Whale Island
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2020
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Taiwan is an island country. Although it is surrounded by the sea, its people fear the sea since the politics, the history and the religious beliefs held on this island make people turn their backs to the sea. Oceanic literature author Liao Hung-chi and underwater photographer Ray Chin lead the audience out to the sea and into the water. They prompt us to understand the sea and to think about the possibility that the ocean might become our lives and the future of our country.
Les vrais perdants
7.6
1978
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Nine children with talent, aged between 5 and 15, talk freely in absence of their parents about their activities in the field they love. But, what should be a leisure/pleasure had become a stressing obligation. They are pushed by their parent to work and work in hope they will make a great career; sometimes the career the parents would have hoped for themselves. If only I could get one day off, said one a the girls.
The Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes
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2016
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Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes follows the story of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew, specifically Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian to be launched into space. McAuliffe was a teacher from Concord, N.H. She was chosen from thousands of applicants to expand the understanding of the nations school children about space and the next generation of interplanetary travel. But her dreams - and those of NASA - were tragically cut short when the Challenger exploded just after liftoff in front of a live television audience. The events of the days leading up to the disaster are detailed in this unique film, which uses no narration and no interviews. Instead the story is told solely with reports of journalists covering the story, extensive recordings from the NASA team, and interviews with McAuliffe and others who were part of this one-of-a-kind mission. Using rarely seen images and audio recordings, this show takes viewers behind the scenes of this compelling and historic story in a way never before seen.
Real Fake: The Art, Life & Crimes of Elmyr De Hory
5.8
2017
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The foundation of todays multi-billion dollar art market still reverberates with the beautiful lies of one of the most prolific art forgers of the last century.
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
3.6
2022
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Reviewing the pursuit of democracy within the U.S. on the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.
Jeff Foxworthy: The Good Old Days
6.9
2022
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Jeff looks back on simpler times as he talks aging, texting and sex education, then shares one wild story from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.
Gone Before Her Time: When the Music Stopped
7.2
2022
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Over the course of the two-hour special, GONE BEFORE HER TIME, well celebrate the controversies, influences, and legacies of five iconic female performers whose lives tragically ended just as they were at the peaks of their careers. These are vocalists so big, we only need their first names to conjure their music in our ears and beauty in our eyes.
Life of Crime 2
7.7
1998
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This follow-up to the acclaimed documentary takes viewers back to the netherworld of petty crime and drug abuse as seen through three of the original subjects. Over the course of 5 years, we share in their triumphs—and their many set-backs—as they struggle to overcome the reality of their lives in the face of poverty, AIDS, and the prospect of jail.
One Year in a Life of Crime
7.3
1989
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Their job is stealing, their lives a cruel dead end. Director Jon Alpert takes his cameras undercover for this hard-hitting look at men who live by theft and suffer addiction. Focusing on a year in the lives of three professional criminals, this gritty profile—which includes hidden-camera footage of actual thefts—exposes the \petty\ crimes that are paralyzing America.
All the World's Memory
6.7
1956
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Toute la mémoire du monde is a documentary about the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. It presents the building, with its processes of cataloguing and preserving all sorts of printed material, as both a monument of cultural memory and as a monstrous, alien being.
Tisza: Autumn Sketches
7.5
1963
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The first signs of autumn are seen in a landscape along a river. Some villagers are stacking a bed of stone blocks on the river-bank to avoid more eroding. Others are occupied by plowing, fishing or repairing. A small steamboat passes by. In the engine room a stoker is shoveling coal into the oven. Further down the river a small town is passed by the water. A rowing-team is training for coming races. Some biologists are looking at microbes from the water through a microscope. A group of workers are painting a new barge and push it into the river. When a small boy sees a racing boat, he leaves his sand-castle and runs along the river.
The Golden Twenties
6.5
1950
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Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.
Joy Division
7.6
2007
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A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band.
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
6.5
1987
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A documentary on the life and career of legendary stuntman Dar Robinson, with clips of some of his more famous movie stunts and interviews with stars hes worked with.
In the Basement
6.3
2014
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A documentary that reveals what its subjects do in their respective basements.
Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust
7.6
2013
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The moral courage of an influential few in the Philippines saved the lives of 1,300 Jewish men, women, and children in Nazi Europe in the days leading to World War II.
Communion
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2016
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Communion reveals the beauty of the rejected, the strength of the weak and the need for change when change seems impossible. This crash course in growing up teaches us that no failure is final. Especially when love is in question.
In Defense of Food
7.7
2015
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In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollans best-selling book, the program explores how the modern diet has been making us sick and what we can do to change it.
The Olympic Games Held at Chamonix in 1924
5.4
1925
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The Olympic Games as They Were Practiced in Ancient Greece
4.5
1924
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Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams
8.1
2018
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Clark Ashton Smith was a poet, fantasist, sculptor, and painter. This lyrical documentary explores Smiths work and life as a solitary artist living in Auburn, California. It features interviews with leading scholars such as S. T. Joshi, Scott Connors, Ron Hilger, and legendary writer Harlan Ellison. Donald Sidney-Fryer is featured as a sort of tour guide to Smiths Auburn.
The Strange Story of the Eurocine Cannibal Film
4.1
2019
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A look back at the brief period of Eurocine cannibal film production that resulted in such oddball horror epics as Cannibal Terror, The Devil Hunter and White Cannibal Queen. Produced for the UK Blu-Ray release of Cannibal Terror.
The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
6
2018
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Follow-up to \Eaten Alive: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film\, this documentary was produced for the 88 Films UK Blu-Ray release of \Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story\ and looks at the dying days of the controversial Italian cycle of jungle-based horror-adventures.
Dettori
6
2021
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Feature documentary on the life and career of iconic champion jockey Frankie Dettori.