There is no question that the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain is the largest in the world, and Richard "Dick" McDonald, along with his brother Maurice, started it all. Enjoy a rare interview with Dick as well as a treasure trove of information, photos, and footage depicting the development of the McDonald's chain and the fast food industry that still dominates our eating habits today.
The ongoing Flint water crisis has taken a toll on residents of this iconic Michigan city, who have been living with lead-tainted tap water. One Flint resident describes the experience as, "like being in war, but without violence."
An autobiographical documentary by two women travelling from Egypt to Germany, this film explores the experience of the female traveller as they focus on their own perspective of crossing places and spaces.
"LINE 41" documents a Holocaust and Lodz Ghetto survivor's return back to today's Lodz (Poland). Until now, Grossmann had repressed his desire to learn about the fate of his brother he lost contact with in 1942. 70 years later, Grossmann starts a search for his missing brother. His search crosses paths with Jens-Jürgen Ventzki, son of the former Nazi Head Mayor of Lodz. Ventzki is pursuing his family's dark secret. In tracing their family histories, they inevitably confront each other.
A film that shares the heartbreaking accounts of those impacted by gun violence and reveals new hope for common ground in the debate over guns in America.
The innovator of Barolo reconstructs the extra-ordinary human and professional path of an authentic founding father, thanks to whom the italian wine stepped into future for good. “I came to the world of wine-making without a family tradition behind me. I believe that this opening admission is necessary: for being free of any ancestral ties or responsibilities, I was able to face Barolo with neither pride nor prejudice, but with unfettered freedom” (Renato Ratti) PRODUCED BY STUFFILM & STORIEDOC WRITTEN BY TIZIANO GAIA DIRECTED BY FABIO MANCARI WITH PIETRO RATTI, MASSIMO MARTINELLI, ANGELO GAJA, GIGI ROSSO, ARMANDO CORDERO, PIERCARLO GRIMALDI, GIOVANNI RATTI, BEATRICE SITIA RATTI, RENZO BALBO, FEDERICO OBERTO, EZIO RIVELLA
Was the T-Rex, the most iconic of all dinosaurs, as mighty and fearsome as its legend? This documentary explores the evolutionary path of the Tyrannosaurus, following the journey of two dinosaur brothers.
Bourbon and Kentucky: A History Distilled explores how distilling originated in Kentucky with it’s first settlers in 1775, and takes the viewer to the sites of Central Kentucky’s earliest distilling operations. Magnificent portraits and landscapes adorn the production. Original documents relating to Kentucky’s earliest distillers, and pages from Kentucky’s earliest newspapers, such as the LexingtonKentucky Gazette and the Paris Western Citizen document on the screen the progression of whiskey-making to the stage where the best of it was old, smooth, amber in color and known as “Bourbon”. Sponsors include the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Kentucky Educational Television Fund for Independent Production.
Following Hannah, a queer twenty-something filmmaker, and her two sisters as they explore the globally popular phenomenon of sugar-dating where people in their 20s date older, wealthier men in exchange for money and gifts. Hannah's exploration into the lucrative life of a sugar baby challenges her morals and feminist ideals as she tries to maintain her personal relationships.
In 2015, Caroline Ciavaldini set herself the ambitious project of free climbing the Voie Petit, a 450m granite route graded 8b on the Grand Capucin on Mont Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix. Established by Arnaud Petit in 1997, and first free-climbed by Alex Huber in 2005, the route is protected by a mixture of trad gear, bolts and pegs.
The story of organic agriculture, told by those who built the movement. A motley crew of back-to-the-landers, spiritual seekers and farmers’ sons and daughters reject chemical farming and set out to explore organic alternatives. It’s a heartfelt journey of change from a small band of rebels to a cultural transformation in the way we grow and eat food. By now organic has gone mainstream – split into an industry oriented toward bringing organic to all people, and a movement that has realized a vision of sustainable agriculture.
From personal healing, inspiration grew to create a positive film about people addressing disease with food. There are a lot of negative messages about the state of our nation's health and diet, and we were inspired by the community of people we found who are fighting back against this downward trend. Food As Medicine is a documentary film that follows the growing movement of using food to heal chronic illness and disease.
From the producers and directors of the critically acclaimed Song Of The South - Duane Allman & The Rise Of The Allman Brothers Band, this film takes the story of the post-Duane years and pieces together the fascinating history of this legendary group who continued to perform and record almost 50 years after first treading the boards as a young but hugely credible and enormously ambitious band.
Enter the disturbing world of Jewish extremism. Once one of America's most active terrorist organizations, the Jewish Defense League aims to prevent another Holocaust by any means necessary. Here, the threat of genocide lingers and preventative violence is justified. Privileged access to former leader, Shelley Rubin, exposes this unusual pathway to extremism. —Unicorn Films
The History of the 1950-56 Pebble Beach Road Races as told by those who were there. Legendary drivers such as Fred Knoop, Carroll Shelby, Phil Hill, Bill Pollack, Jim Hall and Phil Remington, give first-hand accounts of the excitement and dangers of Racing Through the Forest.
This documentary features some of Europe's most stunning species, like the European adder, the nose-horned viper, the dice snake, the ringed snake and the Aesculapian snake.
Inside the dramatic search for a cure to ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). 17 million people around the world suffer from what ME/CFS has been known as a mystery illness, delegated to the psychological realm, until now. A scientist in the only neuro immune institute in the world may have come up with the answer. An important human drama, plays out on the quest for the truth.