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Top Secret Rosies: The Female 'Computers' of WWII

2010

Top Secret Rosies: The Female 'Computers' of WWII

2010
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In 1942, when computers were human and women were underestimated, a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Sixty-five years later their story has finally been told.
Hatalyan (The Hangman)

2010

Hatalyan (The Hangman)

2010
6
The life of Shalom, The Nazi major officer Adolf Eichmann's hangman, turned ritual slaughterer, encapsulates the story of Israel from the perspective of the 'other'- the marginalized Sephardi prison warden who is forced to do the dirty work of hanging the arch enemy and thus to carry a national burden that dramatically shaped his life. His job in the abattoir, together with his memories of his past, create a fascinating and complex portrait. His voice, yet unheard, from the edge of Israel's historical events, reveals new insights through his unique perspective. Shalom's clear, alternative voice from the margins of society carries a deeply humanistic universal message.
Pearl Harbor: A Day of Infamy

2004

Pearl Harbor: A Day of Infamy

2004
4
On the morning of December 7, 1941, a surprise attack by Japanese naval aviation against the American held island of Oahu and Pearl Harbor thrust the United States into World War II. This story details one of the most momentous events in American history and a crucial turning point in the 20th century. Most importantly, it is a story of the people who were there, told through eyewitness accounts of American and Japanese veterans, some of whose stories have never been told. This is a story of perseverance and heroism in the face of overwhelming odds. This is the story of Pearl Harbor.
Sputnik Mania

2007

Sputnik Mania

2007
7
Fifty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the earth, bringing America to its knees in awe - then fear. Initially thrilling as a marvel of science, Sputnik was soon viewed by America a weapon of mass destruction.
Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger

1989

Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger

1989
After more than 200 years of Isolation, Japan is ready for a modern samurai who isn't afraid to use guns and embrace the outside world.
Crystal City

2019

Crystal City

2019
The story of a burgeoning young love between a German American girl and a young Japanese American boy in a US WWII internment camp who may soon see themselves shipped out of the only country they've ever known and forever kept apart.
Hard Hat Riot

2025

Hard Hat Riot

2025
On May 8, 1970, construction workers violently clashed with students demonstrating against the Vietnam War in lower Manhattan. The workmen, who came to be known as “hardhats,” were at the cutting edge of a new kind of class war. With the war in Vietnam raging on, it was the sons of the working class who were doing most of the fighting. Workmen saw the protesting students as privileged “draft dodgers” disparaging the country and those who fought for it. On the other side, many student activists saw the workers as pawns, unwilling to see the changes that America needed. Hard Hat Riot tells the story of a struggling metropolis, a flailing president, a divided people, and a bloody juncture when the nation violently diverged ― culminating in a new political and cultural landscape that radically redefined American politics and foreshadowed the future.
Harsens Island Revenge

2025

Harsens Island Revenge

2025
WWI veterans on Harsens Island square off against the infamous 'Purple Gang' over illegal liquor in the 1920s.
Devil May Care

2024

Devil May Care

2024
In this short documentary, Nora Twomey discovers the activities of her great-grandmother on the Anti-Treaty side of the War of Independence and Civil War.
Attenuation

2025

Attenuation

2025
A stubborn VCR technician quits his job at an evolving tech-solutions conglomerate to start his own small business in hopes of making a final stand to stay relevant through the changing times.
Writing the Dead Sea Scrolls

2010

Writing the Dead Sea Scrolls

2010
The Dead Sea Scrolls are widely considered to be one of the greatest archaeological finds in modern history. More than a half century after their discovery, scientists are still trying to solve the mystery of who wrote them. With special access to the scrolls, National Geographic goes beyond the enclosed glass case to examine the actual texts up close and explores the caves where they were found. Witness as a new clue to the identity of the scrolls' writers is deciphered-a 2,000-year-old cup inscribed with a strange text. Could analysis of this finding unravel the mystery?
Baal Shem Tov: Master of a Good Name

2014

Baal Shem Tov: Master of a Good Name

2014
Treasures of wisdom often come from humble hearts. Follow the Baal Shem Tov on a journey through Eastern Europe during the 17th century as he changes the soured face of Judaism into a celebration of life. In this collection of vignettes from tales by the Baal Shem Tov, we visit poor Jewish families who find hope in their spirituality - not because of their religious acts, but because of their human kindness. This beautifully hand-crafted stop-motion feature brings these tales to families of all creeds to enjoy for the first time.
Cold Love

2024

Cold Love

2024
Set in the 1980s in an apartment in Berlin. Konstantin is a KGB agent tasked with killing his beloved Lina. When he discovers that she is also trying to kill him, he decides to put his mission aside to find out if their love was ever real.
Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

2008

Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

2008
In decades past, Native American artists who wanted to sell to mainstream collectors had little choice but to create predictable, Hollywood-style western scenes. Then came a generation of painters and sculptors led by Allan Houser (or Haozous), a Chiricahua Apache artist with no interest in stereotyped imagery and a belief that his own rich heritage was compatible with modernist ideas and techniques. Narrated by actor Val Kilmer and originally commissioned as part of an exhibit of Houser’s work at the Oklahoma History Center, this program depicts the artist’s tribal ancestry, his rise to regional and national acclaim, and the continuing success of his sons as they expand upon and depart from their father’s achievements. Key works are documented, as is Houser’s tenure at the Santa Fe–based Institute of American Indian Arts.
The History of Flight: We Saw It Happen

1953

The History of Flight: We Saw It Happen

1953
This documentary, chronicles the first 50 years of flight, from the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903 to 1953. It includes interviews with an original mechanic who worked in their bicycle shop and a wide range of other pioneers such as Frank Long, Igor Sikorsky, Glen Martin, Alan Lockheed, Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, LeRoy Grumman, Robert Gross Connie and Wellwood Beel.
Kuksu

1996

Kuksu

1996
It is 1925. Caroline has become uncontrollable, and psychiatrists can't contain her wild, nocturnal rituals. A writer reconstructs the phenomenon from old photographs and becomes possessed by the story that invades her dreams.
From Darkness to Strength: Black Saturday

2023

From Darkness to Strength: Black Saturday

2023
This award-winning documentary delves into the events of Black Saturday, the devastating bushfires that paved through Victoria, Australia, from February to March 2009. Through heartfelt interviews and personal stories, it explores the resilience of its survivors and veterans, and the strength they faced in times of utter darkness.
Mother of Kings

2022

Mother of Kings

2022
Charts the life and legacy of the mother of civil rights and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was gunned down while playing the organ at her church.
World War II: The War in the Pacific

2002

World War II: The War in the Pacific

2002
A one hour documentary which outlines the Pacific Campaign, from the fleet versus fleet conflict and the carrier war in the Coral Sea, Midway and the Marianas, through General MacArthur's Island hopping campaign culminating with the surrender of Japan.
World War II: The Panzer

2009

World War II: The Panzer

2009
With veterans of the 'Panzertruppe' this film documents with accuracy, the development and effects the various marks of Panzer through vivid recollections, depicts the experiences shared by crews, of going into battle in their steel chariots, knowing perfectly well that within one blazing moment, their tanks could become steel coffins.