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An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War

2010

An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War

2010
10
It's the unforgivable story of the two hundred thousands harkis, the Arabs who fought alongside the French in the bitter Algerian war, from 1954 to 1962. Why did they make that choice? Why were they slaughtered after Algeria's independence? Why were they abandonned by the French government? Some fifty to sixty thousands were saved and transferred in France, often at pitiful conditions. This is for the first time, the story of this tragedy, told in the brilliant style of the authors of "Apocalypse".
The Great Alone

2015

The Great Alone

2015
7.5
The Great Alone is a feature length independent documentary film that tells the inspiring comeback story of Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey.
30 Seconds Away: Breaking the Cycle

2015

30 Seconds Away: Breaking the Cycle

2015
A former federal agent takes you from Milwaukee's streets into its justice system, following Harold Sloan and six other homeless men over five years as they struggle to survive.
Chaplin Today: City Lights

2003

Chaplin Today: City Lights

2003
6.7
In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided that his Tramp character would not be heard. City Lights would not be a talking picture, but it would have a soundtrack. Chaplin personally composed a musical score and sound effects for the picture. With Peter Lord, the famous co-creator of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, we see how Chaplin became the king of slapstick comedy and the superstar of the movies.
Pavlopetri: The City Beneath the Waves

2011

Pavlopetri: The City Beneath the Waves

2011
7
Just off the southern coast of mainland Greece lies the oldest submerged city in the world. It thrived for 2,000 years during the time that saw the birth of western civilisation. An international team of experts is using cutting-edge technology to prise age-old secrets from the complex of streets and stone buildings that lie less than five metres below the surface of the ocean. State-of-the-art CGI helps to raise the city from the seabed, revealing for the first time in 3,500 years how Pavlopetri would once have looked and operated.
Nordkorea – Die Macht der Kim-Dynastie

2023

Nordkorea – Die Macht der Kim-Dynastie

2023
10
Sugihara Survivors: Jewish and Japanese, Past and Future

2018

Sugihara Survivors: Jewish and Japanese, Past and Future

2018
Documentary about Chiune Sugihara, a diplomat who helped almost 6,000 Jews escape to Japan during World War II. Akira Kitade, a freelance journalist from Tokyo, sets out to find the stories behind the faces in Sugihara's old photo album.
The Cry of Jazz

1959

The Cry of Jazz

1959
5.9
Filmed in Chicago & finished in 1959, The Cry of Jazz is filmmaker, composer and arranger Edward O. Bland's polemical essay on the politics of music and race - a forecast of what he called "the death of jazz." A landmark moment in black film, foreseeing the civil unrest of subsequent decades, it also features the only known footage of visionary pianist Sun Ra from his beloved Chicago period. Featured are ample images of tenor saxophonist John Gilmore and the rest of Ra's Arkestra in Windy City nightclubs, all shot in glorious black & white.
CIA vs KGB: Battleground Berlin

2016

CIA vs KGB: Battleground Berlin

2016
5
For 50 years, Berlin was the symbol of the Cold War. The city at the heart of the intelligence war between the US and the Soviet bloc. Thousands of KGB or CIA, agents observed each other, cogs in the biggest information war in history.
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

2014

Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

2014
The relations between Parma and cinema were so strong for almost the whole of the twentieth century that this city became an early laboratory of ideas and theories on cinema and a set chosen by some of the greatest Italian authors and beyond. Furthermore, a considerable number of directors, actors, screenwriters and set designers were born in Parma who have made their way internationally, testifying to the fact that in this small city in Northern Italy there was a decidedly cinematic air. Red armchairs takes up the thread of this story, wondering why, unique among the Italian provincial cities, Parma has given so much to the cinema, accompanying the viewer on a journey backwards that from the first projections of the Lumière cinema reaches the ultramodern experience of new multiplexes. During this journey we will meet the characters who created the conditions for this diffusion of cinematographic culture in Parma.
Spitfire: The Birth of a Legend

2006

Spitfire: The Birth of a Legend

2006
‘Spitﬁre— Birth of a Legend‘ tells the story of the Spitﬁre from a radical design on the drawing board to the ﬁghter aircraft that became the symbol of Britain’s determination to ﬁght on to victory. It celebrates the history of this acclaimed aircraft, the men who designed and built it, and those who ﬂew and fought in it. The story, along with dramatic archive and colour ﬁlm of aerial combat, graphically illustrates the appeal and fascination the Spitﬁre has maintained since it faced and fought the ﬁghter and bomber formations of the Luftwaffe.
The Catastrophe of Success: Stuart Gordon and the Organic Theater

2017

The Catastrophe of Success: Stuart Gordon and the Organic Theater

2017
Director Stuart Gordon discusses his early theater roots and his continued commitment to the stage.
Billy Flanigan: The Happiest Man On Earth

2022

Billy Flanigan: The Happiest Man On Earth

2022
The inspiring journey of Walt Disney World legend Billy Flanigan from his daunted childhood to a life free of fear, shame, and secrets all while brightening lives - one Flanigram at a time.
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

1993

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

1993
6
"This biography profiles the life and faith of the man who has preached to more people than any other person in history. "William Franklin Graham, better known as Billy Graham, is considered by many as the face and voice of evangelicals in America today. Having preached to more than 110 million people, his career spans more than five decades. At 75 years of age, millions throughout the world still hang on his words. "With historical footage of pivotal events, and interviews with Graham, this behind-the -scenes documentary looks at his evangelic crusade in 1992 which reveals how and why the name Billy Graham has become synonymous with American Evangelism."--1994 Peabody Awards entry form.
Contra el tiempo

2012

Contra el tiempo

2012
5.7
The young actor Antonio Mora wants to meet veteran actors, possibly unfamiliar, to learn from their successes and failures, to understand the facet of the interpreter as a worker and as a media star. This seeks help from a journalist friend who will put you in touch with some players, especially in the era of gender co.
A Question of Leadership

1981

A Question of Leadership

1981
3
Shortly after Margaret Thatcher's election as prime minister, Ken Loach returned to documentary, convinced that the long gestation of feature films made them useless as instruments of topical social comment. But his trade union documentary A Question of Leadership, intended for national ITV broadcast, was criticised by the Independent Broadcasting Authority for its explicitly anti-government stance. It was eventually screened a year later, exclusively in the Midlands (tx. 13/8/1981). Believing that the then-new Channel 4 would be more amenable to politicised documentaries, Loach proposed the four-part Questions of Leadership (1983), a wider-ranging study of the trade union movement - but on viewing the completed programmes' strong criticism of leading trade unionists, an anxious Channel 4 shortened the series to two parts and proposed screening a 'balancing' documentary by a different filmmaker, before scrapping the broadcast altogether.
Of Boats and Brothers: The Yacht Building Herreshoffs

1995

Of Boats and Brothers: The Yacht Building Herreshoffs

1995
This award-winning documentary film chronicles the accomplishments and relationship of John and Nathanael Herreshoff. These determined brothers overcame all obstacles, including blindness, to earn a worldwide reputation in yacht design and construction.
The Long Road to the Director's Chair

2025

The Long Road to the Director's Chair

2025
In 1973, the First International Women's Film Seminar, organized by Claudia von Alemann and Heike Sander, took place in Berlin and is considered one of the first feminist women's film festivals ever. Norwegian director Vibeke Løkkeberg was invited with her film ABORT (1971) and traveled with her film team to document this crucial networking event of the feminist media movement. She filmed the plenary discussions and conducted interviews. Due to a lack of funding, the footage was forgotten. Only 50 years later, the material was rediscovered in the Norwegian National Library, and Løkkeberg seized the opportunity. It is a time travel into the second wave of feminism in the 1960s and 1970s. Keywords from the discussions of that time remain relevant today: abortion, sexual education, wage discrimination, and health issues. The result is a fascinating portrait of women determined to make films on their terms
Patricia Cornwell: Stalking the Ripper

2002

Patricia Cornwell: Stalking the Ripper

2002
Bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell has set herself her toughest assignment yet - discovering the true identity of Jack the Ripper, widely seen as the world's first serial killer. Cornwell applies 21st Century scientific methods to these century-old crimes and is now convinced she knows the Ripper's identity. But how will her evidence be received?
When Blondie Came to Britain

2023

When Blondie Came to Britain

2023
7
The story of Britain’s long relationship with Blondie - the part it played in helping the band to international success and the impact the band had on British fans and musicians.