Taras Bulba (1962)
Taras Bulba (1962) A "Romeo and Juliet" story that takes place in the late 16c. Ukraine. Taras has settled into comfortable farm life after years of adventures and swashbuckling with his cossack companions. Though not wealthy, he is able to send his son Andrei away to a Polish school. At t
Battle Factory (2015-)
Battle Factory 2015 Battle Factory takes us into the hidden world of military and frontline gear factories all over the world, where raw materials become finished products Battle Factory has unprecedented access and reveals how these things are made right before the viewers eyes
Moonshot (2009)
Man's landing on the moon was our greatest technological achievement. The Apollo 11 mission was truly the stuff of dreams. For the first time, our species walked on another celestial body. Even more remarkable was their ability to make it back. This is the story of the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 moon
Chushingura (1962)
Chushingura (1962) A young lord attempts to combat the corruption endemic to the Shogunate bureaucracy, only to be placed in an impossible conflict of duties. He refuses to pay the "customary" bribe expected by a Chancellor sent from the Shogunate to teach him the etiquette for receiving e
Viddana (2020)
Viddana 2020 Two young women caught in a toxic relationship are trying to ultimately grow up against the backdrop of the provincial Eastern Austro Hungary 1900 The plot revolves around the controversial relationship between maid Stefania Chornenko and blueblood Adelia Anger Both Stefanias parents an
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (Antonio Banderas) finds himself without adequate funding to finance his war against the military-run government. He also finds himself at odds with the Americans because of the Hearst media empire's press campaign agains
Taking Sides Britain and the Civil War (2023)
Taking Sides Britain and the Civil War 2023 Michael Portillo returns with an authored documentary, that uses British state papers to shed fresh light on key events and personalities during the Civil War period in Ireland
A Viking Saga: Son of Thor (2008)
A Viking Saga: Son of Thor (2008) Drama set in the viking age, Helgi witnesses the destruction of his village and narrowly escapes to his uncle Rurik who raises him like his son. Many years later he meets the people responsible for his parents death and someone he never expected to see again.
The Far Pavilions (1984)
The Far Pavilions (1984) HBO's first mini-series, set in 19th century British colonial India, involves war battles, love, treachery and intrigue as well as love and honor involving a romance between a British cavalry officer and an Indian princess who has been promised in an arranged marriage to a d
White Feather (1955)
White Feather (1955) The story of the peace mission from the US cavalry to the Cheyenne Indians in Wyoming during the 1870s. The mission is threatened when a civilian surveyor befriends the chief's son and falls for the chief's daughter.
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda (2014)
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda (2014) In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They were, for ...
The Gathering Storm (2002)
In the 1930s, Winston Churchill was out of government, sitting as a backbench MP. His was a lonely voice warning about German rearmament and the coming of a second major war on the Continent. He lost a great deal of money in the Wall Street crash and now writes a biography of his ancestor the Duke
Burke and Hare (2010)
Burke and Hare (2010) Based on the true story about the famous murderers, 'Burke And Hare' follows the hapless exploits of these two men as they fall into the highly profitable business of providing cadavers for the medical fraternity in Nineteenth Century Edinburgh, then the centre of medical learn
Dont Take Me Home (2017)
Dont Take Me Home (2017) Wales haven't qualified for a major football tournament since 1958. When the young national manager, Gary Speed, tragically took his own life in 2011 a youthful side and nation was left devastated. Qualification felt further away than ever and less important. Fast forward to
The Sixties (2014)
The Sixties 2014 Interviews and archival footage focusing on the politics, music, technical advancements, drugs and the free love movement of the 1960s
Tutankhamun (2016)
Tutankhamun 2016 Young, penniless and ostracized archaeologist, Howard Carter, whose obsession is to find the legendary tomb of the boy king, Tutankhamun, in the so called Valley of the Kings, is hired by British aristocrat, Lord Carnarvon, to do just that However, many things stand in their way the
David and Bathsheba (1951)
David and Bathsheba (1951) Though David has all the wealth, power, wives & children inherent for the King of Israel he does not have what he craves most: the true love of a woman who loves him as a man instead of as King. He is attracted to Bathsheba, the wife of one of his soldiers who is more
A Field in England (2013)
A Field in England (2013) Fleeing for their lives, a small party abandon their Civil War confederates and escape through an overgrown field. Thinking only of what lay behind, they are ambushed by two dangerous men and made to search the field. Psychedelia, madness and chaotic forces slowly overtake
Noryang Deadly Sea (2023)
Noryang Deadly Sea 2023 Winter of 1598, the story of Yi Sun shins last naval battle during the Japanese invasions of Korea that happened in the Noryang Strait
Warriors of the Rainbow Seediq Bale II (2011)
Warriors of the Rainbow Seediq Bale II 2011 After the initial uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces an unwinnable guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japanese plus fierce rival Seediq clans He and his followers must fight not just for their lives but for their dignity and honor so that they
Princess Caraboo (1994)
Princess Caraboo (1994) Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it is understood that the woman is a princess from a far away land. She is then welcomed by
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) Using the torture and death in 2002 of an innocent Afghan taxi driver as the touchstone, this film examines changes after 9/11 in U.S. policy toward suspects in the war on terror. Soldiers, their attorneys, one released detainee, U.S. Attorney John Yoo, news footage and
Finding the Archibald (2021)
Finding the Archibald 2021 NA
Isabel (2011–2014)
Isabel (2011–2014) Life of Isabella I of Castile, also known as Isabella the Catholic.
Killing Jesus 2015
A miniseries chronicling the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
A Deeper Shade of Blue (2011)
A Deeper Shade of Blue (2011) This is not a surf movie, it is a film about surfing's deepest roots: in the subconscious; in ancient lore; in the craft of surfboard building; in man's perpetual quest for a joyful relationship with the natural world.
Origin (2023)
Origin 2023 The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions
The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)
The Battle of Port Arthur (1980) Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War 1904 - 1905. In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same ti
Art of America (2011-)
Art of America 2011 Andrew Graham Dixon, a leading UK art critic, crosses the Atlantic to explore the story of American art
White Like Me (2013)
In White Like Me, anti-racist educator Tim Wise explores race and racism in the US through the lens of whiteness and white privilege.
The Sunshine Makers (2015)
The Sunshine Makers (2015) The story of Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully, the unlikely duo at the heart of 1960s American drug counter-culture.
Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981)
Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981) This biographical movie begins with a short blurb about Uganda, followed by the joyous scenes surrounding Amin's military takeover from Milton Obote. He goes about arresting and torturing the rebels. In his freezer he keeps the heads of his rivals and says: "It is
The Millionaires Unit (2015)
The Millionaires Unit U S Naval Aviators in the First World War tells the dramatic, true story of a group of Yale college students who took the initiative to learn to fly in preparation for Americas entry into the Great War Narrated by Academy Award nominated actor Bruce Dern grandnephew of one of t
Hostages (2022)
November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 444 days.
Sea of Shadows (2019)
Sea of Shadows (2019) The vaquita, the world's smallest whale, is near extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia, who harvest the swim bladder of the totoaba fish, the "cocaine ...
A City of Sadness (1989)
A City of Sadness (1989) A beautiful, historical film based upon the complex lives of four brothers.
Escape from Germany (2024)
Escape from Germany 2024 1939, Hitlers army was closing borders, and eighty five American missionaries were in Germany serving their church The escape of these missionaries from Nazi Germany is one of the most dramatic events to occur in modern church h
VHS Massacre (2016)
VHS Massacre (2016) This lively documentary explores the rise and fall of physical media and its effect on Independent and cult films. Ranging from the origin of home movies through the video store era, it's sure to entertain. With icons like Joe Bob Briggs (MonsterVision), Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Aven
21 Brothers (2011)
21 Brothers (2011) 21 Brothers tells the story of the Canadians 21st Battalion as they prepare for the battle of Courcelette in WWI. Taking place in real time, the film follows Sgt. Reid as he must get his men ready for the impending battle. Not only must he prep his battalion Sgt. Reid must also de
The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
The Most Hated Woman in America (2017) A true story of the much debated rise and demise of a woman, named Madalyn Murray O'Hair, who was known as the head atheist activist of America. She founded the organization, American Atheist, and held the position of president within the organization for 23 ye
I Am Cuba (1964)
I Am Cuba (1964) This study of Cuba--partially written by renowned poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko--captures the island just before it made the transition to a post-revolutionary society. Moving from city to country and back again, I AM CUBA examines the various problems caused by political oppression as w
10 Things You Dont Know About (2012-2014)
10 Things You Dont Know About 2012 2014 Henry Rollins discusses different subjects throughout history
The Entertainers (2012)
The Entertainers 2012 A heartwarming comedy about six piano players striving to win the World Championship of Old Time Piano mostly ragtime With brilliant showmanship and skill these competitors vie for the glow of victory, for escape from the trials of their everyday lives, and for the revival of t
The Experiment (2010)
The Experiment 2010 THE EXPERIMENT is the story of the nurse Gert, who is appointed as headmistress of a special childrens home, owned by the Danish state in Greenland, 1951 The childrens home is intended to accommodate 16 carefully selected Greenlandic children, who have just come home after a year
Peterloo (2018)
Peterloo (2018) The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre where British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.
Young Einstein (1988)
Young Einstein (1988) Albert Einstein is the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer, who discovers the secret of splitting the beer atom to put the bubbles back into beer. When Albert travels to Sydney to patent his invention he meets beautiful French scientist Marie Curie, as well as several unscrupulous
Wil (2023)
Wil 2023 Wilfried Wils must survive as an auxiliary policeman during the Nazi occupation of Antwerp
Exodus (1960) CD2
The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. The action begins on a ship filled with Jewish immigrants bound for Israel who are being off loaded on Cyprus. An Intelligence officer succeeds in getting them back on board their ship only to have the harbor blocked by the British with whom they mus