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Decoding Neanderthals

2013

Decoding Neanderthals

2013
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Over 60,000 years ago, the first modern humans left their African homeland and entered Europe, then a bleak and inhospitable continent in the grip of the Ice Age. But when they arrived, they were not alone: the stocky, powerfully built Neanderthals had already been living there for hundreds of thousands of years. So what happened when the first modern humans encountered the Neanderthals? Did they make love or war?
Le grand Georges

2013

Le grand Georges

2013
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Burgundy Jazz

2013

Burgundy Jazz

2013
A web documentary that explores Montreal’s incredible contribution to jazz music history through the legendary black musicians of Little Burgundy – the neighbourhood that was a hub of musical creativity, private clubs and speakeasies from the Jazz Age 1920s to the Golden Era of Jazz in the 1940s and 50s. Oscar Peterson, Oliver Jones, Norman Marshall Villeneuve, the Sealey Brothers, Nelson Symonds, and Louis Metcalf are among the greats who lived or played in "Burgundy".
Star Trek: The True Story

2013

Star Trek: The True Story

2013
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Documentary covering the current state of both the theoretical and practical development of the various scientific basic principles that served, as per Gene Roddenberry's dictum, as a believable basis at the time for The Original Series. Several real-world scientists are interviewed, not a few of them unabashedly admitting they went into their chosen field of profession because of Star Trek: The Original Series.
Si tu vas à Paris

2013

Si tu vas à Paris

2013
In the early 1960s, during the height of Franco's regime, hundreds of thousands of Spaniards emigrated to other European countries, mainly France, Germany, and Switzerland. Among them were many young women who left their villages for the first time, traveling alone to Paris to become “maids of all work.” Si tu vas à Paris tells the story of seven women from the same village in Valencia who, at the age of 18 or 20, decided to take control of their future.
Nightingales, Nightingales

2013

Nightingales, Nightingales

2013
1944. A village in Bukovyna anxiously awaits the arrival of the Soviet army. They fear looting, violence, and executions. However, events unfold quite differently... Stalin's order to combat looting among the ranks of the "Soviet liberators" has surprisingly unexpected and dramatic consequences.
Positive

2013

Positive

2013
Lena, Taya and Tamara live in Kyiv and work at local cinema studios. They got used to editing other people’s movies by working with positive film strips only, and they are afraid of computers. Their world is a world of lost and dusty tapes on the floors. They breed cats, watch the Oscar ceremonies every year and secretly dream of working on movies like Avatar. All their lives they have remained on the backstage of the cinema world, on the other side of the screen. And now it’s their time to come onto the stage…
Yalta's Last Secret: Betrayal, Bravery, & Resistance at the End of WWII

2013

Yalta's Last Secret: Betrayal, Bravery, & Resistance at the End of WWII

2013
At the end of World War II, the Allies handed over two million Russian, Ukrainian and Baltic nationals to the Soviets. The agreement between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin was not disclosed until the “repatriated” were shipped to labor camps in Siberia during the great Stalinist purges. How does history judge these leaders, and how did their decisions shape present-day Europe and Asia?
Lost Submarines of WWI: A Time Team Special

2013

Lost Submarines of WWI: A Time Team Special

2013
Tony and Phil head beneath the waves to investigate 'the Lost Submarines of World War I'. We trace the development of submarines, from wacky experimental contraptions, to ruthlessly efficient weapons that have permanently changed the nature of naval warfare.
Submerged History: Stilt Houses in Europe

2013

Submerged History: Stilt Houses in Europe

2013
Take a journey 6000 years back in time to the late Neolithic and early Bronze ages, which is when the first over-water settlements on stilts, which are described here, were built.
Lost Treasures of the Silk Road

2013

Lost Treasures of the Silk Road

2013
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China, the “Middle Kingdom,” has long been thought to have developed independently from the West. Mighty mountains and the inhospitable Taklamakan formed insurmountable barriers. But the belief in China’s isolation has been challenged by surprising discoveries. Mummies from the Bronze Age are turning this assumption upside down and recasting the cultural relationship between east and west.
Loslassen

2013

Loslassen

2013
Film about the alpinist Roger Schäli and the Arwa Spire summit.
Adam Ondra - Two V16'S

2013

Adam Ondra - Two V16'S

2013
Secrets of Selfridges

2013

Secrets of Selfridges

2013
Selfridges was the brain child of an American-Mr. Harry Gordon Selfridge. He brought about a complete revolution in the way that Londoners shopped, introducing a new American retail model which made shopping less of a practical pursuit and more of a luxurious adventure. But there was another side to the story-Harry's private life. When it began to seep into his business, the effect on him and his store was devastating.
Kennesaw: One Last Mountain

2013

Kennesaw: One Last Mountain

2013
Kennesaw: One Last Mountain is an excellent dramatic presentation of the Civil War in 1864 and the role played by Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign. Several "untold stories" are included. Local Cobb County residents, unlikely combatants and the aftermath of the battle.
Fifties British War Films - Days Of Glory

2013

Fifties British War Films - Days Of Glory

2013
Classic 1950's British WWII movies such as The Dam Busters, The Cruel Sea and The Colditz Story are revisited. Historian Simon Heffer and those who worked on the films defend the way the British society and the war were portrayed in them.
Paris, années folles

2013

Paris, années folles

2013
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In the aftermath of World War I, the French were seized by an extraordinary enthusiasm, wanting a world focused on joie de vivre, social progress, and celebration. This dream had a name: Paris. The French capital embodied the Roaring Twenties and its cultural influence was felt around the world. People came from every continent. Hemingway, Gershwin, Man Ray, Henry Miller, Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker, Maurice Chevalier... many contributed to the myth of the City of Light. Two neighborhoods in particular embodied this artistic effervescence: Montmartre and Montparnasse...
Breaker Morant: The Retrial

2013

Breaker Morant: The Retrial

2013
Neil Pigot travels from Australia to South Africa and the United Kingdom to reveal the true story behind Aussie soldier Harry 'The Breaker' Morant.
From the Shadows

2013

From the Shadows

2013
An examination of child custody after divorce/separation involving Japanese nationals with a special focus on instances of parental child abduction.
Reine Pokou, Princesse Ashanti

2013

Reine Pokou, Princesse Ashanti

2013
The story of Queen Pokou, Queen and founder of the Baoule tribe in West Africa.