Dwarves Kingdom is a documentary film about a theme park featuring performances by little people with dwarfism who live in a fantasy recreation of a magical empire. Built by a wealthy Chinese businessman, this other-worldly kingdom, officially called World Ecological Garden of Butterfly and Little People Kingdom, is located in the mountains surrounding the city of Kunming in Western China.
There is no place on the planet like the Everglades. This installment of the National Parks Exploration Series takes you to where two great biomes of life meet: the tropical and the temperate mid-latitude, which makes up much of the continental US.
What is the secret origin of this self-proclaimed 'real-life warrior, adventurer and musician'? How has he gained his tremendous cult following? Steel yourselves for a quest to explore how this enigmatic personality came to be and the powerful effect he has on all those he meets.
As all hell broke loose in Gaza in January 2008, a brave production team was on the ground recording for a documentary. Today it has become the definitive account of the dark and deadly days that followed. Combining quality camera work with brave and unshrinking journalism, this is the powerful film that resulted.
Jake Blauvelt and friends seek new lines across the globe in Naturally, a snowboarding media project 2 years in the making. Presented by Oakley, Adidas and Ride Snowboards.
"Harvest" follows five family wineries, an amateur home winemaker and a rare all-female Mexican picking crew through the Sonoma County wine harvest of 2011. This is the story behind the wine you drink.
When a young Italian named Rudolfo Guglielmi found his way to America, he became Rudolph Valentino, Hollywood's first male sex symbol. But his meteoric rise was no easy journey, as evidenced by his earliest roles in which he was cast as a villain -- primarily because of his dark skin. Relying on rare archival film clips, this fascinating documentary offers a look at the man behind the icon, chronicling his career from start to tragic finish.
When the heavy scent of autumn starts filling the air, the falling leaves and inevitable showers announce one of the toughest cycling classics. With its winding roads and steep slopes of 14% maximum, the Giro di Lombardia also known as the 'classic of the falling leaves' is pro cycling season's grand finale. The century-old race in the Italian hills surrounding Lake Como has been won by Italian cycling heroes Coppi, Bartali and Moser. And also legends like Merckx, Hinault and Kelly made it to the podium. The 1962 edition is by far the toughest in the history of the race and was won by Dutchman Jo de Roo. Still every year Dutch pro cyclists participate to be a part of this great cycling tradition and in the end to gain victory. Just with one simple camera Dutch director Johannes Sigmond and producer Robert Jan van Noort visited the race from 2006 to 2010. They filmed and talked to Dutch participants in an effort to capture the soul of this legendary Italian bike race.
Young King Bhambata leads the fight against an unfair local tax within the Natal Colony. This documentary focuses on the unfair conditions that lead Bhambatha and his people to fight back followed by the violent and the immoderate British reaction.
Geoffrey Giuliano is a Beatleologist who has written lots of books about them ,notably an interesting Harrison biography (Harrison reportedly said: "this guy knows more about my life than I do").He appears in his movie,as some kind of tourist guide who takes the viewer to Abbey road,the roof-where-the-last-concert-took-place ,and the gates of Strawberry Fields. Most of the interviews come from the post-Beatles era: Pete Best (and Fred Seaman ) speaks of the savage days in Hamburg .There is a lot of unseen photographs although they are sometimes anachronistic : for instance,they are talking about the campaign for peace while showing pictures of Lennon with his second son Sean.
Tibet: Beyond Fear highlights the courage of a Buddhist nun and monk who led freedom demonstrations against Chinese repression in Tibet. Arrested and released after enduring brutal torture, they find a way beyond fear to forgive their former captors.
Pulitzer Prize-winning MAUS cartoonist Art Spiegelman uses his harrowing experiences as a New Yorker on September 11, 2001 as the catalyst for this haunting meditation on the most horrific terrorist attack ever carried out on American soil. Narrated by John Turturro and featuring a unique fusion score by Sintax Error, this powerful multi-media experience brings the critically-acclaimed graphic novel to life like never before.
Considered the most influential hip-hopper since Notorious B.I.G., 50 Cent is on a jet-fueled rocket to superstardom. It was only a few years ago that DJ Jam Master Jay mentored 50 Cent and taught him the trade. Since then, he's been unstoppable, taking the streets by storm. Packed with interviews and rare footage, this documentary gives you the complete story -- for the first time -- behind the streetwise and fearless 50 Cent.
Hear the inside story of Huey Newton and the Black Panthers with this documentary that examines their efforts to promote the rights of African Americans as well as the organization's violent tactics, including the killing of a police officer. The film features a rare jailhouse interview with Newton discussing the role of revolution and civil disobedience, plus footage of several Panthers' bullet-riddled homes following police raids.
A vintage Steinway with rusty strings, wood-boring insects, and cat hair clogging the action, is dragged into a workshop and restored over the course of a year by a colorful team of technicians led by Richard Davenport, a renowned Los Angeles piano doctor.
Documentary - The Vaghri are the Gypsies of India, descendants of the great tribes of north India, of whom the gypsies of the world owe their origin. We are told the story of Karthik, the only member of his tribe who goes to school, and Ravi, the hustler.
On March 1, 1872 President Ulysses S. Grant signed into existence the world's first national park, Yellowstone National Park. The 2.2 million acres of wilderness is the only complete mid-latitude ecosystem left on the planet.