In World War II Poland, a young Jewish woman joins the Soviet resistance, and realizes that through photography, she can remember the past while documenting for the future.
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In World War II Poland, a young Jewish woman joins the Soviet resistance, and realizes that through photography, she can remember the past while documenting for the future.
The story tells the life of a photographer who lived in areas of Iraqi Kurdistan and in areas where there was genocide. He has photographed the people of the villages and towns in the areas. And after a long time more than 25 years, the negative films passed from one owner to another. Recently one from the village of Asker found out about those pictures. then he starts searches from one village to another looking for the relatives of those missing in Anfal Military operations. He wants to give them the photographs of their missing people. With every photo, there are touching stories. For example, an old man and an old woman lost their five children in 1988 and have no pictures. Thirty years later, They are able to see pictures of their five children.
The film “Short stories of restoration” created by the Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA) to accompany the photographic exhibition “Chisel and Memory: the contribution of marble craftsmanship to the restoration of the Acropolis monuments” which was hosted at the Acropolis Museum. The film uses footages of the audiovisual archive of the YSMA and the personal testimony of marble technicians who took part in the works, to shed light to the everyday life in the worksite, the contribution of marble craftsmen to the restoration works, and the emotions that they experience and share during the interventions.
Welcome to Ireland, a country that boasts a rich culture, diverse history and unparalleled natural beauty. But astonishingly, across the Emerald Isle, there’s a dark undercurrent of crime that casts a heavy shadow over society. In The Feared: Irish Gangsters, Bernard O’Mahoney returns to his home country to shine a light on the Irish underworld. With exclusive access to high-profile Irish ‘faces’, he enters unchartered territory when he discovers that there may be more to these crimes than meets the eye. The best-selling true-crime author and former Essex gang member travels around the country to guide us through the workings of a dark criminal underworld with stories of extreme violence, the effects of poverty, and ultimately, the devastating consequences.
'The Voyage that Changed the Cold War' tells the story of the world’s first nuclear powered submarine, the U.S.S. Nautilus, and its journey to the North Pole in 1958. Based on the book 'Ice Diaries' and using excerpts from Captain William Anderson’s journal, the story follows 116 men who explore never-before-entered territory underneath the polar ice pack on a dangerous and top secret mission to prove the United States as a technological superpower during the Cold War.
For the last time, President Reagan sat behind his desk in the Oval Office to address the nation. Known as 'The Great Communicator,' his message to the country was clear: The American Dream was up to the citizens to create, not the government. Throughout his two administrations, Ronald Reagan boldly faced world leaders, leaving America stronger than it had been in decades. 'We meant to change a nation and instead we changed a world,' Reagan said on January 11, 1989. The 40th president’s passion for freedom and democracy had a profound influence on foreign policy, leading up to the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. 'Countries around the globe are turning to free markets and free speech,' he said. Reagan concluded the speech with, 'As long as we remember our first principles and believe in ourselves, the future will always be ours.
This one-hour special utilizes exclusive footage to bring audiences inside Air Force One like never before. Gripping archives paired with insider interviews will illuminate the hidden history of presidential flight and unveil the incredible history of America's most famous plane.
A close-knit group of friends leaves for the military full of ideals and dreams. They leave everything behind: love, family and their carefree youth. But when the reality of war overtakes them, they are confronted with the raw and relentless truth. When the violence takes its toll, they face a struggle that goes beyond the battlefield. The loss of home, the traumas that haunt them, and the question of whether they will ever find themselves again drive them to extremes.
Towards a Black Testimony: Prayer, Protest, Peace is a new work by Languid Hands that examines Black Testimony as obscured, ignored and undermined. Drawing on archival imagery, Black geographies, and the dying declarations of Black Martyrs, it explores the complexities of truth, empathy, justice, the law, life and death for the Black Mass.
A holocaust survivor's journey, combined with the younger generations' one. Two parallel stories with a common destination. Auschwitz.
The gripping story of two teenage Polish Jewish sisters, Ariana and Renia Spiegel, who struggled to survive the Shoah in Nazi-occupied Poland, told through the pages of the diary Renia wrote from 1939 to the summer of 1942.
This story is about a medieval king, Hetoum I, who saved Christianity from the threat of extinction and succeeded in his mission to entrust the defense of the country, which was surrounded by enemies, to his queen, Zabel, who was carrying the future heir of the throne.
A complete history of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) as told by former members which became the bases of the Army Special Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
It is about the historical and social geography of Baherestan region (Iranian Parliament) in Tehran.
The 2018 Singapore Summit marked the first-ever talks held between a North Korean leader and a sitting U.S. president. Watch as this remarkable event unfolds and President Trump makes history in his negotiations with the leader of the 'Hermit Kingdom,' King Jong Un, over North Korea's nuclear program.
Documentary on U.S. President George Washington
This beautiful short, commissioned by UCLan’s Creative Innovation Zone, is an intricate hand-drawn journey through the life of a local activist, George Dewhurst. An ordinary working man from Blackburn, George was charged with High Treason, shortly after The Peterloo Massacre in August 1819, for speaking at a gathering of workers in Burnley. Narrated by one of George's descendants, 8-year-old Monty Speed, this beautiful animated montage depicts events in George's life in the year 1819, following a quest by descendants to uncover his grave and raise awareness of his story.
To regain his inheritance rights, Severin Nalyvayko (unrecognized son of Prince Dmytro Sangushko and Princess Halshka Ostrozka), at the head of an army of just as disenfranchised daredevils, fights against the army of the Commonwealth for the freedom of Ukraine: only in the free Cossack Republic can he restore justice and become who he is by right.
The Faceless Star (顔の映らない主役 Kao no Utsuranai Shuyaku) is the first short film which served as a promotion for BOSS in 2019. Depicting Haruo Nakajima's role as Godzilla in the original film, it was released in commemoration of the Japanese theatrical release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Set against the backdrop of the 2004 presidential election, 'Black Eye: Dan Rather and the Birth of Fake News' covers the controversial decision by CBS News and anchor Dan Rather to run a story involving unauthenticated memos claiming then-President George W. Bush had received favorable treatment during his time in the Texas Air National Guard.
Based on "The Ghost of Pinochet" by Armando Uribe. Through archive footage this essay documentary propose the thesis that Augusto Pinochet embodies a political fantasy that traverses the entire history of Chile.
After Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941, it was clear there was no time left to waste in the fight for peace. Immediately following the news, Winston Churchill journeyed across the Atlantic to spend Christmas at the White House with Franklin Roosevelt. The optimism, courage and camaraderie that Churchill and FDR demonstrated as the remaining leaders of the free world not only laid the foundation to win WWII, but allowed for a glimmer of holiday hope in the hearts of the American and British people.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is an icon within the Democrat Party, but unlike many liberal politicians today, FDR was shockingly open about his deep commitment to God. Featuring Governor Mike Huckabee, Fox chief religion correspondent, Lauren Green, and the author of 'The Simple Faith of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,' Christine Wicker, this Fox Nation special explains how one man's faith guided a nation through some of the toughest times in American history.
This movie is born out of the classic chapter of Liao Zhai, adding many details, the most important of which is the appearance of the three monsters. The appearance of the old black mountain monster, the snake monster and the scorpion monster adds a lot of fighting scenes to this work. Guo Xin Yan's battle with these three demons is undoubtedly the most exciting. However, the increase of these scenes will not make the main line-the love story between Ning Cai Chen and Nie Xiao Qian disgraced, on the contrary, this numerous obstacles can highlight the two people's unswerving death. Although it is no longer separated by heaven and man, it is a ladyboy who has a different route. Whether the sadistic love between Nie Xiao Qian and Ning Cai Chen, played by Guo Xin Yan, can blossom or not is still the biggest attraction of the film.
Finland, 1944: An initially enthusiastic recruit who can't wait to fight is confronted with the horrors of war.
With reference to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, investigators hunt for clues hidden beneath the surface to assess the risk of a new and potentially devastating event of equal magnitude. This documentary follows historians and geologists as they discover the latest evidence of Pompeii's fiery destruction, unpacking the chain of events that led to the ancient world's most notorious disaster in AD 79. What lessons does the tragedy of Pompeii hold for Naples' citizens, who face a mounting threat from the unseen forces beneath their feet?
The film richly illustrates the history of one of the most famous and lavish Italian pleasure villas, located in the town of Lainate in Lombardy, not far from Milan. Using onsite documentation, costumed reenactments, interviews with prominent curators and historians, architectural models, and computer graphics, Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta portrays centuries of Italian art and architectural history in terms of stylistic expression. The film also explores the social, familial, and political milieux—not least of which is the chronicle of Pirro I Visconti Borromeo, count of Brebbia, the creator of this place of art and delights, a romantic, a patron, and a sophisticated man of culture in Milan during the late sixteenth century. The villa’s wonders are many—its famous Nymphaeum, greenhouses, palaces, sculptures, frescoes, fountains, and water features among them.
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.
Bargi Elo Deshe portrays how an unexpected twist in the nawabi politics of undivided Bengal paved the way for the ruthless 'Bargis' to raid Bengal and mercilessly plunder its immense wealth. The film also attempts to measure the severity of the violence committed during the raids, and the impact it left on the Bengali society.
FAKE NEWS, short documentary produced during the Guerrilha DOC workshops. The work consists of captures made in the Women Against Bolsonaro act of September 29, 2018 in Santos / SP and research work.
During Timor's brutal occupation by Indonesia thousands of children were stolen, as were many of the country's resources. This is 'Jose' Abdul Rahman's story. In 1978 Jose, eight at the time, was hiding on Mount Matebian when a plane dropped a bomb, killing 22 of his family. He survived, fled the mountain and started following an Indonesian Battalion. The soldiers forced Jose, and many other boys, to work as porters. In 1979 the soldiers took the children by ship to Indonesia.
Piecing together information from secret sources and a two-hundred-year evolution of the White House, investigative journalists and government insiders weigh in on the mystery of an unusual white box and a top-secret construction project dubbed the "Big Dig" that took place outside of the West Wing from 2007-2012. Using little known images, previously classified material and detailed graphics, the search for truth reveals not only what secrets might lay below the White House, but how their existence could affect democracy as we know it.
Sparked by the threat of the Soviet space program, John F. Kennedy made a valiant pledge in September 1962 to land an American astronaut on the moon by the end of the decade. From that moment, the world watched in awe as NASA pushed its technology to the limit in the battle to claim the new frontier.
The Last Battle" is a story about the final battle of the 3rd Mounted Rifle Regiment named after Field Crown Hetman Stefan Czarniecki.
A play by King James VI of Scotland, re-imagined in ancient Athens.
The legendary Sedin plant was founded in 1911 in Russian Empire, in the city of Krasnodar (Ekaterinodar). The film shows the struggle of workers (rallies, pickets, strikes) for the future of the Sedin Plant and for their rights.
The film was inspired by the story of the life of Palaris who is a hero of Binalatongan. The writer relates the battle of Palaris against the Spaniards to the struggles facing by the Filipino people.
Ancient History Documentary
Ancient History Documentary
A young Kongfu master falls into the trap of an evil old spirit who enslaves dead little girls drowned by their own parents.