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An iconographic film that uses over 1300 images to relate the history of the United States in just 3 minutes.

A documentary outlining the railroad's roll in expanding the nation.

On the morning of December 7, 1941, a surprise attack by Japanese naval aviation against the American held island of Oahu and Pearl Harbor thrust the United States into World War II. This story details one of the most momentous events in American history and a crucial turning point in the 20th century. Most importantly, it is a story of the people who were there, told through eyewitness accounts of American and Japanese veterans, some of whose stories have never been told. This is a story of perseverance and heroism in the face of overwhelming odds. This is the story of Pearl Harbor.

In the mystical realms of the Scottish sea shore, a poetic journey unfolds, unveiling the enigmatic presence of a woman who lingers between worlds. Is she a creature of the depths, a mermaid concealed in the whispers of waves, or a mere mortal wrapped in the mystique of the coastal winds? Through evocative spoken word poetry, this short film invites the audience to explore the elusive boundary where reality and fantasy converge, leaving them to ponder the secrets hidden beneath the tides and the ambiguity that dances with the sea's embrace.

As a war, it was small, nasty and suspicious. As news, it was a godsend. The Spanish-American War did many things it united an adolescent nation and paraded its global ambitions for all to see, while heralding the descent of a tired empire. In this unique program, the conflict comes to life as it was presented to people at that time through the accounts of newspapers nationwide. From the slow buildup of public sentiment against Spain to the sensationalistic coverage of the explosion of the USS Maine, the forces, personalities and events of the war that secured America a place on the world stage are relived. It is a revealing look at the power of the press and its often-problematic influence in the real world, where reporters can be as effective in spurring events as presenting them.

How much do we truly know about the technology we are creating? With the rise of Artificial Intelligence, or, A.I. There has been a rise in speculation, Theories, and beliefs about this so called "Gift". Technology is not evil in of itself. However, is there a limit to how far humans should take technology? From electricity, to the Metaverse, where does or should this end? In this Documentary, you will be shown the origins, advancements, and heavily debated future in this award-winning documentary

D. Afonso Henriques, D. Manuel I, D. Dinis and Pedro Álvares Cabral promote Portugal's twelve Historical Villages. The four unavoidable figures present traditions, customs, battles and moments that forever marked the History of Portugal.

This is a story of America’s land. The public land we all own and where we resolve our conflicting interests. Since 1905, the United States Forest Service has been at the forefront of this ongoing experiment of democracy on the ground. An experiment which asks: What is the greatest good?

Could the Allies have won the war without aviation? Discover what went on behind the scenes of the historical air battle in Normandy.

A sickly scrawny man in a striped uniform takes a shaving brush and foam, and with a sharp blade, he shaves the back of the head of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of the Auschwitz camp himself. They will never speak with one another, and Joseph (we only learn his name during the credits) will never harm Höss, will not stop the flood of horrible murders with yet another murder. This short sketch about life of a death camp makes us feel pain and grief of millions of people who had passed beyond the walls of the shaving room during the imprisonment of Joseph, the man who outlived his torturer.

Albie Sachs is a lawyer, writer, art lover and freedom fighter during the lead up to the overthrow of the apartheid regime in South Africa.

A documentary about the Kalem film company

A Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place: The Life of Bill Baggs traces writer Amy Paige Condon’s nearly 13-year journey to tell the story of one of the most influential newspaper editors of the mid-20th century. The story captures the history of Miami, the community’s geopolitical importance, and the loss of one of its greatest champions.

On February 22, 1984, Carol Ann Vetter touched her 12-year-old son's hand for the first time. David Vetter had spent his entire life inside a sterile isolator, with a protective layer of plastic shielding him from the world around him. Afflicted with a rare hereditary disease, severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), David was defenseless against any germs. Now, his doctors were gambling on an experimental procedure to free him from his isolation — but David would live only two weeks in the outside world before succumbing to infection. American Experience presents The Boy in the Bubble, a story of medical perseverance and personal tragedy. With first-hand recollections from David's mother and the doctors, nurses, therapists, and the chaplain who cared for him, as well those who were critical of the handling of his case, this film documents the life of a little boy who became a living experiment in a fight to cure a rare disease.

Documentary exploring the history of one of America's most notorious outlaws.

The story of Muhammad Iqbal, a turn of the century poet/philosopher from South Asia. Through Iqbal's work we open a dialog between the East and West, refute the notion of a class of civilizations and discover our shared humanity.

Ark of the Covenant - Truth or Fiction? Two world-renowned scholars embark on a detective journey following the development of the Holy of Holies of the Jewish people. Between science and faith, between the biblical story to the facts, the watcher is exposed to a secular interpretation and to new information about the origins of the people of Israel and the sacred texts that gave rise to Judaism.

Imre, secretary of the illegal communist party arrives in Budapest secretly in 1942, in order to start the newspaper of the party in the fight against war. Not even his own mother can see him.

Based on Jay Winik's bestseller, April 1865: The Month That Saved America, this History Channel documentary special offers a new look at the Civil War's final days that will forever change the way we see the war's end.

Indonesia has many great heroes who fight for the independence of this republic. But legally, the number of female heroes in Indonesia is very small compared to the number of male heroes.

A non-linear coming-of-age story about Gullah Geechee children who set off into the dark of night to prove their spiritual maturity by embarking upon solo journeys in the sea island woods for self-reflection and discovery.

The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco, with its repetitive beat and culture that emphasized pleasure, as shallow and superficial. A story that’s about much more than music, The War on Disco explores how the powerful anti-disco backlash revealed a cultural divide that to some seemed to be driven by racism and homophobia. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago.

We will soon be facing the greatest threat ever known as we are feeding and nurturing the monster of our own destruction. Welcome to your future.

In 1956 a group of students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow locked themselves inside the sculpture and ceramics workshop, transforming the venue of daily labour into a space of passive existence. In her quasi-documentary, Agnieszka Polska re-enacts the strike. Juxtaposing its inherent inaction, not far removed from an artistic performance, with animations showing the humdrum character of everyday creative work, the artist poses a question about the social effectiveness of the artists’ efforts. The film was awarded Grand Prix of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in the 10th Geppert Competition (2011).

Each World Trade Center tower consisted of 110 floors. Each floor has a story. In this two-hour special, survivors from two of those floors, many speaking publicly for the first time, tell their stories. Focusing on one floor in the North Tower and one in the South, this film will provide a never-before-achieved intimacy with what it was really like to be inside the Twin Towers on 9/11.

Explore a battle waged by secret agents and spies on both sides of the American Civil War, the disturbing tales of hidden conspiracies of terror that targeted civilian populations, and how the nineteenth-century engineers of chemical weapons, new-fangled explosives, and biological warfare competed with each other to topple their enemies.

A Documentary about bird carving in the islands of Virginia.

The Unreturned is the story of five middle-class Iraqi refugees caught in an absurdist purgatory of endless bureaucracy, dwindling life savings, and forced idleness.

Trauma experienced by a seven-year-old sets him on a course to become a civil rights legend and change the course of a nation.

National Geographic goes to Egypt to look into an underground vault that houses a ship of the Pharaoh Khufu and follows an researcher as he attempts to recreate the ancient rite of mummification.

An independent documentary directed by Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau. The film explores the definition, history, culture, social impact and global influence of New York's outdoor summer basketball scene, the worldwide 'Mecca' of the sport.

The conflict in Israel today is often linked to the belief that the Bible serves as the Israelis' claim to the land, based on God's covenant with Abraham, Moses, and the Israelites. Filmmaker Timothy Mahoney investigates this by exploring ancient prophecies made by Moses, which predicted Israel’s rise as a kingdom, its fall due to breaking the covenant, the scattering of its people, their persecution, and eventual return to the land. Using archaeological evidence and expert insights, Mahoney delves into these events, raising deeper questions about Israel's suffering, their chosen status, and its relevance today. Part two of a two-part film series exploring these themes.

Reader's Digest brings to life the songs that celebrate Jesus' birth, life, death, and resurrection.

The Oystermen of Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana. This town of nearly 300 is struggling to survive following the BP Oil Spill that left their crop dead, finances in ruin and culture facing extinction. This community has a history of being overlooked by the State, and therefore, are taking matters into their own hands, to assure their voice is heard so that they may not otherwise vanish

A short history film.

For years, right-wing politicians and pundits have repeatedly criticized the left for playing “the race card” and “the woman card.” This new film turns the tables and takes dead aim at the right’s own longstanding – but rarely discussed – deployment of white-male identity politics in American presidential elections. Ranging from Richard Nixon’s tough-talking, law-and-order campaign in 1968 to Donald Trump’s hyper-macho revival of the same fear-based appeals in 2020, "The Man Card" shows how the right has mobilized dominant ideas about manhood and enacted a deliberate strategy to frame Democrats and liberals as soft, brand the Republican Party as the party of “real men,” and position conservatives as defenders of white male power and authority in the face of transformative demographic change and ongoing struggles for racial, gender, and sexual equality.

A reflection on Jafa's desire to craft a "black cinema" that is responsive to the "existential, political, and spiritual dimensions" of Black life. Comprised of found footage sampled from films, newscasts, sporting events, music videos, and citizen videos, all of it downloaded from the Internet, the clips have been woven together and set to Kanye West's anthem "Ultralight Beam." Together the images and music make for an intense, poignant meditation on African American life in the twentieth-century. This history is also the history, by necessity, of racism and prejudice.

History Channel Presents Gods and Goddesses review For countless generations before Biblical times, tales of gods and goddesses were passsed down by storytellers and interwoven into traditions and philosophies. History Channel Presents Gods and Goddesses DVD Join The History Channel for this fascinating journey to discover the truth behind these compelling mythological tales. History Channel Presents Gods and Goddesses movie This History Channel program delves deep into the stories of the Greek Olympian pantheon. History Channel Presents Gods and Goddesses video In addition to thoroughly exploring the myths and traditions, GODS AND GODDESSES visits archeological sites, interviews experts, and speculates on the relevancy and continually changing perspective on the Greek myths.

Film analyzes the economic relationship in 1977 between Puerto Rico and the United States. Impositions of short term economic changes (brief migrations of farm workers) and explotation of island natives by corporations are examined. Puerto Rican life in New York City and Puerto Rican nationalism are also discussed.

This documentary was made by Martin Strothoff on Helter Skelter Records in 1989. It features footage from several live gigs that Youth of Today played on their 1989 European tour along with a German interview that aired on regional television. "I organized and booked the Y.O.T. + Lethal Aggression DIY tour on my own and accompanied them as a driver. Three of my best sandbox friends accompanied me on the long 89 DIY tour as drivers and rowdies. It was a chaotic tour in many moments and a beautiful experience that I would not want to miss. If I had actually produced, supported or released the Halter Skelter - Bootleg "Live in Vienna" or this "European Tour Dokumentars - 1989", at least I had spelled my name correctly. During the tour I had neither means nor possibilities to record or film the concerts. (In 1989 there were no iPhones yet!) "Helter Skelter Records" is not known to me either."

The tombs of the grand lords of Moche civilization - one of Peru's most important pre-Hispanic civilizations -- are in constant danger from grave robbers, but archeologist Walter Alva has managed to find some priceless treasures and recreate the lives of this ancient people of northern Peru.

Anishinaabe elders of the Curve Lake First Nation reflect on the history, decline, and return of the traditional food gardens that connect their culture, land, and contemporary life.

A documentary film showcasing the ascension of the state of Virginia from its rank of 51st worst state for labor unions, to 23rd, in a matter of just three years.

Using historically-accurate, battle-filled re-enactments and interviews with expert historians and noted authors, this two-part documentary series brings to vivid life the captivating true stories behind Britain's bloody civil wars.

Mary Silliman's War is a unique, award-winning film on the American Revolution.

The highly anticipated sequel to the world renown Beaver Wars

A romantic melodrama set in old California.

One of Paik’s most overtly political and poignant statements, Guadalcanal Requiem is a performance/documentary collage that confronts history, time, cultural memory and mythology on the site of one of World War II’s most devastating battles.

In 1981, Susan Meiselas published "Nicaragua, June 1978 to July 1979," 70 photographs she took documenting the Sandanista revolution. Ten years later, Meiselas returns looking for the people who appear in the photographs: where are they now, what do they remember, what do they think of their country and of the revolution? She finds a woman who buried her husband when she was 14; she talks to those who fought the Guarda Nacional - some are disillusioned, some still have the fervor of revolution; she talks to mothers about their sons; she finds a Guarda member who became a Contra. And she offers her own reflections on time and history and on the moment and meaning of a photograph.

From the city’s earliest days, Chicago residents and businesses alike dumped waste into the Chicago River, which flowed into Lake Michigan, contaminating the city’s drinking water, causing widespread disease and death. To combat the problem and save the city, one bold solution was proposed: reversing the flow of the river away from the lake. Audio-narrated descriptions are available.

This short film documents the daily life of the goings-on on Orchard Street, a commercial street in the Lower East Side New York City.

Interviewees, supported by authentic documentary footage, reminisce about defying the British blockade to bring Jewish refugees into the future state of Israel.

A middle-aged woman decides to overthrow the powerful oligarch who controls her country. She must stop the oligarch from stealing the people's money and making her country the poorest in Europe.

Speedway Maine tells the story, and illustrates the history, heritage & culture of more than one hundred years of short track auto racing in Maine. By combining current footage with archived film footage; and by recording first-hand accounts from the pits, interviews with legends, retired drivers, current drivers, track owners, flaggers and fans, the lifestyle, dedication, skills and thrills of one the most addictive sports in the world is accurately presented. Speedway Maine will transport you to your local track on a Saturday night in the middle of the Summer, watching your favorite drivers put on a show- the most entertaining, addictive and exciting show you've seen in a long time!

This documentary covers the 11 day siege between the government and the Randy Weaver's family. This siege lit a fire for the Neo Nazi and militia movement.

An unbiased account of the top German Fighter Aces of the Second World War. Through exclusive interviews with the surviving few, this film portrays the exploits and achievements of such great Pilots as Adolf Galland, Gunther Rall, Walter Krupinski, Erich Hartmann, Emil Lang and Hans Joachim Marseille.

Rashomon-like look at the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 10, 1945. Features color footage of the bomb's aftermath shown in public for the first time in over fifty years. The film features extremely rare footage of the atomic bombing, both black-and-white and color.

Mardi Gras, drag balls and politics – where else could these elements come together but in New Orleans? Interweaving archival footage and contemporary interviews, The Sons of Tennessee Williams charts the evolution of the gay Mardi Gras krewe scene over the decades, illuminating the ways in which its emergence was a seminal factor in the cause of gay liberation in the South.

This documentary begins with the story of the prelude to World War II, and goes on to analyze such events as the Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations, rise of the dictators, the spread of fascism in Italy, the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, the Spanish Civil War, the Munich Agreement, Hitler's March into Czechoslovakia, the Blitzkrieg and invasion of Poland, the fall of Norway, and more.

The Walt Disney Story film, which uses Walt Disney interviews and other recordings for the narration and features rare stills and film clips, was eventually released as an educational film and in 1994 on video cassette for purchase in the parks. This film is based on the the Main Street attraction at Disneyland, in the Opera House that opened on April 8, 1973, taking the place of Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. It is a movie, narrated by Walt himself, that tells his life story.