The West is known for spectacular scenery, but it’s also home to one of the world’s most impressive wildlife populations. Wildlife of the West, a companion film to the Emmy award-winning Idaho, the Movie, captures it amid the diverse beauty of Idaho and Yellowstone National Park. It takes you streamside and mountainside with bighorn sheep, moose, eagles, trophy trout, grizzly bears and more. From the flickering flight of a mountain bluebird to the dizzying habitat of the Rocky Mountain goat, it’s all here in Wildlife of the West.
For 18,000 kms, snowboarders Tamo Campos, John Muirhead and Jasper Snow Rosen embark on a mission in a vegetable oil fueled bus across British Columbia and Alberta to understand Canadian resource extraction projects and the impacts they have on northern communities.
At age 23, Simi Linton was injured while hitchhiking to Washington to protest the war in Vietnam. Suddenly a young disabled college student, she confronted discrimination she couldn't have imagined before. Simi emerges as a resourceful activist, and in time realizes that love, sexuality, and dance can once again be central to her life.
Fighting in eastern Ukraine broke out in early 2014. Since the summer, thousands of young Russians, driven by television propaganda and a thirst for adventure, began to pour in. Among these volunteers were Oleg and Max. Oleg became a battalion commander and Max remained an ordinary soldier. While they prepare to fight, they discuss their motivations and share their own perspective on the conflict. The image becomes a unique personal testimony of one side of the war, one rarely seen in the western media.
Visually stunning and equally entertaining, Red Tide Pictures brings you the best, explaining what they do the best: Ride. Technical endurocross, deep sand, high speed desert, and deep wooded trails: no problem. This is not your father’s “instructional,” Heck, it’s not even your older brother’s. We have redefined the term through new age cinema technology that truly displays the dynamic form of each individual’s unique skill set.
Off-Road Racing. It’s a form of racing that tests man and machine against the unknown. The terrain, the trails, the courses and everything around it is constantly evolving. Off-road racers must be incredibly versatile and able to excel in any type of terrain. See what things are like, From The Other Side….
I'm with Phil is a feature length documentary concerning a series of events that transpire in a small Alabama town with a very unique name, Phil Campbell.
The passionate story of two young salsa dancers from Montreal, in love with dancing and each other, who, over three ambitious years, set their sights on winning a World Salsa Championship
In icy mid-winter Toronto, a group of pregnant women desperately strive to regain control of their lives. They have insurmountable forces against them: homelessness, drug addiction, violent relationships. But following these particular individuals are the attentive eyes of their guardian angels, the social workers of a unique public health initiative. If these expectant mothers can only manage to break free of the vicious cycles dogging their steps, they have a chance to keep their newborns.
Grab your binoculars and head outdoors for this exciting introduction to birdwatching in the beautiful British countryside. From the bluebell-dotted woodlands, to the wild and sprawling moors of Yorkshire, this informative program will teach you how to spot popular British birds in their natural habitats. You will become familiar with how to identify species, learn birdcalls, discover the best places to birdwatch, as well as learn how to attract and feed birds. And if that weren't enough, you will also get up close and personal with a wide variety of common and unique birds ranging from the blackbird, robin, sparrow, and magpie, to the green finch, rook, pheasant, and owl. This is one journey of exploration that will truly make your mind take flight.
Skydancers explores the developing world of women in Aerobatics. It presents some of the world's best female pilots during The 27th World Aerobatics Championships (WAC), Texas.
Dogs on the Inside follows the relationships between abused stray dogs and prison inmates working towards a second chance at a better life. In an attempt to re-build their confidence and prepare for a new life outside, these prisoners must first learn to handle and care for a group of neglected strays. This heart-warming story reconfirms the timeless connection between man and dog and shows the resiliency of a dogs' trust and the generosity of the human spirit in the unlikeliest of places.
In 1945, when the Allies liberated the concentration camps, they discovered thousands of secretly created artworks. With unprecedented access to paintings, drawings, etchings and sculptures held in collections around the world, BECAUSE I WAS A PAINTER conducts a gripping and fascinating investigation into art that captures, reflects and inspires in difficult times.
Uprising is all action film with intense sequences of airs, carves and new maneuvers on the made for ripping walls of Lower Trestles. An epic battle from the best surfers in the world in a one hundred percent free surfing bananza. This is the hottest freshest action to date. Bonus features include huge Wedge from hurricane Marie and State of The Art surfing by the best woman surfers in the world. All set to epic music by Cruzmatik.
In this original and fascinating new series of documentaries dedicated to Heavy Metal music and it's diverse array of musical styles and genres, this film delivers quintessential candid interviews with metal icons and the pivotal players in the music business including musicians, managers, concert promoters and the utmost devoted practitioners. The documentary is about giving fans the real inside story from the behind the scenes world of metal and hard rock with in depth interviews, ultra-rare concert footage and photographs, and the original music score from that era in this no holds barred, never before recollection of untold stories
Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter tells the inspiring and largely unknown story of a woman whose life was defined by her love for dance. Martha Hill emerges as dance's secret weapon, someone who fought against great odds to establish dance as a legitimate art form in America. Through archival footage, lively interviews with friends and intimates, and rare footage of the spirited subject, the film explores Hills's arduous path from a Bible Belt childhood in Ohio to the halls of academe at NYU and Bennington College to a position of power and influence as Juilliard's founding director of dance (1952-1985). Peppered with anecdotal material delivered by dance notables who knew her, this revelatory story depicts her struggles and successes, including the battle royal that accompanied her move to the Lincoln Center campus.