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2012

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The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
Retrospective documentary about the making of "Halloween II."
The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II 2012
Girls of the Rain
Girls of the Rain
Girls of the Rain concludes Alida Dimitriou’s filmtrilogy on the contribution of women to political struggles in Greece during the twentieth century. The film is about women imprisoned and tortured during the Colonels’ dictatorship of 1967-1974. At the time, these womenwere in their twenties. Fifty women offer their testimonials. They all share the ethos of the women who took part in the National Resistance, and pursue the establishment of human dignity just as persistently. The “Girls of the Rain” consider themselves successors of those women. One of them said:“...we are their successors, just like the youth of today are our successors”. Remarkably, these are the words of a woman deprived by her torturers of the ability to have children.
Girls of the Rain 2012
Un Village sans dimanche
Un Village sans dimanche
Un Village sans dimanche 2012
Revive
Revive
Geomancy is to say hinding winds to gain water. The earth is mother , burial brings peace to the deceased, symbolizing reincarnation. So the name of this story in English is “Revive”, which means getting into the cycle of reincarnation. The documentary is going to tell a story contains several elements such as Geomancy of compass, Hakka funeral and interment culture, General om teach, Seance. Moreover, it also porse deeply on the floating life with fleeting time- the sanguine life of a wise man in countryside. This is an old man whose life is full of hardships, he possesses real learning and stories, owns peace after overcoming severe difficulties, and has the special graciousness as being in such an age…
Revive 2012
Alcatraz - Surviving The Rock
Alcatraz - Surviving The Rock
National Geographic Alcatraz Surviving The Rock: A look at how inmates including Al Capone and `Birdman’ Robert Stroud coped with the tough conditions of the notorious prison in San Francisco Bay.
Alcatraz - Surviving The Rock 2012
Amazing Azerbaijan!
Amazing Azerbaijan!
Documentary feature & TV hour filmed in run-up to Eurovision 2012 in Baku, contrasting the Azerbaijan's glitzy image to their grim human rights record through personal stories.
Amazing Azerbaijan! 2012
"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki
A special feature included with the Juzo Itami Film Collection about the production of "Shizuka na Seikatsu" a.k.a. "A Quiet Life".
"Utsukishiki Shizuka na Seikatsu" + satsuei genba hōmonki 2012
Pilger, Mönche, Eremiten
Pilger, Mönche, Eremiten
Pilger, Mönche, Eremiten 2012
A Family Man
A Family Man
In 1955, John L. Black, Sr. started his job as a janitor for the Cincinnati public school system. He regularly put in 16-hour days to provide for his wife and eleven children. At StoryCorps, his son Samuel talks with his wife, Edda Fields-Black, about his father’s lasting legacy and the power of a look.
A Family Man 2012
Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made
Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made
A special feature included with the Juzo Itami Film Collection about the production of "Super no Onna" a.k.a. "Supermarkt Woman".
Itami-ryū super na supermarket ga dekiru made 2012
Siberian Tiger Quest
Siberian Tiger Quest
Embark with conservation ecologist Chris Morgan on a great challenge: to find and film the Siberian tiger.
Siberian Tiger Quest 2012
The Two Thousand Year Old Computer
The Two Thousand Year Old Computer
In 1901, a group of divers excavating an ancient Roman shipwreck near the island of Antikythera, off the southern coast of Greece, found a mysterious object - a lump of calcified stone that contained within it several gearwheels welded together after years under the sea. The 2,000-year-old object, no bigger than a modern laptop, is now regarded as the world's oldest computer, devised to predict solar eclipses and, according to recent findings, calculate the timing of the ancient Olympics. Following the efforts of an international team of scientists, the mysteries of the Antikythera Mechanism are uncovered, revealing surprising and awe-inspiring details of the object that continues to mystify.
The Two Thousand Year Old Computer 2012
Searching for Madalena
Searching for Madalena
"Madalena do JUCU" is a samba by Martinho da Vila, adapted from the folk song "MADALENA," sung by the Congo bands of Espírito Santo for over 70 years. The documentary unveils the universe of Congo—a genuinely Capixaba cultural manifestation still unknown to the majority of Brazilians—while presenting versions of the origin of "MADALENA" told by the congueiros
Searching for Madalena 2012
A Filmmaker in La Codorniz
A Filmmaker in La Codorniz
“A filmmaker in La Codorniz” is the story of Enrique Herreros, a Madrid artist ahead of his time, a member of the “other generation of 27”, a pioneer of the Spanish film industry and one of the architects of turning Gran Vía into the show street
A Filmmaker in La Codorniz 2012
The 9/11 Tapes: Chaos in the Sky
The 9/11 Tapes: Chaos in the Sky
Where we you on 9/11? Ask just about anybody, and they can tell you exactly where they were when the twin towers fell. For most, that’s when the tragedy started to unfold. But the truth is the day’s events began long before the first plane hit and continued long after. For the first time, you’ll hear the stories of real Americans who were at the heart of what happened on September 11, 2001. You’ll hear actual recordings from air traffic controllers as they watched the first plane fly into the World Trade Center. Listen to audio recordings taken from flight UA93 before it crashed into a Pennsylvania field. See how defense teams raced to send fighter jets to intercept any incoming planes to the pentagon, but unfortunately arrived too late.
The 9/11 Tapes: Chaos in the Sky 2012
No Otter Zone
No Otter Zone
The Southern Sea Otter was historically abundant along the California coastline until intense hunting pressures reduced their numbers to near-extinction levels. But now the otters are coming back, and with them they bring the potential for drastic change to the modern-day economics and ecology of the Santa Barbara Channel.
No Otter Zone 2012
Sky Above Srebrenica
Sky Above Srebrenica
On 11th of July 1995, the most mortifying crimes after World War II in Europe destroyed the Bosnian town of Srébrenica. Shootings and deportations beyondimagination were preceded by a betrayal of humaity: while 40,000 civilians were looking into the sky of Srébrenica, waiting for a sign from the international community, guaranteeing their protection, the headquarters of the United Nations decided to surrender. The betrayal kill 8,372 men, women and children. Sky above Srebrenica (101 minutes) is based on protocols of the secret crisis meetings of the UN headquarters. In a unique way never before released original material of the consequences is shown next to those who are responsible for these.
Sky Above Srebrenica 2012
Quand le Monde Bascule, Martin Luther King et la Lutte pour les Droits CIviques
Quand le Monde Bascule, Martin Luther King et la Lutte pour les Droits CIviques
Quand le Monde Bascule, Martin Luther King et la Lutte pour les Droits CIviques 2012
Leku Hutsak, Hitz Beteak (Lugares Vacíos, Palabras Llenas)
Leku Hutsak, Hitz Beteak (Lugares Vacíos, Palabras Llenas)
According to an old saying, "all dresses have their backwards." Assuming it, Bernardo Atxaga documentary explains the origin of his texts, the back of his novels and poems. Topics: a passage of life, so-called "enfant sauvage" Victor de l'Aveyron, an old school photo of Asteasu, and his message, the mood at Bilbao by 1970, and its influence on writers of the time, the literary consequences of mild illness in humans. Garces Juanfe images illuminated with various themes.
Leku Hutsak, Hitz Beteak (Lugares Vacíos, Palabras Llenas) 2012
Storycorps: Eyes on the Stars
Storycorps: Eyes on the Stars
On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.
Storycorps: Eyes on the Stars 2012
Berlin Recyclers
Berlin Recyclers
Berlin - techno, cobblestones and a lot of graffiti. "Berlin Recyclers" portraits the cultural, social and urban fabrics of this city by means of experimental animation. The viewer is guided to urban hideouts where little creatures dwell. These are digitally composed with collected trash and typical local products. The clatter of the limbs of these creatures interacts with the soundscapes of Berlin.
Berlin Recyclers 2012
Александр Барыкин. Недоигранный концерт
Александр Барыкин. Недоигранный концерт
Александр Барыкин. Недоигранный концерт 2012
Et splitsekund!
Et splitsekund!
Et splitsekund! 2012
Maya Underworld: The Real Doomsday
Maya Underworld: The Real Doomsday
The search for the truth about the Maya Doomsday prediction leads underground and underwater.
Maya Underworld: The Real Doomsday 2012
How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)
How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)
2012 documentary on John Cage celebrating his 100th birthday in the form of a re-edit of partially unused film material shot for the film 'Time is Music’ in 1987. Includes interviews and recordings of performances with the influential zen composer.
How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage) 2012
School Bag
School Bag
Alyona is 11 and a half, she has Down syndrome. Despite her illness, the girl is very smart and active, studied for 4 years in a correction class. And when her parents decided to send her to a comprehensive school, they faced problems.
School Bag 2012
Weiterleben
Weiterleben
A film about people who have fought for more freedom and justice – and have had to pay dearly for it. The two women and two men from Tibet, Congo, Chile, and Turkey now live in Switzerland. In their native countries they were badly tortured for their human rights efforts. Nevertheless, they have not lost their belief in a better world.
Weiterleben 2012
The Killers: Unstaged
The Killers: Unstaged
Following the band The Killers on road to and on stage in the Bronx, New York, in a series of American Express sponsored music documentaries.
The Killers: Unstaged 2012
Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Every call to the system can turn into a swan lake in every TV one morning.
Swan Lake 2012
0,8 Square Metres
0,8 Square Metres
Kristina Norman works with the physical and emotional dimension of the concept of imprisonment. She draws a parallel between the contemporary experiences of political imprisonment and the conditions in the concentration camp set up on Suomenlinna island in Helsinki in the aftermath of the Finnish Civil War (1918–1919).
0,8 Square Metres 2012
Madonna: Live at Paris Olympia
Madonna: Live at Paris Olympia
Madonna's fanatic French fans are in for a special treat with the announcement of an intimate one night only performance by the Material Girl at the historic Olympia in Paris on Thursday, July 26th. The show which was confirmed by Live Nation, Madonna's MDNA international tour promoter, follows The Material Girl's stunning performance last Saturday (July 14th) at Paris Stade de France. The Olympia show will include songs from Madonna's current MDNA CD including her new single, "Turn Up The Radio" as well as several classics. MDNA debuted at No. 1 in over 40 countries. The Olympia, founded in 1888 has been the site of legendary shows by performers such as Marlene Dietrich, Charles Aznavour and Jacques Brel.
Madonna: Live at Paris Olympia 2012
Criminal Minded 3
Criminal Minded 3
Criminal Minded 3 2012
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Food and eating habits are deeply ingrained in the spiritual understanding of the human body and mind. For instance, in Hindu traditions, food is referred to as ‘Brahaman’, or God. This led me to consider, on a spiritual level, what we are doing with food today. What happens if we mutilate the basis for our existence?
Weapons of Mass Destruction 2012
I Am Not a Rock Star
Prime Video
I Am Not a Rock Star
The sacrifice of self, the acclaim, the adoring crowds — classical pianist Marika Bournaki fits the role. But the title of Bobbi Jo Hart's award-winning biographical documentary, I am Not a Rock Star, speaks to the contradictions of Bournaki's life. Shot over a span of eight years - following the pianist from 12 to 20 years of age - Hart's film amounts to a front row seat in the unfolding of a life and the forming of a personality. Shot in verité style in concert halls, hotels and airports around the world and featuring stunning piano performances, the film turns Bournaki's life into a visual narrative, revealing both the rewards and costs of a life dedicated to music
I Am Not a Rock Star 2012
On Set With
On Set With "Raiders Of The Lost Ark"
Witness the making of Raiders as it happened with newly revealed footage that puts you on the set during production, alongside filmmakers, cast and crew.
On Set With "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" 2012
The Secret Life of the Rainforest
The Secret Life of the Rainforest
The Secret Life of the Rainforest uncovers the unique environment of Barro Colorado Island in intricate detail. Travelling from the canopy to the forest floor, the 2D/3D film reveals the beauty of the forest layer by layer. The editorial narrative links the work of the scientists together to portray hidden details of rainforest plants and animals. The film unveils scenes of extraordinary animals of all sizes.
The Secret Life of the Rainforest 2012
Punk Britannia
Punk Britannia
History and overview of punk music in the UK
Punk Britannia 2012
Secret Societies
Secret Societies
Behind closed doors, cliques of the world’s most powerful men form societies so secret and controversial that their very names spark fear in our hearts and minds: the Freemasons, the Illuminati, Skull and Bones. What are the intentions of these secret societies? Are the members of these brotherhoods the innocent victims of mudslinging conspiracy theorists or are they untouchable elitists who control the world?
Secret Societies 2012
Louis Theroux: Extreme Love - Dementia
Louis Theroux: Extreme Love - Dementia
As one of the big retirement destinations for middle class Americans, Phoenix Arizona has also become a capital of dementia care. Louis visits the city in order to spend time in state-of-the-art care home Beatitudes and with home-based carers, whose love is tested by a condition that steadily erodes the personality and character of their partners.
Louis Theroux: Extreme Love - Dementia 2012
Derren Brown: Fear and Faith
Derren Brown: Fear and Faith
Fear and Faith is an extraordinary film looking at what happens when people have the experience of fear removed through the use of a powerful new drug. Also looking at the psychology of religious belief, performs a satanic rite and attempts to give an atheist a religious conversion.
Derren Brown: Fear and Faith 2012