US Army Green Berets patrol the roads, small towns and villages in Southeast Afghanistan near the Pakistani border, supporting the local police against attack, training the local militia and dealing with the local warlords.
Six months following the events of her documentary The People of the Kattawapiskak River, Alanis Obomsawin returns to the Cree community of Attawapiskat in northern Ontario, whose severe housing crisis in 2011 made international headlines. While the public outcry resulted in some short-term relief for the most in need, Obomsawin reveals that the crisis persists in the isolated First Nation. Relief homes sent to the community are not equipped to deal with the harsh winter, as overcrowding and homelessness remain daily realities. Despite their ordeals, the residents of Attawapiskat remain strong, united in love and a belief that a better future must be achieved.
Arangol, the life of an anonymous hero who becomes the Cid Campeador of soccer in a country that plays baseball. A story that reflects the constancy, struggle and perseverance of Juan Arango, who with his talent and a blind faith in himself achieves his goals. Conquering the world thanks to soccer has been his best example of personal improvement that expresses what the Venezuelans are made of.
From the very beginning, mankind has waged war against its own kind for millennia, developing weapons and devices of mass destruction in the continual quest for domination. At the heart of this eternal struggle is the Castle. The ultimate symbol of power and prestige that had no equal and is still in use today. Journey with us across Europe and the Middle East as we discover the true story and power of the greatest Castles of the world.
What exactly happens at a sex party? Ever attended? Been invited but got cold feet? Sex Club 101 dives in with a handful of sex-perts to get the down and dirty as well as the etiquette of varying sex parties.
Discovered by an unlikely team of amateur historians 45 feet beneath a Kansas cornfield, the Steamboat Arabia is one of the best-preserved shipwrecks in American history. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier.
Steak and potatoes - if there's a better combination out there, we've yet to taste it. Award-winning chef Alex McCoy tests a variety of methods to ensure that you cook the ultimate steak right from your home.
This documentary focuses specifically on insects. Giving you an unbelieveably up close and intimate view of the many unique secrets of the bug world. Answering scientific questions on how and why they have evolved certain bizarre adaptations, whilst using stunning imagery never seen before.
On a desolate beach, Chilo and Omar, seemingly the last men on Earth, evolve from survival companions to lovers, using their conversations to probe the depths of human existence.
The Dinosaur Echo is a documentary by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk about the renaissance of paleontology in Canada today and what dinosaurs can teach us about climate change. The film introduces us to a new generation of paleontolgists who are making extraordinary dinosaur discoveries in Alberta and British Columbia in Canada.
Los Angeles has had the most Alien and U.F.O. sightings in the entire world since the 1950's. This unique documentary takes an unparalleled look at several of those encounters over the years with shocking, previously unseen eyewitness interviews, evidence and re-enactments.
Mutah Beale, better known as Napoleon of Tupac Shakur's infamous rap group "The Outlawz" goes through an emotional roller coaster since birth. From witnessing his parents murder in front of him at the age of three, to reaching the attaining stardom with Tupac Shakur, and surviving shoot outs and more, Mutah goes through trails and tribulations that lead him to a life of spirituality.
Carlton Leach was a key member of the Essex Boys Gang. His extraordinary life from ICF hooligan to major criminal was made into cult film "Rise of the Footsoldier". Now meet the man behind the legend as Carlton gives it to you straight about his violent life! Hear the truth about the shootings, the beatings and his rise to infamy from the only man who really knew what it was like - Carlton Leach!
In 1986, Dr. Suniti Solomon, a microbiologist, was the first to find HIV positive cases in India. From then on, she dedicated her efforts to the cause of HIV patients. This documentary film focuses on the service that the late Dr. Solomon and her team provide by matchmaking HIV positive patients based on their health and other factors.
Miya Masaoka uses music to interact with plants and insects; Jon Rose turns fences into musical instruments with a violin bow in conflict zones ranging from the Australian outback to Israel; John Luther Adams translates geophysical phenomena in Alaska into music; and Bob Ostertag explores socio-political issues through processes as diverse as transcribing riots into string quartets, and creating live cinema with garbage. By contrasting the creative paths of these artists, and a connection between them by the world renowned Kronos Quartet, the film explores music not as a form of entertainment, career, or even self-expression, but as a tool to develop more deeply meaningful relationships with people and the complexities of the world they live in.
Vespasiano, in the interior of Minas Gerais, is home to one of the few national penitentiaries specifically for pregnant women and mothers with young children. Guided by these women, we entered fragments of the daily life of the prison unit: evangelical services, conversations, confessions, doodles, vanity, fear, censorship, punishment, longing, memory and the constant struggle for the experience of motherhood.
Wasteland is a reflection on a reality far from the big cities – the everyday life of a few young people from Värmland, a province in Sweden. What does rural life mean to them? What is their passion? This is a glimpse into the life of a group of young adults and their lifestyle choices. A film that can also be seen as a political, non-ideological contribution to the debate on city versus countryside.
Over the course of the last several decades, the world has changed its views on a plant known as Cannabis. No matter what you call it, cannabis, marijuana, pot, herb, hemp, or by any other name, one thing is quickly becoming crystal clear: cannabis is fast becoming one of the single most beneficial substances in the world. Join us for a deeper look into this leafy wonder in Cannabis.