the trail blazers of the DJ world, Rob Swift, as he embarks on a world tour to promote his ground breaking album The Architect. Special guests The X-ecutioners, Breez Evahflowin and The Buck 50 Kutters join forces with Rob on his never ending quest to prove the turntable is a musical instrument.
Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience
The untold stories from 40 men and women who led America, moved the nation, and sacrificed for it, in the hours, days and months that followed Sept. 11, 2001.
Boom Varietal
The buzz among wine connoisseurs and novices alike, is one word - Malbec. BOOM VARIETAL will inspire not only your palate, but a love for Argentina's rich culture.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Not since Paganini had there been such a magician on the violin. Jascha Heifetz was the first truly modern virtuoso, a man about whom Itzhak Perlman said, 'When I spoke with him, I can't believe, I'm talking to God'. Heifetz was a legendary but mysterious figure whose story embodies the dual nature of artistic genius. The paradox of how a mortal man lives with immortal gifts - gifts he must honor, but which extract a life-long price. Is the man and the artist the same person? What is the price each pays? And who was the man behind the music?
Love and Other Anxieties
Faced with the reality that her only child will flee the nest for college, film-funder turned filmmaker Lyda Kuth gets anxious not only about how her daughter will fare in today’s world of love and romance, but also about her relationship with her husband of 20 years. What will life be like after her daughter leaves? What is the real meaning of love, marriage, long-term commitment? She queries non-experts and experts alike, such as indie filmmaker Josh Safdie, playwright and musician Kyle Jarrow, author and scholar Stephanie Coontz, about their successes and failures of the heart. "Love and Other Anxieties," a midlife story, is both personal and poetic. With the help of editor/co-writer Lucia Small (filmmaker of "My Father, the Genius" and "The Axe in the Attic"), Kuth has crafted a meditative documentary that is poignantly intimate yet surprisingly universal.
Looking for Nicolas Sarkozy
Documentary about french president Nicholas Sarkozy, who he is, his personal life, failures, politics and what he has achieved under his reign. Several foreign correspondents gives their view.
How Smart Are Animals?
Investigates animal intelligence in dogs, dolphins, and cephalopods. It also profiles Irene Pepperberg and her talking parrot Alex.
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
The film features 85-year-old Mr. Armstrong, an African American barber in Birmingham, Alabama, as he experiences the manifestation of an unimaginable dream: the election of the first African American president. This colorful and courageous activist of the Civil Rights era casts his vote, celebrates Obama's victory and proudly unfurls the American flag as he is inducted into the Foot Soldiers Hall of Fame. Mr. Armstrong links the magnitude of the present paradigm shift with challenges he faced in the past: from his sons' integration into an all white school to the Bloody Sunday march for voting rights. The documentary raises questions about democracy and patriotism in the face of adversity, and the vigilance and action required to ensure continued forward movement to end racial injustice.
Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero
A celebration of the master of electric guitar, as told through exclusive interviews with a selection of the world's greatest musicians. Narrated by Slash.