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Another Salute
After receiving the 2000 Akira Kurosawa Award, Abbas Kiarostami immediately gave it away to honor the renowned and exiled actor Behrouz Vossoughi, from the generation preceding the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Later that year, Khosrow Shakibaei—one of the best actors after the Iranian Revolution—tried to find and meet Behrouz Voussoughi. Any attempt to meet Behrouz Vossoughi, whose name and picture are banned in Iran, would have put Khosrow Shakibaei’s acting career in Iran in jeopardy. After the unexpected death of Khosrow Shakibaei in July 2008, Hossein Khandan, director of “Another Salute” received consent from Khosrow’s family to release the film.
Chinese Closet
A large majority of LGBT people in mainland China remain in the closet. Most of these closet doors are kept tightly shut by pressure from friends, family, and society itself. This documentary hopes to explore the experience of coming out in China through a series of interviews with out homosexuals. The interviews touch upon the discrimination, suppression, and even violence they have endured as well as the touching moments where they experienced compassion and understanding. The documentary also covers gay rights activist and proud mother of a homosexual, Wu Youjian, who stands strongly by her son and other gay men in full support.
Entre Rios
Entre Rios talks about São Paulo's watercourses transformation process and the social, political and economic motivations that guided the city to shape itself as if they did not exist.
Heart of a Tiger
Somewhere between a diary and a filmed letter made while Caroline Champetier was shooting Benoît Jacquot's film L'Intouchable in India.
The Man in the Hat
An affectionate portrait of a very significant human being, art-dealer Peter McLeavey who continues, after 40 years, to run his gallery in the centre of Wellington, New Zealand.
My Brother María Paula
In the marginal urban world of Iquitos, Peru, María Paula lives in a community of trans women, surrounded by her friends. They are sex workers and speak of the discrimination they suffer in a world marked by delinquency and drugs. María Paula tells us what she thinks of life, happiness and love.
Matica
In 1991, almost an entire keel structure of a large Pomeranian vessel was washed up on the White Sea coast by a storm. Now the matrix is in the Solovetsky Maritime Museum. A former military pilot, a builder and a future artist came here to build a sailing wooden ship.
City of Signs
Italy, March 1980. César travels to the ruins of Pompeii with the extravagant intention of recording psychophonies, supernatural echoes of the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed the city in the 1st century, but he does not succeed. However, on one of the tapes a strange phrase, much more recent, is recorded, words that César has already heard somewhere…
Lincoln's Last Night
Re-enactments augment this documentary that chronicles Lincoln's journey from his early years as a rising politician through his presidency, the Civil War and to his untimely death.
Eurovision: Jade's Story
Earlier this year Andrew Lloyd Webber was a man with a mission - to put the UK back on the Eurovision map. On the BBC's Your Country Needs You he set out to find this year's Eurovision act and wrote the song, It's My Time, with the award-winning Diane Warren. The public chose Jade Ewen, and Eurovision: Jade's Story follows her from the moment she won through to her final preparations and her first rehearsals in the vast Olympiyski Stadium in Moscow.
Fresh Cuts: 3D Terror
A good collection of memories about getting the movie made, including a description of an alternate ending that was filmed but not included here as a supplemental feature.
Flora's Garden
Throughout the seasons, the work of a farmer in his vegetable garden, from the seed to its fruit.
The Beatles: Budokan Tokyo 1966
The concert, and their first on the following day, was video taped by Nippon Television. The two shows were edited together and broadcast during The Beatles Recital, From Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, which was screened on NTV Channel 4 on 1 July from 9pm.
Vlada
Vlada Divljan, a famous musician from Yugoslavia, left his native Belgrade in the turbulent ’90s. From a space and time distance, he reflects on his artistry and his life as an emigrant.
Alzheimers vals
About Bo Lycke and his enemy - the Alzheimer's disease. He lives with his wife Eva on Brännö, among friends and musicians - surrounded by the sea. At the age of 59, he received his diagnosis, And when the film ends, more than ten years have passed. "When I got my sentence I promised myself not to get depressed and that I could drink as much as I want. And I have done that. But I watch myself all the time and I see how the abilities disappear, like now this with the underpants and socks... Now I notice that the language is also starting to mess with me!"
Leila Shahid: Palestine Forever
It is the first time that Leïla Shahid has agreed to a portrait. At a time when news images blind us and fuel debate, this film takes a step back and looks at the history of a land torn apart, through the personal story of a unique ambassador. Hope and peace are still the key words of the woman who has, for over 30 years, pleaded the cause of the Palestinian people in Europe.
Everyday is a Saturday
Every day begins with a process, even on a Saturday. This season Poor Boyz brings you a candid account of what it takes to get from point A to point B. “Everyday Is A Saturday” will bring the entirety of the sport into light. Whether it's waiting for that bluebird day to come or countless training sessions before a competition, Poor Boyz aims to provide a chronicle of each process, from the mental standpoint to the prearranged state of bliss. Any skier knows that feeling- to work hard, play hard and share epic days like “Every Day Is A Saturday,” just out skiing with friends.
Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
This documentary reveals the awe-inspiring world of animal swarms, discovering what happens when super-swarms invade people’s lives and, using the latest camera techniques, going to the heart of the swarm to reveal how the creatures therein view our world. Real-life footage from camcorders and mobile phones capture the amazing impact of swarms of killer bees, mice, carp, starlings and flies, helping to understand one of the most incredible forces of nature.
Golden Sixties: Miloš Forman
First episode from the ambitious documentary series about the Czech New Wave, focusing on Milos Forman, director of such films as 'Black Peter' (1964), 'Loves of a Blonde' (1964), and 'The Fireman's Ball' (1967).
Kansas: There's Know Place Like Home
Kansas 35th year anniversary concert recorded live in Washburn University, Topeka on Feburary 7, 2009
Featuring the Washburn University Symphony Orchestra
Puyi, the Last Emperor of China
This program reveals the unorthodox life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, through the use of rare footage from the period. Puyi's story, set against the immense luxury of the Chinese nobility, the decadent 1930s in Tianjin, the upheaval of World War II, the bleakness of prison, plus the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution, reflects the turbulent history of China and its people during the early and middle 20th Century.
The Last Nazis
A documentary following the hunt for the last remaining Nazi war criminals.
Yellowstone
Filmed over the course of a year in Yellowstone, this 3 part documentary tracks the area's wildlife as they grapple with life and death within one of America's last remaining wilderness regions.
Faces of Earth
Faces of Earth is a 4-hour high-definition television series about the ever-changing planet we live on. The only thing constant on Earth is change and Faces of Earth examines this phenomenon through the eyes of those that know it best - geoscientists. Explosive volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods and even human beings contribute to the constant changes on the Earth's surface.
Prehistoric Predators
Prehistoric Predators was a National Geographic Channel program that was based on different predators that lived in our past e.g.: Smilodon, Megalodon etc. It was featured on Nat Geo during 2007. The series investigate how this beast hunt and fight other creatures that live along with them, and show what drove them into extinction.
Monty Python - Almost the truth - Part 5: Lust for glory
The Python Gang reflects on their next misinterpreted and controversially banned film, The Life of Brian.
The Bible Unearthed
THE BIBLE UNEARTHED is a four-part series based on the best-selling book The Bible Unearthed by Israel Finkelstein (Professor of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University) and Neil Silberman (Director of the Ename Centre for Public Archaeology and Heritage Presentation).
Great Performances: In The Heights - Chasing Broadway Dreams
The personal stories of composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of the 2008 Tony Award winner In The Heights. In addition to including highlights from some of the show's dynamic performance numbers, this television special takes us into the lives of the cast members to illuminate how this culturally diverse company was able to bring their dreams of performing on the New York stage to fruition.
Monty Python - Almost the truth - Part 4: The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode
Comedic team Monty Python document arriving in the U.S. and leaving TV to dive headfirst into film and the ups and downs with their project Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Monty Python - Almost the truth - Part 6: Finally, the Last Episode Ever... for Now
The Gang recalls their last movie, The Meaning of Life and its relevance to Graham Chapman's memorial service. Comedians and celebrities discuss Python's influence.
Monty Python - Almost the truth - Part 1: The Not-So-Exciting Beginnings
The birth of Monty Python. Join members as they tell the tale of how their lives and careers began Post-WWII to the culmination of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Monty Python - Almost the truth - Part 3: And Now the Sordid Personal Bits
Join Monty Python members as they discuss BBC censorship, unwanted celebrity status, member Graham Chapman, Python controversy and Cleese's departure.
Monty Python - Almost the truth - Part 2: The Much Funnier Second Episode
Catch up with The Pythons as they remember Monty Python's Flying Circus' early struggles turned extreme successes with sketches influencing generations to come.
Nature's Great Events
Each year over one million wildebeest and zebra invade the Serengeti grasslands, making it a paradise for the predators the live there. But what happens when the herds move off again? We follow the moving story of one lion family's struggle to survive until the return of the great migration. The Ntudu pride has seven cubs, and is already suffering as the wildebeest leave to find fresh pastures. The four pride females struggle to find enough food for their hungry offspring. As weeks turn to months, the pride members become more emaciated and frailer, and the number of cubs dwindles to just two.