Richard Clay, art historian and expert on semiotics and iconoclasm and the interplay between new technology and shifts in meaning, compares and contrasts cultural symbols from across the centuries, unpicking iconic images, music, and other cultural outputs to explain where ‘stickiness’ comes from.
A young couple with disabilities seek help to enhance their sexual relationship, and make a film about it. Their journey of obstacles reveal that the hardest hurdles are not physical.
Despite the perceived progress the world has made over the years, it's become increasingly clear that racism continues to run through our culture. This is abundantly apparent on the streets of London. This difficult documentary explores racism in today's climate through stories from people of various races.
Wolves – some see in them predatory beasts, others romanticize them as mythical creatures. But does their fabled competitive hierarchy also exist in the wild? Over a period of three years, our filmmaker obtained unique footage of a family of wild wolves as has never been seen before in Europe. This is the first documentary about wild wolves in Germany shot exclusively in the wild; it shows how similar the social structures of humans and wolves are and dispels myths about a fascinating wild animal.
A high school principal in a small town in Texas hosts a yearly Quinceañera for students that can't afford it. The entire border town gets together to teach these girls that with the power of community any dream can come true.
If popping a pill could make you smarter and increase your memory would you take it? In this cinematic POV documentary Nik Badminton travels to Silicon Valley and immerses himself in the real world of bio-hacking and smart drugs as depicted by Hollywood films like Lucy and Limitless. As Nik tries drugs and treatments recommended by people in the business of self-optimization, he begins to question the bio-hacking movement and asks: are we losing sight of what makes us human?
Ampire is a 90-minute documentary film which takes a fun look into the evolution of 'Sound': the Amp and the ever changing voice it has given the guitar. Ampire is loaded with laughs, great behind the scenes stories and some little known facts and secrets. The film features artist and members of bands like REM, RUSH, The Doors, Pat Metheny (2018 Lifetime Achievement Award), Joe Bonamassa, Black Eyed Peas, K.D. Lang, Cheap Trick, Rob Zombie, Chris Cornell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gilad Hekselman, Peter Bernstein, Aerosmith, Lita Ford, Alice Cooper, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley's bands.
With special access to the Library of Congress, rediscover the history and culture of America through rarely seen treasures unearthed from its extensive holdings - the largest in the world.
Family of Fear follows an eclectic group of artists, actors, and all around spooks as they come together to make Arx Mortis in Killen, Alabama one of the scariest attractions in the country. They don't do it for money, they do it for scares, and for support and love. Many of the spooks have suffered from bullying, depression, dysfunctional family, and being treated as outcasts. The haunt is their home and the other spooks are their family. Rather than do other "bad things" they take out their aggressions scaring patrons every Halloween and they build each other upper, laugh, cry, and scare as a haunt family. It's scary, funny, and shocking. Join the family of fear.
Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), the most important sculptor of the first half of the 20th century, has been a fascinating and enduring influence on a generation of contemporary American artists. Insights into Brancusi’s legacy are presented by Carl Andre, Lynda Benglis, Ellsworth Kelly, Martin Puryear, Richard Serra, and Joel Shapiro, with additional commentary on Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Roy Lichtenstein, Isamu Noguchi,and Claes Oldenburg. In 1995, Anne d’Harnoncourt, Director Emeritus of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, asked Checkerboard to document the PMA’s acclaimed retrospective on Brancusi for the Museum’s archive. The resulting footage became the genesis of the documentary.
Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon. The U.S. space program suffered a bitter setback when Apollo 1 ended in a deadly fire during a pre-launch run-through. In disarray, and threatened by the prospect of a Soviet Union victory in the space race, NASA decided upon a radical and risky change of plan: turn Apollo 8 from an earth-orbit mission into a daring sprint to the moon while relying on untried new technologies. Fifty years after the historic mission, the Apollo 8 astronauts and engineers recount the feats of engineering that paved the way to the moon.
For the first time in its history, St Paul's has granted the BBC privileged access to film behind the scenes in the countdown to Christmas and on the big day itself.
Narrated by Golden Globe winner, Donald Sutherland, this is the incredible story of Ailo, the little reindeer. This uplifting tale follows the journey of baby Ailo as he navigates his first year of life in the snowy landscapes of a picturesque Lapland. Frail and vulnerable, Ailo must learn to walk, run, leap and hide to ensure he survives the long, treacherous journey with the herd. Ailo’s Journey is an inspirational story, in which a bleak wilderness is warmed by a mother’s endless love as she watches over Ailo in his incredible adventures with other creatures of the Arctic.
With over 125 million active players around the globe, Fortnite has taken the world by storm. So grab your pickaxe, jump out of the battle bus and join us on the battlefield as we explore one of the biggest games the world has ever seen.
Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.
NOVA takes you inside the operating room to witness organ transplant teams transferring organs from donors to recipients. Meet families navigating both sides of a transplant, and researchers working to end the organ shortage. Their efforts to understand organ rejection, discover ways to keep organs alive outside the body, and even grow artificial organs with stem cells, could save countless lives.
A unique individual who collects almost everything reveals some of the darker things he has acquired, including JonBenet Ramsey's Tricycle. An investigation of pop culture, media, tragedy and the items we possess.