UNLADYLIKE: The Change Makers (2020)
UNLADYLIKE: The Change Makers (2020) Timed with the 2020 women's suffrage centennial, American Masters - Unladylike2020: The Changemakers takes a look at women whose courage and tenacity 100 years ago shaped the political life...
Big Jim McLain (1952)
Big Jim McLain 1952 U S House Un American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter attempt to break up a ring of Communist Party troublemakers in Hawaii ignoring somewhat, as do their superiors in the Congress, that membership in the Communist Party was, at the time, legal in the
The Automat (2021)
The Automat 2021 Documentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary style eatery
Laffaire Dominici (1973)
Laffaire Dominici 1973 This film explores the ins and outs of the Dominici Affair that made the headlines back in 1952 As a result of the case, a family man named Gaston Dominici was sentenced to death for the slaying of a family of English tourists alongside a road running past his property, despit
The Coming War on China (2016)
The Coming War on China (2016) The Coming War on China is John Pilger's 60th film for ITV. Pilger reveals what the news doesn't - that the United States and the world's second economic power, China (both nuclear armed) are on the road to war. Pilger's film is a warning and an inspiring story of resi
The Five Days (1973)
The Five Days 1973 In the chaos of the final days of the Italian revolution a thief and a baker hook up and travel the streets of Milan witnessing the historic events, which quickly take a dark turn
Keep Walking (1983)
Keep Walking (1983) The assuming of responsibility by individuals, the use of science for man and not against him, the duty of truth to increase the stature of people, all together: these are the important themes this movie debates in allegorical form. Roles are performed by non professional actors
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America (2016)
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America (2016) Daryl Davis is an accomplished musician who was played all over the world. He also has an unusual hobby, particularly for a middle aged black man. When not displaying his musical chops, Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klu
Angeli senza paradiso (1970)
Angeli senza paradiso 1970 Music lessons crescendo with a love affair as a young Franz Schubert tutors a countess in Budapest Then her fiance challenges the composer to a duel
The Great Hack (2019)
The Great Hack 2019 The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons
The Assassination of Ryoma (1974)
The Assassination of Ryoma (1974) Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868). A samurai film in an ironic almost burlesque style, but not without affec
The Witches of Hollywood (2020)
The Witches of Hollywood 2020 Having found Cinema Red Natives amp Horror 2019 also reviewed to be an interesting swift doc about Native Americans in Horror cinema,I was happy to spot the online Soho Horror Film Festival screeningstreaming a doc about the history of Wicca and witches in Horror,leadin
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
I Shot Jesse James (1949) While the law hunts him, Jesse James lives quietly in a rented house on the corner of Lafayette and Twenty-first street in St. Joseph, Missouri, under the alias of Tom Howard. His wife Zee begs him to end his association with the Ford brothers. Before they can leave on a "l
Remember the Sultana (2015)
Remember the Sultana (2015) The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.
Shackleton The Greatest Story of Survival (2023)
Shackleton The Greatest Story of Survival 2023 28 lost adventurers must fight for their lives after their only lifeline is destroyed in the most uninhabitable place on Earth Antarctica
Castle of the Banned Lovers (1956)
Castle of the Banned Lovers (1956) The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco, falls in love with the intendant Olimpio. But she has to face the jealousy of his violent and morbid father, and the hostility...
Hillarys America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Hillarys America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016) Documentarian Dinesh D'Souza analyzes the history of the Democratic Party and what he thinks are Hillary Clinton's true motivations.
Egypts Treasure Guardians (2016)
Egypts Treasure Guardians (2016) This fascinating programme follows a select cast of individuals determined to bring Egypt back from the brink, to discover more of Egypt's history, to keep its heritage safe and to get tourists to visit the country again.
Effigy Poison and the City (2019)
Effigy Poison and the City 2019 1828 in the German port city of Bremen Two very different women collide in an age that has no place for either of them One strives for a career in law, at a time when women arent even admitted to universities The other has lived life outside the law and may now have t
Catching the Sun (2015)
Catching the Sun (2015) Through the stories of workers and entrepreneurs in the U.S. and China, Catching the Sun captures the global race to lead the clean energy future. Over the course of a solar jobs training program, Catching the Sun follows the hope and heartbreak of unemployed American workers
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
Shake Hands with the Devil 1959 In 1921 Dublin, the I R A battles the Black amp Tans, special British forces given to harsh measures Irish American medical student Kerry OShea Don Murray hopes to stay aloof, but saving a wounded friend gets him outlawed, and inexorably drawn into the rebel organizat
Il Varco Once More Unto the Breach (2019)
Il Varco Once More Unto the Breach 2019 Romano Ismani is haunted by ghosts of the war in Ethiopia fought between 1935 and 1936 His rise within the ranks began there an unscrupulous fascist soldier ready to do anything Born to a Russian mother, he had to fight for his career and cover up his suspicio
Le juge et lassassin (1976)
Le juge et lassassin (1976) France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier, a former Sergeant in the French military, shoots his beloved and attempts to kill himself. Having survived with two bullets in his brain, he is released from the Dole medical facility, a place of mental and physical filthiness. Then begins a
Death by China (2012)
Death by China (2012) In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization with the strong support of a Democratic President and Republican Congress. Before the ink was dry on this free trade agreement, China began flooding U.S. markets with illegally subsidized exports while the big multinational com
Kundalini (2010)
Kundalini (2010) A wealthy wife and a failing businessman on a quest for answers, journey in different ways, to a path to higher consciousness. Their hunger for understanding and spiritual being leads them ...
Get the Picture (2013)
Get the Picture (2013) Meet John G Morris, 95, a legend of photojournalism, whose unerring eye for the best shot has moved and changed the world. Morris, former Picture Editor of Life Magazine & New York Times was instrumental in the early years of Magnum with his friends and peers Robert Capa & Hen
Kid 90 (2021)
Kid 90 2021 An intimate look at young Hollywood starlets growing up in the 1990s, using hundreds of hours of footage captured by Soleil Moon Frye
Bitter Springs (1950)
Bitter Springs (1950) Tommy Trinder is called in to smooth things out when Wally King encroaches upon Aboriginal Tribal ground.
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel 1996 The true life story of Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, the son of a clockmaker, who writes The Barber of Seville, works as a secret agent for the French king, runs guns to the American revolutionaries, and along the way finds himself on a collision course with
Einstein and the Bomb (2024–)
Einstein and the Bomb 2024 Will combine archival footage with dramatization and explore key moments in science genius Einsteins life, and how his work have changed historys course Everything he says in the film is taken from words he said or wrote
Old Ironsides (1926)
Old Ironsides (1926) An American fighting ship battles Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean in the 18th century.
Impeachment (2019)
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis, the personal and political fuse in The Edge of Democracy to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. Combining unprecedented access to Presidents Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff with accounts of her own family's complex
Maralinga Tjarutja (2020)
Maralinga Tjarutja 2020 When the dust settles, culture remains The Maralinga people survive aggressive colonisation, including dispossession to enable atomic testing, and through their tenacious spirit and cultural strength fight to retain their country
Mis Ston (1958)
Mis Ston 1958 Macedonia on the turn of the century is enslaved by decaying Ottoman Empire Freedom fighters, in order to raise money for their cause, kidnap American lady who works in Protestant mission
In the Life of Music (2018)
In the Life of Music (2018) In the Life of Music tells the story of how one song "Champa Battambang," a song made famous by Sinn Sisamouth (the King of Khmer Music), plays a role in the lives of three different generations. It is a feature narrative told in 3 chapters during 3 different decades, dep
The Toughest (2016)
The Toughest (2016) In 1970, following almost two decades of losing football seasons, the town of Blytheville, Arkansas decided to hire a new coach. But the Athletic Director warned 'You may not be tough ...
The Last King (2015)
The Last King (2015) The precious Kohinoor diamond belongs the last king of Punjab, the Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The fabled Kohinoor diamond is a symbol of Sikh strength and pride. This diamond was stolen by the British 150 years ago and was brought back to England where it was recut and set in Queen
Cest mon homme (2022)
Cest mon homme 2022 A wife recognizes her husbands photo as an amnesic drifter who went missing in action during the Great War in 1916 They reunited she helps him to fall in love with her again Until another woman claims to be the mans real wife
Memories and Confessions (1993)
Memories and Confessions 1993 A docu drama that follows Manoel de Oliveiras life during the times of dictatorship in Portugal
Flood in the Desert (2022)
Flood in the Desert 2022 Flood in the Desert tells the dramatic story of the March 1928 collapse of the St Francis Dam and its aftermath, which was the second deadliest disaster in California history The resulting flood killed over 400 people, destroyed
The Making of the Mahatma (1996)
The Making of the Mahatma (1996) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was invited to South Africa in 1893 to settle a case for a wealthy Indian settled there. He expected to return in a few months but instead got involved in the freedom movement and eventually stayed for 21 years.
A German Youth (2015)
A German Youth 2015 Film based on the rise of The Red Army Faction, German revolutionary terrorist group founded by Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof
Variola Vera (1982)
Variola Vera 1982 One pilgrim, infected with an unknown illness, enter the country Relocated from place to place is dying, and disease spreads The moment they realize that they are responsible for the disease was considered eradicated, but it is too late An outbreak of smallpox begins to revive, lea
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene (2008)
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene (2008) Actor Don Cheadle narrates the story of America's first shock-jock, Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene.
Mangoré (2015)
Mangoré (2015) A film about real life musician Augustin Barrios Mangore, an influential and important composer and classical guitarist from Paraguay.
Exhibition on Screen I, Claude Monet (2017)
Exhibition on Screen I, Claude Monet 2017 From award winning director Phil Grabsky comes this fresh new look at arguably the worlds favourite artist through his own words Based on over 2500 letters and narrated by Henry Goodman, I, Claude Monet reveals new insight into the man who not only painted t
The Singer (2020)
The Singer (2020) Ten years of King Yeongjo's reign, Hak-gyu, a talented street singer travels all over Joseon in search for his kidnapped wife. By his singing, one by one, people start following to his journey filled in sorrow and joy.