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The Spirit of America

1963

The Spirit of America

1963
The Spirit of America is a 1963 American short documentary film produced by Algernon G. Walker about the Spirit of America, the trademarked name used by Craig Breedlove for his land speed record-setting vehicles.. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

1953

Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

1953
5.7
In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to the life he knew in Poland, marvelling at the freedom Canadians enjoy. In winter the rail-switches on streetcar tracks in Winnipeg froze and jammed with freezing mud and snow. Keeping them clean, whatever the weather, was the job of the switchman.
Solar Weather: Dr. Alessandra Pacini

2022

Solar Weather: Dr. Alessandra Pacini

2022
Alessandra Pacini, solar physicist and mother of two, has dedicated her life to researching our sun and its relation to the rest of our solar system. Traveling across the globe with her family, from Finland to Puerto Rico, Alessandra is on a mission to discover the great mysteries of our solar system.
The Dominici Affair by Orson Welles

2003

The Dominici Affair by Orson Welles

2003
6
In 1956, Orson Welles directed 'The Tragedy of Lurs', an episode of the television series 'Around the World' that was inspired by the murder of a British family near the Dominici farm. The film was unfinished, but the French director Christophe Cognet recovered his materials and reconstructed the documentary.
Le Moulin

2017

Le Moulin

2017
5.8
Poetry, literature, painting and old film clips converge in this lyrical, unusually designed film essay about Le Moulin, the Taiwanese poets’ collective which protested in the 1930s against the cultural superiority of the Japanese occupier and the domination of realism in poetry.
Oriental Elegy

1996

Oriental Elegy

1996
6.1
A surreal journey of a displaced spirit as he wanders in the interminable darkness through the temporal landscape of a quaint and isolated feudal-era fishing village. Guided by a series of faintly illuminated rooms, the wandering spirit comes upon ancient souls who take on physical forms as they recount their personal stories of daily existence, loss, and tragedy in the peasant community. Intrigued by his initial visit to a curiously distracted elderly woman, the spirit returns to her home in order to ask a fundamental question - "What is happiness?" - an existential query that is innocently answered with innate humility and accepted unknowingness.
Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year

1990

Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year

1990
2
Jeanette Dyrkjær, better known as Jeanette Starion, was a sought after nude and porn model in the 1980s. Her career took her to the United States, where she won the Million Pet of the Year Pageant and millions of dollars. But she ended up in the porn industry. The story of Jeanette Dyrkjær is the story of the girl who became famous, hit the wall and fell to the absolute rock bottom.
Queen : The American Dream

2017

Queen : The American Dream

2017
10
Created from backstage material filmed during Queen’s 1977 USA News of the World tour, this documentary was included in a special box set of Queen's landmark 1977 album News of the World, marking the 40th anniversary of the original release.
Dawn of the Space Age

2007

Dawn of the Space Age

2007
5
From the launch of the first artificial satellite Sputnik, to the magnificent lunar landings and privately operated space flights. Be immersed and overwhelmed with this most accurate historic reconstruction of Man’s first steps into space. Who were these Men and Women that took part in these death defying endeavours? Witness their drive, their passion, and their perseverance to explore, in Dawn of the Space Age.
Champagne Safari

1954

Champagne Safari

1954
6
Travelogue/documentary follows newly married Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan on their honeymoon trip through exotic locales.
Stella: Live in Boston

2009

Stella: Live in Boston

2009
5.2
The comedy trio performs live in Boston.
Beaver Valley

1950

Beaver Valley

1950
6.8
The film depicts a young male beaver who must defend his new family against hungry predators, mischievous river otters, and the ever-impending threat of winter.
Yma Sumac: The Inca Castafiore

1993

Yma Sumac: The Inca Castafiore

1993
Interview, newsreel & performance footage of this twilight zone exotica princess. Includes substantial material documenting her Russian tour of 1961.
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

2023

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

2023
"Bewitched" remains beloved nearly 60 years after its debut. The series lead, Elizabeth Montgomery, was a complex, strong-willed woman whose life and career became an ongoing quest for love and recognition she never received from her movie star father. "Bewitched" became one of television's biggest hits during the turbulent 1960s, a time that was symbolic of the series' behind-the-scenes turmoil.
The Messenger

2015

The Messenger

2015
7.7
Songbirds are disappearing at an alarming rate. The Messenger is a visually thrilling ode to the beauty and importance of the imperiled songbird, and what it means to all of us on both a global and human level if we lose them.
Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie

2016

Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie

2016
6
A documentary chronicling the sometimes disastrous career of 80s MTV hit rock band Bang Tango.
Harmontown

2014

Harmontown

2014
6.6
A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon as he takes his live podcast on a national tour.
Swimming with Legends

2014

Swimming with Legends

2014
8.1
A biographical documentary about the Belgian free-diver Fred Buyle and his art of silent diving.
Long Gone Summer

2020

Long Gone Summer

2020
5.9
An examination of the 1998 MLB season and the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The two sluggers' race to hit the most home runs, later overshadowed by the steroid scandal, left a permanent mark on baseball history.
Thirst: Mission Liberia

2014

Thirst: Mission Liberia

2014
Follow Dr. Todd Phillips though the Ebola - stricken jungles of Liberia as he and his team struggle to bring the Gospel and clean water to an entire nation - border to border - for the first time in history.