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Secret Societies - Myths and Realities of a Parallel World

2013

Secret Societies - Myths and Realities of a Parallel World

2013
7
Secret societies play a far larger role in our everyday lives than we are aware of. Historian Dr Marian Füssel searches for clues surrounding history’s most famous secret societies and conspiracy theories.
Mega-Projekte der Nazis: Russlands Krieg

2018

Mega-Projekte der Nazis: Russlands Krieg

2018
Cabin Truckers

2015

Cabin Truckers

2015
8
There’s a dream home—and there’s a dream location. Cabin Truckers follows the complicated business of hauling colossal cabins across rocky, mountainous terrain delivering precious cargo to remote, picturesque locations. Watch as an expert team navigates through extremely rocky, mountainous terrain, delivering precious cargo to thrilled homeowners.
Hannah Gadsby's OZ

2014

Hannah Gadsby's OZ

2014
1
Hannah Gadsby is a closet art scholar. Armed with her rapier wit and a desire to pick beneath the paint, she will travel across the continent on a mission to debunk the myths of the Australian identity as defined by our art.
Heartland Homicide

2022

Heartland Homicide

2022
We all dream of possessing a part of that quaint small-town life. A friendly smile and wave from the neighbors as the kids run through the yards playing ball. Unfortunately, sometimes even paradise is visited by loss. Heartland Homicide tells the stories of these events, when big city crimes visit small-town America. Each episode uncovers the lives and circumstances of the victims while outlining and examining the convicted individual's motives, bringing the horrific events into the light with the people who were there.
Roots of Comedy With Jesus Trejo

2024

Roots of Comedy With Jesus Trejo

2024
Part comedy, part social commentary, host Jesus Trejo embarks on a journey across America meeting with six rising comedians who explore the mosaic of our nation through the lens of stand-up comedy.
The Nature of Existence Companion Series

2011

The Nature of Existence Companion Series

2011
Where The Nature of Existence could only scratch the surface, the Companion Series goes deeper into the most challenging topics in the film, with over 100 experts from all over the world.
Dog's Best Friend

2014

Dog's Best Friend

2014
4.5
The true stories and behind the scene events of some of the uncanniest canine acquaintances—the remarkable friendships that dogs can have.
Danube: Europe's Amazon

2012

Danube: Europe's Amazon

2012
7.5
This comprehensive cinematic portrait of Europe's second-longest river presents scenes of breathtaking beauty along the banks of the Danube and investigates the tension between humans and nature, civilization and wilderness. Dams and power stations alternate with sections of natural wilderness along this mighty river, which flows through great cities such as Vienna and Budapest.
D-Day: The Soldiers' Story

2024

D-Day: The Soldiers' Story

2024
Docuseries that presents the story of June 6th, 1944 in an original and revelatory way.
Storm Worlds

2010

Storm Worlds

2010
The series imagines the unimaginable, harnessing extreme alien storms and playing them out on planet Earth.
American Veteran

2021

American Veteran

2021
This four-part documentary series traces the veteran experience across the arc of American history and explores the present-day divide between civilian and veteran communities.
Celebrity Ghost Stories

2020

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2020
10
Psychic-medium Kim Russo brings some of the biggest names in entertainment back to the sites of their previous paranormal experiences for an unfiltered, emotional, and sometimes terrifying reunion with the ghosts of their past.
Silent No More

2019

Silent No More

2019
A revelatory series exploring how #MeToo is changing Australia. Tracey Spicer speaks to ordinary Australians who bravely share their experiences and looks at how the system must be reformed.
America: Promised Land

2017

America: Promised Land

2017
5.5
The epic history behind the creation of America, exploring how and why our ancestors came to this country. Examine the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States through the telling of historical events including the Dutch Fur Trade, the Great Potato Famine, the California Gold Rush and more.
The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts

1972

The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts

1972
10
The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts video series was recorded in 1971 above Muir Woods, California, and in 1972 aboard the ferryboat the SS Vallejo in Sausalito. Produced by his son Mark and directed by long-time archivist Henry Jacobs, the series explores core philosophical themes that spawned over Watts' career.
Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life

1959

Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life

1959
Join Alan Watts in season one of On Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life. His inaugural season introduces and begins to break down our understanding of what is and what could be.
Dogs of War

2014

Dogs of War

2014
“Dogs of War” documents Jim and Lindsey Stanek, a married couple who started a nonprofit organization called Paws and Stripes, benefiting PTSD veterans paired with adopted dogs who help them adjust back to regular life after returning home from war. Each episode will feature the story of one or two veterans as they get matched with a potentially life-saving best friend and begin their journey out of darkness.
Secrets of a Psychopath

2019

Secrets of a Psychopath

2019
6
In three gripping instalments, 'Secrets of a Psychopath' recounts the facts behind the most complex and surprising murder to come before the courts in Irish criminal history.
Beast Legends

2010

Beast Legends

2010
4.5
Beast Legends was a science fiction mini-series produced by a Toronto and Leeds based independent film company called Yap Films, Inc. It was first shown on the Canadian History Channel in the summer of 2010 and was later aired on the US SyFy Channel, starting on September 9, 2010 and ending on October 14, 2010. The show followed a team of creative researchers and artists who explored the globe following stories of legendary and mythological beasts. As they investigate the history behind these tales, they study the ecology and biology of similar real-life creatures that may have inspired the stories, and conclude by bringing the beasts to life with computer generated effects and animation.