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An animation about the childhood of Stephen the Great.

An educational film commissioned by the U.S. State Department of Education examining how constitutional issues specifically impact minorities in the country.

9-song XEX concert from 1981, recorded live at Hurrah in New York by Merrill Aldighieri.

A documentary which, using archive materials – exclusively – deals with the historical period 1936-1974, from the establishment of the Metaxas dictatorship to the fall of the Colonels' junta, the return of Konstantinos Karamanlis and the restoration of Democracy.

Documentary filmed in 1980 based on the book by Bolivian writer Saturnino Rodrigo called "Caminos Empedrados", written in Quito (Ecuador) in 1963.

The work of Jean Piaget has become the foundation of current developmental psychology and the basis for changes in educational practice. David Elkind, author of The Hurried Child and Miseducation, and a student of Jean Piaget, explores the roots of Piaget’s work and outlines important vocabulary and concepts that structure much of the study of child development. Using both archival film of Dr. Piaget and newly shot sequences of Dr. Elkind conducting interviews with children of varying ages, this film presents an overview of Piaget’s developmental theory, its scope and content.

Julius Ceasar and Cicero meet in the afterlife and discuss their worldly beliefs and legacy in the modern day.

The rise of the Roman Empire towards world power is reconstructed with the help of cartographies and re-enactments. It also shows where traces of ancient Rome can still be found today.

(Rawabi Al-baha 1981) is the first documentary that spoke about cultural ‏heritage and traditions of Al-Baha southern of Saudi Arabia. it is produced by Mohammed Almadaifi Al-Zahrani, he also came up with the idea of the documentary to preserve Saudi’s legacy , not to mention Hussain Najar’s great voice and remarks in the background. Additionally, it was the saudi Arabia's submission for one of the foriegn film festival.

On the eve of World War II, Polish families are getting ready to defend the city.

A portrait of the multi-talented and self-destructive genius that is generously sprinkled with Wilde's infamous bon mots. Includes the only known recording by Wilde of "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."

The shameful history of persecution of the Aborigines in Australia. The secret history of Australia is a historical conspiracy of silence. Written history has long applied selectivity to what it records, largely ignoring the shameful way that the Aborigines were, and continue to be, treated. Because Aborigines had not cultivated the land they were seen by British colonists as having no proprietorial rights to the land. They had no treaty and therefore no rights under British colonial rule. Little of their resistance is recorded.

This extremely short film is dedicated to chronophotography, which—as is well known—is the prelude to cinema. As with one of my earlier films dedicated to Muybridge (The Naked Killer, 1982), this one was excavated from books and catalogues, that is, from typographic ink. I tried, in a certain sense, to reanimate the inanimable as does the photographer Duane Michals, having only, sometimes, three or four frames. I found older stroboscopic technology as well as more contemporary flicker effects to be very helpful here and there. I attempted to realize the cinematic identification of Skladanowksy with Avedon; contaminations, precisely, between creators of films and creators of photography, contemporary or not. It is surprising to see Michals, a contemporary photographer, bearing such a strong cinematographic resemblance to Londe, the proto-filmmaker. I hope, at least, to have told the story of their direct commingling, as if by a single secret author.

“Master Wonhyo” is an 8-part special drama commemorating the 1986 Seoul Asian Games that aired on KBS 1TV from September 23 to October 3, 1986. This is a drama depicting Wonhyo, a monk from the Silla period, from the perspective of a monk, a scholar, and a thinker.

The life of a peasant family in the years 1650-1670 in Brittany. ; This film was made as part of an Educational Action Project at the Collège de Saint-Méen.

The daughter of a Nebraska minister, Anna Louise Strong earned a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Chicago. But it was in the Pacific Northwest, where she witnessed the 1916 Everett massacre and chronicled the 1919 Seattle General Strike, that her political vision took shape. In Moscow she helped found the first English language newspaper, in Spain her many visits resulted in her book, Spain in Arms; and in China she interviewed Mao in a Yan'an cave in 1946. She is buried in Beijing in a special cemetery for martyrs of the revolution.

Documentary about women's experiences of labour, in factories, mines and dockyards, in the USA during the second World War and how it affected their work and career aspirations once they were encouraged to give up such employment in peacetime.

A short documentary produced by the National Film and Sound Archive to promote 'Operation Newsreel', a project to collect and preserve Australian newsreel films, done in the style of a vintage newsreel.

Documentary seeks to answer why the majority of the German people were so willing to follow Hitler, even as he led them into war.

Norwegian Documentary History Series about the nazi era in Norway.

War film written and directed by Rikard Ljarja.

It is dedicated to the moral ideas of Socrates' philosophy.

For the documentary series Les Ascensions Célèbres, Denis Ducroz has created this historical reconstruction of the first ascent of the Meije, exploring etymology, physical geography, and the history of the emergence of mountaineering in the Oisans massif. The first ascent of the Grand Pic was made on August 16, 1877, by Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau with Pierre Gaspard and son; the rope party moved along the Promontoire ridge on the south face to the Glacier Carré, where Jean-Baptiste Rodier, the second porter, separated from the three climbers who managed to overcome ice and granite to open the famous "normal route" to the summit.

An Italian documentary.

Documents the archaeological dig for the lost 1618 settlement of Wolstenholme on the James River in Virginia.

A visual interpretation of the massive disarmament rally held in New York City on June 12, 1982. With huge rallies held simultaneously around the world, people gathered together on this day at the height of the Regan-era nuclear standoff with the Soviet Union.

November 7, 1918: Revolutionary night in Munich. After a large demonstration, Kurt Eisner leads the crowd to the barracks. The war-weary soldiers immediately defect. The king and his entourage flee. Without bloodshed, the Free State of Bavaria is born. Subsequently, revolutionary and reactionary forces fight for power with all means. Eisner is assassinated. Two soviet republics are short-lived. The young democracy is vulnerable and fails, is bloodily crushed. It goes through the world a whisper was made in 1988 and interweaves contemporary film documents and interviews. The audience includes contemporary witnesses from the anarchist, communist and socialist spectrum who were already very old at the time, such as Benno Scharmanski, Centa Herker, Hugo Jakusch, Sophie Radischnigg, Minna Dittenheber, Emil Meier and Peter Lichtinger.

This fully-narrated DVD tours Mount Vernon, home of George Washington. Washington's personality and interests are evident everywhere. Textbooks describe the General and the President, bu Mount Vernon, as seen in this DVD program, tells us about the man. Washington's home is shown in its entirety, including the third floor, which is not usually viewed by the public. Rooms and furnishings are described in relation to George and Martha's daily lives.

Peter Littlefield, an instructor in natural philosophy, comes to Williamsburg, Va. in 1775 to give a series of lectures on astronomy, electricity and pneumatics.

Former Red Army combat commander Zavgorodniy is appointed head of the Sivash salt mines. Salt is worth its weight in gold for the young Soviet republic. Zavgorodniy must restore the mines' operations despite fierce resistance from the White Army.

1930's. The monarch's insane ambition to prove his descent from an ancient noble family brings a foreign historian to Albania. The foreigner finds himself working with the authorities of an obscure prefecture of the kingdom amongst reprobates and ignoramuses, who make themselves appear ridiculous and detestable by getting caught up in comical situations.

The film shows Poland regaining independence in 1918 and the formation of the first government of the Republic of Poland.

A look at the life and works of Vera Mukhina, nicknamed "the queen of Soviet sculpture."

Four actors go down the Magdalena River with the purpose of locating the scenes in which a play will take place. It seeks to narrate the story of a sentimental relationship established in 1812 between Simón Bolívar, then 28 years old, and Ana Lenoit, a 17-year-old Frenchwoman, living with her parents in a small town on the banks of the Magdalena.

Using historical prints and engravings, this DVD looks at the life of George Washington, tracing his early years, military career, family life, presidency, and retirement at Mount Vernon.

This is a video by recognized Witchcraft authority Raymond Buckland, whose purpose is to straighten out the popular misconceptions about the Wiccan religion. For the approximately 70,000 to 75,000 people in the United States who consider themselves Wiccans or Pagans, this is the only completely factual "how-to" depiction of the rites and practices of their religion in the world.

Gullah Tales is a 1988 short film directed by Gary Moss. It follows a an elder woman on a slave plantation in 1830 and tells the story of John Hayes and his literal fight to obtain his freedom. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

In this video, visit Yorktown, Virginia, scene of the culminating battle of the American Revolution. Relive the dramatic events leading to the capture of General Lord Cornwallis and the British defeat in the autumn of 1781. As the narrator relates the historical significance, strategy, and tactics of this intense siege, regiments in period costume re-enact scenes of the battle between the British Army, and the combined American and French forces led by General George Washington.

A meditation upon the redemptive power of Christ's crucifixion. The film employs a variety of styles including animation, newsreel footage, hand painted footage, live-action and optical effects. The soundtrack is composed of a wide variety of music including Gregorian chant, Kodaly, Liszt and electronic music.

Share in the joyful sights and sounds of Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg. The extensive preparations, elaborate decorations, festive foods and music of the holiday are presented ending with the spectacular fireworks of Williamsburg's Grand Illumination.

The Atlanta Cyclorama, with its massive panoramic painting, diorama, and museum, will fascinate visitors who wish to re-live this epic of American history. Experience the entire Cyclorama program as we bring to life the Battle of Atlanta.

This program covers the history and recent authentic reconstruction of James Anderson's blacksmith shop from 18th century Williamsburg, Virginia, showing the construction methods and materials of the 18th century used in constructing the blacksmith shop.

An educational-cognitive film, for a better understanding of the content of the work and the religious, political and historical aspects of its creation. The film's simple dramaturgical structure and style make it easy to understand. There are only two characters in the film - the narrator and Shushanik. The narrator is in a modern setting, while Shushanik is depicted in a fresco style.

Early last century, many German artists like George Grosz, Emil Nolde and Otto Dix became politically involved. This film uses their art and their own words to explore a volatile period in Germany.

Talking Feet is the first documentary to feature flatfoot, buck, hoedown, and rural tap dancing, the styles of solo Southern dancing which are a companion to traditional old-time music and on which modern clog dancing is based. Featuring 24 traditional dancers videotaped on location in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina.