New History Movies on Pantaflix - Page 296

The Body of Emmett Till

2016

The Body of Emmett Till

2016
Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism. This short documentary was commissioned by "Time" magazine for their series "100 Photos" about the most influential photographs of all time.
Blackbird

2016

Blackbird

2016
In the late 1800s, two Solomon Islander siblings, Kiko (16) and Rosa (24), were kidnapped from their Pacific island home and forced to work on a sugar cane plantation in Queensland. In a world where exploitation of Pacific Islanders for cheap labour is legislated and conditions for islanders are akin to slavery, Rosa struggles to keep an eye on her spirited young brother as he journeys into adulthood.
Hitler's Olympics

2016

Hitler's Olympics

2016
6.2
Hitler, Nazi propaganda and 1936 Berlin Olympics are put under the microscope to uncover hidden truths and the historical legacy of those games.
Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality

2016

Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality

2016
The documentary, Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality, tells the story of one of Walt Disney's earliest 1954 Imagineering Legends, Bob Gurr. His career spanning 45 years creating 250 projects with Disney and beyond will be explored. From Disneyland to Las Vegas, Olympic spectaculars to rock star shows, Bob's creations included Monorails, Abraham Lincoln mechanical animation, Pirate Battle Shows, even massive animated figures of King Kong and Godzilla. Viewers will learn much about how these attractions were created from those who were there sharing these creations. Eight theme park creators who worked with Bob over these years will describe the unique ways in which he created a vast variety of attractions. The cast includes Disney Ambassador to the World Marty Sklar, Imagineering VP Craig Russell, Imagineer Chris Crump, and many others.
Deckname Holec

2016

Deckname Holec

2016
4.8
Young director Honza David films the Russian invasion in in Prague in August 1968. With Eva the love of his life he tries to get out of the country. He wants to bring the explosive material to Vienna, to the director of the Austrian Television Helmut Zilk. He knows Eva very well but the Czech Secret Service even better ...
Mar i cel

2016

Mar i cel

2016
At Dawn

2016

At Dawn

2016
10
During World War One, a British Army corporal tries to save his young friend from a terrible injustice.
Khun Pan

2016

Khun Pan

2016
6.4
This is a story about a police officer named Khun Phan in WWII. He is off on an undercover mission to take down a governor at an island which everyone there is considered as bandits.
Carry Me Home: A Remember America Film

2016

Carry Me Home: A Remember America Film

2016
In the cold winter of 1860, a young mother trapped in slavery seizes the opportunity to escape with her family when she encounters HARRIET TUBMAN (Karen Abercrombie, War Room). Harriet leads the young family through a number of trials on the Underground Railroad, causing them all to question whether or not freedom is worth the price they must pay to obtain it.
Arunagiri Perumale

2016

Arunagiri Perumale

2016
A musical documentary chronicling the life of Arunagiri Nathar, a 15th century Tamil Mystic poet-saint. 'Arunagiri Perumale' is a collection of tales narrated by a contemporary musician, whose quest to explore the 'Thiruppugazh', unvcovers deeper layers in this historical work.
Manifest Destiny: The Lewis & Clark Musical Adventure

2016

Manifest Destiny: The Lewis & Clark Musical Adventure

2016
6.5
Lewis and Clark blaze a trail to the western waters in this epic satire and spoof on American ego.
Lost World Of Pompeii

2016

Lost World Of Pompeii

2016
What life was like in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii moments before it was devastated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
Revoltoso

2016

Revoltoso

2016
Revoltoso | Set on 1913. Jabalito, a small one-eyed wild boar is on the scene of one of the first filmed wars in history: the Mexican Revolution. In the midst of the war he discovers cinema. Revoltoso is a stop-motion short film. The look and feel is inspired by Cubism.
Princess Diana: Behind Closed Doors

2016

Princess Diana: Behind Closed Doors

2016
8.5
An intimate look at Princess Diana’s life behind the gates of Kensington Palace, including interviews with friends, historians and biographers.
The Miller Prediction

2016

The Miller Prediction

2016
An American veteran travels to the Middle East searching for peace after suffering the horrors of the Civil War and the ridicule of his peers over his 'Crazy uncle William's prediction' ...
The Lighthouse

2016

The Lighthouse

2016
5.1
Two lighthouse keepers clash, making their duties difficult even before a freak storms hits and strands them at the lighthouse for months. Based on a true story.
Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation

2016

Black Is the Color: African-American Artists and Segregation

2016
Black Is the Color highlights key moments in the history of Black visual art, from Edmonds Lewis’s 1867 sculpture Forever Free, to the work of contemporary artists such as Whitfield Lovell, Kerry James Marshall, Ellen Gallagher, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Art historians and gallery owners place the works in context, setting them against the larger social contexts of Jim Crow, WWI, the civil rights movement and the racism of the Reagan era, while contemporary artists discuss individual works by their forerunners and their ongoing influence.
The Prophet's Story

2016

The Prophet's Story

2016
The story of the prophet.
Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River

2016

Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River

2016
7.1
In the late Joseon Dynasty, Bongyi Kim Seon-dal is the best conman who sells water from the Taedong River.
All or Nothin’

2016

All or Nothin’

2016
In 1853, 28 slaves escaped from Boone County, Kentucky. Unwilling to accept their departure, wealthy plantation owners set out to locate the 28, following them through Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.